BMW to transfer the production of the Mini Countryman / Paceman
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- The Mini company bought by BMW in 1994 has grown significantly since the early 2000s. it reached a production peak in 2014, with 312 000 units produced (at three different sites: Cowley in England, Graz in Austria and Born in the Netherlands). This figure will also certainly be surpassed in 2015, indeed, Inovev foresees a production of more than 330 000 units this year. Of the three sites where the Mini is produced, only one belongs to BMW (Cowley). The other two (Graz and Born) are leased from outside companies (Magna Steyr in Austria, Nedcar in the Netherlands).
- In total, Mini currently has a production capacity of 450 000 vehicles per year, including 250 000 in Cowley, 100 000 in Born and 100 000 in Graz. Mini sedans (3/5 doors), Clubman, Convertible, Roadster, Coupé are produced in Cowley and Born, while the Countryman and Paceman were so far assembled in Graz. From 2016, the launch date of the new Countryman, production will no longer be in Graz but in Cowley or in Born or even across both sites. Mini's production capacity will no longer be 450 000 units a year but 350 000, corresponding to the estimated output of Mini (all models) in 2016-2017. But nothing is to prevents BMW from asking Nedcar to increase its production capacity at Born later on, which has already produced more than 200 000 vehicles (Mitsubishi Carisma and Volvo S40 / V40) in the mid 90s .
- To partially compensate for the transfer of its models previously produced in Graz, BMW has decided to make some of its 5 Series in the Graz plant, probably the GT variant, the least sought after vehicle of the 5 Series range.
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Inovev foresees nearly 50 000 annual sales of the Renault Talisman in Europe
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- Mainstream producers have mostly abandoned segment E to focus on a segment that we could call "D +", which is actually a D segment whose dimensions and services cover the segments D and E. The market from mainstream producers of sedans from segments D / E (thus "D +") in 2014 are slightly higher than 2008 levels (5.4 million units against 5.2 million) after strong growth between 2009 and 2014 (+28 , 6%), the global market has increased by 28% over this period.
- The global market share of the Renault brand in this segment was 2.5% in 2005 and gradually decreased to 0.25% in 2014, i.e. ten times less. It should be noted that Renault is mainly present in Europe in this segment.
- In an attempt to return to this market, Renault has launched the Talisman sedan, which replaces the Laguna (segment D) and the Latitude (segment E). The Talisman will compete in the market of large mainstream sedans like the Volkswagen Passat, Ford Mondeo, Opel Insignia, Peugeot 508 and Citroën C5 and the Skoda Superb, Hyundai i40 and Kia Optima. Inovev expects nearly 50 000 annual sales of the Talisman, not counting those that will be produced later in China for the local market.
- It is expected to be marketed in November 2015, its production being focused on the Douai plant, alongside the recent Espace that shares the same platform, ie CMF-C / D. The new Renault Talisman has a length of 4,85m (+ 15cm compared to the Laguna and -5cm compared to the Latitude). The engines available on the Talisman will initially be those of the Espace, ie a TEC 1600cc petrol engine (150hp and 200hp) and a 1600cc diesel engine DCI (110hp to 160hp).
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Inovev foresees a production volume of 45 000 units for the Alfa-Romeo Giulia
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Which countries saw their production fall significantly in the first half of 2015?
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- In the first half of 2015, global production remained broadly unchanged (+ 0.5%) compared to the same period in 2014.
- Some countries saw their production volume significantly back in the first half of 2015:
- Canada (-11.0%): this country is undergoing a decade of production relocation to the United States but also due to Mexican competition.
- Japan (-11.6%): the Japanese market is down 11% (market imports very few vehicles). And exports are stable.
- Uzbekistan (-11.7%): Uzbekistan has lost nearly 20 000 sales to Russia, due to the collapse of this market.
- Indonesia (-12.0%): the Indonesian market has declined and exports to Thailand down sharply.
- Argentina (-14.1%): the local market has down 23% in the first half of 2015 and exports to Brazil are falling due to import restrictions and declining local market.
- Brazil (-17.0%): the Brazilian market is down 20% in the first half of 2015.
- Belgium (-21.3%): the closure of the Ford plant in Genk caused a drop of over 20% of Belgian production.
- Belarus (-27.7%): exports to the Russian market have virtually stopped, following the situation of the Russian market.
- Russia (-34.9%): the Russian market is in free fall, while imports also saw their volume collapse.
- Ukraine (-94.4%): The events in the country have caused a collapse of local production. The production in 2015 was almost stopped, while the country produced 400 000 vehicles in 2008.
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Which countries saw their production increase significantly in the first half of 2015?
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