Source: Worldwatch Institute.

Existing and Potential Car Fleet in India and China

As of 2004, the global vehicle fleet was estimated to be around 603 million. If China and India were having a level of motorization similar to the average of industrialized countries, it would involve a potential fleet of 640 and 513 million vehicles respectively, which is close to double the 2004 global fleet. Considering the current level of technological development, this level of motorization can be considered an impossibility from a land and energy consumption standpoint. Although, a substantial amount of motorization remains to take place in China and India, urban land use constraints are likely to seriously curtail its future developments.

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