Car makers in America and China, compared

The number of American car makers shrank from a peak of 272 in 1909, to only 9 in 1941.

China currently has 170 car makers, the smallest produces 30k annually, the biggest make 4.5 million cars.

Info from http://automobileandamericanlife.blogspot.com/2013/07/an-interview-in-china-economic-news.html