I didn't realize that the gap between China and the US was nearly that large, though in terms of dollar sales, that gap isn't as wide as US new vehicle prices are pretty high today, and therein lies the rub, as Chinese manufacturers are bringing prices down, especially in the fast-growing EV segment.
"Global vehicles sales (cars + light vehicles) in January 2025 have reached 6,53 million units, reporting a 5.5% loss compared to the prior year.
Looking at data for January 2025 country-wise,
China remained the largest global market with 2,001 million sales, despite losing 13.4%%. This huge market accounted for 30.6% of all global sales.
USA ranked 2nd with 1,110 million sales, though it lost 4.4% in sales volume. The country held a 17% share of the global market.
In 3rd ranked
India with 406,426 units (+1.5%) followed by
Japan with 364,199 (+12.9%).
Ranking 5th,
Germany was the largest European market, with 207,426 registrations (-2.7%), followed by
Brazil -up 2 spots- with 159,409 units (+4.8%).
UK -down 1 spot- followed closely in 7th spot with 159,335 sales (-6.9%), in front of
Italy -down 1 spot- with 150,338 units (-6.2%).
Mexico -up 4 spots- ranked 9th with 118,750 registrations (+4.8%) while
Canada -up 2 spot- closed the Top 10 with 117,767 (+2.9%). "
https://www.focus2move.com/global-auto-markets