The Dacia Sandero was the most produced car in the region Europe + Morocco + Turkey in 2023
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The Dacia Sandero was the most produced car in the region Europe + Morocco + Turkey in 2023
- Within the Europe 30 country region (EU + United Kingdom + Switzerland + Norway + Serbia + Morocco + Turkey), defined as EEZ by Inovev (Europe Economic Zone including Serbia, Morocco and Turkey as they export to Europe the majority of cars produced on their soil), the Dacia Sandero produced in Morocco became the most produced car in 2023 (293,787 units) ahead of the Renault Clio (262,714 units) produced in Turkey.
- The Dacia Sandero, which is the second best-selling car in Europe in 2023, is ahead of the Tesla Model Y (best-selling car in Europe in 2023) in production because it is produced in Germany (77%) and imported from China (at 23%), while the Sandero has been only produced from Morocco since the second half of 2022.
- In 2024, the share of Tesla Model Y produced in Germany is expected to increase further to gradually approach 100% following the capacity increase of the Gruenheide plant.
- The first place of the Dacia Sandero is a performance as this model was initially only a low-price model intended mainly for emerging and semi-emerging countries located in Eastern Europe. In fact, this model became an accessible model that could appeal to all European customers who could find many of the cars offered today too expensive, particularly BEVs and mid-range SUVs. It is to be noted that the Dacia Duster is in third position in this ranking among SUVs behind the VW Tiguan and Nissan Qashqai.
Comparison between the seven largest European producers of PCs: Germany clearly the leader
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Comparison between the seven largest European producers of PCs: Germany clearly the leader
- Germany is well ahead of other European countries. We note that France give up its second position to Spain in 2010.
- We also note the slow decline of England and Italy, and at the same time the strong progress of Czech Rep. and Slovakia which are now ahead of England and Italy.
The production of passenger cars in Poland returns to 1970s level
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The production of passenger cars in Poland returns to 1970s level
- Polish automobile industry progressed throughout the 1950s, under the leadership of the Communist Party which ruled Poland until 1989. The Italian carmaker Fiat had established itself in this country in the 1920s. It is this carmaker which allowed Poland to equip itself with automobiles, much earlier than Spain for example. Polish automobile production gradually increased to 400,000 passenger cars in 1980 and up to 465,000 in 1989, mainly Fiats. A transition period then began until 1996, returning to 400,000 passenger cars produced on Polish soil.
- As Polish automobile production is largely dependent on local developments of Fiat production, the cessation of the Cinquecento causes a collapse in production, going from 500,000 passenger cars in 1999 to less than 300,000 in 2003.
- The localization of the Fiat Panda in Poland in 2003 and then of the Fiat 500 in 2007, however, revived Polish production in a spectacular way: peak production was reached in 2009, with 950,000 passenger cars produced, including 300,000 Fiat Pandas and 200,000 Fiat 500. The rest is mainly divided into 125,000 Opel Astra and 110,000 Ford Ka.
- The following years were very poor for the Polish automobile industry. The relocation of the Fiat Panda in Italy, the decline of Ford and Opel, as well as the discontinuation of Daewoo and Chevrolet, caused Polish production to fall to 200,000 passenger cars in 2022. In 2023, this is slightly increased to 250,000 units. No compensation for Poland which has seen factory construction projects multiply in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The future rests on the decision of Stellantis (owner of the Tichy and Gliwice factories) to stay in Poland or not.
Hungarian production of passenger cars has exceeded Polish production
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Hungarian production of passenger cars has exceeded Polish production
- Formerly producing country of engines, Hungary began the assembly of cars in 1991 with the establishment of the Japanese carmaker Suzuki. Over the following years, German premium carmakers Audi and then Mercedes began automobile production in this country, relocating part of their production from Germany to Hungary. BMW is also building a factory there. And the Chinese BYD, one of the largest producers of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the world, recently announced that it would build an assembly plant there.
- Hungarian automobile industry is therefore on the rise and has replaced Poland regarding the setting up of factories for passenger car.
- Today, Hungarian automobile production has managed to supplant Polish production in terms of volume, as in 2023, Hungary will have produced nearly 500,000 passenger cars (Audi, Mercedes, Suzuki) or twice as many as Poland (250,000 units).
- Poland is catching up with Hungary by producing light utility vehicles (around 250,000 units) while Hungary does not assemble any. The fact remains that Hungary is attracting more and more carmakers to the extent that the Czech Rep. and Slovakia were a hit at the beginning of the 2000s, attracting several large automobile carmakers to them, but are now experiencing saturation in terms of factory locations. These settlements have now moved to Hungary.
Production of passenger cars in Spain is the second in Europe since 2010
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Production of passenger cars in Spain is the second in Europe since 2010
- The Spanish auto industry started much later than French, German, British or Italian ones. Spain was in fact until the beginning of the 1960s an extremely poor country compared to other large European countries, furthermore still very affected by the civil war which left a million dead between 1936 and 1939.
- The first major automobile carmakers (Fiat, Renault, Citroën) established themselves in Spain between 1953 and 1958, but it was not until the country entered the Common Market on January 1, 1986 (renamed the European Union in 1993) that Spain become a country comparable to other large European countries. This accession allowed Spain to fully participate in the European common market, promoting trade and contributing to raising the standard of living thanks to cohesion funds.
- Spanish automobile production thus increased from 1 million passenger cars in 1980 to 2 million in 1995 and 2.5 million in the year 2000. This spectacular growth is due not only to domestic demand but also and above all to exports, supported by the relocation of production from France and Germany to Spain, a country which then benefited from much lower labor costs.
- Spain gradually became the second largest European automobile producer in 2010, behind Germany and ahead of France. In 2023, Spain will produce twice as many passenger cars as France (1.85 million units compared to 950 000) but half as many as Germany.
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