There are 6.109 billion people in the world. The push for globalization continues in all sectors. In the auto sector, of the more than 2,000 companies that were born and grew in the 20th century, only seven large groups have survived. US GDP: $8.231 billion (1981); EU15 GDP: $8.346 billion (1981); Eurozone GDP: $6.467 billion (1981). US GDP per capita: $26,092 (1981); EU15: 18,075. US population: 266 million; EU15 population: 375 million.
