Knowing Where It's Going Before It Gets There

Knowing where it’s going before it gets there.

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Knowing where it’s going before it gets there.

Hyundai-Kia 2.0

yundai and affiliate Kia are shift- Rupert Stadler said the automaker re- Hing their focus in Europe. They are mains focused on increasing global an- less concerned about volume and more nual sales to 2 million by 2020 and sig- No barriers focused on establishing a higher posi- nificantly boosting its fast-growing SUV tion in the market. To graduate to the lineup by the same year. Stadler covers he presence of women in the next level, they need to be perceived a wide range of topics in his interview T automotive industry is growing as more aspirational. That is why Hyun- on Pages 10-11. but the consensus among leading dai plans to transform its Genesis and female executives in Europe is that Volvo has transformed its once Europe- Equus upmarket cars into a stand-alone more needs to be done. centric footprint into one that is global. luxury brand and Kia is determined to The company’s purchasing and manu- “It is still a male-dominated indus- get customers to spend more by adding facturing head, Lars Wrebo, tells us why try,” Ford of Europe Chief Operating high-performance models such as the this has made the automaker a lot more Officer Barb Samardzich noted. “That Optima GT. being said, we’ve seen some ar- interesting to suppliers (Page 12). eas where women are making good Our cover story analyzes the challenges Former General Motors executive headway, such as at PSA/Peugeot- facing the two South Korean brands Thomas Sedran has been given a tough Citroen, GM and here at Ford.” as they pursue their goals. Industry challenge by his new boss. Volkswagen Nevertheless, female executives also watchers say that by moving upmar- Group CEO Matthias Mueller not only benefit from a gender advantage. “Be- ket Hyundai and Kia will need to raise wants Sedran to determine where the ing a woman you can ask questions prices, which could be risky because embattled automaker and its 12 brands that men don’t ask because they’re that would make it easier for younger need to be in 2025, he wants VW’s new supposed to know all these things,” low-cost brands such as Renault’s no- chief strategist to create a roadmap to Citroen CEO Linda Jackson said. frills Dacia marque to lure away budget- get there ( . Page 13) See our Leading Women in Europe conscious customers (Pages 6-7). The arrival of two key new-generation special report on Pages 16-18. ANE Kia Europe Chief Operating Officer Mi- models -- the Opel/Vauxhall Astra and chael Cole is ready to face the chal- Renault Megane – is expected to re- lenges that come with making his brand shuffle the rankings in Europe’s volume Africa and which ones might be entering more aspirational. He explains in an in- compact class next year. Our analysis the market soon (Page 19). terview why Kia is no longer a budget looks at how high the new cars are fore- brand (Page 8). cast to climb (Pages 14-15). Our Latest Launches section features a Audi has no plans to adjust its key Morocco is accelerating measures to ex- review of the new Renault Talisman mid- long-term goals in the aftermath of pand its supply base as it seeks to more size flagship that the automaker hopes parent Volkswagen Group’s emissions- than double vehicle production capacity will win customers with its size, efficient cheating scandal that has affected at to 1 million units in the next 10 years. engines and affordable price (Page 20). least 11 million vehicles worldwide, in- See which automakers and suppliers are cluding more than 2 million Audis. CEO already establishing a foothold in North Sajjad Khan is making sure that the high-tech solutions Mercedes-Benz offers – such as door-to-door navigation – are seamless and save customers time. “At Mercedes we’re not talking about We deeply regret that digital transformation, we’re doing it,” Daimler’s vice president of digital ve- we have broken the hicle & mobility told us. See the full in- trust of our customers. terview on Page 24. Audi CEO Rupert Stadler Toyota wants its autonomous cars to work with their drivers like “close friends.” We got to see what this means in real time on one of the most challenging highways in the world (Page 41).

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KC CRAIN 3 Issue highlights Group Publisher EDITORIAL COVER STORY LUCA CIFERRI Editor 6 High aspirations + 39 348 274 00 40 [email protected] Why Hyundai & Kia will raise image – and prices – in Europe DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC Managing Editor 8 Tough target + 49 (0) 171 424 6373 dbolduc@ autonews.com Kia Europe COO plans to lift sales to 500,000 by 2020 PAUL MCVEIGH 12 Managing Editor + 49 (0) 176 7835 3951 Volvo Senior VP of Purchasing pmcveigh@ autonews.com Q&A & Manufacturing Lars Wrebo GEORGIA CHAPMAN 10 Determination Design & Art Direction Audi CEO Stadler re-confirms +49 (0) 89 5795 9137 sales goal despite emissions scandal [email protected] LATEST LAUNCHES KARIN VOLLMER 12 Global appeal Layout How Volvo made itself more 20 Talisman arrives [email protected] attractive to suppliers Renault hopes new flagship can work James Clark (UK), Andrea Fiorello ‘magic’ in the midsize segment (Italy), Nick Gibbs (UK), Christiaan Hetzner (Germany), Mary Raetz (U.S.), AUTOMAKERS Heather Rowe (U.S.), John Stanley SUPPLIERS (Ireland), Richard Truett (U.S.) 13 Sedran’s challenge VW Group’s new chief strategist 22 Speedy solutions ADVERTISING must rework roadmap for key brands Delphi tech chief aims to bring EUROPE innovations to market faster THOMAS HERINGER 14 Compact clash Commercial Director Europe Opel Astra poised to pass Ford Focus 23 Cutaway + 49 (0) 8153 907 400 [email protected] and pressure VW Golf in key segment See who has parts in the new Jaguar XF GEORGIA CHAPMAN Director of European PEOPLE CONNECTED CAR Marketing and Events + 49 (0) 89 5795 9137 16 ‘No barriers’ 24 Time management [email protected] Leading female executives in Europe Mercedes exec committed to quick and USA see great progress, but prejudice remains meaningful step changes in digital services RICK GREER Sales Director + 1 313 446 6050 MARKET ANALYSIS FINAL WORD [email protected] 19 Made in Morocco 41 Toyota’s tech takes the wheel KOREA JUNG-WON SUH Country seeks suppliers to help PSA, Hits and misses from impressive Sinsegi Media Inc. Renault, others boost local output automated driving experience + 82 2 785 8222 [email protected]

CIRCULATION INSIDE THE OCTOBER & 10-MONTH NUMBERS JAMIE TUNISON Marketing Coordinator + 1 313 446 1642 26 European sales by 36 Russia sales [email protected] country and brand October sales fall 39%; SUBSCRIPTION Portugal, Ireland were big monthly winners 10-month volume down 34% SERVICES 38 International number + 1 313-446-0450 28 European top 50 U.S. sales by model Toll free from the US + 1 877-812-1584 VW Passat, Peugeot 208 make solid gains 10-month volume rises 5.8% to 14.5 million [email protected]

29 European sales by model Published by AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE Crain Communications Inc Jeep Renegade, Smart ForTwo DATA 1155 Gratiot Ave. ❚ Detroit MI 48207. USA European registrations by country – Oct.

help lift their brands Germany Oct. Oct. Percent ...... 2015 2014 change 2015 2014 change United Kingdom 278,372 10 mos. 2015 Top 10 European markets France ...... 10 mos...... 177,664 275,320 Percent Italy 179,714 1.1% 2,686,310 ...... 161,737 –1.1% Spain 160,149 2,274,550 2,556,991 Ranking based on 10 mos. 2015 EU27+EFTA All contents Copyright 2015. No part of this ...... 132,929 Belgium 1.0% 2,137,910 5.1% ...... 80,055 122,445 1,583,172 registration data Netherlands 8.6% 1,497,464 6.4% 39,474 76,073 1,330,005 Poland ...... 5.2% 1,159,833 5.7% ...... 39,006 38,115 863,973 Sweden 3.6% 716,746 14.7% 1. Germany publication may be reproduced, stored in a ...... 29,062 35,112 431,996 Austria 11.1% 426,210 20.5% ...... 31,563 28,690 340,057 2. United Kingdom 32 Czech Republic 1.3% 319,168 1.4% 2,686,310 European production by brand 28,252 287,302 25,149 Denmark ...... 11.7% 273,732 6.5% ...... 19,658 26,945 280,216 3. France Portugal –6.7% 250,888 5.0% 2,274,550 retrieval system or transmitted in any form ...... 16,872 17,791 262,342 Ireland 10.5% 264,308 11.7% 4. Italy ...... 13,696 16,366 190,668 1,583,172 Finland 3.1% 159,261 –0.7% ...... 2,562 11,795 171,983 19.7% 5. Spain Romania 16.1% 158,359 1,330,005 ...... 9,166 2,011 151,964 8.6% or by any means, electronic or mechanical, Honda, Great Wall, Volvo make Slovakia 27.4% 119,203 6. Belgium ...... 7,562 8,838 123,660 27.5% 863,973 Hungary 3.7% 95,162 ...... 6,691 7,344 91,895 29.9% 7. Netherlands Greece 3.0% 91,925 431,996 ...... 8,192 7,282 64,401 Slovenia –8.1% 58,908 0.0% 8. Poland ...... 4,946 6,115 63,699 340,057 photocopying, recording or otherwise without Luxembourg 34.0% 60,536 9.3% 6,123 6,003 63,491 9. Croatia ...... –17.6% 55,496 5.2% Sweden ...... 4,398 5,697 63,130 14.4% 287,302 double-digit output increases Bulgaria 7.5% 59,848 10. Switzerland ...... 2,411 4,522 –2.7% 56,872 5.5% 280,216 Estonia 2,425 51,636 the permission of the publisher...... 1,941 40,425 10.1% Lithuania –0.6% 42,669 ...... 1,867 1,682 30,760 –5.3% 264,829 Latvia 15.4% 29,819 ...... 1,576 2,060 19,022 Cyprus –9.4% 16,832 3.2% ...... 1,291 1,252 17,529 13.0% 2015 market winners and losers 25.9% 18,024 All rights reserved. Total EU28 1,207 14,440 –2.7% ...... 905 7.0% 12,323 Switzerland 1,104,868 707 28.0% 11,577 17.2% % change in EU27+EFTA registrations from ...... 10,446 Norway 1,073,912 8,464 10.8% 10 months 2014 ...... 25,236 2.9% 11,523,903 7,050 Iceland 26,277 20.1% ...... 13,197 –4.0% 10,650,747 33 Total EFTA 12,963 264,829 8.2% Turkey sales 808 ...... 1.8% 245,413 Winners 551 125,008 Total EU28+EFTA 39,241 46.6% 120,067 7.9% ...... 39,791 12,394 4.1% 1. Iceland 1,144,109 –1.4% 8,721 Note: Excludes most commerical vehicles; data1,113,703 for Malta is currently not 402,231available. 42.1% 2. Ireland 2.7% 374,201 11,926,134 7.5% 3. Portugal 42.1% 11,024,948 October sales dips 4%; 10-month volume up 35% 8.2% 4. Spain 29.9%

5. Cyprus 27.5% European registrations by manufacturer – Oct. 20.5% Losers 20.1%

Oct. Oct. Percent 1. Luxembourg Audi ...... 2015 2014 change 2015 2014 change 2. Estonia Porsche 65,811 10 mos. –5.3% ...... 10 mos. 3. Austria Seat ...... 63,606 Percent 6,059 3.5% –2.7% Skoda ...... 5,349 656,555 25,007 13.3% 621,764 –0.7% VW ...... 28,169 59,933 5.6% 49,241 –11.2% 45,569 Other 50,714 288,283 31.5% ...... 141,817 –2.9% 275,074 VW GROUP 142,429 521,658 ...... 286 –0.4% 494,529 4.8% DS ...... 286 1,454,551 288,221 0.0% 1,360,940 5.5% 2015 Top 10 brands in Europe Citroen 290,553 2,849 ...... 5,529 –0.8% 6.9% Peugeot 5,926 2,983,829 2,645 ...... 44,951 –6.7% 2,800,521 7.7% Ranking based on 10 mos. 2015 EU27+EFTA PSA ...... 47,910 62,570 69,742 –6.2% 6.5% registration data Dacia 68,188 467,611 75,190 –16.8% ...... 120,222 2.3% 449,353 Renault 122,024 711,975 ...... 29,853 –1.5% 667,443 4.1% RENAULT...... 31,047 1,242,156 COVER DESIGN: Joerg Hunner 78,764 –3.8% 6.7% 1. Volkswagen FORD 78,023 318,700 1,191,986 ...... 108,617 1.0% 4.2% Chevrolet 109,070 308,698 2. Ford ...... 79,116 –0.4% 799,054 3.2% 1,454,551 Opel/Vauxhall 77,753 1,117,754 735,155 210 8.7% 3. Renault Other ...... 1.8% 1,043,853 863,227 ...... 68,555 607 –65.4% 863,227 7.1% GENERAL MOTORS 69,965 810,848 4. Opel/Vauxhall –2.0% 2,886 6.5% 799,054 ...... 72 37,828 BMW ...... 68,837 23 213.0% 795,272 –92.4% 5. Peugeot Mini 70,595 754,670 795,272 ...... 62,668 –2.5% 503 5.4% BMW GROUP 55,397 365 6. Audi 17,155 13.1% 798,661 37.8% 711,975 Alfa Romeo ...... 15,391 792,863 79,823 11.5% 617,410 0.7% 7. BMW Fiat ...... 70,788 564,545 656,555 ...... 4,441 12.8% 156,053 9.4% Jeep 126,410 8. Mercedes-Benz ...... 53,467 4,873 –8.9% 773,463 23.5% 617,410 Lancia/Chrysler 49,239 47,940 690,955 9. Fiat 7,439 8.6% 11.9% 615,830 Other ...... 4,378 556,617 50,437 DECEMBER 2015 4 ...... 4,431 –5.0% 10. www.autonewseurope.com 69.9% Skoda 504,020 FIAT CHRYSLER 6,357 73,114 10.4% 556,617 778 –30.3% Mercedes-Benz ...... 667 52,754 29,768 145.6% 70,556 16.6% 521,658 Smart ...... 65,514 8,060 62,230 –15.2% ...... 61,476 7.7% DAIMLER 55,507 738,485 7,610 ...... 9,174 10.8% 654,065 5.9% 2015 market winners and losers Lexus 2,907 615,830 12.9% ...... 70,650 215.6% 548,398 Toyota 58,414 81,053 12.3% ...... 3,322 20.9% 44,449 TOYOTA MOTOR 3,262 696,883 82.4% % change in EU27+EFTA registrations from 44,629 1.8% 592,847 NISSAN...... 46,601 32,595 17.5% 10 months 2014 47,951 –4.2% 24,769 HYUNDAI 49,863 473,875 31.6% ...... 40,307 –3.8% 451,139 KIA ...... 42,048 506,470 37,967 –4.1% 475,908 5.0% Winners AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE

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The N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo concept showcases a more emotional design for the Hyundai brand. High aspirations

How Hyundai and Kia will raise image -- and prices – in Europe

CHRISTIAAN HETZNER and Kia, however, have made it clear that makers competing in Europe offer a war- [email protected] while they share platforms and technol- ranty of two to three years. ogy they want to be viewed as individual hen Hyung Cheong Kim took the “They are more-than-serious competi- brands, not a pair. W stage at the recent Frankfurt auto tors. If you are asking me whether I am show, the 56-year-old executive had Although both brands are on track to looking at Hyundai and Kia, I would say, only good news. Hyundai Europe’s new sell a record number of cars in Europe ‘Of course’,” Guillaume Cartier, Nissan president spoke about sales records, this year, they are only treading water Europe senior vice president of sales and the brand’s leadership in the fledgling as each grows in step with the overall marketing, told ANE. Even Volkswagen’s market for fuel cell cars and the upcom- market. To graduate to the next level, perfectionist ex-CEO, Martin Winterkorn, ing launch of Hyundai’s performance they need to be perceived as more aspi- famously berated his engineers and de- subbrand. Interspersed through his rational – one reason why Hyundai plans signers after finding “nothing clanks” speech were uplifting words such as to transform its Genesis and Equus up- when fiddling with the steering wheel of a “momentum” and “sustainable growth.” market cars into a luxury brand encom- Hyundai during an inspection of the com- passing six models that may come to Eu- petition at the 2011 Frankfurt show. Flanking him on each side were the i20 rope before the end of the decade. Kia subcompact hatchback that will com- also is determined to get customers to When Europe-based Hyundai and Kia pete in the World Rally Championship spend more by adding high-performance executives are asked about their visions next year and the futuristic Hyundai N models such as the Optima GT, which for the brands in the future they tell a 2025 Vision Gran Turismo racing con- goes on sale in Europe next year. similar story. Both want their brands to offer sporty, modern, innovative, design- cept -- both expressions of a new, more “We can’t achieve what we want to emotionally charged Hyundai. oriented cars that are fun to drive, reli- achieve by trying to be cheap,” Kia Eu- able and affordable. Kim’s message was simple: “We aim to rope Chief Operating Officer Michael Hyundai recently strengthened its become the leading Asian car brand in Cole told Automotive News Europe. “I design department by hiring former Europe.” What Kim forgot to mention, don’t think we are a budget brand and Lamborghini, Seat and Bentley chief however, was Hyundai’s discreet deci- I think our transaction prices show that, stylist Luc Donckerwolke. The Belgian, sion to quietly abandon his predecessor’s but for some people we still are.” who has been put in charge of creat- ambitious target of a 5 percent market ing Hyundai’s future look, is expected share. Nissan, currently the brand to beat ‘Serious competitors’ to eventually succeed Peter Schreyer among Asian marques in Europe, has a Both brands have been hugely success- as the group’s next head of design for 4 percent market share, leaving it com- ful winning sales from other carmakers both brands. fortably ahead of Hyundai’s 3.3 percent. over the past decade by offering a lot of Including sibling brand, Kia, the two Ko- car for relatively little money. Potential With ride and handling consistently list- rean automakers have a 6 percent share customer concerns that the low price ed as weak points, the group has made of the European market. Their global comes at the expense of reliability and some key changes, such as luring Albert combined volumes amounted to nearly quality are eased by Hyundai’s five-year Biermann, former vice president for en- 8 million cars last year, making them the unlimited warranty and Kia’s seven-year gineering at BMW’s high-performance world’s fifth-largest carmaker. Hyundai limited-mileage warranty. Most auto- M unit, to lead development of sportier

