Steady decline in the production of Western Europe compared to Eastern Europe
- Since the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe, the opening of borders and the restructuring Western Europe of the automobile industry in these countries (in the early 90s), Western European countries have steadily declined while the countries of Eastern Europe have been developing.
- Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary have observed car plants establish themselves locally at the expense of Western Europe where production costs are much higher.
- Including Russia and Turkey (who experienced periods of growth and decay of large amplitude in the years 2000), we can notice the volume of automobile production in the whole of Europe has remained stable between 2000 and 2012 (to approximately 20 million vehicles), but with a production peak in 2007 (3 000 000 units compared to 2000) and a low in 2009 (3 million units compared to 2000).
- While in 2000, the West European production accounted for 85% of the European production, it accounted for more than 65% in 2012. At the same time, the East European production accounted only for 15% of Europe's production in 2000, represents 35% in 2012.
- Between 2000 and 2012, a dozen factories closed in the West while a dozen opened in the East was opened. Different announcements in factory openings or capacity increase will accentuate this trend.
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