Difficult first half for automotive manufacturers
12/08/2019
As it did in 2018, German group Volkswagen led the way, delivering 5.4 million cars in the first six months of this year. This was a decline of 2.8% compared to the same period of 2018.
Of the top five in the list, only Japan-based Toyota saw a year-on-year increase in deliveries, with growth of 1.3% seeing it deliver a total of 4.6 million vehicles.
Following after Volkswagen and Toyota were General Motors (3.8 million units), Ford (2.8 million) and Nissan (2.7 million). All three values were declines compared to the first half of 2018.
The only other automotive manufacturers to see their deliveries increase were Honda (+3.2%) and BMW (+0.8%).
Of those to suffer declines, the most severe were Fiat Chrysler (-12.4%) and PSA (-12.8%).
The table below offers a selected overview of automotive sales by group in the first half of 2019:
|
Company Name |
Home Market |
Units sold in H1 2019 (million) |
Increase/decrease (%) compared to H1 2018 |
|
Volkswagen Group |
Germany |
5.4 |
-2.8 |
|
Toyota Motor Corp. |
Japan |
4.6 |
+1.3 |
|
General Motors Group |
US |
3.8 |
-8.3 |
|
Ford Motor Company |
US |
2.8 |
-11.6 |
|
Nissan Motor Co. |
Japan |
2.7 |
-3.3 |
|
Honda Motor Co. |
Japan |
2.7 |
+3.2 |
|
Fiat Chrysler Auto. |
Italy/US |
2.2 |
-12.4 |
|
Hyundai Motor Co. |
South Korea |
2.1 |
-5.1 |
|
Renault Group |
France |
1.9 |
-6.7 |
|
PSA Group |
France |
1.9 |
-12.8 |
|
BMW Group |
Germany |
1.3 |
+0.8 |
|
Mercedes-Benz Cars |
Germany |
1.1 |
-4.6 |
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