Japanese production PC + LUV increased by 1% in 2014

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Japanese production PC + LUV increased by 1% in 2014
 
- Car production within Japan (PC + LUV) increased by 1% in 2014 compared to 2013, to 9.34 million units. However this result is still very far from the figures recorded before 2009.

- Only the increase in the Japanese market in 2014 (+ 3.5%) can be held accountable for this production increase of 1%.

- Indeed, the volume of exports (4.65 million vehicles) was down slightly in 2014 (-4.5%). The establishment of new models manufactured outside of Japan has continued in recent years, mechanically taking away units that were previously produced in Japan. Thus, production of Japanese manufacturers outside Japan was up 2.4% to 4.5 million units. In addition, imports remained stable (almost 5% market share).

- The production volume of passenger cars (PC) was on the rise by 1.1% reaching 8.28 million units and those of light utility vehicles (LUV) grew by 3.8% to 1.36 million units.

- By make, only Toyota (-2.7% to 3.27 million units), Nissan (-8.7% to 881 000 units) and Mazda (-6.6% to 934 300 units) experienced a decrease. All other makes were on the rise: Suzuki (+8.6% to 1.06 million units), thanks to the growing market for K-Cars, Honda (+ 14% to 958,179 units), Daihatsu (+ 1% to 782 195 units), Subaru (+ 8.75% to 695,790 units) Mitsubishi (+ 8.3% to 640,890 units) and Isuzu (+ 9.7% to 267,872 units).

- The most produced model is the Toyota Land Cruiser (400 000 units) in front of the Toyota Prius (370 000 units).

15-12-1  

 

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Malaysian production evolves sporadically since 2005

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Malaysian production evolves sporadically since 2005
 
- Since 2005, the Malaysian automobile production has evolved in spurts (successive increases and decreases). Yet in 2014, it reached a high point compared to previous years, at 595 000 units (against 601 000 in 2013), representing a decline of only 1% compared to 2013.

- Malaysian production is hardly exported and is mostly sold locally. However, they are currently experiencing a slight change in leadership: the Malaysian Proton and Perodua groups represented 58% of the country's production in 2005 and now represent no more than 51% in 2014.

- Indeed, many foreign manufacturers are located in Malaysia (including Toyota and Honda), responding to growing demand of in between 500 000 to 650 000 vehicles per year, and an even greater potential in the medium and long term (750 000 to 900 000 units per year). In 2014, it sold 666 000 vehicles in Malaysia (against 650 000 in 2013), one hundred thousand of which came from abroad (mainly from South East Asia).

- The two local groups Perodua and Proton have failed to enter into alliances with foreign manufacturers. The draft agreement between Proton (established in 1983) and Volkswagen failed and for Perodua (established in 1994), Daihatsu holds 20% of its capital.

15-11-7  

 

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Inovev expects 350 000 annual sales of the new VW Passat in Europe

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Inovev expects 350 000 annual sales of the new VW Passat in Europe
 
- The Volkswagen Passat was voted Car of the Year 2015. It therefore succeeds to the Peugeot 308, which was elected Car of the Year in 2014. It is ahead of the seven finalists selected by a panel of 58 European journalists from the specialized press: the Citroën C4 Cactus a small SUV, the Renault Twingo city car, the compact MPV BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, the Mercedes C-Class, The Ford Mondeo and Nissan Qashqai.

- In terms of sales volumes, the VW Passat is probably the best ranked of the batch of seven finalists, since it aspires to a production volume of around 350 000 units per year (sedan and estate) in Europe alone, to which must be added 250 000 units in China and 150 000 units in the United States.

- This car is therefore one of the most distributed segment D vehicles, and its success has been undeniable over the last forty years, since the launch date of the first generation Passat(which was based on the Audi 80).

- This success is all the more important since D segment sedans have seen their influence considerably decrease with the introduction of minivans and SUVs. The Passat has become over the years the last European sedan from segment D to still experience success.

15-11-5  

 

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Geely to build a Volvo plant in the US

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Geely to build a Volvo plant in the US
 

- While Geely is currently building two factories in China for its European subsidiary Volvo, the manufacturer has confirmed its plan to build another Volvo plant in the US. A historically very important market for the Swedish brand that entered this market in 1955 and had already chosen twenty years later to set up a plant near this market, in Canada (the plant closed in 1998).


- The new plant project in the United States that should be operational in 2018, will allow Volvo to increase its sales consistently. Last year Volvo accounted for 0.4% of the US market i.e. 56 000 vehicles sold. In the medium term, the aim would be to reach 100 000 sales (2020 target).


- Thanks to this new plant whose exact location and capabilities have not yet been disclosed, Volvo will now be present on three continents and have five manufacturing facilities including those already present in Europe (in Gothenburg, Sweden and Ghent in Belgium) and China (Chengdu and Chongqing).


- The models manufactured in the new plant will be models adapted to the North American market, ie high-end models like the XC90 and future S90 / V90 (successor of the S80 / V70). It is unclear, however, if Volvo will be manufacturing intermediate range models in the plant (S60, V60, XC60).


15-11-8  

 

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Chinese production (PC + LUV) increased by 8.9% in 2014

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Chinese production (PC + LUV) increased by 8.9% in 2014
 

- China's automobile production rose again in 2014, + 8.9% compared to 2013, reaching 23.4 million PC + LUV, consolidating its world leadership acquired in 2009, ahead of the European Union and the United States.


- This growth was lower than that recorded in 2013 (+ 14.7% compared to 2012), but remains high compared to the growth in global automotive production that did not exceed 3.3% in 2014.


- Since 2010, growth in Chinese production has decreased, but still has an annual average of 10% over the last four years, which equates to an increase of about two million units per year. And according to forecasts by the Chinese government, there is no early indication of a sharp slowdown in consumption before 2020. Chinese production could continue to rise to two million units per year until that date. It could therefore represent up to 35 million units by that time i.e. one-third of global automotive production.


- JV with foreign manufacturers account for 60% of production PC + LUV (70% of PC production). For several years, the leaders kept their respective positions, including the VW group (15% of production PC + LUV), GM group (14%) and Hyundai-Kia (8%). The Chinese group Changan is the only Chinese one to join the top 5. The other 100% Chinese manufacturers failed to overtake Toyota, Renault Nissan, Honda, Ford and PSA.


15-11-6  

 

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