IFR报告：法国汽车行业机器人超越英国

The number of robots installed by the French car industry rose 22 percent to 1,400 units – compared with 700 units in the UK(+ 7 percent). The automotive sector is one of the main driving forces modernizing the French economy: with a robot density of 940 units per 10,000 workers, France currently ranks 2nd within the European Union - the UK ranks 10th with 606 units. These are the latest results of the World Robotics Report 2016 published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

法国汽车行业采用的机器人数量增长了22％，达1400台，而英国的机器数量则为700台（增长7％）。汽车行业是法国经济现代化的主要推动力之一：机器人密度为每万名员工940台，法国目前在欧盟排名第2，英国排名第10位，机器人密度为606台。这是国际机器人联合会（IFR）发布的“2016年世界机器人报告”的最新数据。

French investments in machinery accelerate
法国对机械的投资加速

In France, investment in machinery and equipment are accelerating at a faster pace than the overall economy. The frontrunners here are the dynamic showcase industries, such as automotive: annual robot sales to the automotive industry as a whole increased by an average of 7 percent per year between 2010 and 2015. During the same period, the motor vehicle sector ordered on average 6 percent more robots per year and the demand from automotive parts suppliers increased by 9 percent. Since 2010, governmental initiatives to strengthen production in France have resulted in significant investments by the automotive industry. The two French automotive suppliers, PSA and Renault, will further invest in new car models, energy efficient cars, common platforms and also modernize their factories. Both companies have already successfully restructured to insure their position for increased productivity to meet the demand. Automotive parts suppliers will benefit from investments by the automotive industry in France as well as from the improving car market in Europe.

在法国，机械设备投资增长速度高于整体经济增长，其中的引领者是诸如汽车等活力行业：2010年至2015年，整个汽车行业年度机器人销售额平均每年增长7％。同期，机动车部门每年订购机器人的平均增加6％，而汽车零部件供应商的需求增长了9％。自2010年以来，政府加强法国生产的举措引发了汽车行业的大量投资。两家法国汽车供应商标致雪铁龙集团和雷诺将进一步投资新车型、节能汽车、通用平台，并升级改造其工厂。两家公司均已经成功重组，确保其提高生产力以满足需求。汽车零部件供应商将受益于法国汽车行业的投资以及欧洲汽车市场的改善。

Automotive companies face up to Brexit
汽车公司面临英国退欧影响

It is not unfair to assume that the decision to leave the EU will influence investment decisions by foreign car companies on production sites in the UK. For example, Japanese auto makers such as Toyota, Nissan and Honda export more than three quarters of their vehicles built in Britain, and most of these exports go to other European countries. Were they to have to pay duty on the shipments of goods, they might decide to move out of the UK. We assume, however, that the UK government will develop regulations and supporting measures to avoid this. In any case, there are currently frequent announcements on investment plans concerning capacity expansions and modernization by foreign and local automotive companies. Investments in the general industry sector should also gain momentum. The development of robot installations in the next few years depends on the question “if and when” these planned projects will actually be implemented in the country. This said, it can be assumed that investments planned by domestic manufacturers will most likely go ahead and that and that modernization, as well as a strengthening of their overall competitiveness, will continue unabated.

退出欧盟的决定将影响外国汽车公司在英国投资生产基地决定的假设，有失公平。例如，如丰田、日产和本田等日本汽车制造商在英国生产的汽车有四分之三以上是出口的，其中大部分出口到其他欧洲国家。如果他们必须为货物运输缴税，他们可能会决定搬离英国。但是，我们认为，英国政府将制定法规和配套措施来避免这种情况。无论如何，目前外资和本地汽车企业的扩容和现代化投资计划目前正频频公布。对一般行业的投资也应该有所增长。未来几年机器人采用的发展取决于这些计划在英国“是否及何时”实际实施的问题。这就是说，可以认为英国国内厂商计划的投资很可能会继续下去，现代化升级以及整体竞争力的提升将会有所增加。

Robots support competitiveness and employment in Europe
机器人提升欧洲竞争力和就业

“The positive impact of robots on European competitiveness and employment can be seen in Germany,” said Joe Gemma, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “The country´s automotive sector, for instance, holds the top position for robot density in Europe - with about 1,150 industrial robots per 10,000 employees. As a result of the ongoing trend to automate production, employment in the German car industry rose by about 93,000 jobs to 813,000 during the period 2010 to 2015.” In France, modernization and digitalization of production systems is increasingly likely to involve small and medium enterprises over the coming years. The country´s main strength lies in industrial software and networking objects which could positively impact the implementation of new production concepts and create scope for employing innovative machinery and equipment and likely create new opportunities for skilled labor.

国际机器人联合会主席Joe Gemma说：“机器人对欧洲竞争力和就业的积极影响可以在德国看到。例如，该国的汽车行业机器人密度在欧洲排首位，每万名员工拥有约1150个工业机器人。由于持续的自动化生产趋势，2010至2015年期间，德国汽车工业的就业人数增加了约9.3万人，达81.3万。”在法国，未来几年生产系统的现代化和数字化越来越有可能涉及中小企业。法国的主要优势在于工业软件和网络，这对新生产理念的实施有积极影响，为使用创新机器和设备创造良机，也为熟练工人带来新的机会。