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Monday, August 24, 2015
PSA to increase European output to meet increasing demand in its range of cars.
PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced that it will be increasing output in its European plants in order to capitalise on growth in Europe's markets and meet demand from its customers.
More than 60,000 additional vehicles will be produced in Europe by the end of August 2015, meaning that volumes will be 10% higher than initially planned for the period.
Volumes will increase for all three of the Group's brands – Peugeot, Citroën and DS. For example, the number of Citroën C4 Cactus cars manufactured in Madrid – a model which exceeds its targets with orders totaling nearly 30,000 since January – will be increased by 9,000 units over the period.
The Peugeot line-up will also be ramped up, with additional volumes planned in particular for the 208, 2008 and 308, including the 308 SW version.
The number of DS 3 units manufactured in Poissy, France will also increase, as will volumes across the Group's range of utility vehicles, in a segment that PSA Peugeot Citroën continues to lead.
As part of the plan to increase production, operations will be stepped up at the Group's engine and gearbox plants in France, as well as at its foundries and in its sales networks. Suppliers and the entire automotive industry will also be called on to participate in the uptrend.
For the PSA Peugeot Citroën European plants concerned, the increase in production will lead to work schedule adjustments and, in certain cases, to the short-term deployment of additional teams and the hiring of temporary workers.
PSA Peugeot Citroën's manufacturing base is able to respond to rapid changes in demand thanks to the flexibility provided for in agreements signed with employee representatives in France (New Social Contract of 2013) and in other European countries. These agreements make it possible to reconcile plant competitiveness imperatives and preserve employees' main interests.
Denis Martin, Executive Vice President, Operational Director Europe, said: "Growth in the European market is very good news for the entire automotive industry, from plants to dealership networks to suppliers. It's having a real turbo effect on PSA's performance.
The positive development we're seeing in the market today means we can step up execution of the Back in the Race plan, which was based on the assumption that the market would remain flat.
With the support of our suppliers, and thanks to the flexibility provided for in the agreements signed with employee representatives, we are mobilising all our resources to meet demand from our customers."
Peugeot family to hold meeting to discuss the future of their shareholding now it has been reduced.
The Peugeot family plans to hold a meeting in June to work out its differences over the future of its 14.1 percent stake in PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, Les Echos newspaper reported this week. The meeting would mark a year since the family relinquished control of the carmaker, opening up a rift between two senior family members, the newspaper said.
The French government and Dongfeng, PSA’s Chinese partner, now both hold matching 14.1 percent stakes after a deal that injected fresh capital into the business and which was opposed by senior family member Thierry Peugeot. He left the PSA board in July last year.
The report said Thierry Peugeot was also expected to step down from the board of the family holding company FFP at its shareholder meeting in May, but wants to keep a grip on the business, and has built another 0.3 percent stake in the company through a separate holding company, Sapar.
According to the report, some members of the Peugeot family fear that Robert Peugeot, the FFP's representative on the PSA board, wants to reduce the size of the family's holding. They want to see a resolution at the June meeting that would exclude such an option, even though Robert Peugeot said in March that no such move was planned.
The June meeting may also look at a contingency plan in case the government decides to reduce its stake, the newspaper reported.
PSA Group sees rasied revenues in the first quarter of 2015, even though
- Group revenues up 4.6% to €13.7 billion.
- Automotive Division revenues slightly up, to €9.0 billion.
- New car revenues including China up 5.5% [1].
- The Group is ahead of schedule with its "Back in the Race" recovery plan and is benefiting from a favourable economic environment.
In the first quarter of 2015, consolidated Revenues totalled €13,674 million, a 4.6% rise over the prior-year period. Automotive Division revenues, excluding the contribution of the Chinese joint ventures, amounted to €8,950 million for the period, representing a slight increase on first-quarter 2014.
Revenues from new vehicles are up 1.1%, thanks to positive impact of product mix and price and currency effects (primarily relating to the British pound), offsetting a decline in volumes.
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Pro forma Automotive Division revenues1 including our share of the Chinese joint ventures rose 3.3% to €10,217 million, reflecting the strong increase in revenues from China.
In the first quarter of 2015, unit sales of assembled vehicles were sharply higher in Asia, Middle East-Africa and India-Pacific, and slightly lower in Europe. Sales were also down in Latin America and Eurasia, where rightsizing measures on fixed costs are in progress.
In Europe, vehicle sales inched back 1%, whereas new car registrations grew by 4% over the period. In light of the increase in demand, PSA Peugeot Citroën announced that it would be increasing output over the next four months while at the same time pursuing its strategy to improve the pricing power of its three brands, Peugeot Citroën and DS.
In Asia, the Group achieved unit sales up by 9%, led by growth in the Chinese market.
In Latin America and Eurasia, sales are down 35% and 86% respectively, on markets also declining significantly by 12% and 36%. Sales are managed to reach breakeven within 2017 [2], with actions to significantly lower the breakeven point, thus preserving the rebound capacity of the Group.
In the Middle East-Africa and India-Pacific regions, the Group's sales are up 19% and 32% respectively, with a particularly good performance in Turkey, up 47%.
At 31 March 2015, total vehicle inventory, including independent dealers, stood at 370,000 units, down 54,000 from a year earlier.
Faurecia's revenues amounted to €5,140 million, up 13.8% on the prior-year period.
Banque PSA Finance's revenues, accounted for on a 100% basis, rose 1.4% over the period, to €424 million[3].
Commenting on the publication of the first-quarter revenues figures, Jean-Baptiste de Chatillon, said: "We are speeding up the implementation of our "Back in the Race" recovery plan. We remain focused on carrying our targeted measures through to completion, irrespectively of the tailwinds we've enjoyed so far this year."
Outlook
In 2015, PSA Peugeot Citroën expects to see automotive demand increase by 4% in Europe and by about 7% in China, but decline by some 10% in Latin America and around 30% in Russia.
The Group aims to generate operating free cash flow of around €2 billion over the period 2015-2017. It is also targeting an operating margin[4] of 2% in 2018 for the Automotive Division, with the objective of reaching 5% over the period of the next medium-term plan, covering 2019-2023.
Financial calendar
- 29 July 2015: First-Half 2015 Results
Appendix
Worldwide Automobile Sales – First Quarter (cars and light commercial vehicles)
Estimated figures
Assembled vehicles, exc. CKD units
Europe = EU + EFTA + Albania + Bosnia + Croatia + Kosovo + Macedonia + Montenegro + Serbia
FIRST-QUARTER 2015 HIGHLIGHTS
- 29 January 2015: the first worldwide employee share issue is a resounding success.
- 2 February 2015: the first local partnerships between BPF and Santander begin operations in France and the United Kingdom.
- 6 February 2015: Banque PSA Finance adapts and improves the terms of its financial security.
- 23 February 2015:production of a new vehicle is attributed to the Poissy plant, supported by a €150 million capital expenditure programme.
- 17 March 2015: Capital Day.
- 30 March 2015: the 2014 Registration Document is published.
[1] Pro forma revenues including the contribution (50%) of Chinese joint ventures DPCA and CAPSA.
[2] Recurring operating income.
[3] On an IFRS basis, Banque PSA Finance's revenues totalled €154 million in first-quarter 2015, reflecting the application of IFRS 5 and the deconsolidation of the UK and France joint ventures.
[4] Recurring operating income as a percentage of revenues for the Automotive Division.
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