ACEA – The Automobile Industry, 2025-2026

The main theme of the report concerns the current state and future prospects of the automotive industry, focusing on electric vehicles, infrastructure, production, trade, and innovation.

Key findings include a slowdown in car production in the EU in 2024, a 2.7% increase in global car sales with a slight growth in Europe's market share, a decrease in market share for battery electric vehicles, the need to stimulate the electric vehicle market and replace old cars, an imbalance in the development of charging infrastructure in the EU, and a trade surplus in the EU automotive industry despite declining trade volumes.