Ford group falls to seventh place in the world in 2019 car producer rank
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Ford group falls to seventh place in the world in 2019 car producer rank
- The Ford group (Ford, Lincoln) published its sales figures for the year 2019 which was almost as bad for the carmaker as the year 2018.
Its world sales fell by 8,8% compared to 2018 when they had already decreased by 15% in 2018 compared to 2017. The group is now the seventh carmaker in the world, when it was the sixth in 2019, behind Honda. And its decreasing sales curve follows that of its compatriot GM. It is difficult to imagine when a possible trend reversal will take place, especially since these two carmakers have strategically decided to remove their sedans from the North American market.
Its world sales fell by 8,8% compared to 2018 when they had already decreased by 15% in 2018 compared to 2017. The group is now the seventh carmaker in the world, when it was the sixth in 2019, behind Honda. And its decreasing sales curve follows that of its compatriot GM. It is difficult to imagine when a possible trend reversal will take place, especially since these two carmakers have strategically decided to remove their sedans from the North American market.
- The sales drop of Ford in 2019 is visible in its main markets: China (-38.5% representing a loss of 150,000 units), the United States (-80,000), Argentina (-45,000) , India (-25,000), Russia (-25,000), Middle East (-25,000), Europe (-20,000), Turkey (-20,000), Canada (-10,000), in Mexico (-10,000) and Brazil (-10,000).
- Ford group global sales in 2019 break down:
1. USA remains its largest market, with 2.41 million vehicles, or 47% of its world sales.
2. Europe remains its second market, with 1.32 million vehicles, or 26% of its global sales.
3. South America becomes its third market, with 305,000 vehicles, or 6% of its global sales.
4. China becomes its fourth market, with 235,000 vehicles, or 5% of its world sales.
- These four markets represent 84% of the Ford group's global sales in 2019.
- The automaker’s best-selling models are the Ford F-Series (1.1 million units) and Ford Ranger (400 000 units).
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続きを読む... Ford group falls to seventh place in the world in 2019 car producer rank
The FCA group remains the eighth world carmaker in 2019
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The FCA group remains the eighth world carmaker in 2019
- The FCA group (Fiat, Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram) has published its sales figures for the year 2019.
Its global sales reached a level pf 4,42 million vehicles against 4,84 million in 2018, which represents a decrease of 8.7%.
The declining sales curve of the Italian-American group is therefore parallel to what GM and Ford are experiencing.
Its global sales reached a level pf 4,42 million vehicles against 4,84 million in 2018, which represents a decrease of 8.7%.
The declining sales curve of the Italian-American group is therefore parallel to what GM and Ford are experiencing.
- The FCA group, which saw its sales drop significantly in North America (-232,000 units), Europe (-108,000) and Asia (-60,000), remains however the eighth world carmaker in 2019, behind Ford and ahead PSA.
- The FCA group's global sales in 2019 break down:
1. USA remains its largest market, with 2.21 million vehicles, or 50% of its world sales.
2. Europe remains its second market, with 1.27 million vehicles, or 29% of its world sales.
3. South America remains its third market, with 577,000 vehicles, or 13% of its global sales.
4. Asia remains its fourth market, with 160,000 vehicles, or 4% of its global sales.
- These four markets represent 96% of the FCA group's global sales in 2019, which are split into 2.92 million vehicles for Chrysler Group (Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Jeep) and 1.50 million vehicles for Fiat Group (Fiat, Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Maserati). Fiat Group therefore represents today half the volume of the Chrysler Group, while at the time of the merger of the two entities, they had a comparable volume.
- The big challenge of 2020 will be the merger of FCA with PSA, which will lead to the creation of the new fourth largest manufacturer in the world, with a sales volume of nearly 8 million vehicles….if the process is confirmed after the COVID-19 impact.
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続きを読む... The FCA group remains the eighth world carmaker in 2019
Suzuki remains the tenth carmaker in 2019
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Suzuki remains the tenth carmaker in 2019
- Suzuki sold 2.9 million vehicles (PC + LUV) in 2019, which represents a decline of 10% compared to 2018.
This decrease is mainly due to the drop in sales in its main market, the Indian market (-13.7% of sales, which represents a loss of 240,000 vehicles compared to 2018), but also a decline in sales in other regions (-30,000 in China, -25,000 in Pakistan, -20 000 in Japan, -20 000 in Indonesia) which add up to 100,000 additional lost sales. The Japanese carmaker is also not in an extraordinary shape in Europe, where its sales are in slight decline, because it has just decided to remove the Baleno and Celerio models from its product range.
