> Germany, Spain and Czechia lead EU-27 car production in 2025. See the full ranking of Europe's top car manufacturing countries and what it means for fleets.

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# Top Car Manufacturing Countries in Europe in 2025

Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic lead EU-27 car production. Here's the 2025 ranking and why it matters if you run vehicles.

Pedro Arrate 9 Sept 2026 · 3 min read 

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* [Germany leads, but the east caught up](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/top-car-manufacturing-countries-europe-2025#germany-leads-but-the-east-caught-up)
* [Italy has the brands, not the volume](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/top-car-manufacturing-countries-europe-2025#italy-has-the-brands-not-the-volume)
* [Why it matters if you run vehicles](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/top-car-manufacturing-countries-europe-2025#why-it-matters-if-you-run-vehicles)

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* [Germany leads, but the east caught up](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/top-car-manufacturing-countries-europe-2025#germany-leads-but-the-east-caught-up)
* [Italy has the brands, not the volume](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/top-car-manufacturing-countries-europe-2025#italy-has-the-brands-not-the-volume)
* [Why it matters if you run vehicles](https://worldwidemobility.io/blog/top-car-manufacturing-countries-europe-2025#why-it-matters-if-you-run-vehicles)

Covering the passenger car production in twelve EU-27 countries for 2025, with figures from ACEA and S&P Global Mobility. Add them up and you get **11,336,608** cars. **Germany** takes more than a third on its own.

1. Germany - 4,032,756 - 35.57%
2. Spain - 1,766,325 - 15.58%
3. Czech Republic - 1,440,985 - 12.71%
4. Slovakia - 1,073,050 - 9.47%
5. France - 986,275 - 8.70%
6. Romania - 452,255 - 3.99%
7. Hungary - 411,943 - 3.63%
8. Sweden - 247,972 - 2.19%
9. Portugal - 240,400 - 2.12%
10. Italy - 237.975 - 2,10%
11. Poland - 231.299 - 2,04%
12. Belgium - 215.373 - 1,90%

Germany and Spain together make **51.2%**. The top five reach 82%. Everything from Romania down fits into the remaining fifth.

## Germany leads, but the east caught up

The bigger story sits further east. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Poland now build **3,609,532** cars between them. That's **31.8%** of the total, close to Germany's share. Slovakia alone makes just over a million with a population of around five and a half million.

## Italy has the brands, not the volume

Italy shows nine badges, Ferrari and Lamborghini among them, and still ranks tenth at **237,975 units**. Behind Portugal. Behind Sweden, which manages 247,972 with two brands.

Read the logos instead of the countries and you'll see why. Opel appears in seven of the twelve markets. Volkswagen, Peugeot and Fiat in five each. Platforms cross borders now, so a car wearing a French badge may well have been assembled in Spain or Slovakia. **Italy kept its badges** and handed the volume to other plants inside the same groups.

## Why it matters if you run vehicles

Cars built near your market arrive sooner, which changes how you plan renewals. Fleets mirror local manufacturing strength, and that feeds into parts availability, maintenance contracts and residual values. Operate across several of these markets at once and you're handling different languages, currencies, tax treatments and registration processes in parallel. The EU's pending revision of its 2035 emissions target adds one more thing to plan around.

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Figures taken directly from the infographic. Source: ACEA and S&P Global Mobility, full year 2025\. M1 passenger cars only.

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