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PHILIPPINES: Sales jump 21% in April
15 May 2013
New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by 21% to 14,888 units in April, from 12,304 in the same month of last year, according to data released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The numbers are (still coming) in
10 May 2013
Quarterly/fiscal full year results continued to roll in this week with a healthy uptick at Suzuki in 2012/3, the latest Japanese automaker to finally shrug off the combined effects of the double whammy Japanese earthquake and Thai floods - and also benefit from the recent downward movement of the yen.
JAPAN: Fuji Heavy operating income soars on strong Subaru sales
9 May 2013
Vehicle sales growth and currency gains offset by new model launch expenses saw Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries boost operating income 173.9% to JPY120.4bn yen for the full year to 31 March, 2013.
US: Subaru Impreza to be built in Indiana
9 May 2013
Fuji Heavy Industries has announced the Subaru Impreza will be produced in its North American plant beginning in 2016.
US APRIL SALES: Detroit grows market share
3 May 2013
US light vehicle sales continued their upward swing in April, finishing up 8.5% year on year at 1.29m for the month. Year to date (YTD) results were 6.9% ahead of the first four months of 2012.
JAPAN: Production reaches four-year high
24 April 2013
Japan’s major carmakers' combined domestic output in fiscal 2012 rose 2.9% over the previous year to 9,055,373 units, passing 9m for the first time in four years.
COLOMBIA: Sales fell 23% YTD in Q1 but recovery is expected
24 April 2013
The government announcement about reducing credit interest rates came as Colombian new car sales fell 23% YTD though month on month sales in March rose 2.9% to 22,888 units, the best month in 2013 so far.
SOUTH KOREA: Chrysler awards US$530m lamp contract to Hyundai Mobis
18 April 2013
Hyundai Mobis has bagged a contract worth US$530m to deliver automotive lamps to Chrysler. It is the company's biggest lamp deal till date.
PHILIPPINES: Sales up 11% in March
15 April 2013
New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by 10.8% to 15,114 units in March, from 13,631 units a year earlier, according to member data jointly released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
JAPAN: Toyota to bring in new development process
4 April 2013
Toyota is introducing a new process aimed at improving new vehicle development efficiency and reduce costs.
US: Car sales continue to rise
3 April 2013
US light vehicle sales continue to grow last month. Automakers delivered better than 1.4m cars and trucks, a 3.5% improvement over March 2012. This translated into a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 15.27m sales, slightly below analysts’ expectation of 15.4m, but more than 1m sales higher than the mark from last March. March 2013 was the fifth consecutive month the SAAR was above 15m.
JAPAN: Domestic and export sales fall
2 April 2013
Japan’s carmakers said that their combined domestic production in February fell 15.4% from the same month a year ago to 767,335 units because of slow domestic sales and exports.
NEW YORK SHOW: Global debuts list [Final version]
2 April 2013
Multiple concepts and new models are making their global debuts at the New York auto show. Public days are 29 March to 7 April.
US: Subaru recalls 2005-2009 Legacy and Outback to check brake line corrosion
2 April 2013
Subaru of America is recalling about 200,000 2005-2009 Legacy and Outback sedans and wagons to check for corroded brake lines.
INTERVIEW: Agromash Holdings on PSA partnership in Kazakhstan
26 March 2013
PSA Peugeot Citroen recently inked a partnership with Agromash Holding, for the assembly and distribution of the French automaker's passenger cars and LCVs in Kazakhstan. Simon Warburton was in contact with the trailer and agricultural machinery manufacturer based in the huge country on Russia's southern border.
PHILIPPINES: Vehicle sales jump 35% in February
20 March 2013
New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by over 35% to 14,332 units in February, from 10,591 units a year earlier, according to member data jointly released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of Philippines Inc (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association.
PRODUCT EYE: Subaru XV
15 March 2013
It’s hard to believe that fewer than 50,000 Subarus were sold in Europe last year, but it’s true. This brand is mainstream almost everywhere else in the world, but here, it’s more exclusive than Porsche.
GENEVA 2013 PRESS PREVIEW DAYS REVIEW: Part Two (of two)
8 March 2013
Having peered under concepts to check for real engines and suspension systems, and gently interrogated multiple industry executives in the quest to slake readers' insatiable thirsts for knowledge, Glenn Brooks now reports his findings.
GENEVA: Global vehicle debuts list [Final version with additional cars & updated descriptions]
6 March 2013
Details of concepts and new models which made their global debuts at the Geneva motor show on media preview days 5 and 6 March.
US: Buyers brave blizzards to drive February sales
4 March 2013
Severe weather and government shenanigans couldn’t keep Americans from visiting dealer lots last month. February light vehicle sales were up 3.7%, surpassing 1.19m and producing a SAAR of 15.38m units. This is the fourth consecutive month the SAAR has been above 15m.
UK: Car market up 11.5% in January
6 February 2013
UK new car registrations rose 11.5% to 143,643 units in January, another positive result to contrast with markets elsewhere in Europe.
US: Detroit surge drives US light vehicle sales in January
4 February 2013
The surge that provided a strong end to 2012 continued into January as US light vehicle sales rose 14.2% to about 1.04m. The seasonally adjusted annualised rate came in at 15.29m, off just slightly from December’s 15.37m, and well ahead of the 13.98m figure reported in January 2012.
January 2013 management briefing: World markets (1)
25 January 2013
What does 2013 have in store for the world's auto industry? There will always be variations in how individual firms perform, but the whole industry will be watching developments in major markets very closely. Just how far they grow or contract has major implications for everyone - for volumes, for margins and for bottom lines. We review prospects for demand in the major vehicle markets, starting with a world overview and a closer look at the US light vehicle market.
NEW ZEALAND: MG returns, this time from China
22 January 2013
MG is back on sale in New Zealand, where just under 77,000 new cars were sold last year, at three showrooms.
UK: Online auto sales to soar by 2020 - Frost & Sullivan
21 January 2013
Automakers will increasingly apply an 'Omni' channel strategy to market and sell cars to customers with about 4%, or about 4.5m units, sold completely on line by 2020, predicted Frost & Sullivan global practice director Sarwant Singh. That compares to 5,000 new cars sold solely on-line in 2011, he added.
UK: 2012 new car market tops 2m and hits four-year high
7 January 2013
The UK new car market rose 5.3% in 2012 to over 2m units, the best result since recession struck in 2008. The positive result contrasts with declines in other major European national car markets.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Not all doom 'n' gloom out there
4 January 2013
Happy New Year. And all that. Now, for those to whom it applies, the turkey and associated festivities are out of the way for another year, 'tis time to look back at 2012 sales and ahead at 2013.
US: Strong December pushes 2012 light vehicle sales to 14.5m
4 January 2013
Despite consumer and business uncertainties about the fiscal cliff, US light vehicle sales remained robust in December, pushing total deliveries for the year to 14,492,398, close to the upper end of most analyst predictions.
JAPAN: Subaru plans 30% US capacity hike
3 January 2013
Subaru plans to increase capacity by 30% in the US, its only overseas production facility, according to the Nikkei.
US: Subaru recalls 638,000 cars to check 'puddle lights'
3 January 2013
Subaru is recalling some 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles, some 2006 through 2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before January 2012 and some 2009 through 2012 Foresters sold before January 2012 becuase a door bottom mounted 'puddle light' may overheat and cause a fire.
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