%0 Journal Article %A Christina Babatsou and Efthimios Zervas %D 2011 %J International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 59, 2011 %T EU Socioeconomic Indicators and Car Market %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/964 %V 59 %X Since 2008 a new economic crisis is present is the entire planet. This crisis affects several domains of the economic but also of the social life. Consumption decreases due to the lack of necessary resources of households to increase their expenditures. The car manufacturing is one of the main industrial activities in European Union (EU) and the present crisis particularly affects it. The present study examines the correlations between several socio-economic indicators and car market in European Union. The target is to find out the impact of the present economic crisis on the car market in EU. %P 1616 - 1621