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Hyundai and Kia models. In addition, cent. Kia, which has one European plant, Hyundai set up a test center on the bor- in Slovakia, relies much more heavily on Ups & downs der of Germany’s ultra-demanding Nord- imports out of Korea. Forecast European sales and market schleife racetrack, joined the WRC and Overseas markets are becoming more share for Hyundai and Kia plans to have an N high-performance important for the automakers as they car in European showrooms within two Hyundai face domestic trouble, including rising years. It has also rejuvenated the bulk 2020 466,810 3.1% labor costs, strikes and the appreciation of its lineup, refreshing or revamping 2019 514,392 3.5% of the won against the euro. These and 80 percent of its model range this year 2018 518,653 3.6% other challenges have put the automak- alone, leaving the Hyundai i10 minicar 2017 433,635 3.0% ers in cost-cutting mode at home. that debuted in late 2013 as the oldest 2016 451,281 3.2% model in the portfolio. ‘100 percent utilization’ Kia Meanwhile, Kia is launching the fourth Despite these challenges, one thing 2020 428,024 2.9% generation of its best-selling Sportage neither brand plans to do is cooperate 2019 447,382 3.0% compact SUV, mulling an entry into the more closely than they already do. The 2018 441,803 3.0% midsize wagon segment and venturing “red” and the “blue” halves – as staff 2017 392,324 2.7% deeper into the fleet market. It hopes at Kia and Hyundai refer to themselves, 2016 370,966 2.6% these upgrades will boost European respectively, in a nod to their corpo- sales from an estimated 385,000 this Source: IHS Automotive rate colors – have virtually no contact year to 500,000 by 2020, a target ana- once vehicles go beyond the develop- lysts doubt can be reached (see chart, ment stage. Not even cars that share above, right). the same underpinnings run off of one assembly line, a fairly common practice a reason to stick with the brands, es- Several setbacks in the industry. “People who work for pecially as the two try to gradually lift The ride hasn’t always been smooth for Hyundai should have their heart beat for transaction values. Analysts fear that Hyundai and Kia in Europe. They came Hyundai,” Thomas Schmid, who is Hyun- many price-oriented car buyers might under intense political scrutiny three dai Europe’s chief operating officer, told abandon Hyundai and Kia the second years ago when former French Indus- ANE. “Why do we need more synergies time around in favor of a better deal try Minister Arnaud Montebourg, in an when our factories are already running from the lower-cost rival. effort to protect domestic carmakers, at 100 percent utilization?” While so-called “value-for-money” was branded the two as trade dumpers and The desire to be separate extends to once viewed positively throughout the pushed for the EU to take action. This their leadership teams. “At sales and organization, some managers at Hyun- even sparked tension between the sis- marketing they don’t allow personnel dai and Kia now feel the reputation re- ter brands as Hyundai felt it faced the changes between Hyundai and Kia,” said inforces perceptions that their cars are brunt of an anti-Korean campaign, while one of the automaker’s managers, who cheap and they worry these migratory the backlash never really hit Kia despite asked to remain anonymous. “But I think customers are poor ambassadors for the its substantially larger share of imports. we have to work in that direction in the two Korean brands. “The spotlight wasn’t on Kia so much. future because it is better for people’s Montebourg really targeted Hyundai as “Their cars tend to be bought by people development,” said the source, who said the parent,” said one person familiar who treat cars a little bit like white goods, the strict separation of staff could be with the situation. This came despite where the product is a value proposition. self-defeating for the companies. Hyundai sourcing roughly 80 percent of That’s why they are the market leaders the cars it sold in Europe from its facto- The biggest challenge in Europe for both, in terms of warranties -- it’s a great USP ries in the Czech Republic and Turkey at however, is establishing an identity that [unique selling point],” IHS Automotive the time. Today that number is 90 per- clicks with consumers and gives them analyst Tim Urquhart said. The two need to lift prices as their cost advantage is in some ways erod- ing, making it easier for younger budget brands such as Renault’s no-frills Dacia marque to become more firmly established in Europe. Whether the effort to appeal to customers on a more emotional level and to gain a following among driving enthusiasts will succeed remains uncertain. “It will be tricky. Are Hyundai and Kia customers really bothered about driving dynamics? Do they want a stiff-riding, sharp-handling 3 series-style vehicle?” Urquhart asked. “By going down that route, the two could The Optima GT, the midsize model’s first high-performance version offered in end up accidentally upsetting the custom- Europe, is meant to help Kia move upscale. er base they already established.” ANE

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QA Tough target Kia Europe COO outlines plan to lift sales to 500,000 by 2020

ichael Cole just celebrated three time we’re launching a GT Line, a car Myears as chief operating officer at that has some of the looks and styling Kia Europe, where he coordinates sales, cues of a Cee’d GT but is a regular car marketing and aftersales as well as man- for customers who don’t need the added aging relations with the carmaker’s plant performance. Realistically, I think 10 to in Slovakia, where the Cee’d, Sportage 15 percent of the mix could come from and Venga are built. The British national the GT Line. spoke to Automotive News Europe Corre- spondent Christiaan Hetzner about what Do you need to axe the Soul since it the brand needs to do to reach 500,000 barely registers among subcompact sales annually by the end of the decade crossover buyers? from about 354,000 last year. We have to review whether it’s the right product for us in the longer term. It fills Why would a consumer shopping for a nice brand-building role for us since it a new car opt for a Kia? has a slightly unconventional design and Design is the No. 1 reason people are people talk about it. The Soul EV is also attracted to our brand. Customers no an important vehicle to help us achieve longer buy the Sportage because of the fleet emission targets, but maybe it’s not price but because of the look. We want the ideal car for the growing [small cross- Meet the COO to evolve that but with out latest new over] segment in Europe. I don’t think the ❚ NAME: Michael Cole launches we have also focused on im- fact that we will bring a B-SUV immedi- ❚ proving other aspects, such as interior ately means that the Soul goes. Clearly TITLE: Kia Europe Chief quality, NVH [noise, vibration and harsh- we have to think about how to position Operating Officer ness], as well as ride and handling. This the cars to avoid confusion, but it’s not an ❚ AGE: 52 will be a real driver of future growth. automatic ‘this comes, that goes.’ ❚ MAIN CHALLENGES: Increasing cus- The third-generation Sportage moved Do you plan to stick with the Carens tomer retention levels and improving Kia away from having a budget SUV compact minivan? the brand’s image. image. What do you hope to achieve It’s performing in the toughest, most rap- with the new Sportage? idly declining segment. When we launched It will not take us to 500,000 sales for the car the market was much stronger and the brand [by itself], but I think it will 30,000-plus would have been a realistic not have to force models into the mar- do volumes that are similar to the pre- target. Today we have to say 20,000 is ket. Our incentive spend is very well con- vious-generation model. The Sportage nearer to the volume we can achieve. But trolled because we have such a high mix has helped change the perception of it stays since there are customers who of private sales. the brand and this year we will likely want seven seats, but may not want to go up a segment with the Sorento SUV, our What are your hopes for the Niro sell more than 100,000 third-generation compact gasoline-electric hybrid? cars, most to first-time Kia buyers. We other option in this regard. have this existing customer base that for We think it can potentially sell 40,000 Where does the new Optima midsize units a year. the first time can become second-time fit within your strategy? Kia buyers. Probably less than 20 per- The Kia and Hyundai logos almost cent of our annual sales are to existing Fleets will become increasingly important to us as we go to 500,000 [by never appear side by side. Why is an customers. It’s probably the best reten- exception made as part of your soc- 2020]. This can’t all come from private tion opportunity we ever had. cer sponsorship with FIFA? buyers. We may have to move to a 55 to What can we expect from your other 45 percent private-to-fleet sales channel Yes, when you get the TV interviews you core model, the Cee’d compact car? split from 60-40 currently. The market see the two logos on the boards together, We are pretty much mid-life with the for the D-segment is moving more and but the best exposure we get is from the current vehicle. Importantly, we have more toward premium brands all the perimeter boards on the ground during now introduced a downsized engine, a time, so it’s not our intention to sell a matches and they are separate, since we 1.0-liter three-cylinder unit with direct middle-of-the-road, load-lugging car. It alternate. We get really good exposure in injection, and the seven-speed double- has to be about design, style and tech- half the games of the World Cup and half clutch transmission. It’s also the first nology. But the nice thing is that we do in the European Championship. ANE

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QA No change in plans Audi CEO Stadler re-confirms tough 2020 goals despite diesel scandal

udi has no plans to adjust its key A long-term goals in the aftermath of parent Volkswagen Group’s emissions- cheating scandal that has affected at least 11 million vehicles worldwide, including more than 2 million Audis. CEO Rupert Stadler said that while Audi’s immediate priorities are to fix affected customers’ cars and settle all issues with regulators, it remains focused on increasing global annual sales to 2 million by 2020 and significantly boosting its fast-growing SUV lineup by the same year. Stadler shared his plans with Auto- motive News Europe Editor Luca Ciferri during an interview at Audi’s Ingolstadt headquarters last month. Meet the boss ❚ NAME: Rupert Stadler Audi sold 1.74 million vehicles last year ❚ TITLE: Audi CEO and 1.5 million through 10 months. That success seems to make your ❚ AGE: 52 goal of 2 million sales a year by 2020 ❚ MAIN CHALLENGES: Maintaining easy to reach. Do you need a tougher Audi’s global sales momentum target or do you fear the company’s despite the potential backlash emissions-cheating scandal will make cooperating openly and fully with all au- from having more than 2 million it tougher to reach your goal? thorities. With regard to the market, the vehicles affected by VW Group’s We have to look at the global economic priority now is to get in touch with our emissions-cheating scandal. scenario, such as what is happening to loyal customers who love their product, the interest rates in the U.S. or the “new who are really satisfied with the product normal” in China’s growth pace. Right despite what happened. This is our ab- now, we are quite positive, so the 2020 solute priority. What about claims in the U.S. that target remains. How are Audi customers reacting? Audi’s 3.0-liter engines also contain manipulated software? Your 2018 U.S. sales target is I have had a lot of contact with private 200,000 vehicles. Could you achieve customers, with fleet customers and fleet We are in contact with the authorities. this sooner? owners and basically they are happy with Please understand that I cannot elabo- We are at 165,000 in the first 10 months the performance and the fuel consump- rate more on this at the moment. and we are happy about our profitable tion of their cars. But, of course, they What is the future for diesels? growth. We could buy market share but want to have the certainty and confidence Europe is still in love with diesel. Today this is not our philosophy. We try to limit that their car or their fleet complies with close to 70 percent of our European our incentives, which are lower than all emissions regulations. those of our direct competitors. In the customers choose a diesel because it last five years, our dealers invested in When did you know that Audi was af- is very sporty, has good torque and it is big exclusive flagship stores and this will fected by the problem? highly efficient. In the U.S. it is a differ- produce further growth together with Please understand that there is an on- ent story. The American customer loves our expanding model range. going investigation and I cannot answer to have good torque and a long range, questions like this. but with the current gasoline price, it is What has been the effect of the emis- tough for the diesel [which on average sions-cheating scandal at Audi? Has Audi’s image been tarnished by costs 10 percent to 15 percent more per We take the irregularities that have been the scandal or is it perceived to main- gallon than gasoline in the U.S.]. Fuel discovered very seriously and we deeply ly be a VW brand issue? price is the biggest driver for U.S. cus- regret that we have broken the trust of We are all in the same boat and we all tomers. In China, regulators are trying our customers and the public. We are will help to solve this matter together. to steer drivetrain technologies toward

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plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles with no support for diesel. For years, Audi had been the largest profit generator within the VW Group. Will you face more pressure to deliver profits because of the costs associated with the scandal? It is in our own interest to have the best product in the competition and to play in the Champions League when it comes to profit margin. We are working toward it and the group knows it. Has VW Group asked Audi for more “efficiencies,” also known as cost cuts, in the aftermath of the scandal? Audi plans to launch a production version of the battery-powered large SUV If a manager believes that there is no previewed by the e-tron quattro concept. more efficiency [that can be achieved], for sure he is wrong. you sacrifice either the brand value or The battery-powered large SUV due Could the scandal result in more con- the substance of the product or both. in 2018 was previewed by the e-tron solidation of the global auto sector? quattro concept. Will that be the first In China, the overall sales volume is of many battery-electric vehicles? It would be too easy to say that more recovering but fewer high-priced im- synergies are possible only if you put ports are being purchased as more We foresee more BEVs because the volumes together because the danger is people choose locally built cheaper charging infrastructure will grow signifi- that the car would become a commodity. models. Does this mean that your cantly in the next three to four years. Commoditizing will never be our intention margins there will contract? The battery technology is improving because Audis are high-tech products. substantially and the cost per kilowatt is High-tech products should have a soul China has taxes on imported luxury cars. coming down to a level where it makes and a clear DNA especially in the pre- This makes it difficult for imports to be sense to push [for BEVs], at least in the mium segment. We will see new players as competitive as locally produced cars, premium sector. entering the automotive industry. This which changes the mix. We have been the proves that the automotive industry has a front-runners in terms of localization. Our Your Q SUVs cover almost a third of lot of sex appeal, also for newcomers. We competitors are following us quickly and Audi’s global sales now. Will the addi- are looking forward to these “new kids the Chinese customers are very happy tion of the Q8 at the top of the range on the block” because competition is the with the quality of locally built Audi mod- and the entry Q1 boost that share to name of the game. Of course, you need a els. Anyway, we are satisfied with our half of all sales soon? critical mass when it comes to synergies, profitability in China, despite the tough We aim for 40 percent by 2020. I think it but as we are part of the VW Group, we environment. This year we started to see is an ambitious target, but I have positive already have plenty of synergies to share. a weakening of the market in March fol- feelings because market and customer lowed by a bumpy road until August. Sep- behaviors favor this type of vehicle. Media reports suggest that Audi tember showed some good signals and, could be forced to sell subsidiaries as we had already made some inventory SUVs often earn higher margins than such as Lamborghini, Ducati or Ital- reductions to avoid overloading our deal- passenger cars. Are the margins for Q design Giugiaro to help cover costs ers, the business picked up again. We are models in the single or double digits? associated with the emissions scan- confident that if the government decides Each product in our portfolio has to yield dal. Is that possible? on a “new normal” of a 6 percent to 6.5 a certain profitability. This includes SUVs. We do not see any reason why we should percent [gross domestic product] growth, The fascinating thing about SUVs is that be forced to sell any subsidiary. there would not be any problem for the customers spend more on equipment be- Chinese automotive market. cause of lifestyle and emotional aspects. What is more important at Audi, volume or margin? What do mean when you say you What do you expect from the new A4? Margin. want Audi to “raise the center of grav- We created an outstanding product ity” of the range? with the new A4, adding features such How much volume are you willing to The real premium business starts with as the virtual cockpit and driver assis- lose to maintain margin? vehicles priced above 50,000 euros, and tance systems that are new in the mid- You have to fight for a good margin we are preparing a true offensive in this size segment. Therefore the new A4 will and then you have to work on the right area with products such as the new A5, be very competitive in Europe, where branding. Volume comes because of A6, A7 and A8. We approved a Q8 [large the segment is developing at a slower good preparation, which we have seen SUV], which supports our move upward pace because SUVs are gaining share. It at Audi in the last 10 years. If you have in pricing, bringing new, different cus- also has substantial potential for growth the right product, good design and good tomers into the Audi world. We will also in China and in the U.S., two markets technology there is a growth pattern. If add a battery-powered large SUV, which where the midsize premium segment is you start to make volume the priority, will arrive in 2018. still expanding. ANE

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QA Global appeal Manufacturing chief shares how Volvo made itself more attractive to suppliers

ive years ago Volvo only produced F vehicles in Europe. Since then it has opened two vehicle factories in China and it will start making the S60 sedan at a new U.S. factory in late 2018. Vol- vo’s rapid expansion has made the automaker more interesting to suppliers, purchasing and manufacturing head Lars Wrebo said. He explained why in an interview with Automotive News Europe Managing Editor Douglas A. Bolduc. Meet the plant boss ❚ NAME: Lars Wrebo How do suppliers view Volvo today ❚ Volvo Senior Vice compared with before it was pur- TITLE: President of Purchasing chased by Zhejiang Geely Holding & Manufacturing from Ford in 2010? Before, from an industrial perspective, ❚ AGE: 54 we were European with plants in Belgium ❚ MAIN CHALLENGES: Creating and Sweden from which we supplied purchasing synergies with sister the world. With Geely as an owner and a brand Geely; keeping pace with our U.S. dealer network. We used to sell backer, we have in the last five years built Volvo’s rapid expansion. more than 140,000 cars a year in the U.S. up an industrial presence in China with two in the early 2000s and [in 2014] we were assembly plants and one engine plant. And below 60,000. We are about to turn this we recently announced that we will open around. Choosing to put the plant in the our first plant in the U.S. From a supplier components that will go into those cars are also jointly sourced. What will be dif- U.S. sends a strong message that we are perspective that makes us much more in- serious about the market. It shows the teresting because they can use their whole ferent is the top hat. If you take the archi- dealers we are here to stay. It also gives us network [to supply Volvo]. tecture and powertrain, which is roughly two-thirds of the cost [of the vehicle], we a natural [currency] hedge, which will help Why is this so significant? have about 90 percent commonality with us when it comes to planning. This has been a necessary step. Years Geely. On the top hat, we have much less Why was South Carolina chosen for ago is was possible to ship cars from Eu- commonality, well below 30 percent, be- your U.S. plant? rope to the U.S. and other parts of the cause each car has different attributes and It has a well-developed supplier network world and still make money on the prod- competes in different segments. uct. That doesn’t work any more. You and great logistics. We don’t plan to build need to produce where you sell and you How do you decide which company an engine plant there so we will need to need to source where you produce. There negotiates with the suppliers? ship quite a few things and we plan to are some exceptions, such as the XC90. When we approach the suppliers we export from that plant. That makes logis- That [car] you can still ship, but when it have a joint, coordinated approach but tics very important. Also, the state has a comes to C- and D-segment cars, they we buy in the name of Volvo and they well-trained workforce and they already need to be produced where they are sold. buy in the name of Geely. The reason have a number of companies there such This [the additional production outside of is the different volumes and we have a as Boeing, BMW and Daimler. It is impor- Europe] is also driven by the fact that our different footprint. The relationship has tant to be part of a cluster. competitors have grown their footprints been very fruitful. Are you looking to add suppliers or and we need to do the same thing. Why was the U.S. chosen over Mexico reduce them? When will Volvo see the advantages for your North American plant? We have no plans to reduce suppliers. Of of combining purchasing with sister We saw that in Mexico you would have course, we will have some Chinese sup- brand Geely? lower labor costs, but if you take the lo- pliers in China for some parts. A couple This will really materialize during sourcing gistics and other costs into account there of the Swedish suppliers have had to for vehicles on the new CMA [compact was only a small cost advantage com- leave us because we are becoming more modular architecture] that we are jointly pared with the U.S. states we reviewed. international. This has reduced suppliers developing with Geely. The powertrain We also realized the importance of this to without it being a defined target. ANE

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Pathfinder

VW Group’s new chief strategist must rework roadmap for key brands

CHRISTIAAN HETZNER winding down Chevrolet’s new car sales [email protected] operations in Europe while also develop- olkswagen Group CEO Matthias ing Cadillac’s future growth strategy for V Mueller has a big challenge for for- the region, Amman said. mer General Motors executive Thomas Sedran -- determine where the embat- ‘Felt he could go higher’ tled automaker and its 12 brands need A source at GM confirmed that Sedran to be in 2025 and create a roadmap to was well thought of at the company. “I be- get there. lieve Thomas did not leave here because he was unhappy. I think he left because Among Sedran’s main tasks as VW’s he felt he could go higher, and within the chief strategist is to find a more effec- GM structure there was little room for ad- tive positioning for the automaker’s VW, vancement,” the source said. Skoda and Seat volume brands. Sedran faced a similar test at GM when he was At VW, Sedran has been catapulted to asked to curb any overlap between the one of the highest positions possible – Opel and Chevrolet brands in Europe. he reports directly to Mueller in his new role. Mueller told investors last month Sedran served as interim Opel CEO and that VW’s top management will have an head of Chevrolet Europe but left the intense discussion with Sedran to get U.S. automaker when his role dimin- more clarity about the positioning of ished. However, the experienced indus- the automaker’s brands. “We will start, try strategist is still highly regarded by Thomas Sedran is highly regarded of course, with the positioning of Seat, by former GM colleagues and bosses his former company, which may be one Skoda and Volkswagen,” Mueller said. reason Mueller recruited him for the for being straightforward and for newly created job in Wolfsburg. As the costs of VW’s emissions scan- completing difficult tasks. dal mount, the automaker needs to find A former consultant who worked at Alix- ways to boost profitability, especially at Partners and Roland Berger, Sedran was the underperforming VW marque. The brought to Opel in April 2012 where he brand’s operating margin was 2.8 per- reputation for only protecting its own, helped develop the brand’s Drive 2022 cent in the first nine months. Skoda, some observers believe Sedran, with the growth plan. Karl-Thomas Neumann, meanwhile, has enjoyed success as an backing of company veteran Mueller, who left Volkswagen to become Opel affordable brand offering roomy cars has a good chance of succeeding where CEO in March 2013, cited the plan as with clever features. Its operating margin other outsiders failed because of his ex- a key reason for taking the job. With stood at 7.9 percent after nine months. perience and personality. Neumann’s arrival at Opel, however, In addition, VW’s efforts to end years of Sedran’s importance declined. He was A former GM colleague said Sedran is losses at Spanish marque Seat are pay- not your typical remote and clinical cor- moved to Chevrolet to bolster its sag- ing off. A VW source dismissed specu- ging European business. porate physician on a house call. “A lot lation that VW may axe Seat to reduce of strategy guys who worked as consul- In the end Sedran’s work to avoid Opel- costs. While VW’s new management is tants often don’t understand what their Chevrolet sales cannibalization became examining all of it operations, Seat’s decisions mean for an organization and redundant only a few months later when role within the group is currently not up its people. They are not really a part of GM decided to pull the plug on the U.S. for debate, the source said. Nor did he the team and when it comes down to brand’s volume car business in Europe. believe that Sedran will need to work implementing the changes, the team on the positioning of the luxury brands has to go the last mile on its own,” the Sedran left GM in June of this year but Porsche, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini. GM announced that the move would person said. “Not Thomas. When the happen in March. At that time GM Presi- Amid the haze surrounding VW’s future very difficult decision was made to wind dent Dan Ammann thanked Sedran and structure, Sedran will have to come down Chevrolet, he still was able to rally recognized the major role he played in up with a plan for how to prevent the the employees since he had a plan for laying the groundwork for Opel’s turn- group’s key volume brands from com- what their roles would be and he was as around strategy. “He was one of the peting with each other, how to sharpen straightforward, open and candid about it key architects of the Opel Drive 2022 their profiles in the marketplace and as possible. A lot of people at the brand growth plan,” Amman said at the time. what new business models in the digital were truly happy for him when they heard In addition, Sedran played a key role in age can be created. Although VW has a about his new job at VW.” ANE

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Compact clash

Opel Astra poised to pass Ford Focus, pressure VW Golf in key segment

NICK GIBBS [email protected]

he new-generation Opel/Vauxhall TAstra will move ahead of the Ford Focus into second place in Europe’s volume compact class next year and take a significant chunk from sales of the segment-leading Volkswagen Golf, analysts believe. Renault is also expected to rise several places in the segment because of the arrival of the new Megane, IHS Automotive forecasts.

