Gasoline Engine Vehicles Account for 70% of Western European Passenger Vehicle Sales in Displacement Range of Under 1.8 Liters
Although the ratio of diesel engine vehicles is increasing in displacement range of 1.2-1.6 liters

  Total sales of new vehicles increased in 18 western European countries by 0.8% between January and October 2005. This resulted from the continued robust sales of trucks/buses, and the passenger car sales which have been steady since summer, after a decrease at the beginning of the year. The ratio of diesel engine (DE) vehicles relative to the total passenger car sales continued to increase between January and June 2005 to 49.2%, although the increase rate was not as high as before.

  The following describes the outline of sales of gasoline engine (GE) passenger cars in Western Europe, including those vehicles' displacement composition, and maximum power output/CO2 emission level by displacement. In this market, GE vehicles still account for as high as 50% of the total sales, though the ratio of DE vehicles is increasing.

■New vehicle sales in 18 Western European countries

(1,000 units)

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	Jan.-Oct. 2004	Jan.-Oct. 2005
PC LCV+LBC CV+Bus	13,416 1,496 282	14,369 1,672 329	15,066 1,805 395	14,747 1,908 405	14,818 1,860 392	14,399 1,802 354	14,213 1,757 350	14,524 1,922 372	12,336 1,594 313	12,374 1,653 329
Total	15,194	16,370	17,266	17,059	17,070	16,554	16,320	16,818	14,243	14,356

■Ratio of DE vehicles, and average engine displacement and maximum power output
in passenger car sales in 18 Western European countries

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Ratio of DE	22.3%	24.8%	28.4%	32.1%	36.0%	40.3%	43.7%	48.3%	49.2%
Displacement	1,662	1,672	1,691	1,703	1,728	1,740	1,743	1,746	1,735
Maximum output	68	70	71	72	76	77	79	81	82

Source: ACEAAssociation des Constructeurs Europeens Automobiles g.i.e.)
Note: 1.	PC, LCV, LBC, CV represent passenger car, light commercial vehicle, microbus (3.5 tons or less), commercial vehicle (trucks over 3.5 tons), respectively. Trucks and buses over 16 tons are not included. The figures between January-October 2005 are preliminary figures.
2.	Eighteen countries consist of 15 EU member countries excluding eight new member countries and three EFTA countries.
3.	The figures in 2005 for ratio of DE vehicles, displacement (cc) and maximum power output (kw) indicate actual results between January-June 2005.

■More GE vehicles were sold in displacement range of under 1.8L in contrast to more DE vehicles sold in displacement range of over 1.9L

  An almost equal number of GE vehicles and DE vehicles were sold in 18 Western European countries. However, a significant tendency in sales ratio between GE and DE vehicles can be seen on the border between 1.8L and 1.9L displacement.

  Sales in UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain account for 80% of the total passenger car sales in the 18 countries. In these five major countries, more GE vehicles were sold in the displacement range of under 1.8L, while more DE vehicles were sold in the displacement range of over 1.9L.

  The 2004 passenger car sales in the displacement range of under 1.8L are comprised of 4.718 million GE vehicles and 1.913 million DE vehicles. The GE vehicles represent 70% of these total sales. 84% of GE passenger cars sold are categorized into the displacement range of under 1.8L (Sources: JATO Dynamics Ltd.).

■2004 Sales of GE/DE passenger cars by displacement in five major Western European countries

(1,000 units)

Source: JATO Dynamics Ltd.Note: Five major countries are the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

■DE vehicle sales increased by one million over two years while GE vehicle sales decreased by one million

  In 2004, sales of DE passenger cars in the five major countries in Western Europe increased by approximately one million, compared to 2002, to 6.083 million. In contrast, sales of GE passenger cars decreased by almost one million, compared to 2002, to 5.641 million.

  The weighted average of engine displacement is 1.58L for GE vehicles and 1.92L for DE vehicles. The weighted average of maximum power output is 77.4 kW for GE vehicles and 83.8 kW for DE vehicles. Both the average displacement and maximum power output for DE vehicles surpass those of GE vehicles. DE vehicles are also superior to GE vehicles in terms of the weighted average of CO2 emission (an index for fuel efficiency in Europe), showing 154.8 g/km in contrast to 166.0 g/km for GE vehicles.

  Incidentally, ACEA voluntary target value for CO2 emission reduction is 165-170g/km for 2003 and 140g/km for 2008.

  GE vehicles, classified in the displacement range of under 1.8L, occupy the majority share of the sales. However, sales of these vehicles are decreasing. In contrast, the 2004 sales of DE vehicles showed a sharp increase in the 1.4-1.6L displacement range where GE vehicles have the biggest sales. The under 1.3L displacement range also had rapid growth, while the over 3.0L displacement range had moderate growth.

■Sales of GE passenger cars by displacement range in five major countries in Western Europe

(1,000 units)

Source: JATO Dynamics Ltd.Note: Five major countries are the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

■Sales of DE passenger cars by displacement range in five major countries in Western Europe

(1,000 units)

Source: JATO Dynamics Ltd.

