Fachverband Fahrzeugindustrie

The Austrian Vehicle Industry Association is the Austria-wide legal representation of interests of all companies in the vehicle industry - Austria's forth-largest industrial sector. 150 members operate in areas like automobile manufacturing (passenger cars, agricultural tractors, trucks, buses), two-wheelers (motorcycles and bicycles), trailers, bodies and automotive components & parts (such as engines and gearboxes, exhaust systems, plain bearings, clutches, brake parts) as well as a variety of other skills, like engineering, prototype construction, and industrial vehicle repair.

With a total of 35,900 employees, these member companies generate an annual production value of more than 17.5 billion euros. Due to the small domestic market, companies have to prove themselves with their technically high-quality products on markets all over the world. The high direct export rate of more than 87 % proves, that this is achieved in an excellent manner and that the industry's products have a very high reputation worldwide.

The areas of responsibility of the Austrian Vehicle Industry Association as a representation of the interests of its members include bargaining collective agreements, the right to legal review, participation in commercial and economic administration, the promotion of the economic, social and humanitarian affairs of the members, the strengthening of the community spirit and reputation in society as well as maintaining member files and statistics. Other important activities include the reconciliation of interests with other associations, advertising, public relations, the creation of non-binding association recommendations and professional rules as well as advising individual members.

The Austrian automotive industry is one of the most research-intensive sectors and invests around 26,800 euros per employee in this area every year.