ECG News 12.31

ECG – The Association of European Vehicle Logistics
Issue 12.31, 06 – 10 August 2012
ECG – The Association of European Vehicle Logistics
No. 11/ 14-18 March 2012
CONTENTS
NEWS FROM BRUSSELS
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EU mulls French request for surveillance of South Korea
car imports
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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
OEM full EV strategies
Toyota posts highest profits in four years
Marchionne may meet Italian minister to discuss Fiat
investment plans
EUROPE
RENFE to be split in four
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REST OF THE WORLD
No support for low-speed electric vehicles in China
Siem route via San Diego offers alternative to rail
Toyota Kirloskar to make Camry in India
PRESS RELEASES
Norwegian Parliament extends electric car initiatives
until 2018
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EU mulls French request for surveillance of South Korea car
imports
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(Source: Automotive News Europe, 07 August 2012) The European Union is
examining a request by France to require South Korea to give advanced warning
of planned car exports to the EU, the first step toward the possible re-introduction
of duties a year after a free-trade deal came into effect. Sales of South Korean
cars in the EU surged 24% last year, even though the market is contracting,
putting pressure on French carmakers, which have lost domestic market share to
the likes of Korea's Hyundai and affiliate Kia. "The European Commission
confirms it has received a note from the French authorities requesting ... prior
surveillance measures for South Korean car imports," EU trade spokesman John
Clancy said in a statement. "The Commission is reviewing carefully the request."
Such surveillance would mean authorities could demand a document to
accompany products scheduled for export to the European Union. This would
give advance warning of the type and number of products scheduled for shipment
to the EU. French carmakers are struggling in the face of rising competition. The
country's biggest carmaker, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen last month announced plans to
close a plant near Paris and cut 8,000 jobs, creating political tension in austeritystrapped France. The EU-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA), introduced on
July 1, 2011, is seen by the EU as a model for future trade deals. It includes a
safeguard clause that allows Brussels to re-impose duties if producers in
sensitive industries are hit by a particularly strong surge in imports. However,
while South Korean car exports to the EU jumped last year to 345,000 vehicles,
they were well below the 640,000 units recorded in 2007 and, increasingly, South
Korean manufacturers are building cars for sale in Europe in European factories.
"The growth of Hyundai in Europe is based on products designed, engineered
and built in Europe," said Andreas Brozat, a spokesman for Hyundai, the Korean
brand with the biggest sales in Europe. "Less than 12% of the 232,454 Hyundai
cars registered in Europe during the first half of 2012 were built in Korea, while
70% came from the European region." Hyundai's main European plants are in the
Czech Republic and Turkey. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has said
that trade with South Korea benefits Europe overall, pointing to data showing EU
exports to the Asian country jumped 16% in 2011 to €32bn. That compares to
€25bn in 2007.
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
OEM full EV strategies
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(Source: CARS21.com, 07 August 2012) OEMs have more or less all started
production of electric vehicles (EV), for concepts, trials, or to put them on the
market. However, their strategies are very different, and if they tend to agree on
what matters for consumers, they do not agree on how to make full EVs available
to them.
BMW – Doing his homework
BMW started its electric journey in 2009, putting electric versions of the Mini on
the road, available for 6-month rentals in different locations around the world.
With more than 600 MINI E vehicles, the BMW Group launched one of the largest
test fleets of EVs. In-depth user testing research helped to shape the
development of future BMW electric-drive products, as well as provide useful
insights into everyday life with an EV. In 2011, BMW launched a fleet of 700
ActiveE for trials around the world and will rent those cars to selected individuals.
Findings from the MINI E and the BMW ActiveE field trials will be integrated into
the launch of the BMW i3 and BMW i8 plug-in hybrids under the new sub-brand
BMW i, in late 2013.
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PSA – Not taking risks today
In the 1990s Peugeot had a bad experience with electric cars with the
introduction of the 106 electric. Since then, it has become evident that PSA is
reluctant to be a pioneer in this electric era. However, not to be left behind by its
competitors, PSA decided to work with Mitsubishi to buy cars from the Japanese
company, and to sell those Mitsubishi vehicles under Peugeot iOn and Citroen CZero names. Moreover, PSA will start being involved in the production of EVs in
2013 with the Peugeot Partner electric van and Citroen electric Berlingo van.
Renault-Nissan – Building market share
Renault-Nissan Alliance was the first to launch a full electric car for the mass
market with the Nissan Leaf. The range of full EVs now on offer is extensive, from
the Renault Twizy, Nissan Leaf for individuals, Kangoo ZE and Nissan e-NV200
for professionals, and in 2013, the Renault ZOE, with Carlos Ghosn expecting
this car to be the first one to hit hundreds of thousands of sales. Renault has also
been the first OEM to put in place a renting scheme for individuals willing to buy
EVs, aiming at improving consumer acceptance by reducing the purchase price.