■Sales of GE passenger cars in five major countries in Western Europe by engine displacement

	New passenger car sales (unit)				Component ratio
	2002	2003	2004	Jan.-Sep. 2005	2002	2003	2004	Jan.-Sep. 2005
~1.3L	2,442,167	2,269,162	1,994,890	1,490,919	36.9%	36.9%	35.4%	34.7%
1.4~1.6L	2,335,530	2,264,830	2,141,637	1,714,480	35.3%	36.8%	38.0%	39.9%
1.7~1.9L	697,205	632,054	585,834	383,831	10.5%	10.3%	10.4%	8.9%
2.0~2.4L	774,357	633,891	573,210	466,291	11.7%	10.3%	10.2%	10.9%
2.5~2.9L	140,871	117,828	107,752	66,287	2.1%	1.9%	1.9%	1.5%
3.0L~	229,916	238,791	236,923	172,600	3.5%	3.9%	4.2%	4.0%
n.a.	56	25	398	127	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total	6,620,102	6,156,581	5,640,644	4,294,535	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Source: JATO Dynamics Ltd.
Note: 1.	Five major countries are the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.
2.	All rights reserved of this table. For reprint permission, contact JATO Dynamics.

■Sales of DE passenger cars in five major countries in Western Europe by engine displacement

	New passenger car sales (unit)				Component ratio
	2002	2003	2004	Jan.-Jun. 2005	2002	2003	2004	Jan.-Jun. 2005
~1.3L	29,414	79,114	270,254	166,153	0.6%	1.5%	4.4%	5.1%
1.4~1.6L	569,121	839,611	1,241,895	835,998	11.2%	15.6%	20.4%	25.5%
1.7~1.9L	2,144,437	2,017,198	1,913,558	855,490	42.3%	37.4%	31.5%	26.1%
2.0~2.4L	1,767,936	1,836,657	1,981,630	1,082,239	34.9%	34.0%	32.6%	33.0%
2.5~2.9L	467,980	440,720	392,526	196,447	9.2%	8.2%	6.5%	6.0%
3.0L~	85,396	181,500	283,157	147,391	1.7%	3.4%	4.7%	4.5%
n.a.	17	8	55	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total	5,064,301	5,394,808	6,083,075	3,283,718	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Source: JATO Dynamics Ltd.
Note: 1.	Five major countries are the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.
2.	All rights reserved of this table. For reprint permission, contact JATO Dynamics.

■GE vehicles surpass DE vehicles in terms of maximum power output under the same displacement

  Given that GE vehicles and DE vehicles used the same displacement engine, the maximum power output for GE vehicles would be higher than that for DE vehicles. But, the 1.2L DE vehicles, which achieved a sharp increase in 2004 sales, offer as high a maximum power output as GE vehicles.

  DE vehicles offer lower CO2 emission (an index for fuel efficiency in Europe) than the GE vehicles in almost all displacement ranges. A significant difference in CO2 emission between DE and GE vehicles can be seen in the displacement range of under 2.0L where GE vehicles have the majority sales.

■Maximum power output/CO2 emission of GE/DE passenger cars with same engine displacement in the five major countries in Western Europe

Engine Displacement (L)	GE passenger cars			DE passenger cars
	New passenger car sales (unit)	Maximum output (kW)	CO2 emission (g/km)	New passenger car sales (unit)	Maximum output (kW)	CO2 emission (g/km)
1.1	597,977	46	140	0
1.2	777,665	50	141	248,998	51	123
1.3	311,379	59	149	6,637	51	124
1.4	878,359	61	157	572,202	52	116
1.5	57,073	73	160	476,123	60	123
1.6	1,206,205	78	171	193,570	80	132
1.7	40,590	86	184	237,859	68	137
1.8	540,623	99	189	163,225	76	141
1.9	4,621	96	200	1,512,474	84	150
2.0	432,310	110	204	1,487,717	87	158
2.1	3,285	115	228	176,410	102	174
2.2	70,206	119	214	248,217	98	183
2.3	13,196	131	228	516	81	308
2.4	54,213	120	229	68,770	119	198
2.5	58,785	140	241	220,775	112	228
2.6	27,518	145	271	1	78
2.7	9,076	146	252	113,985	123	222
2.8	2,506	146	266	16,058	109	243
2.9	9,867	177	279	41,707	112	239
3.0	59,759	167	262	207,761	150	224
3.1	4,452	188	257	1
3.2	54,797	179	272	58,288	138	214

Note:

The table covers new passenger cars sold in 2004 in the five major Western European countries. Source: JATO Dynamics Ltd. All rights reserved of this table. For reprint permission, contact JATO Dynamics.

(Detailed data) Engine composition of new GE passenger cars sold in five major countries in Western Europe

Compiled from JATO Dynamics Ltd. Material (All rights reserved of this table. For reprint permission, contact JATO Dynamics.) The five major countries are the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Maximum power output and CO2 emission are the weighted average excluding cars whose values are unknown. Blank represents no sales or the maximum power output/CO2 emission is unknown. The terms, Premium and Regular, at the two lowest rows indicate type of gasoline.

