Germany Automotive Trade

$286B +$1.4B

2025 exports · Annual

Germany is one of the top exporters of automotive among the countries covered here, ranked number 1 with $286B shipped in 2025. Exports were close to flat year over year, moving 0.5%. automotive accounts for 16% of Germany's total goods exports. United States is the largest trading partner in automotive, at 8.6% of two-way trade.

Germany automotive trade, 2015-2025
Germany automotive trade, monthly through July 2026

Top automotive products

#NameValue 2025ShareYoY
1
Passenger vehicles
$177B61.9%+0.5%
2
Vehicle parts and accessories
$62.9B22.0%-2.4%
3
Trucks and goods vehicles
$13.1B4.6%+1.8%
4
Tractors
$11.9B4.2%+8.2%
5
Trailers and semi-trailers
$6.7B2.3%+9.6%

Top automotive trading partners

#NameValue 2025ShareYoY
1$38.1B8.6%-15%
2$28.4B6.4%-0.7%
3$27.9B6.3%+8.7%
4$27.7B6.2%+8.5%
5$25.3B5.7%+9.2%

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Source & methodology

We use primary trade sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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