In 2017 Toyota will cease its car production in Australia

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In 2017 Toyota will cease its car production in Australia

- Toyota was the last carmaker to comment on its industrial presence in Australia, it announced this week it would cease its production in Australia by the end of 2017 .


- The 100 000 units produced in 2013 by Toyota for two types of sedans :  the Camry and Aurion, hardly justify the presence of a plant on site. Local production should indeed face competition from countries of South East Asia (mainly Thailand and Indonesia), the automobile production of these countries is growing strongly and a significant amount of vehicles are intended for export. Australian production is not helped by the strong local dollar, making the prices of imported vehicles very attractive.


- Toyota could not remain the only manufacturer to maintain its car industry in Australia and copied the strategy of other manufacturers still present on site. Indeed, Mitsubishi ceased its production in Australia in 2009 and the two American carmakers Ford and General Motors, decided a few weeks ago to cease production in the country by 2016-2017.


- The withdrawal of Toyota therefore means it will not only stop its car manufacturing in Australia by 2017, but also stop any automobile production in Australia at that date. As a result, imports of vehicles in Australia will therefore experience strong growth between 2016 and 2018.


14-07-5  

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The Malaysian car market grew by 3.3% in 2013

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The Malaysian car market grew by 3.3% in 2013

- The Malaysian market ended 2013 with a sales volume of 570 000 PC , setting a new record.

- The year 2013 as a whole recorded an increase of 3.3% compared to 2012, continuing the trend that began a dozen years ago. Since 2006, the Malaysian market has thus increased from 370 000 to 570 000 units.

- This increase is explained by a comparative growth of the Malaysian economy but also thanks to a more aggressive marketing policy of manufacturers through the launch of many new models on the market.

- By manufacturer, the national groups Perodua (34% of the market in 2013) and Proton (24%) account for over half of the market (58%). Behind these two leaders (Perodua and Proton) comes the Toyota group (11% market share), Honda (9%) and Renault-Nissan (8%).

- Perodua brand cars (Alza, Myvi) and Proton brand cars (Saga, Persona, Exora) monopolize the top five places. The leading foreign models are the Toyota Corolla (42 849 units), Nissan Livina (33 475 units), Honda City (17 581 units), Toyota Avanza (13 317 units) and Honda Civic (11 053 units).

- The market is dominated by traditional sedans. However, there is an increase in SUVs (+1.5%) at the expense of MPVs (-1.6%).

14-07-6  

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Renault expects to manufacture up to 130 000 Nissan Micra per year in Flins

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Renault expects to manufacture up to 130 000 Nissan Micra per year in Flins

- Renault announced at the end of January that it may produce more Nissan Micra at its plant in Flins as from 2016, increasing its annual forecast of 82 000 units (April 2013 forecasts) to 130 000 units, an increase of more than 50 % of its original forecasts. This announcement means that the theoretical utilization rate of the plant could get close to 100% while it currently runs at just over 50% of its full capacity (300 000 units  2013).

- However, these new forecasts will be difficult to achieve because in the past the Nissan Micra has rarely reached such sales volume in Europe. This model has only ever exceeded this threshold in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and at that time the Nissan Juke (segment B SUV) did not exist and competition (especially Korean) was less harsh.

- One option would be to export the Micra outside of European borders, but we can then ask ourselves what would be the point of Nissan of producing such a model in France (where the cost of labour is much higher than in India where the current Micra is manufactured) for worldwide exports.

- The forecast to increase the production of the Micra in France could also accelerate the progressive transfer of the Renault Clio from the Flins plant to the Bursa plant in Turkey. Under these conditions, one may wonder if this scenario does not conflict with the objectives of Renault to produce more cars in France.

14-07-2  

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The Mexican market (PC + LUV) increased by 8.3% in 2013

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The Mexican market (PC + LUV) increased by 8.3% in 2013

- The Mexican market ended 2013 with a volume of 910 000 registered vehicles (PCs + LUVs), against 840 000 in 2012. The year 2013 as a whole increased by +8.3% continuing the trend started in 2011, after a drop in vehicle sales between 2007 and 2010, the Mexican market lost 40% of its volume in four years (to 670 000 units).

- From 2010 to 2013, the Mexican market went from 670 000 to 910 000 units (catch-up effect), thus gaining 80 000 units per year, but still far from its peak of 2006 (1 140 000 units).

- In terms of volume, the Mexican market is the sixteenth biggest market worldwide. It is increasing two times faster than the Canadian market. LUVs according to the North American classification , contain : SUVs, pickups, minivans, trucks and crossovers these segments only represent 23% of the Mexican market. PCs represent 77% of the market.

- By manufacturer, the the Renault-Nissan group dominates the Mexican market (27%), far ahead of General Motors (19%), Volkswagen (18%), Ford (8%) and Fiat-Chrysler (8%). By model, the Volkswagen Jetta produced in Mexico, is the market leader (91 613 units), followed by the Chevrolet Aveo (65 331 units) also produced in Mexico. Followed by two Nissan vehicles, the Versa (49 004 units) and Tsuru (46 928 units) also produced in Mexico. Followed by the Chevrolet Spark (29 505 units) and Nissan Sentra (28 539 units). The Sentra is also produced in Mexico.

14-07-4  

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The Canadian market (PC + LUV) increased by 4.2% in 2013

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The Canadian market (PC + LUV) increased by 4.2% in 2013

- The Canadian market ended 2013 with a volume of 1.75 million registered vehicles (PCs + LCVs). The year 2013 as a whole recorded an increase of 4.2% compared to 2012, thus following the trend that began in 2010.


- In four years, the Canadian market has increased from 1.45 to 1.75 million units, gaining an extra 75 000 units per year, last year a new record was set.


- In terms of volume, the Canadian market is the tenth world market. More than half of its volume (57% in 2013) consists of LCVs, ie according to the North American classification : SUV, pick-ups, minivans, trucks and crossovers. Passenger cars currently account for 43% of the Canadian market.


- By manufacturer, the market is diverse as the Ford Group, market leader in Canada (16%), is slightly ahead of Fiat-Chrysler (15%), General-Motors (14%), Hyundai-Kia (12%) and Toyota (11%).


- By models, the Ford pick-up F-Series is the market leader in Canada (118 618 units), far ahead of the Dodge Ram (78 793 units) another pickup. Followed by two sedans : Honda Civic (64 063 units) and Hyundai Elantra (54 760 units). Then come pick-ups : the GMC Sierra (46 908 units) a minivan, the Dodge Caravan (46 732 units). Followed by an SUV : the Ford Escape (45 141 units), another sedan: Toyota Corolla (44 449 units) . It must be Noted that the Caravan, Civic and Corolla are manufactured in Canada.


14-07-3  

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