These five motion charts begin to explain the state of the worldwide car industry as part of a comprehensive feature story in Airshow San Francisco.
Global Car Production by Country from 2006 to 2015.
Excluding China, worldwide car production barely grew in the past decade.
Global Manufacturers from 1998 to 2014
In that time period, Toyota became the largest car manufacturer in the world.
Car Purchases by Continent, 2005-2014
While the first two motion charts show where cars are made, this third motion chart shows where cars are sold. Asia became the largest car market in the world, now bigger than North America and Europe combined.
Top Ten Car Markets, 2005-2014
China became the largest car market in the world in 2009.
50 Years of Car Sales in America
American car companies lose their grip on American consumers.
These five motion charts are part of a feature presentation by Horace Dediu at Airshow San Francisco, to take place on June 11th. Attendees will see the presentation and then learn how to present persuasively with data. Register now before it’s too late.