Annual figures

    General

    Information about research expenditures, sales figures, and employees in the automotive industry

    Information about research expenditures, sales figures, and employees in the automotive industry

    1. Manufacture of Vehicles**)

    2020 2021*) Change in %
    Sales (in Euro millions) 296,418 318,148 7
    Domestic sales (excl. VAT) 88,901 85,830 -3
    Foreign sales 207,517 232,318 12
    Employees (yearly average) 470,046 457,063 -3

    Source: Destatis

    2. Manufacture of Trailers and Bodies

    2020 2021*) Change in %
    Sales (in Euro millions) 11,038 13,088 19
    Domestic sales (excl. VAT) 6,061 6,666 10
    Foreign sales 4,977 6,422 29
    Employees (yearly average) 38,008 38,200 1

    Source: Destatis

    3. Manufacture of Parts and Accessories

    2020 2021*) Change in %
    Sales (in Euro millions) 70,717 79,670 13
    Domestic sales (excl. VAT) 40,431 44,424 10
    Foreign sales 30,286 35,246 16
    Employees (yearly average) 300,882 290,846 -3

    Source: Destatis

    4. Total Automotive industry

    2020 2021*) Change in %
    Sales (in Euro millions) 378,173 410,906 9
    Domestic sales (excl. VAT) 135,394 136,920 1
    Foreign sales 242,779 273,986 13
    Employees (yearly average) 808,935 786,109 -3

    Source: Destatis

    5. Gross capital investmentof automotive industry (Euro millions)

                            2019 2020*) Change in %
      15.600 16.600 6,4

    Source: Destatis

    6. Internal expenditure on research and development (Euro millions)

                             2019 2020*) Change in %
      25.656 27.076 +5,5 %

    Source: Stifterverband

    *) partly interim or estimated figures

    **) not wholly comparable with the prior year due to revision data

    First publication: 06.05.2008

    Last modified: 4.7.2022