The 2018 Paris Motor Show was mainly a Premium brands event
- Due to the absence of many general brands, such as Volkswagen, Opel, Ford, Fiat, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru or Jeep, the 2018 Paris Motor Show was mainly a Premium brand show.
- Thus, Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche presented about fifteen new products (75% of the main features of the show); in addition DS presented the DS 3 Crossback, the major novelty of the French premium brand.
- SUVs accounted for two thirds of the main innovations, i.e. 12 models. Sedans accounted for 15% of the main innovations, i.e. 3 models. The 3 remaining novelties were a minivan, a coupe and a convertible.
- The break-down of models at this show is therefore very different from that of the European market, which currently consists in 55% of sedans and 35% of SUV, these two categories together accounting for 90% of the European market.
- The minivans and coupes / cabriolets, which were not very present at the “Mondial de l'Automobile “ make up 7% and 1% of the European market respectively.
- Finally, microvans represent 2% of the European market, and no novelty has been shown in this category of vehicles. This is because the new Citroën Berlingo, Peugeot Partner and Opel Combo were unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2018, and the new Renault Kangoo will be unveiled next year.
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