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In 2024, 551,600 new passenger cars were registered in Poland (up 16% y/y). The number of registrations grew particularly sharply among individual customers, who purchased 34% more vehicles than in 2023. The popularity of vehicles with alternative drives is also on the growth, with 280,000 vehicles registered throughout 2024, an increase of 27% compared to the 2023, according to a report by the Polish Automotive Industry Association and  KPMG in Poland,  entitled "The automotive industry.  Summary data for 2024".

Brussels, 30 January 2025 – Several CEOs of light- and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers participated today in a kick-off meeting hosted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to strengthen the global competitiveness of Europe’s automotive industry.
The meeting underscored a shared sense of urgency among manufacturers and suppliers, as Europe’s global competitiveness crisis, a slower than anticipated market uptake for zero-emission vehicles, and lack of enabling conditions significantly hinder the EU’s progress towards zero-emission mobility targets.
Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz and ACEA President:“The EU auto industry remains fully committed and economically invested in the transition towards zero-emission mobility. But the only way for this transition to succeed is to make it a market- and demand-driven transformation. The upcoming Action Plan must be built on this premise. The reality check to the current European Green Deal will not slow us down, but rather propel this transition by removing bottlenecks and introducing necessary flexibilities”
Christian Levin, CEO of Traton, Scania and Chair of the Commercial Vehicle Board: “The transition of the automotive industry hinges on a shared understanding of challenges and opportunities between business and public policy. President von der Leyen was clear on the Commission’s ambition to cut the red tape while taking further action to speed up the green transition, thus securing European competitiveness. Commercial vehicle manufacturers expressed their support for ambitious climate targets but underlined that targets alone are not enough. Rapid infrastructure deployment and other enabling conditions, such as total cost of ownership (TCO) parity and demand-side measures, are essential.”
ACEA members stressed that for this dialogue to succeed, future meetings and discussions must actively involve all manufacturers and suppliers with substantial industrial footprints in Europe, and all thematic work strands must reflect the unique perspective of the heavy-duty segment. ACEA members will engage with relevant Commissioners on four thematic work strands to provide input into the upcoming Action Plan.

We present the results on PRODUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES and ENGINES FOR MECHANICAL VEHICLES in POLAND in DECEMBER 2024, based on data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO)

PASSENGER CARS
y/y change: December -53,4%; January-December :  -27,8%
In DECEMBER, 8.8 thousand passenger cars were produced in Poland. Lower result this year was recorded in August only - 8.3 thousand cars.  The achieved result is lower by 10.1 thousand cars. (-53.4%) than in the same month last year, and lower than the previous month by 3.5 thousand cars. (-28,5%).
At the end of the year, the production of passenger cars in Poland amounted to 216.2 thousand cars, which is down by 27.8 y/y compared to 2023, when almost 300 thousand cars left the production lines.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (incl.LCV), TRAILER & SEMI-TRAILERS
y/y change: December -23,4% January-December : +7,6%
The situation in the segment of trucks and vans is definitely more positive. Last month, 19 684 units were produced. Despite the fact that the recorded result is lower than both December's and November's, by 6 020 vehicles (-23.4%) and 5 977 units (-23.3%m/m), respectively, production reached a record level.
Throughout 2024, a total of 332,043 vehicles left Polish plants, 23,585 units more (+7.6% y/y) than in 2023. The monthly average at the end of the year was 27,670 units. Such an impressive result was driven mainly by the production of vans up to 3.5t.

BUSES & COACHES ( (for transporting 10 people and more)
y/y change: December +79,1% ; January-December : +38,6%
In December 2024, 761 buses left Polish factories. Compared to the same month of 2023, this is more by 336 units. (+79% y/y). The result is also minimally lower than in November 2023r. by 27 vehicles (-3% m/m).
During the 12 months of 2024, 7,103 vehicles for public transport were produced in Poland, 1,979 units more, which means an increase of 38.6% y/y.

COMBUSTION ENEGINES FOR VEHICLES
y/y change: December -21,9% ; January-December : -6,0%
In December 2024, the production of engines for motor vehicles amounted to 120.3 thousand units, 33.7 thousand units less than in the same month of 2023, i.e. -21.9% y/y and also less than in the previous month by 57.9 thousand units. (-32% m/m).
Year-to-date, 2 229.5 thousand engines were produced, 141.5 thousand units less than in the whole of 2023, down 6% y/y.
Among the engines produced - 2,118.2 are diesel engines (94.7% of all engines) and 111.3 thousand petrol engines, which account for only 5.3%.

Overview of current production figures

The Polish Automotive Industry Association and the Polish Caravanning Group present a report on the registration of the new and used campers and caravans in 2024, based on data from the Central Vehicle Register Office.

In 2024, 2093 new motor caravans were registered in Poland, up 25.8% year-on-year (+ 429 units).
In the category of new caravans, 961 units were registered in 2024, resulting in a y/y increase of 38 units i.e. 4.1%.
                                                                     
Overview of current registrations