In 2013 the Toyota group sold 9.98 million PC+LUV
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- The Toyota group (including Toyota, Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu and Hino brands) remained the world leader in terms of sales in 2013 with 9.98 million vehicles sold (PCs + LUVs), up 2% compared to 2012.
- Driven by the growth of global sales across all brands and all countries (+4% in 2013), the Japanese carmaker expects to exceed 10 million units in 2014, a performance that has never been achieved by any manufacturer since the beginning of the automobile industry.
- In 2013, the Toyota group overtook its U.S. rival General Motors (9.7 million vehicles sold) and its German rival Volkswagen (9.5 million). In 2013, Toyota saw its sales increase by 7% in the United States (2.24 million units), 9% in China (917 000 units) and 1% in Europe (848 000 units) . However, it decreased by 5% in Japan to 2.30 million units.
- Toyota lost its place as world leader in 2011 to the benefit of General Motors, because of the earthquake and tsunami on March the 11 that same year in the northeast of Japan, which seriously affected the production line for several months, but the Japanese group recovered in 2012. It had previously taken the lead for the first time in 2008 at the expense of General Motors that had previously monopolized the place of world leader for over 70 years.
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In 2013 the European PC market has drop by 1.9%
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In 2013 the Chinese PC market rose by 15.7%
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- The Chinese car market grew by 15.7% in 2013 to 17.9 million passenger cars, much higher than that recorded in 2012 (+6.9%). It seems that the strong growth of the Chinese market will remain possible for several more years, given the remaining strong demand and the fact that the rate of motorization of the country remains very low.
- China remains the world's largest market ahead of the United States (15.6 million units) and Europe (12.3 million units).
- By manufacturer (according to the "manufacturer-developers" classification), the Volkswagen Group remains the market leader for PC (17% market share) in front of the GM group (16%). Followed by Hyundai-Kia (9%), Renault-Nissan (5%) and Toyota (5%).
- Independent Chinese automakers still occupy 30% of the market, the first five being Changan (5%), Great Wall (3%), Geely (3%), BYD (3%) and Chery (3%).
- By model, GM-Wuling minivan remains the best-selling car in China in 2013: WulingHongguang (530 050 units) and Wuling Sunshine (455 718 units). Followed by the Ford Focus (403 640 units), Volkswagen Lavida (374 056 units), WulingRongguang (339 295 units), Buick Excelle (296 183 units), Toyota Corolla (294 401 units), Buick Sail (276 242 units) Volkswagen Sagitar (271 188 units) and Volkswagen Jetta (263 408 units).
- Note that the Buick Excelle is the renamed Opel Astra and Buick Sail is the renamed Chevrolet Aveo.
In 2013 Ssangyong achieved record sales since 2002
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- The Korean carmaker Ssangyong achieved in 2013 its best sales volume since 2002. This manufacturer created in 1954 and located in Korea is specialized in SUVs. It was purchased in 2004 by the Chinese SAIC group before being made bankrupt in 2009 following the financial crisis of 2008. SAIC did not wish to pursue its control over Ssangyong that lasted for five years.
- Ssangyong that has been looking for a buyer since 2009, was bought in 2011 by the Indian Mahindra group that now possesses 70% of Ssangyong, The Indian manufacture was also a manufacturer specialized in SUVs. It accelerated the launch of the new Korando compact model (segment C), which extended the range downwards and modernized the image of the Korean manufacturer.
- Against all odds, but thanks to the the help of Mahindra that permitted Ssangyong to benefit from its own network and its own expertise (Ssangyong has been marketed in India since 2012),the Korean SUV brand was launched and has achieved in 2013 its bestselling record in ten years, benefitting from the worldwide success of SUVs.
- Mahindra and Ssangyong are complementary both in terms of models and in terms of geographical presence, Mahindra is present mainly in India and Ssangyong is mainly present in Korea and Russia.
- Ssangyong’s future now rests on the new Korando, a model that fits into the larger market of compact SUVs (segment B and C), former Ssangyong models were indeed often offset compared the demand.
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