World Motor Vehicle Registrations-Selected Countries:1975-1986 (in millions, except as indicated) _____________1986_____________ ______Cars_______ Total Persons Country 1975 1980 vehicles(1) Number per car
World, total(2) 327.9 411.1 499.7 386.3 12.0
United States 133.0 155.9 176.2 135.4 1.8
Brazil 6.7 10.2 11.9 10.8 13.0
Canada 11.0 13.2 14.7 11.5 2.2
China:Mainland .7 .9 3.6 .8 1,374
France 17.9 21.7 24.4 21.6 2.6
India 1.4 1.5 2.7 1.4 554
Italy 16.3 19.1 23.9 22.0 2.6
Japan 28.1 37.9 48.0 28.7 4.2
Mexico 3.3 4.8 7.5 5.3 15.0
Nigeria .3 .9 1.4 .8 134
Pakistan .3 .4 .3 .3 373
Phillipines .7 1.1 .5 .4 163
Poland 1.6 3.1 4.9 4.0 9.5
South Africa 3.0 3.5 4.3 3.0 11.0
South Korea .2 .5 1.3 .7 65.0
Soviet Union 9.8 15.5 20.2 11.8 24.0
Spain 5.9 8.9 11.4 9.6 1.8
Thailand .5 .9 1.5 .6 92.0
Turkey .7 1.1 1.7 1.1 48.0
United Kingdom 16.4 17.4 19.9 19.2 2.9
West Germany 19.5 24.8 29.0 27.2 2.2
1. Includes trucks and buses, not shown separately.
2. Includes other countries not shown separately.
Source:Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States,
