Over the past decade there have been major changes when it comes to the automotive industry. Not only are the technologies with the rise of fuel-efficient vehicles and environmentally friendly by taking over the market has changed, but it also has a significant change in the world ranking when it comes to automobile production.
In 2000, the U.S. leads the world in the production of units produced with 12,799,857, followed by Japan at 10,140,796. Until 2005, the United States a steady decline, while other markets have risen sharply. The best known of China, including automotive production was doubled in 2005 to 5,708,421 units produced.
From 2008, Japan had taken the number one product with 11,563,629 units, followed closely by China with 9,345,101. At that time the U.S. has produced a sharp decline in market share with only 8,705,239 units.
Last year, in 2009 there was a global crisis of the automobile which has severely affected North America, if the Big 3, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler went bankrupt in trouble. Each country has experienced a significant drop in automobile production, although the top five countries, Japan, China, South Korea, Germany and the United States still maintained the top five there were some changes important. The following are the current leaders of the world on the 2009 figures are based worldometers.info.
No. 1 in Japan
the Japanese automotive industry is one of the most popular industries in the world and revolutionized the automotive industry with its strategy of Just in Time inventory. In 2009, Japan was producer of vehicles, with 9,756,515 units produced. Japanese automakers Honda include Isuzu, Kawasaki, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mitsuoka, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota and Yamaha.
No. 2 in Germany
Germany, the automotive industry is one of the largest employers in the country. In 2009, Germany is second to businesses worldwide leader in automotive production with 5,398,508 units produced. The six car manufacturers in Germany, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, Porsche and Opel.
No. 3 China
In November 2009, China's third largest automobile manufacturing country in the world with 5,233,132 units produced. Produced by cars, 44.3% of local brands such as Cherry, Geely, Hafei, Jianghuai, Chang'an, the Great Wall, and so on, while the other 55.7% will be covered by the manufacturers foreign automakers such as Volkswagen, General Motors, Hyundai, Nissan, Honda and Toyota. China hopes to become number one in 2010 and is already the market leader in the automotive world.
No. 4 in the United States of America
In 2009 4.366.220 vehicles were manufactured in the United States, making them the fourth largest in the world. The 14 largest automakers have plants in the United States, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Daimler AG, BMW, Navistar, Paccar-DAF, Volvo, Toyota, Nissan Motors, Honda, Fuji Heavy Industries, Subaru, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Isuzu.
No. 5 in South Korea
In 2009 South Korea is the fifth largest automaker has been produced in the world with 3,489,136 units. The Korean car manufacturers include Hyundai, Kia, GM Daewoo, Ssangyong and Renault Samsung.
Only time will tell which countries climb over the first five positions. They are exploring new green technologies and an abandonment of its dependence on oil is probably the leader in automotive production.