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A motor vehicle , also known as motorized vehicle or automotive vehicle , is a self-propelled vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails (such as trains or trams) and is used for the transportation of people or cargo. The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually an internal combustion engine or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. For legal purpose, motor vehicles are often identified within a number of vehicle classes including cars, buses, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, light trucks and regular trucks. These classifications vary according to the legal codes of each country. ISO 3833:1977 is the standard for road vehicle types, terms and definitions. Generally, to avoid requiring handicapped persons from having to possess an operator's license to use one, or requiring tags and insurance, powered wheelchairs will be specifically excluded by law from being considered motor vehi...

When it existed previously, in 1968, the Vienna convention on road traffic gives one of the first international definition of a motor vehicle: (o) “Power-driven vehicle” means any self-propelled road vehicle, other than a moped in the territories of Contracting Parties which do not treat mopeds as motorcycles, and other than a rail-borne vehicle; (p) “Motor vehicle” means any power-driven vehicle which is normally used for carrying persons or goods by road or for drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods. This term embraces trolley-buses, that is to say, vehicles connected to an electric conductor and not rail-borne. It does not cover vehicles, such as agricultural tractors, which are only incidentally used for carrying persons or goods by road or for drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods —  Vienna convention on road traffic Other sources might provide other definitions, for instance in the year 1977, ISO 3833:1977 pro...

The US publisher Ward's estimates that as of 2010, there were 1.015 billion motor vehicles in use in the world. This figure represents the number of cars, trucks (light, medium and heavy duty), and buses, but does not include off-road vehicles or heavy construction equipment. The world vehicle population passed the 500 million-unit mark in 1986, from 250 million motor vehicles in 1970. Between 1950 and 1970, the vehicle population doubled roughly every 10 years. Navigant Consulting forecasts that the global stock of light-duty motor vehicles will reach 2 billion units in 2035. Global vehicle ownership in 2010 was 148 vehicles in operation per 1000 people, a ratio of 1:6.75 vehicles to people, slightly down from 150 vehicles per 1000 people in 2009, a rate of 1:6.63 vehicles to people. The global rate of motorization increased in 2013 to 174 vehicles per 1000 people. In developing countries vehicle ownership rates rarely exceed 200 cars per 1,000 population. The following table summ...

In 2017, a total of 97.3 million cars and commercial vehicles were built worldwide, led by China, with about 29 million motor vehicles manufactured, followed by the United States with 11.2 million, and Japan with 9.7 million. The following table shows the top 15 manufacturing countries for 2017 and their corresponding annual production between 2004 and 2017. Annual Motor Vehicle Production by Country Top 15 countries 2017 World rank 2017 Country 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 1 China 29,015,434 28,118,794 24,503,326 23,722,890 22,116,825 19,271,808 18,418,876 18,264,761 13,790,994 9,299,180 8,882,456 7,188,708 5,717,619 5,234,496 2 United States 11,189,985 12,198,137 12,100,095 11,660,699 11,066,432 10,335,765 8,661,535 7,743,093 5,709,431 8,672,141 10,780,729 11,263,986 11,946,653 11,989,387 3 Japan 9,693,746 9,204,590 9,278,238 9,774,558 9,630,181 9,943,077 8,398,630 9,628,920 7,93...