The new Mini Countryman will be produced at 100 000 units/year according to Inovev forecasts
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The new Mini Countryman will be produced at 100 000 units/year according to Inovev forecasts
- The brand Mini (subsidiary of the BMW group), specialized in compact cars (C-segment) and subcompacts (B-segment) unveiled the new generation of the Countryman, SUV version of the Clubman.
- Longer by 20cm than the previous model and wider by 3cm, it can be considered that the new Countryman (4.30m long) passes from B-segment to C-segment (a Nissan Qashqai is 4.37m long), the segment which Is the most popular in the SUV category. The new Countryman is sized between an Audi Q2 (4.20m) and an Audi Q3 (4.40m).
- The new Mini SUV adopts the new BMW platform (UKL) designed for front wheel drive models. This platform is already used on the other Mini recently renewed as well as on the BMW X1, Active Tourer, Gran Tourer, and will be used on the future BMW 1 Series which will pass from the propulsion to the traction when they will be replaced in 2017.
- The new Countryman abandons its former 1.6 petrol and diesel engines. In petrol, it is equipped with a 3 cylinders 1.5l 134hp and a 4 cylinders 2.0l 189hp. In diesel, it is equipped with a 4 cylinders 2.0l 148hp and a 4 cylinders 2.0l 187hp.
- The new Countryman (for which Inovev expects a production of 100 000 vehicles a year) will no longer be produced on the Magna-Steyr site in Graz, Austria, but in Cowley, England, (capacity of the plant: 250,000 units per year) alongside the Mini Clubman (50 000 produced in Cowley) and part of the Mini One (100 000 vehicles in Cowley). A part of the Mini One (50 000 units) will be also produced in the Dutch factory in Born which already produces Mini One.
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Hyundai will build a fifth plant in China
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Hyundai will build a fifth plant in China
- As announced in the April 6, 2014 Inovev analysis of title "Hyundai will build a fourth plant in China", Hyundai has started the activity of its fourth plant located in Cangzhou (Hebei province) in the fourth quarter of 2016. The carmaker's production capacities will therefore be 1, 3 million vehicles per year by 2017, for sales of 1.05 million units in 2016 (due to capacities previously limited to 1 million units per year).
- As announced in the same analysis, Hyundai will benefit from an additional plant in 2019, that the carmaker opens in order to respond to the growth of the Chinese market which is expected to continue in the coming years.
- Indeed, the manufacturer has just announced that a fifth assembly plant is under construction in Chongqing, with a capacity of 300,000 vehicles per year, which will enable Hyundai to produce and sell locally 1.6 million d 'Units per year from 2019. It is to note that with an average increase of 10% per year, Hyundai has increased its sales in China by more than 100,000 units per year.
- These figures do not take into account the Kia plants, which have a production capacity of 750,000 vehicles per year in 2016 (increased to 900,000 units per year by 2017), with sales reaching 600,000 units in 2016
- The Hyundai-Kia Group is the third largest automaker in China, with a market share of close to 8%.
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Russian imports by country in 2016
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Russian imports by country in 2016
- Seriously hit by a difficult economic context, the Russian economy is beginning to show signs of recovery.
Russia's GDP of the second quarter of 2016 declined by 0.6% compared to the second quarter of 2015, while GDP of the second quarter of 2015 fell by 4.5% compared with the second quarter of 2014.
Russia's GDP of the second quarter of 2016 declined by 0.6% compared to the second quarter of 2015, while GDP of the second quarter of 2015 fell by 4.5% compared with the second quarter of 2014.
- In this context, the Russian car market is slowing its descent (-15% on 8-month 2016 aggregates versus -33% on 8-month 2015 aggregate), but this is still far from the long-expected stabilization (which has been announced for 2017).
- Imports continue to decline, dropping 21% year-on-year in 2016, while sales of cars produced in Russia fell by 14% over this period. The market share of imports in Russia thus represents only 22% in 2016, compared with 23% in 2015, 29% in 2014, 32% in 2013 and 34% in 2012.
- By country, only imports from Japan increased significantly (+10,000 units over the 8-month period 2016 compared to the 8-month period 2015). Japan is thus further distancing its competitors, taking 45% of imports in Russia in 2016, compared to 31% in 2015. Following Western economic sanctions, the boycott of imports mainly affects only the imports
from Europe (- 23,000 sales over the eight-month period 2016), Korea (-9,000 sales) and North America (-8,000 sales).
from Europe (- 23,000 sales over the eight-month period 2016), Korea (-9,000 sales) and North America (-8,000 sales).
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Russian exports remain at a very low level in 2016
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Russian exports remain at a very low level in 2016
- Russian exports remain at a very low level in 2016, evidence that vehicles produced in Russia are almost exclusively sold locally. Into the 803,500 vehicles produced in Russia on the 8-month period 2016 (-11.5% compared to the same period in 2015), only 18,500 were exported to other countries (i.e. 2.3% of production). For the whole of 2016, total Russian exports (excluding CKD) will not exceed 30,000 units.
- By country, Germany buys the most cars produced in Russia (3,230 units over 8 months 2016), followed by Ukraine (2,640), Egypt (2,085), Latvia (1,731 ), Uzbekistan (1,682), China (1,428), Lebanon (1,395) and Hungary (1,280).
- Autovaz is the one that exports the most cars abroad (7,731 units over 8 months 2016), ahead of Volkswagen (3,172), Hyundai (2,154), GAZ (1,644), UAZ (1,339) , GM-Autovaz (1,072), Datsun (629), Renault (238) and Nissan (101). These 9 brands exported a total of 18,080 cars over the period, accounting for 98% of all Russian car exports.
- Autovaz exports mainly to Latvia, Hungary, Egypt and Ukraine (4,674 units for these 4 countries), Volkswagen mainly exports to Germany and Ukraine (3,150 units for these two countries), Hyundai exports mainly to Egypt, Lebanon And Ukraine (1,998 units for these 3 countries).
- The LadaGranta is the most exported car, ahead of VW Vento, the Hyundai Solaris and the Chevrolet Niva.
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BYD will produce electric buses in Hungary
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BYD will produce electric buses in Hungary
- For decades, Hungary has been an important center for bus and coach production, as the local brand Ikarus had a monopoly on the production of this type of vehicle for all communist countries until 1991. This brand produced at this time 14,000 vehicles per year and was one of the largest bus and coach producers in the world. The buses for European market are now produced in Turkey, European Union (but without no production anymore in Hungary) and in Russia. It is to attack the European market that the Chinese manufacturer BYD decided to build an assembly plant of electric buses in Hungary, located precisely in Komarom. This plant in northwestern Hungary is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2017. Initially, the site has been set to produce 200 electric buses per year, but production capacity could be increased to 400 units per year in case of demand.
- BYD has expanded its global position in electric buses as it has established itself in the three biggest global markets, China first (Changsha, Dalian and Changde plants), then America (Lancaster plant located in California) and finally Europe (Komarom plant located in Hungary). BYD, which has become the largest electric bus manufacturer in the world, is considering the construction of new electric bus plants in South America (Brazil) and Southeast Asia (Malaysia).
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