Sales of motor vehicles in the European Union

The sale of motor vehicles is the largest and most productive activity within the motor trades sector in the European Union. The sector generated a turnover of EUR 707.5 billion and employed a total of over 1.5 million persons across the European Union, according to latest available Structural business statistics. This publication describes the structure and development of this sector based on the latest available statistical information from a variety of official sources. It presents a range of indicators such as: turnover, employment, country specialisation; cost structure; productivity and profitability, importance of SMEs, car registrations etc