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With production continuing to rise to satisfy demand for the 500, Fiat Auto Poland, the country's biggest car manufacturer, has built 192,067 cars during the first five months of the year, to put production up by more than a third year-on-year.

In May, Poland's car and van output reached a combined 89,202 units, rising 38.2% from the previous year. On a cumulative basis, the tally was 459,393 units, a 33.1% improvement year-over-year. When broken down by vehicle type, passenger cars accounted for 86.8% of the supply, with vans representing the remaining 13.2% share.

Poland's car output reached 77,918 units last month, down 12.2% from the month, but rising 39% year-over-year. On a year-to-date basis, the supply totalled 398,804, for a 33.2% increase year-over-year.

As the largest domestic carmaker, Fiat Auto Poland has built 192,067 cars during the five month period (+36.6%), moving to account for a 48.2% share of the overall influx. The Tychy-based plant led the way ahead of Opel Polska with a 24% share, whose January-May output reached 94,764 units (+26.5%).

Posting record output gains in the industry, FSO produced 74,810 cars (+38.8%), with the Warsaw-based factory now claiming an 18.8% market share. Ranked fourth in the table, Volkswagen Poznan built 37,163 cars during the period (+23.8%), with the company's market share now topping 9%.

In the van segment, May's output reached 11,284 units, a figure representing a 16.7% drop from the month before, but rising 32.8% year-over-year. In May alone, Volkswagen Poznan made 8,121 units (+13.7%), leading the pace ahead of Fiat Auto Poland's Tychy site with 3,163 (+135.2%). On a cumulative basis, Volkswagen Poznan manufactured 46,304 vehicles (+20.8%), with Fiat Auto Poland supplying another 14,285 units (+97.2%). As a result, Volkswagen's segment share fell to 76.4% from 84% in the year-ago period, while the Italian brand rose to 23.6% from 15.9%.

Report: Samar.pl