Research background: Research in this paper is based on analysis of data and documents published by official institutions and relevant studies and papers. Purpose of the article: This paper assesses how the pandemic situation influenced automotive sector in countries of Europe. It evaluates differences between European countries, in terms of automotive industry operation after COVID-19 crisis. It also outlines global trends and challenges for future industry development. Methods: In the

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... , we use mainly general methods, especially analysis, synthesis and comparison. Among the specific methods, we use statistical methods to obtain, process, explain and interpret data. Findings & Value added: In the findings we present the impact of COVID-19 on automotive industry in European countries. In the end, we present thoughts on globalization challenges for automotive industry, and possible ways for its future development.