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Motor vehicles from the "Autoland Sachsen" have been providing mobility for over 100 years. From here innovations such as the left-hand drive or the front-wheel drive in series have begun their international triumphant advance. Today, the "Autoland Sachsen" is one of Germany's top locations with five vehicle and engine plants from Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche as well as around 780 suppliers, equipment suppliers and service providers in the industry. About every eighth passenger car built in Germany comes from Saxony. Die Automobilindustrie ist zugleich der Motor des verarbeitenden Gewerbes in Sachsen. Die über 95.000 Beschäftigten, davon mehr als 80 % in der Zulieferindustrie, erbringen über ein Viertel der sächsischen Industrieproduktion. Von A wie Antrieb bis Z wie Zubehör können die Automobilzulieferer in Sachsen nahezu alle für ein Fahrzeug notwendigen Komponenten und Teile sowie die erforderlichen Produktionsausrüstungen entwickeln und fertigen. Saxony is also in pole position in the second automotive revolution. Today's innovation fields are called modern hybrid and electromobility solutions, developments for autonomous driving, lightweight construction in an efficient material mix, resource-efficient production technologies as well as new traffic concepts. Here industry and research work hand in hand and promote solutions for sustainable mobility.