Automotive industry Facts and Figures 2014 Guido Nelissen

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Automotive industry Facts and Figures 2014 Guido Nelissen 1

Automotive industry Facts and Figures 2014 Guido Nelissen 1

 • “I’am. . . absolutely mesmerized by some of the double-digit performances that

• “I’am. . . absolutely mesmerized by some of the double-digit performances that i’ve seen coming out of the supplier base. And unfortunately, when i see this, my blood pressure goes up”, Marchionne, CEO FCA • “The car has to adapt to what Apple is doing, to what Google is doing, and that’s an uncomfortable situation and not one automakers have been in, in the past”, Mr. Singh, Qualcomm • “Luxury vehicles and trucks, including pickups and large SUV’s account for 14% of global car sales but 60% of sector profits”, Dan Ammann, President GM • “European suppliers as Faurecia and Valeo have a five-to 10 -year window for above-average organic growth because of automotive megatrends”, John Stanley, Automotive News Europe 2

1. Markets • First increase in registrations since 2007: +5, 7% ü Spain: +18%

1. Markets • First increase in registrations since 2007: +5, 7% ü Spain: +18% ü Stagnation in France • Collapse of the Russian market: -35% • Forecast: +3 to 4% in 2015 • Sales in the US plunged over 6, 5 m to 10 m between 2007 and 2009, but after 6 years of growth, they have reached the again the precrisis level of 17 m. (however what goes up, must go down sometime. . . ) • Global light vehicle production will increase from 82, 6 m in 2014 to 105 m in 2018 • Non-NAFTA vehicle imports in the US peaked at 26% in 2009 but declined since to 21% nowadays, in large part thanks to expansion of car production in Mexico (8 new assembly lines are expected to come online in the country until 2020 representing 2 m extracapacity) 3

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2. Strategic alliances • ZF (9 th) acquired TRW (9 th)to create the global

2. Strategic alliances • ZF (9 th) acquired TRW (9 th)to create the global No. 2 (behind Bosch but surpassing Denso) for about $11 -12 bn üZF (Friedrichshaven): powertrains and chassis, üTRW (Michigan): world’s biggest car-safety equipment supplier (airbags, collision sensors, braking-and steering equipment) üAs part of the agreement Bosch will take over the 50% share of ZF in their joint-venture for steering systems (expected antitrust issues) üRationale: • The deal bring together under one roof all the technologies needed to have a fully automated vehicle • ZF wants a bigger foothold in the market for self-driving and connected cars 6

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 • Strategic alliance Nissan-Mercedes ü since 2010 • • Small cross-shareholdings Joint development

• Strategic alliance Nissan-Mercedes ü since 2010 • • Small cross-shareholdings Joint development and manufacturing of componets Twingo and Smart are build on the same platform Citan Van is built with Renault üA new joint-venture will be set up in Aguascalientes Mexico (where Nissan has already a plant) with a capacity of 300, 000 vehicles (subcompact, start in 2017). Both partners will also collaborate on advanced research, design of premium compact vehicles • Daimler will sell it’s 4% stake in Tesla (in 2009 it took a stake of 9, 1% but as a result of capital increases this watered down). 8

 • new owner of Saab, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (owned by National Modern

• new owner of Saab, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (owned by National Modern Energy (a Chinese renewable power-plant builder) sought protection from its creditors as it failed to deliver on a objective to produce 120. 000 cars. Probably India’s Mahindra will buy NEVS. • Mahindra will buy 51% of Peugeot Scooters in order to support the international expansion of the struggling twowheeler businesses of both groups üMahindra acquires technology and design from PSA üPSA Scooters is already making losses for 10 years • European market lost 45% of sales since 2007 • although small scooters have been outsourced to Chinese Qingqi in 2007) 9

3. Social • Volvo Trucks: -4, 400 globally of which 1, 300 with Renault

3. Social • Volvo Trucks: -4, 400 globally of which 1, 300 with Renault Trucks in France (of which 800 consultants and 500 open-ended contracts) • PSA: -3, 450 in 2015 (1, 500 early retirements, 1, 400 transfers to new positions, 550 buy-outs) but also creation of 2, 000 apprenticeships • Avto. VAZ: ü - 7. 500 in 2014 ü from 55, 000 to 30, 000 by 2020 mainly white collars (“there are situations when we have managers who only manage one person”) • 5 bn. Cost savings plan with VW, 2 bn. With Audi ü Externalisation components (transmissions Kassel? ) ü Ceasing unprofitable models? • GM St. Petersburg: from 3 to 2 shifts (500 redundancies on 2, 000 workers • Ford Craiova (B-Max minivan): -680 10

