Share of direct employment in the EU-27 automobile industry 2021
automobile production value, the industry employs just over one in ten people working in the manufacturing sector.
Automotive industry plays a significant role for employment in the manufacturing sector in several European countries. This is particularly the case for Slovakia, Romania, and Sweden, the countries with the highest share of manufacturing jobs in the automobile industry in the European Union. In these countries, automobile manufacturing jobs make up around 15% of manufacturing jobs. In Germany, the EU leader in