Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to Slovenia

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Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to Slovenia

 

- Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to its Slovenian factory in Novo Mesto, which have already produced the Renault Twingo and Smart Forfour. This change could take place at the launch of the next generation of the Clio in late 2018 or early 2019. Currently, the Turkish Bursa plant produces most of the Clio for the European market (about two thirds) while the French plant in Flins produces only the third of the Clio production.

- The Flins plant will start at the end of 2016 the production of the new generation of the Nissan Micra, while the Zoe, also manufactured in Flins, continues its slow but inexorable progression. Both models could total 200,000 vehicles a year,  i.e. a level close to the saturation of the plant’s capacity (250 000 units).

- The Bursa plant, on its side, can no longer receive new vehicles since it now reaches the level of saturation of its capacity (350 000 units) with the Clio, Fluence and Symbol.

-  Finally, the Novo Mesto plant remains the smallest plant of the three plants (200 000 units), with the advantage of labour costs lower than Flins’, which suggests a possible increase of its capacity (300 000 units). It is to note that the Novo Mesto plant has already produced Renault Clio, between 1998 and 2014.

- The Clio remain in Europe one of the few models to be manufactured on two different production sites.

16-19-4   

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The parc in Asia (excluding Japan and China) has exceeded 120 million units in 2014

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The parc in Asia (excluding Japan and China) has exceeded 120 million units in 2014

 

- 13 Asian countries have been analysed: India, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Pakistan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Myanmar and Bengladesh. Japan and China are not included into this set of countries.


- The combined automobile ownership volume of these 14 Asian countries increased 5.73 million units to over 120 million units in 2014 compared to 2013. Apart from Singapore where ownership restriction is imposed and Taiwan where the market is saturated, ownership volume in all other countries continued to increase. As for ownership rate in 2014, there were 53 automobiles on the roads for every 1,000 persons, indicating much room for growth.


- India was on top with 34 million units. Other countries with over 10 million units of ownership volume were Indonesia (20.5 million), Korea (20.12 million), Thailand (14.95 million) and Malaysia (12.59 million).


- Looking at ownership volume per 1,000 persons, the top three countries were Malaysia (413), Korea (399) and Taiwan (322), all displaying market maturity similar to developed countries. Ownership rate of Thailand stood at 218 units in 2014, indicating continuing expansion.


- In contrast, Indonesia's ownership rate of 82 units was significantly lower compared to Thailand. Remarkable economic growth in the Philippines (36) and Vietnam (23) is expected to trigger motorisation in any time now, drawing attention to future growth in ownership rate in these countries.



16-19-1   

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India 2015 Automobile Export (PC+UV) : Up 2.7 Percent to 730,000 units (2/2)

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India 2015 Automobile Export (PC+UV) : Up 2.7 Percent to 730,000 units (2/2)

 

- In an effort to improve plant production capacity utilisation rate, Ford Motor, VW and GM are expanding exports to Mexico, which benefit from a booming small automobile market, and other Central and South American countries. Ford Motor went up 28.7 percent to 99,000 units thanks tostrong exports of the carmaker's core model the EcoSport, up 46.5 percent to 73,000 units, and export launch of the new Figo and Figo Aspire in August 2015. Ford Motor is aiming to start exports to the US in 2017 with annual volume set to reach 220,000 units in 2020, becoming the first company to export automobiles from India to the US.

- VW went up 9.6 percent to 70,000 units, of which exports of the Vento and Polo to Mexico accounted for 80 percent of the total. Cumulative  export  volume  of VW to Mexico reached 100,000 units in August 2015. Exports of the Vento to Argentina began in November 2015 and further increase is forecast to Central and South America.

- Export volume of GM, which began large-scale exports in 2015, was 20,000 units. The carmaker launched exports in earnest by starting shipping the Beat to Chile in September 2014, while exports to Mexico began in October 2015. Total export target of the carmaker is set at 50,000 units in 2016.


16-18-11   

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2015 Automobile export in Thailand: Up 7% to 1.2 million units

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2015 Automobile export in Thailand: Up 7% to 1.2 million units

 

- Thailand's automobile export volume increased 7% in 2015 compared 2014 to 1.2 million units, reaching a record high for the fourth consecutive year. Export volume of passenger vehicles went up 11.4% to 460,000 units aided by rising exports of Eco Car-compliant models. Passenger pickup vehicles (PPV) rose 28.8% to 83,000 units. One-ton pickup trucks, which account for the bulk of exports, increased slightly, up 2.1% to 658,000 units.

- Apart from Toyota and Ford all carmakers increased volume. Toyota decreased 11.5% to 377,000 units. The market in the Middle East shrank due to the falling price of crude oil, negatively affecting Hilux sales which account for some 80% of all exports to the region. Mitsubishi increased 7.5% to 290,000 units. The carmaker began exports of the new Triton in February 2015 and simultaneously increased the number of export destinations to 150  countries.

- Honda went up 36.8% to 72,000 units thanks to rising exports of the HR-V to Australia and Mexico. Suzuki expanded 3.7-fold to 38,000 units. Strong performance is credited to increased number of export destinations. Suzuki launched exports of the Celerio to Europe in September 2014 and of the Ciaz to ASEAN in July 2015.

- The Federation of Thai Industries forecast in early 2016 that export volume would increase as much as 3% to 1.25 million units in 2016; however, this figure was downwardly revised in April. Toyota set its annual target on par with the previous year's level at 370,000 units. The carmaker intends to counterbalance poor sales in the shrinking Middle East market by focusing more on Oceania, Europe and the US. Meanwhile, Mazda set its 2016 export target at 950,000 units, up 10%, and Suzuki at 51,000 units, up some 30%.

16-19-2   

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Japanese carmakers' Overseas Production: Volume Reaches 18.4 Million Units in 2015

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Japanese carmakers' Overseas Production: Volume Reaches 18.4 Million Units in 2015

 

- Japan's major carmakers produced 18.39 million automobiles overseas (outside Japan) in 2015, up 3.2 percent compared to the previous year. Looking at regional trends, production in North America, Asia-Pacific and Central and South America increased, while results dropped below the previous year's level in Europe and Africa.

- In North America, volumes slightly went up in the USA and Canada. Meanwhile, production volume in Mexico increased 16.9 percent thanks to the launch of new plants by Honda and Mazda. 

- Cooling Asian demand shrankproduction in Indonesia, down 15.5 percent, which tended to go up until 2014. On the other hand, production of Japanese automobiles shifted to a rising trend in Thailand, while production scale also increased in China and India.

- Five out of seven Japanese main carmakers surpassed production volume of the previous year. Only Toyotaand Mitsubishi dropped below 2014's level. Among the carmakers which increased production, Mazda realised double-digit expansion.

- Since future prospects of the economy are becoming increasingly murky especially in emerging countries, production may come to a standstill in 2016; however, the trend called "local production for local consumption" is expected to prevail in the medium term, spurring overseas production to soon reach 20 million units.


16-18-9   

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