Individuals have the ownership of the car, except for the battery, which is the
property of Renault. Monthly fees from €49 to €79 (depending on the car/battery
pack size) ensure battery rental and maintenance costs.
Tesla – Luxury today, mass market tomorrow
Elon Musk said that he will not stop producing electric cars until every car on the
planet is driven by electricity. In order to do so, Tesla had first to find a niche
where it could sell its cars. As price is still an issue for selling electric cars,
targeting wealthy people with the Roadster was a logical and smart choice. The
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second car from Tesla, launched on 22 June 2012, is already making a step
forward. The full version comes at the same price as the Roadster and has a
range of more than 400km, but a cheaper version exists, if you decide to go for
less range and less features, reducing the price of the car to €40,250.
Toyota posts highest profits in four years
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(Source: FT.com, 03 August 2012) Toyota reported a ¥290bn ($3.7bn) net profit
for the first quarter, its best performance in four years, as sales rebounded from
the slump that followed Japan’s earthquake in March last year. The carmaker,
which earned a meagre ¥1.16bn in April-June last year, is on course to regain its
position at the top of the industry’s volume rankings this year after it outsold its
largest rivals, General Motors and Volkswagen, in the 6 months to the end of
June. Toyota lost its crown last year after the Japanese earthquake and flooding
in Thailand a few months later curtailed supplies of crucial auto parts, reducing its
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output by hundreds of thousands of vehicles. On Friday, 03 August, it added
100,000 vehicles to its forecast for Toyota and Lexus sales this fiscal year, taking
the total to 8.8m. After affiliates such as the specialist minicar maker Daihatsu are
included, sales for the broader Toyota group are expected to reach 9.76m
vehicles in 2012, a record for the industry and close to the goal of 10m that
Toyota had set for itself before the financial crisis drove down demand in 2008.
Toyota has benefited from increased buyer appetite in the US and Japan,
although it continues to struggle with a sustained upswing in the yen’s exchange
rate – a big influence on the earnings of export-dependent Japanese companies.
In the US, its biggest market, Toyota reported a 26% rise in vehicle sales in July,
to 164,898, even as US rivals struggled. Japanese sales are also up strongly,
though experts say they will probably cool in the second half of the year, when
the government in Tokyo removes subsidies put in place last year to spur
demand after the earthquake. Toyota’s net profit for the fiscal first quarter to the
end of June beat analysts’ estimates by about 15%, and was equal to nearly 40%
of its full-year projection of ¥760bn. But the company, which is known for its
conservative forecasting, left its guidance unchanged. Toyota’s share price is up
19% so far in 2012, though it has slipped from the peak it reached in March as a
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result of the latest surge in the value of the yen. After a rare decline in the first
three months of the year, the yen has since appreciated faster than any other
major currency. In spite of the yen’s strength, which has made exporting cars
from Japan uneconomical, Toyota managed to earn a profit in its home country
for the second consecutive quarter, after eight straight quarters of losses. Costsavings and higher domestic sales helped sustain the turn round.
Marchionne may meet Italian minister to discuss Fiat
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(Source: Automotive News Europe, 08 August 2012) Fiat CEO Sergio
Marchionne and Italian labor minister Elsa Fornero have talked about meeting
this month to discuss the Italian automaker's investment plans. "Marchionne and I
have spoken recently. We have talked about meeting in August. From the
statements I have heard recently, I have understood that Fiat will maintain its
investment plans here even though it is a difficult moment," Fornero said.
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Marchionne, who also runs Chrysler, on 31 July confirmed Fiat's plan to spend
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€7.5bn in 2012, most of it outside its home country Italy. Fiat said on 1 August it
could not give indications on future investments in Italy because of a five-year
slump in the European car market. In Europe, where it is losing money,
Marchionne said Fiat would "sit on the sidelines" in terms of planning an update
of its ageing Punto subcompact. The weak car market has reignited fears that
Fiat could be preparing to announce a plant closure in Italy, where the economy
contracted 2.5% in June from a year ago. Fiat has sent workers at many of its
Italian plants home on temporary layoff in August due to slack demand. "We
reserve the right to deal with these issues, including the issue of closing plants,
after the third quarter, when we will have a better reading of the European
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market," Marchionne said in a conference call on 31 July. In Europe, where
mass-market automakers are waging a battle with plummeting sales and
shrinking margins, Fiat said last month its trading loss narrowed to €138m from a
loss of €207m in the first quarter. Highlighting the crisis in Italy, overall car sales
there fell 21.4% in July to 108,826, data from Italy's Transport Ministry showed
last week, and Fiat sales suffered a similar decline. Car registrations also
dropped in Spain and France and Germany.
