German car industry by the numbers

BMW, Daimler and the Volkswagen Group are accused of holding secret
meetings since the 1990s – in particular colluding on diesel exhaust
treatment systems – according to German news magazine Der Spiegel

Global sales revenue (Jan-Dec 2016)

€94.16bn    €153.26bn   €217.27bn

Vehicle production (million units, 2016)    Cars   Commercial vehicles
China                                    24.42     3.70               28.12
U.S.                                      3.93     8.31               12.24
Japan                                     7.87     1.33                9.20
Germany                                   5.75     0.31                6.06

Germany is world’s fourth largest automaker, building 6,062,562 vehicles last year

792,500 Workforce (2015)
41 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)

70% More than seven-in-10 of all premium-branded vehicles produced globally are manufactured by German OEMs

EU Cartel fines Companies can escape fines by “self-reporting”.
Maximum cap of 10% of global sales revenues for cartel infringements

4.5 million 79% of cars built in Germany in 2015 were exported

Sources: Company annual reports, Germany Trade & Invest, Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles, European Commission Cartel Statistics, Exane BNP Paribas

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