Volkswagen "forced the public discussion" into 2017 global sales champion Ghosn may not agree!

It has been one month since 2017, and the major automobile groups in the world have also announced "final and final answers." From the sales data delivered, Volkswagen Group became the biggest winner. It sold 10.74 million units last year, surpassing the Renault-Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance in the first place; Renault-Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance sold 10.61 million units last year; Toyota sold last year. About 10.38 million vehicles were lost to the first two, ranking third.

However, Renault Nissan chairman of the Mitsubishi Alliance Carlos Ghosn has said that if the Volkswagen Group’s sales in 2017 do not account for nearly 200,000 sales of Scania and Mann heavy trucks, the Union’s sales will exceed the Volkswagen Group in the rankings. One. In addition, Toyota’s sales figures also include sales of Hino Heavy Trucks. If Hino’s heavy truck sales are not included, its cumulative sales will reach 10.2 million vehicles.

Volkswagen Group sells 10.74 million units annually

The VW Group's sales in 2017 reached 10.74 million vehicles. However, if the sales of Scania and Mann heavy trucks are not included, the Volkswagen Group's sales in 2017 will be lower than that of the Renault-Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance. From the data point of view, after negotiating and negotiating with the United States, Europe, and other countries, the impact of the emissions gate cheating scandal on the group has basically subsided.

In 2017, the Volkswagen Group sold a total of 4.32 million new cars in Europe, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%, while the recovery in the Russian market made a greater contribution to sales growth in Central and Eastern Europe as a whole. In December last year, Volkswagen Group sales in Russia surged 25.7% year-on-year to 21,000 vehicles. Last year, the Volkswagen Group delivered approximately 420 million vehicles in the Chinese market, accounting for approximately 40% of its global sales. In the last month of last year, the Volkswagen Group delivered 460,100 new vehicles in China, a year-on-year increase of 17.8%. In North America, the Volkswagen Group delivered a total of 976,400 new cars, a 4% increase year-on-year. Despite the overall 1.8% decline in US auto sales in 2017, the Volkswagen Group still achieved a sales growth of 5.8% in the region and delivered a total of 625,100 new cars in the United States.

Scania and Mann heavy trucks delivered 90,800 vehicles and 114,100 vehicles in the global market last year.

Renault-Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance sales of 10.61 million light vehicles

After the Renault-Nissan Alliance included sales of Mitsubishi, the sales of light vehicles reached 10,608,366 units, ranking first, with an increase of 6.5%, which was mainly attributable to the increase in demand for SUVs, light commercial vehicles and new energy vehicles.

In terms of subdivision, Nissan’s global delivery volume historically reached 5,816,278 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%. Among them, the delivery volume in the Chinese market successfully surpassed the annual sales target of 1,500,000 vehicles and sold 1,519,714 vehicles, which rose by 12.2%. The global sales of Infiniti, its luxury car brand, reached 246,492 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 7%.

The Renault Group's global sales in 2017 continued to grow for five consecutive years with a total delivery of 3,761,634 vehicles. Sales of Renault Group (including Lada) in the global market (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles) rose by 8.5%, with a market share of 4%. Renault’s delivery in the Chinese market last year exceeded 72,100 units, which was compared to 2016 sales. The 35,278 vehicles have almost doubled in growth.

Mitsubishi’s data released recently showed that it delivered approximately 1,030,454 vehicles in the global market last year, while in 2016, it sold only 934,000 vehicles, an increase of 10%. Mitsubishi recently announced a three-year strategic plan “Drive for Growth” in China. Last year, its delivery in the Chinese market was approximately 129.16 million units, an increase of 56%, benefiting from the growth in domestic demand for Outlander, and China became a Mitsubishi's largest single market in the world.

Toyota delivered 10,386,000 vehicles in the global market

Toyota Motor’s newly released data show that last year its delivery in the global market reached 10,386,000 vehicles, an increase of 2.1% compared to 2016, mainly including Toyota brand, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino. Toyota’s total sales in 2017 reached 10.2 million if it did not account for sales of its Hino heavy trucks.

Toyota delivered 1.29 million vehicles in the Chinese market last year, an increase of 6.3% compared to 2016. In December last year, Toyota's sales in the Chinese market fell by 5.6% and sold only 107,500 vehicles.