In 2018 China's auto market fell for the first time in 20 years
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In 2018 China's auto market fell for the first time in 20 years
- The Chinese car market is likely to decline by 3% in 2018 (the first decline in two decades); the final figures will be made public in mid-January 2019. However, Chinese manufacturers expect a stabilization of the market in 2019. The Chinese market would reach therefore a volume of 28 million vehicles in 2018, and the same volume in 2019, divided into 23.6 million passenger cars and 4.4 million commercial vehicles.
- In 2018, 57% of models sold come from J.V.s (joint ventures with foreign manufacturers) while 43% come from Chinese manufacturers ( vs 41% in 2017). Thus, among the top 20 models sold in China in the first 10 months of 2018, five come from exclusively Chinese manufacturers (2 Geely, 1 Wuling, 1 Baojun and 1 Great Wall).
- Next year a change in the distribution of sales between thermal vehicles and electrified vehicles is expected, since the Chinese government quotas on sales of electrified vehicles will come into effect in 2019.
- From 900,000 electrified vehicles (PHEV + BEV) sold in China in 2018 (+ 50% compared to 2017) - making it already the world's largest market for electrified vehicles - volume could rise to 2 million units in 2019 and 3 million in 2020, if the Chinese clientele is really incentivized to buy this type of vehicle. In 2017, 600,000 electrified vehicles were sold in China, 352,000 units in 2016 and 207,000 units in 2015.
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続きを読む... In 2018 China's auto market fell for the first time in 20 years
FCA to Produce Jeep at Former Detroit Engine Plant
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FCA to Produce Jeep at Former Detroit Engine Plant
- The Fiat-Chrysler Group announced that, starting in 2021, it will produce future Jeep brand models in a former Chrysler Group engine plant in Detroit.
- The Mack Avenue engine manufacturing plant, shut down since 2012, will be re-equipped to produce the next generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee scheduled for 2021, and the Jeep Grand Wagoneer (7 seater).
- Currently, the Grand Cherokee is manufactured in the Fiat-Chrysler plant in Detroit (273,000 units in 2017) which is almost saturated (300,000 units per year capacity).
- Moreover, all of the assembly plants of the Fiat-Chrysler Group located in the United States currently operate at 92% of their capacities, while those of GM and Ford operate at 72% and 81% respectively.
- So the Fiat-Chrysler Group, unlike GM and Ford, now operates at full capacity and needs new assembly lines to be able to produce future models and meet global demand, which is more and more turned towards SUVs, a Jeep specialty since the nineteen sixties.
- Rather than building a new factory in the United States, the Fiat-Chrysler Group has chosen to assign a former engine production plant to the assembly of vehicles.
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PSA plant in Sochaux will exceed 500,000 vehicles produced in 2018
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PSA plant in Sochaux will exceed 500,000 vehicles produced in 2018
- French automotive production by plant shows that only the PSA factories in Sochaux and Valenciennes, the Renault plant in Batilly, the Daimler plant in Hambach and the Toyota plant in Onnaing have regained or even exceeded their pre-crisis production levels, while the eight other factories ‘production volume decreased significantly. Thanks to the success of the Peugeot 3008 and Opel Grandland, the Sochaux plant will exceed 500,000 vehicles produced in 2018.
- The plants with the strongest volume decrease are Poissy (PSA), Rennes (PSA), Mulhouse (PSA), Douai (Renault) and Flins (Renault). These sharp declines can be explained by the relocations and the growing failure of upper segment sedans and minivans.
- In addition, two factories closed over the period, Aulnay (PSA) and Cerizay (Heuliez). The Aulnay site’s production of C3 has indeed been relocated to Slovakia. The Cerizay site manufactured niche vehicles (Opel Tigra) that were not replaced, due to Heuliez’ lack of resources and Opel's lack of motivation, as they were facing other difficulties.
- If we look at French car production by type, we can see that the drop in the volume of production between 2005 and 2013 only affects passenger cars, while light commercial vehicles production volumes have steadily increased since the crisis of 2008- 2009, to reach a 2018 level that is well above that of 2005.
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続きを読む... PSA plant in Sochaux will exceed 500,000 vehicles produced in 2018
France is the only major European country that has not recovered its pre-crisis levels
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France is the only major European country that has not recovered its pre-crisis levels
- France is the only major European producer country that has not recovered its pre-crisis levels, since it has not exceeded 2.3 million vehicles produced in 2018, compared with 3.5 million in 2005, when that the other six major European producing countries (Germany, Spain, UK, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia) have all reached or even exceeded their 2005 level.
- France was even overtaken by Spain in 2013 and has gradually moved closer in terms of volumes to Britain, although since 2016, the gap between the two countries has again increased, in part because of the uncertainties about Brexit, which is now hampering British production.
- By manufacturer, we see that the two major manufacturers Renault-Nissan and PSA suffered a quite comparable fall in production, while the other two lower volumes manufacturers, Daimler (Smart), and Toyota, progressed modestly.
- The decline in the volume of production in France recorded until 2013, is explained by the fact that this country has relocated a good part of its entry-level models (Clio, Twingo, 207, 208) to Spain, Turkey and the countries of Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Slovakia), but also by the increasing weakening of their upper segment models (D and E), followed by that of the minivans (Espace, Scenic) which clashed with the growing success of premium sedans and SUV.
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続きを読む... France is the only major European country that has not recovered its pre-crisis levels
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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続きを読む... Ford Europe will not replace the C-Max and Grand C-Max