Berlin's proximity to Europe's growth markets and to leading automobile manufacturers makes it an important market for the automotive industry.
The city offers attractive conditions not only for major companies like BMW and Daimler AG, but small and mid-sized companies as well.
- Over 200 automotive companies in the region, including 80 manufacturing and supply operations and various engineering firms that employ around 19,000 people;
- A total of 50,000 jobs in transportation technology;
- Integration of regional businesses and suppliers in various networks and competence centers;
- Subsidies and incentives for capital investments, employee training, and research and development projects;
- Outstanding pool of highly qualified technical specialists and management talent due to various degree programs in the automotive field;
- Quick access to the automobile manufacturers in Lower Saxony, Saxony, Poland and the Czech Republic thanks to Berlin's central location in the heart of Europe;
- A competence center for clean energy drive technology in the form of a consortium of various automotive companies.
Automotive Industry in Berlin
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The Automotive Industry
Above all else, the growth that the automotive industry and its suppliers have experienced in Germany's capital region is the result of the excellent conditions that the sector finds here:
- An exceptional infrastructure,
- Favorable labor costs;
- Industrial and commercial properties available on short notice;
- A well-educated workforce;
- Attractive subsidies and incentives for investors; and
- Two technical universities, several universities of applied sciences and further scientific institutions that conduct research in the field of automotive technology.
Automotive and Design
The region offers lots of inspiration and showcase opportunities for those whose work lies at the intersection of technology and design. Companies and stakeholders in the mobility and automotive industries on the one hand and in the field of design (architecture, fashion and technology) on the other hand intersect and interact here.
