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• Spain

The Most Produced Car in Spain in 2016

- We have seen in our previous analyses that the VW Golf was the most produced car in Germany (and in Europe) and that the Toyota Yaris was the most produced car in France. What is the most produced car in Spain?

- This is , as for  several years,  the VW Polo (B segment), The plant in Pamplona (Spain) is the only site that produces this model within the European Union. There is a factory in Russia (Kaluga) which manufactures a  sedan version of the Polo but for local demand only. The Polo is also made in China, India, and will even be produced in Algeria from this year on.

- 323,000  VW Polo were manufactured at in Europe in 2016, of which 286,000 were sold in the European Union, where it is  the second  highest selling  model after the VW Golf. At the global level,  601,000  VW Polo were manufactured , of which 550,000 were actually sold, which ranks it fifteenth  in terms of sales, but in first place in the B segment. The VW Polo is in its fifth generation since its inception in 1975 and the sixth generation will be launched in 2017 for a lifetime of six or seven years. The Polo will  continue to be produced in Pamplona. A SUV variant is expected to be launched a year later, to compete with the Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008, Fiat 500X, Opel Mokka, and Ford Ecosport.

 
   

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Global Production Situation (PC+UV) in 2016 including Chinese Carmakers

- The usual classification of world automotive production by manufacturer incorporates the production of Chinese manufacturers making cars for foreign manufacturers in the production of those foreign manufacturers. This ranking shows Volkswagen Group asthe world's leading manufacturer in 2016, ahead of Toyota, General Motors, Renault-Nissan and Hyundai-Kia.

- Inovev has compiled a different ranking that integrates the production of Chinese car manufacturers for foreign manufacturers in the production of those Chinese manufacturers. This ranking  shows  5 Chinese manufacturers in the top 15 global manufacturers (including SAIC in 6th position with 5.6 million vehicles produced, Dongfeng in 10th position with 3.3 million vehicles produced ,and  FAW in 11th place with 2.8 million vehicles produced) and especially that the world's largest carmaker is the Toyota group (9 million units), ahead of Renault-Nissan (8.4 million), VW (6.4 million) , Hyundai-Kia (6.2 million) and GM (5.9 million).

- International manufacturers that achieve a significant volume of production in China (through JVs) are , of course, disadvantaged in this ranking. This is how VW and GM each lose two places globally in this ranking. FCA and Suzuki on the other hand are not affected  because they produce very little in China.

 
   

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• Ford
• USA
• Canada

Inovev predicts more than 80 000 sales for the new Ford Expedition

- Ford unveiled the new generation of Expedition, which is the largest SUV in the brand since its inception in 1997. This model is in its fourth generation (the previous generation was in 2007) and is still based on the platform used by the F-Series pick-up, which was renewed in 2015. The Expedition also has an aluminum  body in white . This large SUV is traditionally the direct competitor of the Chevrolet Suburban which is on the same platform as  the Silverado pickup. The Expedition has always had  a  Lincoln version , the Navigator (competitor of the Cadillac Escalade) , and the new Navigator should also  be unveiled in the coming months.

- The Ford Expedition has been manufactured at the Louisville (Kentucky) site since 2009, along with the Lincoln Navigator. It was previously manufactured at the Wayne, Michigan site,  not far  from the site where the F Series is produced. The new generation of Ford Expedition follows a model that had reached nearly 80,000 sales in 2016 (against 60,000 in 2015). The sales figures achieved by the previous generation (2008-2017) are however quite far from those recorded before 2008 (more than 100,000 units per year), but Inovev expects the 80,000 sales to be surpassed again in 2017, despite the expected  contraction  of the US  market is this year.

- The Ford Expedition will, as in the past, only be marketed in North America.

 
   

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• Volkswagen

The Most Produced Car in Europe in 2016

- The most produced car in Europe in 2016 is also the most produced car in Germany in 2016 : the Volkswagen Golf (650,000 units of which 455,000 sold in Europe).

- The Volkswagen Golf is the most produced vehicle in Europe since the end of the 70s. It has also been on many occasions the best-selling car in Europe, especially, without interruption, since 2007.

- The Volkswagen Golf is produced in Europe on a single site, that of Wolfsburg, the historic site of the German brand where the Beatle  was made until 1978. But the Golf is also manufactured on other continents (notably in China and Mexico) , giving a total of 970,000 units  produced in 2016. It is the third most sold model in the world, behind the Ford F-Series (1,012,000 units produced) and the Toyota Corolla (985,000 units produced). It is ahead of the Hyundai Elantra (875,000 units), WulingHongguang (847,000 units), Nissan Rogue / X-Trail (810,000 units) and Ford Focus (675,000 units). The Golf is now in its seventh generation.

- The Volkswagen Golf remains a crucial model for the manufacturer, with this model accounting for 15% of the brand's global sales in 2016 (not including the Jetta, Bora and Vento trike derivatives). It will be replaced in 2019.

 
   

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