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  • Could Kei Cars be sold in Europe?

    Could Kei Cars be sold in Europe?
    - Japanese law designed as early as the early 1950s specific regulations for small carscalled"keijidosha"or Kei Cars that allowed local people to abandon their two-wheelers and switch to four-wheeled vehicles and smallcars.budget, with the goal of low-cost mass motorization that allowed the start of a large-scale automobileindustry. From 1949 to1955, the maximum size and authorized engine capacity evolved regularly to stabilize at a length not exceeding 3 meters and a width less than 1.30meters. From 1976 to1990, the maximum length was increased to 3.20 m then 3.30 m in 1990 and finally 3.40 m since 1998(over 1.48 mwide). The authorized cylinder capacity has evolved from 150 cm3 in 1949 to 360 cm3 in 1976 then 550 cm3 in 1990 and finally 660 cm3 since1998. These small-sized vehicles benefit in Japan from a tax of3% instead of5% on othercars. They also benefit from otheradvantages, such as free places in town or cheaperinsurance.
    - Kei Cars traditionally represent a third of the Japanesemarket.
    - Introducing such regulations in Europe would make it possible to create a new market in place of the Asegment, which is shrinking on thiscontinent, to fight CO2 emissions more effectively and to replace heavy and imposing vehicles in town that are not at all adapted to theirenvironment. The question is whether electric motorization should not be added to thesecars.However, we should expect an outcry from car manufacturers who are increasingly reluctant to produce low-margincars, which areKei Cars.
     
       
     

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  • Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new Citroen C4 X

    Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new Citroen C4 X
    - Citroen(one of the fourteen brands of the Stellantisgroup) has unveiled the new C4 X(codeC43) which succeeds theC-Elysee.Indeed, while the C4 is a C-segmenthatchback, the C4 X is a C-segment sedan like the CitroenC-Elysée. This type of body is particularly popular in Southern(Spain,Portugal,Italy,Greece) and Eastern(CzechRepublic,Slovakia,Hungary,Poland,Romania) Europeancountries. It is also appreciated in South American and Chinese markets which could welcome this model nextyear. As itstands, the Citroen C4 X could compete with the Renault Arkana in the samecategory.
    - In terms ofdimensions, the Citroen C4 X is positioned in thecarmakers’ range between the C4(4.36m) and the C5 X(4.81m).Also inprice, the C4 X will be between the C4 and the C5 X while the C-Elysée was cheaper than theC4. Like many othermanufacturers, Citroen is taking advantage of the launch of a new model to substantially increase itsprices.
    - The C4 X is based on the same CMP platform as theC4, and like theC4, it will be available in a thermal version(1.2petrol, 1.5diesel) and in a battery electric version which has a range of 350kilometers.
    - The C4 X will be produced in the Spanish plant ofVillaverde, alongside theC4, at the rate of 50,000 units per year according toInovev. InChina, the C4 X could be produced at 25,000 units per year at the Wuhansite. It would thus succeed C-Elysée andFukang. Citroen on itsside, is aiming for a production of 120,000 cars produced per year inVillaverde, including 80,000 C4 and 40,000 C4X.
     
       
     

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  • Inovev plans 100,000 units of the new Peugeot 408

    Inovev plans 100,000 units of the new Peugeot 408
    - Peugeot (a subsidiary ofthe Stellantisgroup) has just unveiled its new 408 saloon(codeP54),which, as its namesuggests, fits between the 308(segmentC) and the 508(segmentD). We can therefore say that the 408 is located between segment C and segmentD, with a length of 4.69 m(6 cm less than a 508 and 32 cm more than a308), a width of 1.86 m and a height of 1.48m.
    - Its modern design brings it closer to the Citroën C5X and could quickly outmode the508. Sold in Europe andChina, like theC5X, it will be produced both in Europe andChina, unlike the C5X which is only produced in inChina.
    - InChina, the 408 will also be called 408X because there is already a very recent 408 on this market(it is a 308notchback).
    - The Peugeot 408 announces a Cd of0.28, much better than that of the 3008 and 5008SUVs. Compared to the 308 with which it shares the EMP2platform, the 408 is larger inside because it benefits from the elongated from the 308 SW stationwagon.
    - Its engines ignore thediesel,since they consist of a 3-cylinder 1.2 petrol engine with 130 hp and a 1.6 petrol rechargeable hybrid with 180 hp or 225hp, although rechargeable hybrid engines will have to be prohibited from the sale from2035. A100% electric version is planned for2023, like the 308 with which it will share theengine.
    - The Peugeot 408 by its positioning does not really have arival, except perhaps the Citroën C5X of segmentD, the DS4 of segment C or the Renault Arkana of segmentC.The Peugeot 408 will be produced on the French site of Mulhouse and on the Chinese site in Chengdu(Dongfeng) at the rate of 100,000 units intotal, including 75,000 in France and 25,000 inChina.
     
       
     

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  • Opel abandons plans to return to China

    Opel abandons plans to return to China
    - The German firm Opel, which was acquired from the GM group (with its British branch Vauxhall) by the PSA group in 2017, was integrated intothe Stellantis group at the time of the merger between PSA and FCA in2021. Due to its past membership of the GMgroup,Opel has never been able to develop on markets outside Europebecause of the preference given to the Chevrolet brand on thesemarkets.Worse, Opel had to follow Chevrolet's withdrawal strategy in Russia andUkraine. Inshort, Opel concentrated its sales and production on the European continentexclusively.
    - Within the PSAgroup, which bought it in2017, Opel continued to focus on the Europeanmarket, especially in Germany and England where the brand(and its subsidiaryVauxhall) had always achieved its best sales(half of itssales).
    - The situation became more difficult from2021, the date of the PSA merger withFCA, where Opel found itself in the same market segment asFiat. The strategy of the Stellantis group then consisted of repositioning the Opel brand between Fiat andPeugeot, by a slight move upmarket and repositioning Fiat in the entry-level category withCitroën.
    - This new positioning had prompted Opel's management to consider marketing its models inChina, the world's leading automotivemarket, but given the difficulties encountered by the Stellantis group in this market(the manufacturer has just stopped sales of Jeep ), the lack of notoriety of the Opel brand inChina,the German brand preferred to abandon its project and consider establishing itself in othermarkets.
     
       
     

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