The evolution of global production of the first 12 carmakers
- From the evolution of the global production of the twelve first leading carmakers, it appears that Volkswagen, GM and Toyota groups should complete the 2013 year side by side (according to the Inovev forecast, calculated from the first 10 months) . Volkswagen Group could become the first carmaker in the world, very close to GM and Toyota, and five years ahead of its objectives. This performance is mainly due to the strong increase in sales in the Chinese market.
- The fourth and fifth global automakers Renault-Nissan and Hyundai-Kia will also end the year side by side, even if the Franco- Japanese group appears in better position to beat the Korean group.
- The Ford group, after a sharp drop between 2002 and 2009 (like the GM group) due in part to the sale of Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and the removal of the Mercury brand, has grown again since 2009 and consolidated its sixth place globally (it was formerly second).
- The Fiat -Chrysler group is in seventh position. Although the creation of this group dates from 2011, Inovev has summed up production of Fiat and Chrysler between 2002 and 2011 for a better reading of the history. Chrysler was before 2008 integrated into Daimler group.
- PSA is the only carmaker in the top 12 global manufacturers to decline since 2010.
