Automotive production inches up

Polish factories produced 39,957 vehicles in December 2014 (growth of 20.98 percent y/y) and the total output of passenger cars and delivery trucks in Poland amounted to 578,311 vehicles (growth by 0.58 percent y/y) in 2014, according to The Automotive Market Research Institute Samar. Passenger cars output totaled to 34,251 vehicles (growth by 23.65 percent y/y) in December 2014. Fiat was the leader among producers (21,153 vehicles), Opel was ranked second (7,476) and Volkswagen third (5,622). Volkswagen noted the biggest growth with a 45.65 percent y/y increase, Samar informed. Regarding total output of delivery trucks, 5.706 vehicles (growth of 7.07% y/y) were produced. The only producer of trucks in Poland is Volkswagen Poznań.