The German automotive industry is playing a pivotal role in the global transition to electric mobility solutions.
Germany is recognized the world over for its outstanding automotive industry and excellence in engineering. From Asia to the Americas, German cars embody highly cherished values of innovation, reliability, safety, and design. Germany is by some distance Europe’s leading production and sales market. The country’s world-class R&D infrastructure, complete industry value chain integration, and highly qualified workforce create an internationally peerless automotive environment. It enables companies to develop cutting- edge technologies, which perfectly address tomorrow’s mobility needs. Interested in expanding your business to Germany?
Check out our automotive industry figures and find out why, more than 130 years after inventing the automobile, Germany, is heading for a new approach to shape transportation solutions for the future. Find out more down below about Germany’s Electric Automotive and Mobility Sector:
The automotive industry is the largest industry in Germany and the European leader. The sector’s proven record of accomplishment and commitment to new mobility technologies make it the world’s auto innovation hub.
The automotive industry is the largest industry sector in Germany. In 2021, the auto sector listed turnover of EUR 410.9 billion – around 20 percent of total German industry revenue.
Germany is Europe’s number one automotive market, accounting for around 25 percent of all passenger cars manufactured (3.1 million) and approximately 20 percent of all new car registrations (2.6 million).
One in every five cars worldwide carries a German brand.
Germany is home to 44 automobile assembly and engine production plants with a capacity of over one third of total automobile production in Europe.
In 2021, Germany‘s domestic internal automotive industry R&D expenditure rose to EUR 28.25 billion – equivalent to 35 percent of total R&D expenditure in Germany.
Fifteen of the world’s top 75 automotive suppliers are German companies.*
Almost 77 percent of cars produced in Germany in 2021 were ultimately destined for international markets – a new record.
More than 40 percent of patent registrations in Germany originate from the automotive industry.
Around 786.100 are employed in the industry as a whole in 2021.
Source: VDA und ACEA 2022 * Source: Crain Communications 2021
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