tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85808597875869411672024-03-18T22:48:05.839+13:00all about carsThe car industry from my perspectiveRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1630125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-21494098997303925042024-03-18T18:00:00.003+13:002024-03-18T20:02:20.644+13:00Ferrari Regional Sales : 2020-23Ferrari doesn't release sales by model but it does by region. The total was up 3.3% to 13,663 deliveries. I'm not sure what the ceiling is for this exclusive sports car. Maintaining a balance of supply and demand is important to protect residual values.The largest is the 'Europe, Middle East and Africa' region with 6,063 deliveries or 44% of the total in 2023. The Americas is next with 3,811 and RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-82917960085438187362024-03-16T07:21:00.001+13:002024-03-16T07:21:44.661+13:00UK Brand Passenger Car Production : 2023Pessimism could have been the expected emotion as Honda (2021) and Opel/Vauxhall (2022) ceased passenger car manufacturing in the UK. However, an improved supply of semiconductors has more than compensated as the figures show. They are rounded with a few estimates. Nissan: Production was up 36% and accounted for 36% of the total as well. The Qashqai made up 200,000 units, the Juke 100,000 RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-70040876750372155132024-03-01T18:00:00.002+13:002024-03-01T18:00:00.292+13:00Liechtenstein Top 50 Models : 2023The numbers are tiny but they tell a story so here they are. With Japanese brands not that popular, it is surprising that one makes the top of the list, albeit with a reduction in registrations. European marques are dominant. RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-7720608000560492542024-03-01T09:15:00.001+13:002024-03-01T09:38:28.687+13:00Poland Passenger Car Sales : 2023 Registrations were up 13% for the year. Toyota's share is the highest it has ever been and easily so. Škoda surrendered its lead back in 2020 and the gap has quickly become a substantial one. Audi has also achieved its best share ever as it pushes its volume in Europe. RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-34382046874821637972024-03-01T08:00:00.017+13:002024-03-01T08:22:29.613+13:00Slovenia Top 50 Passenger Cars : 2023 The Renault Clio is made here and supported well but that didn't stop it from being usurped by the Škoda Octavia in 2022. The Clio is still in touch but if it ever aspires to wrest back the top spot, it has work to do. VW may have become the top brand but Renault still holds two spots above it in the top five on the model sales chart. Oh, in case you are wondering the words on the Clio RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-32545543944644883842024-02-29T18:10:00.034+13:002024-02-29T18:10:00.158+13:00Canada Top 50 Models : 2023Japanese car brands have a strong presence in Canada. US brands do well at the top with truck models but when it comes to cars, Japanese models are often preferred. RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-46311727325664346282024-02-29T06:15:00.053+13:002024-02-29T06:15:00.127+13:00Canada Light Vehicle Sales : 2023It's not that easy to get data for this market and it's getting worse. Ford said it would only supply sales figures once a year but if they did, they did a good job of not living up to their word. Both the Ford brand and Lincoln brands both lost market share so a possible reason for being so elusive. Despite Ford playing hardball, it is at least still the leading nameplate. Some of the data RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-60353268507208352882024-02-29T06:00:00.053+13:002024-02-29T06:00:00.133+13:00Norway Vehicle Sales : 2023
Registrations in 2023 were down 22%, a new high tax rate for ICE (internal combustion engine) cars caused a flood of sales in December 2022 and a drought in January 2023. Even electric cars went up slightly too, the sales rush causing a stock shortage in January. Stock was replenished and a normal situation returned. The 'Diff' column shows market share change. Tesla took 15.5% of sales RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-3196798586085838442024-02-28T18:20:00.002+13:002024-02-28T18:20:00.138+13:00Slovenia Passenger Car Sales : 2023Registrations were +6% for the year. Renault was the top brand here and the only one with a manufacturing plant in the country as well. However, in 2014 it lost out to VW and that hasn't changed since then. VW is well in front despite surrendering some share. Škoda