Germany is the world's number one supplier of automotive components.

In 2015, Germany was the world's leading exporter of automotive components, with exports reaching US$53.3 billion, representing 15.3% of global exports. The United States ranked second with a 12.6% share, or US$43.9 billion, and Japan was third with an 8.2% share, equivalent to US$28.6 billion.

According to the World Top Exporter 2016 summary, global automotive component exports in 2015 totaled US$349 billion. This represents an average increase of 2.3% compared to 2011, when automotive component shipments totaled US$342.6 billion.

However, year-on-year, from 2014 to 2015, global automotive component exports declined by 6.5%.

Among all continents, Europe was the leading producer of automotive components, with a value of US$158 billion, representing 45.3% of the total. Asia ranked second with a 30.3% share.