Volkswagen group: high production increase in Bratislava plant

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Volkswagen group: high production increase in Bratislava plant

-European production of the Volkswagen group in Europe in 2012 remained close to the 2011 production.


-The Wolfsburg site reinforces its position as the  biggest manufacturing site of the group and even the biggest automobile manufacturing plant in Europe (considering all manufacturers).


-The Ingolstadt site - where mainly Audi cars  are produced - holds the second position. However, the production of this site fell sharply in 2012. The main reason is the production fall of Audi A4, due mainly to the decrease in sales of this model in Europe but also Audi’s export decrease in favor of production outside Europe.


-The  sites where a production increase can be observed are those of  Martorel (Spain), Bratislava (Slovakia), Necckarlsum (Germany) and Leipzig (Germany).

  The strongest growth  relates to  the site of Bratislava. Production increase of the UP model has enabled the plant to more than double the number of vehicles that are produced.


13-03-10



The Brazilian market continues to rise (6.1% in 2012 versus 2011)

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The Brazilian market continues to rise (6.1% in 2012 versus 2011)

- PC (Passenger cars)  and LUV (Light Utility Vehicles) sales in Brazil rose by 6.1% in 2012 compared to 2011, to 3.63 million units: 2.85 million PC  and 0.78 million  LUV. Conversely the trucks and buses sales fell  by 19.3% to 0.17 million units.
- Brazil has consequently  reached the fourth position  in global markets, behind the United States, China and Japan. For the month of December, sales of passenger  cars and light utility vehicles rose by 4.4% to 345,000 units, while trucks and buses  sales fell by 19% to 15,000 units.
- The Volkswagen Gol was, for the 26th consecutive year, the best-selling car in the Brazilian market last year, with 293,000 units sold.
- The Fiat Strada was the best-selling light utility vehicle last year (117,000 units).
- By brands, Fiat (679,000 sales) is ahead of Volkswagen (651,000 sales), Chevrolet (536,000 sales), Ford (255,000 sales), Renault (181,000 sales) and Honda (120,000 sales).
- For 2013, a market of 3.74 million units for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (up 3 % compared to 2012) is expected, while the market for trucks and buses  should remain stable at 0.17 million units.

13-02-8



Facelifts of E-class coupe and convertible

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Facelifts of E-class coupe and convertible

- Mercedes will restyle the E-Class coupe and convertible after  having  facelifted the E-Class sedan and station wagon.

- The coupe and convertible versions will receive the same aesthetic changes as the sedan and station wagon models (new headlights, new bumper). However the steel folded line  on the rear wing is kept on both sport versions .

- In addition, the calendar receives one bar instead of two on the sedan and wagon, as on  the roadster SL, SLK and SLS.

- In this way, these two E-Class Coupe and Convertible are now approaching the style of these sport vehicles .

- In 2012, Mercedes sold 50,000 copies of the E-Class coupe and convertible in the world.


13-02-4



SAIC sold 4.5 million vehicles in 2012

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SAIC sold 4.5 million vehicles in 2012
- SAIC is a Chinese group which owns mainly Joint-Ventures (JV) branches with  Western carmakers (VW ad GM) but develops also its own brands. Vehicles produced by  the JV branches  may be counted by analysts as SAIC vehicles or as GM and VW vehicles. It is  important not to count these vehicles twice.
- SAIC sold 4.5 million vehicles in 2012 (+ 12% versus 2011), of which 350,000 in the month of December (7% versus same month of last year). Last month, Shanghai-VW sold 75,000 vehicles (- 28.7%), Shanghai-GM 111 000 (37.9%), SAIC Roewe MG-25000 (+ 48.7%), SAIC-GM 127000-Wuling (+10.6%).
- Last year, Shanghai-VW and Shanghai-GM , the  two main JV branches of SAIC sold 1.28 million and 1.39 million vehicles, respectively.
- SAIC Roewe MG-sold 370,000 vehicles during the same period.
- SAIC-GM-Wulingsold  on its side 1.46 million vehicles in 2012 (+ 12%), including 1.35 million minibus and minivan under the brand Wuling and 110,000 cars under the brand Baojun.

Note: Volkswagen vehicles sold by Shanghai-VW totaled 1.05 million units last year (+11%), while sales of Skoda brand vehicles increased 4.5 % to 230 000 units. There is no Audi brand vehicles sold by Shanghai-VW.
 

13-02-9

Audi sold 406 000 vehicles in China in 2012

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Audi sold 406 000 vehicles in China in 2012

- Audi sales in China rose by nearly 30% in 2012, to 406,000 units, compared to 2011. The German brand has achieved record sales in the Chinese market, its largest market.
- The lengthened  version of the A6 was the Audi model the most sold in China in 2012, with 133,000 copies sold (+17.3%), followed by the lengthened version of the A4.
- In addition, the German brand has increased its distribution network to 290 outlets in 2012 (60 more than the end of 2011). The brand is now present in 130 cities in China.
- Sales in China has accounted for 28% of global sales of Audi in 2012.

13-02-5



  1. Volvo sales could not exceed 425,000 in 2012
  2. The U.S. market grew by 13.4 % in 2012 (versus 2011)
  3. Peugeot unveils the first official photos of 2008
  4. For the first time in 12 years, PSA has sold less than 3 million vehicles
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