1、POCKET GUIDE 2023/2024 EMPLOYMENT 8 PRODUCTION 16 REGISTRATIONS 29 TRADE 48 VEHICLES IN USE 68 ROAD SAFETY 74 ENVIRONMENT 79 INNOVATION 88 TAXATION 93 ABOUT ACEA 105ACEAs Pocket Guide is the go-to fact book for everything related to the automotive industry and market fresh with new data and statisti

2、cs every year.This latest edition reaffirms the European automotive industrys steadfast global leadership in R&D investment despite the uncertain regulatory and economic climate.It also confirms Europes burgeoning electric vehicle market,which with the right policy conditions,offers significant pote

3、ntial for the emobility transition.It also reveals a more concerning sign,as growing competition from third countries challenges European auto makers competitiveness and domestic vehicle market share.2022 saw EU production continue its rebound,hitting 13million vehicles 1million more than the previo

4、us year.For cars,production grew at its fastest rate in the last ten years,reversing four consecutive years of decline.Despite this upswing,Europe still produces less than one-fifth of cars globally,with the regions market share dropping by 2%compared to 2021 the third annual drop in a row.On the br

5、ight side,the market share of battery-electric cars continued its ascent,recording a six-fold increase in just four years.Electrically chargeable vans and buses were not far behind,with EU sales quadrupling and trebling,respectively,in the same period.Electrically chargeable truck uptake was still f

6、ar from optimal,especially as the EU moves ahead with ambitious CO2-reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles(HDVs).The comparatively low but steadily growing market share is a telling sign that EU member states must do more to boost electric CV purchases and infrastructure rollout.For instance,22 E