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# Top 10 European Countries with the Most Automotive Plants

Germany, the UK and France lead Europe's ranking of automotive plants. We break down the top 10 countries by number of plants using ACEA's 2025 data.

Pedro Arrate 23 Sept 2026 · 3 min read 

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* [More plants don't always mean more cars](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/european-countries-most-automotive-plants#more-plants-don-t-always-mean-more-cars)
* [Europe's automotive map keeps changing](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/european-countries-most-automotive-plants#europe-s-automotive-map-keeps-changing)

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* [More plants don't always mean more cars](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/european-countries-most-automotive-plants#more-plants-don-t-always-mean-more-cars)
* [Europe's automotive map keeps changing](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/european-countries-most-automotive-plants#europe-s-automotive-map-keeps-changing)

Production volumes get most of the attention, but the number of plants a country hosts says something else: how broad its automotive base really is. Using ACEA's 2025 plant count, published in _The Automobile Industry Pocket Guide 2025/2026_, we mapped the ten European countries with the most **automotive plants**.

A quick note on scope. ACEA counts **254 vehicle assembly**, **powertrain and battery plants across the EU and the UK**, from car factories to sites that build vans, trucks and buses. Suppliers, custom bodybuilders and many smaller manufacturers are left out, so the ranking reflects the core of the industry rather than every factory in Europe.

1. 🇩🇪 Germany: 50 plants
2. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 40 plants
3. 🇫🇷 France: 34 plants
4. 🇮🇹 Italy: 25 plants
5. 🇪🇸 Spain: 20 plants
6. 🇵🇱 Poland: 15 plants
7. 🇭🇺 Hungary: 10 plants
8. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 10 plants
9. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: 8 plants
10. 🇷🇴 Romania: 7 plants

Germany's lead comes as little surprise. The home of **Volkswagen Group**, **BMW** and **Mercedes-Benz** accounts for almost one in five plants in ACEA's count, and **26** of its 50 sites are involved in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) production.

The UK, the only non-EU country in the ranking, comes second with 40 plants, and France completes the podium with 34\. Each has **15 plants** linked to **BEV production**. Together, the top three add up to 124 plants, nearly half of the total.

## More plants don't always mean more cars

**Spain** ranks fifth with 20 plants, yet it built **1,872,988 cars** in 2024, second only to Germany in the EU, according to S&P Global Mobility data included in the same ACEA guide. The **Czech Republic** stands out even more: with just 8 plants, it produced **1,446,855 cars**, well ahead of **France**'s **849,437**. For a closer look at output by country, see our ranking of the top car manufacturing countries in Europe.

The type of plant matters too. **Italy** has 25 sites but built **309,336 cars** in 2024, alongside **224,454 vans** and **55,066 trucks**. **Poland**, with 15 plants, was the EU's **largest bus producer** that year, with **7,019 units**.

## Europe's automotive map keeps changing

The graphic shows ACEA's 2025 count, but the map is already moving. In its June 2026 update, ACEA puts the total at **260 plants** across the EU and the UK. The biggest jump came from **battery plants**, up from 65 to 76, while sites producing cars dipped from 102 to 100, a sign of how the shift to electric vehicles is reshaping the industry's footprint.

New players are arriving as well. Chinese car brands are starting to build in Europe, with BYD in Hungary and Chery and Leapmotor in Spain among the most visible projects.

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You may also like: [Top Car Manufacturing Countries in Europe in 2025](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/top-car-manufacturing-countries-europe-2025): about the countries that manufacture the most cars in Europe.

Sources: ACEA, The Automobile Industry Pocket Guide 2025/2026 (plant count and S&P Global Mobility production data); ACEA interactive plant map, June 2026 update.

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