 • Honda Swindon: elimination of 1 production line and cutting 750 jobs in

• Honda Swindon: elimination of 1 production line and cutting 750 jobs in two restructurings (Honda Europe is lossmaking since 2007) • Dealerships have fallen by 12% to 47. 500 in western Europe since 2007 (-24% in Spain) 11

 • Volvo Gent: insourcing of Johnson Controls Interior (180 empl. ) and DSV

• Volvo Gent: insourcing of Johnson Controls Interior (180 empl. ) and DSV (pre-assembly and warehousing, 600 empl. ) as part of a strategy for a more age-related HMR policy • The new flagship XC 90 SUV Volvo will be built in Torslanda and add 1, 300 jobs (which increases total employment to 4, 600) • Bittersweet: Ford Valencia üCapacity +40% to 400, 000 (2000 cars per day) üSince 2013 it added 3000 jobs to 8000 ü 6 models üRelocation from Ford Genk 12

Employment 13

Employment 13

4. Company strategies 14

4. Company strategies 14

FCA • FCA quoted at NYSE since October, HQ in UK and registration in

FCA • FCA quoted at NYSE since October, HQ in UK and registration in the Netherlands: final step in the conversion of a Italian small-car company into a US focused manufacturer powered by 4 x 4 s and pickup trucks ü ambition is to increase sales by more than 50% to 7 m by 2018 ü By launching 30 new models (48 bn investment plan) ü By bringing Alfa, Jeep and Maserati to the emerging markets ü By reviving struggling Chrysler marque in the US and quadrupling sales of Alfa (re-entry on the US markets) • Supported by a rebound in SUV’s and pick-ups in the US • But Fiat is carrying about 10 bn net debt (and 8 bn pension obligations) • Will sell its remaining shares (6% in total) in CNH to US investors for about 602 m EUR 15

 • Spin-off of Ferrari ü 10% of the shares will be sold to

• Spin-off of Ferrari ü 10% of the shares will be sold to the public by mid-2015 üRemainder of FCA’s 90 per cent stake will be handed over to the group’s shareholders üEstimates of the value of Ferrari range between 5 bn to 12 bn 16

Mercedes • Overhaul of its manufacturing operations üMoving away from a manufacturing network controlled

Mercedes • Overhaul of its manufacturing operations üMoving away from a manufacturing network controlled by individual factories to a leaner system centered around vehicle architectures and model lines üIndividual plants will no longer operate autonomously but production will be organized according to product architectures, independent of locations üFour senior managers (for each of the brand’s architectures) will replace the individual plant directors 17

Renault • Increase of production in France from 510. 000 (2013) to 710, 000

Renault • Increase of production in France from 510. 000 (2013) to 710, 000 in 2016 ü new models for Douai (Espace, Laguna), Sandouville (Trafic) and Flins (Nissan Micra) ü this will create 750/1, 000 extra-jobs (open-ended contracts), after having reduced employment with 8, 200 • “convergence plan” for closer integration of engineering, manufacturing, purchasing and human resources üBy 2020 70% of vehicles to be built on 3 platforms (Common Module Family, CMF) üSynergies will increase from 2, 8 bn in 2013 to 4, 3 bn in 2016 18

PSA • China has become its biggest market with ¼ of its volume •

PSA • China has become its biggest market with ¼ of its volume • Construction of 4 th assembly plant in China has started in Wuhan (360. 000 vehicles). Dongfeng Peugeot has already 3 plants in Wuhan (600. 000 cars a year). PSA has also a jv with Chongqing Changan Automobile (in Shenzhen, 200. 000 vehicles) • Component sourcing from low-cost countries will be doubled to 40% • PSA will set-up a R&D center in Casablanca (the center will be run jointly with consultant Altran) first step for low-cost production in the country? • Start of production of CKD kits in Kazakhstan • Production in Poissy will be reduced to a single line as the C 3 will be produced in Slovakia. Poissy (Peugeot 208 and DS 3 subcompact) will produce a new compact vehicle in 2018 which will safeguard the future of the plant 19

Ford • Profit forecasts for the EU pushed back from next year until after

Ford • Profit forecasts for the EU pushed back from next year until after 2015 • The first aluminium-bodied F 150 pick-up truck drove off the production line in Dearborn which should reduce weight by 13% and fuel consumption by between 5 and 20% • F-series stand for 90% of Ford’s global profit in recent years 20

Volvo • Unveiled its first new model under Chinese ownership, the XC 90, a

Volvo • Unveiled its first new model under Chinese ownership, the XC 90, a make-or-break model as Volvo had to become independent from platforms, engines and components from Ford: a new architecture (SPA, Scalable Product Architecture), a new powertrain, new vehicle and new electrification • The XC 90 should boost sales in the US and China (both 61, 000 with a decline of 50% in the US in the last decade) • The car will be built in Sweden • Next up for a complete refresh is the S 90 • Chinese-built S 60 L will be shipped to the US • Volvo wants to increase sales from 428, 000 in 2013 to 800, 000 by 2020 21