This decrease is mainly due to the drop in sales in its main market, the Indian market (-13.7% of sales, which represents a loss of 240,000 vehicles compared to 2018), but also a decline in sales in other regions (-30,000 in China, -25,000 in Pakistan, -20 000 in Japan, -20 000 in Indonesia) which add up to 100,000 additional lost sales. The Japanese carmaker is also not in an extraordinary shape in Europe, where its sales are in slight decline, because it has just decided to remove the Baleno and Celerio models from its product range.
- Suzuki's global sales in 2019 break down:
1. India is its largest market, with 1.51 million vehicles, or 52% of its world sales.
2. Japan is its second market, with 696,000 vehicles, or 24% of its world sales.
3. Europe is its third market, with 232,000 vehicles, or 8% of its world sales.
- These three markets represent 84% of global Suzuki sales in 2019.
- The future of Suzuki remains uncertain (range limited to small models with thermal engine, non presence on the Chinese and North American markets), but the support could come from its new partner Toyota which could be tempted by an acquisition more pronounced, even if its Daihatsu brand has a product range very close to Suzuki one.
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The Indian market (PC+ LUV) declined by 13.3% in 2019
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The Indian market (PC+ LUV) declined by 13.3% in 2019
- The Indian car market (PC + LUV) abruptly stopped its growth in 2019, in a global context of markets decline, with a fall of 13.3% compared to 2018, at 3.8 million units against 4,4 million in 2018 and 4 million in 2017.
- However, this sharp drop of sales does not questions the development potential of the Indian market, which has a motorization rate that is still low compared to most major countries (around 100 cars per 1,000 inhabitants), a rate 1.5 to 2 times lower than in China. The Indian middle class is, however, half the size of the Chinese middle class, and the infrastructures development less dynamic suggests that the rate of Indian motorization at a middle term will never catch up with the rate of Chinese one, which is increasing sharply.
- In a context of a sharp decline, the most impacted carmakers are those who have a major footprint on the local market, meaning Suzuki and Tata Motors: Suzuki (with Maruti) lost 240,000 sales last year compared to 2018 and Tata Motors 160 000 sales. This has for consequence a decline of influence of these two carmakers at a global scale.
- Suzuki-Maruti remains however the undisputed leader of the Indian market in 2019, with a market share of 40% (stable compared to 2018), ahead of Hyundai-Kia (15%) which gains two points thanks to a stability of its sales, Tata Motors (14%) who lost two points and Mahindra (12%) who gained half a point. These four carmakers share alone 81% of the Indian market, while a dozen of others get the remaining 19%. SUVs represented 20% of the Indian market in 2019, against 18% in 2018.
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続きを読む... The Indian market (PC+ LUV) declined by 13.3% in 2019
Honda becomes the sixth world carmaker in 2019
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Honda becomes the sixth world carmaker in 2019
- The Honda group (Honda, Acura) sold 5.15 million vehicles (PC+LUV) in 2019, against 5.25 million in 2018, which represents a decrease of 2% over one year. Like many other carmakers, Honda suffered from the market downturn in 2019 but resisted better than the American or Korean carmakers. The Japanese carmaker increased its sales in China by 10% while this market contracted by 10% over the same period. In addition, its sales have been stable in USA, its main market. It is mainly in India (-40,000 sales), Japan (-25,000 sales) and Europe (-20,000 sales) where Honda has really dropped out. In total, Honda overtakes Ford for the first time worldwide.
- The Honda group's global sales in 2019 break down:
1. USA remains its largest market, with 1.608 million vehicles, or 31.2% of its world sales.
2. China its second market, with 1.585 million vehicles, or 30.8% of its world sales.
3. Japan remains its third market, with 722,000 vehicles, or 14% of its world sales.
4. India is its fourth market, with 135,000 vehicles, or 2.5% of its world sales.
5. Europe is its fifth market, with 122,000 vehicles, or 2.5% of its world sales.
- These five markets represent 81% of the Honda group's global sales in 2019, which are divided into 4.96 million vehicles under the Honda brand and 194,000 vehicles under the Acura brand.
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