Despite the fresh product the segment, which Europe’s second-largest overall after subcompacts, will continue to de- cline as buyers shift into similar-sized SUVs and crossovers such as the Nissan Qashqai and premium alternatives such as the BMW 1 series.

Sales in the compact sector have declined by more than 1 million cars from a volume of almost 4 million units in 2005, IHS figures show. Segment sales The new Opel/Vauxhall Astra (shown) is expected to rise to No. 2 in Europe’s are forecast to dip to about 2.8 million compact segment from fifth. by 2018, IHS predicts, but executives say that will not make the segment less interesting to them. “It’s still incredibly “There’s a huge amount of tech that’s important to us,” Michael van der Sande, descended on the segment and we are The leaders head of global marketing at Renault, told now right back up to speed,” Renault’s Europe’s top-selling compacts in the Automotive News Europe. van der Sande said. IHS predicts that Re- first 9 months of 2015; change from nault will sell about 190,000 Meganes in Jan.-Sept. 2014 Technology showcase Europe next year, up from an estimated Both the Megane and Astra were 130,000 this year. The surge is expected 1. VW Golf 408,726 +3.3% launched at this year’s Frankfurt auto to push the Megane ahead of the Seat 2. Ford Focus 247,529 +1.9% show, where Renault and Opel high- Leon and Peugeot 308 into fifth place, 3. Skoda Octavia 163,708 +8.0% lighted their new models’ technology just behind the Skoda Octavia. 4. Peugeot 308 150,499 +31% upgrades. Renault showcased the Me- 5. Opel/Vauxhall Astra 148,340 +5.5% Opel is forecast to sell a little more than 6. Seat Leon 108,365 +6.7% gane’s large, portrait-sized touchscreen 300,000 Astras in Europe next year, 7. Renault Megane 96,714 -0.9% for the infotainment system and the which IHS expects will lift the car into 8. Toyota Auris 93,750 -3.6% four-wheel steering available on the second place in the segment from fifth, 9. VW Golf Sportsvan 82,201 +162% top-of-the-line GT-badged variant. leaving it behind the Golf. Demand for 10. Hyundai i30 62,032 -3.4% Opel touted that the Astra will offer the the Astra and Megane are expected to 11. Citroen C4 Cactus 61,949 new first European version of parent Gen- contribute to the Golf’s volume drop- 12. Kia Cee’d 57,503 +1.8% eral Motors’ OnStar in-car communica- ping below the half-million sales VW’s 13. Skoda Rapid 53,467 -9.7% tion system complete with a 4G (LTE) top-seller achieved last year (the only 14. Peugeot 3008 51,672 -16.2% WiFi hotspot and a smartphone link that car in Europe to do so). The analyst 15. Mazda3 41,116 +7.4% brings either Apple CarPlay or Android predicts VW will sell less than 400,000 Source: JATO Dynamics Auto onto the car’s touchscreen. Golfs by 2017.

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The Astra and Megane are not signifi- door sporty coupes, neither Renault cantly better than the Golf, said IHS nor Opel has revealed plans for such a analyst Ian Fletcher, who believes the version for their new compacts. “It is cars will rise in the compact rankings a declining segment,” Renault’s Van because of their newness. der Sande said, without confirming the “The models that are being replaced brand’s decision. “The sweet spot of the will just take over from those that are segment is the five-door.” starting to feel their age, the VW Golf, Opel, however, has announced it will add Ford Focus, Skoda Octavia and Peugeot a station wagon version of the Astra, and 308 for example,” he told Automotive Renault is likely to follow. All the biggest- The VW Golf is Europe’s top-selling News Europe. selling compacts offer a wagon alterna- compact while sales of its sister model, the Golf Sportsvan (shown), were Ford of Europe President Jim Farley said tive in Europe and IHS figures predict that compact wagons will account for up 162% in the first three quarters of that the Astra and Megane could have a this year. big effect on the sector. “They’re good more than 850,000 units this year, the products, a lot of competition for us,” he highest level in a decade. told Automotive News Europe. A face-lift The reason three-door variants are cost-saving solution and Renault’s de- for the Focus helped push sales up 1.9 declining is because of the cost of tool- cision to put the Megane on the same percent in the first nine months of this ing, IHS believes. Keeping costs low is CMF C-D platform as the Espace mini- year to just under 250,000, figures from crucial in a highly competitive sector van, Kadjar compact SUV and Talisman JATO Dynamics show. where margins are tight. “Automakers midsize model, as well as alliance part- are starting to find ways of making the ner Nissan’s Qashqai and X-Trail SUVs, Wagons in, 3-doors out segment profitable to some degree -- or has paid off in terms of bringing in new While the previous-generation Megane at least not making a loss,” IHS’ Fletcher technology, Renault believes. “It means and Astra model lines included three- said. Platform sharing is one important we now have D-segment (midsize) technology in a C-segment car,” Van der Sande said. Streamlining Opel, meanwhile, has streamlined its diesel engine lineup for the Astra, which now offers three power outputs from the same 1.6-liter diesel, dropping the previous-generation car’s 1.3- and 2.0-liter units. “Being able to concen- trate on fewer engines benefits both the customer and us,” Thomas Johnen, GM vice president for powertrain engineering in Europe, told Automotive News Europe. GM expects the compact segment to be the first to show a serious customer shift away from increasingly costly diesels cars toward gasoline- or hybrid- powered models. “The C-segment is the one to watch,” Dan Nicholson, head of powertrain, told Automotive News Europe. Analyst LMC Automotive predicts that the compact segment will shift from 48 percent diesel now based on 2015 Eu- ropean production figures to 38 percent by 2022. Said LMC powertrain analyst Al The Renault Megane is forecast to rise to fifth from seventh place in the Bedwell: “This segment is more exposed compact segment in 2016. than most.” ANE

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‘No barriers’

Leading female auto execs in Europe see great progress for women in industry, but prejudice still there

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC she starts as head of integrity and legal [email protected] affairs on Jan. 1. he presence of women in the automo- Sue Slaughter, a longtime Ford executive Ttive industry is growing but the con- who this year became COO at the Getrag sensus among leading female executives Ford Transmissions joint venture in Co- in Europe is that more needs to be done. logne, Germany, summed up the posi- “It is still a male-dominated industry,” tive changes for women auto executives Ford of Europe Chief Operating Officer when she said: “There are no barriers Barb Samardzich said. “That being said, now.” She added that when she started we’ve seen some areas where women are her career the ratio of men to women in making good headway, such as at PSA/ her first job was 60-to-1. “That would be Peugeot-Citroen, GM and here at Ford.” unheard of now,” Slaughter said. Mary Barra’s rise to chief executive at General Motors, Linda Jackson’s promo- Global differences tion to CEO of Citroen brand and Ford’s A year into her role as Citroen CEO Linda decision to make Samardzich its No. 2 Jackson told Automotive News Europe in executive in Europe are considered big June that she hasn’t encountered any steps in the right direction for women in bias against woman executives. In fact, the automotive industry. As were Daim- she says it’s an advantage. “Being a ler’s decision in 2010 to make Annette woman you can ask questions that men Winkler the head of its Smart small-car don’t ask because they’re supposed to unit and its selection one year later know all these things,” she said. of Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt as the first female board of management One surprise to her has been the widely member in its history. She will move to different ratio of women working in the Volkswagen Group as its first female car business in markets outside Europe. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, VW board of management member when For example, Russia is “the most male-

Power players

Listing of some of Europe’s top-ranking female automotive executives

NAME: Maria Helena Antolin NAME: Milagros Caina Carreiro-Andree NAME: Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt AGE: 48 AGE: 53 AGE: 65 COMPANY: Grupo Antolin COMPANY: BMW COMPANY: VW Group TITLE: Vice Chairman TITLE: Board Member for Human Resources TITLE: Board Member for Integrity and Legal Affairs BASED: Burgos, Spain BASED: Munich, Germany BASED: Wolfsburg, Germany NATIONALITY: Spanish NATIONALITY: Spanish NATIONALITY: German STARTED CURRENT JOB: Feb. 12, 2015 STARTED CURRENT JOB: July 1, 2012 STARTS NEW JOB: Jan. 1, 2016

NAME: Linda Cash NAME: Marie-Francoise Damesin NAME: Perihan Inci AGE: 53 AGE: 58 AGE: 52 COMPANY: Ford of Europe COMPANY: Renault COMPANY: Inci Holding TITLE: Vice President of Manufacturing TITLE: Executive VP of Human Resources TITLE: President BASED: Cologne, Germany BASED: Paris, France BASED: Izmir, Turkey NATIONALITY: USA NATIONALITY: French NATIONALITY: Turkish STARTS NEW JOB: Jan. 1, 2016 STARTED CURRENT JOB: April 1, 2014 STARTED CURRENT JOB: Jan. 1, 2013

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dominated market I’ve been to,” Jackson is shared by a larger number of family said, while China is the opposite. members, giving aunts, nephews and grandmothers a stake in the purchase. She estimates that half of all sales managers in the 12 or so dealers she has In Russia buying a car can be a similarly visited in China, Citroen’s biggest-single big event, Jackson said. One dealer she market, have been women, more so than visited outside Moscow has created an in Europe. automotive village comprised of 35 car brands, a cinema, cafe, travel agent and She thinks that one possible reason why even a police station where buyers can China’s car business is far less male driven get their new cars registered. Despite is because its history isn’t rooted in the the strong influence of men in Russia’s male-driven world of racing as is the case auto industry, Jackson said she has not in Europe and the U.S. “There’s none of had any troubles. “They revere women that baggage for it to be created as some- there,” Jackson said. “It’s matriarchal.” thing that is purely macho,” she said. In China, the decision about which car to ‘Prejudice against women’ buy is taken by the whole family, women The struggle, however, continues. included, she said. The comparatively “What takes six months for me to ac- high price of cars and their importance complish would take three months for a as a status symbol mean that the cost man because I need more time to con- vince people that I know what I am doing,” said Perihan Inci, who is president of Inci Holding, a Turkish conglomerate that generates about 80 percent of its revenue from its automotive interests, which includes making steel and alumi- num wheels and batteries. “There is a certain level of prejudice against women executives and this is not just in Turkey. But as a woman I have the patience needed to see an objective through.” Inci said that in Turkey women are still having difficultly reaching the top levels in business, but she is seeing positive signs. One example she points to is that Mercedes-Benz this year named Britta Seeger to lead its truck and bus busi- Linda Cash, Ford of Europe ness in Turkey. Another example is the Perihan Inci, Inci Holding

NAME: Linda Jackson NAME: Barb Samardzich NAME: Sue Slaughter AGE: 56 AGE: 57 AGE: 46 COMPANY: Citroen COMPANY: Ford of Europe COMPANY: Getrag Ford Transmissions TITLE: CEO TITLE: COO TITLE: COO BASED: Paris, France BASED: Cologne, Germany BASED: Cologne, Germany NATIONALITY: British NATIONALITY: USA NATIONALITY: British STARTED CURRENT JOB: June 1, 2014 STARTED CURRENT JOB: Nov. 1, 2013 STARTED CURRENT JOB: Jan. 1, 2015

NAME: Tina Mueller NAME: Mouna Sepehri NAME: Annette Winkler AGE: 47 AGE: 52 AGE: 56 COMPANY: Opel COMPANY: Renault COMPANY: Smart TITLE: Chief Marketing Officer TITLE: Executive Vice President, Office of the CEO TITLE: CEO BASED: Ruesselsheim, Germany BASED: Paris, France BASED: Stuttgart, Germany NATIONALITY: German NATIONALITY: French & Iranian NATIONALITY: German STARTED CURRENT JOB: Aug. 1, 2013 STARTED CURRENT JOB: April 11, 2011 STARTED CURRENT JOB: Sept. 1, 2010

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changing face of Turkey’s automotive suppli- which is aimed at exposing young people, ers association (TAYSAD), where she is a especially young women, to science and board member. Among the organization’s technology subjects in a fun way. 343 members are 36 women, including In June, Samardzich hosted a so-called 16 who are CEO, general manager or “open door” day for local schoolgirls a board member. Inci said that num- at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre ber was much lower a decade ago. in Essex, England. Ford gave them a Maria Helena Antolin, who is behind-the-scenes look at the top- vice chairman of auto interi- secret work being done at the cen- ors supplier Grupo Antolin of ter and followed that with network- Spain, said that the presence ing sessions to inform them about of women in the automotive career opportunities. sector is still low. “There is a In 2014, Ford held a “bring your lot of room for improvement, Linda Jackson, Citroen daughter to work” event to show- Maria Helena Antolin, Grupo Antolin but we are getting there,” she case female engineers within its said. Women from her genera- product development and manu- tion, those born in the 1960s, were not encouraged to facturing divisions. A key part of the program was letting the become engineers, Antolin said. young participants run experiments at the company for the “Today I am the only woman on the company’s steering day. Ford is the only automaker that is part of the program that committee. That, however, will change when it comes time also includes Nestle, Shell and Johnson & Johnson. to promote people to board positions in the future because Slaughter of Getrag Ford sees another way to lure young peo- today more than 30 percent of the directors in the company ple. “The industry as a whole needs to do a better job advertis- are women,” Antolin said. Those women are in executive ing the breadth of the jobs and opportunities that are avail- positions where they manage and lead others, she said. able,” Slaughter said. “There is still the stereotype that this “There will be a lot more women to choose from for top- industry is dirty and greasy and we don’t play up the diversity level positions in the future,” Antolin predicted. and the fact that you get to touch and feel the product.” Smart’s Winkler agrees. “The number of women in the auto- Smart’s Winkler said that, like other global businesses, automotive industry is increasing steadily, and it is already very vis- makers and suppliers need to provide offer more flexible work- ible at the junior management level,” Winkler said in an e-mail ing models and then encourage both men and women to make reply to questions. “It just takes some time for these women use of them. to move up to executive positions, but the development is on its way and you can already observe a significant change. Inci and Antolin said one more step in the right direction would Seeing female leaders succeed will make even more girls and come when gender is no longer a factor when picking the right women interested in this industry.” person for a job. “When it comes to the future I think that a company needs to Proactive steps hire the best people,” Antolin said. “It is not about gender, it is When asked what needs to be done to encourage more wom- about talent and delivering results. Instead of speaking about en to enter the industry Ford’s Samardzich said it is crucial to men and women let’s talk about people.” be proactive. “What needs to happen is that the feeder pool Said Inci: “I believe in a balance, one that encourages men and needs to be strengthened. In the U.S. about 18 percent of the women to work together.” graduates in the STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] subjects are women,” Samardzich said. “In Germany it Slaughter added that the keys to success in the industry are is in the single digits.” not gender-specific. “Whatever job you have you need to do it to the best of your ability,” she said. “To move forward you need That is why she is personally involved in getting more young to show flexibility while being open to different experiences.” women interested in the STEM subjects. One example is Ford’s involvement in the UK government’s Your Life initiative, – Nick Gibbs contributed

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Made in Morocco

Country seeks suppliers to help PSA, Renault, others boost local output

ANDREA FIORELLO [email protected]

orocco is accelerating measures to M expand its supply base as it seeks to more than double vehicle production capacity to 1 million units in the next 10 years. “Today about 40 percent of the parts for vehicles built in Morocco come from 200 locally based suppliers. We know it’s not enough so our ambition is to increase the supply chain integration,” Khalid Qalam, senior adviser with Invest in Morocco, told Automotive News Europe. Qalam said the goal is to boost locally sourced parts to 60 percent in the short term and to 80 percent by 2020.

