Recently, JATO, the world's leading automotive industry information consultancy, released the global car sales report for the first half of 2018 by collecting sales data from 57 countries. Although the global economy is threatened by the trade war uncertainty between the largest economies, The good economic situation in the United States, the improvement of European indicators and the continuous expansion of China's economy are three key factors driving the development of the automotive market. The data shows that global car sales in the first half of the year reached 44.03 million, an increase of 3.6 million compared with 42.49 million in the same period last year. %.
From the market point of view
In the first half of this year, the top three global auto sales market was China (12,234,244 units, up 3.9% year-on-year), the United States (8,624,189 units, up 2% year-on-year) and Japan (2,691,054 units, down 2% year-on-year). 1,982,442 vehicles sold more than Germany, ranking fourth. According to LMC Automotive, India will surpass Japan in 2021 to become the world's third-largest car seller. If the European 29 countries are counted as a single market, then the European overall market Ranked second with a score of 9.77 million.
Although China ranked first in car sales in the first half of this year, its sales growth of 3.9% in the first half of the year was the second lowest since 2009. JATO believes that the Sino-US trade war and the Chinese government are trying to curb rising debts. Therefore, strengthening the control of bank lending will affect the development of China's auto market. As the growth of car sales offset the decline in sales of SUVs and MPVs, the car sales in the Chinese market remained basically stable in June.
The strong economic growth, low unemployment rate and tax cuts in the United States have driven the development of the US auto market. The US sales volume ranked second in the first half of the year. Among them, SUV (up 13% year-on-year) and pickup truck (up 6% year-on-year) accounted for total sales. 60%; while car sales fell 10% compared to the same period last year, accounting for 33% of its total sales in the first half.
In the European market (29 countries), since in most markets, consumers have a good economic situation and more choices, the number of new car registrations increased by 3% year-on-year, and the European market received the highest first half of the last 10 years. Sales. Among them, SUV (up 24% year-on-year) and fewer cars (down 4% year-on-year) accounted for 30% and 50% of the total sales of cars and light commercial vehicles in the European market in the first half of the year.
As car sales failed to offset the decline in other segmented models (2/3), the Japanese market sold 2% in the first half of the year, but it is still the world's third-largest auto market. Japan is one of the few SUVs. One of several markets that can play a leading role.
From the perspective of car manufacturers
The Volkswagen Group topped the sales list in the first half of the year with a sales volume of 5.45 million units, and the growth rate of 7% exceeded the increase of Renault-Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance (4%) and Toyota (2%). (Note: This statistic does not include Iran, some Africa. Markets, markets such as the Philippines and the Gulf Cooperation Council)
Hyundai-Kia and Suzuki ranked second and third in sales in the first half of the year. In addition to the top ten car sales, Geely's global sales in the first half of the year surged 35% year-on-year, surpassing the 1 million mark for the first time, reaching 1.09 million. Tata Group Half-year sales also performed well, with a total sales of 517,000 units, up 18% from the same period last year. In the first half of this year, Chinese automakers accounted for 11% of the total sales of 57 cars in the world.
From the perspective of vehicle classification
The dominant position of SUVs has increased. In the first half of the year, global SUVs sold approximately 14.95 million units, up 14% year-on-year, accounting for 36% of global passenger vehicle sales. SUVs are popular in the US, China, Canada and Russia, but In Latin America, Japan and India are still not as good as other models. This suggests that SUVs still have growth potential in key markets.
The compact car ranked second in global sales in the first half of the year, as its sales growth in China (0.4%) failed to offset the decline in sales in Europe (-0.5%) and the US (-0.8%), so the compact car in the first half of the world Sales fell 4% year-on-year to 7.1 million units. China is still the largest market for compact cars in terms of sales volume and market share.
In addition, the MPV recession is the most obvious, with a 13% decline, which only sold 3.13 million units in the first half of the year. MPV sales in its largest markets in China and Europe have all experienced double-digit year-on-year declines. However, MPV is in Japan and The Asia Pacific region is still very popular and has achieved double-digit market share.
From the perspective of the model
There have been some changes in the sales rankings, but the Ford F-Series remains the same, still ranked first. The top ten also include Toyota Corolla (excluding Auris), Volkswagen Golf, Honda Civic, Toyota RAV4, Nissan Qijun, Volkswagen Passat/ Magotan, Honda CR-V, Honda VEZEL and Chevrolet Silverado. Among the top 10 models sold, Honda has three seats; only Nissan Qijun and Honda VEZEL have seen a year-on-year decline in sales in the first half of the year, and others have risen in different degrees.
The best-selling home-brand sedan is Toyota Corolla, the best-selling home brand SUV is the Toyota RAV4, the best-selling luxury brand sedan is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and the best-selling MPV is Wuling Hongguang.
Stimulated by sales in the US and Canada, Nissan's global sales in the first half of the year increased by 26% year-on-year. Thanks to the double-digit increase in 7 of the 9 regions sold by the Mazda CX-5, the model's global sales in the first half of the year. Compared with the same period of last year, the sales volume of GM GM's small SUV 520 in the first half of the year has more than doubled compared with the same period of last year. It ranks 29th in the world's highest sales model. Jeep Compass also performed well. Its new generation model is US sales increased by 240% year-on-year, 40,800 units were sold in Europe, sales in Latin America increased by 40% year-on-year, and sales in India reached 11,100 units. In addition, Jeep Compass is the second-best selling model of Fiat Chrysler (FCA), this year. The sales of the semi-annual models ranked 33rd.