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COVER STORY

The other is between Renault-Nissan
and Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler,
which was formed in 2010. PSA and GM
have avoided commenting on whether
they will extend their strategic alliance
to include LCVs, partly because each
automaker has LCV partners. PSA and
Fiat cooperate on large vans. Their
35-year-old joint venture in Italy, which
is called Sevel Sud, is set to continue
operating until 2019. Fiat, however, last
year pulled out of its other van joint
venture with PSA, which is called Sevel
Nord and based in France. Fiat withdrew because it started importing U.S.made large minivans from Chrysler. To
fill the gap left by Fiat, PSA will supply
vans to Toyota from Sevel Nord.
For years, Opel/Vauxhall has gotten
large vans from Renault and mediumsized vans from Fiat, but these deals
expire in mid-decade, leaving PSA as a
likely replacement partner for the work.
Renault is already working together with
Daimler. The French automaker began
supplying a rebadge of its Kangoo to
Mercedes-Benz, which sells it as the
Citan. Press reports suggest that VW
plans to stop purchasing the Crafter
large van from Daimler by 2016. This
would provide another opportunity for
Renault and Daimler to work together.
“There are certainly opportunities out
there for a large shift in the alliances
within the LCV sector, especially with
the gradual reduction of the Sevel ventures. Key amongst this is the potential
to expand the PSA and GM alliance into
the LCV sector,” said Michael Gartside, senior manager in charge of the
Autofacts research team at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Asian threat
Another factor that is expected to affect
Europe’s LCV market is the entry of new
competitors from Asian brands. The
EU’s free trade agreement with Korea
is progressively reducing import tariffs
on LCVs from the country. The EU is in
talks with Japan on a similar trade pact.
In addition, Toyota and Hyundai have
taken steps to have LCV production in
Europe. Toyota, which sold just 34,000
LCVs in Europe last year, will get a
mid-sized van made by PSA starting
in the second quarter. The ProAce is a
rebadge of the Peugeot Expert/Citroen
Jumpy. The Japanese and French
automakers said they will cooperate

FEBRUARY 2013

2011
429,258
260,153
229,880
160,368
104,213
349,055
1,653,084

1. France
2. Great Britain
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Spain
Other markets
Total

2012
384,045
239,641
215,909
106,152
76,999
303,209
1,437,192

% change
-11
-8
-6
-34
-26
-13
-13

Source: JATO Dynamics

1. Renault
2. VW
3. Ford
4. Peugeot
5. Citroen
Total

2011
255,766
201,879
183,213
174,555
177,187
1,653,084

2012
221,625
200,233
158,044
155,887
148,194
1,437,192

% change
-13
-1
-14
-11
-16
-13

2012 share
15%
14%
11%
11%
10%
100%

Source: JATO Dynamics

1. Ford Transit/Tourneo
2. Mercedes Sprinter
3. VW Transporter (and variants)
4. Renault Kangoo
5. VW Caddy

2012
108,336
83,574
75,261
71,467
68,969

% change
-15
-6
-3
-12
-7

Source: JATO Dynamics

on developing the future generation of
the van. Toyota, however, does not plan
to become an equity partner in Sevel
Nord. The automakers said they will
cooperate on LCVs until at least 2020.
Hyundai, which sold 3,000 LCVs in
Europe last year, announced in November that it would spend $200 million to
expand its cooperation with Karsan. The
Turkish truck maker will start producing
vans and minibuses for Hyundai at the
end of 2014. Karsan has been making
light trucks for Hyundai since 2011.
The partners aim to make a combined
200,000 vans, trucks and buses in
the first seven years of the pact. The
vehicles will be exported to Europe, the
Middle East, North Africa and Russia.
Even after the Asians build up their LCV
presence in Europe, it will be difficult to

gain ground against the current leaders.
PSA, Renault-Nissan, VW Group, Ford,
Fiat and Daimler control 85 percent of
the market today.

National champions
National brands such as VW, Fiat, Peugeot and Renault also are very strong in
their home markets. For example, the
domestic players dominate in France,
which is Europe’s largest LCV market
(see box, top). Two out of every three
LCVs sold in the country are made by
either Peugeot, Citroen or Renault.
Fiat controls more than half of the Italian LCV market while Ford is the largest
player in the Great Britain. VW Group
and Daimler are the leaders in Germany,
which ranks third overall in European
LCV sales.

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Automotive News Europe - February 2013
Contents
Van wars
A-OK in the USA
Moving metal
Cutting edge
New arrivals
Unplugged
Home away from home
Hard-hit Honda
Click a mouse, buy a car
Better days
Target in sight
Cutaway
Europe’s big winners
ACEA sales 2012
European sales by model
Russia sales 2012
U.S. sales hit their stride
U.S. sales by model
Global top 25 markets & brands
Shareholder value
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Intro
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Automotive News Europe - February 2013
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Cover2
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Contents
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Van wars
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - 5
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - 6
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - A-OK in the USA
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Moving metal
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Cutting edge
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - New arrivals
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Unplugged
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Home away from home
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Hard-hit Honda
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Click a mouse, buy a car
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Better days
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Target in sight
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Cutaway
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Europe’s big winners
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - ACEA sales 2012
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - European sales by model
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Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Russia sales 2012
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Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - U.S. sales hit their stride
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - U.S. sales by model
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - 28
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Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Global top 25 markets & brands
Automotive News Europe - February 2013 - Shareholder value
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