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LMC Automotive offers timely reporting of the latest data sets and estimates for several automotive markets around the world including, global car sales, the Chinese, Indian and ASEAN automotive markets and the Western European Diesel market.

Global Light Vehicle Sales Update

March 2023

The Global Light Vehicle (LV) selling rate in February fell to 81 mn units/year from January’s figure of 83 mn units/year. While global supply-side constraints remain a drag on the sector’s recovery, raw monthly registrations increased to 6.5 mn units — growth of almost 11% year-on-year (YoY). The month-on-month (MoM) decline in SAAR performance is largely attributed to a deceleration in the Chinese market in February, affected by the Chinese New Year and the termination of tax incentives in 2022. Both the North America and Western Europe markets saw YoY improvements in performance when compared against a very weak 2022, while Eastern Europe continues to suffer YoY negative growth.

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W European Passenger Car Sales

March 2023

The Western Europe PV selling rate climbed from 10.7 mn units/year in January to 11.7 mn units/year in February 2023, aided by improved performances in Germany and the UK. The raw monthly registration figure of almost 800k units resulted in a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 11.3%.

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W European Diesel Car Market

March 2023

From a share and volume perspective, February’s new diesel car market was a near replica of what happened in January with preliminary share at 18.1% of all new passenger car sales and volume at 145k units. One may have expected the February diesel share to come in a bit lower as BEV share rose from a poor 10.9% in the region in January to 14.4% in February. Usually, a stronger BEV market impacts on diesel demand but this time around it must have been the gasoline sector that took the hit, though not a dramatic one. Diesel remained buoyant in Germany, the region’s largest car market, with February seeing the highest diesel share (26.2%) since February 2022 (January 2023’s unusually high figure excepted). Volume-wise, the only market to see significant YoY declines in diesel in the month was France where the total came in at 6k units lower. Italy saw diesel volume grow by 2.6k units in February versus a year earlier.

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ASEAN LV Sales

March 2023

ASEAN LV sales were at 250k units in January 2023, virtually flat compared to the same month last year (249k units). Declining sales performance were seen in Thailand and Vietnam, while Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines registered in positive results.

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China LV Sales

April 2023

The Chinese market decelerated further in February. Light Vehicle (LV) wholesales amounted to 1.94mn units, which is a growth of 14% year-on-year (YoY). Passenger Vehicle (PV) wholesales came to 1.68 mn units, an increase of 11% YoY while Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) wholesales, at 262k units, increased by 37% YoY. As for production, the total LV figure in February was also 1.94 million units, increasing by 12% YoY and 26% MoM. But the cumulative LV production from January to February fell by 14% YoY. At the component level, PV production in February increased by 12% YoY while cumulative PV production to February decreased by 14% YoY, the same as the decrease in LV overall. LCV output was 255k units, up 9% YoY but down by 17% YTD. The February selling rate was 21 mn units/year, down 11% from a weak January, and the lowest rate since the Shanghai lockdown of April 2022. In YoY terms, however, sales (i.e., wholesales) increased by 14.3% against a low base, due to the timing of the Chinese New Year.

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India LV Sales

March 2023

The Indian market is off to a strong start in 2023. Light Vehicle (LV) wholesales in January climbed by 23% from December 2022, to 399k units, and was up by 15% year-on-year (YoY). The market slowed a bit in December 2022, as the lingering component shortages disrupted production at OEMs, including market-leader Suzuki Group. And while insufficient semiconductor supplies still affected Suzuki and Mahindra in January, higher output helped sales regain momentum. Pent-up demand, new model launches, and the post-pandemic economic recovery also bolstered sales in the period under review.

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