THE FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 5.6 million Analysis and statistics 2013 VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED BY FRENCH MANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE €5.4 billion FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET IN 2010 78% OF VEHICLES PRODUCED BY FRENCH MANUFACTURERS ARE SOLD ABROAD 9.5 % SHARE OF AUTOMOTIVE N O PRODUCTS IN FRENCH 2014 GOODS EXPORTS PARIS MOTOR SHOW TIVE INDUSTRY, 2013 EDITI 2013 TIVE INDUSTRY, O M O October 4 to 19, 2014 AUT FRENCH www.mondial-automobile.com CONTENT EDITORIAL - 01 Patrick Blain, Chairman of CCFA ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS WORLD - 04 Production Markets Trade EUROPE - 12 M arkets by vehicle type, country, manufacturer, etc. Passenger cars in use The automotive industry FRANCE - 22 French manufacturers: sites, NEW production, markets, competitiveness factors of the French automotive industry, the automotive industry and the crisis, financing of the automotive industry, NEW the industry in France’s regions, etc. T he industry in France: research and development, competitiveness clusters, foreign trade, etc. M arkets: diesel, body, used cars, French Overseas Departments, etc. Use: vehicle ownership, traffic and CO2 emissions, domestic transport of passengers and freight, cost of passenger and freight transport, etc. E xpenditure: price indices by transport mode: passengers and freight, consumption, financing, etc. Economic impact and employment: distribution, suppliers, etc. STATISTICS WORLD - 58 NEW EUROPE - 61 FRANCE - 70 This brochure was produced by CCFA, 2 rue de Presbourg, 75008 Paris, France – Telephone: +33 (0)1 49 52 51 00 – Fax: +33 (0)1 47 23 74 73 – Website: www.ccfa.fr – E-mail: [email protected] – Design, production: – Photo credits: (cover) Dominique Pizzalla / multimedia library PSA, Philippe Stroppa/Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, Renault, Renault Trucks photo collection. This document is printed on Print Speed Laser paper, certified PEFC (Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification), guaranteeing sustainable management of forests. It was printed by an Imprim’vert printer which uses only non-toxic products and ensures the safe collection, storage and processing of dangerous products and waste. EDITORIAL In 2012, despite the crisis affecting the European automotive industry and the specific threats to which it is exposed, the French automotive industry is looking Dear Sir/Madam, to the future. It is continuing to Since mid-2009, the world economy has invest, restructuring its returned to a rapid pace of growth. In 2012, the automotive industry reached a new production industrial branch in France, record, with over 84 million vehicles produced. and expanding outside of Therefore, the results by geographical area PATRICK BLAIN, are highly contrasted, with a gloomy climate Chairman of CCFA Western Europe. in crisis-hit Western Europe and dynamism in the rest of the world. Emerging economies all have fairly similar situations, with many new In France, automotive output contracted by Filière Automobile (PFA – Automotive Branch players in the automotive industry, such as –12%, to around 2 million vehicles. Various Platform), created during the 2009 crisis. The China, Russia, India and Latin America, which factors are to blame for this, including the four priorities of lean manufacturing, the skills are producing record volumes. Other countries, decline of the natural markets of Western and jobs of tomorrow, better management of such as the USA and Japan are coming out of Europe’s natural markets and the unfortunate information/communication, and the medium- a deep crisis. Due to this major growth, the lack of competitiveness in French industry. and long-term strategy for products, and weight of the Western European countries has This affects manufacturers at their assembly international expansion, are now combined fallen: today they only account for 15% of world and mechanical construction plants, as well with the field of research with the creation of production, against 29% in 2000. as their research and development plants. In the Comité Technique Automobile (CTA – France it also affects all sites and their sup- Automotive Technical Committee), the Comité Market growth in 2012 is mainly due to this pliers. Manufacturers purchase automotive de Standardisation Technique Automobile (CSTA shift. The crisis has not hindered the progress equipment worth €53 billion from these sup- – Automotive Technical Standardization towards vehicle ownership in emerging econ- pliers. The schedule of condition drawn up in Committee) and the Comité de Recherche omies, and the demand among first-time car the context of the General Industry Report Automobile (CRA – Automotive Research purchasers also remains robust. On the other and, more