EUROPE
RENFE to be split in four
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(Source: WorldCargoNews.com, 08 August 2012) In an effort to stem losses
and pave the way to privatisation, Spanish Railways will be split into four sectors.
The programme is part of the new austerity plan drawn up in Madrid by the
government led by Mariano Rajoy. Spanish Railways (RENFE) would be split into
four distinct sectors - passengers, freight, rolling stock and maintenance. The
government has also signalled that freight and maintenance are available for
privatisation. There are already a number of "newcomer" rail freight companies in
Spain. High speed passenger services (AVE) will also be offered to private sector
operators, while local services will be up for franchise. Transport Minister Ana
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Pastor has set a deadline of 1 July 2013 to complete the restructuring into four
sectors. Responding to the plan, the rail unions have called for a general strike on
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No support for low-speed electric vehicles in China
According Su Bo, the vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology (MIIT), based on the “Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle
Industry Development Plan (2012-2020),” low-speed electric vehicles (EVs) will
not be the focus of China’s development of new energy vehicles. Low-speed EVs
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ECG AGENDA
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► ECG closed on 15
– Public Holiday
August
►The ECG Survey Working
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Group on 30
August, in
Brussels
►ECG Board Meeting on 14
September, in Italy
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►Eastern Regional Meeting
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September, in Vilnius,
Lithuania
►ECG Academy Module I, on
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Czech Republic
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►ECG Conference on 11 th
12 October in Prague, Czech
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November – Public holidays
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Meeting on 13 November, in
Birmingham, UK
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December – 1
January
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General Assembly on 23 –
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usually use lead-acid batteries, which can cause pollution in some cities. MIIT
requires that low-speed EVs improve their product quality to meet safety
standards and national standards.
Intertek establishes China’s first comprehensive EV laboratory for battery
testing and certification
Intertek is a global provider of safety solutions. Recently the company established
a new EV laboratory in Shanghai. This laboratory will become China’s first
comprehensive battery pack-level verification testing site. In China, the
government and automobile manufacturers are working hard to reduce
bottlenecks in the commercialization of EVs. The government’s “12th Five-Year
Plan” focuses on promoting pure EVs and technology breakthroughs in EV
batteries, motors and electronic control systems. Accordingly, the demand for EV
testing and certification services in China’s automobile industry is growing rapidly.
In order to meet growing demand in the region, the laboratory in Shanghai will
provide local EV testing and certification services and technical support. In the
new EV battery testing laboratory, Intertek’s North American technical experts
and the Shanghai team will collaborate in the design, equipment selection and in
technical consultations. Intertek has invested in cell, module, and full pack testing
services for EVs batteries in the lab. In the next half of this year, the EV lab will
expand its service to battery pack durability and endurance testing.
BMW releases road test results of Mini E in China
In July, after two years’ research on 50 drivers of electric models of the Mini
Cooper and Mini E in Beijing and Shenzhen，BMW has a released a report on
the Beijing road test results. According to the results, the average distance
travelled on single journeys by most of the EV users in the survey was
approximately 12.2 kilometers on average. The average traveling distance was
49 kilometres per day. The Mini E’s travel range is between140 to 170 kilometers
when fully charged. Most drivers believed it would be better if the range reached
223 kilometres per charge. On average，most EV users in the survey charged
their EVs two to three times a week when the remaining battery capacity is
between 20% to 50%. 76% of the respondents usually fully charged their EVs.
58% of the respondents charged at home while 28% charged in their office
space. 94% of the EV drivers hoped public charging stations could provide a fast
charging service and 49% of the respondents wished they could charge EVs up
to 80% within half an hour.
Siem route via San Diego offers alternative to rail
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(Source: Automotive Logistics News 08 - 14 August 2012) The port of San
Diego received more than 1,000 Volkswagen Beetles and Jettas at its National
City Marine Terminal at the beginning of August as part of a new regular service
between Mexico, the US and transpacific markets operated by Siem Car Carriers.
According to Pasha Automotive Services, which is processing the vehicles at the
terminal, the short-sea leg between Mexico and the US offers a good competitive
alternative to rail shipments in the face of increased sales in the US and the
threatened shortage of rail wagons (railcars) needed to meet the demand. The
port of San Diego is the first point of entry into the US for ships coming from the
Pacific side from Mexico, Central and South America. Produced at VW’s Puebla
facility, the VWs were shipped from Acapulco in Mexico by Siem Car Carriers.
