- Below are the top ten plants in Europe in 2013:
- 1st: the Volkswagen plant of Wolfsburg (+1.9% compared to 2012) that increased slightly thanks to the Golf VII.
- 2nd: the AvtoVAZ plant of Togliatti (-14.4%) declined due to a decrease in the Russian market.
- 3rd: the Nissan plant of Sunderland (-1.7%) declined slightly (end of life cycle of the Qashqai).
- 4th: the Audi plant of Ingolstadt (+9.3%) benefited from the rise of the Audi A3.
- 5th: the Dacia plant in Pitesti (-10.3%) suffered from the change of generation Logan / Sandero.
- 6th: the PSA plant of Vigo (+36.0%) benefited from rise of the C4 Picasso, C-Elysée and 301.
- 7th: the Skoda plant of Mlada Boleslav (-1.6%) declined slightly in 2013.
- 8th: the Audi plant of Neckarsulm (-14.1%) declined because of a lack of success of the A6, A7, A8, Q5.
- 9th: the Mercedes plant of Sindelfingen (+3.1%) benefited from the new restyled S-Class and E-Class.
- 10th: the Ford plant of Koln (+19.2%) benefited from the restyling of the Fiesta.
- The production of these 10 plants accounted for more than 4.6 million vehicles (passenger cars + LCVs) in 2013, 25% of European production including Turkey, Ukraine and Russia.