1、 March 2022 Economic and Market Report State of the EU auto industry Full-year 2021 www.acea.auto 1 CONTENTS EU economic outlook.2 Passenger cars.2 Registrations.4 World.4 The European Union.6 Production.8 World.8 The European Union.11 Trade.12 Imports.13 Exports.14 Commercial vehicles.15 Registrati

2、ons.15 The European Union.15 Production outlook.20 World.20 Trade.22 Imports.23 Exports.24 COPYRIGHT NOTICE Reproduction of(parts of)this information or related documents is not permitted without the prior written consent of ACEA.Wherever reproduction is permitted,ACEA shall be referred to as source

3、 of the information.www.acea.auto 2 EU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Despite global supply chain disruptions,the EU economy saw a strong recovery during 2021,with GDP expanding by 5.3%.The global supply chain issues,such as the shortage of semiconductors,and elevated energy prices continue to weigh on production

4、.As a result,higher-than-projected inflationary pressure is restraining household purchasing power.According to the European Commissions latest forecast,GDP in the EU is projected to grow by 4.0%in 2022.The current wave of COVID-19 infections is expected to be short-lived,and most supply chain issue

5、s are predicted to dissipate throughout the year.Moreover,EU GDP is set to further increase in 2023,albeit only at a moderate pace of 2.8%.However,it is important to note that the forecast does not factor in the current war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia.With energy prices set to remain

6、 high,and price pressures on goods and services increasing,inflation in the EU is predicted to peak in the first quarter of 2022.However,as supply constraints and energy prices stabilise,inflation is projected to decline sharply by the end of 2022.Overall inflation in EU is predicted to increase fro