The Moroccan government is counting Reuters Photo: on the country’s proximity to Europe Renault opened its production plant in Tangier, Morocco, (shown) in 2012. and a business-friendly environment to attract more investment from carmakers and suppliers as it seeks to double haust system provider Faurecia and The new and existing suppliers have a the value of automotive exports to $10 thermal energy management and elec- growing number of automakers to serve. billion in five years. To reach its goals, tronics specialist Visteon. Renault has two factories in Morocco while PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will begin Qalam said that Morocco needs to lure Renault’s head of business development building cars near the coastal city of global suppliers “like Magneti Marelli, in Morocco, Cedric Tournebize, would Kenitra in 2019. Media reports have said Valeo, Bosch and Continental.” like to see companies that make com- that Volkswagen Group has been in talks plex and capital-intensive components They would join companies such as Del- with the government to open a plant in open plants in the country. phi, which employs about 9,000 people Tangier. Ford is using Morocco as a base at three factories in Morocco that make “We really need more suppliers in Mo- to purchase components made in low- items such as advanced wiring systems rocco to improve our competitiveness cost North African countries. ANE and high-precision connection systems, and this goes through all tiers,” he and Denso, which manufactures air- said. “PSA has confirmed its plant and conditioning systems and instrument other manufacturers said they want to panels. Other global suppliers with op- source parts from Morocco, therefore Local players erations in Morocco include glassmaker we’re reaching a volume that will allow Renault Saint-Gobain, seat maker Lear, wiring bigger suppliers to open profitable lo- Plant locations & capacity: Tangier, harness maker Leoni, interiors and ex- cal factories.” 340,000; Casablanca, 90,000 2014 production: 227,579 (Tangier, about 170,000) Models: Dokker, Dokker Van, Lodgy, Why Morocco? Sandero (Tangier); Logan, Sandero, Sand- ero Stepway (Casablanca) long with offering lower wages Spain, which helps keep transporta- Athan Eastern Europe, low taxes tion costs down when shipping cars PSA and financial incentives to set up a or parts to southern Europe. “Moroc- Plant location & capacity: Kenitra, business in the country, Morocco also co is a great export location for Amer- 90,000 has free trade agreements with the ican, Korean, Japanese and Chinese Plant opening: 2019 U.S., the European Union, Turkey, the car makers. I expect these OEMs to United Arab Emirates and other Arab be analyzing potential future invest- Production goal: 200,000 (2023*) Mediterranean countries. Morocco is ments,” IHS Automotive analyst Walt Models: subcompacts and compacts also less than 30km from southern Madeira said. ANE * IHS Automotive forecast

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The Renault Talisman (shown) replaces two slow-selling cars, the Latitude and Laguna. Renault thinks big, green with Talisman flagship

enault hopes that its new Talisman line and diesel engines. The entry 110- manager Stefan Renard said. The Talis- Rmidsize car will win customers be- hp 1.5-liter diesel uses just 3.6 liters of man station wagon is expected to cover cause of its size, efficient powertrains, fuel per 100km. The Talisman also has about half of the model line’s sales. The multiple handling options and affordable Renault’s Multi-Sense driving control wagon launches in March. The Talisman price. The Talisman, which replaces the system that offers five settings: neutral, will not be offered in the UK and Ireland. Latitude large car and Laguna midsize, comfort, sport, eco and personal. Each is 4848mm long and its 2808mm wheel- setting affects the performance of the -- Luca Ciferri base gives the rear passengers legroom engine, steering and electronic damp- typical of a chauffeur-driven limousine. ing as well as the colors of the ambient The Talisman starts at 27,900 euros in lighting and instrument panel graph- France, making it less expensive than ics. “With the Multi-Sense system the the Citroen C5 and Peugeot 508. One Talisman buyer has five vehicle setting way that Renault kept the price down modes he could chose from, a feature was limiting the Talisman’s engine fam- typical of premium models but unique ily to four-cylinder turbocharged gaso- for a volume brand,” Talisman product Fast facts ❚ New technology: The 4CONTROL such as Coyote (for traffic radar alerts) four-wheel-steering system is perma- Michelin (for hotel, restaurant and trav- nently active. At speeds below 80kph, el information), Twitter and email read- The Basics the rear wheels turn in the opposite ing services. ❚ direction to the front wheels, which ❚ Engines: Three four-cylinder turbo- Launch date: November (France); improves maneuverability. At speeds charged units. The 1.6-liter gasoline January-February (rest of continen- above 80kph the rear wheels turn in unit delivers 150 hp and 200 hp; a 1.6- tal Europe) the same direction as the front wheel liter diesel offers 130 hp and 160 hp. ❚ Base price: 27,900 euros (France) to improve stability. The car’s entry-level engine is a 110-hp ❚ Where built: Douai, France ❚ Connectivity: Renault’s optional R- 1.5-liter diesel. ❚ Link 2 offers the driver and front-seat ❚ Target buyers: Fleet buyers will ac- Lowest CO2 emissions: 95g/km passenger tablet-style operation of the count for 50 percent to 70 percent of (1.5-liter diesel) Talisman’s 8.7-inch portrait display. R- the car’s European sales depending on ❚ Main rivals: Ford Mondeo, Opel Link 2 provides access to applications the market, Renault says. Insignia, Peugeot 508, VW Passat

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QA Speedy solutions Delphi chief technolgy officer aims to bring innovations to market faster

rom developing cleaner diesel emis- started 20 years ago, so it’s our 20th an- F sions components to increasing the niversary. We did automated driving last capability of infotainment systems to year, and we’ll be there again with more improve automated driving Delphi Chief automated driving demonstrations that Technology Officer Jeff Owens has a will be very unique to the industry. We busy schedule. The company is invest- will showcase some big data capabilities ing in start-ups Tula Technology and [and] architectures that are the nervous Quanergy Systems to help bring inno- system for making all of these electron- vations to market faster. Owens spoke ics function at higher data speeds. with Richard Truett, who is a staff re- porter with Automotive News Europe sis- Earlier this year Delphi drove an au- ter publication Automotive News. tonomous car from Los Angeles to New York. What did the company Delphi recently offered more details learn from that experience? And what on the Dynamic Skip Fire cylinder- components of self-driving cars need deactivation system that could be on to improve? the market by 2020. One detail needs We collected three terabytes of data, more explanation. How can an engine and we are still going through it. We run on a partial cylinder? had 20 sensors on the car, and we are Mechanical cylinder deactivation has al- parsing what sensors work best in cer- ways been by cylinder banks -- eight go- tain situations, what [camera, radar and lidar] sensors work together best. That’s ing to four, six going to three. But with Meet the tech boss Dynamic Skip Fire, you are able to ac- how, for example, we came to the con- tivate just the number of cylinders you clusion that lidar will be necessary for ❚ NAME: Jeff Owens level 3 and level 4 automated driving. need based on the torque load required ❚ TITLE: Delphi Chief Technology by the driver. We learned radar technology works extremely well in any weather conditions. Officer & Executive VP Is Delphi working on technologies It worked flawlessly. We learned that a ❚ AGE: 60 that reduce diesel emissions in the vision system will have a little difficulty cylinder instead of downstream? with certain sun angles and inclement ❚ MAIN CHALLENGE: Making more Yes. There are a lot of opportunities to weather. But radar and vision together functions in the car automated. improve the emissions and fuel economy are an unbeatable combination. We performance of both gasoline and diesel learned that lane markings in every engines yet to be had. We think they state and even in almost every munici- When you consider all the ways the will be part of the automotive equation pality are different. It’s very important automobile is changing, this is a -- easily 95 percent of the powerplants we understand all the lane markings great time to be an engineer, isn’t it? by 2025, even through 2030 and 2035. around the world because visually we Does Delphi have enough engineers? For diesel engines, you’ve got the op- have to pick up on them to ascertain Are you hiring? portunity to increase the fuel-injection if the vehicle is in the proper location. pressure and increase the sophistication You never have enough engineers! You Everyone wants to know when auto- of the injector design for a better disper- can always work on more things and a lot mated driving will arrive and in what sion of fuel for a more complete burn. of the cool technologies. The challenge form. What’s Delphi’s view? That will reduce residual particles. You is working on the technologies that bring can look at the pressure in the cylinder It’s already on the road today; it’s just value to your customers, that really solve itself. We are looking at ways to sense not fully automated. Technology is on their problems. We’ve added a significant the pressure exactly for better or more the road that gives drivers assistance number of engineers this year, and we precise closed loop control. when they need it -- lane keeping, adap- forecast to add another thousand next tive cruise control, lane assist, collision- year. We are roughly at 20,000 this year. Could you preview what Delphi will an- imminent braking. I think you will see That’s across three continents. Our big- nounce at the consumer electronics more and more functions become auto- gest challenge will be software and sys- show (CES) in Las Vegas in January? mated. But when will we see a fully au- tems engineers. The explosive and expo- We always look forward to CES; it’s re- tomated car that can drive itself? I’d say nential growth is going to be in software ally become an automotive show. We that’s 10-plus years away. and system integration. ANE

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QA Time management Mercedes exec committed to quick, meaningful step changes in digital services

ajjad Khan joined Daimler in March watch with our Mercedes me app. Sitting Sfrom BMW, where he spent more at my desk, with two taps I can pinpoint than three years as a senior executive re- a location I want to go to. I then walk to sponsible for the automaker’s Connected my car and when I switch it on a pop- Drive program. Khan’s new focus is mak- up menu has picked that up and gives ing sure the solutions Mercedes-Benz me options. When I park it then gives me offers – such as door-to-door navigation the walking distance and directions and – are seamless and save customers time. passes it on to my smartphone, or to an “At Mercedes we’re not talking about Apple watch, for example. The point is, digital transformation, we’re doing it,” he this is seamless. said. He explained how in an interview with Automotive News Europe Correspon- What is the key benefit? dent John Stanley. Customers want access to time and to be able to make better use of it. They don’t How important is connectivity to want gimmicks. And this is how we see Mercedes-Benz? digitization making full and effective use Connected car guru of the Internet of Things. The user should It is hugely important. But we regard con- ❚ NAME: Sajjad Khan nectivity as something of a buzzword. not be aware of moving from one device We’re more focused on digitization. In to another. We’ll have door-to-door navi- ❚ TITLE: Daimler Vice President of our company connectivity is a given, the gation via the Mercedes me-App avail- Digital Vehicle & Mobility able in Android and Apple very soon. That real issue is what we make out of it. Our ❚ AGE: 42 customers want features with real added shows where the industry is going. At value and that’s what digitization is doing, Mercedes we’re not talking about digital ❚ MAIN CHALLENGE: Speeding up bringing more to the consumer. I have no transformation, we’re doing it. development but making sure that next-generation solutions are so doubt that digitization is the prime topic How fast are things changing? that will change our industry. intuitive and seamless that cus- Everything is done in three to four month tomers will want to go to the next How much money it being invested in cycles. Most recently, for example, we level of performance. this part of the business? updated our intelligent navigation system. What I can say is that it is a huge and There’s a sense of speed about all this and development time has been reduced significant number and it tends to be the ity in relation to data security and we focus of much of our investment today. to about a third of what it used to be. Ev- ery next generation has to be so good that don’t wait for threats to materialize. Our You cannot do significant updates every focus is on prevention. four or five months like we are doing customers will want to go to the next level without this investment. And this is not of performance and ease of use. Will the technology be stalled by the something that’s new for us. We were Are Apple and Google considered to current regulations? the first automaker to offer our custom- be partners or rivals? There’s nothing yet that we have wanted ers the ability to connect to their vehi- to bring onto the streets that we haven’t cles from a smartphone. There’s a delicate balance to be struck between working in partnership, in col- been able to do. There have never been Which digitization areas are most in- laboration, and in competition with tech- legislative hindrances, so I’m upbeat and teresting to Daimler? nical solution providers such as Apple positive on that. I’m confident that if any- We see ourselves involved in all aspects and Google, or Alibaba in China. thing is required on the legislative side of digitization for all areas within the in relation to our digitalization plans we How big an issue is data protection? company. That approach has worked will have the understanding of legislators and we are committed to keeping ahead, We have hundreds of r&d personnel in all the main markets. We’re looking at it’s in our blood. I wake up with a passion working on this in North America, in things working from infrastructure-to-car for this in the morning. It drives me and Silicon Valley, hundreds more in Ban- and vice versa, and that’s working very it drives the company. galore and nearly a hundred in China. well through various collaborations. Tech- We have a real global presence to en- nology connecting car-to-car is currently Could you give an example? sure we know what the requirements in “standards mode” and I’m sure it will We already provide door-to-door navi- and challenges are in all the markets be OK. In this regard legislation and tech- gation, using an Apple smartphone or we are in. We understand the sensitiv- nology would go hand-in-hand. ANE

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European registrations by country – Oct. 2015 Top 10 European markets Oct. Oct. Percent 10 mos. 10 mos. Percent 2015 2014 change 2015 2014 change Ranking based on 10 mos. 2015 EU27+EFTA Germany ...... 278,372 275,320 1.1% 2,686,310 2,556,991 5.1% registration data United Kingdom ...... 177,664 179,714 –1.1% 2,274,550 2,137,910 6.4% France ...... 161,737 160,149 1.0% 1,583,172 1,497,464 5.7% 1. Germany 2,686,310 Italy ...... 132,929 122,445 8.6% 1,330,005 1,159,833 14.7% Spain ...... 80,055 76,073 5.2% 863,973 716,746 20.5% 2. United Kingdom 2,274,550 Belgium ...... 39,474 38,115 3.6% 431,996 426,210 1.4% Netherlands ...... 39,006 35,112 11.1% 340,057 319,168 6.5% 3. France 1,583,172 Poland ...... 29,062 28,690 1.3% 287,302 273,732 5.0% 4. Italy 1,330,005 Sweden ...... 31,563 28,252 11.7% 280,216 250,888 11.7% Austria ...... 25,149 26,945 –6.7% 262,342 264,308 –0.7% 5. Spain 863,973 Czech Republic ...... 19,658 17,791 10.5% 190,668 159,261 19.7% 6. Belgium 431,996 Denmark ...... 16,872 16,366 3.1% 171,983 158,359 8.6% Portugal ...... 13,696 11,795 16.1% 151,964 119,203 27.5% 7. Netherlands 340,057 Ireland ...... 2,562 2,011 27.4% 123,660 95,162 29.9% 8. Poland 287,302 Finland ...... 9,166 8,838 3.7% 91,895 91,925 0.0% Romania ...... 7,562 7,344 3.0% 64,401 58,908 9.3% 9. Sweden 280,216 Slovakia ...... 6,691 7,282 –8.1% 63,699 60,536 5.2% Hungary ...... 8,192 6,115 34.0% 63,491 55,496 14.4% 10. Switzerland 264,829 Greece ...... 4,946 6,003 –17.6% 63,130 59,848 5.5% Slovenia ...... 6,123 5,697 7.5% 56,872 51,636 10.1% Luxembourg ...... 4,398 4,522 –2.7% 40,425 42,669 –5.3% Croatia ...... 2,411 2,425 –0.6% 30,760 29,819 3.2% 2015 market winners and losers Bulgaria ...... 1,941 1,682 15.4% 19,022 16,832 13.0% Estonia ...... 1,867 2,060 –9.4% 17,529 18,024 –2.7% Lithuania ...... 1,576 1,252 25.9% 14,440 12,323 17.2% % change in EU27+EFTA registrations from Latvia ...... 1,291 1,207 7.0% 11,577 10,446 10.8% 10 months 2014 Cyprus ...... 905 707 28.0% 8,464 7,050 20.1% Total EU28 ...... 1,104,868 1,073,912 2.9% 11,523,903 10,650,747 8.2% Winners Switzerland ...... 25,236 26,277 –4.0% 264,829 245,413 7.9% 1. Iceland 42.1% Norway ...... 13,197 12,963 1.8% 125,008 120,067 4.1% 2. Ireland 29.9% Iceland ...... 808 551 46.6% 12,394 8,721 42.1% 3. Portugal 27.5% Total EFTA ...... 39,241 39,791 –1.4% 402,231 374,201 7.5% 4. Spain 20.5% Total EU28+EFTA ...... 1,144,109 1,113,703 2.7% 11,926,134 11,024,948 8.2% 5. Cyprus 20.1% Note: Excludes most commerical vehicles; data for Malta is currently not available. Losers 1. Luxembourg –5.3% 2. Estonia –2.7% European registrations by manufacturer – Oct. 3. Austria –0.7% Oct. Oct. Percent 10 mos. 10 mos. Percent 2015 2014 change 2015 2014 change Audi ...... 65,811 63,606 3.5% 656,555 621,764 5.6% Porsche ...... 6,059 5,349 13.3% 59,933 45,569 31.5% Seat ...... 25,007 28,169 –11.2% 288,283 275,074 4.8% 2015 Top 10 brands in Europe Skoda ...... 49,241 50,714 –2.9% 521,658 494,529 5.5% VW ...... 141,817 142,429 –0.4% 1,454,551 1,360,940 6.9% Other ...... 286 286 0.0% 2,849 2,645 7.7% Ranking based on 10 mos. 2015 EU27+EFTA VW GROUP ...... 288,221 290,553 –0.8% 2,983,829 2,800,521 6.5% registration data DS ...... 5,529 5,926 –6.7% 62,570 75,190 –16.8% Citroen ...... 44,951 47,910 –6.2% 467,611 449,353 4.1% 1. Volkswagen 1,454,551 Peugeot ...... 69,742 68,188 2.3% 711,975 667,443 6.7% PSA ...... 120,222 122,024 –1.5% 1,242,156 1,191,986 4.2% 2. Ford 863,227 Dacia ...... 29,853 31,047 –3.8% 318,700 308,698 3.2% 3. Renault 799,054 Renault ...... 78,764 78,023 1.0% 799,054 735,155 8.7% RENAULT...... 108,617 109,070 –0.4% 1,117,754 1,043,853 7.1% 4. Opel/Vauxhall 795,272 FORD ...... 79,116 77,753 1.8% 863,227 810,848 6.5% 5. Peugeot 711,975 Chevrolet ...... 210 607 –65.4% 2,886 37,828 –92.4% Opel/Vauxhall ...... 68,555 69,965 –2.0% 795,272 754,670 5.4% 6. Audi 656,555 Other ...... 72 23 213.0% 503 365 37.8% 7. BMW 617,410 GENERAL MOTORS ...... 68,837 70,595 –2.5% 798,661 792,863 0.7% 8. Mercedes-Benz 615,830 BMW ...... 62,668 55,397 13.1% 617,410 564,545 9.4% Mini ...... 17,155 15,391 11.5% 156,053 126,410 23.5% 9. Fiat 556,617 BMW GROUP ...... 79,823 70,788 12.8% 773,463 690,955 11.9% 10. Skoda 521,658 Alfa Romeo ...... 4,441 4,873 –8.9% 47,940 50,437 –5.0% Fiat ...... 53,467 49,239 8.6% 556,617 504,020 10.4% Jeep ...... 7,439 4,378 69.9% 73,114 29,768 145.6% Lancia/Chrysler ...... 4,431 6,357 –30.3% 52,754 62,230 –15.2% Other ...... 778 667 16.6% 8,060 7,610 5.9% 2015 market winners and losers FIAT CHRYSLER ...... 70,556 65,514 7.7% 738,485 654,065 12.9% Mercedes-Benz ...... 61,476 55,507 10.8% 615,830 548,398 12.3% % change in EU27+EFTA registrations from Smart ...... 9,174 2,907 215.6% 81,053 44,449 82.4% 10 months 2014 DAIMLER ...... 70,650 58,414 20.9% 696,883 592,847 17.5% Lexus ...... 3,322 3,262 1.8% 32,595 24,769 31.6% Winners Toyota ...... 44,629 46,601 –4.2% 473,875 451,139 5.0% TOYOTA MOTOR ...... 47,951 49,863 –3.8% 506,470 475,908 6.4% 1. Jeep 145.6% NISSAN...... 40,307 42,048 –4.1% 477,668 404,533 18.1% 2. Smart 82.4% HYUNDAI ...... 37,967 36,381 4.4% 393,393 362,329 8.6% 3. Jaguar 34.1% KIA ...... 32,709 30,181 8.4% 327,849 302,781 8.3% 4. Lexus 31.6% VOLVO ...... 25,569 24,315 5.2% 223,808 207,573 7.8% MAZDA ...... 17,908 13,272 34.9% 178,605 152,061 17.5% 5. Porsche 31.5% SUZUKI ...... 15,681 13,812 13.5% 152,805 140,612 8.7% Losers Jaguar ...... 3,714 1,918 93.6% 32,788 24,456 34.1% Land Rover ...... 10,543 8,815 19.6% 113,783 98,007 16.1% 1. DS –16.8% JAGUAR LAND ROVER .... 14,257 10,733 32.8% 146,571 122,463 19.7% 2. Lancia/Chrysler –15.2% HONDA ...... 10,193 9,632 5.8% 110,255 114,489 –3.7% 3. Alfa Romeo –5.0% MITSUBISHI ...... 10,909 10,458 4.3% 110,250 84,697 30.2% 4. Honda –3.7% OTHER ...... 4,616 8,297 –44.4% 84,003 79,564 5.6% TOTAL ...... 1,144,109 1,113,703 2.7% 11,926,134 11,024,948 8.2%

Note: Reflects estimated registration data from 30 European countries; excludes most commercial vehicles. Source: ACEA (www.acea.be)