Engine Disp.(L)	New passenger car sales (unit)				Maximum output (kW)				CO2 emission (g/km)
	2002	2003	2004	Jan.-Sep. 2005	2002	2003	2004	Jan.- Sep. 2005	2002	2003	2004	Jan.- Sep. 2005
~0.7	70,647	76,007	70,727	45,455	41	46	47	47	116	115	115	116
0.8	44,659	26,444	22,314	17,367	37	37	38	38	161	161	159	141
0.9	53	20	24	18	31		48	29	137		145	145
1.0	384,314	274,640	214,804	161,547	44	45	45	47	140	136	134	130
1.1	726,660	680,996	597,977	452,794	46	46	46	47	145	143	140	139
1.2	829,543	890,460	777,665	561,114	49	50	50	50	144	142	141	141
1.3	386,291	320,595	311,379	252,624	52	57	59	59	157	151	149	146
1.4	893,222	902,961	878,359	649,555	58	59	61	61	158	158	157	157
1.5	58,405	47,673	57,073	67,754	67	71	73	72	166	165	160	155
1.6	1,383,903	1,314,196	1,206,205	997,171	76	77	78	79	172	172	171	171
1.7	71,868	42,297	40,590	49,208	89	87	86	86	187	188	184	172
1.8	598,789	580,111	540,623	333,684	96	99	99	100	192	191	189	191
1.9	26,548	9,646	4,621	939	97	97	96	93	197	194	200	200
2.0	562,392	468,236	432,310	383,903	106	108	110	112	208	205	204	198
2.1	15,263	12,220	3,285	1,139	115	114	115	117	221	221	228	229
2.2	106,125	89,519	70,206	36,134	115	116	119	118	218	216	214	209
2.3	36,614	20,651	13,196	7,896	136	135	131	124	230	230	228	232
2.4	53,963	43,265	54,213	37,219	119	121	120	120	232	232	229	230
2.5	70,121	65,085	58,785	41,320	136	140	140	145	236	234	241	229
2.6	35,789	26,381	27,518	10,643	128	133	145	145	256	260	271	263
2.7	14,118	11,987	9,076	7,892	149	148	146	154	263	257	252	240
2.8	8,578	4,879	2,506	1,250	147	147	146	155	263	263	266	262
2.9	12,265	9,496	9,867	5,182	154	165	177	170	250	262	279	263
3.0	69,725	71,061	59,759	37,973	165	166	167	173	256	251	262	246
3.1	10	6	4,452	5,372	110	104	188	188			257	257
3.2	54,126	56,451	54,797	25,305	182	180	179	187	274	268	272	275
3.3	3,526	2,796	1,673	1,289	136	136	146	150	296	304	315	291
3.4	566	291	128	252	148	139	138	204	289	284	298	257
3.5	3,777	6,907	19,087	31,830	171	180	194	193	294	284	267	258
3.6	19,339	14,929	13,408	6,040	239	245	247	242	277	290	300	284
3.7	4,844	15,180	11,105	5,061	170	182	179	178	312	290	288	283
3.8	96	39	2,252	6,780	141	142	260	261	285	300	277	278
3.9	63	67	65	8	141	141	144	140	290	290	290
4.0	7,145	2,835	1,996	1,813	194	153	157	191	320	346	347	303
4.1				1
4.2	10,711	20,039	15,288	10,907	256	259	259	262	325	313	322	332
4.3	4,102	2,442	1,949	2,665	201	205	210	276	292	289	279	322
4.4	13,672	8,925	16,682	6,813	225	225	238	237	316	326	310	308
4.5	611	9,703	8,868	5,636	275	272	273	270	367	366	367	369
4.6	2,563	1,561	728	799	227	249	212	220	363	352	321	323
4.7	2,767	1,867	854	596	178	180	183	176	388	381	380	368
4.8	80	70	985	1,897	279	275	265	268	308	306	324	289
4.9	1,045	335	30	6	294	293	293	267	340	342	340
5.0	20,683	12,273	10,389	8,464	224	225	233	272	305	293	294	306
5.2	2	4	11	38	165	149	284	309
5.3	482	382	230	172	201	206	211	218	358	345	345	344
5.4	4,771	5,031	3,612	3,206	325	341	331	320	336	320	317	312
5.5	512	1,433	845	952	363	368	366	312	369	361	377	304
5.6			9	3			229	230
5.7	919	892	1,501	1,954	286	312	309	295	338	381	415	377
5.8	526	4	21	1	270	270	266		322	320
5.9	693	677	924	1,985	318	322	328	334	437	434	427	407
6.0	2,007	2,087	4,733	4,250	310	321	373	366	374	357	404	375
6.1			1
6.2	104	114	85	87	426	424	426	426			500	500
6.3		16	14	10
6.4				1
6.5~	449	374	442	434	317	327	331	341	472	469	449	460
n.a.	56	25	398	127	98		309
Total	6,620,102	6,156,581	5,640,644	4,294,535	75	76	77	78	172	170	166	168
premium	2,018,573	1,982,091	2,024,257	1,531,136	84	87	90	91	181	181	221	179
regular	4,601,529	4,174,490	3,616,387	2,763,399	71	70	70	71	168	166	163	162

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