approximately 3,000 R&D positions worldwide (including 1,450 in Germany) by 2026. The main locations affected include Babenhausen (about 12% of employees), as well as Frankfurt (about 5%), Ingolstadt, Regensburg, and Schwalbach.   On January 27, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) and the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) announced a proposal for effective strategic dialogue on the future of the European...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/26

134,409 130,241 -3.1% 27,152 21,146 -22.1% 64,462 71,903 11.5% UNITED KINGDOM 262,487 299,733 14.2% 113,278 138,775 22.5% 509,476 590,186 15.8% EU + EFTA + UK 1,629,833 1,602,711 -1.7% 810,960 777,330 -4.1% 2,821,236 3,354,815 18.9% Source: European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association（ACEA）Note: HV includes full hybrid vehicles and mild hybrid vehicles.   Automakers’ workforce reduction and production adjustment plans in Europe...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/25

s, HEVs) recorded an increase of 12.5 % compared to the same period last year, while sales of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) rose by 13.3 %. By contrast, there was a 16.4-% fall in the number of battery-electric cars registered. So far, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association ACEA figures for the EU are only available for the period up to the end of May. According to these figures, the share of hybrid cars rose from 25 % to...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/03

Transformation of the European Automotive Industry From keynote speeches at Car Symposium Bochum & New Mobility World 2024 Summary Part I: Strategies for change (ACEA, Mercedes-Benz, VW) Part II: Transformation towards Sustainability (Panel Discussion: Trinseo, Volvo Cars, Autoneum, Magna) Part III: Transformation through Digitalization (Apex.AI, Volkswagen Infotainment, etc.) Venue: RuhrCongress Bochum (Photo ©CAR Symposium Bochum 2024 or...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/09

45,000 units, HVs fell 0.3% to 71,000 units (of which PHVs increased 1.7% to 14,000 units), and electric vehicles, which are still experiencing a backlash from the end of incentives, decreased a significant 30.6% to 30,000 units.   On June 13, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and the electric vehicle charging industry association, ChargeUp Europe, signed a joint declaration supporting e-mobility ecosystem development....

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/26

rted by the Spanish government. Furthermore, Symbio, in which Stellantis has a stake, completed construction of Europe’s largest fuel cell plant, in France. Stellantis registrations by brand in Europe (32 countries) (Q1-Q3 2023, Total: 1,651,353 units)(Source: Created by MarkLines based on ACEA's data) Opel’s C-segment EV wagon Astra Sports Tourer Electric (released in December 2023) (Source: Opel)   Stellantis to build gigafactory...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/01/29

vehicles. Sales volume is expected to continue to grow in the future as the content further promotes the spread of electric vehicles, infrastructure development, and system building. Movements related to the EV shift continue in each region, with the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) announcing a roadmap for building a mobility ecosystem in Europe.     The following graph shows the transition of domestic sales share of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/12/26

rers are making an intensified offensive, as not only leading automakers such as BYD and Great Wall Motor but also emerging NEV manufacturers including Human Horizons and XPeng Motors are releasing new EVs in Europe. Sales of EVs, PHVs, and HVs in Europe(Source: Created by MarkLines based on ACEA's data) Stellantis Jeep Avenger(new subcompact electric SUV) (Source: Jeep) Related reports: Mercedes-Benz Group unveils entry-level EV "Conc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/14

a conventional car as their first four-wheeled vehicle. However, the appropriate infrastructure also needs to be put in place and very little progress has been made in this respect. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Predicted sales of battery-electric commercial vehicles in the EU (× 1000 units)(sources: ACEA (2021), IHS Markit (2021), TRACCS, Arthur D. Little analysis)   The commercial vehicle industry is currently developing several different alte...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/07

only. 4 pages remaining.Read more at no cost for a limited time by registering for a free trial. DEPARTURES FROM THE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION   It is important to remember that attitudes within the industry differ significantly in some areas. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) was still putting the case for technology neutrality in May 2022 and expressing its opposition to a ban on combustion engines from 2035, while h...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/11/01

the Council agreed to a target of a 55% reduction of emissions by 2030 compared to 2021 and a target of a 100% reduction by 2035. The Council confirmed that the Commission will review the targets in 2026, considering technological developments. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) claims that it is premature to fix a target for 2035 today and that the number of public charging points set by the Alternative Fuel Infrastruct...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/09/12

ed by MarkLines) In the European market as a whole (*), the Stellantis Group's sales share was 19.4% (-1.9% points y/y), ranking second behind the top-ranking Volkswagen Group (24.1% share). By brand, Peugeot is in third place with 6.0%, following Volkswagen (10.0%) and Toyota (6.8%). (*Based on ACEA data. EU+EFTA+UK passenger cars)   Tie-up with Toyota for commercial vehicles   In May 2022, Stellantis announced that it will expand its exis...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/08/10

ssions by 55% from 2030 and by 100% from 2035 compared to 2021 levels. This will effectively ban sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles such as gasoline engine cars including hybrid vehicles (HV) in 2035.   While automakers comprising the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) said “banning a single technology is not a rational way at this stage,” they are pleased that the Commission’s proposals include the new r...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/08/12

ECV share for the July-September 2020 period Major European countries offer big incentives for ECV purchases European countries and major cities announced bans on the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles (entry banned) EU: Proposed to deploy 30 million EVs and 3 million charging facilities by 2030; ACEA opposes proposal The VW ID.3, launched in September 2020 at a price of EUR 29,990, will be eligible for incentives in major European countr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/02/04

nnounced their respective economic stimulus packages in May and June 2020. Their schemes for the automotive industry intend to accelerate electrification through demand stimulus measures such as purchase subsidies for EVs and PHVs. In June 2020, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) forecasted that new vehicle sales throughout 2020 are expected to fall by 25% y/y.   The CO2 emission standard for new passenger cars sold in t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/07/28

U countries was 285,000 units, accounting for only 1.9% of new passenger car sales (PHEV sales were a little more than half that).   Daimler says that automakers will sequentially offer EVs and PHEVs, but achieving the EU CO2 regulations depends on how many users opt to purchase BEVs or PHEVs. The ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association) has stated that “achieving the EU CO2 emissions regulation will require a concerted effort amon...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/05/27

of 2018. These significant emissions reduction targets are tied to reducing the environmental burden and increasing the availability and competitiveness of EVs, but the automotive industry is wary of overly strict goals being determined solely by political decisions. Source: Created based on ACEA documents Decreased sales of diesel vehicles European automakers have responded to the EU’s strict emissions regulations by selling clean di...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/12/17

uire increasing the total sales volumes of LZEVs (Low-and zero-emission vehicles: vehicles with CO2 emissions of less than 50 g/km) by 15% in 2025 and 30% in 2030. The CO2 emissions targets presume that the share LZEVs in the market will increase. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is objecting to the above targets, claiming that a 20% reduction is a realistic and viable CO2 emissions reduction target for 2030. The associat...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/05/09

h consecutive year, HEVs see major growth Spain: New vehicle sales increase for the fifth consecutive year, hybrids see major growth Sales Forecast by LMC Automotive: Western European market to keep over 16 million units until 2020   According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), passenger vehicle sales in 2016 for 29 European countries (EU+EFTA) saw a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 6.6% to 15.116 million vehicles. Veh...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2017/09/15

sues including the inflow of refugees since last year, challenges to the unity of the E.U. a sense on the part of free traders that they are on the defense, and elections in major European countries, economic conditions continue to be favorable and the automobile market is booming. According to the ACEA (the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association), the number of new car registrations in 2016 for Europe overall was 15,130,000 vehicles for ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2017/05/01