The Dacia Sandero will help the Tangier plant to fully use its production capacity

The Renault plant in Tangier has produced nearly 150 000 vehicles (MPV Lodgy and Dokker vans) since it opened in early 2012 and over 90% of its production volume was destined for exports (mainly to continental Europe).

In 2013, 100 000 vehicles (52 000 Dacia Dokker and 44 000 Dacia Lodgy) came out of the assembly lines although the plant has a production capacity of 170 000 vehicles per year. The utilization rate of the plant is at 60%, hence the need to assign an additional model.

This is the reason the Dacia Sandero was moved there last autumn. This model is already produced in the Pitesti plant in Romania, but the Romanian plant is reaching its saturation threshold (425 000 models produced in 2013 - including 185 000 Sandero - for an maximum production capacity of 400 000 vehicles per year).

As and when the production pace of the Sandero in Tangier increases (70 000 units per year maximum), Pitesti will return to a level closer to 400 000 vehicles per year, assuming the success of the model stays the same or even grows.

Currently, the main destination market for the vehicles of the Tangier plant is France (19 000 vehicles in 2013), followed by Turkey (14 000) and Germany (10 000). As of April 2014, the plant will also export to Latin America, where the Lodgy and Dokker are not yet manufactured.

14-08-2  

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Suzuki is stopping its partnership on small cars with GM

Suzuki announced that the small car named Celerio (segment A), which was unveiled at the New Delhi 2014 Motor Show will replace in Europe the models Alto (segment A) and Splash (segment A).

Suzuki insisted that the Celerio will be manufactured in Thailand for all global markets, including Europe. By doing so, Suzuki copies the Mitsubishi concept that has for two years now been manufacturing in Thailand its model destined for all global markets. The Space Star a small sedan (released under the name Mirage in some markets).

Suzuki thus puts an end to its cooperation with the GM group concerning small cars, since the Splash is currently produced in its Hungarian plant in Esztergom alongside the Opel Agila, its twin, a renamed model for GM. This follows an agreement dating back to the year 2000. At the time, the Opel Agila was a renamed version of the Suzuki Wagon R.

The Suzuki Alto is produced in India and exported world wide. The sales of the Alto model in Europe increased by 22% in 2013, to 26 872 units, while those of the Splash fell by 10% to 15 573 units.

Opel will probably therefore not have a direct progeny to the Agila model that was until now the entry level model of the brand. The Opel Adam will now endorse this role.

14-07-10  

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The Indonesian car market grew by 6.4% in 2013

The Indonesian market finished 2013 with a sales volume of 830 000 PC against 780 000 in 2012 and 602 000 in 2011. The whole of 2013 registered an increase of 6.4% compared to 2012, continuing a trend that began in 2010. This growth is one of the highest recorded in the passenger car market in 2013.


In terms of volume, the Indonesian market has become the eighteenth world market. It is mainly dominated by Japanese brands that have made Southeast Asia one of their main markets (Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Burma, etc ...). They held 93% of the Indonesian market in 2013.


By group, the Toyota group dominates the Indonesian market, with 59% of the market, a share rarely achieved by manufacturers in any given market. Followed far behind by the Suzuki (10%), Honda (10%) and Renault-Nissan (9%) groups. Other manufactures from the U.S. (GM and Ford), Europe, Korea and China hold a small share of the Indonesian market (7%).


By model, four cars of the Toyota brand are ranked in the top seven most sold cars: Toyota Avanza (209 968 units) dominates the market before the Toyota Innova (66 786 units), Daihatsu Xenia (65 025 units), Suzuki Ertiga (64 194 units), Toyota Fortuner (36 217 units), Nissan Livina (34 484 units) and Toyota Rush (31 725 units).


14-07-7  

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The Jaguar and Land Rover manufacturing in China will start in 2015

The Indian manufacturer Tata Motors and the Chinese manufacture Chery signed an agreement last year to manufacture Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in China in a Chery plant. These British models have in fact never been produced in China specifically because until recent years, China was not a major market for Premium or SUV segments. This is about to change. In 2013, 1.3 million Premium brands cars were sold (7.5% market share) and 2.8 million SUVs (16.5% market share).


It is worth noting that during this agreement, Chery changed its status from independent manufacturer to a manufacturer bound by JV like SAIC, FAW and Dongfeng.


The production of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in a Chery plant in China will not start this year as originally planned but in 2015, due to delays in obtaining the necessary machinery and equipment. The local plant will allow the manufacturer to bypass customs duties that now reach 25%.


In 2013, sales of Jaguars and Land Rovers in the Chinese market increased by 30% compared to 2012, to 95 237 units, which represents nearly a quarter (22.5%) of the global sales of the British division of the Tata Motors Group. China has become the second largest market for Jaguar and Land Rover after the European Union (145 000 sales).


14-07-9  

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The Taiwanese passenger car market was stable in 2013

The Taiwanese market finished 2013 with a sales volume of 212 000 PC , an amount virtually identical to that of 2012. 2013 as a whole registered stagnating levels compared to 2012, but in 2011 the market fell by more than 10%.

We are far from the record levels of 2005, when the market recorded 325 000 PC registrations. But it is also far from the lowest amount recorded over the decade (140 000 units in 2008). Since 2009, the Taiwanese market has recovered well and should reach a sales volume of 250 000 units between 2016 to 2017.

This market is mainly dominated by Japanese brands that have made Southeast Asia one of their key markets (Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Burma, etc ...). Japanese brands occupied 84% of the Taiwanese market in 2013.

By group, Toyota dominates the Taiwanese market with 40% market share. Followed far behind by the Renault-Nissan (19%), Honda (12%) and Mitsubishi (8%) groups. Groups from America (GM and Ford), Europe, Korea and China hold a small part of the Taiwanese market (16%).

By model, the Toyota Corolla (35 528 units) is well ahead of the Toyota Wish an MPV (17 879 units) and the Nissan Tiida (17 655 units), Honda CRV (14 548 units), Toyota Camry (12 729 units) and Toyota Yaris (10 823 units).

14-07-8  

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