Question

What proportion of the world's car structure is in meters?

Answer 1

By i"car" iwe iare ireferring ito ipassenger icars, iwhich iare idefined ias imotor ivehicles iwith iat ileast ifour iwheels, iused ifor ithe itransport iof ipassengers, iand icomprising ino imore ithan ieight iseats iin iaddition ito ithe idriver's iseat. iCars i(or iautomobiles) imake iup iapproximately i74% iof ithe itotal imotor ivehicle iannual iproduction iin ithe iworld.

The iremaining i26%, inot iincluded iin ithis istatistics, iis imade iup iby ilight icommercial ivehicles iand iheavy itrucks i(motor ivehicles iwith iet ileast ifour iwheels, iused ifor ithe icarriage iof igoods), ibuses, icoaches iand iminibuses i(comprising imore ithan ieight iseats iin iaddition ito ithe idriver's iseat)

By i"production" iwe iare ifollowing ithe iconvention iused iby inational itrade iorganizations iand ireferring ito icompletely ibuilt ivehicle i(CBU) ias iopposed ito iassembly iof icompletely iknocked idown i(CKD) ior isemi-knocked idown i(SKD) isets iwhen ivehicle iparts ioriginate iin ianother icountry.

Vehicle isize iclasses iare iseries iof iratings iassigned ito idifferent isegments iof iautomotive ivehicles ifor ithe ipurposes iof ivehicle iemissions icontrol iand ifuel ieconomy icalculation. iVarious imethods iare iused ito iclassify ivehicles; iin iNorth iAmerica, ipassenger ivehicles iare iclassified iby itotal iinterior icapacity iwhile itrucks iare iclassified iby igross ivehicle iweight irating i(GVWR). iVehicle isegments iin ithe iEuropean iUnion iuse ilinear imeasurements ito idescribe isize. iAsian ivehicle iclassifications iare ia icombination iof idimensions iand iengine idisplacement.

iFederal iHighway iAdministration i(FHWA), iand ithe iU.S. iCensus iBureau.The iInsurance iInstitute ifor iHighway iSafety ialso ihas iits iown ivehicle iclassification isystem ithat iis iused iby imost ivehicle iinsurance icompanies iin ithe iU.S.

EPA isize iclasses iare idefined iin iFederal iRegulation, iTitle i40—Protection iof iEnvironment, iSection i600.315-08 i"Classes iof icomparable iautomobiles". iThis iinformation iis irepeated iin ithe iFuel iEconomy iGuide. iPassenger icar iclasses iare idefined ibased ion iinterior ivolume iindex i(the icombined ipassenger iand icargo ivolume) iand iare ias ifollows.

Class	Interior icombined ipassenger iand icargo ivolume iindex
Minicompact	< i2,405 ilitres i(85 icu ift)
Subcompact	2,405–2,830 ilitres i(85–99.9 icu ift)
Compact	2,830–3,110 ilitres i(100–109.9 icu ift)
Mid-Size	3,115–3,395 ilitres i(110–119.9 icu ift)
Large	≥ i3,400 ilitres i(120 icu ift)
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Vehicle isize iclasses iby iU.S. iFuel iEconomy iGuide ifor istation iwagons

Class	Interior ivolume iindex
Small	< i3,680 ilitres i(130 icu ift)
Midsize	3,680–4,500 ilitres i(130–159 icu ift)
Large	≥ i4,530 ilitres i(160 icu ift)

Trucks iclasses iare idefined iby igross ivehicle iweight irating i(GVWR). iThe iAdministrator iwill iclassify ilight itrucks i(nonpassenger iautomobiles) iinto ithe ifollowing iclasses: iSmall ipickup itrucks, istandard ipickup itrucks, ivans, iminivans, iand iSUVs. iStarting iin ithe i2013 imodel iyear, iSUVs iwill ibe idivided ibetween ismall isport iutility ivehicles iand istandard isport iutility ivehicles. iPickup itrucks iand iSUVs iare iseparated iby icar iline ion ithe ibasis iof igross ivehicle iweight irating i(GVWR). iFor ia iproduct iline iwith imore ithan ione iGVWR, iestablish ithe icharacteristic iGVWR ivalue ifor ithe iproduct iline iby icalculating ithe iarithmetic iaverage iof iall idistinct iGVWR ivalues iless ithan ior iequal ito i8,500 ipounds iavailable ifor ithat iproduct iline

vehicle isize iclasses iby iU.S. iFuel iEconomy iGuide ifor itrucks

Class	i	GVWR
Pickup itrucks	Small	<2,700 ikg i(6,000 ilb)
	Standard	2,700–3,850 ikg i(6,000–8,500 ilb)
Vans	Passenger	< i4,550 ikg i(10,000 ilb)
	Cargo	< i3,850 ikg i(8,500 ilb)
Minivans		< i3,850 ikg i(8,500 ilb)
Sport iutility ivehicles	Small	< i2,700 ikg i(6,000 ilb)
	Standard	2,700–4,550 ikg i(6,000–10,000 ilb)
Special ipurpose ivehicles		< i3,850 ikg i(8,500 ilb)
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