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TIL that more automobiles are made in Canada that are made in Italy. Based on worldwide production, 1.7% of the cars are made in Canada and only 0.9% in Italy. Of the 93.5 M cars produced, the three largest producing countries were China at 32.3%, the USA 11.3% and Japan 9.6%.

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