{"id":816,"date":"2023-06-01T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acea.auto\/?post_type=facts&#038;p=816"},"modified":"2023-06-30T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T13:00:53","slug":"facts-about-the-automobile-industry","status":"publish","type":"facts","link":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/fact\/facts-about-the-automobile-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts about the automobile industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"intro block-container\"><p>The automobile industry: the engine of Europe.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cntnt block-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-driving-safe-and-sustainable-mobility\">Driving safe and sustainable mobility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Europe&#8217;s cars, vans, trucks and buses are the cleanest, safest and quietest in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Europe leads the way in clean production, with decreasing quantities of water and energy used to manufacture a vehicle, and much less CO2 and waste produced in the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-moving-people\">Moving people<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cars and buses provide freedom and mobility for all, providing us with direct access to education, health and employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-delivering-the-goods\">Delivering the goods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trucks and vans deliver the goods and services we take for granted in our daily lives, carrying 74.4% of freight transported over land and delivering 14.7 billion tonnes of goods per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-serving-the-community\">Serving the community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many of our essential public services &#8211; such as postal, waste and emergency services &#8211; are delivered by cars, trucks and vans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-powering-economic-growth\">Powering economic growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The turnover generated by the automotive sector represents 7% of the EU&#8217;s total GDP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The automobile industry has ripple effects throughout the economy, supporting a vast supply chain and generating an array of business services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creating-skilled-jobs\">Creating skilled jobs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13 million Europeans work in the auto industry (directly and indirectly), accounting for 7% of all EU jobs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11.5% of EU manufacturing jobs \u2013 some 3.4 million \u2013 are in the automotive sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-manufacturing-in-europe\">Manufacturing in Europe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vehicle manufacturing is a strategic industry in the EU, where 13.1 million cars, vans, trucks and buses are manufactured per year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automobile manufacturers operate some 164 vehicle assembly and production plants in the European Union.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exporting-worldwide\">Exporting worldwide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The European auto industry is a global player, delivering quality &#8216;Made in Europe&#8217; products around the world, and generating a \u20ac101.9 billion trade surplus for the EU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-generating-government-revenue\">Generating government revenue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Motor vehicles account for \u20ac374.6 billion in taxes in major European markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spurring-innovation\">Spurring innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The automotive sector is the EU\u2019s number one investor in R&amp;D, responsible for 31% of total spending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EU automotive investment in R&amp;D has increased by 0.5% to reach \u20ac59.1 billion annually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Europe leads the world in patents for self-driving vehicles, accounting for 33.3% of all applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"shareable-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">The automobile industry: the engine of Europe.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"share-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-buttons\"><a class=\"twitter resp-sharing-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\/?text=The%20automobile%20industry%3A%20the%20engine%20of%20Europe.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acea.auto%2Ffact%2Ffacts-about-the-automobile-industry%2F\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    <span class=\"resp-sharing-button resp-sharing-button--twitter resp-sharing-button--small\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"resp-sharing-button__icon resp-sharing-button__icon--solid\">\n                        <i 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