Automotive production in France by region
- Automobile production (VP+LCV) in France decreased significantly in the 2000s, in particular due to numerous relocations to Spain and Eastern European countries. Relocations to Eastern European countries had been made possible after the fall of the USSR and the entry of these countries into the European Union. Automotive production in France remained stable between 2009 and 2019, with a volume of around 2 million vehicles per year. It fell below 1.5 million units per year after 2019 (Covid effect).
- Since the year 2000, Hauts de France has been the French region where production is the most important, in particular thanks to the Toyota factory in Onnaing, the Renault factory in Douai and that of Maubeuge, the Stellantis factory in Valenciennes. In the future, this region will make great progress due to the creation of an electric hub in Douai: the Renault group's 100% electric cars will be mainly produced in the Hauts de France (Douai and Maubeuge).
- Conversely, automobile production in Ile de France – with a volume similar in 2005 to that of Hauts de France – collapsed, in particular due to the drop in activity observed in Flins, Poissy and Aulnay- undergrowth. This region, which saw the birth of the French automobile industry at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, now represents only 40% of the volume recorded in the Hauts de France.
- The Grand Est and Bourgogne Franche Comté regions also fell significantly, due to the drop in activity in Mulhouse and Sochaux.
- Brittany and Normandy remain marginal regions.
- Growth is again expected, to reach a level equivalent to that of the years 2009-2019, due to the recovery of the European market and the location in France of electric motor vehicles.
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