Ford Europe will not replace the C-Max and Grand C-Max
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Ford Europe will not replace the C-Max and Grand C-Max
- Inovev had previously indicated that Ford Europe planned to abandon the Mondeo, Galaxy and S-Max without replacement in 2020. These D-segment models are manufactured in Spain, on the site of Valencia since 2014, having been produced in Belgium, on the Genk website, until 2014.
- Today, Ford Europe announces that it plans to abandon the compact minivans C-Max and Grand C-Max without replacement in 2019. These C-segment models born in 2010 are manufactured since 2014 in Germany, on the site of Saarlouis, having been produced in Spain, on the site of Valencia, until 2014.
- Ford Europe explains that the minivans category is becoming less popular among customers, and the volume of production has become very low in 2018 (less than 65,000 units for all C-Max and Grand C-Max, ie less 35,000 for each of the two models) and no longer justifies their commercialization in 2019.
- The site of Saarlouis which produces these two models will therefore adjust its production by focusing on one model, the Focus.
- The planned and imminent shutdown of the Ford C-Max, Grand C-Max, Mondeo, Galaxy and S-Max indicates that Ford Europe is significantly reducing its range, the manufacturer now focusing on the manufacture of Fiesta, Focus, Kuga and Ecosport, as well as Transit, Transit Custom, Transit Courier and Transit Connect.
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Hyundai-Kia has become the world's second largest producer of alternative powered vehicles
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Hyundai-Kia has become the world's second largest producer of alternative powered vehicles
- The Hyundai-Kia group has sold nearly 260,000 alternative-powered vehicles (HEV hybrids, PHEV plug-in hybrids, BEV electric, fuel cell) over the first 11 months of 2018, which augurs a volume of nearly 300 000 units throughout the year. This volume is reached two years before the target set by the manufacturer, which proves the success recorded by this type of Hyundai-Kia group vehicles.
- It is now the second largest manufacturer worldwide for this type of vehicle, in terms of sales, behind the Toyota group but ahead of Renault-Nissan, Tesla and Chinese manufacturers.
- Inovev estimates Toyota's alternative-engine sales at 1,600,000 units in 2018, compared to 200,000 for Renault-Nissan and 275,000 for Tesla.
- Currently, the Hyundai-Kia range with alternative engines consists of the following models: Sonata HEV, Sonata PHEV, Ioniq HEV, Ioniq PHEV, Ioniq EV, Soul EV, Niro HEV, Niro PHEV, Niro EV , Optima PHEV, Kona EV, Nexo FUEL CELL (replaces the iX35 with hydrogen). The Stonic could receive an electric motor (that of Kona). This range of twelve different models based on seven different bodies is expected to develop even further over the next five years.
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Volkswagen could assemble cars in Ford factories in the USA
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Volkswagen could assemble cars in Ford factories in the USA
- The Volkswagen group could assemble cars in Ford factories in the US, as part of an alliance that both groups are now defining. This is the announcement that was made by the manufacturer a few days ago.
- The Ford Group now has seven assembly plants located in the United States, including Wayne (Michigan), which is in heavy overcapacity. It is therefore the factory best suited to manufacturing Volkswagen Group models. The Ford group has assembled a total of 2.46 million vehicles in the US in 2017 and a little less in 2018.
- The Volkswagen Group has a single assembly plant located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. This plant, which manufactures the Passat sedans and Atlas SUV, is itself in overcapacity since 140,000 vehicles were assembled in 2017 and 130,000 in 2018, against capacities of 150,000 units per year.
- What would be the Volkswagen Group models likely to be produced in Ford factories in the USA ? Those models with high sales in this market and who are not manufactured in other factories in Mexico or Canada.
- The models that could benefit from this transfer are therefore as follows: Audi A4 (33,000 sales in the first 11 months of 2018), Audi Q7 (33,000 sales), Audi A5 (24,000 sales), Audi A3 (18,000 sales) , Audi Q3 (16,000 sales). We see that the Audi brand could be the first to benefit from sharing Ford factories in the US.
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New declines in the Chinese market in October and November 2018
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New declines in the Chinese market in October and November 2018
- The Chinese automotive market (PC + LCV) continued to decline in October and November 2018, after declines in July, August and September 2018. The potential of the Chinese market to increase becomes questionable in the coming years because the decreases recorded in recent months are becoming increasingly important (-11.6% in September, -12.0% in October, -12.5% in November) and the Chinese market may evened the year with negative growth year on year (-2.0% on the cumulative 11 months 2018 and even -3.0% for passenger cars), which has not happened for two decades. In addition, the month of November was the sixth month of decline in vehicle sales in China for the whole year, and December ‘s prospects look poor.
- The high rate of equipment in major Chinese cities and the new market orientation towards cleaner vehicles, with a growing presence of electric powered models (+ 57.8% of sales in November 2018 compared to November 2017, to 129,000 units) could explain this reversal of the Chinese market.
- We must also look at the economic activity of the country which has been slowed by the trade dispute between China and the United States (the lowest growth rate recorded since 2009), and the automotive market has necessarily suffered from the consequences. If the Chinese government decides to alleviate this situation, they could use tax levers to revive the market, by reducing the tax rate on the purchase of new vehicles from 10% to 5%, but it would probably be difficult to repeat this operation in the future.
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The first Tesla Model 3 for Europe will be delivered early February 2019
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The first Tesla Model 3 for Europe will be delivered early February 2019
- After the first deliveries to the US market (110,000 registrations made in the first 11 months of 2018), where it is now 11th in the sedan market, the Tesla Model 3 will be exported to European markets from early February 2019.
- The production of the Tesla Model 3 at the Fremont site in California has reached a new threshold with a volume of almost 30,000 units produced each month, which now makes it possible to cover both the American and European markets. The Chinese market should follow during the year.
- At this rate, there should be more than 300 000 Model 3 for the whole of 2018.
- By adding the Model S and Model X, the production of the Fremont site will then be close to saturation, this is why the automaker wants to accelerate the construction of its Chinese plant that will produce the models for the Chinese market.
- In 2018, Tesla sold nearly 30,000 (electric) cars in Europe, but only Model S and Model X. Given a less high-end positioning (price, dimensions), the Model 3 should allow Tesla to double these sales in Europe in 2019, from 30,000 to 60,000 units (30,000 Model 3). Tesla's first European markets in 2018 are Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany.
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