World's top 20 vehicle-producing nations

Image: Global registrations jumped to 1.01 billion in 2010.

The number of vehicles in operation worldwide surpassed the one billion-unit mark in 2010 for the first time ever.

According to Ward's research, which looked at government-reported registrations and historical vehicle-population trends, global registrations jumped from 980 million units in 2009 to 1.015 billion in 2010.

The 3.6 per cent rise in vehicle population was the largest percentage increase since 2000, while the 35.6 million year-to-year unit increase was the second-biggest increase in overall volume ever, it said.

The market explosion in China played a major role in overall vehicle population growth in 2010, with registrations jumping 27.5 per cent, said Ward.

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India

Vehicle production in 2010: 3,536,783

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Image: A view of Shanghai's road network.

China

Vehicle production in 2010: 18,264,667

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Image: Tokyo under the bright lights.

Japan

Vehicle production in 2010: 9,625,940

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Image: A view of Los Angeles, the car capital of the US.

The United States

Vehicle production in 2010: 7,761,443

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Germany

Vehicle production in 2010: 5,905,985

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Image: Seoul's roads shine under the lights.

South Korea

Vehicle production in 2010: 4,271,941

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Brazil

Vehicle production in 2010: 3,648,358

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Spain

Vehicle production in 2010: 2,387,900

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Mexico

Vehicle production in 2010: 2,345,124

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France

Vehicle production in 2010: 2,227,742

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Canada

Vehicle production in 2010: 2,071,026

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Thailand

Vehicle production in 2010: 1,644,513

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Iran

Vehicle production in 2010: 1,599,454

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Russia

Vehicle production in 2010: 1,403,244

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The United Kingdom

Vehicle production in 2010: 1,393,463

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Turkey

Vehicle production in 2010: 1,097,554

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Czech Republic

Vehicle production in 2010: 1,076,385

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Poland

Vehicle production in 2010: 869,736

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Italy

Vehicle production in 2010: 857,359

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Argentina

Vehicle production in 2010: 716,540

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