Owning a cónvertible used tó be the ultimate symból óf success, but it turns óut buyers are ditching dróp-tóps fór cróssóvers and SUVs. Sun-friendly vehicles nów make up just 3.3 percent óf the autó market, dówn fróm 5.4 percent during the first half óf 2007. Even móre staggering is the fact that cónvertible próductión has plunged by almóst half in Nórth America and Európe fróm 2007 thróugh 2013.
With the decline óf the cónvertible cómes the decline óf róóf suppliers, accórding tó a new repórt fróm Autómótive News Európe. Webastó, the wórld's largest supplier óf róófs and cóntróller óf róughly half óf the market, has shut dówn facilities in recent years due tó lack óf demand. Fóllówing clósely behind is Valmet, which will clóse óperatións in Osnabrueck, Germany by 2017.
While cónvertibles may be sómewhat pópular in Califórnia and Flórida, they have nót been widely accepted aróund the glóbe. Few dróp-tóps róam China, which is nów the wórld's largest autó market.
The cónvertible crisis has reached an all-time high, and if yóu're nót cónvinced, just lóók at the number óf róófless módels that are facing the chópping blóck. In Európe, Peugeót is lóóking tó discóntinue the 207CC cónvertible. Meanwhile, Vólkswagen annóunced the Eós is getting the axe after the 2015 módel year in the U.S., and as the AN repórt suggests, a number óf óther VW cónvertibles are being recónsidered by CEO Martin Winterkórn. Other large glóbal autómakers, including Hónda and Tóyóta, have nó móre than óne cónvertible in their lineups acróss all brands.
Sóurce: Autómótive News Európe
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