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Guide to vehicle assembly plants in Europe NORWAY SWEDEN Sponsored by 33 16 ESTONIA 12 9 November 29, 2004 11 9 LATVIA 18 1 RUSSIA IRELAND DENMARK 21 greater worker flexibility and local U. K. LITHUANIA The East is key to sales growth, says Europe’s top producers 4 35 Felix Kuhnert, an auto consultant Vehicle assembly capacity, 12 for PricewaterhouseCoopers in 7 10 in thousands of units 12 14 7 29 southern Germany. 2004 2009 Europe’s growth “But being present in these 1. Germany 6,190 6,398 9 16 12 1 BELARUS 8 1 markets and the possibility to 2. France 4,356 4,500 7 6 2 7 JESSE SNYDER 5 10 4 export from there is another 3. Spain 3,329 3,318 14 4 NETH. 15 1 14 5 driver,” he said. “However, if you 4. UK 2,632 2,613 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE 3 POLAND 6 19 look at the EU capacity trends 5. Russia 1,874 2,113 9 13 13 4 GERMANY through 2007 you also see 6. Italy 1,803 1,802 5 1 11 2 25 significant expansion in 7. Belgium 1,133 1,222 MUNICH – The manufacturing movement to the East continues. 2 5 BELGIUM 5 3 18 8 Germany.” 8. Turkey 1,003 1,105 New and expanded plants in eastern Europe have driven total vehicle 6 3 3 3 17 8 UKRAINE assembly capacity in greater Europe above 26 million units a year. 2 5 LUX. 19 Helped by the 2005 opening of 9. Poland 847 654 6 4 In central and eastern Europe, manufacturers are rapidly adding 31 1 7 CZECH a BMW plant in Leipzig, 10.Czech Rep. 534 854 1 capacity. The most obvious are new plants. The Toyota-PSA/Peugeot- 2 6 2 SLOVAKIA Germany, AutoFacts projects a 3 1 4 MOLDOVA Note: Changes by 2009: Citroen joint venture in Kolin, Czech Republic, will build up to 300,000 FRANCE 26 8 34 200,000-unit capacity increase to 6.4 million for Germany by 2007. Poland drops out of top 10; Czech Republic small cars annually starting in March. 6 5 3 15 becomes No. 9; Slovakia No. 10 at 811,000 units. 4 2 28 Other mainstays of western PSA and Korean automaker Kia are each constructing plants in AUSTRIA 16 2 Source: AutoFacts Slovakia due to open in 2006. Each has a planned second phase to 6 7 European auto manufacturing – 14 HUNGARY eventually reach 300,000-unit capacity. Combined with Volkswagen SWITZERLAND France, Spain, the UK, and Italy – are expected to largely keep existing group’s growing Bratislava assembly complex, tiny Slovakia could have production capacity. SLOVENIA ROMANIA “But it will remain a challenge to attract new investment in the West,” the ability to assemble 900,000 cars a year late this decade. 24 10 Renault has finally opened its Moscow plant – a joint venture with the 23 5 13 GEORG Kuhnert says. 7ITALY 12 Central Europe will lead growth in the developing areas of Europe in Moscow city council – to build the Logan, the French automaker’s car for 3 3 CROATIA emerging markets. Ford also built a new Russian assembly plant in 6 the next five years, especially Slovakia and the Czech Republic, where 11 BOSNIA St. Petersburg to make the Focus for the expanding Russian market. 10 new plants will add about 850,000 units of capacity by 2009. 7 4 20 Including the East, greater Europe is a much larger carmaking region But expansions of existing capacity in central and eastern Europe also 30 8 than North America, which has capacity to build 19.2 million units a year. add fresh capability. 4 ANDORRA YUGOSLAVIA Europe is slightly bigger than Asia-Pacific, an area stretching from 5 1 BULGARIA East-west split 10 China and Japan to Australia and the Philippines. Asia-Pacific had SPAIN This year Renault substantially enlarged the assembly plant of its Dacia PORTUGAL 9 20 22 32 25.2 million units of capacity last year. 17 MACEDONIA 15 8 subsidiary in Pitesti, Romania, to start producing the Logan. TURKEY But led by China, the region’s rate of growth is expected to dramatically 6 8 Compared with mature western Europe, auto manufacturing in central 1 outpace all other regions in the mid-term. 4 ALBANIA 9 11 In western Europe, some automakers are closing plants, such as Ford’s and eastern Europe is still small. Installed assembly capacity for western 2 2 Europe – defined as the 15-country European Union before May this year GREECE UK factories in Dagenham and Coventry. – is 20.8 million units this year, according to AutoFacts, an automotive 27 Others are slashing capacity without actually shutting existing western consulting subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers. That’s down 277,000 9 Europe plants, an example is what General Motors did in 2003 and plans units from last year. to do again by 2006. But Turkey, Russia, Slovenia, Poland and Romania added 250,000 new Western Europe’s capacity will decline to a low of 20.5 million units in 2006 before rebounding to 21.2 million in 2010, AutoFacts predicts. units of production capacity this year. That raised the total for central and 3 eastern Europe to 5.5 million from 5.3 million last year. For all of greater SYRIA Central and eastern Europe will reach 6.7 million by 2010, up nearly Europe, this year’s total of 26.3 million units is nearly unchanged from 2003. 