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Are remote diagnostic solutions cars—from the workshop to the car sharing market only cover standard data, and they already in the here and now or do they provider. I’ll give you an example: A car try to compensate for this. Depending on still belong in the future? breaks down and sends an error message the application, this can result in signi i- Patricia Stich: The use of retro it solutions via remote diagnosis. The breakdown service cant inaccuracies and wrong conclusions to obtain more transparency regarding the gets an idea of the damage and gets to regarding driving behavior, for instance. Our condition and the driving behavior of cars the location faster. The workshop contacts solution can access comprehensive manu- has generated a great deal of interest in the its customer right away and orders the facturer-speci ic data like mileage, fuel level, market. Simple remote diagnostics solutions necessary parts. That improves its service. and service intervals. This not only improves are already available. However, they provide And the car manufacturer’s developers can the quality of the data, but many more only a small segment of the information enhance the quality of their work thanks to applications can also be realized. Thanks that’s actually available, and that limits the the information about the performance of to our years of expertise in diagnostics, we number of meaningful applications. This is individual components. Legal conditions can provide data like this from our system. a major reason why no solutions have been permitting, even insurance companies And we also provide a secure data readout. widely introduced in the market. The security could o er policies that reward low-risk For example, we only download security- issue also plays an important role in such a driving, for instance. relevant data when the car is in a secure sensitive ield as vehicle diagnostics. condition, like when it stops at tra ic lights. Please tell us something about your Who is mainly interested in solutions RVD solution. like this? Patricia Stich: Our platform enables access Patricia Stich: The data can be used for to diagnostic data from the widest possible any companies that o er services involving range of vehicles. In addition to the legal, standard diagnostic data provided by every solution, it can also acquire manufacturer and model-speci ic information. It converts the sent codes into easily understandable information. Companies can quickly imple- An example of a portal with diagnostic and service ment these vehicle data–based services data for workshops. using a software developer kit that supports Android and iOS app development. There are several hardware options for trans- Are there any examples of practical mission, including a Bluetooth dongle for experience with the system? getting started quickly and a GSM-based Patricia Stich: Yes, there are. For several solution that transfers the data directly. months now, we’ve been carrying out pilot projects with di erent customers to validate There are already several dongle solu- our platform and platform-based solutions tions in the aftermarket. Why should for our customers. OTA keys is one of the yours catch on more than the others? companies involved—they are specialists Patricia Stich: Yes, you’re right, dongles in keyless access to vehicles, and use the can be bought cheaply on many network system to supply additional information sales platforms. But the decisive factor is via their virtual vehicle key for car sharing the quality and the volume of the diagnos- services. The information might include tank tic data. Most of the solutions currently level and mileage, for instance. Rigorous available on the independent workshop tests are currently being carried out on our Continental leet management system Vehicle Data Service. We’re planning its Patricia Stich began her career in 2000 market launch for the irst half of 2016. as an IT consultant with KPMG Consulting/ BearingPoint. In 2005, she moved to Siemens/ VDO, where she was co-responsible for VDO’s spin-o from the Siemens Group and its ultimate integration into the Continental Group. After seven years as Head of CVAM Sales, Strategy and Portfolio, she became Head of Diagnostics & Services at Continental, a position she has held since September 2014. www.continental-automotive.com/diagnostics

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Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 V8/V12 Vantage...... 56 43 629 622 458 Italia ...... 54 53 902 1,223 DB9 ...... 34 14 254 232 488 ...... 89 0 152 0 Vanquish ...... 31 20 324 298 California ...... 43 56 796 338 Rapide ...... 17 20 174 147 FF ...... 8 16 140 153 Other ...... 2 5 25 58 F12 ...... 14 22 279 380 ASTON MARTIN ...... 140 102 1,406 1,357 Other ...... 13 14 134 133 Niva ...... 159 205 1,341 1,208 Total Ferrari ...... 221 161 2,403 2,227 Other ...... 25 10 218 59 500 ...... 13,160 15,639 154,938 156,608 Total Lada ...... 184 215 1,559 1,267 Panda ...... 16,113 14,556 145,612 128,073 AVTOVAZ ...... 184 215 1,559 1,267 Punto ...... 7,374 6,224 68,237 72,970 1 series ...... 10,199 9,845 107,063 111,552 Linea ...... 2 10 2 190 2 series ...... 2,223 1,352 23,674 11,916 Bravo ...... 10 284 324 3,362 2 series Active/Gran Tourer ... 7,860 2,091 70,223 4,890 500X ...... 7,418 57 57,247 57 Sedici ...... 10 460 252 2,942 3 series ...... 12,660 12,949 119,043 143,281 500L ...... 5,315 7,222 71,094 82,175 4 series ...... 5,712 5,091 62,568 44,561 Freemont ...... 850 1,663 11,460 14,932 5 series ...... 7,361 7,903 75,687 82,734 Fiorino/Qubo ...... 805 872 8,536 8,885 6 series ...... 574 584 6,356 6,835 Doblo ...... 910 664 8,342 6,380 7 series ...... 1,160 369 4,431 4,316 Ducato...... 1,243 1,237 24,305 22,430 i3 ...... 1,043 656 8,835 7,558 Other ...... 136 207 2,051 2,160 i8 ...... 88 197 1,855 720 Total Fiat ...... 53,346 49,095 552,400 501,164 X1...... 3,486 4,635 29,512 52,489 Renegade ...... 4,713 1,402 44,765 1,862 X3...... 3,707 3,906 37,724 40,946 Compass ...... 41 184 581 4,507 X4...... 1,837 2,006 20,101 6,996 Wrangler ...... 471 525 5,117 4,540 X5...... 3,149 3,091 31,510 32,940 Cherokee/Liberty ...... 809 1,057 10,706 6,548 X6...... 1,127 221 12,141 3,864 Grand Cherokee ...... 1,177 1,143 11,215 11,481 Z4 ...... 168 277 3,717 4,868 Other ...... 1 12 16 52 Other ...... 26 58 238 426 Total Jeep ...... 7,212 4,323 72,400 28,990 Total BMW ...... 62,380 55,231 614,678 560,892 Ypsilon ...... 4,399 5,460 50,382 52,812 Mini ...... 9,850 10,442 114,405 74,049 Musa ...... 0 2 3 11 Countryman/Paceman ...... 3,495 4,985 37,554 52,385 Delta ...... 20 513 284 3,813 Total Mini ...... 13,345 15,427 151,959 126,434 Flavia ...... 0 1 4 122 Phantom ...... 10 7 88 95 Thema ...... 2 32 26 365 Ghost ...... 22 23 199 172 Voyager ...... 58 217 1,840 2,996 Wraith ...... 21 18 215 276 Other ...... 0 2 5 19 Other ...... 0 1 13 9 Total Lancia ...... 4,479 6,227 52,544 60,138 Total Rolls-Royce ...... 53 49 515 552 GranTurismo ...... 25 26 289 334 BMW GROUP ...... 75,778 70,707 767,152 687,878 GranCabrio ...... 15 14 215 207 A class ...... 9,959 10,270 100,616 103,169 Ghibli ...... 408 365 4,128 3,725 B class ...... 6,505 5,432 69,141 73,082 Quattroporte ...... 70 64 726 702 Other ...... 18 1 48 47 CLA ...... 5,833 3,507 51,710 32,419 Total Maserati ...... 536 470 5,406 5,015 C class ...... 12,552 13,752 147,784 108,987 Other ...... 38 36 514 455 E class ...... 6,755 7,157 72,489 85,504 FIAT CHRYSLER† ...... 70,281 65,359 734,240 650,762 S class...... 1,218 1,544 14,325 15,207 Ka...... 3,727 4,366 42,420 46,725 CLS ...... 940 1,068 11,002 8,386 Fiesta ...... 21,503 24,748 269,014 267,593 SLK ...... 507 459 9,411 10,149 Focus...... 16,655 18,049 200,208 191,994 SL ...... 84 99 1,795 2,470 Mondeo ...... 6,748 2,301 67,410 40,098 AMG GT ...... 208 12 2,243 38 B-Max ...... 3,430 3,959 39,808 47,719 SLS AMG ...... 8 5 54 399 C-Max/Grand C-Max...... 7,668 7,034 71,033 77,028 R class ...... 0 2 7 18 S-Max ...... 1,287 3,677 12,979 27,683 Citan ...... 435 389 3,272 3,309 Galaxy ...... 776 1,821 8,135 16,462 V class ...... 1,804 1,636 17,735 7,305 EcoSport ...... 4,187 2,052 31,606 9,210 Vito/Viano ...... 774 724 9,973 14,450 Kuga ...... 9,006 8,084 84,617 71,566 Sprinter ...... 533 554 4,967 5,202 Transit/Tourneo ...... 268 269 5,838 4,104 GLA ...... 5,627 4,353 52,919 36,061 Other ...... 4,671 3,063 44,394 25,507 GLC ...... 3,599 0 6,891 0 Total Ford ...... 79,926 79,423 877,462 825,689 GLK ...... 194 2,201 13,512 19,888 Other ...... 1 0 5 3 GLE/M class ...... 2,108 2,265 18,832 19,991 FORD MOTOR ...... 79,927 79,423 877,467 825,692 GLE coupé ...... 879 0 2,768 1 V40 ...... 6,473 7,758 63,647 64,420 G class ...... 248 181 2,277 1,996 S60 ...... 647 1,037 7,675 9,554 GL...... 247 336 3,172 3,575 V60 ...... 4,388 4,465 35,089 35,896 Other ...... 207 83 968 767 V70/XC70 ...... 4,756 4,472 39,267 37,096 Total Mercedes-Benz ...... 61,224 56,029 617,863 552,373 S80 ...... 185 282 1,940 2,499 ForTwo ...... 6,445 2,869 47,749 44,447 XC60 ...... 6,437 6,272 62,838 49,719 ForFour...... 2,977 46 33,830 84 XC90 ...... 2,561 195 12,769 6,676 Other ...... 3 5 7 33 Other ...... 4 20 82 370 Total Smart ...... 9,425 2,920 81,586 44,564 Total Volvo ...... 25,451 24,501 223,307 206,230 GEELY GROUP ...... 25,451 24,501 223,307 206,230 DAIMLER ...... 70,649 58,949 699,449 596,937 Cadillac ...... 64 20 448 304 DR1 ...... 0 1 0 9 Matiz/Spark ...... 15 157 545 9,759 DR5 ...... 12 16 145 71 Aveo ...... 14 39 85 3,452 Other ...... 2 33 82 197 Cruze ...... 15 77 127 6,925 DR MOTOR COMPANY ...... 14 50 227 277 Malibu ...... 0 3 4 314 MiTo ...... 1,047 1,421 11,846 14,411 Trax ...... 16 105 226 9,045 Giulietta ...... 3,279 3,369 35,060 34,868 Captiva ...... 9 30 58 2,749 4C ...... 75 63 916 898 Orlando ...... 3 35 43 2,886 Other ...... 1 3 27 55 Camaro ...... 18 45 334 876 Total Alfa Romeo ...... 4,402 4,856 47,849 50,232 Other ...... 102 69 803 618 Ypsilon ...... 1 82 127 1,242 Total Chevrolet ...... 192 560 2,225 36,624 300C...... 1 6 6 66 Grand Voyager/Town & Country 2 24 29 528 Other ...... 2 7 43 60 †Fiat completed the merger with Chrysler Group under holding group Fiat Chrysler Total Chrysler ...... 6 119 205 1,896 Automobiles on Oct. 12, 2014; Fiat Group and Chrysler Group sales totals for 2014 Dodge ...... 41 72 519 645 and 2015 are combined under Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

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Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 Agila ...... 8 682 2,046 11,071 Elise...... 38 16 310 224 Karl/Viva ...... 3,912 2 19,553 8 Evora ...... 27 8 148 87 Adam...... 4,034 3,886 47,852 45,992 Other ...... 34 13 274 228 Corsa...... 19,460 20,364 228,576 213,713 Total Lotus ...... 99 37 732 539 Astra/Astra Classic ...... 12,881 13,385 161,289 154,006 Proton ...... 0 0 0 1 Insignia ...... 6,497 8,002 75,450 80,051 PROTON ...... 99 37 732 540 Meriva ...... 3,648 4,398 45,607 49,058 C-Zero ...... 124 36 795 595 Zafira ...... 4,045 6,481 47,891 71,037 C1 ...... 5,064 5,840 55,737 42,500 Mokka ...... 11,866 11,394 138,648 102,278 C3 ...... 11,075 12,175 104,854 112,468 Antara ...... 371 596 6,327 7,443 C-Elysee ...... 653 392 5,401 5,218 Vivaro ...... 1,067 258 9,357 6,636 C4 Cactus ...... 5,484 5,611 67,431 19,334 Ampera ...... 17 83 234 787 C4 ...... 4,352 4,708 42,156 53,106 Cascada ...... 166 243 4,044 5,548 C5 ...... 1,216 1,484 11,619 15,773 Other ...... 306 201 2,178 2,011 C4 Aircross ...... 1,003 1,142 9,649 10,057 Total Opel/Vauxhall ...... 68,278 69,975 789,052 749,639 Nemo...... 193 239 1,442 2,138 Other ...... 6 5 32 9 Berlingo ...... 3,158 2,806 30,259 30,870 GM ...... 68,540 70,560 791,757 786,576 C3 Picasso ...... 2,982 3,468 33,805 44,161 GREAT WALL ...... 11 55 142 389 C4 Picasso/Grand C4 Picasso .. 9,160 9,566 94,945 103,138 Jazz ...... 1,851 2,249 26,937 32,593 C8 ...... 0 55 69 1,672 Civic ...... 3,165 3,225 36,390 35,949 Other ...... 460 451 7,561 5,562 Insight ...... 0 26 27 482 Total Citroen ...... 44,924 47,973 465,723 446,592 Accord ...... 37 389 1,863 2,916 DS3 ...... 3,123 3,533 38,312 46,885 HR-V ...... 1,695 0 4,497 0 DS4 ...... 1,375 1,438 14,312 17,406 CR-V ...... 3,219 3,928 39,443 41,655 DS5 ...... 1,035 970 9,821 10,696 CR-Z ...... 0 10 31 273 Total DS ...... 5,533 5,941 62,445 74,987 Other ...... 5 4 62 27 iOn ...... 153 80 1,180 487 HONDA MOTOR ...... 9,972 9,831 109,250 113,895 107 ...... 1 76 56 24,105 i10 ...... 5,850 6,029 73,303 69,684 108 ...... 5,246 5,919 60,290 19,438 i20 ...... 6,929 8,476 78,880 70,299 207 ...... 9 383 1,381 15,728 i30 ...... 8,784 6,737 70,807 70,984 208 ...... 19,226 15,837 192,054 184,415 i40 ...... 1,519 1,675 20,616 21,397 301 ...... 205 198 2,156 2,506 H-1/Starex/Satellite ...... 75 68 782 822 308 ...... 18,286 16,020 168,794 131,181 Elantra ...... 115 178 1,235 1,245 508 ...... 3,132 4,256 36,892 36,323 ix20 ...... 2,624 3,226 30,588 32,029 RCZ ...... 209 397 3,896 5,235 ix35 ...... 2,723 8,436 81,083 78,875 2008 ...... 12,619 12,759 129,645 115,296 3008 ...... 5,033 6,732 56,709 68,428 Tucson ...... 8,030 0 19,106 3 4008 ...... 211 229 2,096 2,176 Genesis ...... 19 19 210 216 5008 ...... 2,222 2,766 26,617 30,359 Santa Fe ...... 991 1,311 13,112 11,279 807 ...... 1 75 60 1,720 Veloster ...... 15 58 352 716 Bipper ...... 65 165 1,195 1,742 Other ...... 8 12 70 100 Partner/Ranch ...... 2,175 1,709 19,761 19,444 Total Hyundai ...... 37,682 36,225 390,144 357,649 Expert ...... 197 384 4,103 3,630 Picanto ...... 3,982 4,327 46,696 44,984 Other ...... 121 109 951 792 Rio...... 5,522 5,274 55,103 50,854 Total Peugeot ...... 69,111 68,094 707,836 663,005 Cee’d ...... 6,139 6,696 63,667 65,272 PSA ...... 119,568 122,008 1,236,004 1,184,584 Optima ...... 155 368 2,450 2,941 Q50 ...... 288 190 2,598 2,037 Venga ...... 2,342 2,241 24,953 22,194 Q70 ...... 51 10 458 101 Carens ...... 2,000 1,840 19,061 19,732 QX50 ...... 14 19 164 125 Soul ...... 2,025 1,192 13,147 8,429 QX70 ...... 136 94 1,302 867 Sportage ...... 8,301 9,503 90,479 82,207 Other ...... 41 6 102 70 Sorento ...... 1,348 744 14,054 7,583 Total Infiniti ...... 530 319 4,624 3,200 Other ...... 5 6 35 23 Micra ...... 4,921 4,115 56,748 53,013 Total Kia ...... 31,819 32,191 329,645 304,219 Juke ...... 7,603 9,555 87,343 81,474 HYUNDAI-KIA ...... 69,501 68,416 719,789 661,868 Pulsar ...... 3,159 1,771 37,840 3,323 Mahindra ...... 32 41 452 304 Leaf ...... 1,078 1,288 13,749 12,673 Tivoli ...... 724 0 3,171 0 Qashqai ...... 17,411 17,144 197,726 173,294 Korando ...... 360 500 5,194 4,017 370Z ...... 31 49 683 606 Rexton ...... 154 150 1,881 1,669 Note...... 2,720 4,841 40,693 58,232 Rodius/Stavic ...... 145 115 1,440 1,195 X-Trail ...... 2,773 2,655 34,251 11,521 Other ...... 10 5 32 29 Pathfinder ...... 11 182 377 1,609 Total SsangYong ...... 1,393 770 11,718 6,910 Murano ...... 48 47 573 530 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA ..... 1,425 811 12,170 7,214 NV200/Evalia ...... 594 401 5,901 5,258 MX-5 ...... 1,236 318 5,646 5,424 Other ...... 131 213 1,344 2,287 Mazda2 ...... 2,704 1,612 30,409 20,894 Total Nissan ...... 40,480 42,261 477,228 403,820 Mazda3 ...... 3,121 3,869 44,227 42,159 NISSAN MOTOR ...... 41,010 42,580 481,852 407,020 Mazda5 ...... 86 435 5,150 5,769 Duster ...... 10,135 11,029 104,658 105,572 Mazda6 ...... 2,024 2,353 25,999 27,069 Sandero ...... 10,811 11,431 122,127 119,243 CX-3 ...... 3,897 0 16,464 0 Logan ...... 4,823 5,104 46,453 47,170 CX-5 ...... 3,955 4,562 47,311 49,245 Lodgy ...... 1,434 2,067 18,967 18,032 CX-9 ...... 64 0 977 3 Dokker ...... 1,977 2,002 20,175 17,043 Other ...... 4 8 52 34 Other ...... 0 5 17 23 MAZDA ...... 17,091 13,157 176,235 150,597 Total Dacia ...... 29,180 31,638 312,397 307,083 i-MiEV ...... 65 67 651 585 Twingo ...... 7,179 8,020 79,516 66,939 Mirage/Space Star ...... 2,347 2,593 25,629 17,620 Clio...... 22,653 26,243 252,234 252,765 Attrage...... 15 11 329 11 Zoe ...... 1,791 1,292 13,390 7,261 Colt ...... 0 9 19 202 Megane ...... 8,815 12,557 105,487 110,187 Lancer ...... 288 404 3,334 3,169 Fluence ...... 271 394 4,185 4,701 ASX ...... 3,861 3,485 39,157 29,520 Laguna ...... 338 1,268 7,467 14,004 Outlander ...... 3,584 3,255 34,720 28,425 Latitude...... 1 109 78 441 Pajero/Montero/Shogun ...... 598 505 5,078 3,959 Scenic/Grand Scenic ...... 8,212 10,320 91,223 97,264 Other ...... 91 86 583 728 Espace/Grand Espace ...... 2,603 752 15,159 6,442 MITSUBISHI ...... 10,849 10,415 109,500 84,219 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Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 Kadjar ...... 8,557 0 29,286 0 A1 ...... 8,589 8,496 77,657 81,982 Koleos ...... 98 669 4,524 6,223 A3/S3/RS3 ...... 16,342 18,092 169,655 171,780 Kangoo ...... 1,605 1,997 17,850 19,386 A4/S4/RS4 ...... 9,841 10,816 109,583 105,959 Trafic ...... 1,338 215 9,703 7,900 A5/S5/RS5 ...... 3,291 3,891 39,346 41,645 Other ...... 231 187 1,775 1,783 A6/S6/RS6/allroad ...... 8,603 7,273 80,677 71,553 Total Renault ...... 78,478 77,933 794,710 730,959 A7/S7/RS7 ...... 739 666 8,889 6,831 RENAULT GROUP ...... 107,658 109,571 1,107,107 1,038,042 A8/S8 ...... 686 413 5,863 5,782 RENAULT-NISSAN ...... 148,668 152,151 1,588,959 1,445,062 Q3 ...... 7,042 6,555 70,141 64,191 MG3 ...... 143 161 2,113 1,601 Q5 ...... 5,854 5,667 55,129 50,617 MG6 ...... 16 27 506 427 Q7 ...... 2,605 811 16,016 9,183 Other ...... 0 0 6 1 R8 ...... 84 49 902 763 Total MG ...... 159 188 2,625 2,029 TT ...... 1,687 809 19,614 8,355 SAIC ...... 159 188 2,625 2,029 Other ...... 56 16 748 142 Impreza ...... 48 96 766 1,051 Total Audi ...... 65,419 63,554 654,220 618,783 XV ...... 596 969 7,890 8,797 Continental GT/GTC ...... 175 135 1,431 1,405 Legacy/Outback ...... 924 557 9,125 5,191 Flying Spur ...... 45 56 456 558 Trezia...... 1 25 46 345 Mulsanne ...... 24 15 188 155 Forester ...... 1,121 1,262 12,176 11,559 Other ...... 3 5 22 27 BRZ ...... 34 46 372 535 Total Bentley ...... 247 211 2,097 2,145 Other ...... 524 8 1,392 25 Bugatti ...... 0 3 11 12 SUBARU ...... 3,248 2,963 31,767 27,503 Gallardo ...... 1 11 11 88 Alto ...... 64 1,503 5,336 24,056 Huracan ...... 24 41 478 171 Celerio ...... 2,443 10 22,217 29 Aventador ...... 13 19 229 217 Splash ...... 147 936 2,604 12,072 Other ...... 1 0 26 7 Swift ...... 4,378 4,267 47,893 42,217 Total Lamborghini...... 39 71 744 483 Kizashi ...... 7 31 45 242 Boxster ...... 414 399 4,034 4,435 Jimny ...... 1,123 1,233 10,437 9,205 Cayman ...... 379 323 2,901 2,769 SX4 ...... 86 1,795 2,459 12,509 911 ...... 1,279 1,000 12,708 11,307 Vitara/Grand Vitara/XL-7 ...... 5,726 492 34,979 5,192 Panamera ...... 317 430 3,734 4,936 SX4 S-Cross ...... 1,825 3,480 25,527 34,046 Macan ...... 2,344 1,842 20,571 12,080 Other ...... 1 1 26 12 Cayenne ...... 1,361 1,342 15,585 9,738 SUZUKI ...... 15,800 13,748 151,523 139,580 Other ...... 19 22 440 162 XE...... 2,097 0 12,048 0 Total Porsche ...... 6,113 5,358 59,973 45,427 XF ...... 932 1,348 14,659 17,390 Altea ...... 472 1,436 14,672 15,013 XJ ...... 55 124 1,340 1,651 Alhambra ...... 2,725 1,919 22,357 18,604 F-Type ...... 273 291 4,087 4,154 Mii...... 2,005 2,330 20,561 20,566 XK ...... 2 95 167 1,479 Ibiza ...... 8,012 9,357 101,276 96,896 Other ...... 6 4 99 66 Leon...... 10,927 12,236 119,261 113,788 Total Jaguar ...... 3,365 1,862 32,400 24,740 Toledo ...... 723 989 8,865 9,310 Defender ...... 137 97 1,028 1,017 Exeo ...... 0 9 6 236 Freelander ...... 4 1,310 329 16,353 Other ...... 5 4 18 24 Discovery Sport ...... 2,914 65 24,249 65 Total Seat ...... 24,869 28,280 287,016 274,437 Discovery ...... 998 978 10,489 9,283 Citigo ...... 2,820 3,238 33,135 35,149 Range Rover Evoque ...... 3,716 3,325 42,338 42,444 Fabia ...... 13,713 9,705 133,701 98,975 Range Rover Sport ...... 2,446 1,732 24,389 22,220 Rapid ...... 5,204 6,925 58,622 66,147 Range Rover ...... 974 861 12,128 10,323 Octavia ...... 17,591 18,498 181,284 170,055 Other ...... 41 35 302 253 Superb ...... 4,738 4,015 38,815 38,993 Total Land Rover ...... 11,230 8,403 115,252 101,958 Roomster ...... 231 2,240 14,842 21,924 Indica ...... 4 32 48 291 Yeti ...... 5,103 5,668 55,854 53,164 Xenon...... 19 1 42 43 Other ...... 36 25 337 321 Other ...... 141 3 258 52 Total Skoda ...... 49,436 50,314 516,590 484,728 Total Tata ...... 164 36 348 386 Up ...... 7,854 10,220 89,499 107,372 TATA MOTORS ...... 14,759 10,301 148,000 127,084 Polo ...... 24,903 27,066 254,067 232,796 Model S ...... 932 145 11,148 6,930 Golf ...... 44,514 45,290 453,441 440,877 Other ...... 4 1 58 24 Golf Plus ...... 1 41 14 6,276 TESLA MOTORS ...... 936 146 11,206 6,954 Golf Sportsvan ...... 8,683 12,495 90,895 43,817 Daihatsu ...... 0 0 8 7 Jetta ...... 652 719 9,023 8,243 CT ...... 817 881 7,915 8,534 Passat...... 20,520 11,286 185,022 129,059 IS ...... 644 554 6,607 8,377 CC...... 631 1,513 8,965 13,986 GS...... 81 90 1,231 1,813 Phaeton ...... 124 172 1,426 1,561 NX ...... 1,643 1,395 13,386 1,842 Beetle ...... 1,653 1,818 23,273 26,248 RX ...... 140 326 2,822 3,882 Scirocco ...... 953 898 10,299 8,031 RC...... 23 0 399 0 Eos ...... 47 78 1,839 3,015 Other ...... 8 14 139 174 Touran...... 4,812 5,674 58,955 75,218 Total Lexus ...... 3,356 3,260 32,499 24,622 Sharan ...... 2,724 2,367 30,555 28,360 iQ ...... 70 173 162 3,409 Tiguan ...... 12,191 11,869 124,967 125,321 Aygo ...... 6,588 6,843 73,360 56,590 Touareg ...... 2,040 1,394 18,722 15,217 Yaris ...... 15,500 15,287 154,435 141,942 Caddy ...... 3,844 4,586 37,683 38,862 Auris ...... 10,795 11,348 104,636 108,565 Other ...... 199 194 2,037 2,094 Corolla ...... 689 650 10,907 10,878 Total VW ...... 136,345 137,680 1,400,682 1,306,353 Prius ...... 672 655 6,410 6,816 Other ...... 3 5 25 47 Prius+ ...... 671 479 6,037 5,117 VW GROUP ...... 282,471 285,476 2,921,358 2,732,415 Avensis ...... 3,133 2,448 27,146 24,026 OTHER ...... 958 781 9,494 8,819 Verso-S ...... 163 567 4,779 5,405 OTHER (China automakers) .... 59 8 79 126 Verso ...... 2,578 2,658 26,843 27,690 GRAND TOTAL ...... 1,134,278 1,109,998 11,826,399 10,918,810 Urban Cruiser ...... 1 19 24 344 RAV4 ...... 2,774 4,521 46,351 45,167 Note: Excludes models registered as commercial vehicles. Europe sales by model are Land Cruiser ...... 517 501 5,185 5,232 compiled using sales data from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech GT 86 ...... 149 149 1,461 2,408 Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Other ...... 84 82 759 738 Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Total Toyota ...... 44,384 46,380 468,495 444,327 TOYOTA MOTOR...... 47,740 49,640 501,002 468,956 Source: JATO Dynamics +44(0) 20 8423 7100 (www.jato.com)

