number of vehicles in operation around the world today reach one billion units
New York - Data research institutions and consultants from the United States automotive industry, WardAuto, as reported by caradvice.com, au, Friday, August 19, 2011, shows the number of vehicles in operation around the world today reach one billion units. "The number was reached in 2010," the statement of the institution.
The growth of the vehicles industry four or more wheels, whether it be cars, trucks, and buses since 1986 continued to surge quite sharply. As a result, the number of vehicle population has increased many times.
The amount is achieved when touching the vehicle's annual sales figures on last year's 35.6 million. That way, the number of vehicles which was originally 980 million units to 1.015 billion units.
The average increase in vehicle sales reached 3.5 percent every year thanks to soaring demand for vehicles in China. Conditions that encouraged continued growth of industrial sector in the Bamboo Curtain country.
Throughout 2010, sales of motor vehicles in China - outside of the motorcycle - reached 16.8 million, or 27 percent increase over the previous year. Now the motor vehicle population in the country reached 78 million.
"China has shifted the Japan in the number of vehicle population. At Sakura, the number of vehicles in operation today recorded 73.9 million units, "stated Ward's Auto.
But the largest number still listed the United States. In the country that operate a motor vehicle to reach 240 million units, although in 2010 and sales growth of less than 1 percent.
Other countries is India. Sales in this country during 2010 increased 8.9 percent. As a result, the population of motor vehicles in the country increased from 19.1 to 20.8 million units.
Besides China, the growth of a substantial number of vehicles in Brazil. Last year it posted sales Samba State motor vehicle of 2.5 million units.