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Where are cars actually built in Europe?

Which country has the most factories? Which companies and brands produce there? Our maps provide the answers

Autofabriken in Europa

By: Fabio Gemelli

Published by: Brian Potter

Mar 18, 2024 at 6:35am ET

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Almost 16.4 million cars are produced in Europe every year, at least according to ACEA 's figures for 2022, but where are these vehicles really made? Which countries have the most factories and which manufacturers or groups operate where?

To answer these simple but intriguing questions, we have consulted the latest reports from the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) and compiled a list of all active factories in Europe.

The data we have revised refers to an "extended" Europe, which includes the 27 EU countries, but also Serbia, Turkey and the United Kingdom. There are 104 factories in total.

Germany remains at the top

As can be seen from the following ranking, Germany is still the clear leader in Europe with 24 factories. The United Kingdom is in second place with 19 production facilities, while France is in third place with twelve factories.

Lo stabilimento Volkswagen di Wolfsburg (Germania)

Das Volkswagenwerk in Wolfsburg (Deutschland)

Lo stabilimento MINI di Oxford (Regno Unito)

Das MINI-Werk in Oxford (UK)

La fabbrica Renault di Douai (Francia)

Die Renault-Fabrik in Douai (Frankreich)

  1. Germany: 24
  2. United Kingdom: 19
  3. France: 12
  4. Italy: 9
  5. Spain: 8
  6. Czech Republic: 4
  7. Slovakia: 4
  8. Turkey: 4
  9. Belgium: 3
  10. Hungary: 3
  11. Netherlands: 2
  12. Portugal: 2
  13. Romania: 2
  14. Sweden: 2
  15. Austria: 1
  16. Croatia: 1
  17. Finland: 1
  18. Poland: 1
  19. Serbia: 1
  20. Slovenia: 1

Italy and Spain, on the other hand, are not on the podium with nine and eight factories respectively, followed by the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Turkey with four factories each.

Groups and brands

It is equally interesting to understand what is actually produced in these 104 factories, for which car companies and for which brands. This information can be found in the next detailed ranking, which we have compiled based on the same ACEA data.

Le fabbriche auto in Europa

Car factories in Europe - ACEA map

Stellantis and Volkswagen have the most plants

Based on the above figures, it is easy to draw up a final ranking, namely the number of European factories per automotive group. This ranking is led by Stellantis and Volkswagen, which are tied with 20 production sites each.

L'impianto produttivo Stellantis di Melfi (Italia)

Die Stellantis-Produktionsstätte in Melfi (Italien)

Lo stabilimento Volkswagen di Zwickau (Germania)

Das Volkswagenwerk in Zwickau (Deutschland)

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Far behind are the Renault Group with eight factories and the BMW Group with six plants, followed by Toyota with five plants. Ford, the Chinese Geely Group, Jaguar-Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz have four production facilities, the Hyundai Motor Corporation has three, while all other manufacturers are limited to one factory.

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