- Volkswagen stated that its Puebla plant in Mexico had produced 510,000 vehicles since the beginning of the year, surpassing the record

   volume of 510,000 units recorded in the whole of 2011.

- For the year 2012, the production on the Puebla  site is expected to amount to 600,000 units, a new record for the manufacturer.

   This is one of the most productive plants in the world. The output of  the VW Wolfsburg pilot site is 800,000 vehicles per year.

- The VW Puebla plant  manufactures Volkswagen Jetta and Beetle models for the whole world.

- For 2013, Peugeot would prepare the next generation of 308 to be launched in the Fall (current annual volume of 308 vehicles 200 000).

   According to the Peugeot trademarks logic, this car should be named 309. It will not be the case, however, this number having already

   been used by Peugeot in the recent past (the 309 was launched in 1985 and abolished in 1994). This model will therefore continue to be

   named 308. The new 308 is coded T9 internally.

- Peugeot would also provide:
° in 2013:  a new version of the RCZ coupe (winter) and off-road recreation compact 2008.
° in 2015: a four-door coupe which would be called 501 (spring), then a 501 convertible (summer) as well as compact recreational

          vehicle probably named 1008 (summer).

- Peugeot will also promote the 301 sedan in emerging markets, and prepares the new light commercial vehicle Expert for Fall 2015 (close

   to Citroën Jumpy and Toyota's). In contrast, the 807 MPV will not be replaced, and the future Fiat Scudo will not share any more any

   system with the PSA models.

- VW-SAIC (Shanghai) introduces the new generation of Santana in China.

- This legendary model was the first model to be produced in large numbers in China, starting as soon as in 1990. It was derived from the VW Santana European of this time (notchback version of the Passat).

- The model quickly reached the 200,000 unitsssold perhyear, but with the expansion of the VW China range (Jetta, Bora, Lavida, Magotan, Sagitar, Passat), the Santana market shrunk down to a very small amount
In 2012, it does not belong any more to the top chart of the 30 most sold Chinese vehicles.

- The current model is derived from recent Rapid Skoda and Seat Toledo manufactured in Europe. She abandons at last the platform and styling of a twenty years model.