The Opel factory in Tichy has started manufacturing PSA's EB engine
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The Opel factory in Tichy has started manufacturing PSA's EB engine
- Since the 1960s, Opel has had several engine plants in Europe, including the Polish Tichy plant, which in recent years has been manufacturing the 1.7 diesel engines mounted on all its models.
- In view of the drop in diesel car sales in Europe and the takeover of Opel by the PSA Group in 2017, production at the Tichy plant had fallen in recent years. It could have been closed if PSA had not decided to reassign it to the manufacture of small-displacement PSA-origin petrol engines to be fitted on all future Opel models, mainly the Corsa, Combo, Mokka and Astra.
- The engines newly manufactured from 2019 in the Tichy plant are 1.2 Turbo PureTech 3 cylinders (code EB2) already installed on the Citroën C3 and Peugeot 208, and manufactured mainly at the Douvrin site in France, whose production capacity is close to saturation.
- Production capacity at Tichy will be 460,000 engines per year, corresponding to half of the Opel and Vauxhall vehicles manufactured by PSA each year, which means that one Opel/Vauxhall out of two will be equipped with this EB2 engine.
- 3.8 million units of this EB2 engine have already been produced worldwide, including 2.8 million in Europe, mainly in Douvrin. It could also be produced in the future in Kenitra (Morocco) and Szentgotthard (Hungary).
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Honda sold 5.35 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
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Honda sold 5.35 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
- The Honda group (Honda, Acura) sold 5.35 million units (PC+LCV) in 2018, an increase of +2.3% compared to 2017. The third largest Japanese manufacturer remains in seventh place worldwide, behind Hyundai-Kia and Ford, but ahead of Fiat-Chrysler and PSA. These figures do not include the production of two-wheelers, where Honda remains a major player.
- The Honda group's worldwide sales in 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. The United States is its largest market, with 1.605 million vehicles, or 30% of its worldwide sales.
2. China is its second largest market, with 1.475 million vehicles, or 28% of its global sales.
3. Japan is its third largest market, with 747,000 vehicles, or 14% of its worldwide sales.
4. Europe is its fourth largest market, with 135,000 vehicles, or 3% of its worldwide sales.
- These four markets account for 75% of the Honda group's worldwide sales in 2018, which break down into 5.16 million vehicles under the Honda brand and 190,000 vehicles under the Acura brand. It should be noted that Acura -created in 1986- sales are lower than its competitors Lexus or Infiniti which were created in 1989.
- Honda's best-selling models in 2018 are the Civic (750,000 units), CRV (710,000 units), HRV (620,000 units) and Accord (495,000 units).
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Mazda sold 1.59 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
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Mazda sold 1.59 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
- Mazda sold 1.59 million vehicles (passenger cars + light commercial vehicles) in 2018, a decrease of 0.7% compared to 2017. The Japanese manufacturer remains in fourteenth position worldwide, behind BMW, Daimler and Geely, but ahead of Tata Motors and Changan.
- Once linked to the Ford group, Mazda is now linked to the Toyota group. The latter holds 5% of Mazda's capital, a share that is too small to allow consolidation with the leading Japanese automaker.
- Mazda's worldwide sales in 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. The United States is its largest market, with 300,000 vehicles, or 19% of its worldwide sales.
2. China is its second largest market, with 280,000 vehicles, or 18% of its worldwide sales.
3. Europe is its third largest market, with 223,000 vehicles, or 14% of its worldwide sales.
4. Japan is its fourth largest market, with 221,000 vehicles, or 14% of its worldwide sales.
- These four markets accounted for 65% of Mazda's worldwide sales in 2018.
- Mazda's best-selling models in 2018 are the Mazda CX5 (419,000 units), Mazda 3 (352,000 units), Mazda CX3 (136,000 units), Mazda 6 (124,000 units) and Mazda 2 (116,000 units).
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Suzuki sold 3.43 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
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Suzuki sold 3.43 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
- Suzuki sold 3.43 million vehicles (passenger cars + light commercial vehicles) in 2018, an increase of +4.1% compared to 2017. The fourth largest Japanese manufacturer remains in tenth place worldwide, behind Fiat-Chrysler and PSA, but ahead of BMW and Daimler. These figures do not include the production of two-wheelers, where Suzuki remains a major player.
- Suzuki's worldwide sales in 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. India is its largest market, with 1.75 million vehicles, or 51% of its worldwide sales.
2. Japan is its second largest market, with 715,000 vehicles, or 21% of its worldwide sales.
3. Europe is its third largest market, with 235,000 vehicles, or 7% of its worldwide sales.
- Suzuki is virtually absent from the US and Chinese markets, as Suzuki is concentrated in the A and B segments.
- The three markets mentioned above add up to 79% of Suzuki's worldwide sales in 2018, which are divided into 1.75 million vehicles under the Maruti brand and 1.68 million vehicles under the Suzuki brand. It should be noted that the Indian Maruti came under Suzuki's control in 2002. Maruti still accounts for more than half of Suzuki's sales today.
- Suzuki's best-selling models in 2018 are the Swift (357,000 units), Alto (343,000 units), Wagon R (295,000 units) and Baleno (237,000 units).
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Subaru sold 1.01 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
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Subaru sold 1.01 million vehicles worldwide in 2018
- Subaru sold 1.01 million vehicles (passenger cars + light commercial vehicles) in 2018, a 5% decrease from 2017. The seventh Japanese manufacturer remains in 20th position worldwide, behind the Chinese OEMs BAIC, Great Wall and Dongfeng, but ahead of MG-Roeweand Chery.
- Subaru was created by Fuji Heavy Industries, itself a spin-off of the aeronautics company Nakajima Aircraft, which manufactured combat aircraft during the Second World War. Currently, the Toyota group holds 16.5% of Subaru's capital, a share that is too small to allow consolidation with the leading Japanese manufacturer.
- Subaru's worldwide sales in 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. The United States is by far its largest market, with 680,000 vehicles, or 67% of its worldwide sales.
2. Japan is its second largest market, with 150,000 vehicles, or 15% of its worldwide sales.
3. Europe is its third largest market, with 33,000 vehicles, or 3% of its worldwide sales.
- These three markets accounted for 85% of Subaru's worldwide sales in 2018.
- Subaru's best-selling models in 2018 are the Forester (246,000 units), Outback (208,000 units), XV (194,000 units) and Impreza (153,000 units).
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