Nissan will not produce more than 5 million vehicles in 2019
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Nissan will not produce more than 5 million vehicles in 2019
- The Nissan group, which includes the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands ,and is part of the Renault-Nissan group, has experienced a significant drop in sales in most countries over the past few months. Among its largest markets, Nissan fell by 12.1% in the United States (30% of sales) in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, by 9.6% in Japan (15% of sales), -25.1% in Europe (11% of sales) and -10.9% in Mexico (6% of sales).
- Nissan saves the day in China (22% of its sales) where its sales grew by 6.1% and in Russia (2% of its sales) where they grew by 4.9%. In total, however, the Nissan group's sales fell by 11.5% in the first quarter of 2019.
- At this rate, it should not sell more than 5 million vehicles over the year as a whole, compared to 5.65 million in 2018 and 5.82 million in 2017. The drop in sales is therefore severe and the Renault-Nissan group could fall back to third place worldwide. Nissan's sales decline actually dates back to the summer of 2018. Inovev believes that the non-replacement of the Juke (whose origins date back to 2010), the Note, the Pulsar, as well as lesser success than expected, of the Micra and of Infiniti, have handicapped the manufacturer in Europe, at the very moment when the automotive market was turning around. It is likely that in 2019 Renault's sales volumes will be brought closer to those of Nissan, which should give a new look to the Renault-Nissan group.
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British automotive production falls sharply in 2019
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British automotive production falls sharply in 2019
- The decline in passenger car production in the United Kingdom is accelerating in 2019. It fell by 14.4% in March (to 126,195 units), down for the tenth consecutive month, and by 20.4% in the first quarter (to 350,524 units). Production of cars for the British market fell by 18.1% and production of cars for export by 13.4%.
- The SMMT (British Motorcar Manufacturers' Association) estimates that a hard Brexit (without an agreement with the European Union) could lead to a decrease in car production in the United Kingdom by about 30%, to 1.1 million units per year by 2021 (which would be a return to the volumes produced in the mid-1980s). On the other hand, if the negotiations between London and Brussels lead to a favourable agreement and a transition period maintaining the status quo, British car production could reach 1.36 million units in 2019 and 1.42 million units in 2021, compared to 1.52 million in 2018 and 1.67 million in 2017. Before the vote in favour of Brexit in 2016, the British car industry was on track to produce two million cars per year by 2020.
- On the other hand, the production of commercial vehicles in the country continues to increase. It stood at 27,513 units in the first quarter (+41.2%), including 9,098 units in March alone (+24.5%). Since most of the commercial vehicles produced in the United Kingdom are exported, it is understandable that sales of these vehicles continue to increase, especially as the European LCV market remains on a positive trend.
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Opel stops production of Corsa at the Eisenach site
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Opel stops production of Corsa at the Eisenach site
- PSA group has decided to stop production of the Opel Corsa, at the same time as the discontinuation of Opel Adam production at the Eisenach site in May 2019. The Corsa had been produced in Eisenach since 1993, when the GM group had just bought the plant. Historically, the Eisenach plant had manufactured Wartburg models between 1949 and 1990. Before the Second World War, this factory had been owned by BMW, which had to sell it to the Soviets in 1945.
- The Opel Corsa is currently manufactured mainly in Spain, at the Zaragoza site, alongside the Opel Crossland, Opel Mokka and Citroën C3 Aircross. In 2018, for example, 180,000 Corsa units were manufactured in Zaragoza compared to 70,000 units in Eisenach. In 2020, the new generation Corsa should be manufactured entirely in Zaragoza.
- It should be recalled that as of now the Eisenach plant will manufacture the Opel Grandland SUV, which was previously produced at the Sochaux site in France, which will prevent the site from being closed. The PSA group hopes to produce 100,000 units each year. This forecast is on the way to being achieved or even exceeded as Opel Grandland sales reached 29,000 units in the first three months of 2019, up 35% over 2018.
- In 2020, Corsa production concentrated on the Zaragoza site will be made possible by the transfer of the Opel Mokka from Zaragoza to the French site in Poissy. The Zaragoza site, in operation since 1982, has a production capacity of 480,000 units per year.
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Honda opens its seventh assembly plant in China
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Honda opens its seventh assembly plant in China
- Like VW or Toyota, Honda is one of the manufacturers that has managed to remain stable on the Chinese market despite the sharp decline over the past ten months. The Japanese manufacturer increased its sales by 10.7% in the first quarter of 2019, while at the same time, the Chinese passenger car market declined by 13.8%. Already, in 2018, Honda sales increased by 2.5% (to 1.475 million vehicles) in a Chinese passenger car market that was down by 4.1%.
- Honda therefore needs new capacity to meet demand, unlike other automakers who have decided to reduce their capacity in the country due to lackluster sales. That's why Honda has built a new factory in China, located in Wuhan, the industrial centre of the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng.
- Honda currently has two partners in China (GAC and Dongfeng)., Honda previously had three plants with GAC and two plants with Dongfeng. A sixth plant located in Guangzhou is 100% owned by Honda. It manufactures and exports the Honda Jazz, particularly to Europe (about 50,000 units per year).
- The seventh Honda plant in China has just started operating (this is the third plant in partnership with Dongfeng). It will initially be able to produce 120,000 vehicles per year, then 240,000 per year. No information concerning the model names has been provided by the manufacturer. The Wuhan region is one of the most industrialized regions in China, with Honda, PSA, Nissan and Renault plants already operating in the region, for a volume of more than one million vehicles in 2018.
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Mercedes remains the leading Premium brand in the first half of 2019
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Mercedes remains the leading Premium brand in the first half of 2019
- Mercedes remains the world's leading premium brand in 2019, ahead of BMW and Audi. The Mercedes brand sold 560,421 passenger cars over the first half of 2019, compared with 519,307 units for the BMW brand and 447,250 units for the Audi brand.
- Mercedes was slightly down compared to the first quarter of 2018 (-5.5%), as was Audi (-3.6%). Only BMW grew (+0.4%) due to the arrival of the new generation of the 3 Series.
- At Mercedes, the A-Class beats sales records, but sales of the B-Class, CLA, and GLA, at the end of their lives, are seriously eroded. This situation should improve in the second quarter and even more so in the second half of the year, due to the arrival of the new generations of B and CLA Classes. For the GLA, we will have to wait a little longer.
- It should be noted that if we include Mini in the BMW total, the BMW group overtook the Daimler group (Mercedes, Smart) in the first quarter of 2019, with 782,626 vehicles sold against 587,921 units.
- On the other hand, if we add Mercedes commercial vehicles (light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches), the Daimler group remains ahead of the BMW group, since BMW does not sell commercial vehicles.
- Mercedes, BMW and Audi precede all other Premium brands, whether Japanese (Lexus, Infiniti, Acura), American (Cadillac, Lincoln, Tesla), Swedish (Volvo) or British (Jaguar, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Bentley).
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