China vs United States: Number of new cars sold, by type
China
13.30 million cars
in 2025
United States
1.53 million cars
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Number of new cars sold, by type over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 13.30 million cars against 1.53 million cars in United States, a difference of 11.77 million cars.
That makes China's figure about 8.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 58 countries.
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