The Automobile Industry Pocket Guide 2015-2016

This new Pocket Guide paints a picture of a changing industry, one that is beginning to slowly recover from the shocks of the economic crisis of the late 2000s. Revised employment data shows that 12.1 million people now work directly or indirectly in the automotive sector, producing 17.2 million cars, vans, trucks and buses a year. A fleet of 288 million motor vehicles serves the population’s mobility and transport needs across the EU. Sales of new motor vehicles were 14.4 million in 2014 in the EU, with European automobile trade experiencing a healthy trade surplus of €95.1 billion.