The global automotive market grew by 2.3% in 2017
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The global automotive market grew by 2.3% in 2017
- The global car market (PC + LCV) increased by 2.3% in 2017 compared to 2016, with an estimated volume of more than 96 million units (compared to 93.85 million units in 2016).
- This growth is two times lower than in 2016 compared to 2015, as the first three car markets, China (+ 3%), the United States (-2%) and Europe (+ 3%) slowed down in 2017, which had an influence on all registrations, since these three markets alone account for two thirds of worldwide registrations.
- The top 20 auto markets remain the same as in 2016, except for Russia and Iran, which each move up one step in the ranking thanks to sharp increases. In contrast, Mexico and Spain fall back one step, as well as Turkey and Thailand.
- In 2017, China (+ 3%) increased its lead over the major markets, in terms of number of registrations, since it exceeds 29 million units, while the second market, the USA (-2%) , does not exceed 17.5 million units. All the countries of the European Union (+ 3%) approached 18 million units last year. The European market has thus re-passed in front of the US market in 2017. It was already in front of the US market between 2005 and 2011.
- Among the top 20 automotive markets, the strongest growth was recorded in Argentina (+ 26%), Russia (+ 12%) and Iran (+ 16%). For 2018, Inovev expects a 2% growth in worldwide registrations.
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Diesel has fallen to 45% of the European market in 2017
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Diesel has fallen to 45% of the European market in 2017
- The diesel proportion of the European passenger car market dropped significantly in 2017. It fell from 50% in 2016 to 45% last year and manufacturers' forecasts are 40% in 2018.
- We are back to the level of the early 2000s, since the rate was 40% in 2002 and 44% in 2003, against 32% in 2000 and 22% in 1995. The peak for diesel engines was reached in 2011, with 56% of the European market.
- This radical change in demand (encouraged by the different European governments) is causing a shift in the distribution of engine manufacturing for models sold in Europe.
- The transfer of diesel engines to hybrid or electric engines is still marginal since the production volume of hybrid engines has increased in Europe from 330,000 in 2016 to 465,000 in 2017, and that of electric motors has increased in Europe from 120,000 to 160,000, ie an overall increase of 175,000 engines.
- The transfer was essentially made to gasoline engines (+1 million units between 2016 and 2017), while diesel engines lost 0.8 million units between 2016 and 2017. The challenge of manufacturers is therefore to quickly replace part of their diesel engine assembly lines with gasoline engine assembly lines. The most impacted are those with a high rate of diesel engines in their overall output.
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続きを読む... Diesel has fallen to 45% of the European market in 2017
Nissan will stop producing the Pulsar in July 2018
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Nissan will stop producing the Pulsar in July 2018
- Nissan has announced that it will cease production of the Pulsar sedan (C-segment) in July 2018 and that it will not be replaced. This model has been manufactured on the Renault-Nissan Barcelona site, alongside the Nissan Navara and NV200 pickup trucks since 2014, but the expected volumes did not materialise as only 180,000 Pulsars found buyers in four years. That's an average of 45,000 units a year, while the Nissan Qashqai SUV sells 300,000 units a year in Europe alone.
- The Pulsar was launched in 2014 to support the Qashqai in the C segment and compete with the Toyota Auris, Honda Civic and Mazda 3. It was also a way for Nissan to replace a sedan in the C segment after the Almera was cancelled in 2006 to make room for Qashqai.
- Unfortunately, this model competed directly with the Renault Mégane belonging to the same group and the new Nissan Micra which arrived on the market in 2016 also competed with the Pulsar and accelerated its fall in sales.
- The Nissan C segment sedan experienced a peak production in 2015, with 78,000 units, before collapsing in 2016 (58,000 units) and again in 2017 (28,000 units). At the same time, the Qashqai remained stable at 300,000 units a year. The launch of Pulsar has therefore had no impact on Qashqai's career. Nissan is definitely abandoning the C-segment sedan segment in Europe, leaving the field open for its C-segment SUV, the Qashqai.
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BYD becomes the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars in 2017
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BYD becomes the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars in 2017
- The world market for electric passenger cars and plug-in hybrids surpassed a million annual sales for the first time, with a volume of 1.1 million units in 2017, compared to 740,000 units in 2016 and 548,000 units in 2015. The evolution is 48% in 2017 compared to 2016, and 35% in 2016 compared to 2015. Of the 1,103,000 units in 2017, 734,000 units are 100% electric (+ 58%) and 369,000 are rechargeable hybrids (+ 35%).
- The world's largest market for electric and plug-in hybrids remains China (580,000 sales in 2017 against 340,000 in 2016), ahead of Europe (272,000 sales against 220,000 in 2016), the United States (196,000 sales against 159,000 in 2016) and Japan (54,000 sales compared to 22,000 in 2016).
- In Japan, it was the arrival on the market of the Toyota Prius PHEV that doubled sales in 2017 compared to 2016.
- The world's leading electric car group in 2017 is Chinese BYD (106,000 sales), ahead of Renault-Nissan (105,000 sales), BAIC (98,000 sales), Tesla (94,000 sales), BMW (82,000 sales), Zotye (66,000 sales) and Volkswagen (63,000 sales). These seven manufacturers sell 56% of all electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the world. The distribution by models over the 12 months 2017 is not yet known, but the figures on 11 months of 2017 show that the best-selling model over the whole year could be the BAIC E-Series, ahead of the Tesla Model S.
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続きを読む... BYD becomes the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars in 2017
Inovev expects 650,000 sales / year for the new Chevrolet Silverado
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Inovev expects 650,000 sales / year for the new Chevrolet Silverado
- At the 2018 Detroit Auto Show GM Group unveiled the new generation of its big Chevrolet Silverado pickup, which traditionally ranks among the top three in the US market, behind the Ford F-Series and ahead of the Dodge Ram, its direct competitors. The Chevrolet Silverado is backed up by the GMC Sierra.
- As the previous generation of the Silverado pickup was in 2013, and the Ford F Series was renewed in 2015, it was time for the GM Group to replace the best-selling (over 600,000 sales per year on average) and most profitable model of its catalog. The Dodge Ram is being renewed at the same time as the Silverado, since its new generation was also unveiled at the Detroit Show 2018.
- One should remember that the large-truck market in the United States is 2.5 million vehicles per year, a 15% share.of a total market of 17.5 million. These vehicles represent high volumes and an important source of profits for Ford, GM and FCA. This is why the three manufacturers will never give up this category of vehicles.
- It is interesting to note that the new Chevrolet Silverado features V6 and V8 petrol engines, as well as a 3.0-turbo diesel engine, similar to the Ford F-Series but unlike the Dodge Ram. The Silverado will continue to be manufactured at the same sites in the USA (Flint Michigan) and Mexico (Ramos Arizpe). Inovev expects 650,000 yearly sales.
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続きを読む... Inovev expects 650,000 sales / year for the new Chevrolet Silverado