The bottlenecks caused by the shortage of semiconductors have been one of the constants in the automotive industry throughout 2022. Now, at the end of the year, light is beginning to appear at the end of the tunnel, in an exercise that may end with 2.2 million units produced.
The penultimate month of the year
closed with an increase of 16.9% with a total of 226,164 cars assembled in Spanish factories. This brings the cumulative total to 2,032,806 units, 4.2% more than a year ago. 2022 was in the red during the first half of the year and the rebounds since July have been modest but gradually stronger. In September, the trend reversed and November is the first month of the year to record double-digit percentages.
2021 ended with 2.1 million vehicles, a 7.5% drop from the previous year. This showed the extent of the reliance on global distribution chains, as 2020 meant factories closed for half a full two months and a half due to sanitary measures.
Although 2022 will close with 2.2 million cars produced – this would represent an increase of 4.7% -,
the numbers are far from the pre-pandemic situation. Specifically, about 600,000 units and 23% less, according to data from Anfac.
84.5% of vehicles produced in November were destined for other markets: 191,221 units. This represented a 13.4% increase from 2021, and 1.7% more so far this year. Of all these, 7 in 10 went to the European markets, representing an increase of 1.9 percentage points and a year-over-year increase of 16.4%. The main markets were
Germany, France, Italy, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
The protagonists in the Spanish factories were the alternative propulsion models. Between electric, hybrid and gas, they accounted for 41,594 units, up 75.1%. So far this year, the year-over-year increase is 26.3% and there are a total of 285,282 units. The electrified alone accounted for 13.3% of the month’s total production, with 29,977 vehicles. Until November, the total number of electric and plug-in hybrids was 241,460, representing 11.9% of total Spanish production and an annual growth of 33%.
Anfac’s aim is for Spain to regain the 2.8 million units produced, something they believe would be more in line with our position as the second largest manufacturer in Europe.
Source: La Verdad
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