Based on full-year figures for 2020, this map shows the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the production of motor vehicles for each of the 27 EU countries and the UK.
COVID-19 production impact, by country
- In 2020, EU-wide production losses due to COVID-19 amounted to 4,243,577 vehicles.
- That is 22.9% of total EU production in 2019.
- This figure includes passenger cars, trucks, vans and buses.
- These losses are the result of factory shutdowns (during the ‘lockdown’ months of March, April and May) and the fact that production capacity did not return to pre-crisis levels yet.
Production impact of the coronavirus / COVID-19 crisis on the European auto industry
| Country | Production lost |
| Austria | 63,479 |
| Belgium | 22,105 |
| Czech Republic | 269,788 |
| Finland | 29,157 |
| France | 881,287 |
| Germany | 1,192,112 |
| Hungary | 91,829 |
| Italy | 114,174 |
| Netherlands | 65,045 |
| Poland | 192,232 |
| Portugal | 73,834 |
| Romania | 52,784 |
| Slovakia | 129,007 |
| Slovenia | 58,239 |
| Spain | 577,130 |
| Sweden | 44,333 |
| United Kingdom | 387,065 |
| TOTAL (EU+UK) | 4,243,577 |
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SOURCE: ACEA
