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What Next for the Global Car Industry The global car industry in context
Highlights Global car markets are undergoing potentially transformative changes. Car sales reached a high point in 2017 and have bounced back from a pandemic-related drop due to sales of electric and hybrid cars; sales of conventional cars have continued to fall. Growth has shifted to emerging economies including China since the turn of the century, with around half of all sales now in these regions. Global car production has grown unevenly since the pandemic. China’s car output reached a record 27 million in 2024, 30% higher than in 2019, while India’s output grew 30% to almost 5…
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Noé van Hulst
Vice-Chair, International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE).
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Emma Wink
Sustainable Finance Specialist and Project Lead, BASE. Emma Wink is a Sustainable Finance Specialist and Project Lead at BASE, where she focuses on scaling the use of innovative business models such as 'Cooling-as-a-Service' to accelerate the energy transition and circular economy. Emma holds a Master of Science in Sustainable Development from the University of Basel.
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Johan Bracht
Former Energy Analyst.
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Kerem Yilmaz
Energy Data Officer.
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Energy Technology Patents Data Explorer
Explore data on clean energy and fossil fuel patents in 44 countries Overview Patents provide early indications of technological developments that may transform the economy and drive the energy transition.
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Jinsun Lim
Former Energy and Environment Policy Analyst. Jinsun Lim leads work on climate resilience and climate change impact assessment of the energy sector. She is responsible for coordinating IEA’s engagement at COP.
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Leonore Gewessler
Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.
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China’s Official Energy Finance in Emerging and Developing Economies Case 6. CNOOC investment in Guyana: Whiptail Oil Field
Project overview and impact Guyana has become a dynamic upstream oil market, transforming from a non-producer to an emerging oil exporter within the decade. Since the first discovery of oil in the Stabroek Block in 2015, six large-scale developments have been approved, turning the area into a central pillar of the country’s economic strategy. Production is expected to exceed 1.3 million barrels per day by 2027, making Guyana one of the largest per-capita oil producers globally. The government’s production sharing contract allocates 14.5% of total crude output to the state, with the remainder…
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What Next for the Global Car Industry Timeline of corporate strategies
This infographic tracks the evolution of corporate strategies for electrification and electric car sales from some of the world’s biggest carmakers and pure-play electric car manufacturers.