Nissan launches The Datsun Go a new generation of Datsun

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Nissan launches The Datsun Go a new generation of Datsun
 
- The Datsun was formerly the car brand of the Nissan group. It disappeared in 1981, the Group's management had decided to sell these cars under the Nissan brand.

- In 2013, Nissan relaunches within the Datsun brand by marketing the Go, a cheap vehicle designed primarily for emerging countries, including India, Indonesia, South Africa and Russia.

- The Nissan Datsun is supposed to play the role of Dacia within Renault. Based on the platform and engine of the Nissan Micra, the The Datsun Go manufactured in India will address first low-priced cars like Maruti-Suzuki Alto/800, Honda Brio, Hyundai Santro, Toyota Etios, Ford Figo, Mitsubishi Space Starand the Dacia Sandero ...

- These cars from segments A and B represent 80% of sales in India. Maruti alone accounts for 45% of sales in India, while Renault-Nissan holds only 2% but seeks 10% by 2016, thanks to the The Datsun Go, better positioned in this market than a Nissan Micra or a Dacia Sandero (more expensive and larger ).

- The Datsun Go (whose price is 400,000 rupees, equivalent of 5,000 euros) and is scheduled to be sold in the hundreds of thousands of copies, thus counteracting the plan of the Tata Nano which had also failed ... Nissan will built it in its plants in Chennai that will have no problem of production capacity since the plant was from the outset generously sized.

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Data source: File #10 - Start of Production (SOP) of new and modified vehicles in Europe 

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Fiat increases its production forecast for Melfi but cut its forecast in Kragujevac

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Fiat increases its production forecast for Melfi but cut its forecast in Kragujevac
 

- Fiat increases its production forecast for its plant in Melfi (Southern Italy), which is currently one of the less active European plants (23% utilization rate).


- Fiat will plans to produce 280 000 small SUV per year from 2015. This omens for the plant a second half of 2013 and first half of 2014 still mediocre but reboot is planned for the second half of 2014.


- The new vehicles will be launched in effect during the summer of 2014 and marketed under the brands Fiat (Fiat 500 X, 130 000 units per year) and Jeep (name unknown, 150,000 units per year). The Punto that was made on this site seems doomed. It could emigrate from Melfi to the Mirafiori plant where it is also currently manufactured.


- Fiat plans to launch 19 models manufactured in Italy by 2016, 9 Alfa Romeo, 6 Maserati, 3 Fiat and 1 Jeep. Fiat wants to increase the group's production in Europe of 1.2 million units in 2013 to 2 million units per year in 2016.


- In addition, Fiat has revised downward its production forecast in Kragujevac in Serbia for the 500 L due to delays in the model launch in Russia that was reported for several months. The upper bracket of 150,000 units per year has been reduced to 140,000 units, and could be lowered again if exports to the Russian market do not begin.

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Data source: File #101 - Worldwide production detailed by models

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The market for light commercial vehicles in Europe still hasn't rebooted

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The market for light commercial vehicles in Europe still hasn't rebooted
 

- The market for light commercial vehicles in Europe still hasn't rebooted. While we still expects a 10% decline in the European market for light commercial vehicles in June 2013 (compared to 2012), the world's major markets have see more positive developments last month.


- Rising markets, China (+19.5%), Mexico (+24.3%), American (+13.3%) Canadian (+10.1%), Brazilian (+12.8%), Argentinian (+13.6%) and Australian (+13.7%).


- Diminishing markets, Japanese (+-0.8%), Indian (-13.7%), Turkish (+13.5%) and Korean (-5.1%).


- On the cumulative six months in 2013, while we expect a decrease of 8% of the European market, the world's major light commercial vehicles market follow the evolution of June.


- Rising markets, China (++6.4%), Mexico (+14.3%), American (+11.7%) Canadian (+6.6%), Brazilian (+7.8%), Argentinian (+31.1%), Korean (+8.8%) and Australian (+7.4%).


- Diminishing markets, Japanese (-5.2%), Turkish (+-6.6%) and Indian (-8.5%).


- Global sales of light commercial vehicles rose nearly 6% in the first half of 2013.

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Data source: File #55 - Registrations in the World by makes 

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Record sales for BMW, Audi and Mercedes in 2013

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Record sales for BMW, Audi and Mercedes in 2013
 
- The three Premium carmakers, Audi, BMW and Mercedes have once again set a new record in global sales in the first half of 2013. The three German brands grew during this period (compared to the same period in 2012) by 7.7% for the BMW brand, 6.4% for Audi and 6.4% for Mercedes.

- On the cumulative six months, the hierarchy between the three brands has not changed: BMW continues to lead with 804,000 units in front of Audi with 780,000 units and Mercedes with 695,000 units.

- Its must be noted that within the BMW and Mercedes groups, the worst performances are for the Mini and Smart brands that are both declining, -2% for Mini (152,000 units) and -6.7% for Smart (52,000 units). By integrating these brands in their respective groups, the BMW Group sales reach 956,000 units in the first half (+6%) and Mercedes reached 747,000 units (+5.3%).

- By region, sales of three brands are driven by the United States with a growth rate of 9% for BMW (173 000 units), 14% for Audi (74 000 units) and 10% for Mercedes (146,000 units). China continues to boost sales for BMW (+14.5%, 183,000 units) and Audi (+17.5%, 228,000 units), while Mercedes stabilizes its volumes in the first half (-0, 6%, 108,000 units). In Europe, the Mercedes brand is one of the three to record growth in terms of volume (+3% to 364,000 units).

- BMW is stable (-0.1% to 360,000 units) and Audi declined (-2.5% to 384,000 units).

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Data source: File #55 - Registrations in the World by makes 

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