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
05.0M10.0M15.0M201020172025

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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About this data

Indicator
Number of new cars sold, by type
Unit
cars
Source
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
58 places, 752 data points, 2010–2025
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