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The Automobile industry has been started in Europe. In 1769, French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot invented the first Steam-powered automobile. In 1960’s, Asia has emerged as a center of global automobile production. In 1960’s, Japan has been in the top three of the countries with most cars manufactured since the 1960s, surpassing Germany. Now global car industry turns into electric car era, Korean car makers emerge in world market. To combat the climate change, the EU and EU member-states developed the policies to promote low carbon vehicle. European automakers have also implemented their strategy focused on the electric vehicle. The Li-ion battery is the core for advancing electrical vehicle. In order to meet the increasing demand of Li-ion vehicles, EU automakers will strengthen the cooperation with the global battery manufacturers including Korean battery manufacturers, LG Chem, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation. EU-Korea automobile industry should develop further cooperation methods.