The Czech and Slovak markets have resisted well to the 2008-2009 crisis

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The Czech and Slovak markets have resisted well to the 2008-2009 crisis
 
- Notable exceptions in Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have seen their automobile market resisted well to the 2008-2009 crisis. Even Poland does not display such level of growth.
 
- The Czech Republic has even set a sales record in 2012 (174 000 units sold against 133 000 in 2007), while Slovakia was supported in 2008 and 2009 by scrappage schemes which have led to record sales in 2009 (75,000 units against 60,000 in 2007) but kickback in 2010 due to the stopping these bonuses.
 
- The Slovakian market has started to grow again, in 2011 (68 000 sales) and 2012 (69 000 sales).

- Without the 2008 and 2009 scrappage schemes the Slovak market would probably have set a sales record in 2012, like the Czech market . These bonuses therefore have accelerated the growth of a market whose trend was on the rise.

- Concerning carmakers, there is a domination of the Volkswagen group, thanks to the strong and old presence of the Czech brand Skoda which has 31% of the Czech Republic market share in 2012 and 23% of the market share in Slovakia

 


13-15-3

 

In China, DS is a completely different brand from Citroën

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In China, DS is a completely different brand from Citroën
 

- In 2010 in order to compete with the premium brands, Citroen launched in Europe the DS range, starting with the C range (C3, C4, C5).


- In Europe, the Citroën C range cars and the DS range ones are marketed in the same dealers and produced in the same PSA plants.


- In China, following the advice of their local partners the DS range will be completely separated from the Citroën brand. This division means that:

§ they will be sold in separate dealer networks

§ a separate production plant will be set up via the CAPSA joint venture (newly created between PSA and Changan)

§ They will have a separate booth at the next Shanghai Motor Show alongside with Audi, BMW , Mercedes, and many others.

 

- A concept car foreshadowing the future leisure SUV DS-X will be unveiled at the event.


- The vehicle should be produced in 2014 alongside the DS3, DS4 and the DS5 in the CAPSA plant located in Shenzhen.


- Citroën C Series are produced in China in cooperation with another partner : Dongfeng(DPCA joint venture established in 1990 between Dongfengand PSA).


13-15-2

 

Honda will build a second assembly plant in India

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Honda will build a second assembly plant in India
 
- Honda accounts today for 2% of automobile production in India, far behind the four leaders: Suzuki: 30%, Tata: 21%, Hyundai-Kia: 16%, Mahindra: 8%. The Honda vehicle leader on the Indian market is the low-cost vehicle Honda Brio, a competitor of Toyota Etios.
 
- Honda announced that, in order to increase its position in India, it would build a second assembly plant, a project that he had suspended because of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. After having set up a first assembly plant and several automotive component factories, Honda plans to integrate the new assembly plant into  its Tapakura site , in the state of Rajasthan, in 2014. The production of this new assembly plant will reach 120,000 units per year, double the current total currently produced in the  first assembly plant.

- The carmaker will also launch five new vehicles in the next two or three years to strengthen its position in India.

 

13-14-9

 

The blooming European SUV market.

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The blooming European SUV market.
 
- The SUV market has grown significantly in recent years, particularly in Europe, where it now represents 15% of passenger car sales whereas it only represented  12.6% in 2011 and 10.3% in 2010 (1.9 million units in 2012 ).
 
- Carmaker’s product range has also increased significantly , in three distinctive categories, small SUVs ( segment B ), compact SUVs ( segment C ) and large SUVs (D and E segments ).
 
- European carmakers of premium cars are particularly active in this market, their sales are rising rapidly following an increasing models supply, but Japanese and Korean SUV manufactures are still predominant in Europe.
 
- Thus, Nissan is the leading seller of SUVs in Europe (ahead of BMW, VW and Dacia) thanks to its Juke and Qashqai models.
 
- In 2013, 2014 and 2015 18 new SUV launches of different brands (listed below) are scheduled, not to mention luxury brands such as Bentley and Maserati who are considering launching their own SUV range.
 
- Over the past three months have emerged, the Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008in small segment of SUVs and the Range Rover Sport in the segment of large SUVs, Toyota's RAV4 and Suzuki's SX4 in the segment SUV category.

- These 18 new models should represent a sales volume of 750,000 units a full year.

13-15-1

 

Bajaj plans to produce 60 000 RE-60 per year in a first phase

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Bajaj plans to produce 60 000 RE-60 per year in a first phase
 

- Bajaj Auto is an independent Indian  manufacturer of two-wheelers and three- wheelers.


- Its strategy is now to develop and produce four-wheel  vehicles. It initially associated with Renault  in this objective but the project failed..


- Bajaj Auto plans to produce 5000 units per month of its small car RE-60 in Aurangabad, east of Bombay (60 000 vehicles per year).


- Small RE-60 (four-seaterquadricycle) is part of a new category of small cars, which is subject to under-development  specific standards and regulations. Bajaj Auto says it will take a few months to finalize the classification of these new vehicles.


- The Tata Nano is also expected to enter this new category of vehicles positioned below the segment A (Suzuki-Maruti 800, Hyundai i10). For the time being, Inovev name this category A-.


- This class A-(cheaper than Japanese Midget = K-cars according to the Japanese segmentation is expected to grow in the coming years, on some emerging markets with limited purchasing power. Renault ,inparticular,  plans to launch a new model in this category.


 

13-14-10

 

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