\ % pic_1% \ Producing vehicles in Europe in 2009 has shrunk by 17.3 percent compared with 2008, reaching the lowest levels since 1996. The decline amounted to 23% compared with levels before the crisis in 2007 This is clear from the economic report of the European Association of car manufacturers ACEA, which is published three times a year. \\ Production of passenger cars decreased by 13%. This is the biggest cuts in production since 1993, when the production of passenger cars decreased by 15.1%. In the last quarter of 2009, however, recorded growth of over 20 percent in production compared to 2008, suggesting improvement in the situation in the automotive industry. Germany remains the largest producer of cars in the EU produced 5.2 million copies, followed by Spain (2.2 million cars), while France fell to third place as a producer. \\ Production of cars and light trucks declined by...

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