Automotive Industry

of the GDP 2021

67000

Number of the employees 2021

8.6

Average Annual Growth of the Industry

€

4.3

Turnover

270

Companies

R&D Centers

Education

Technical schools and universities in Bulgaria are highly adaptive to the increase requirements by the business operating in the sector. Increasing number of students studying specialties where there is an expected shortage on the labor market. High number of innovations in the sector have been developed trough the eco system of software companies with highly qualified personal.

Universities

100000

Students out of which 20 000+ students enrolled in engineering

Research centers and independent software schools

Dual-education focused on automotive industry needs

1371

STEM

Classes

Interesting Facts

Of the sensors in all european cars are made in Bulgaria

Autonomous vehicles testing facility close to City of Sofia, 5G Network on site.

Inovations from Bulgaria

80% of the sensors in all european cars are made in Bulgaria

Engine Sensing

Brake Sensing

Fuel Sensing

Transmission Sensing

Climate Control Sensing

Еxhaust sensing

Sources: NSI, Automotive Cluster Bulgaria

Bulgarian Automotive Industry

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We help potential and existing investors to explore the business environment and to develop their investment opportunities in Bulgaria.

WE ASSIST LOCAL AND FOREIGN INVESTORS

Desislava Antonova

Junior Expert

Automotive Industry
Robotics & Mechatronics Industry

P: +359 2 985 55 01
E: d.antonova@investbg.government.bg

References from companies

Schneider Electric Bulgaria

Radoslav Koshkov

Manager

Schneider Electric Bulgaria has an excellent relationship with InvestBulgaria Agency since the time of our first investment in production in the country, more than 20 years ago. In the last three years, our enterprise in Plovdiv has been functioning as a demonstration smart factory, the doors of which are always open for education and business, as well as for future investors. We are successfully partnering with IBA in the mission to show the advantages of Bulgaria as an investment destination.

The Team of The Coca-Cola System in Bulgaria

Thanks to the Bulgarian Investment Agency we have a reliable strategic partner that facilitates the development of foreign business in the country and contributes to the upgrading of investment opportunities and the implementation of various projects providing new jobs and the transfer of know-how for the Bulgarian business.

Victor Karadjov

Head of GBS Center

The company chose Sofia for its Global Business Service Center because of the accumulated knowledge in the field of business services and the presence of established specialists in the industry.