European Government Support for the Auto Industry
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CONTENTS Summary ..............................................................................................................................................6
The automotive sector is a key strategic industry .................................................................... 7
EU level response .......................................................................................................................... 9
Industry support offered by the governments of France, Germany, and the UK, Russia and Turkey ..................................................................................................................... 9
Research and Development ....................................................................................................... 11
EU R&D Grants ......................................................................................................................... 11
In Summary ............................................................................................................................... 12
The European Light Vehicle Market – An Overview .................................................................. 13
The EU automotive industry - A key driver for the European economy ............................ 13
The European Automotive Sector in 2011 and outlook for 2012 - IHS Automotive ......... 13
Light Vehicle Production by Country/Region 2010........................................................... 16
Light Vehicle (<6.0t) Demand: passenger cars.................................................................... 17
Light Vehicle (<6.0t) Sales in Europe 2002-2010 ............................................................... 18
Global Vehicle Sales 2011 ........................................................................................................ 18
EU Wide Programmes and Support ............................................................................................... 19
EU Support for the vehicle manufacturers and component companies ............................ 19
European Investment Bank (EIB) ......................................................................................... 19
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) ............................................................. 20
Clean Vehicle Europe .............................................................................................................. 21
European Union Funding for Clean Vehicles ...................................................................... 21
National Clean Vehicle Support Instruments ..................................................................... 22
France ............................................................................................................................................. 22
Environmental labelling ......................................................................................................... 22
Electric Vehicles ...................................................................................................................... 23
Biofuels ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Germany ....................................................................................................................................... 24
Fiscal incentives ...................................................................................................................... 24
Electric Vehicles ...................................................................................................................... 25
Regulative incentives ............................................................................................................. 25
Funding ..................................................................................................................................... 26
CNG vehicles ............................................................................................................................ 26
Sweden ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Fiscal Incentives ....................................................................................................................... 27
Funding ..................................................................................................................................... 28
Regulation ................................................................................................................................ 29
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UK .................................................................................................................................................. 29
Fiscal Incentives ...................................................................................................................... 29
Funding ..................................................................................................................................... 30
Regulations ............................................................................................................................... 31
Spain .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Fiscal incentives ...................................................................................................................... 32
Funding ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Regulation ................................................................................................................................ 34
DRAFT National Governments’ Support for the Automotive Industry ................................ 35
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 35
Response to the economic and financial crisis 2008 ........................................................ 35
The European Response ......................................................................................................... 35
Review of key support schemes in selected European Countries .................................. 37
National Response to the international financial crisis ................................................... 37
France ............................................................................................................................................ 37
Special Assistance Programme .............................................................................................. 37
FMEA ......................................................................................................................................... 38
Germany ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Fiscal incentives .......................................................................................................................41
KfW.............................................................................................................................................41
Export Credit Guarantee Scheme (Hermes) ...................................................................... 43
Incentives for R&D projects .................................................................................................. 43
German Government Electric Vehicle Programme (Nationale Plattform Elektromobilität) .................................................................................................................... 43
UK .................................................................................................................................................. 44
Regional Growth Fund (RGF) ............................................................................................... 44
Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) ....................................................... 44
Low Carbon Vehicles .............................................................................................................. 45
Other UK government Schemes .......................................................................................... 47
R&D Incentives ........................................................................................................................ 51
Russia ............................................................................................................................................. 54
Government support for the automotive industry........................................................... 54
Turkey............................................................................................................................................ 55
The automotive industry ....................................................................................................... 55
Government support for the automotive sector ............................................................... 56
DRAFT Research and Development ............................................................................................ 58
Investment in R&D by the world’s vehicle manufacturers ................................................. 58
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European automotive investment in R&D ........................................................................ 58
Patent Applications in the European Automotive sector in 2010 .................................. 58
R&D and Tax Incentives for R&D ........................................................................................ 59
European Commission support for R&D projects............................................................. 62
EUREKA .................................................................................................................................... 62
Collaborative R&D .................................................................................................................. 67
CARS 21 ..................................................................................................................................... 68
DRAFT Car scrappage schemes ...................................................................................................... 72
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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1: Current government incentives and support available to the automotive industry in selected countries in Europe: Summary ................................................................................... 9 Table 2: Light Vehicle Production by Country/Region 2010 .................................................... 16 Table 3: Investments and expansions in the UK automotive sector in 2011 ........................ 52 Figure 1: Automotive Sector turnover as a percentage of GDP 8 Figure 2: Light Vehicle (< 6.0t) Production in Europe 2002-2011 ............................................14 Figure 3: Medium/Heavy (> 6.0t) Vehicle Production in Europe (2002-2011) ...................... 15 Figure 4: Global Light Vehicle (< 6.0t) Production 2002 - 2011 ............................................... 15 Figure 5: Global Passenger Car Production (Market Share) 2010 ............................................ 17 Figure 6: Automotive Council UK: Technology Roadmap ....................................................... 49 Figure 7: Direct and indirect government funding of business R&D and tax incentive for R&D, 2008 ........................................................................................................................................ 60 Figure 8: Direct and indirect government funding of business R&D and tax incentive for R&D, 2009 ......................................................................................................................................... 61 Figure 9: Business R&D intensity and government support to business R&D, 2009......... 62 Figure 10: Focus of policy – challenges and targets beyond 2010 ........................................... 64 Figure 11: Governance of publicly funded automotive research; consultation vs. degree of centralisation ................................................................................................................................... 65
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