Global automobile production (PC+LUV) by region in 2023
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The volume of global automobile production (PC+LUV) increased by 9% in 2023, according to Inovev estimates, which tends to demonstrate that automobile carmakers decided to destock last year, after a restocking observed in 2022, the automobile market having grown by nearly 13% in 2023. This destocking is reminiscent of the significant destocking observed during the years 2020 and 2021 due to the erratic activity of automobile factories (consequences of the health crisis, then the semiconductor crisis ). In total, more than 91 million vehicles were produced worldwide in 2023, including 55 million on the Asian continent (60% of global production). Europe saw its production increase by 14%, more than Asia or the two Americas. This is a welcome recovery after three years of decline. The most depressed region was the Russia-Ukraine-Belarus region due to the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Kei cars represented nearly 40% of the Japanese market in 2023
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With the new Yangwang U8, the BYD group is the targeting the luxury market
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Honda and Nissan team up to develop battery electric vehicles
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The new MG 3 hybrid wants to compete with the Renault Clio and Toyota Yaris
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