- Inovev has conducted for the first five months of 2013, two tables of 20 European plants with the highest rates of use and 20 European plants with the lowest utilisation rates.

- The plants with the highest rate of use are characterized by the renewal of a successful model (Wolfsburg with the VW Golf VII, Ingolstadt with the Audi A3 or Munich with the BMW 3 Series), the introduction of a new model (like the Rastatt and Kecskemét plants with the new Class A along side the Class B), extending the model range of a carmaker (The Halewood plant of the Tata Group and the range Rover Evoque or the Opel Adam at Eisenach), the transfer of a vehicle inside the same group (the PSA Poissy plant and the Peugeot 208 and Citroen C3).

- Plants with the lowest utilization rates are characterized by either a planned closure (PSA with the  Aulnay plant and Ford with Genk), or waiting for a new model (future Citroën Villaverde, future Fiat and B-segment Jeep in Melfi ...), a planed shutdown or transfer of a vehicle (the Fiat-Chrysler Cassino plant) or the production of a vehicle on declining segments (Renault-Nissan with Scénic produced in Douai), or model failure and oversizing the production plant (Dresden with the VW Phaeton).

Data source: File #12 - European production versus plant capacities