PSA Group is interested in acquiring Proton

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PSA Group is interested in acquiring Proton
- The Chinese manufacturer Geely has announced that it has stopped negotiations with the troubled  Malaysian firm Proton  (its factories are operating at 25% of their capacity currently). The PSA group would now be interested in taking  over Proton. PSA wants to expand its sales in Southeast Asia and the Proton plants located in Malaysia could be a  manufacturing  and export center of vehicles for this  entire region.

- Proton today has a plant in Shah Alam (suburb of Kuala Lumpur) and another more modern one located in TanjongMalim (north of Kuala Lumpur) called Proton City. The two plants have a capacity of 150,000 units each,  i.e. a total of 300,000, while current production does not exceed 75,000 units in 2016, due to  a sharp reduction in demand for Proton models over the past three years .

- If PSA took over the Proton brand, it would benefit from its two factories in Malaysia, and  a third plant in the United Kingdom (Hethel), which manufactures Lotus sports cars, since Proton owns Lotus.

- Inovev points out that Proton also  sold cars in China between 2010 and 2016. These were compact sports sedans sold under the Lotus brand and manufactured by the Chinese manufacturer Youngman. Youngman manufactured nearly 200,000 of these Lotus sedans over  six years.

 
17-7-10   

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Breakdown of Opel Astra European Production

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Breakdown of Opel Astra European Production

- It is interesting to observe the successive transfers of production of the Opel Astra in Europe  from 2005  to  today ,and its scheduled transfers until 2021, the date of the launch of the next generation Astra.


- The Opel Astra  is the  successor  of the Opel Kadett(C segment sedan ) which was manufactured exclusively on the German site of Bochum,   purpose built for its production . In 1991, the Astra was produced in Germany (Bochum), Belgium (Antwerp) and the United Kingdom (Ellesmere). As of 2009, the Astra was also produced in Poland (Gliwice). Opel's decline in the European continent has led to a significant decline in Astra's sales since 1999.


- From 700,000 units in 1999,Astra's sales fell to 500,000 in 2005 and 300,000 In 2009 and 235,000 in 2014. In 2016, Astra's production rose to 300,000 units, the level for 2009, but we are still far from the figures for 1999 or 2005.


- As a result, production on the Antwerp site ceased in 2010 (which led to the closure of the plant) and Bochum in 2014 (which  also led to the closure of the plant). The British site of Ellesmere continued its activity but the management of Opel has already scheduled its closure for 2021. The Polish site of Gliwice will remain the only site to make this model as of  the next generation Astra scheduled for 2021. In conclusion, the Opel Astra is now produced on a single site, like the Opel Kadett in its time. 

 
17-08-1   

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Inovev predicts 200 000 units sales for the future Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

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Inovev predicts 200 000 units sales for the future Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
- The Japanese Mitsubishi brand, which has been part of the Renault-Nissan group since the end of last year, has introduced a new segment C SUV at the very recent  Geneva Motor Show.

- This model, called Eclipse Cross (Eclipse was a name used by Mitsubishi to designate a sporty coupe between 1989 and 2012), is expected to gradually replace the ASX SUV in  the same category which is now seven years old, which is the life  cycle  for most models marketed in mature markets. In terms of dimensions, the Eclipse Cross (4.40m in length) fits into the Mitsubishi range between the C segment  ASX (4.30m) and the D segment Outlander (4.70m) . It takes up the platform of these two older models, and according to Inovev, it will be the last Mitsubishi SUV to be built on  a Mitsubishi platform. Indeed, the next SUV of the brand should be built on  the Renault-Nissan platform (CMF) used on the Kadjar and Qashqai. Future Mitsubishi sedans should also be gradually moved to  Renault-Nissan platforms. It has  also already been announced that the future Mitsubishi L200 pickup will be  on the same  platform  as  Nissan Navara, Renault Alaskan, and Mercedes X-Class. The Eclipse Cross is equipped with a 1.5 petrol engine and a 2.2 diesel engine.

- Inovev expects a volume of 150,000 to 200,000 worldwide Eclipse Cross sales over a full year.

 
17-7-7   

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Used Car Market in France is 2.6 times larger than the New Car Market

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Used Car Market in France is 2.6 times larger than the New Car Market
- The French used PC market  returned to its 2007 level , i.e.  5.6 million units, which is 2.8 times the French  new PC  market .

- Each year, the French used PC  market oscillates between 5 and 6 million units, while the French new PC  market oscillates between 1.8 million and 2.2 million units. The French used PC market had declined in 2008 and 2009, due to the financial crisis and the scrapping incentives that had been introduced during this period to support the new  car market.

- Regarding the French used LCV  market , in 2016 it has regained the record level of the years 2010 and 2011, i.e. 800 000 units, which is only  2 times the French new LCV market.

- Each year, the French  used LCV market oscillates between 750 000 and 800 000 units, while the French new LCV  market oscillates between 360 000 and 460 000 units.

- In total, in 2016, the  used PC +LCV market   in France is at  6.4 million units, ie 2.64 times the  new PC+LCV market.. This proportion  remains  stable since 2007.

 
17-7-9   

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32 New Models produced in Europe will be launched in 2017

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32 New Models produced in Europe will be launched in 2017
- 32 new models will be launched in 2017 in Europe . Of these 32 models 15 are sedans, 14 are SUVs, 1 is a station wagon, 1 is a coupe, 1 is a convertible. There is therefore no predominance of SUVs on sedans this year, since the catalog of SUVs  available in Europe  is already  extensive . It is  nonetheless true that twice as many SUV than sedans are sold in Europe.

- By segment, of the 32 models manufactured and launched in Europe in 2017, 10 are in B segment, 6 in C segment, 4 in D segment, 10 in  E segment and 2 in F segment. There is a high proportion of high-end models relative to overall sales  ( E and F Segments), but most are replacing existing models.

- Eight  - i.e. one quarter - of  the  new models  launched in Europe in 2017 do not replace any existing model.

- By manufacturer nationality ,  13 of the  models are of German origin, 4  of Japanese origin, 3  of French origin. There are also 3 American , 2 Spanish , 2 Italian , 1 Swedish , 1 British , 1 Korean , 1 Romanian , and  1 Czech  models

- The Volkswagen Group  alone will launch 13 new models in Europe in 2017.

 
17-7-8   

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