So tickt die indische Automobilindustrie
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EU-Indien-Handelsabkommen: Welche Chancen birgt der Deal für die europäische Autoindustrie? Und wie entwickelt sich die indische Autobranche? Antworten gibt unser Dossier.
EU-Freihandelsabkommen mit Indien: Die deutsche Industrie erwartet starke Impulse durch das Abkommen – auch für die Automobilindustrie und ihre Zulieferer.
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Die Europäische Union (EU) und Indien haben sich auf ein Abkommen für eine riesige neue Freihandelszone verständigt. Die bei einem Gipfeltreffen in Neu-Delhi verkündete Einigung sieht vor, Handelsbarrieren und Zölle abzubauen, um den Austausch von Waren und Dienstleistungen anzukurbeln. Die Verhandlungen über das Abkommen waren bereits 2007 begonnen worden. Es soll nun möglichst noch in diesem Jahr unterzeichnet werden und dann schnell in Kraft treten.
Angaben der EU zufolge könnte von dem Abkommen insbesondere die deutsche Autoindustrie profitieren, da Indien den Import von Fahrzeugen aus der EU bislang mit Zöllen von bis zu 110 % belastet. Diese sollen nun zumindest für 250.000 Fahrzeuge pro Jahr schrittweise auf 10 % gesenkt werden, während sie für Autoteile nach fünf bis zehn Jahren vollständig abgeschafft werden.
Drittgrößter Pkw-Einzelmarkt der Welt
"Indien ist für die deutsche Automobilindustrie ein zentraler Partner, ein wichtiger Produktionsstandort und wichtiger Zukunftsmarkt. Der bereits drittgrößte Pkw-Einzelmarkt der Welt bietet enormes Potenzial", sagt VDA-Präsidentin Hildegard Müller. So wurden nach VDA-Angaben 2025 auf dem indischen Pkw-Markt rund 4,5 Millionen Pkw verkauft. Dies entspreche einem Wachstum von rund 5 % gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Für das Jahr 2026 erwartet der VDA ein weiteres Wachstum von 4 % auf ein Volumen von 4,7 Millionen Pkw. Die jüngsten Steuersenkungen, insbesondere für kleinere Fahrzeuge, dürften den Markt deutlich beleben. Der indische Markt für schwere Nutzfahrzeuge (> 6 t) ist 2025 um 8 % gewachsen. Mit 357.700 Fahrzeugen wurde das höchste Marktvolumen seit 2018 erzielt.
Der Handel zwischen Indien und Deutschland ist allerdings noch ausbaufähig. So habe die deutsche Automobilindustrie in den ersten drei Quartalen 2025 Waren im Wert von 722 Millionen Euro nach Indien exportiert, so der VDA, 18 % weniger als im gleichen Zeitraum des Vorjahres. Davon seien 614 Millionen Euro auf Teile und Zubehör entfallen. Umgekehrt habe Indien Waren im Wert von 462 Millionen Euro geliefert, das seien 4 % mehr als im Vorjahreszeitraum gewesen. Davon seien 425 Millionen Euro auf Teile und Zubehör entfallen. Chancen für die deutschen Hersteller ergeben sich auch im Bereich Elektromobilität: So gebe es laut VDA Ziele der indischen Regierung, den Anteil der elektrischen Fahrzeuge bis 2030 für Pkw auf 30 %, für Lkw und Busse auf 70 % und für Zwei- sowie Dreiräder auf 80 % zu steigern.
Indien ist noch vor China mit mehr als 1,45 Milliarden Einwohnern das bevölkerungsreichste Land der Welt. In der EU leben rund 450 Millionen Menschen. Gemeinsam repräsentieren beide Seiten nahezu ein Viertel des weltweiten BIP und der Weltbevölkerung.
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