Automotive News Europe - May 2019 - 4

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KEITH CRAIN
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Vice President & Publisher
LUCA CIFERRI
Associate Publisher & Editor
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3 Issue highlights

DAVE VERSICAL
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COVER STORY
6 Infinite possibilities

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC
Managing Editor
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How VW, Bosch, Ford, Daimler, others
aim to gain from quantum computing

PAUL MCVEIGH
Managing Editor
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Q&A
10 Fit for a fight

KARIN KLEMM-VOLLMER
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Volvo's Polestar brand intensifies Tesla
challenge with 'powerful little beast'

12 Nearly ready
VW brand sales chief outlines launch
plans for first member of new EV family

14 Good times
Rolls-Royce CEO breaks sales records
while spearheading electrification shift

14
Rolls-Royce CEO
Torsten Müller-Ötvös

Peugeot positions e-208 as tough
rival to fuel-powered siblings

22 Mighty mites
Ford, Jeep, Opel, VW double down
in fast-growing small SUV sector

26 Self sufficient

30 ANE Rising Stars
21 fast-climbing execs earn prestigious honor

SUPPLIERS
34 Drive to thrive
GKN ePowertrain exec steers supplier
into an increasingly electrified era

36 Cutaway
See who has parts in the new Ford Focus

China's Aiways will shun dealers in Europe, U.S.

28 Showcase event
Audi, Daimler, Renault, VW use
Shanghai show for key world debuts

EUROPE

AWARDS

18 Regulation concern
Tougher emissions rules threaten
to slow LCV growth in Europe

FINAL WORD
50 Teamwork time
Why BMW, Daimler should extend EV ties

INSIDE THE MARCH & 3-MONTH NUMBERS
37 European sales by
country and brand
Lithuania, Romania, Denmark
were big 3-month winners

38 European top 50
Opel/Vauxhall Corsa, VW T-Roc make solid gains

39 European sales by model
Jeep Wrangler, Suzuki Swift
help lift their brands

44 Top 10 sellers in key markets
Renault Clio leads sales
in multiple countries

46 European production by brand
Bentley, Mercedes-AMG
achieve double-digit gains

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(Germany), Bhavna Mahajan (India),
Mary Raetz (U.S.), Heather Rowe (U.S.),
Peter Sigal (France), John Stanley (Ireland)
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AUTOMAKERS
16 Sparking interest?

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USA

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KOREA

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CHINA

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47 Turkey sales
March sales fall 36%; 3-month
volume tumbles 44%

48 Russia sales

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March sales rise 2%; 3-month volume flat

49 Shareholder value
Ferrari, Aptiv lead Q1 auto stocks rebound
AUTOM OTI

VE NEWS
EUR OPE

DATA

European
registration
s by country
March

- March

March
Germany..
2019
Percent
2018
United King...............
3 months
Top 10 Eu
change
345,523
3 months
France..........dom .....
ropean ma
347,433
2019
Percent
458,054
2018
Italy .........................
rkets
474,069 -0.6%
change
880,092
225,818
Ranking bas
878,611
Spain ........................
231,103 -3.4%
701,036
193,662
0.2%
-2.3%
ed on 3
........
718,489
Belgium .......
214,
EU+EFTA
553,335
250
122,
664
-2.4%
registrationmonths 2019
556,842
Poland ....... ...........
128,180 -9.6%
537,289
54,873
data
-0.6%
-4.3
%
574,
Netherlands.............
58,431 -6.1
803 -6.5
316,911
50,118
%
%
1. Germany
340,316
Austria......................
51,669 -3.0
155,866
39,1
-6.9
26
.......
%
...
165,557
Sweden .......
41,920 -6.7 %
139,809
31,958
2. United King
-5.9%
%
139,885
Denmark.. ...........
35,407 -9.7
880,092
116,124
dom
30,256
-0.1%
%
135,680 -14.
Ireland ......................
37,206 -18.
3. France
80,855
26,323
701,036
Czech Repu.............
90,474 -10. 4%
19,756 33.27%
73,880
16,703
blic .......
4. Italy
%
Portugal.........
87,397 -15. 6%
17,726 -5.8
66,287
21,491
553,335
.........
%
Romania .......
56,945 16.45%
24,453 -12.
64,050
5. Spain
24,900
%
1%
Hungary...................
71,7
537
27,8
,289
60
59,6
87
9,813
-10.
16
-10.7%
Finland.......... .........
6. Belgium
67,873 -12. 7%
8,122
59,445
13,391
316,911
Greece.......... ..........
63,169 -5.92%
12,754 20.8%
35,836
9,277
7. Poland
5.0%
%
Slovakia ....... ..........
28,643
11,723 -20.
155,866
34,335
9,518
Slovenia ....... ...........
31,615 25.1%
11,053 -13. 9%
8. Netherlan
29,100
9,222
8.6%
9%
139,809
ds
Luxembourg ...........
34,4
8,55
17
26,2
0
7,108
-15.
89
7.9%
9. Austria
Croatia ....... ...........
26,776 -1.84%
7,855 -9.5
23,897
5,621
116,124
%
%
Lithuania...................
24,343 -1.8
5,379
19,692
10. Sweden
5,047
4.5%
%
Bulgaria ....... ..........
20,359 -3.3
6,295 -19.
80,855
14,867
3,971
%
Estonia......................
14,296
2,761 43.88%
12,171
3,266
4.0%
.........
73,880
Latvia............
13,872 -12.
3,312 -1.4 %
10,245
2,233
Cyprus ....... ..........
6,477 58.23%
2,278 -2.0 %
8,419
1,618
.............
%
%
Ma
8,33
rket winn
1,402 15.4
Total EU.........
6
6,174
888
1.0%
..........
ers and los
6,632 -6.9
1,906 -53. %
4,461
1,722,442
Switzerland...
%
4%
ers
4,185
1,792,880
2,800
% change
6.6%
Norway....................
-3.9% 4,03
28,958
4,189 -33.
.........
Iceland..........
2%
2,881
28,126
3 months in EU+EFTA registra
18,375
4,171,941
..........
3.0%
2018
tions from
14,401 27.6
-3.3%
Total EFTA
72,065
1,074
...............
72,089
1,834 -41. %
38,485
Winners
0.0%
Total EU+EFTA
48,407
4%
33,799 13.9
2,721
........
44,361
1. Lithuania
1,770,849
9.1%
4,618 -41. %
Note: Refle
113,
1,83
1%
271
cts
7,241 -3.6
2. Romania
110,506
data for Malta estimated registration
% 4,146,15
2.5%
data
58.2%
is currently
2
3. Denmark
not available. from 30 European
4,282,447
countries;
-3.2%
25.1%
excludes most
4. Norway
commercial
vehicles;
16.4%
5. Hungary
13.9%
Losers
8.6%
1. Iceland
2. Cyprus
March

European reg
istrations by
manufactur
er - Mar

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