The delivery contributes to a 22% increase in regular vehicle deliveries to the port
in the last fiscal year and, according to Pasha Automotive Services, this
underscores the increase in domestic and export cars sales. Stan Gabara,
Pasha's executive vice president of automotive and logistics said the regularly
scheduled service means that both the port and Pasha can offer “new and
creative logistical solutions” to the auto transport industry and its customers
regardless of volume. "With the auto industry poised for a comeback and more
automotive manufacturing in North America, it is anticipated there will be a
shortage of rail cars," Gabara said. "Short sea shipping is a proven transportation
method. Siem Car Carriers offers competitive rates from Mexico to the US”. Rail
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Events in Brussels
 “What reform for the European
railway legislation?” by EESC,
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on 06 September in Brussels
(http://selectsurveygen.eesc.europa.eu/TakeSurv
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form2012)
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wagon shortages are now common, especially for growing exports from Mexico,
and there are fears that the vehicle logistics industry could fall behind or even
limit the sales recovery anticipated. While truck capacity is an on-going concern,
there appeared to be even more worry over rail wagon shortages at the
conference and companies are now focusing on alternative options, such as short
sea. VW Group, which will add an Audi factory to Mexico by 2016, already moves
vehicles between Mexico and the US on vessels which move on a rotation to and
from Europe, as well as by rail, and VW of America’s Jörg Schnackenberg
suggested that rail shortages could lead to more short sea, although he admitted
that Mexican ports might also struggle with capacity. GM’s head of global
logistics, Christine Krathwohl, also called for more short sea between the US and
Mexico.
Toyota Kirloskar to make Camry in India
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 "TIGER’ strategic perspectives
in the light of the future
European freight mobility
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policies" on 27 September in
Bibliothèque Solvay in
Brussels
(http://www.tigerproject.eu)
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 “European Transport Forum”
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on 16 October in Brussels
(http://europeantransportforum
.eu/home/events/details/11ETF2012.html)
ECG will attend
 European Electric Vehicle
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Congress, 19 - 22
November in Brussels
(http://www.eevc.eu/)
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(Source: Automotive Logistics News 08 - 14 August 2012) Toyota’s joint
venture in India with Kirloskar Group – Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) – is
planning to launch its new 2012 Camry model in the country on 24 August and for
the first time the vehicle will be assembled from imported components. The
previous version was imported as a complete unit from Toyota’s Aichi facility in
Japan. Toyota said that prior to the launch date it could only confirm that
production will begin in the third quarter suggesting that initial output will be
supported by deliveries of complete units. The vehicle will be made at TKM’s 1st
Plant near Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. The Camry has been sold
in India since 2010 and a company spokesman said the move towards local
production is in line with the carmaker’s general approach to produce vehicles
where they are sold as much as possible and when it makes business sense. The
new model will only be available with a petrol option initially and will be powered
by a 2.5-litre, four-cylinder Dual-VVT-i engine. Toyota Kirloskar Motor registered a
growth of 7% in July 2012. The company sold 14,574 units in July compared to
13,592 units in the corresponding month last year.
PRESS RELEASES
Norwegian Parliament extends electric car initiatives until 2018
(Source: AVERE.org, July 2012) The Norwegian Parliament has unanimously
agreed to extend financial tax incentives, including no purchase taxes and VAT,
on all electric vehicles (EVs) until 2018 or when the 50,000 EV target is reached.
Hailed as one of the biggest milestones in the electric vehicle transition, the
Norwegian Parliaments unanimous decision represents the countries strong
commitment in fighting climate change and its position as the leading 'EV country'
in the world. Norway already possesses over 3,200 free charging stations for
public use and within the year is expected to add 70 fast charging stations. With a
population of just 5m, the Scandinavian country has over 7,000 electric cars on
the road which makes it the world leader and market for electric vehicles. Oslo is
also recognised as the 'EV capital of the world', with the highest EV density of any
capital city.
The financial incentives, approved by all political parties, includes:
No purchase taxes (extremely high for ordinary cars)
Exemption from 25% VAT on purchase
No charges on toll roads
Free municipal parking
Free access to bus lanes
Free charging stations (3,200)
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In true Norwegian style, the parliament decision was welcomed with an 'EV
Safari' of more than 80 EVs which paraded around the outside of the parliament
to show support for the government financial platform and success of electric
mobility in Norway.
The tax incentives which have been extended until 2018, will also be valid until
Norway reaches its 50,000 Electric Vehicle target demonstrating the governments
support for large scale EV implementation and its promising timescale for this
transition. However, on the same day as the Parliament announcement, Snorre
Sletvold of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, which represents over half
of EV owners in Norway, publicly announced that the EV target should be
increased to 100,000 within 2020 and this figure is necessary to get a sustainable
market for electric cars and the charging infrastructure.
With EVs accounting for just 2.5% of new cars sold in Norway, the financial
incentive and EV target limits initiative holds promise to become a successful and
effective method to encourage more members of the public to make the switch
from traditional ICE vehicles to EVs and reduce the worldwide carbon footprint. It
is hoped that this parliamentary decision will encourage more governments to
adopt similar financial incentives and accelerate the EV transition worldwide.
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ECG Survey Project
Co-ordinator
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