Components • Visteon is considering a plan to split the company into 2, one

Components • Visteon is considering a plan to split the company into 2, one focused on electronics (and connected car technology) and the other on climate controls ü It will sell its 70% in a Korean climate controls joint-venture to Hahn & Co, a Korean private equity fund and to tyremaker Hankook. • Also Federal Mogul will split its retail replacement parts from its engine parts division • These deals show a continued move away from being supplier conglomerates and towards auto technologies 22

Regions 23

Regions 23

China • In 2013 GM reported $3, 7 bn net income by its Chinese

China • In 2013 GM reported $3, 7 bn net income by its Chinese jointventures (against $3, 8 bn. Overall net income) üChina accounts for 1/3 of VW’s and GM’s vehicle sales üGM will open 5 new assembly plants • In 2013 VW reported € 9, 6 bn operating profits in China compared with € 11, 7 bn worldwide • Qoros, set up in 2007 by Chery and Israel Corporation (now Singapore based Kendon), entered the European market (Slovakia) • JLR’s first China factory was opened in Changsu and will produce the Range Rover Evoque and a Jaguar saloon (from 2016). The plant with a capacity of 130, 000 is a jv with stateowned Chery 24

Russia • Slump in Russia: sales -16% in 2014, -35% in 2015? • Weaker

Russia • Slump in Russia: sales -16% in 2014, -35% in 2015? • Weaker ruble (-40%) undermines carmakers that import most of their parts • GM, Audi and JLR temporarily stopped selling cars • Ford writes off all the equity in its jv called Sollers ($329 m) 25

Technology Hybrid Air technology PSA 26

Technology Hybrid Air technology PSA 26

Electrical Powertrains • Sales EV: from 31, 615 in 2013 to 53, 000 in

Electrical Powertrains • Sales EV: from 31, 615 in 2013 to 53, 000 in 2014. Nissan Leaf is market leader followed by Tesla S, BMW i 3 and Renault Zo • Probably plug-in hybrids will overtake the electric vehicles in 2015 (Mitsubishi Outlander, BMW i 3 and Volvo V 60) • GM will discontinue Ampera (a rebadged Volt and Car of the Year in 2012) after the redesign of the latter in 2016 • Market for lithium batteries dominated by Panasonic (36%) and Automotive Energy Supply Corp. (a joint-benture between Nissan and NEC) while US battery makers as Ener 1 and A 123 Systems filed for bankruptcy • PSA will discontinue its Hybrid Air technology 27

GM Bolt: Complete shake-up of the EV market? 28

GM Bolt: Complete shake-up of the EV market? 28

Hydrogen • Toyota launched the first hydrogen-powered car on the mass market, the Mirai

Hydrogen • Toyota launched the first hydrogen-powered car on the mass market, the Mirai (66, 000 EUR without subsidies and tax credits) • Also Hyundai started leasing a fuel-cell car in California • Honda will enter the market of hydrogen cars in 2016 • Followed in 2017 by Nissan/Daimler/Ford (alliance) • But the cars will be sold at a loss, only by 2025 the hydrogen cars will be commercially viable for mass use • By 2020 (Tokyo Olympics) Toyota aims to launch the next generation at a much lower cost (1/3 -1/4) thanks to reengineering the fuel cell and reducing drastically the use of expensive precious metals) 29

Self-driving cars • Combination of radars, (infrared) cameras, sensors and powerful, high-speed (real time)

Self-driving cars • Combination of radars, (infrared) cameras, sensors and powerful, high-speed (real time) computers, big data • Together with ü Adaptive cruise control ü Advanced mapping ü Collision avoidance systems ü automatic steering (lane changing) ü Vehicle-to-vehicle communication by wireless transponders ü Strong back-up systems to guarantee safety • Technological disruption, new paradigm ü Cars belong to the evolution of the ‘internet of things’: highly sophisticated autonomous and connected mobile computers ü Value added will shift to companies developing software and electronic content (like in the mobile phone business) ü “the one that controls the brain (the operating system) will also control the value” ü So carmakers and suppliers will have to invest heavily in building their software capability, but also standalone software companies will enter the sector • Tipping point is near as long as the cars are designed to assist the driver • For cars without steering wheel and pedals, there are still many roadblocks: legal, infrastructure, technology, price 30

Roadmap for self-driving cars • 2016: proliferation of driver assistance technology • 2020: self-driving

