According to Inovev, the Sprinter should keep its 7% market share
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According to Inovev, the Sprinter should keep its 7% market share
- Mercedes unveiled the new generation of its Sprinter van (N1-3 segment) which fits in the range above the Citan (N1-1) and Vito (N1-2). This new generation of Sprinter replaces the previous generations launched in 1995 and 2006. The silhouette of the vehicle remains the same and the production site is still the factory in Düsseldorf. Since 2013, the Mercedes Sprinter has been produced at an average of 140,000 units each year, whereas in the early 2000s (until 2008) the production volume was between 120,000 and 130,000 units. In fact, the Sprinter has benefited both from the revival of the European market for light commercial vehicles observed since 2013 and from a rise in notoriety against some of its competitors (Ford Transit, Fiat Ducato, VW Crafter, Renault Master, Opel Movano, Citroën Jumper, Peugeot Boxer), so that its share of the LCV market in Europe has progressively increased from 6% in the early 2000s to 7% today. According to Inovev, the Sprinter should keep this 7% market share (140,000 units per year).
- The engines of the new Sprinter are the following: a 4-cylinder 2.15 liter diesel developing 114hp, 143hp and 163hp ( compared to 109hp, 129hp and 150hp on the previous generation ) and a 3.0 liter V6 diesel developing 190hp (vs 184hp previously). In addition, a 100% electric version will be available as of 2019 (eSprinter). This will be the second electric model in the German brand's utility line after the Mercedes eVito launched in 2018.
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続きを読む... According to Inovev, the Sprinter should keep its 7% market share
Inovev expects 100,000 units production of per year for the new Kia Ceed
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Inovev expects 100,000 units production of per year for the new Kia Ceed
- Kia (a subsidiary of the Korean group Hyundai-Kia) introduced the third generation of its Ceed C segment sedan, which is exclusively sold and produced in Europe. This new generation, which is 4.31m long, 1.80m wide and 1.45m high, is based on the recent K2 platform shared with the recent Hyundai i30, also sold and produced in Europe.
- This new Kia sedan competes with the C-segment sedans of mass production brands such as VW Golf, Renault Megane, Peugeot 308, Citroën C4, Ford Focus, Opel Astra, Fiat Tipo, Seat Leon ... and Hyundai i30.
- The new Kia Ceed will be, as previously, produced in Zilina (Slovakia) while its cousin the Hyundai i30 remains produced in Nosovice (Czech Republic). Since 2008, Kia Ceed's production has steadily declined, except at the time of the launch of the second generation, from 200,000 units per year to 100,000 units in eight years. Inovev expects a production of 100,000 units per year in Slovakia of the third generation, given a European market that is expected to slow down in the coming years and which favors sales of SUVs. Moreover, Kia plans to launch a compact SUV on the basis of the Ceed in late 2019, in the style of the Mercedes GLA, and it is not sure that this new compact SUV will take the Ceed name.
- The engines of the new Kia Ceed are: 1400 gasoline (100hp), 1000 gasoline T-GDI (120hp), 1400 gasoline T-GDI (140hp) and 1600 diesel IDRC (115hp and 136hp).
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続きを読む... Inovev expects 100,000 units production of per year for the new Kia Ceed
GM Group Global Market in 2017
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GM Group Global Market in 2017
- The GM group (Chevrolet, Buick, Holden, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun, Wuling, and Opel-Vauxhall only until August 2017) has released sales figures for the year 2017. Worldwide sales are 9, 35 million units, a decrease of 6% compared to 2016. This decrease is attributable mainly to the sale of Opel-Vauxhall to the PSA group, which has been taken into account by the two groups starting 1 August 2017. The GM group now stands out as clearly below the three new world leaders, namely Renault-Nissan, Volkswagen and Toyota. A further decline is likely in 2018 as the GM group will no longer be able to count on Opel-Vauxhall sales in the first 7 months of the year, as in 2017.
- The global sales of the GM Group in 2017 break down as follows:
1. China is its largest market, with 4.15 million vehicles, or 44% of its global sales.
2. The United States is its second largest market, with 3.0 million vehicles, or 32% of its global sales.
3. Europe is its third market, with 0.78 million vehicles, or 8% of its worldwide sales.
- These three markets account for 84% of the GM group's worldwide sales in 2017, divided into 3.98 million Chevrolet, 1.30 million Buick, 0.78 million Opel-Vauxhall, 0.72 million GMC, 0.36 million Cadillac, with the remainder split between Wuling (1.13 million), Baojun(1.02 million) and Holden (0.06 million).
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Inovev expects 55,000 units production per year for the new BMW X4
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Inovev expects 55,000 units production per year for the new BMW X4
- BMW has unveiled the second generation of its X4 SUV which is the coupe version of the D-segment X3 SUV launched at the end of 2017. Compared to the previous generation - that lasted only four years -, the new X4 is 8cm longer (at 4.75m), 4cm wider (at 1.94m) and 3cm lower (at 1.59m). The silhouette remains very close to that of the old X4. The new BMW SUV will compete directly with the Mercedes GLC coupe pending a future Audi Q5 coupe that could be named Q6.
- While sales of the BMW X3 reached a peak of 150,000 units in 2012, 2013 and 2016, those of the BMW X4 have never exceeded 60,000 units per year. In 2017, sales of the X3 dropped to 130,000 units and X4 sales to 50,000 units, but the new generations of X3 and X4 have the mission to boost sales, probably to 150,000 units annually for the X3 and 55,000 annual units for the X4, not counting China which should assemble these models soon, while today they are produced only in the United States, in the Spartanburg South Carolina factory.
- The engines of the new X4 are modeled on those of the X3: a 4-cylinder petrol 2.0 developing 184hp, a 6-cylinder gasoline 3.0 developing 252hp , a 4-cylinder diesel 2.0 developing 190hp and a 6-cylinder diesel 3.0 developing 231hp. The range will be capped next summer by even more powerful (more than 300hp) M4 versions.
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Peugeot unveils its new D segment 508 sedan
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Peugeot unveils its new D segment 508 sedan
- Peugeot presents the new generation of its D segment sedan, the 508, which competes with the BMW 3 Series (2012), Mercedes C Class (2014), Audi A4 (2016), VW Passat (2014) or Skoda Superb ( 2015).
- While the Citroën C5 was discontinued in 2017 and the DS 5 is in its final months of commercialization, the Peugeot 508 will become the only PSA D segment sedan - along with the GM designed Opel Insignia -, as of September 2018.
- Compared to the Insignia, the new 508 is 15cm shorter and 6cm lower. Compared to the old 508, it is 8cm shorter (at 4.75m), 6cm lower (at 1.40m) and 70kg lighter.
- The new 508 is based on the EMP2 platform shared by the Peugeot 308, 3008, 5008 as well as the Citroën C4 Picasso and C5 Aircross. The Peugeot Partner, Expert and Citroën Berlingo, and Jumpy vans also share this platform, as well as the new Opel Combo, which is the second model of the Opel brand to benefit from it (after the Grandland).
- 508 engines will be as follows : a 1600 PureTech 180hp and 225hp petrol, a BlueHDI 1500hp 130hp diesel, and a 2000hp BlueHDI diesel of 160hp and 180hp. A rechargeable hybrid petrol version is scheduled for the end of 2019. Peugeot announces a sales target of 80,000 to 90,000 in Europe (manufactured in Mulhouse), of which 20% is gasoline and 20% is hybrid, plus 40,000 in China (manufactured in Wuhan).
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