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EUROPEAN LIGHT-VEHICLE PRODUCTION BY BRAND, Oct. & YTD

Oct. Oct. % 10 mos. 10 mos. % Oct. Oct. % 10 mos. 10 mos. % 2015 2014 chng. 2015 2014 chng. 2015 2014 chng. 2015 2014 chng. Hyundai-Kia ...... 56,397 54,248 4% 518,938 489,479 6% Aston Martin ...... 410 453 –9% 2,674 3,254 –18% McLaren ...... 312 197 58% 1,381 1,501 –8% BMW ...... 116,611 110,823 5% 982,716 922,064 7% NEVS (Saab) ...... – – – – 527 – Mini ...... 36,132 37,627 –4% 301,261 262,811 15% Proton (Lotus) .... 144 120 20% 1,480 1,271 16% Rolls-Royce ...... 379 464 –18% 3,189 3,770 –15% Citroen ...... 65,607 66,663 –2% 633,817 669,121 –5% BMW Group ...... 153,122 148,914 3% 1,287,166 1,188,645 8% DS ...... 7,849 7,014 12% 73,335 34,025 116% Bollore ...... 247 148 67% 1,595 1,236 29% Peugeot ...... 102,897 96,590 7% 970,973 919,922 6% CNH (Iveco) ...... 8,455 7,196 17% 74,368 42,200 76% PSA ...... 176,353 170,267 4% 1,678,125 1,623,068 3% Mercedes-Benz .. 127,868 139,450 –8% 1,183,275 1,164,253 2% Dacia ...... 35,234 39,457 –11% 294,804 283,529 4% Smart ...... 16,444 15,277 8% 142,817 82,264 74% Infiniti ...... 2,026 – – 2,433 – – Fuso ...... 179 92 95% 1,754 1,051 67% Nissan ...... 57,435 61,300 –6% 505,639 496,618 2% Daimler ...... 144,491 154,819 –7% 1,327,846 1,247,568 6% Renault ...... 104,801 108,303 –3% 975,100 831,038 17% Alfa Romeo ...... 5,676 7,261 –22% 49,404 56,076 –12% Renault-Nissan ... 199,496 209,060 –5% 1,777,976 1,611,185 10% Ferrari ...... 768 733 5% 7,224 6,197 17% SAIC (MG) ...... 220 159 38% 1,902 2,557 –26% Fiat ...... 60,155 63,247 –5% 613,393 486,031 26% Suzuki ...... 16,489 12,454 32% 143,182 131,353 9% Jeep ...... 14,668 6,569 123% 128,088 11,102 1054% Jaguar ...... 11,718 8,576 37% 86,519 65,239 33% Lancia ...... 3,208 3,528 –9% 49,443 54,678 –10% Land Rover ...... 42,074 37,200 13% 341,302 320,802 6% Maserati ...... 3,093 3,158 –2% 26,795 33,219 –19% Tata ...... 53,792 45,776 18% 427,821 386,041 11% Fiat Chrysler ...... 87,568 84,496 4% 874,347 647,303 35% Tesla ...... 567 451 26% 4,765 3,686 29% Ford ...... 115,315 101,835 13% 1,062,557 951,725 12% Toyota ...... 48,523 50,741 –4% 417,300 407,252 2% Volvo ...... 43,605 35,080 24% 358,619 343,445 4% Audi ...... 120,280 117,158 3% 1,101,157 1,062,023 4% LTI ...... 111 116 –4% 1,129 1,144 –1% Bentley ...... 1,061 1,089 –3% 9,063 9,328 –3% Geely ...... 43,716 35,196 24% 359,748 344,589 4% Bugatti ...... – 2 – – 20 – Holden ...... 56 – – 443 – – Lamborghini ...... 258 274 –6% 2,823 2,258 25% Opel/Vauxhall .... 95,856 94,312 2% 834,028 799,602 4% Porsche ...... 21,709 20,207 7% 191,855 167,837 14% GM ...... 95,912 94,312 2% 834,471 799,602 4% Seat ...... 40,975 41,499 –1% 357,399 334,313 7% Great Wall ...... 779 643 21% 7,096 5,620 26% Skoda ...... 70,191 72,521 –3% 638,587 548,935 16% Voleex ...... 337 326 3% 3,065 2,861 7% Volkswagen ...... 209,320 214,266 –2% 1,991,070 1,937,164 3% Great Wall Motors 1,116 969 15% 10,161 8,481 20% VW Group ...... 463,794 467,016 –1% 4,291,954 4,061,878 6% Honda ...... 9,150 6,732 36% 102,536 100,579 2% Total Europe ...... 1,675,589 1,645,559 2% 15,202,293 14,054,980 8% Hyundai ...... 30,894 27,429 13% 278,516 260,472 7% Note: Monthly production data is calculated based on working days per plant Kia ...... 25,503 26,819 –5% 240,422 229,007 5% Source: PwC Autofacts

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Oct. Oct. Percent 10 mos. 10 mos. Percent 2015 2014 change 2015 2014 change Top 25 Selling Vehicles in Turkey Audi ...... 1,071 1,528 –29.9% 14,633 12,014 +21.8% Bentley ...... 0 2 – 11 12 –8.3% Oct. 2015 Lamborghini ...... 0 1 – 6 2 +200.0% Porsche ...... 65 44 +47.7% 537 416 +29.1% 1 Renault Symbol 2,558 Seat ...... 967 1,345 –28.1% 13,394 8,579 +56.1% 2 Renault Fluence 2,346 Skoda ...... 1,334 1,377 –3.1% 16,856 10,759 +56.7% 3 Ford Transit Courier/Tourneo Courier 2,324 VW brand ...... 7,254 7,139 +1.6% 86,714 63,198 +37.2% 4 Volkswagen Passat 2,215 VW commercial vehicles ... 1,610 1,975 –18.5% 24,925 17,473 +42.6% VW GROUP ...... 12,301 13,411 –8.3% 157,076 112,453 +39.7% 5 Fiat Linea 2,191 Dacia ...... 2,917 2,742 +6.4% 33,402 23,054 +44.9% 6 Toyota Corolla 2,081 Renault brand ...... 7,720 7,948 –2.9% 75,251 62,135 +21.1% 7 Fiat Doblo 2,022 Renault commercial vehicles 922 746 +23.6% 10,203 6,311 +61.7% Total Renault Group ...... 11,559 11,436 +1.1% 118,856 91,500 +29.9% 8 Volkswagen Golf 2,022 Infiniti ...... 6 0 – 36 3 – 9 Ford Transit/Transit 2,021 Nissan brand ...... 1,888 1,505 +25.4% 19,441 14,152 +37.4% 10 Renault Clio 1,862 Total Nissan Motor ...... 1,894 1,505 +25.8% 19,477 14,155 +37.6% 11 Ford Focus 1,831 RENAULT-NISSAN ...... 13,453 12,941 +4.0% 138,333 105,655 +30.9% Ford brand ...... 2,927 2,551 +14.7% 37,087 27,086 +36.9% 12 Fiat Fiorino/Qubo 1,609 Ford commercial vehicles . 4,533 4,467 +1.5% 51,721 30,982 +66.9% 13 Volkswagen Polo 1,358 FORD MOTOR ...... 7,460 7,018 +6.3% 88,808 58,068 +52.9% 14 Nissan Qashqai 1,225 Alfa Romeo ...... 36 77 –53.2% 617 762 –19.0% 15 Hyundai i20 1,218 Ferrari ...... 1 1 +0.0% 8 10 –20.0% Fiat brand ...... 2,739 2,886 –5.1% 34,531 28,405 +21.6% 16 Opel Astra 1,195 Fiat commercial vehicles ... 4,250 3,960 +7.3% 43,166 32,293 +33.7% 17 Volkswagen Jetta 1,146 Lancia ...... 0 2 – 2 198 –99.0% 18 Hyundai Accent 1,060 Maserati ...... 3 6 –50.0% 50 57 –12.3% Jeep ...... 118 263 –55.1% 2,587 949 +172.6% 19 Mercedes C class 992 FIAT CHRYSLER ...... 7,147 7,195 –0.7% 80,961 62,674 +29.2% 20 Dacia Duster 973 Hyundai ...... 3,384 4,165 –18.8% 38,129 32,519 +17.3% 21 BMW 3 series 776 Hyundai commercial vehicles 556 104 +434.6% 1,937 1,129 +71.6% 22 Dacia Sandero 757 Kia ...... 967 861 +12.3% 9,682 8,016 +20.8% Kia commercial vehicles .... 0 240 – 3,047 1,429 +113.2% 23 Volkswagen Caddy 734 HYUNDAI-KIA ...... 4,907 5,370 –8.6% 52,795 43,093 +22.5% 24 Honda Civic 705 Citroen ...... 466 1,259 –63.0% 12,691 9,676 +31.2% 25 Honda CR-V 693 Citroen commercial vehicles 600 716 –16.2% 9,825 5,796 +69.5% DS ...... 6 0 – 185 0 – Source: JATO Dynamics +44 (0) 20 8423 7100 (www.jato.com) Peugeot ...... 1,048 1,124 –6.8% 17,392 11,928 +45.8% Peugeot commercial vehicles 570 703 –18.9% 8,539 4,814 +77.4% PSA ...... 2,690 3,802 –29.2% 48,632 32,214 +51.0% Toyota brand ...... 3,478 3,492 –0.4% 36,747 24,305 +51.2% TOYOTA MOTOR ...... 3,478 3,492 –0.4% 36,747 24,305 +51.2% Top 25 Selling Vehicles in Turkey Chevrolet ...... 0 1 – 0 566 – Opel ...... 2,756 3,442 –19.9% 32,951 27,294 +20.7% 10 months 2015 Opel commercial vehicles . 19 0 – 19 0 – GM ...... 2,775 3,443 –19.4% 32,970 27,860 +18.3% 1 Fiat Linea 29,883 Mercedes-Benz ...... 2,225 2,010 +10.7% 23,059 16,898 +36.5% 2 Toyota Corolla 25,494 M-B commercial vehicles .. 585 838 –30.2% 6,625 5,947 +11.4% 3 Renault Fluence 25,392 Smart ...... 0 6 – 85 55 +54.5% DAIMLER ...... 2,810 2,854 –1.5% 29,769 22,900 +30.0% 4 Ford Transit Courier/Tourneo Courier 25,177 BMW brand ...... 2,622 3,144 –16.6% 23,555 19,138 +23.1% 5 Volkswagen Passat 23,597 Mini ...... 136 136 +0.0% 1,176 741 +58.7% 6 Renault Clio 22,018 BMW GROUP ...... 2,758 3,280 –15.9% 24,731 19,879 +24.4% 7 Ford Focus 21,369 Honda ...... 1,466 1,067 +37.4% 11,815 10,070 +17.3% HONDA ...... 1,466 1,067 +37.4% 11,815 10,070 +17.3% 8 Fiat Doblo 21,141 Geely brand ...... 0 3 – 25 79 –68.4% 9 Volkswagen Jetta 20,023 Volvo ...... 396 560 –29.3% 5,291 4,360 +21.4% 10 Ford Transit/Tourneo 19,259 GEELY GROUP ...... 396 563 –29.7% 5,316 4,439 +19.8% Mitsubishi ...... 75 70 +7.1% 1,030 686 +50.1% 11 Volkswagen Golf 18,912 Mitsubishi commercial vehicles 181 530 –65.8% 2,922 3,126 –6.5% 12 Renault Symbol 18,401 MITSUBISHI ...... 256 600 –57.3% 3,952 3,812 +3.7% 13 Opel Astra 17,164 Jaguar ...... 51 1 – 227 50 +354.0% 14 Hyundai i20 16,918 Land Rover ...... 140 114 +22.8% 1,117 897 +24.5% Tata brand ...... 7 43 –83.7% 339 325 +4.3% 15 Volkswagen Polo 16,750 TATA MOTORS ...... 198 158 +25.3% 1,683 1,272 +32.3% 16 Fiat Fiorino/Qubo 15,605 SUBARU ...... 141 112 +25.9% 1,370 1,042 +31.5% 17 Nissan Qashqai 12,856 MAZDA ...... 190 157 +21.0% 1,308 918 +42.5% 18 Dacia Duster 11,194 SsangYong ...... 57 88 –35.2% 844 866 –2.5% MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA .. 57 88 –35.2% 844 866 –2.5% 19 Opel Corsa 10,689 PROTON ...... 10 30 –66.7% 481 462 +4.1% 20 Hyundai Accent 9,850 CNH ...... 142 0 – 252 0 – 21 Ford Fiesta 8,999 SUZUKI ...... 12 45 –73.3% 152 901 –83.1% GREAT WALL ...... 41 0 – 41 0 – 22 Volkswagen Caddy 8,972 ISUZU ...... 33 0 – 33 0 – 23 VW Transporter/Caravelle/ OTHER (China automakers) 35 20 +75.0% 332 260 +27.7% Multivan/Shuttle/T5 8,803 OTHER ...... 419 192 +118.2% 2,064 2,372 –13.0% 24 Honda Civic 8,585 TOTAL TURKEY ...... 63,175 65,838 –4.0% 720,465 535,515 +34.5% 25 Peugeot 301 8,556 Source: JATO Dynamics +44(0) 20 8423 7100 (www.jato.com) Source: JATO Dynamics +44(0) 20 8423 7100 (www.jato.com)

