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Published: 11 August 2021

• Production

BEVs and PHEVs production in Europe in the first half of 2021

- The production volume of light vehicles (PCs + LCVs) in Europe 30 countries (EU + United Kingdom + Norway + Switzerland) reached 7,166,020 units in the first half of 2021, compared to 5,420,674 in the first half of 2020, which represents an increase of 32% from one year to another, being understood that the 2020 year (and particularly the first half of the year) had been handicapped by the Covid-19 pandemic.

- Of this total, electrified vehicles (battery electric - BEV, hybrids-HEV and plug-in hybrids-PHEV) represented 850,566 units in the first half of 2021, against 343,056 in the first half of 2020, up 148%. This quantity is equivalent to 12% o the f European production in the first half of 2021 (compared to 6% in the first half of 2020 and 9% for the whole of 2020). BEVs represent 4.7% of the European production, all engines combined (336,481 units; + 153%), PHEVs 5.2% (373,264 units; + 174%) and HEVs nearly 2% (140,821 units; + 90%).

- Over this period, Germany remains the country that produces the highest numbers of BEVs (92,411 units) and PHEVs (149,725 units) while France produces the most HEVs (66,696 units), due to the Toyota Yaris.

- The carmaker having produced the highest number of BEVs over this same period is the Volkswagen group (123,818 units; + 251%) followed by the Stellantis groups (70,873 units; + 211%) and Renault-Nissan (61,960 units; + 28%).

- The carmaker having produced the highest number of PHEVs over this same period is also the Volkswagen group (99,226 units; + 239%) followed by the BMW groups (71,027 units; + 97%), Geely (55,785 units; + 91%) and Stellantis (50,408 units; + 192%).

- The carmaker having produced the highest number of HEVs over the same period is the Toyota group (120,923 units; + 68%).

    

 

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Published: 28 July 2021

• Production
• Ford
• Mexico

Inovev forecasts 100,000 units per year of new Ford Maverick pickup

- Ford has just unveiled a new compact-sized pickup, which will be the carmaker's third pickup, shorter by 80 centimetres than the F-Series and 30 centimetres than the Ranger. The Maverick (which takes the name of older Ford models) is more in the Hyundai Santa Cruz market in terms of dimensions, at 5.00 m long.

- Unlike all larger pickups, the Maverick is built on a monocoque structure, instead of a ladder frame, an older design taken from the heavy-duty class. It is indeed based on the Ford Bronco.

- The Ford Maverick will only be available as a four-door cab, there will be no two-door cab like most pickups. The big thing about the Maverick is that it comes standard with a 2.5-liter hybrid gasoline engine producing 190 hp. This version is front-wheel drive and not all-wheel drive. The most powerful version, equipped with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine developing 250 hp, will be all-wheel drive.

- Ford, which has eliminated the production of all its sedans on the North American, is therefore now focusing on the SUV and pick-up segment. Creating a third category of targeted “entry-level” pickup is not a success guaranty, as compact pickups have never seen long-term success in North America. Inovev therefore forecasts a volume of 100,000 sales per year of the new Ford Maverick, a figure significantly lower than those recorded by the F-Series and Ranger.

- The Ford Maverick will be produced at the Mexican Hermosillo plant, alongside the Ford Bronco and Mustang Mach E.

    

 

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Published: 11 August 2021

• Production
• Volkswagen
• Germany

VW may produce 700,000 electric vehicles in Germany by 2030

- With production of electric ID3 and ID4 now at mid-series level (54,695 units having been sold in Europe in the first half of 2021, equivalent to 100,000 over the whole of this year), the Volkswagen group has announced that it will gradually install a production capacity of 700,000 electric vehicles in Germany by 2030, spread into five plants.

- The Zwickau plant already has a capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year, with a saturation scheduled for 2023 or 2024. In addition to the ID3 and ID4, this plant also assembles the Audi Q4 E- Tron.

- Part of the ID3s are also assembled at the Dresden plant and part of the ID4s will soon be assembled at the Emden plant, where Volkswagen Passat models have been produced for many years and which will be transferred to the Czech plant in Kvasiny in 2022-2023. The Emden plant will also produce the future ID5. The capacity of this plant should ultimately represent 200,000 electric vehicles per year (the ID6 is a priori intended exclusively for China and will be produced locally).

- In addition, there is the Hanover plant, which will host the production of the electric versions of the new Kombi and the new Transporter in 2022. This plant should ultimately represent a capacity of 100,000 units per year. Finally, there is the Wolfsburg plant, which will be the last to switch to the production of electric vehicles and which will eventually have 150,000 electric vehicles per year. This growth will come at the expense of the Golf, which should see its production volume decrease by 2030. As stated by the management of the company, the history of Volkswagen can be summed up in three stages: the Beetle, then the Golf and today the ID range.

    

 

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Published: 28 July 2021

• Production
• Registrations
• Volkswagen
• Germany

Inovev forecasts 25,000 units per year of the new Cupra Born

- The Volkswagen group has decided to change the positioning of the Seat El Born unveiled last year, by modifying its exterior design and above all by changing its brand and name. This model will be integrated within the Cupra brand and its name will be Born and no longer El Born, which changes its positioning since the Cupra Born will become a sportiest version of the Volkswagen ID3, with which it shares the same MEB platform. The Cubra Born will therefore no longer be an entry-level version of the ID3.

- Consequently, the Cupra Born will suffer less from a frontal competition with the ID3 as it will compete on another market, not really explored until now (the segment of EV sports), and its distribution could be more important than what it could have been under the Seat brand. Inovev forecasts 25,000 sales per year of Cupra Born, while its forecast for the Seat El Born did not exceed 15,000 units per year.

- The Cupra Born is 6 centimetres longer than the Volkswagen ID3 and 2 centimetres lower. The front, roof and tailgate are different. It is expected to be produced at the Zwickau (Germany) plant alongside the Volkswagen ID3 and ID4, although a number of Volkswagen ID3s are now being produced at the Dresden (Germany) plant to increase the Volkswagen Group's European production capacity for electric vehicles.

- The engines of the Cupra Born (110 kW and 150 kW) are the one also used by the ID3, but an additional version (170 kW) is added specifically for this model. There are three battery capacities (45 kWh, 58 kWh, 77 kWh) which in the best case allow a range of 540 kilometres according to the WLTP cycle.

    

 

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