Tuesday, August 20, 2013

European new car sales show signs of recovery in July but remain down year-to-date

JATO Dynamics Ltd


According to the latest new car sales analysis from JATO Dynamics, the world's leading provider of automotive intelligence, Europe's new car market experienced a 4.9% increase in sales in July, with 48,202 more new cars sold in July 2013 compared to July 2012. Overall, the market remains behind 2012 performance, down by 5.2% year-to-date.
JATO's headline market analysis:
Out of the ‘Big Five' markets, Italy was the only country to experience a decrease in sales in July, with a drop of 1.8%. While the other ‘Big Five' markets were up for the month, Great Britain was the only market to post an increase for year-to-date figures; 124,287 more new cars have been sold in Great Britain than during the same period in 2012, representing a 10.3% increase.
France, Germany and Italy, however, all remain down by a considerable amount on 2012. Year-to-date, France is down 9.7%, Germany 6.7% and Italy 9.3% on the same period in 2012. Combined, these three countries have sold 328,818 fewer cars than in 2012 (the European year-to-date total is down by 412,335 units).
Making a significant improvement in July was Spain, which registered 10,763 more new cars in July 2013 than in July 2012. The 16.5% increase is welcome news and Spain is now just 1.3% down year-to-date 2013 compared to 2012.
Following last month, Ireland's first ever mid-year number plate change has had the expected result, with sales increasing 163.2% over July 2012.
Sales by Market
Country
Jul_13
Jul_12
% Change Jul
Jul YtD_13
Jul YtD_12
% Change YtD
Austria
28,543
28,268
+1.0%
199,747
215,226
-7.2%
Belgium
34,879
36,701
-5.0%
324,752
321,817
+0.9%
Croatia
3,180
2,682
+18.6%
18,563
22,940
-19.1%
Cyprus*
570
879
-35.2%
3,721
6,672
-44.2%
Czech Republic*
10,999
11,158
-1.4%
91,814
105,370
-12.9%
Denmark
14,306
16,709
-14.4%
106,216
100,919
+5.2%
Estonia
1,811
1,794
+0.9%
12,159
12,125
+0.3%
Finland
8,452
6,443
+31.2%
64,912
73,306
-11.5%
France
150,218
148,924
+0.9%
1,081,694
1,197,917
-9.7%
Germany
253,146
247,860
+2.1%
1,755,776
1,882,261
-6.7%
Great Britain
162,228
143,884
+12.7%
1,325,851
1,201,564
+10.3%
Greece
6,459
5,743
+12.5%
36,794
38,066
-3.3%
Hungary
5,054
4,521
+11.8%
32,381
32,521
-0.4%
Iceland*
675
574
+17.6%
5,479
5,428
+0.9%
Ireland
11,640
4,422
+163.2%
64,870
71,069
-8.7%
Italy
108,068
110,072
-1.8%
842,807
928,917
-9.3%
Latvia
934
895
+4.4%
6,071
6,357
-4.5%
Lithuania
1,071
1,051
+1.9%
7,085
7,245
-2.2%
Luxembourg
3,905
4,195
-6.9%
30,314
32,851
-7.7%
Norway
11,633
12,133
-4.1%
83,358
82,394
+1.2%
Poland
24,836
20,820
+19.3%
172,419
169,490
+1.7%
Portugal*
11,060
9,265
+19.4%
66,026
62,677
+5.3%
Romania
7,105
5,603
+26.8%
36,067
41,551
-13.2%
Serbia*
1,711
1,879
-8.9%
12,303
13,736
-10.4%
Slovakia
5,700
5,977
-4.6%
37,383
39,781
-6.0%
Slovenia
4,229
4,105
+3.0%
32,458
32,432
+0.1%
Spain
75,946
65,183
+16.5%
464,900
470,964
-1.3%
Sweden
18,161
18,076
+0.5%
147,055
160,709
-8.5%
Switzerland
25,715
24,151
+6.5%
181,004
201,337
-10.1%
The Netherlands
30,852
30,917
-0.2%
243,582
362,254
-32.8%
Grand Total
1,023,086
974,884
+4.9%
7,487,561
7,899,896
-5.2%
NOTE: * denotes estimated volumes for July 2013
Volkswagen led the top 10 manufacturers table this month, despite recording the largest fall in sales in the top 10 for 2013 year-to-date. Volkswagen sales are down 6.9% (69,872 units) so far this year compared to the same period in 2012.