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Russia vehicle sales by manufacturer – Oct. & YTD Oct. 2015 Top 25 Sellers

Oct. Oct. Percent 10 mos. 10 mos. Percent Ranking based on new car and LCV sales in Russia 2015 2014 change 2015 2014 change

AvtoVAZ ...... 20,592 37,788 –46% 224,054 321,590 –30% 1 Hyundai Solaris 9,507 Datsun ...... 1,201 1,779 – 27,146 2,299 – 2 Lada Granta 9,308 Infiniti ...... 372 649 –43% 4,555 6,570 –31% Nissan ...... 6,090 11,924 –49% 75,402 126,313 –40% 3 Kia Rio 9,017 Renault ...... 10,816 16,664 –35% 98,143 156,098 –37% 4 VW Polo 4,637 RENAULT–NISSAN ..... 39,071 68,804 –43% 429,300 612,870 –30% 5 Renault Duster 4,205 KIA ...... 14,422 17,392 –17% 134,160 154,813 –13% Audi ...... 2,155 2,624 –18% 21,121 28,348 –26% 6 Renault Logan 3,234 Seat ...... – 78 – 47 1,324 –97% 7 Renault Sandero 3,094 Skoda ...... 4,615 7,440 –38% 45,753 70,619 –35% Volkswagen ...... 6,927 9,322 –26% 62,906 103,119 –39% 8 Chevrolet Niva 3,039 Volkswagen vans ..... 468 973 –52% 4,608 10,381 –56% 9 Lada Largus 3,029 VW GROUP ...... 14,165 20,437 –31% 134,435 213,791 –37% 10 Lada Kalina 2,907 HYUNDAI ...... 14,145 15,393 –8% 133,530 148,242 –10% Lexus ...... 1,199 1,678 –29% 16,385 15,501 6% 11 Lada 4x4 2,795 Toyota ...... 6,688 12,877 –48% 79,400 128,466 –38% 12 Hyundai ix35 2,348 TOYOTA GROUP ...... 7,887 14,555 –46% 95,785 143,967 –34% UAZ ...... 5,270 6,843 –23% 37,778 36,964 2% 13 UAZ Patriot 2,298 GAZ LCV ...... 4,844 6,563 –26% 41,735 54,743 –24% 14 Toyota Camry 2,276 Cadillac ...... 127 110 16% 804 1,059 –24% 15 Nissan X-Trail 2,273 Chevrolet ...... 3,485 9,181 –62% 43,327 99,142 –56% Opel ...... 544 4,695 –88% 15,454 52,189 –70% 16 Skoda Rapid 2,173 GM ...... 4,156 13,986 –70% 59,585 152,390 –61% 17 Mitsubishi Outlander 1,900 Mercedes–Benz ...... 3,368 4,240 –21% 35,546 40,673 –13% Mercedes–Benz Vans 579 1,178 –51% 6,875 6,795 1% 18 Lada Priora 1,838 Smart ...... 39 30 30% 410 290 41% 19 Skoda Octavia 1,826 DAIMLER ...... 3,986 5,448 –27% 42,831 47,758 –10% 20 Kia Sportage 1,805 FORD ...... 3,962 5,288 –25% 30,508 50,226 –39% MITSUBISHI ...... 3,048 7,124 –57% 31,139 59,586 –48% 21 Nissan Almera 1,471 MAZDA ...... 2,236 3,839 –42% 23,180 39,119 –41% 22 Kia Cee’d 1,435 BMW ...... 2,082 2,460 –15% 23,092 28,777 –20% Mini ...... 96 192 –50% 1,161 1,360 –15% 23 Mazda CX-5 1,359 BMW GROUP ...... 2,178 2,652 –18% 24,253 30,137 –20% 24 Toyota Prado 1,291 LIFAN ...... 1,787 2,067 –14% 10,677 17,909 –40% 25 Ford Focus 1,224 DAEWOO ...... 1,621 1,819 –11% 17,119 33,472 –49% GEELY ...... 1,376 1,364 1% 9,483 14,519 –35% Jaguar ...... 85 136 –38% 831 1,382 –40% Land Rover ...... 925 1,728 –47% 9,485 17,147 –45% JAGUAR LAND ROVER 1,010 1,864 –46% 10,316 18,529 –44% 10 months 2015 Top 25 Sellers Citroen ...... 409 1,311 –69% 4,806 16,299 –71% Peugeot ...... 370 1,388 –73% 4,891 17,475 –72% Ranking based on new car and LCV sales in Russia PSA ...... 779 2,699 –71% 9,697 33,774 –71% VOLVO ...... 624 1,137 –45% 5,957 12,692 –53% SUZUKI ...... 510 1,521 –67% 5,424 15,276 –65% 1 Lada Granta 99,653 SUBARU ...... 500 1,430 –65% 5,839 13,022 –55% 2 Hyundai Solaris 95,047 PORSCHE ...... 458 480 –5% 4,469 3,559 26% 3 Kia Rio 80,667 Alfa Romeo ...... 7 12 –42% 35 75 –53% Chrysler ...... 3 11 –73% 37 102 –64% 4 VW Polo 36,015 Dodge ...... – – – – 26 – 5 Renault Logan 34,546 Fiat ...... 310 676 –54% 3,175 6,114 –48% Jeep ...... 132 654 –80% 1,826 6,422 –72% 6 Renault Duster 34,313 FIAT CHRYSLER ...... 452 1,353 –67% 5,073 12,739 –60% 7 Lada Largus 32,806 CHERY ...... 427 1,184 –64% 4,301 13,801 –69% 8 Lada Kalina 32,011 Acura ...... 51 105 –51% 613 656 –7% Honda ...... 264 1,460 –82% 4,159 16,593 –75% 9 Lada 4x4 30,265 HONDA GROUP ...... 315 1,565 –80% 4,772 17,249 –72% 10 Toyota Camry 25,551 DFM ...... 155 – – 964 – – BRILLIANCE ...... 130 132 –2% 890 517 72% 11 Chevrolet Niva 25,357 SSANGYONG ...... 125 2,815 –96% 4,735 20,279 –77% 12 Renault Sandero 25,181 GREAT WALL ...... 102 1,191 –91% 3,081 12,965 –76% 13 Lada Priora 23,171 CHANGAN ...... 71 117 –39% 476 902 –47% HAIMA ...... 56 85 –34% 259 691 –63% 14 Nissan Almera 22,019 ISUZU ...... 43 70 –39% 491 480 2% 15 Toyota RAV4 21,772 BAW ...... 41 91 –55% 285 964 –70% JAC ...... 5 51 –90% 137 349 –61% 16 Datsun on-DO 20,562 FOTON ...... 1 2 – 17 61 –72% 17 Skoda Rapid 19,935 LUXGEN ...... – – – – 81 – 18 Skoda Octavia 18,348 TAGAZ ...... – 4 – – 129 – FAW ...... – – – – 2,164 – 19 Hyundai ix35 17,361 ZAZ ...... – – – – 481 – 20 Nissan X-Trail 16,537 BYD ...... – – – – 5 – BOGDAN ...... – – – – 92 – 21 Kia Sportage 16,248 IZH ...... – – – – 19 – 22 Kia Cee’d 16,223 Total ...... 129,958 211,365 –39% 1,322,681 1,991,326 –34% 23 UAZ Patriot 16,022 24 Mazda CX-5 14,967 25 Mitsubishi Outlander 13,957 Source: AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee

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Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 ASTON MARTIN (I)* ...... 85 84 850 832 Cherokee ...... 17,673 15,715 178,785 143,848 1/2 series (I) ...... 1,258 672 9,730 5,975 Compass ...... 6,101 4,301 52,987 52,219 3/4 series (I) ...... 14,307 13,621 117,889 108,332 Grand Cherokee ...... 16,050 14,993 157,899 151,303 5 series (I) ...... 2,693 4,914 36,531 44,082 Patriot ...... 10,191 6,524 98,910 76,482 6 series (I) ...... 369 740 6,287 7,109 Renegade (I) ...... 7,795 0 44,626 0 7 series (I) ...... 618 1,680 6,981 7,944 Wrangler ...... 15,751 13,665 173,264 147,733 i3 (I)...... 986 1,159 8,879 4,263 Jeep (D) ...... 65,766 55,198 661,845 571,585 i8 (I)...... 149 204 1,491 271 Jeep (I) ...... 7,795 0 44,626 0 Z4 (I) ...... 86 198 1,495 1,815 Total Jeep ...... 73,561 55,198 706,471 571,585 X1 (I) ...... 601 2,073 10,859 17,801 FCA US (D) ...... 184,461 169,561 1,786,086 1,716,735 X3...... 3,028 1,610 23,811 28,808 FCA US (I) ...... 11,084 919 64,320 9,804 X4...... 492 357 4,973 1,400 FCA US...... 195,545 170,480 1,850,406 1,726,539 X5...... 4,292 3,355 44,782 36,376 Ferrari (I)* ...... 177 176 1,770 1,758 X6...... 560 19 5,687 3,017 Maserati (I) ...... 1,166 1,203 9,543 10,327 BMW (D) ...... 8,372 5,341 79,253 69,601 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (D) ... 184,461 169,561 1,786,086 1,716,735 BMW (I) ...... 21,067 25,261 200,142 197,592 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (I) ..... 12,427 2,298 75,633 21,889 Total BMW ...... 29,439 30,602 279,395 267,193 FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES† 196,888 171,859 1,861,719 1,738,624 Cooper S (I) ...... 2,868 3,265 35,783 25,329 C-Max ...... 1,607 1,962 18,898 23,693 Countryman (I) ...... 1,219 2,035 13,278 19,159 Fiesta ...... 3,618 3,629 57,486 56,032 Total Mini ...... 4,087 5,300 49,061 44,488 Focus...... 16,423 13,733 180,287 189,889 Rolls-Royce (I)* ...... 95 93 950 925 Fusion ...... 23,668 22,846 255,143 263,431 BMW Group (D) ...... 8,372 5,341 79,253 69,601 Mustang ...... 10,096 4,565 106,321 64,396 BMW Group (I) ...... 25,249 30,654 250,153 243,005 Taurus ...... 3,648 3,775 41,607 55,469 BMW GROUP ...... 33,621 35,995 329,406 312,606 E-series/Club Wagon ...... 2 88 180 14,144 B class (I)...... 81 98 1,768 257 E-series van ...... 4,034 4,624 42,892 79,712 C class (D) ...... 6,919 0 68,226 0 Edge ...... 10,011 7,225 105,720 93,276 C class (I) ...... 364 7,412 3,592 57,582 Escape ...... 24,719 24,919 257,731 255,081 Total C class ...... 7,283 7,412 71,818 57,582 Expedition ...... 3,924 3,720 34,407 36,411 CL (I) ...... 0 18 54 196 Explorer...... 20,723 16,496 210,894 175,148 CLA (I) ...... 1,867 2,596 25,120 20,803 F series ...... 65,500 63,410 629,951 620,447 CLK (I) ...... 0 0 0 2 Flex ...... 1,409 1,697 16,471 20,233 CLS (I)...... 501 33 5,117 6,182 Transit ...... 9,361 2,257 95,446 5,567 E class (I) ...... 4,661 3,936 39,986 56,545 Transit Connect (I) ...... 5,877 4,068 42,704 36,012 GT (I) ...... 105 0 997 0 Ford (D) ...... 198,743 174,946 2,053,434 1,952,929 S class (I) ...... 1,921 2,666 17,915 19,581 Ford (I) ...... 5,877 4,068 42,704 36,012 SL (I) ...... 252 347 3,384 4,105 Total Ford ...... 204,620 179,014 2,096,138 1,988,941 SLK (I) ...... 516 441 3,653 4,036 MKS ...... 458 524 5,886 6,784 SLS (I) ...... 1 11 28 223 MKZ ...... 2,406 2,508 25,369 29,277 G class (I) ...... 303 233 2,741 2,421 MKC ...... 1,982 2,197 20,219 8,615 GL...... 2,613 2,410 21,942 20,138 MKT ...... 456 338 3,865 4,063 GLA (I) ...... 2,025 2,007 20,672 2,998 MKX ...... 2,189 1,996 17,356 20,724 GLE ...... 4,176 0 9,470 0 Navigator ...... 994 1,320 9,754 7,208 GLK (I) ...... 1,941 2,588 22,318 30,817 Total Lincoln ...... 8,485 8,883 82,449 76,671 M class ...... 704 3,797 31,853 35,911 Ford Motor Co. (D) ...... 207,228 183,829 2,135,883 2,029,600 R class ...... 0 0 4 7 Ford Motor Co. (I) ...... 5,877 4,068 42,704 36,012 FORD MOTOR CO...... 213,105 187,897 2,178,587 2,065,612 Sprinter ...... 2,799 2,140 23,073 19,925 LaCrosse ...... 2,977 4,071 35,526 41,351 Mercedes-Benz (D) ...... 17,211 8,347 154,568 75,981 Regal ...... 1,655 2,057 15,761 18,860 Mercedes-Benz (I) ...... 14,538 22,386 147,345 205,748 Verano ...... 2,693 3,064 27,695 37,391 Total Mercedes-Benz ...... 31,749 30,733 301,913 281,729 Enclave ...... 4,702 4,727 51,487 50,648 ForTwo (I) ...... 721 585 6,153 8,665 Encore (I) ...... 6,633 4,780 55,918 41,213 Total Smart USA (I) ...... 721 585 6,153 8,665 Buick (D) ...... 12,027 13,919 130,469 148,250 Daimler AG (D) ...... 17,211 8,347 154,568 75,981 Buick (I) ...... 6,633 4,780 55,918 41,213 Daimler AG (I) ...... 15,259 22,971 153,498 214,413 Total Buick ...... 18,660 18,699 186,387 189,463 DAIMLER AG ...... 32,470 31,318 308,066 290,394 ATS ...... 2,528 2,608 21,367 25,143 4C (I) ...... 65 0 562 0 CTS ...... 1,567 3,096 15,820 26,017 Total Alfa Romeo (I) ...... 65 0 562 0 ELR ...... 82 152 822 1,037 200 ...... 11,905 11,675 158,978 86,817 XTS ...... 2,043 1,976 18,066 20,362 300 ...... 4,564 4,935 44,321 44,519 Escalade ...... 1,838 1,390 16,815 15,095 Town & Country ...... 11,332 10,936 73,302 119,276 Escalade ESV ...... 1,313 753 11,466 8,400 Total Chrysler ...... 27,801 27,546 276,601 250,612 Escalade EXT ...... 0 0 2 50 Avenger ...... 23 1,347 1,179 50,710 SRX ...... 6,020 3,640 56,732 45,348 Challenger ...... 5,409 4,140 57,358 42,516 Total Cadillac ...... 15,391 13,615 141,090 141,452 Charger ...... 8,673 6,967 79,373 79,108 Camaro ...... 5,289 5,406 66,833 75,284 Dart ...... 6,152 7,202 74,471 67,965 Caprice (I) ...... 155 301 1,429 3,151 Viper ...... 60 80 563 626 Corvette ...... 2,526 2,959 28,924 28,909 Grand Caravan ...... 12,094 9,986 76,313 114,057 Cruze ...... 15,710 24,289 193,680 232,403 Durango ...... 4,676 4,855 50,782 52,866 Impala ...... 11,805 10,607 97,271 117,769 Journey ...... 9,525 6,935 88,920 77,621 Malibu ...... 24,725 11,131 171,886 159,705 Total Dodge ...... 46,612 41,512 428,959 485,469 Sonic ...... 3,294 5,263 53,829 83,210 Cargo van ...... 10 942 3,180 8,232 Spark (I) ...... 2,002 2,354 29,841 33,291 ProMaster ...... 2,055 1,723 21,312 11,713 SS (I) ...... 192 115 2,613 2,281 ProMaster City (I) ...... 753 0 6,171 0 Volt ...... 2,035 1,439 11,299 15,979 Ram pickup ...... 40,931 39,834 371,574 359,702 Avalanche ...... 0 1 8 88 Ram (D) ...... 42,996 42,499 396,066 379,647 Captiva Sport ...... 0 32 55 35,275 Ram (I) ...... 753 0 6,171 0 City Express ...... 958 0 8,362 0 Total Ram ...... 43,749 42,499 402,237 379,647 Colorado ...... 7,059 1,491 70,291 1,600 Total Dodge/Ram ...... 90,361 84,011 831,196 865,116 Equinox ...... 22,086 17,603 236,128 202,408 500 ...... 1,286 2,806 22,615 29,422 Express van ...... 6,442 5,588 50,650 69,263 500L (I) ...... 293 919 7,327 9,804 500X (I) ...... 2,178 0 5,634 0 *Estimate Fiat (D) ...... 1,286 2,806 22,615 29,422 †Fiat S.p.A. completed the acquisition of Chrysler Group LLC on Jan. 21, 2014; the Fiat (I) ...... 2,471 919 12,961 9,804 companies were merged under holding group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Oct. 12, 2014. Total Fiat ...... 3,757 3,725 35,576 39,226 Note: Vehicles are domestic unless noted; (D) = produced in North America; (I) = imported to U.S.

