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Current Production

In 2005 63 million cars and light trucks were produced worldwide. The world's biggest car producer (including light trucks) is the European Union with 29% of the world's production. In non-EU Eastern Europe another 4% are produced. The second largest manufacturer is NAFTA with 25.8%, followed by Japan with 16.7%, China with 8.1%, MERCOSUR with 3.9%, India with 2.4% and the rest of the world with 10.1%. (vda-link)

Large free trade areas like EU, NAFTA and MERCOSUR attract manufacturers worldwide to produce their products within them and without currency risks or customs, additionally to being close to customers. Thus the production figures do not show the technological ability or business skill of the areas. In fact much if not most of the Third World car production is used western technology and car models (and sometimes even complete obsolete western factories shipped to the country), which is reflected in the patent statistic as well as the locations of the r&d centers.

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The automobile industry is dominated by relatively few large corporations (not to be confused with the much more numerous brands), the biggest of which (by numbers of produced cars) are currently General Motors, Toyota and Ford Motor Company. It is expected, that Toyota will reach the No.1 position in 2006. The most profitable per-unit car-maker of recent years has been Porsche due to its premium price tag.

The automotive industry at large still suffers from high under-utilization of its manufacturing potential.

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Parts:

engine
carburetor or fuel injection
fuel pump
engine configuration: Wankel or reciprocating (V, inline, flat).
engine management systems
exhaust system
ignition system
self starter
emissions control devices
turbochargers and superchargers
front engine
rear engine
mid engine
Automobile ancillary power

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Ancillary power — mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, vacuum, air
drivetrain
transmission (gearbox)
manual transmission
semi-automatic transmission
fully-automatic transmission
Layout
FF layout
FR layout
MR layout
MF layout
RR layout
Drive Wheels
Two-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive
Rear-wheel drive
All-wheel drive
differential
limited slip differential
locking differential
axle

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Live axle
brakes
disc brakes
drum brakes
anti-lock braking systems (ABS)
wheels and tires
custom wheels
steering
rack and pinion
Ackermann steering geometry
Caster angle
Camber angle
Kingpin
suspension
MacPherson strut
wishbone
double wishbone
multi-link
torsion beam
semi-trailing arm
axle
body
crumple zones
monocoque (or unibody) construction
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spoiler
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interior equipment
passive safety
seat belts
airbags
child safety locks
dashboard
shifter for selecting gear ratios
ancillary equipment such as stereos, air conditioning, cruise control, car phones, positioning systems, cup holders, etc.
exterior equipment
windows
Power window
windshield
Daytime running lamps

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