recently, the Gallois Report, Committee). The automotive sector wants to hand, in Southern European countries, which stressed that the high tax burden was respon- look at its future together. are suffering from a combination of debt sible for the poor performance of French problems and low demand for renewing production. They recommend measures for In this unstable, highly complex universe, CCFA the vehicles in use, the markets have fallen restoring margins in French industry, which has maintained its position and consolidated sharply since 2007: –44% for Italy, –57% for have been falling for several years compared its ability to produce quality work, aimed at Spain and –79% for Greece. with those of their European counterparts. analyzing and aiding the understanding of the Within this gloomy context more storm clouds automotive industry in France and the world. Since 2007, the disappearance of 4 million are gathering for the French automotive indus- In France, CCFA is an active partner of other vehicles in the Western European market, try. The threat of reviewing industrial property professional associations in the sector, includ- which was the main outlet for French manu- is very real in the case of bodywork parts: its ing the CNPA for distribution and repairs, the facturers, has had a terrible effect on the disappearance would sound the death knell FIEV for equipment and the CSIAM for foreign entire branch, in terms of production as well for returns on investment in technological makes. In large projects that affect the auto- as trade. In France it was necessary, on the innovations. The plans to increase taxes on motive industry and its general environment, one hand to contain the collapse of industrial diesel, in addition to negative social impacts CCFA is always actively involved in collective activity, which was down –40% (Industrial and considerable environmental inefficiency, discussions. With the support of its members, production index of the INSEE) and on the have the risk of weakening one of the leading it works with large organizations that repre- other hand to promote actions aimed at fields of French manufacturers, which is that sent the economic world: the MEDEF, the UIMM improving national competitiveness. In this of diesel engines. and the GFI, as well as with specialized organ- rather depressing climate, it is still encourag- izations such as the URF or the GERPISA. ing to see that the globalization of sales out- Despite all this, the automotive industry is Internationally, it defends French interests in side of Western Europe (17 countries) has been continuing to invest in the future. Its annual OICA and EAMA, and contributes actively to particularly favorable for French manufactur- expenditure on research and development the analytical capabilities and statistical data ers. They now account for 48% of sales in 2012. stood at €5.4 billion, making it the leading produced by these organizations. This strategy, which has been underway for sector in terms of R&D and patent applications a number of years, has thus paid off. in France. The development of electric and This new edition of Analysis and Statistics hybrid vehicles means that French manufac- should be enough to convince you of our In 2012, French manufacturers produced turers rank very highly in the technological know-how. We remain at your disposal. Do 5.6 million vehicles worldwide. Nevertheless, race for new energy sources. not hesitate to contact us via our website this was a considerable drop of –13% com- (www.ccfa.fr) with any questions you may have. pared to the 2011 record level, but of only –7% Today, the automotive industry has organized compared to the 2005 level. its branch by structuring its Plateforme de la Best regards ComitÉ des Constructeurs FranÇais D’Automobiles / ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS_1 Organizational chart THE FRENCH AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN Comité des Constructeurs Français d’Automobiles PATRICK (CCFA) is the French automobile manufactur- BLAIN ers’ trade association. Its members are: Alpine, PSA (Automobiles Citroën - Automobiles Peugeot), Renault and Renault Trucks. Its mis- sion is to study and defend the business and industrial interests (excluding labor issues which are the remit of the UIMM) of all French automobile manufacturers on both national International Economics, and international levels. affairs Communication statistics and transport CCFA’s activities encompass information, LAURENCE FRANÇOIS PIERRE-LOUIS analysis and communication for its members MASSENET ROUDIER DEBAR as well as for government agencies, public officials, the automotive and road industry, the media and the general public. Other sectors of the automotive industry (parts and equipment manufacturers, dealers, body manufacturers) have their own trade associa- tions (FIEV, CNPA, FFC,