Ford produces three times more LCV than PC in the NAFTA zone
- The demand of American, Canadian and Mexican customers is increasingly concentrated on light trucks (SUVs, pick-ups and minivans). In the first half of 2017, 63% of sales were light trucks in the United States, 67% in Canada and 65% in Mexico. The American manufacturers sell the most light trucks: GM makes 74% of its sales with this type of vehicles, Ford makes 76% and Chrysler 86%. These figures mean that -compared to 63% of light truck sales in the United States of all brands- foreign manufacturers (Japanese, Korean, European) sell far fewer light trucks than their US counterparts and more passenger cars (mainly sedans).
- Looking at the production of the Ford group between 1950 and 2016, it can be seen that PC production remained predominant until the mid-1990s, but after a steady decline since that time, it now stands at only 25 % of Ford's production in 2016 in the NAFTA zone (USA, Canada, Mexico). This means that Ford now produces three times more LCVs than PCs in this area.
- At GM and Chrysler, the proportion of PCs produced in the NAFTA area is 25% and 15% respectively in 2016. Production of passenger cars has therefore significantly decreased in the NAFTA zone.
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