Worldwide sales of electric cars in 2018
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Worldwide sales of electric cars in 2018
- In 2018, the world market for electric cars (100% electric and plug-in hybrids) showed a 70% increase compared to 2017, to 2,018,247 units from 1,188,059 units a year earlier.
- By country, China remains by far the leading market for electric cars (1,102,375 units; +84%), ahead of Europe (386,347 units; +38%), the United States (358,645 units; +83%) and Japan (52,013 units; stable).
- In 2018, the Californian brand Tesla became the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars (in 2017, it was BYD). With 245,240 units sold last year, Tesla leads the BYD (227,364 units), Renault-Nissan (192,711 units), BAIC (164,958 units), BMW (142,311 units), SAIC (108,624 units), Hyundai-Kia (90,860 units), Geely (85,810 units), GM (76,570 units) and Volkswagen (72,366 units) groups.
- By model, the Tesla Model 3 became the world's best-selling electric car in 2018 (145,846 units), ahead of the BAIC EC-Series (90,637 units), Nissan Leaf (87,149 units), Tesla Model S (50,045 units), Tesla Model X (49,349 units), BYD Qin PHEV (47,452 units), JAC EV65 (46,586 units), BYD e5 (46,251 units), Toyota Prius PHEV (45,686 units) and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (41,888 units). The Renault Zoé lost four places and moved from 7th to 11th place. This model should be renewed in the second half of 2019.
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GM Group 2018 World Market Review
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GM Group 2018 World Market Review
- The GM group (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun, Wuling) has published its sales figures for the year 2018. Worldwide sales amounted to 8.38 million units, a decrease of 10.4% compared to 2017.
- This decrease is mainly attributable to the sale of Opel-Vauxhall to the PSA group, which was recorded for the full 12 months of 2018. The GM group, now without sales in Europe, stands out clearly from the three world leaders, namely the Renault-Nissan, Volkswagen and Toyota groups. However, GM remains the fourth largest manufacturer in the world.
- The GM group's worldwide sales in 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. China is its largest market, with 3.63 million vehicles, or 43% of its global sales.
2. The United States is its second largest market, with 2.95 million vehicles,35% of its worldwide sales.
3. Brazil is its third largest market, with 434,000 vehicles, 5% of its worldwide sales.
- These three markets accounted for 83% of GM Group's worldwide sales in 2018, with 3.95 million Chevrolet, 1.30 million Buick, 0.65 million GMC, 0.40 million Cadillac and the remainder divided between Wuling (1.20 million) and Baojun (0.88 million). The GM group's best-selling models in 2018 were the Chevrolet Silverado (649,000 units), WulingHongguang (477,000 units), Chevrolet Equinox (438,000 units) and Baojun 510 (361,000 units).
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Ford Group 2018 World Market Review
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Ford Group 2018 World Market Review
- The Ford group (Ford, Lincoln) has published its sales figures for the year 2018, which were very bad for the group. Its worldwide sales amount to 5.6 million vehicles, a 15% decrease compared to 2017. Despite this sharp drop, Ford remains the world's sixth largest automaker, behind GM and Hyundai-Kia, but ahead of Honda and Fiat-Chrysler.
- The Ford Group's worldwide sales in 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. The United States remains Ford’s largest market, with 2.485 million vehicles, or 44% of worldwide sales (compared to 39% in 2017).
2. Europe is its second largest market, with 1.34 million vehicles, 24% of its worldwide sales (compared to 20%).
3. China is its third largest market, with 385,000 vehicles, or 7% of its worldwide sales (compared to 13%). Sales in this market fell by half in 2018, which led to a decline in the group's worldwide result.
4. South America is its fourth largest market, with 365,000 vehicles, 7% of its worldwide sales (compared to 6%).
- These four markets account for 82% of the Ford Group's worldwide sales in 2018, which are divided into 5.5 million Ford vehicles and 105,000 Lincoln vehicles. The Ford Group's best-selling models in 2018 are the Ford F-Series pick-up (1,060,000 units), Ford Kuga/Escape (540,000 units) and Ford Focus (442,000 units).
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Hyundai-Kia Group 2018 World Market Review
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Hyundai-Kia Group 2018 World Market Review
- The Hyundai-Kia group (Hyundai, Kia, Genesis) has published its sales figures for 2018. Worldwide sales amounted to 7.4 million units, a 2% increase compared to 2017. The Korean group is putting an end to a decline that began in 2015, and is moving closer to the GM group, which is down by more than 10% in 2018, while remaining the fifth largest automaker in the world, behind Renault-Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota and GM.
- The Hyundai-Kia group's worldwide sales in 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. The United States remains its largest market, with 1.27 million vehicles, or 17% of its worldwide sales.
2. Korea is its second largest market, with 1.25 million vehicles, 17% of its worldwide sales.
3. China is its third largest market, with 1.18 million vehicles,16% of its global sales.
4. Europe is its fourth largest market, with 1.05 million vehicles, 14% of its worldwide sales.
- These four markets account for 64% of the Hyundai-Kia Group's global sales in 2018, which are divided into 4.55 million Hyundai brand vehicles (including Genesis) and 2.85 million Kia brand vehicles.
- The Hyundai-Kia group's best-selling models in 2018 were the Hyundai Tucson (660,000 units), Hyundai Elantra (590,000 units) and Kia Sportage (345,000 units).
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FCA Group 2018 World Market Review
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FCA Group 2018 World Market Review
- The FCA group (Fiat, Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Ferrari, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Jeep) has published its sales figures for 2018. Its worldwide sales amount to 4.84 million vehicles, a slight increase (+2%) compared to 2017. The FCA group remains behind the Ford and Honda groups.
- The FCA Group's worldwide sales for 2018 can be broken down as follows:
1. The United States remains its largest market, with 2.25 million vehicles, or 46% of its worldwide sales.
2. Europe is its second largest market, with 1.32 million vehicles, 27% of its worldwide sales.
3. South America is its third largest market, with 585,000 vehicles, or 12% of its worldwide sales.
4. China is its fourth largest market, with 125,000 vehicles, 2.5% of its global sales.
- These four markets account for 87.5% of FCA Group's 2018 global sales, which include 1.6 million Jeep vehicles, 1.5 million Fiat vehicles, 710,000 Ram vehicles, 520,000 Dodge vehicles, 230,000 Chrysler vehicles and 280,000 vehicles of other makes. It should be noted that in 2018, the Jeep brand became the group's best-selling brand.
- The best-selling models in the FCA group in 2018 are the Ram pick-up (635,000 units), Jeep Compass (405,000 units), Jeep Cherokee (300,000 units), Jeep Wrangler (277,000 units) and Jeep Grand Cherokee (258,000 units).
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