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Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 Silverado ...... 51,647 46,966 492,551 429,119 F-Type (I) ...... 400 342 3,767 3,287 Suburban ...... 3,585 4,615 39,300 43,203 XF (I) ...... 273 383 4,920 4,608 Tahoe ...... 6,624 7,912 71,352 78,440 XJ (I) ...... 305 205 3,225 3,673 Traverse...... 9,155 7,893 102,118 87,453 XK (I)...... 10 77 292 1,269 Trax ...... 8,175 0 51,226 0 Total Jaguar (I) ...... 988 1,007 12,204 12,837 Chevrolet (D) ...... 181,115 153,195 1,745,763 1,660,108 Discovery Sport (I) ...... 1,356 0 4,757 0 Chevrolet (I) ...... 2,349 2,770 33,883 38,723 LR2 (I) ...... 0 213 74 3,424 Total Chevrolet ...... 183,464 155,965 1,779,646 1,698,831 LR4 (I) ...... 869 130 6,789 3,630 Acadia ...... 6,928 6,368 82,351 70,241 Range Rover (I) ...... 1,803 1,233 14,388 10,327 Canyon ...... 2,415 667 24,841 683 Range Rover Evoque (I) ...... 1,265 991 12,157 9,977 Savana van ...... 1,380 1,013 17,772 24,200 Range Rover Sport (I)...... 1,906 1,076 17,437 14,709 Sierra ...... 18,521 18,564 180,174 165,853 Total Land Rover (I)...... 7,199 3,643 55,602 42,067 Terrain ...... 9,987 6,803 93,382 86,247 JAGUAR LAND ROVER N.A...... 8,187 4,650 67,806 54,904 Yukon...... 3,525 2,977 33,536 33,661 LOTUS (I)* ...... 13 12 126 116 Yukon XL ...... 2,722 2,148 23,661 24,076 Mazda2 (I) ...... 1 457 293 13,154 Total GMC ...... 45,478 38,540 455,717 404,961 Mazda3 (D) ...... 0 0 6 3 GM (D) ...... 254,011 219,269 2,473,039 2,354,771 Mazda3 (I) ...... 8,342 7,246 90,636 87,502 GM (I) ...... 8,982 7,550 89,801 79,936 Total Mazda3 ...... 8,342 7,246 90,642 87,505 GM ...... 262,993 226,819 2,562,840 2,434,707 Mazda6 (I) ...... 3,563 3,149 50,640 45,010 ILX ...... 1,860 1,618 15,218 14,472 MX-5 Miata (I) ...... 1,085 288 7,153 4,143 RL/RLX (I) ...... 142 260 1,916 2,955 CX-3 (I) ...... 1,382 0 3,420 0 TL ...... 1 105 87 10,462 CX-5 (I) ...... 9,264 5,991 91,277 84,181 TLX ...... 5,777 4,890 40,585 11,060 TSX (I) ...... 3 48 35 6,250 CX-9 (I) ...... 1,484 1,241 15,644 15,311 MDX ...... 4,405 5,324 47,862 53,632 Mazda5 (I) ...... 330 426 8,088 10,447 RDX...... 3,891 3,178 42,393 36,273 Mazda (D) ...... 0 0 6 3 ZDX ...... 0 4 2 73 Mazda (I) ...... 25,451 18,798 267,151 259,748 Acura (D) ...... 15,934 15,119 146,147 125,972 MAZDA ...... 25,451 18,798 267,157 259,751 Acura (I)...... 145 308 1,951 9,205 Galant ...... 0 0 0 122 Total Acura ...... 16,079 15,427 148,098 135,177 i-MiEV (I) ...... 9 17 102 166 Accord (D)...... 30,121 27,094 294,873 331,167 Lancer (I) ...... 1,086 1,364 15,356 13,458 Accord (I) ...... 0 34 62 343 Mirage (I) ...... 1,197 1,374 19,168 14,240 Total Accord ...... 30,121 27,128 294,935 331,510 Outlander (I) ...... 2,040 976 15,402 10,958 Civic (D) ...... 27,789 24,153 277,536 277,549 Outlander Sport ...... 3,094 2,468 30,655 25,620 Civic (I) ...... 0 1 2 35 Mitsubishi (D) ...... 3,094 2,468 30,655 25,742 Total Civic ...... 27,789 24,154 277,538 277,584 Mitsubishi (I) ...... 4,332 3,731 50,028 38,822 Crosstour ...... 737 952 7,964 9,984 MITSUBISHI ...... 7,426 6,199 80,683 64,564 CR-Z (I) ...... 316 205 2,521 3,150 Q40/Q60 (I) ...... 306 1,754 11,989 19,720 FCX (I) ...... 0 0 0 1 Q50 (I) ...... 3,811 2,964 35,414 28,828 Fit (D) ...... 1,089 6,788 45,181 26,472 Q70 (I) ...... 682 442 6,986 3,819 Fit (I) ...... 274 63 328 19,997 QX50 (I) ...... 989 192 3,107 2,308 Total Fit ...... 1,363 6,851 45,509 46,469 QX60 ...... 3,669 2,285 33,047 24,898 Insight (I) ...... 53 222 1,406 3,376 QX70 (I) ...... 480 358 4,430 4,351 CR-V (D) ...... 29,032 29,257 288,526 270,272 QX80 (I) ...... 1,206 1,050 11,738 10,001 CR-V (I) ...... 0 0 5 0 Infiniti (D)...... 3,669 2,285 33,047 24,898 Total CR-V ...... 29,032 29,257 288,531 270,272 Infiniti (I) ...... 7,474 6,760 73,664 69,027 HR-V ...... 4,502 0 33,727 0 Total Infiniti ...... 11,143 9,045 106,711 93,925 Odyssey ...... 8,746 8,271 107,580 103,731 370Z (I) ...... 647 464 6,529 6,402 Pilot ...... 12,913 7,903 111,893 88,150 Altima ...... 20,948 23,544 283,372 280,479 Ridgeline ...... 0 802 515 12,373 Cube (I)...... 14 213 926 3,416 Honda (D) ...... 114,929 105,220 1,167,795 1,119,698 GT-R (I) ...... 58 140 987 1,158 Honda (I) ...... 643 525 4,324 26,902 Leaf (D) ...... 1,238 2,589 14,864 24,393 Total Honda ...... 115,572 105,745 1,172,119 1,146,600 Leaf (I) ...... 0 0 4 18 American Honda (D) ...... 130,863 120,339 1,313,942 1,245,670 Total Leaf ...... 1,238 2,589 14,868 24,411 American Honda (I) ...... 788 833 6,275 36,107 Maxima ...... 4,903 4,188 31,704 43,937 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. 131,651 121,172 1,320,217 1,281,777 Sentra ...... 14,974 13,129 169,244 154,345 Accent (I) ...... 5,102 4,839 53,727 51,244 Versa...... 13,855 11,097 123,687 121,369 Azera (I) ...... 243 287 4,882 6,263 Armada ...... 970 922 10,769 10,008 Elantra ...... 15,868 12,758 209,830 189,161 Frontier ...... 4,764 6,568 52,025 61,931 Equus (I) ...... 203 248 1,933 2,844 Juke (I) ...... 1,804 1,768 23,266 34,021 Genesis (I) ...... 2,020 2,325 26,443 24,638 Murano (D) ...... 3,812 0 23,821 0 Sonata ...... 16,071 15,563 173,751 180,497 Veloster (I) ...... 2,140 1,652 19,795 24,617 Murano (I) ...... 1,538 4,271 26,429 39,094 Santa Fe ...... 11,060 8,817 99,460 87,724 Total Murano ...... 5,350 4,271 50,250 39,094 Tucson (I) ...... 7,298 3,592 48,374 40,550 NV ...... 1,391 1,220 13,929 12,195 Veracruz (I) ...... 0 0 0 1 NV200...... 1,409 1,291 14,343 10,722 Hyundai (D) ...... 42,999 37,138 483,041 457,382 Pathfinder ...... 5,584 5,542 68,581 66,091 Hyundai (I) ...... 17,006 12,943 155,154 150,157 Quest (I) ...... 753 370 8,362 8,665 Total Hyundai ...... 60,005 50,081 638,195 607,539 Rogue (D) ...... 12,719 11,967 127,095 87,215 Cadenza (I) ...... 1,018 608 5,898 8,237 Rogue (I) ...... 12,220 2,718 111,051 82,038 Forte (I) ...... 5,198 5,190 68,498 58,983 Total Rogue ...... 24,939 14,685 238,146 169,253 K900 (I) ...... 229 62 2,134 1,168 Titan ...... 882 990 10,403 10,686 Optima ...... 14,381 11,840 132,684 134,486 Xterra ...... 421 1,081 10,433 14,281 Rio (I) ...... 1,571 2,534 21,847 31,921 Nissan (D)...... 87,870 84,128 954,270 897,652 Soul (I) ...... 12,246 10,685 124,929 126,264 Nissan (I) ...... 17,034 9,944 177,554 174,812 Sedona (I)...... 2,332 2,376 32,196 8,032 Total Nissan ...... 104,904 94,072 1,131,824 1,072,464 Sorento ...... 8,593 7,656 94,354 84,234 Nissan N.A. (D) ...... 91,539 86,413 987,317 922,550 Sportage (I) ...... 4,476 3,743 43,484 36,386 Nissan N.A. (I) ...... 24,508 16,704 251,218 243,839 Kia (D) ...... 22,974 19,496 227,038 218,720 NISSAN N.A...... 116,047 103,117 1,238,535 1,166,389 Kia (I) ...... 27,070 25,198 298,986 270,991 Total Kia ...... 50,044 44,694 526,024 489,711 Hyundai-Kia (D) ...... 65,973 56,634 710,079 676,102 Hyundai-Kia (I) ...... 44,076 38,141 454,140 421,148 *Estimate HYUNDAI-KIA ...... 110,049 94,775 1,164,219 1,097,250 Note: Vehicles are domestic unless noted; (D) = produced in North America; (I) = imported to U.S.

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Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. Oct. Oct. 10 mos. 10 mos. 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 BRZ (I) ...... 374 435 4,507 6,680 911 Carrera/Carrera 4 (I) ...... 803 974 8,360 8,732 Impreza (I) ...... 8,353 5,239 83,966 69,568 918 Spyder (I) ...... 0 5 201 37 Legacy ...... 5,688 6,362 49,919 41,080 Boxster (I) ...... 218 370 2,597 3,394 Forester (I) ...... 15,172 12,971 144,740 130,911 Cayman (I) ...... 334 332 3,064 2,900 Outback ...... 14,729 12,624 123,148 109,890 Panamera (I) ...... 353 533 4,238 4,927 Tribeca ...... 0 9 0 693 Cayenne (I) ...... 1,454 712 13,721 13,652 XV Crosstrek (I) ...... 7,313 5,372 74,051 59,675 Macan (I) ...... 908 741 11,189 5,390 Subaru (D) ...... 20,417 18,995 173,067 151,663 Total Porsche (I) ...... 4,070 3,667 43,370 39,032 Subaru (I) ...... 31,212 24,017 307,264 266,834 Beetle ...... 1,279 1,941 20,345 25,247 SUBARU ...... 51,629 43,012 480,331 418,497 CC (I) ...... 678 593 5,168 8,750 Model S ...... 1,700 1,500 17,000 15,000 Eos (I) ...... 394 202 2,550 3,021 Model X ...... 30 0 30 0 Golf (D) ...... 1,099 2,351 17,292 11,413 TESLA* ...... 1,730 1,500 17,030 15,000 Golf/Golf R/GTI (I) ...... 4,617 1,725 38,191 13,864 CT (I) ...... 1,077 1,158 12,209 14,743 Total Golf/Golf R/GTI...... 5,716 4,076 55,483 25,277 ES (I) ...... 5,426 5,932 52,388 58,842 Jetta ...... 8,549 14,607 106,014 129,662 GS (I) ...... 1,287 1,365 17,520 17,617 Passat...... 8,116 6,513 71,852 81,426 IS (I) ...... 2,950 3,771 38,339 40,809 Routan ...... 0 0 0 1,103 LFA (I) ...... 0 0 8 15 Tiguan (I) ...... 4,815 1,803 27,036 20,923 LS (I) ...... 507 778 5,777 6,682 Touareg (I) ...... 840 578 6,154 5,778 RC (I) ...... 1,333 0 11,791 0 VW (D) ...... 19,043 25,412 215,503 248,851 GX (I) ...... 2,223 1,936 20,083 17,935 VW (I) ...... 11,344 4,901 79,099 52,336 LX (I) ...... 216 358 2,480 3,122 Total VW ...... 30,387 30,313 294,602 301,187 NX (I) ...... 3,399 0 35,346 0 VW Group of America (D) ...... 19,043 25,412 215,503 248,851 RX (D) ...... 6,994 7,166 72,794 67,899 VW Group of America (I) ...... 33,298 24,062 290,119 240,381 RX (I) ...... 1,024 891 5,146 16,374 VW GROUP OF AMERICA ...... 52,341 49,474 505,622 489,232 Total RX ...... 8,018 8,057 77,940 84,273 30 series (I) ...... 0 1 0 66 Lexus (D) ...... 6,994 7,166 72,794 67,899 60 series (I) ...... 2,302 1,453 20,158 21,893 Lexus (I) ...... 19,442 16,189 201,087 176,139 70 series (I) ...... 464 472 4,431 4,994 Total Lexus ...... 26,436 23,355 273,881 244,038 80 series (I) ...... 179 126 1,262 1,519 FR-S (I) ...... 770 1,111 9,314 12,293 XC60 (I)...... 1,912 1,653 20,546 15,554 iA ...... 1,977 0 4,012 0 XC90 (I)...... 2,565 267 7,406 3,797 iM (I) ...... 1,408 0 2,761 0 VOLVO CARS N.A...... 7,422 3,972 53,803 47,823 iQ (I) ...... 8 119 473 1,871 Total domestic light vehicle... 1,145,176 1,029,357 11,560,820 10,934,958 tC (I) ...... 1,080 1,235 14,605 15,695 Total import light vehicle...... 309,977 251,876 2,947,623 2,778,488 xB (I) ...... 1,021 1,245 13,522 13,689 TOTAL U.S. LIGHT VEHICLE ..... 1,455,153 1,281,233 14,508,443 13,713,446 xD (I) ...... 6 472 784 6,737 Scion (D)...... 1,977 0 4,012 0 Scion (I) ...... 4,293 4,182 41,459 50,285 *Estimate Total Scion ...... 6,270 4,182 45,471 50,285 Note: (D) = produced in North America; (I) = imported to U.S. Avalon ...... 4,800 5,279 49,118 55,304 Source: Automotive News Data Center Camry (D) ...... 34,773 33,160 360,961 368,006 Camry (I) ...... 8 4 150 136 Total Camry ...... 34,781 33,164 361,111 368,142 Corolla (D) ...... 27,951 24,959 306,693 283,698 Corolla (I) ...... 0 0 0 66 Total Corolla ...... 27,951 24,959 306,693 283,764 Mirai (I) ...... 34 0 34 0 Prius (I) ...... 15,203 13,511 157,143 179,001 Venza ...... 1,191 1,896 20,348 25,341 Yaris (I) ...... 519 696 16,054 11,035 Top Selling Light-Vehicles 4Runner (I) ...... 8,596 6,311 79,498 61,582 FJ Cruiser (I) ...... 1 949 225 13,602 October 2015 Highlander (D) ...... 12,941 11,729 126,893 114,448 1. Ford F series 65,500 Highlander (I) ...... 375 377 3,181 3,184 2. Chevrolet Silverado 51,647 Total Highlander ...... 13,316 12,106 130,074 117,632 Land Cruiser (I) ...... 186 264 1,943 2,473 3. Ram pickup 40,931 RAV4 (D) ...... 14,102 14,676 169,898 148,417 4. Toyota Camry 34,781 RAV4 (I) ...... 14,154 6,848 86,280 75,176 5. Honda Accord 30,121 Total RAV4 ...... 28,256 21,524 256,178 223,593 Sequoia ...... 1,303 911 10,602 9,575 6. Honda CR-V 29,032 Sienna ...... 10,455 8,938 115,028 103,868 7. Toyota RAV4 28,256 Tacoma ...... 15,233 13,010 148,905 127,739 8. Toyota Corolla 27,951 Tundra...... 9,514 9,525 99,140 98,394 9. Honda Civic 27,789 Toyota (D) ...... 132,263 124,083 1,407,586 1,334,790 Toyota (I) ...... 39,076 28,960 344,508 346,255 10. Nissan Rogue 24,939 Total Toyota ...... 171,339 153,043 1,752,094 1,681,045 Toyota Motor Sales (D) ...... 141,234 131,249 1,484,392 1,402,689 Toyota Motor Sales (I) ...... 62,811 49,331 587,054 572,679 10 months 2015 TOYOTA MOTOR SALES ...... 204,045 180,580 2,071,446 1,975,368 1. Ford F series 629,951 A3 (I) ...... 2,732 2,380 29,704 17,049 A4/S4 (I) ...... 2,896 2,268 23,423 28,097 2. Chevrolet Silverado 492,551 A5/S5 (I) ...... 845 1,101 10,657 14,266 3. Ram pickup 371,574 A6/S6 (I) ...... 1,740 1,768 18,812 18,935 4. Toyota Camry 361,111 A7/S7 (I) ...... 736 635 6,244 7,021 5. Toyota Corolla 306,693 A8/S8 (I) ...... 385 530 4,202 4,590 R8 (I) ...... 17 40 470 620 6. Honda Accord 294,935 TT (I) ...... 233 32 753 1,130 7. Honda CR-V 288,531 allroad (I) ...... 260 404 2,263 3,879 8. Nissan Altima 283,372 Q3 (I)...... 887 683 10,619 2,018 9. Honda Civic 277,538 Q5 (I)...... 4,863 3,571 41,429 33,685 Q7 (I)...... 2,106 1,738 16,527 14,843 10. Ford Escape 257,731 Total Audi (I) ...... 17,700 15,150 165,103 146,133 Source: Automotive News Data Center Bentley (I) ...... 121 282 1,917 2,268 Lamborghini (I)* ...... 63 62 630 612

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Luca Ciferri is Editor at Automotive News Europe. He can be reached at [email protected] Toyota’s tech takes the wheel, shows big potential

oyota wants its autonomous cars to T work with their drivers like “close friends who share a common purpose, sometimes watching over each other and sometimes helping each other out,” said Seigo Kuzumaki, the company’s chief safety technology officer.

That is why Toyota calls its autonomous driving project Mobility Team- mate. The system that I got to see in action on Tokyo’s challenging Shuto Expressway is called the Highway Teammate. This is not my first time in a self- driving prototype. I tested Audi and BMW prototypes at the Con- sumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in the last two years. This, however, was the first time I was in a car that could autonomously Toyota is testing its autonomous enter a highway, change lanes at Toyota’s autonomous driving prototype has a driving technology on Japan’s de- high speeds and even overtake big rear spoiler where it has installed cam- manding Shuto Expressway, which other vehicles. eras to help the vehicle see what is behind it. is narrow, curvy and busy. Impressive? Absolutely! I’m a firm believer that autonomous – sorry, automated – driving on test car, but I was told that its devel- mous driving is the next big thing for highways requires high-resolution digi- opment continues in parallel with the the automotive industry so being in- tal maps, Toyota says. Right now these highway functions. formed by a synthesized voice that the maps are available only in a limited num- Another surprise was how often we were car is about to change lanes or pass ber of places in Japan. passed by other vehicles, including heavy another motorist and then seeing it Toyota decided to test Mobility Team- happen is really impressive. trucks. That is because Mobility Teammate mate on the Shuto Expressway because is designed to follow the posted speed lim- What was a bit disappointing was that I it is curvy, narrow and very busy, making its, which means the GS smoothly cruised was not driving the prototype GS sedan it one of Japan’s most complicated road- at a maximum of 80kph as nearly every ways. The feeling is that if the system from Toyota’s Lexus premium brand. For other car traveled a bit faster. safety reasons Toyota required one of works here, it will work anywhere. One last noteworthy item was that I was its test drivers to be behind the wheel to During my test the technology func- intervene if needed. In the back seat sat tioned flawlessly, but there was one told not to bring my luggage on the test a Toyota engineer and an interpreter to time when the driver had to re-take because the trunk of the prototype was explain what was happening and to an- control. It was when cars ahead of filled with all of the computing power swer my questions. us were queuing near a highway exit. needed to make the car drive itself. Toyota plans to offer what it calls “au- I asked why this seemingly easy task Of course, all of that technology will be tomated driving” -- because the driver was handed over to the driver when downsized by the time Toyota debuts it is always in control -- by around 2020 the car already proved it could do on the road. starting in Japan. When the technology much more challenging things by it- will appear in other markets, such as Eu- self. The answer was that the stop- My final verdict: Toyota’s technology is rope, remains unclear. To offer autono- and-go module was de-activated in this extremely promising. ANE

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