Exports

    Annual figures

    Exports

    A total of 3,183,411 cars were exported to these countries in 2024.

    1. Exports*)**)

    2023 2024 Change in %
    Passenger cars 3,110,791 3,183,411 2
    Export rate 75.7% 78.2%

    Source: VDA

    2. Exports of passenger cars to countries of final destination

    2023 2024 Change in %
    Europe 1,778,166 1,799,879 1
    EU, EFTA & UK 1,650,659 1,672,509 1
    European Union 1,161,028 1,187,544 2
    Austria 58,060 58,772 1
    Belgium and Luxembourg 142,675 133,540 -6
    Bulgaria 3,960 3,823 -3
    Croatia 6,313 7,368 17
    Czech Republic 25,575 22,312 -13
    Denmark 37,999 48,803 28
    Finland 17,083 14,031 -18
    France 190,436 202,860 7
    Greece 16,182 15,841 -2
    Hungary 15,271 16,894 11
    Ireland 20,650 19,238 -7
    Italy 186,633 194,828 4
    Latvia 5,095 5,509 8
    Netherlands 62,187 61,433 -1
    Poland 69,876 84,645 21
    Portugal 32,365 33,046 2
    Romania 10,624 13,175 24
    Slovakia 8,969 9,586 7
    Slovenia 6,207 7,279 17
    Spain 169,546 173,754 2
    Sweden 68,479 55,304 -19
    Other 6,843 5,503 -20
    EFTA & UK 489,631 484,965 -1
    Iceland 1,394 400 -71
    Norway 25,796 33,930 32
    Switzerland 65,675 60,521 -8
    United Kingdom 396,766 390,114 -2
    Other Europe 127,507 127,370 0
    Serbia/Montenegro 2,701 3,443 27
    Turkey 116,917 117,134 0
    Ukraine 4,228 4,090 -3
    Other 3,661 2,703 -26
    Africa 40,223 45,392 13
    America 506,325 562,116 11
    Brazil 18,935 22,010 16
    Canada 51,665 56,036 8
    Mexico 20,891 20,660 -1
    USA 400,148 448,075 12
    Other 14,686 15,335 4
    Asia 574,247 532,213 -7
    China 216,299 178,705 -17
    India 9,605 7,770 -19
    Israel 9,458 7,188 -24
    Japan 94,684 89,115 -6
    Malaysia 8,537 8,672 2
    Saudi-Arabia 7,830 9,771 25
    Singapore 4,642 8,645 86
    South Korea 122,872 119,912 -2
    Taiwan 42,911 47,772 11
    Thailand 11,050 7,711 -30
    United Arab Emirates 19,222 22,686 18
    Other 27,137 24,266 -11
    Australia and Oceania 55,413 59,252 7
    Countries not identified 156,417 184,559 18
    Total Export 3,110,791 3,183,411 2

    3. Exports of passenger cars (1957-2024)

    Year No. of units Change in %
    1957 502,214 21.5
    1958 630,515 25.5
    1959 757,703 20.2
    1960 865,341 14.2
    1961 885,655 2.3
    1962 986,417 11.4
    1963 1,217,071 23.4
    1964 1,377,866 13.2
    1965 1,419,131 3.0
    1966 1,533,156 8.0
    1967 1,362,179 -11.2
    1968 1,786,098 31.1
    1969 1,903,595 6.6
    1970 1,946,549 2.3
    1971 2,146,232 10.3
    1972 2,027,091 -5.6
    1973 2,173,227 7.2
    1974 1,706,911 -21,5
    1975 1,475,954 -13.5
    1976 1,836,882 24.5
    1977 1,393,104 5.6
    1978 1,904,245 -1.8
    1979 1,997,331 4.9
    1980 1,873,494 -6.2
    1981 1,949,479 4.1
    1982 2,194,229 12.6
    1983 2,188,810 -0.2
    1984 2,232,995 2.0
    1985 2,568,053 15.0
    1986 2,520,407 -1.9
    1987 2,451,251 -2.7
    1988 2,507,067 2.3
    1989 2,721,829 8.6
    1990 2,597,722 -4.6
    1991 2,197,624 -15.4
    1992 2,570,015 16.9
    1993 2,079,144 -19.1
    1994 2,269,895 9.2
    1995 2,465,232 8.6
    1996 2,650,396 7.5
    1997 2,816,688 6.3
    1998 3,269,367 16.1
    1999 3,438,019 5.2
    2000 3,455,101 0.5
    2001 3,639,904 5.3
    2002 3,623,305 -0.5
    2003 3,654,659 0.9
    2004 3,666,524 0.3
    2005 3,795,361 3.5
    2006 3,893,002 2.6
    2007 4,303,754 10.6
    2008 4,131,660 -4.0
    2009 3,425,626 -17.1
    2010 4,238,759 23.7
    2011 4,240,402 0.1
    2012 4,131,279 -2.6
    2013 4,197,516 1.6
    2014 4,303,127 2.5
    2015 4,406,206 2.4
    2016 4,411,152 0.1
    2017 4,378,108 -0.7
    2018 3,992,724 -8.8
    2019 3,487,321 -12.7
    2020 2,646,644 -24.1
    2021 2,374,096 -10.3
    2022 2,647,622 11.5
    2023 3,110,791 17.5
    2024 3,183,411 2.3

    Source: VDA

    First publication: 06.05.2008

    Last modified: 2.4.2025