2013 ranking of models manufactured in the greatest number of plants
- In order to market their vehicles worldwide, carmakers have the choice to either manufacture models in dedicated plants and export them, or they can manufacture them directly in the regions where they are sold (CBU or CKD). Which are the models whose production is the most scattered over the world?
- By analysing the 15 vehicles that are produced in the greatest number of plant across the world, we can already note two trends: the strong presence of Japanese manufacturers and the lack of German manufacturers. Japanese manufacturers have a strong market share in Asia and America but also the Middle East, which leads them to establish their production sites locally. German manufacturers prefer to export their vehicles from Germany even for Chinese and American markets.
- By model, the Toyota Corolla is the world's premier vehicle with a production spread over 8 plants in Japan, China, India, Turkey, the US, Canada and Brazil. The Honda CRV is also a world wide produced vehicle, since it is manufactured in 7 factories in Japan, China, India, the US, India and Mexico. It must be noted that Renault's entry-level model, the Logan, is the most global vehicle of the Renault-Nissan group, with production focused in developing countries (Brazil, Russia, India, Iran, Romania and Morocco).
- Beyond the number of plants used to produce a vehicle, it is interesting to relate to production volumes. The ratio between the production volume / number of plants, shows that the Ford Focus is the model which has the highest volume (an average of 200 000). Naturally these volumes are more driven by production in China, Germany and the US, than production in Russia and Argentina.
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