- The 25 largest European plants in 2011 and 2012 appear in the table below. The largest one (which manufactured most of the vehicles in 2012) is the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, ahead of the Avtovaz Togliatti plant and the Nissan plant in Sunderland. Of the 25 plants, there are eight plants in Germany, three in France, three in Spain, one in England, two in Turkey, six in Eastern Europe (two in the Czech Republic, two in Slovakia, one in Poland, one in Romania) and one in Russia. If the limit the classification to the first 10 plants, five are located in Germany, two in Eastern Europe, one in Spain, one in England and one in Russia. Germany and Eastern Europe are indeed the most productive regions in Europe today.

- Per carmaker, among the top 25 factories, eight belong to the Volkswagen group, four to the Renault-Nissan group, four to PSA, two to the Daimler group, two to the Hyundai-Kia group, two to the Fiat Group, two to the Ford group, and one belongs to the BMW Group. German groups are also featured in this category with eleven factories, in the top 25 while the French have eight groups, Koreans have two, Italian have two and American also have two. If we restrict the rankings to the first 10 plants, the Volkswagen Group has six, the Renault-Nissan group two and Daimler also has two.

Data source: File #101 - Worldwide production detailed by models