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The drop in sales in the European automotive sector in the first half of this year should not overshadow the powerful trend of continuous growth in global automotive production since 1945. A record was set in 2011, with 80.1 million vehicles being produced. This figure is up by 3.2% compared to 2010, with that year’s results already highly satisfactory, amounting to a record 77.6 million vehicles.

example, vehicle density per 1,000 inhabitants in 2011 amounted to just 20 in India and 50 in China, to take these two countries alone. Compare this to 815 for the United States, 595 for Japan, and an average of 590 in Europe. Clearly, there is a considerable margin for growth.

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All the same, it is certain that the two most populated countries on the planet – China and India, to cite Europe had a good year, with 6.6% them once more – will not be able growth, rising from 19.8 to 21.1 to equip their population according million vehicles. Africa grew by 5.9%, to the Western model. Pollution and to reach 0.8 million, while America – traffic jams would be of such a scale North and South combined – showed that these countries would become recovery, rising from 16.3 to 17.7 uninhabitable. What, then, are the million vehicles, which represents alternatives, aside from the necessary growth of 8.7%, the best growth rate development of public transport? for the year. The surprise comes from Reducing emissions is a necessity, if the Asia-Pacific zone, which fell by vehicle numbers are to continue to 0.7%. Japan fell sharply to 8.3 million grow without leading to a catastrophe. vehicles compared to 9.6 million in In order to do this, it is vital to pursue 2010. This decline failed to be offset the development of clean vehicles, by China, where vehicle production electric vehicles in particular, as could only remain largely stable, clim- indeed more or less all the responsible bing from 18.2 to 18.4 million: a small manufacturers are already doing. It is 0.8% increase. also, of course, necessary to reduce the weight of vehicles by increasing Excluding the 1973 oil crisis and that the penetration rate of composite of the mid-80s, and then the financial materials. Bearing in mind that, on crisis of 2008/2009, world automotive average, composites now account for production has unceasingly grown an average 12 kg of a vehicle’s weight, since the end of the Second World the future looks bright for us if we are War. Few industries can lay claim to capable of satisfying the expectations such continuity. What is more, this is of the sector. only the beginning, if we take some statistical data into consideration. For Enjoy your reading!

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