even went to second in 2022 but Renault's share this year improved but still some way off second place. The 'Diff' column shows RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-48260221931059311782024-02-28T18:10:00.020+13:002024-02-28T18:10:00.121+13:00Egypt Vehicle Sales : 2023Registrations were down 51% but it did rally somewhat toward the end of the year. I thought there must be a mistake but apparently there isn't otherwise I wouldn't have published the article. It is mainly down to the floating of the currency which has caused car prices to jump. Sudden shifts have that effect until pent up demand and acceptance takes over and a degree of normality returns. RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-85750384015990340742024-02-28T18:00:00.013+13:002024-02-28T18:00:00.342+13:00Mauritius Passenger Car Sales : 2023 A small island nation it may be but one that releases car sales data so well done for that. I wish more were as open. The data is presented in a way consistent with a government agency, efficient but not entirely easy to understand some of the categorising. I did write for a clarification but they didn't respond. The 'Diff' column shows market share change so most were actually up in volume. RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-82078204258920794812024-02-02T06:00:00.001+13:002024-02-02T06:00:00.143+13:00Toyota/Lexus Sales : 2021-23Total worldwide sales came to 10,307,400 units, up 7.7% on 2022 and making it the world's largest car manufacturer. The Toyota world is divided into five regions with the main countries within that region having their respective sales listed. Let's look at the regions.Asia: Nearly 5 million sales and making up 48.4% of the global total. China is the second largest market for the company with 1.9 RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-61136782802915453172024-02-01T06:30:00.000+13:002024-02-01T06:40:37.772+13:00Toyota/Lexus Production (By Nation) : 2022-23Global production was up 11.1% for 2023. Japan was +27%, the rest of Asia was +2.1%, North America +9.5%, Latin America +0.9%, Europe +0.7% and Africa +34%. Asia (including Japan) contributed 2 in every 3 vehicles made, North America 1 in 5 and Europe 1 in 12. Japan alone made 1 in 3. China and the US are the next two largest producers. Thailand and Canada come 4th and 5th. The RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-51020060864983873532024-02-01T06:00:00.007+13:002024-02-01T06:00:00.256+13:00JLR Sales By Plant : 2022-23JLR doesn't have a large number of assembly plants yet it has more than many might expect considering its size. The data below is retail sales attributed back to the factory of origin as best as I can do so. Volume was up 27% which was really positive. Data source: JLR data as a basis.Plants: Solihull c. Birmingham in the English Midlands is the largest producer of vehicles, mostly Land RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-54212530728676536302024-01-31T18:10:00.000+13:002024-01-31T18:10:00.122+13:00Nissan/Infiniti Prod/Sales (By Nation/Region) : 2021-23Nissan and Infiniti's production was +6% and sales were +5%. With most manufacturers increasing post Covid, this doesn't sound very good. However, there is a good reason for it as we will see.Production: There are five main producing nations Nissan separates data for, the rest coming under Other. China is the largest but volume was -26% and it was nearly toppled as the largest producer for NissanRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-46626630638046681942024-01-31T18:00:00.057+13:002024-01-31T18:00:00.255+13:00Singapore Passenger Car Sales : 2023With registrations down 14% at the three quarter mark, things were looking grim for the market here. With a new purchase licensing system keeping sales very low and favouring more expensive cars, it does create a distorted market. With the volume of cars so low, there weren't enough certificates available to lift registration. Whatever happened late in the year certainly helped though. SalesRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-20658486481890492042024-01-31T06:00:00.083+13:002024-01-31T06:00:00.150+13:00Hyundai Factory Sales By Country : 2022-23Hyundai brand factory sales were up 8% for the year, despite closing their assembly plant in Russia. Hyundai has a broader manufacturing footprint than Kia, both in volume and the number of countries involved.3.8 million passenger cars left plants in 2023, up 8%. Of the commercial vehicles (not included in the list below) there were 228,400 made, all but