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Published: 22 July 2026
Employment expectations in automotive manufacturing, EU27, 2000–Q2 2026
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Employment expectations in automotive manufacturing, EU27, 2000–Q2 2026
The employment expectations indicator shown here is measured as the balance between the percentage of firms expecting employment to increase and those expecting it to decline over the following three months.
Source: European Commission (DG ECFIN), Business and consumer survey.
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22 July 2026
While large-scale redundancies at major manufacturers dominate the headlines, the true impact of this restructuring is being felt most acutely within the wider supply chain. This article examines the uneven distribution of job losses, the growing geographical shifts in production, and the persistent fragility of employment expectations across the sector.