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Statistics – Interactive map: Automobile assembly and engine production plants in Europe

ACEA regularly updates this interactive map of automobile assembly and production plants. Today, 229 plants operate across the European Union, producing passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, buses and engines. Key observations There are 309 automobile assembly and production plants in Europe*. 137 of these plants produce passenger cars, 37 produce light commercial vehicles,… Continue reading Statistics – Interactive map: Automobile assembly and engine production plants in Europe

Press Releases – CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns

Brussels, 25 June 2019 – European Environment Agency (EEA) data issued yesterday confirm that CO2 emissions from new passenger cars rose for the second year running in 2018, up 1.6% on 2017. Last year was also the second year when petrol cars were the most sold fuel type, further expanding their market share while sales… Continue reading Press Releases – CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns

Press Releases – Commercial vehicle registrations: +6.5% five months into 2019; +8.5% in May

Brussels, 25 June 2019 – In May 2019, commercial vehicle registrations continued to increase in the EU (+8.5%), marking the fifth consecutive month of growth. Total new commercial vehicles In May 2019, commercial vehicle registrations continued to increase in the EU (+8.5%), marking the fifth consecutive month of growth. Demand was sustained across all segments,… Continue reading Press Releases – Commercial vehicle registrations: +6.5% five months into 2019; +8.5% in May

Employers refuse equalization of working conditions in the East

Since March, the IG Metall talks with the employers for the adjustment of working hours in the East German metal industry to the West. Thirty years after the fall of the Wall, the East German metalworkers still work three hours longer than their counterparts in the West: 38 instead of 35 hours a week. The… Continue reading Employers refuse equalization of working conditions in the East