The range of European SUVs on 1 January 2018
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The range of European SUVs on 1 January 2018
- Inovev has recorded the number of different SUVs marketed in Europe as of January 1, 2018. Inovev only selected B, C, D and E segment SUVs, as A and F segment SUVs accounting for only a fraction of SUV sales in Europe.
- A total of 78 SUVs are on the European market and 15 are in preparation. Therefore close to 100 SUV will be marketed in Europe in 2019 if we include those As (Suzuki) and F (Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Maserati, Lamborghini) segments.
- Of the 78 SUVs currently offered on the European market, 18 SUVs are B segment (plus 4 in preparation), 25 are C segment (plus 4 in preparation), 22 are D segment (plus 4 in preparation) and 13 are E segment (plus 3 in preparation). C and D segment SUVs will therefore remain more numerous in the coming years.They account for 57% of SUV sales in 2017.
- Of the 78 SUVs currently offered on the European market, 29 SUVs are marketed by Premium brands ( plus more than 10 in preparation) while general manufacturers market 49 (plus 5 in preparation). Premium manufacturers will therefore further strengthen their SUV range more than will general manufacturers.
- In 2017, SUV sales accounted for 30% of the European VP market, up from 26% in 2016. The many SUVs in preparation show that this sales growth is expected to continue over the next few years.
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FCA stops production of Fiat models in China and India
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FCA stops production of Fiat models in China and India
- The Fiat brand has not been successful on the world's largest car market (China), nor on the fourth (India). As a result, the FCA Group has decided to stop the production of Fiat models in these two countries and focus its efforts on developing the production of Jeep models, a brand that benefits from the global enthusiasm for SUVs.
- Production of Fiat models (Viaggio, Ottimo) reached a peak of 70,000 units in China in 2014, all sold locally, then sales collapsed as of 2015.
- In India, production of Fiat models (Punto, Linea) reached a peak of 25,000 units in 2009, all sold locally, then sales declined constantly from 2011.
- The production of Jeep models under FCA control (Renegade, Compass, Cherokee) started in China in 2015 and India in 2017, and the level achieved in China in 2017 is very satisfactory, since it already exceeds 200,000 units, or a figure equivalent to that of Peugeot, but reached in just two years.
- In India, it is still too early to judge the performance of the Jeep brand. Nevertheless, the discontinuation of production of Fiat models in China and India, in addition to the recent Fiat production stop in North America, shows the growing disinterest for the Fiat brand from customers and FCA Group management.
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Update on BYD electric bus factories around the world (excluding China)
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Update on BYD electric bus factories around the world (excluding China)
- The Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles BYD has announced in recent years the construction of electric bus factories in several countries outside China. Inovev takes stock of the current situation:
§ Hungary: factory in the north of the country producing 400 electric buses per year
§ USA: factory in California (Lancaster) producing 300 electric buses per year
§ Canada: Ontario plant to open in 2018 to produce electric buses and electric trucks
§ France: plant under construction in Allonne (Hauts de France) which will produce 200 electric buses per year from summer 2018
- In total, the production of BYD electric buses will be around a thousand units a year, excluding China, and the desire of the OEM is now to expand these operations to the production of electric trucks, which could complement the manufacture of electric buses in the years 2020-2025.
- This strategy is similar to that of Tesla, which is preparing for the launch of an electric truck in 2020, while traditional manufacturers of thermal engine trucks are starting to take an interest in this type of engine; however to date there has been no major launch of this type of product.
- BYD ‘s further ambition is to invest the electric taxi world market.
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German builders have doubled their production abroad in the last 10 years
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German builders have doubled their production abroad in the last 10 years
- The three German car groups Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW doubled their volume of production abroad (achieved outside Germany) in twelve years (from 2007 to 2017).
- Foreign production grew from 5.4 million units in 2007 to 10.8 million in 2017, while production in Germany went from 4.7 million to 5.3 million in the same period, an increase of only 12.8%.
- While the production volume of the three German groups in Germany in 2005 was comparable to that outside Germany, the situation is very different in 2017, as production in Germany is now only half that produced outside Germany. Germany (5.3 million compared to 10.8 million).
- It seems that there was a relocation of the production of German manufacturers in the 2000s. In fact, this was only partial since almost half of the production outside Germany was made in China, where the produced vehicles are sold locally. In this case, we can not really talk about relocation but rather localization.
- Production in Russia is based on the same analysis, since the vehicles produced are sold in the country. In the United States as well, a majority of the cars produced are sold domestically . German groups still have room to relocate their production, especially Daimler and BMW which have relocated two times less than Volkswagen.
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Inovev expects the Subaru Impreza to reach 200,000 sales in 2018
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Inovev expects the Subaru Impreza to reach 200,000 sales in 2018
- The smallest of the Japanese manufacturers, Subaru, begins marketing in Europe its new Impreza (C segment sedan) already marketed since the beginning of 2017 in Japan and North America. In China, Subaru is not present and must therefore forgo the volumes of the world's largest market. In Europe, sales of Subaru remain weak, notably because of a weak sales network, and the new Impreza will certainly have difficulty competing with the long established incumbent European models. Its competitors will be Asian C-segment sedans, such as the Mazda 3, Toyota Auris, Nissan Pulsar, Honda Civic, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cee'd.
- In 2017, Subaru decided to manufacture the Impreza not only in Japan but also in the United States for the North American market. This decision boosted the Impreza's worldwide production, which rose from 80,000 in 2016 to 180,000 in 2017, a figure close to the record set in 2012. The Impreza has found its place in the North American market, competing with the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and Nissan Sentra who are among the top ten PC.
- The Subaru Impreza is equipped with a gasoline engine of 1600cc developing 114hp and packaged flat, as in the other Subaru models. The length of the model reaches 4.46m i.e.1cm less than the Mazda 3 and 6cm less than the Honda Civic. According to Inovev, the Subaru Impreza should reach 200,000 sales in 2018.
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