Roadmap for self-driving cars • 2016: proliferation of driver assistance technology • 2020: self-driving on highways: accelerating, braking and changing lanes • 2025: computer-controlled driving (with the driver able to take control and override autonomous functions) • ? : fully driverless cars 31

Platform strategy • Move to megaplatforms ü Enormous economies of scale ü Lower development

Platform strategy • Move to megaplatforms ü Enormous economies of scale ü Lower development costs ü Faster times to market ü Ability to build multiple cars on one line • VW has a substantial head start by shifting from integral to modular platforms (“toolkits”) which enables to vary the basic dimensions of a car built off a specific platform ü The MQB platform will underpin 6 m cars and 40 models with different wheelbases, track widths, wheel sizes and seat positions ü VW invests 50 bn in development costs and capital expenditure to launch MQB ü But so far MQB hasn’t delivered the expected savings VW has been hoping for • Renault-Nissan is closest to achieving VW’s scale: by 2020 it will have 70% of its cars built on 3 platforms (with 3, 5 m cars built on the CMF B (the common module family including the Clio • PSA: from 7 to 2 in 2022. Its new Efficient Modular Platform EMP 2 will built 11 models and 1, 5 m cars by 2018 • GM: from 14 in 2015 to 4 in 2025 32

Environment • Fiat and BMW (currently at 133 g) will not hit the new

Environment • Fiat and BMW (currently at 133 g) will not hit the new CO 2 cap until 2022 and 2024 respectively (facing a fine of 95 EUR for every extra gram that each new car emits) • Also Suzuki, Hyundai, Mazda and Honda risk to miss the targets • CO 2 -emissions from new cars per country üGermany: 136 (highest after Poland 138) üLowest: Netherlands: 109, Greece, 112 üResulting from diffences in car tax systems • US: near doubling fuel efficiency from 27, 5 miles per gallon in 2012 to 54, 5 mpg in 2025 average fuel 33

Regulation • European Commission sent formal charge sheets to Daimler, Volvo, MAN, CNH Industrial

Regulation • European Commission sent formal charge sheets to Daimler, Volvo, MAN, CNH Industrial for alleged price-fixing (during 14 years they set up a cartel to agree on the timing and price increases for the introduction of new emission technologies) • 14 carmakers are fined $420 (2% of revenue) in India for stiffling competition in the market for spare parts: “arbitrary and high prices for their spare parts” and “distorting fair competition by using their dominant position to protect their market for repair services” 34

 • Audi ($41 m. ) and Chrysler have been found guilty for “vertical”

• Audi ($41 m. ) and Chrysler have been found guilty for “vertical” infractions on the Chinese Anti-Monopoly law: fixing the retail prices charged by their downstream dealers for spare parts and repair services • Also BMW and Mercedes are under investigation, they responded with huge price cuts on their components • Also 12 Japanese car parts suppliers were accused and fined ($202 m, the biggest anti-trust fine ever in China) for “horizontal” infractions (collusion between competitors to set pricing levels for their components) 35

Miscellaneous • Former Porsche CEO Wiedeking(together with CFO Härter) must stand trial over the

Miscellaneous • Former Porsche CEO Wiedeking(together with CFO Härter) must stand trial over the company’s failed bid to use options to acquire VW (2008) ü Porsche secretly began acquiring options to buy VW shares in 2008 but dismissed speculation that its ambition was to acquire a 75% stake (=full control) ü Porsche finally acquired 74% , as a result there was a lack of VW shares on the market ü When Porsche’s options position was revealed in October 2008, VW’s stock surged to record highs as short sellers raced to buy shares to repay their borrowed shares (as they were betting that VW’s share would drop) ü Hedge funds have sued Porsche for more than 5 bn. Claiming that Porsche didn’t disclose the ownership of the package (or about its accumulation of options on VW shares (market manipulation) ü Porsche’s failed takeover attempt left it with a big debt pile that pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy 36

 • GM has issued 75 recalls covering 30 m vehicles in 2014 with

• GM has issued 75 recalls covering 30 m vehicles in 2014 with defects of various kinds (it recorded $2, 5 bn. Charges in the first two quarters) üDefective ignition switches have been linked to 30 deaths • Defective airbags (4 fatalities) made by Takata sparks recall of 17 m vehicles across the world 37

 • VW plant in Chattanooga established a “Community Organization Engagement” granting eligible labour

• VW plant in Chattanooga established a “Community Organization Engagement” granting eligible labour groups three levels of access and dialogue with management (tresholds 15, 30 and 45%) üThis will give the UAW access to the company üBut no mentioning of the right to collective bargaining üRecently VW recognized a second yellow union 38

Thank you for your attention! Self driving car With steering wheel and pedals 39

Thank you for your attention! Self driving car With steering wheel and pedals 39 Self-driving car without steering wheel and pedals