Honda unveiled a concept foreshadowing his future small SUV

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Honda unveiled a concept foreshadowing his future small SUV
 

- Honda introduced a concept foreshadowing his future small SUV which will be marketed in Europe and compete with the Nissan Juke, Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008. The small SUV market is indeed growing.


- The mall future SUV will not be very different from the presented concept. It will be positioned in the range of the manufacturer below the CRV which has a comparable silhouette.

 

- Based on the Civic, it will be produced in Swindon (UK) alongside the Civic, CRV and Jazz. Honda wants to develop the activity of this plant which manufactured 165,630 vehicles in 2012 (versus 110 000 in 2011).

 

- This model is likely to be equipped with the engines of the Civic.


 

13-04-6



Global sales of the Renault group shrunk by 6.3% in 2012

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Global sales of the Renault group shrunk by 6.3% in 2012
 
- In 2012, the Renault Group (Renault-Dacia-Samsung, excluding Nissan group) sold globally 2.55 million vehicles (Passenger Cars  + Light Utility Vehicles) versus 2,722,000 in 2011, representing a decrease of 6.3%. In twelve years, the group’s sales remained quasi-flat.

- The French carmaker’s sales have decreased last year by 18% in Europe compared to 2011 (-20% in France), but the development of sales in markets outside Europe (+9.1 %) partially offset the sharp decline in Europe.

- The Entry range (Dacia models and relabeled Renault models) become more and more significant in the group’s sales. These range’s sales have increased continuously since 2004.

- In 2012, the sales of the Entry range, which was completed  by MPVs Lodgy and utility vehicles Dokker ,  reached 953,00 units, to represent now 37% of total group’s sales (versus 30% in 2011 and 26% in 2010).

- In this context, it is possible that the Entry range ultimately represents 50% of group sales, exceeding one million units per year. It is to be noted that this range is very profitable for the carmaker.

- For 2013, the group has expectations regarding its sales in Russia and China (expanding markets), as a revival of the European market seems unlikely. Renault expects its  global market to grow3% next year, and a further decline in Europe of around 3%.

 

13-04-3



The Chinese market has consolidated its lead in 2012

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The Chinese market has consolidated its lead in 2012
 
- The Chinese market has consolidated its lead ahead of European, Japanese and US markets in 2012

- This market reached 15,493,569 PC (Passenger cars), representing an increase of 6.9% compared to 2011. It is to be noted that the increase in the Chinese market reached 5.4% in 2011 compared to 2010, which means that the growth of this market remains significant even though some analysts expected a slowdown.

- PC imports reached 530,000 units in 2012, including 180,000 BMW, 90 000 Mercedes and 80 000 Audi, the three German brands producing 350,000 units, representing two-thirds of total imports.

- In 2012, the VW group occupied 16.8% of the Chinese market ahead of the GM group (9.0%) and Hyundai-Kia group (8.8%). Japanese manufacturers were the only foreign manufacturers to decrease (consequences of the diplomatic crisis).

- The first fully Chinese brand continues to be Changan (4.8% market share), ahead of Chery (3.6%) and Geely (3.2%).

- The top ten models are very close in terms of sales quantities. The best-selling cars in 2012 were the Ford Focus (296,000), followed by the Great Wall Hover (281,000), the Chevrolet Sail (280,000), the Buick Excelle (277,000), the Toyota Corolla (276,000), the VW Lavida (247 000), the VW Jetta (243,000), the Chevrolet Cruze (233,000), the VW Bora (223,000) and the Hyundai Elantra (215,000).

 

 

13-04-1



Nissan unveils the new Note

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Nissan unveils the new Note
 

- Nissan unveiled the new Note, which replaces the older generation launched in 2006. The more modern line model will be the only mini-MPV of Renault-Nissan group in Europe, as the Renault Modus will not be replaced.


- The new Note will be produced, as the older generation used to be, in the Sunderland Nissan (UK) plant alongside the Qashqai and Juke, which both experience great success.


- The new Note will likely be equipped with the engines mounted on the previous generation, including the diesel Renault 1.5 DCI 90hp  engine and the 1.4 and 1.6  petrol engines originated from Nissan.


- Production of Note has been around 50,000 units per year for the last 4 years.


 

13-04-4



The global market grew by 4.9% in 2012 compared to 2011

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The global market grew by 4.9% in 2012 compared to 2011
 

- In 2012, the global market grew by 4.9% compared to 2011: +5.9% for PC (Passenger cars)and 1.8% for LUV (Light Utility Vehicles). Nearly 80 million vehicles were registered last year. China accounted for a quarter of the global market (19.3 million units, of which 15.5 million PC).


- In 2011, the global market grew by 4.6% compared to 2010. The tsunami affected Japanese registrations which fell  by 15% last year. In year 2012 Japan caught up on its market (with a +27.6 % increase versus 2011), but the European market fell by 8% last year (fifth consecutive  year of decline).


- In 2013, the global market is expected to grow by less than 3% compared to 2012, while the European market is expected to decline by 3% (sixth consecutive year of decline.)


- The market for BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) should represent 40% of global sales in 2013 against 38% in 2012.


- In 2012, 19.3 million  vehicles (PC + LUV) were sold in China, 3.8 million in Brazil, 3.6 million in India  and 3.2 million in Russia, i-e. altogether 30 million vehicles on the BRIC market.  This region has drawn the global automotive industry for several years.


- It is to be noted that the U.S. and the (27 countries) Europe had a similar size in 2012.

 

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