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

- The 25 largest European plants in 2011 and 2012 appear in the table below. The largest one (which manufactured most of the vehicles in 2012) is the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, ahead of the Avtovaz Togliatti plant and the Nissan plant in Sunderland. Of the 25 plants, there are eight plants in Germany, three in France, three in Spain, one in England, two in Turkey, six in Eastern Europe (two in the Czech Republic, two in Slovakia, one in Poland, one in Romania) and one in Russia. If the limit the classification to the first 10 plants, five are located in Germany, two in Eastern Europe, one in Spain, one in England and one in Russia. Germany and Eastern Europe are indeed the most productive regions in Europe today.

- Per carmaker, among the top 25 factories, eight belong to the Volkswagen group, four to the Renault-Nissan group, four to PSA, two to the Daimler group, two to the Hyundai-Kia group, two to the Fiat Group, two to the Ford group, and one belongs to the BMW Group. German groups are also featured in this category with eleven factories, in the top 25 while the French have eight groups, Koreans have two, Italian have two and American also have two. If we restrict the rankings to the first 10 plants, the Volkswagen Group has six, the Renault-Nissan group two and Daimler also has two.

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

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

- Within the Shanghai Show Hakan Samuelsson, the President of Volvo announced that the Swedish brand (owned by Geely) no longer plans to develop  in the short term a premium limousine (competitor of the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series Mercedes S-Class), and this even for the Chinese market.

- One had indeed last year talked of a successor of the former S90/V90, based on the Universe design (2011). During this exhibition, Volvo also introduced the V40 5-door hatchback, which will be marketed in China by the end of the year, this model has already been marketed in Europe.

- M. Samuelsson has confirmed that he initially wanted to start production of Volvo cars in China in the factory of its parent company Geely located in Chengdu. The Swedish brand has also planned to raise to 250 the number of dealerships in China over the next two years (against 150 currently).

- Volvo's goal is to sell 200,000 vehicles a year on the Chinese market as from 2015, while it sold 23,000 in the first five months of 2013. The best-selling model in China is the S80, which is currently the top range of the Swedish manufacturer.

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