Using the first half of 2021 auto sales figures we show just how important the Chinese market is to global automakers like VW, Mercedes, GM, Ford, Mazda, Jaguar / Land Rover, Toyota, Nissan, Volvo and Tesla.
We explain the auto industry unit sales figures globally, then we show how much of that is American auto sales, and then what percentage of the global auto sales are made in China.
Note that we excluded Chinese auto manufacturers from our list so companies like NIO, Cherry and BYD which are major players in China are not part of our analysis. This is because we were trying to explain the importance of China auto sales to western companies like Volkswagen, GM and Toyota.
| Company | Other | China | US |
| Volkswagen Group | 5464200 | 1848400 | 211400 |
| Toyota | 2934400 | 970600 | 1100000 |
| General Motors | 1025764 | 1530000 | 688236 |
| Honda | 591165 | 786535 | 1125800 |
| Ford | 522693 | 306707 | 996600 |
| Nissan | 169950 | 706350 | 583700 |
| Mercedes | 558821 | 441579 | 182300 |
| BMW | 536936 | 467064 | 174300 |
| Mazda | 321220 | 96870 | 184700 |
| Tesla | 218200 | 28100 | 139300 |
| Volvo | 221921 | 95079 | 63700 |
| Jaguar / Land Rover | 22631 | 54669 | 47200 |
| Company | Global | China | US |
| Volkswagen Group | 7524000 | 1848400 | 211400 |
| Toyota | 5005000 | 970600 | 1100000 |
| General Motors | 3244000 | 1530000 | 688236 |
| Honda | 2503500 | 786535 | 1125800 |
| Ford | 1826000 | 306707 | 996600 |
| Nisssan | 1460000 | 706350 | 583700 |
| Mercedes | 1182700 | 441579 | 182300 |
| BMW | 1178300 | 467064 | 174300 |
| Mazda | 602790 | 96870 | 184700 |
| Tesla | 385600 | 28100 | 139300 |
| Volvo | 380700 | 95079 | 63700 |
| Jaguar / Land Rover | 124500 | 54669 | 47200 |
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