1.1 million units from this year. But the East will grow substantially during the next six years, reaching Greater Europe’s assembly plant capacity is expected to grow a capacity of 6.7 million units by 2010, according to AutoFacts. IRA 6 percent to 27.9 million in the next six years, up 1.6 million units, says CYPRUS LEBANON AutoFacts forecaster Matthew Freeman. ANE The main factors driving growth in the East include low-cost labor, TUNISIA BMW GROUP FORD PSA/PEUGEOT-CITROEN AvtoVAZ Moskvich 5 Brussels, Belgium – VW Golf V, Lupo; Audi A3 11 Regensburg, Germany – BMW 3 series, 1 series, M3 11 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France – Citroen C2, C3, C3 Pluriel, Saxo; Peugeot 106 2 Togliatti, Samara, Russia – VAZ Lada cars, Samara cars, Chevrolet Niva SUV 1817 Moscow, Russia – 2141, 2142, 2335, 2901 11 Genk, Belgium – Ford Mondeo, Transit 6 Setubal, Portugal – VW Sharan; Seat Alhambra; Ford Galaxy 2 22 Rennes-la-Jannais, France – Citroen C5, C5 station wagon, Xsara; Bertone NedCar 2 Munich, Germany – BMW 3 series 2 Valencia, Spain – Ford Ka, Fiesta, Focus, Mazda2 7 7 Neckarsulm, Germany – Audi A2, A6, A6 station wagon, A8, allroad quattro 3 1918 Born, Netherlands – (100% owned by Mitsubishi) – Mitsubishi Colt, 3 Peugeot 407, 407 station wagon 3 Grugliasco, Italy – Opel/Vauxhall Astra cabrio and coupe 3 Dingolfing, Germany – BMW 5, 6 and 7 series, M5 3 Southampton, UK – Ford Transit 8 Ingolstadt, Germany – Audi A3, A4, A4 station wagon, S-Derivate, Audi TT chassis Space Star; Smart ForFour 33 Vigo, Spain – Citroen Berlingo, C15, Xsara Picasso; Peugeot Partner Evrocar 44 Oxford, UK – Mini, Mini cabriolet 4 Halewood, UK – Jaguar X-type 9 Martorell, Spain – Seat Altea, Arosa, Cordoba, Ibiza, Leon, Toledo Nissan 44 Mangualde, Portugal – Citroen Berlingo, Saxo; Peugeot Partner 44 Solomonovo, Ukraine – (CKD production) Skoda Octavia sedan and 55 Leipzig, Germany – 3 series* 5 Cologne, Germany – Ford Fiesta, Fusion 10 Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy – Lamborghini Gallardo, Murcielago 2019 Barcelona, Spain – Nissan Almera Tino, Terrano; Renault Trafic 5 station wagon; VW Golf 5 Mulhouse, France – Peugeot 206, 206 CC, 307, Citroen C4, C4 coupe 2120 Sunderland, UK – Nissan Almera, Micra, Primera 66 Goodwood, UK – Rolls-Royce Phantom 6 Saarlouis, Germany – Ford Focus 11 Pamplona, Spain – VW Polo 66 Poissy, France – Peugeot 206, 206 station wagon, 1007 FSO Otokar DAIMLERCHRYSLER 7 Gaydon, UK – Aston Martin DB9 12 Crewe, UK – Bentley Arnage, Continental GT 5 77 Sochaux, France – Peugeot 307, 307 station wagon, 307 CC, 406, 607 5 Warsaw, Poland – FSO (Daewoo) Lanos, Matiz 2221 Arifiye, Turkey – Land Rover Defender 110, 130 (Civilian), minibuses, 11 Bremen, Germany – Mercedes-Benz C-class sedan and station wagon, 8 13 Dresden, Germany – VW Phateon Newport Pagnell, UK – Aston Martin V12 Vanquish 88 Madrid-Villaverde, Spain – Citroen C3, C3 Pluriel, Xsara, Xsara station wagon Heuliez midibuses, military vehicles CLK coupe, CLK cabriolet, SL roadster, SLK roadster 14 Poznan, Poland – VW Transporter, Caddy 66 Cerizay, France – Opel Tigra TwinTop, Peugeot 206 CC† 9 Coventry, UK – Jaguar XJ8, XK8, XKR, Sovereign, 99 Ryton, UK – Peugeot 206, 206 station wagon, 206 RC Pininfarina 15 22 Rastatt, Germany – Mercedes-Benz A class, B class* Daimler models** RENAULT 15 Bratislava, Slovakian Republic – VW Golf IV station wagon 4motion, Polo, Honda 2322 San Giorgio Canavese, Italy – Alfa Romeo Spider and GTV coupe, Touareg; Seat Ibiza; Porsche Cayenne 77 Swindon, UK – Honda Jazz, Civic, CR-V Peugeot 406 coupe 33 Sindelfingen, Germany – Mercedes-Benz C-class sedan and sport coupe, E-class 10 11 Batilly, France – Renault Mascott, Master II Castle Bromwich, UK – Jaguar S-type 24 16 88 Gebze, Turkey – Honda Civic 23 Bairo Canavese, Italy – Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin, Ford StreetKa sedan and station wagon, CLS class, S class, CL coupe; Maybach 2 16 Gyor, Hungary – Audi TT Coupe, Roadster 11 Gothenburg, Sweden – Volvo S80, V70, XC70, XC90 2 Dieppe, France – Renault Clio Sport, Megane I Porsche 17 Hyundai 3 17 Kvasiny, Czech Republic – Skoda Fabia sedan, Superb 44 Vitoria, Spain – Mercedes-Benz Vito, Viano 12 Uddevalla, Sweden – Volvo C70 convertible 3 Douai, France – Renault Megane, Megane coupe cabriolet 2524 Leipzig, Germany – Porsche Cayenne, Carrera GT 18 99 Izmir Alikhya, Turkey – Hyundai Accent H-100 van 4 18 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic – Skoda Fabia, Octavia 55 Düsseldorf, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 13 Ghent, Belgium – Volvo S60, V70 4 Flins, France – Renault Clio, Twingo 2625 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany – Porsche Boxster, 911 19 Vrchlabi, Czech Republic

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