Automotive industry in NRW

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Automotive industry in NRW

NRW is one of the most important automotive locations in Ger­many. Every year, approx. one million passenger cars and commercial ve­hicles are produced here for the world market, as well as trailers, bodies, containers, vehicle parts, and accessories. In total, i.e. including suppliers that do not produce exclusively for the automotive industry, the industry encom­passes approx. 800 companies employing over 200,000 people. The four largest manufacturers in NRW are Ford in Cologne, Opel in Bochum, and Daimler in Düsseldorf.

Number of companies *
NRW's share of German companies

223
17.0 %

Employees *
NRW's share of German employees

82,779
10.6 %

Sales *
Thereof foreign sales
NRW's share of German sales

35.1 Mrd. EUR
63.0 %
10.4 %

Average monthly earnings

3,815 EUR

Exports **
NRW's share of German exports

20.4 Mrd. EUR
11.3%

Imports **
NRW's share of German imports

16.1Mrd. EUR
21.1 %



* the figures refer to NACE Code 34 (Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) and companies with 20 and more employees

** the figures refer to foreign trade statistics North Rhine-Westphalia

 

The most important buyer countries

Pie chart; most important buyer countries in percent

The most important supplier countries

Pie chart; most important supplier countries in percent

Source: LDS NRW, Production of vehicles and spare parts in NRW; data: as of 2007

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