Daimler Trucks has regained its position as the truck leader in Europe
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Daimler Trucks has regained its position as the truck leader in Europe
- Inovev estimated the production volume of heavy utility vehicles over 3.5 tonnes in Europe (excluding off-road vehicles and buses/coaches) to 472,606 units in 2022, compared to 447,853 in 2021 and 359,827 in 2020, a year marked by the Covid-19 crisis.
- The 2022 volume is still far from the figures reached in 2017, 2018, 2019 where the production volume was slightly higher than 500,000 units per year, but the trend for 2023 means that we will gradually approach these record volumes. The transport of goods remains very dynamic today in Europe and the new pollution standards do not augur a future collapse in production. It should be noted that exports of heavy utility vehicles outside Europe remain low, because each major market is supplied mainly by local production.
- Heavy utility vehicle production in Europe (including the United Kingdom but excluding Turkey) is very concentrated since it is represented by only eight brands (including a very marginal brand: Tatra) compared to 13 brands in the United States.
- By brand, Mercedes UV (belonging to the Daimler Trucks group) regained its leading position in Europe in 2022, ahead of Iveco, Scania, DAF, MAN, Volvo and Renault Trucks.
- These eight brands are integrated into six groups, the largest of which being the Volkswagen group (through the Traton company), owner of Scania and MAN (142,072 vehicles produced in 2022) followed by Volvo Trucks, owner of Volvo and Renault Trucks (94,581 vehicles produced in 2022). Daimler Trucks is only in third position (83,234 vehicles produced in 2022) ahead of DAF (68,761 vehicles).
Freightliner confirms its leading position in heavy utility vehicles in the USA
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Freightliner confirms its leading position in heavy utility vehicles in the USA
- The US heavy utility vehicle market reached 460,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of 2023, which augurs a market of 500,000 vehicles for the whole year. This volume is one of the best of the decade, as 476,000 units were recorded in 2022, 462,000 in 2021 and 410,000 in 2020. Volumes from 2014 to 2018 oscillated between 400,000 and 490,000 sales. Only the year 2019 exceeded 500,000 sales, with a volume of 527,000 units, a record figure for the period 2013-2023.
- The US heavy utility vehicle market is divided into 13 different brands integrated into 10 groups, making it a very concentrated market. The sales leader remains the Freightliner brand, which belongs to the German group Daimler Trucks, with 136,448 sales over 11 months 2023, representing 30% of the US heavy-duty truck market. In second position, but well behind, the International brand which belongs to the German Volkswagen group sold 66,218 HUV, representing 14% of the market.
- Ford is third, with 64,253 sales, representing 14% of the market, ahead of the Paccar group's Peterbilt and Kenworth brands, which each occupy 9% of the US heavy-duty market, or 18% for the Paccar group as a whole.
- In sixth position, Volvo Trucks occupies 6% of the market. Its subsidiary Mack Trucks occupies 4% of the market, which totals 10% of the market for the Volvo Trucks group. Two Japanese carmakers are included in this ranking, Isuzu and Hino, representing 5% of the US market. The Chrysler group still occupies 4% of the US heavy-duty market. The GM group now represents only 3% of the US heavy-duty truck market. Tesla is starting out in this heavy-duty market, with 180 units sold over 11 months of 2023.
The United Arab Emirates purchased 218,000 vehicles in 2022
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The United Arab Emirates purchased 218,000 vehicles in 2022
- The United Arab Emirates is a federal state made up of seven emirates, the largest being Abu Dhabi. This federal state brings together nearly 10 million inhabitants. The automobile market represents on average between 200,000 and 400,000 new vehicles each year. In 2022, it reached 218,000 units, compared to 192,521 in 2021 and 152,235 in 2020, a year marked by the Covid-19 crisis. The year 2022 returns to the level of the years just before the Covid crisis, such as 2019 (215,977 sales) or 2018 (219,269 sales).
- However, this figure is still only a nearly half of the previous peak with more than 400,000 units reached in 2015. Like Saudi Arabia, the UAE automobile market depends on fluctuating oil prices, since Emirates relies heavily on the production and sale of oil. The more prices increase, the richer the country is and can import and buy new vehicles. The more prices fall, the more the automobile market collapses. This is the situation observed between 2015 and 2020.
- The composition of the market by brand has remained the same for several years, with a strong presence of Japanese brands, but the Chinese MG belonging to the SAIC group entered the top 10, moving from 13th place in 2021 to 8th position in 2022, doubling practically its sales from one year to the next.
- The best-selling model in 2022 is the Toyota Hilux pickup, with 13,640 units (6.3% of the market) ahead of the Nissan Patrol (11,212 units). Toyota places nine models in the Top 15 by model last year, which places the carmaker as the big market leader in the United Arab Emirates in 2022 (with 30.8% of the market).
Kuwait purchased 113,000 vehicles in 2022
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Kuwait purchased 113,000 vehicles in 2022
- Kuwait is a country located between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, which has nearly 3 million inhabitants. The automobile market represents on average between 100,000 and 150,000 new vehicles each year. In 2022, it reached 113,000 units, compared to 101,500 in 2021 and 75,000 in 2020, a year marked by the Covid-19 crisis. The year 2022 returns to the level of the years just before the Covid crisis, such as 2019 (110,000 sales).
- However, this figure still represents only 75% of the previous peak with more than 150,000 units reached in 2015. Like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Kuwaiti automobile market depends on fluctuating oil prices, since Kuwait depends much of the production and sale of oil. The more prices increase, the richer the country is and can import and buy new vehicles. The more prices fall, the more the automobile market collapses. This is the situation observed between 2015 and 2020.
- The composition of the market by brand has remained the same for several years, with a strong presence of Japanese brands, but the Chinese MG belonging to the SAIC group is progressing strongly, moving from 10th place in 2021 to 7th position in 2022, practically doubling its sales in one year.
- The best-selling model in 2022 is the Toyota Prado SUV, with 10,072 units (8.9% of the market) ahead of the Toyota Land Cruiser SUV (7,131 units). Toyota places seven models in the Top 15 by model last year, which places the carmaker as the big leader in the Kuwaiti market in 2022 (with 36.5% of the market).
BYD should confirm the construction of an assembly plant in Hungary
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BYD should confirm the construction of an assembly plant in Hungary
- Chinese automaker BYD has announced it is in final negotiations with the Hungarian government to build an electric car assembly plant. BYD plans to produce electric cars and batteries at a factory in Szeged, in the south of the country. Remember that BYD already has an electric bus factory in Hungary (Komarom) but the company wants to set up another factory (much larger) to produce electric cars on a large scale and become the largest producer of electric vehicles in Europe, with a goal of selling one in ten electric cars sold in Europe by 2030 (i.e. approximately 500,000 units).
- Hungary has seen battery carmakers set up on its territory for some time. The establishment of BYD in the country only strengthens the presence of the Chinese in Hungary.
- BYD has quickly become the second largest producer of BEVs in the world (behind Tesla) and the first in China, a market in which it will become the sales leader for all engines combined, ahead of the Volkswagen group and the GM group. BYD thus sold 2,683,374 vehicles in China over the first 11 months of 2023, a figure compared to 2,723,854 sales of the Volkswagen group and 2,091,368 sales of the GM group (including Wuling). But while VW and GM are down compared to 2022, BYD is growing.
- BYD had indicated a few months ago that it wanted to establish itself industrially in Europe, because this market is supposed to become fully electrified in 2035 and recent measures aimed at increasing the price of Chinese cars in several European countries have only encourages this decision. BYD will now follow its great rival Tesla in Europe, which has a factory there that can already produce 500,000 vehicles per year.