How are Stellantis’ car sales (and beyond) in Europe
What the latest report on car registrations in the European Union says. Here are numbers and comparisons between houses and brands
According to the latest report by ACEA, the association of European automobile manufacturers, in August car registrations across the European Union fell by 19.1 percent compared to the same month of 2020: 622,993 units in all.
HOW DO ITALY, GERMANY, FRANCE AND SPAIN GO
For the second month in a row, the association explains, the main European car markets recorded double-digit drops: -28.9 per cent in Spain; – 27.3 per cent in Italy; -23 percent in Germany; -15 percent in France.
However, considering the first eight months of 2021, on an annual basis, sales volumes grew by 11.2 percent: that is, 6.8 million new cars in total. The summer months have proved to be very weak for the European Union, but overall the situation is positive. All four of the major markets seen above have so far reported growth rates compared to 2020: above all Italy, with +30.9 per cent; followed by France (+ 12.8%), Spain (+ 12.1%) and Germany (+ 2.5%).
THE NUMBERS OF ITALY
This August 64,689 cars were registered in Italy, against 88,973 in August 2020: a decline of 27.3 percent.
However, considering the entire period January-August 2021, registrations were 1,060,182, 30.9 percent more than in the same period of the previous year (809,978).
HOW STELLANTIS GOES
In August Stellantis – the company led by John Elkann and Carlos Tavares, which owns brands such as Fiat, Chrysler, Citroën, Opel and Peugeot – sold 111,341 vehicles in the European Union, 29.7 percent less than last year (158,297 ). Above all, Alfa Romeo (-50.9%), Peugeot (-40%) and Citroën (-32.5%) did badly; FIAT lost 25.3 percent.
In the period January-August 2021, however, it reported a growth of 14.4 percent (1,515,840 units sold against 1,325,456 in January-August 2020). Good results for Jeep (+ 33.6%), Lancia / Chrysler (+ 30.9%) and FIAT (+ 17.3%). Bad, again, Alfa Romeo (-14.7%).
Stellantis' market share in the European Union is 17.9 percent, making it second only to the Volkswagen group (26.3 percent).
If we consider the entire European market (the European Union, the United Kingdom and the member countries of the European Free Trade Association), Stellantis sold 122,836 cars in August, up from 173,920 last year (-29.4%). .
HOW IS VOLKSWAGEN GOING
In August 2021, the German Volkswagen saw its sales numbers drop in the European Union compared to last year, passing 195,021 units to 163,995. The strongest decline was that of the Porsche (-31.6%) and Skoda (-25.6%) brands.
HOW DOES RENAULT
The French group Renault, on the other hand, lost 20.6 per cent; on an annual basis, in the period January-August 2021 it fell by 4.1 per cent.
HOW IS BMW
The German BMW also falls by 17.3 percent (44,139 cars sold in August 2021, compared to 53,402 a year earlier)
HOW DOES DAIMLER (MERCEDES, SMART) GO
The most striking collapse, in percentage terms, is that of another German manufacturer, Daimler: last month it lost 40.1 percent in the European Union, with 31,149 vehicles sold compared to 51,983. Practically equal drop – of 40.1 and 40.7 percent, respectively – for Mercedes and Smart. Sales of the latter brand, however, recorded a very strong increase (+ 99.7%) in the period January-August 2021.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/vendite-stellantis-volkswagen-renault-europa-agosto-2021/ on Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:53:51 +0000.