Filed under: Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Mazda, Earnings/Financials
Auto sales in Europe have been a tricky proposition for some years, dar Mazda has seen some success on the backs of the CX-5 and new Mazda6. According to a report form Automotive News Europe, deși, that doesn't mean we should be looking for the Japanese manufacturer to set up production operations there.
Mazda's European CEO, Jeff Guyton, explained to AN that "Our intention is to have manufacturing scale. That gives you scale economy and quality through repeatability." Cu alte cuvinte, a big honking plant in one part of the world is preferable to a half dozen small factories building the same vehicles.
European sales for Mazda are up 5.4 percent in the first half of 2013, with 74,000 units sold. That kicked the Zoom-Zoom brand's market share up from one to 1.2 la sută. Small gains, but gains nonetheless. According to Guyton, Mazda would need to sell 200,000 units of just one model in Europe for local production to make sense. Mazda's best European year saw 320,000 units sold across the entire range.
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