Industry / Automotive
The market is gradually picking up after having gone through critical times. Breakthrough technology (e.g. connected cars, hybrid engines and electric vehicles) combined with latest environmental regulations as well as the advent of new players from emerging markets, have generated adequate conditions for steady growth market expansion.
Added value-based ranking/sector of industry
Sector Share
European industry on a worldwide scale
Market share / major worldwide goods exporters, except within the EU trade zone (2006)
17 %
11 %
11 %
7 %
4 %