China to fuel nearly half of the rise by 2019, say PwC analysts

China's light vehicle production is expected to hit 20.7 million units by the end of 2014, an increase of 11.9 percent from this year's projected full-year sales, according to Autofacts, PricewaterhouseCoopers's automotive analyst group.

China remains a driver of global growth in the industry as Autofacts predicts the market will generate 43.1 percent of production growth in light vehicles in the eight-year period from 2012 and 26.5 percent in 2019 alone.