The largest year-to-date percentage decrease however was reported by Citroen, down by 14.1% (62,219 units) compared to the same period in 2012 and by 2.7% (1,445 units) versus July 2012.
Of the top 10 manufacturers, BMW, Ford and Mercedes all posted increases of over 10% in monthly sales compared to 2012. Ford were up 10.4%, BMW 13.2%, and Mercedes 15.0%. Within the top 10, only Mercedes posted increases for both monthly and year-to-date figures; up by 3.7% (13,341 units) year-to-date.
Top 10 Brands
Make
Jul_13
Jul_12
% Change Jul
Jul YtD_13
Jul YtD_12
% Change YtD
VOLKSWAGEN
130,554
133,745
-2.4%
940,781
1,010,653
-6.9%
FORD
78,126
70,759
+10.4%
566,450
610,696
-7.2%
OPEL/VAUXHALL
66,990
62,380
+7.4%
504,004
532,546
-5.4%
RENAULT
64,358
62,211
+3.5%
476,929
524,394
-9.1%
PEUGEOT
62,957
63,210
-0.4%
456,665
507,176
-10.0%
AUDI
59,011
59,288
-0.5%
423,574
438,032
-3.3%
CITROEN
52,676
54,121
-2.7%
378,022
440,241
-14.1%
MERCEDES
52,398
45,570
+15.0%
375,267
361,926
+3.7%
BMW
49,118
43,400
+13.2%
376,819
380,741
-1.0%
FIAT
47,476
46,389
+2.3%
366,332
374,126
-2.1%
Volkswagen led the top 10 European models for July with the Golf and Polo taking first and second place. That said, the Polo has seen a fall in sales this year, reporting an 11.3% drop over the same period last year. So far this year 21,115 fewer Volkswagen Polo's have been sold compared to 2012.
However, the largest decrease in the top 10 was experienced by the Opel/Vauxhall Astra, selling 22,791 fewer units (15.7% decrease) in 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. The Opel/Vauxhall Corsa also saw a drop in sales, with 18,510 fewer units sold (11.1% decrease) over the same period, leaving it in ninth position this month.
BMW are enjoying success with the latest generation 3-Series, selling 48.0% more units in July 2013 compared to July 2012. The boost in July sales helped year-to-date figures record a 17.1% increase over 2012.
Vice President of Research at JATO Dynamics, Gareth Hession, commented: "This month has shown a real mix of fortunes. Volkswagen led both manufacturer and model tables this month but has seen an overall fall in sales. Four of the ‘Big Five' countries have increased sales figures for July but only Great Britain has increased year-to-date. The positive signs are promising to see, but many markets and manufacturers remain down year-to-date as a whole."
Top 10 Models
Make & Model
Jul_13
Jul_12
% Change Jul
Jul YtD_13
Jul YtD_12
% Change YtD
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
37,661
32,762
+15.0%
274,984
272,836
+0.8%
VOLKSWAGEN POLO
23,704
23,594
+0.5%
166,435
187,550
-11.3%
FORD FIESTA
22,580
22,153
+1.9%
176,364
194,009
-9.1%
RENAULT CLIO
21,272
16,432
+29.5%
176,168
147,262
+19.6%
FORD FOCUS
19,106
16,939
+12.8%
141,794
156,081
-9.2%
PEUGEOT 208
18,583
18,296
+1.6%
155,724
60,072
-
OPEL/VAUXHALL ASTRA
17,594
17,747
-0.9%
122,425
145,216
-15.7%
NISSAN QASHQAI
17,454
17,136
+1.9%
131,414
131,755
-0.3%
OPEL/VAUXHALL CORSA
17,133
17,698
-3.2%
148,908
167,418
-11.1%
BMW 3-SERIES
16,652
11,251
+48.0%
120,267
102,682
+17.1%
NOTE: Percentage changes for the Peugeot 208 are not representative due to the new model's introduction in 2012 and have therefore been removed from the table
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DATED: 20.08.13

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