<p>In order to achieve the Net-Zero Emission target, road transport electrification is being promoted globally. Automobile iteration requires attention to the carbon footprint brought about by automotive manufacturing processes. Automotive painting workshops, which are energy-intensive, need to implement measures to minimize carbon footprints. This study aims to analyze the implementation effect and selection priority of measures in achieving the target from the perspectives of three stakeholder concerns. Obtaining the benefit targets of the painting workshop from the realization of the Net-Zero Emission target, guided by the benefit target, combined with the dynamic adjustment of resources caused by the workshop’s focus on the process of realizing the target, and carrying out a targeted ranking of different measures. It avoids the problems found in previous ranking methods. In addition, this study considered the impact of multivariable uncertainty on ranking results, and the effect was evaluated from the perspective of carbon efficiency. This study provides reliable insights by identifying the intensive carbon footprints of painting workshops and proposing the Target-Oriented Stage-Adaptive Balanced method for ranking and selecting measures to achieve predictable results in carbon reduction and the Net-Zero Emission target.</p> Graphical abstract <p></p>