Preden me prehiti kakšen rejver, naj omenim, da je lobistično združenje evropskih avtomobilskih firm ACEA objavilo popravek pričakovanj o žetvi 2019: ne bo za 1% večja amapak za 1% manjša kot lani.

ACEA’s initial forecast, published earlier this year, was for growth of up to 1% compared to 2018. The association now expects a slightly negative result for the full year 2019, with total EU car sales projected to be just above 15 million units at the end of this year.
“Aside from the uncertainty due to Brexit and changing macroeconomic conditions, this represents a natural stabilisation of the market,” explained ACEA Secretary General, Erik Jonnaert. “Indeed, the pace of growth has been slowing down in recent years.” This is also in line with the European Commission’s downward revision for projected EU GDP growth, as car sales strongly mirror economic growth.
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As the Guide shows, the automotive sector now provides jobs to 13.8 million Europeans, representing 6.1% of total EU employment. Moreover, 11.4% of all EU manufacturing jobs – some 3.5 million – are in the auto industry. The top five countries for direct manufacturing jobs are Germany (870,000 jobs), France (223,000), Poland (203,000), the UK (186,000) and Romania (185,000).

in na interaktivni zemljevid avtomobilskih tovarn v širši Evropi.

A new interactive map of automotive factories published today shows that the 19.2 million motor vehicles made in the European Union last year were built at 229 automobile assembly and production plants spread over 19 EU countries.