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Details: Published: 07 September 2022

PSA's upcoming middle size pickup truck will be derived from the Toyota Hilux

- The upcoming middle size pickup truck announced by the PSA group last month, to be sold under the Peugeot and Citroën brands, will be derived from the Toyota Hilux, which has been one of the best-selling pickup trucks since its inception in 1968.

- This will be a third area of partnership between PSA and Toyota, following the partnership in segment A sedans (Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 107/108, Citroën C1) which has been in place since 2005, and in which Toyota is the contractor, and the partnership concerning trucks (Toyota ProAce, Peugeot Expert, Citroën Jumpy) which has been in place since 2014, PSA being the contractor.

- The category of middle size pickup trucks is attracting more and more manufacturers, as its “pioneers” Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Mazda, Isuzu, Ford and Chevrolet, are being followed by newcomers Fiat, Renault, Mercedes, Peugeot and Citroën. However, these newcomers prefer to work with the "pioneers" rather than creating a pickup truck entirely on their own.

- Fiat created its pickup truck from the Mitsubishi L200, Renault and Mercedes created theirs from the Nissan Navara, and Peugeot and Citroën are going to create theirs from the Toyota Hilux, which has also recently been updated.

- The market for middle size pickup trucks consists of 2 million vehicles annually, a number which should increase due to the broader range on offer. The Toyota Hilux alone has annual sales exceeding 600 000.

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Details: Published: 07 September 2022

Production

Top 20 of global car production by group in 2015

- The Top 20 of global car production by group in 2015 can be examined in two different ways:

-1) According to the Western ranking, which lists car production at Chinese factories by Chinese assemblers under the production of each Western manufacturer. This ranking is the most widely used in the Western world.

-2) According to the Chinese ranking, which lists the production of each Western manufacturer at Chinese factories under the production of Chinese assemblers. This ranking is mostly used in China.

- The two rankings differ significantly, as the first one only contains only three Chinese manufacturer-assemblers (15th, 16th and 20th place), while the second contains six Chinese manufacturer-assemblers, figuring higher in the ranking, as is to be expected (7th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 17th and 20th place).

- In addition to this, Western manufacturers produce many vehicles in China which are at a disadvantage in the second ranking, as this production is listed under that of the Chinese assemblers. It is for this reason that Volkswagen is no longer second, but fifth and GM is no longer third, but fourth. However, Renault-Nissan is no longer fourth, but second and Hyundai-Kia is no longer fifth, but third. Toyota ranks first in both the rankings.

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Renault adds a fourth SUV to its range: the new Koleos

- Renault has added a fourth SUV to its range: the new Koleos, which uses the platform of the Nissan X-Trail and joins a range already containing the Captur, Kaptur and Kadjar. The new Koleos is the largest of Renault's SUV range (4.67 m), and will be manufactured both in South Korea (by Renault-Samsung) and in China (by Renault-Dongfeng).

- The name Koleos has been retained as the previous generation of this model (2007-2016) was the best selling Renault model in China over the last ten years. It will be sold in China and Europe and will be the crowning piece of a Renault range which already contains many top-end vehicles (Talisman, Espace).

- In China, it will be the second model produced by Dongfeng, after the Kadjar, which was launched at the start of the year.

- It will be a global competitor among segment D SUVs alongside the Nissan X-Trail (Rogue), Audi Q5, BMW X3, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Volvo XC60, Jaguar F-Pace, Mercedes GLC, Mitsubishi Outlander, Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento.

- 400 000 units of the older Koleos have been manufactured, with 200 000 of them being sold in China, 100 000 in Europe and 50 000 in Korea. The new Koleos aims to surpass this figure within five years of sales, which works out to a minimum rate of 80 000 vehicles per year.

- It will be easier for it to meet or even surpass this level, as it will be manufactured at not one, but two sites, unlike the old Koleos. The Samsung-branded version should be unveiled soon.

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Organisation of Chinese Groups and Brands in 2016

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Beijing Auto Show 2016

- The Beijing Motor Show 2016 was a chance for Chinese manufacturers to demonstrate their know-how and to unveil a number of new SUV models, both in conceptual and definitive form (at marketing phase). SUVs are the vehicle category which currently enjoys the fastest growing sales in China (exports are no longer a priority for Chinese manufacturers: see next article).

- Inovev counted 25 SUVs among the 48 notable new vehicles at the Beijing Motor Show 2016, making up just over half of the new vehicles, but representing only 29.5% of car sales in China in 2015. Of these 25 SUVs presented in Beijing, 10 are segment C, 7 are segment D, 4 are segment B and 4 are segment E.

- Inovev also counted 17 new sedans at the Beijing Motor Show, making up around a third of the new vehicles, and representing 55.5% of car sales in China in 2015. Of these 17 sedans presented in Beijing, 6 are segment E, 5 are segment C, 2 are segment D, 2 are segment B, 1 is segment A and 1 is segment F.

- The remaining 6 notable vehicles belong to the categories of sports car, minivan, minibus and MPV, which altogether represented 15% of car sales in China in 2015.

- Of these 48 new vehicles, around forty will go on sale between May and December 2016.

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