about 10,000 from Korea. The Others figureRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-55132533066678196222024-01-30T18:00:00.126+13:002024-01-30T18:00:00.287+13:00Land Rover Japan / Korea Sales Comparison : 2009-2023Two and a half years ago I did an article on this which included Jaguar. I'm updating this but for this one, it's just Land Rover. Have the past 30 months added much? Indeed it has so let's take a look at each country separately. Korea: There was progressive increases up until 2018. What happened then I don't know. I do know that in Korea importers can't be too successful or authoritiesRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-22325854325514009472024-01-30T06:30:00.007+13:002024-01-30T06:59:47.193+13:00Kia Factory Sales By Country : 2022-23Sales from plants increased by 9% in 2023, despite closing its operation in Russia. So an impressive return I would have thought. Just over 3 million vehicles left facilities, just over 3% light commercial vehicles and the rest passenger cars. Data source: Kia.Countries: Korea is the main supplier, with 53% of total production out of there. The US, Slovakia and India are all in the third of RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-16306895106675218092024-01-29T18:00:00.000+13:002024-01-29T18:00:00.300+13:00Europe Top 50 Model Sales : 2023The overall market grew 14% so anything less than that was losing ground. It also accounts for why so many models had increases. It wil beinteresting to see if 2024 can maintain that momentum. Most will be saying no to that as pent up demand from shortages over the past few years has for most models been met. Who would have thought a Tesla would be the top selling model in Europe? IncentivesRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-80702419047144672172024-01-28T18:00:00.001+13:002024-01-28T18:00:00.291+13:00Europe Top 10sThe Top Ten passenger car models are to the right (source: ANE) and Tesla got its first car in that list ever. Not only that, it did it by going to the top as well. No point in messing around. The Dacia Sandero made second spot and I say bravo for that. It's nice to see a brand that majors on value - and not bling - doing so well. If you spotted that I'm no fan of the stuff cars are full of RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-44128733093294574332024-01-27T18:00:00.001+13:002024-01-27T18:00:00.306+13:00Europe Passenger Car Sales : 2023What constitutes Europe varies slightly by source, so comparing doesn't bring identical results. In the data below registrations were up 14%. The 'Diff' column shows market share change. So brands showing smaller minus results were actually up in volume. Over the last few years, VW has retained its top spot but with a gradually reducing market share. Audi is working hard in increasing its RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-3563022630739303382024-01-27T06:00:00.133+13:002024-01-27T06:00:00.242+13:00UK Vehicle Manufacturing : 2022-23After years of poor treatment at all levels of operation plus public indifference, the fact that the UK even has a car industry is amazing. It even managed to grow in 2023! Wonders never cease. So what has the SMMT provided in terms of data?Passenger cars: 905,100 were assembled in 2023, up from 775,000 in 2022 and a 17% increase. Average monthly production went from 64,600 to 75,400. 79% of all RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-51183627673458366122024-01-26T18:10:00.001+13:002024-01-26T18:10:00.137+13:00Mercedes-Benz Global Deliveries : 2022-23Mercedes-Benz passenger car sales were the same in 2023 as the year before, well a tad lower but nothing in it. China held up to be the top region again but with a reduced lead. North America was up but Asia (less China) and the rest were down.Light commercial vans were up 9% with Europe and North America doing the best. However, all regions improved. Vans now make up 18% of deliveries, up from RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-59764854882107626782024-01-26T18:00:00.063+13:002024-01-26T18:00:00.150+13:00BMW Group Global Deliveries : 2023The BMW Group set a new sales record in 2023. The BMW brand was up 7%, MINI 1% and Rolls Royce just above even for a 6% overall gain.Regionally, Other was the most successful, followed by the USA and Europe. China and Saia were up but less so. Many foreign brands have slipped in China but not BMW. Everyone talks electric these days and BMW delivered 330,600 of them in 2023. That was up 92% RayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.com0