Semiconductor Applications: Automotive Industry Germany dominates the market for automotive semiconductors with more than a third of global market share. In 2011, the auto industry accounted for 39.6 percent of all semiconductor revenue in Germany. Between 2000 and 2011 the German semiconductor automotive segment grew by 163 percent, and is fore- cast to keep growing by 43 percent for the period 2011 to 2016. Highly qualified engineering personnel and close proximity to customers are the keys to this success. Germany is a highly attractive location for automotive electronics research and investment thanks to constant growth in the global automotive market allied to increasing demand for German-made high-quality vehicles (particularly from emer- ging countries). German car manu- facturer output is expected to in- crease continuously over the next years, reaching an annual output level of 6.7 million vehicles in 2016.