EMIS Insights - CEE Automotive Sector Report 2025-2026

𝗖𝗘𝗘 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨'𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. These nations have become key manufacturing hubs, attracting significant foreign direct investment due to competitive labour costs and strategic locations.

According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), while global car sales increased modestly by 2.5% y/y in 2024, to 74.6mn units, the EU's car market grew by only 0.8% y/y, indicating a sluggish performance. However, according to the Polish Economic Institute, CEE countries such as Poland and Czech Republic bucked this trend, with 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, while 𝗖𝘇𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 and increased demand in both domestic and export markets.

➤ Take a look at EMIS Insights: 𝗖𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, which provides a complete and detailed analysis for 6 countries: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗖𝘇𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮, 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗮 and 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮.