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.

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

Source: IHS MARKIT Created with LocalFocus