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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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  • 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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  • The Stellantis plant in Tremery at the time of the electric vehicle

    The Stellantis plant in Tremery at the time of the electric vehicle
    - The Tremery plant has been manufacturing combustion engines for PSA since the1980s. Due to the new direction taken by manufacturers following the various decisions of European governance to reduce CO2emissions, this plant has been transformed to gradually produce engineselectrical. It will be the only Stellantis in Europe to produce electricmotors. It was in 2019 that the transition began on the site with the manufacture of the electric motor for the Peugeot208, Peugeot2008, Citroën DS3Crossback, OpelCorsa, Opel Mokka and that of light commercial vehicles such as the CitroënBerlingo, PeugeotPartner, Opel Combo , CitroënJumpy, PeugeotExpert, OpelVivaro. In2021, these models represented 125,000 electricmotors. Since2020, the Tremery plant has been manufacturing the electric motor for the group's hybridvehicles, such as the Peugeot 3008 or OpelGrandland. New electric models have been added to the oldones, such as the CitroënC4, as well as new hybrid models such as the Peugeot 308 and OpelAstra. Their engines are manufactured at the Tremerysite.
    - The current electric Fiat500, whose design dates from before the merger of PSA withFCA, will keep its electric motor manufactured in Hildesheim(Germany) byBosch, but for the futuregeneration, the electric motor will be manufactured inTremery, which will increase the site production volume of 100,000 to 150,000 units peryear.
    - Intotal, Inovev is counting on 350,000 electric motors manufactured in Tremery for BEVs in 2025 plus 200,000 forPHEVs. In2030, Inovev forecasts 700,000 units for BEVs plus 200,000 forPHEVs.The Douvrin plant will become a battery plant for electriccars.
     
       
     

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