With the same population, India produces 6 times fewer vehicles than China
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With the same population, India produces 6 times fewer vehicles than China
- China and India are now the two most populous countries in the world, with more than 1.3 billion inhabitants each, according to the latest census. However, the volume of their car fleets is very different, as in China, with a fleet of 348 million vehicles, meaning 258 vehicle per 1,000 inhabitants (a proportion half that of Europe or the United States), while in India, with a fleet of 54 million vehicles, there are 42 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants (a proportion six times lower than that of China). This situation reflects a significant difference in terms of societal choices, purchasing power and automotive infrastructure.
- Last year, China produced 31 million vehicles (PC + LUV) while India produced just over 5 million, mainly for their local market. The gap between the two countries (number of vehicles produced in China divided by number of vehicles produced in India) which was 3 to 1 in 2005 (China = 3, India = 1) increased to 8.5 to 1 in 2020, but since then, this gap has gradually reduced to 6 to 1.
- China's development plans, growing middle class wealth, and infrastructure improvements—especially since 2005—have all contributed to the country's growth in motorization, while this trend has been much slower in India. It is clear that India will struggle to catch up with China in the coming years, if not decades. Closing the gap between the two countries to 3:1 would be a spectacular achievement for India.
- Furthermore, China has developed an acceleration strategy for electrification and artificial intelligence in the automotive sector, while India is still in its early stages. It can be added that China is a C/D segment vehicle market, while India is more of an A/B segment vehicle market.
Inovev forecasts a production volume of 40,000 new Jeep Compass SUV per year in Europe
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Inovev forecasts a production volume of 40,000 new Jeep Compass SUV per year in Europe
- Jeep (one of the many brands of the Stellantis group ) has presented the new generation of its C-segment SUV, the Compass, which succeeds the model launched in 2017 and facelifted in 2021. The new generation comes in a more statutory and imposing style, its length increasing from 4.40 m to 4.55 m, or 47 cm more than the small Jeep Avenger SUV, which leaves room between the two for a future Renegade (the current Renegade is at the end of its life).
- The new Jeep Compass is based on the STLA Medium platform already used on the Peugeot 3008/5008, Opel Grandland and the new Citroën C5 Aircross which has just been presented. Its engines are available in micro-hybrid (MHEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery electric (BEV) as for the new Citroën C5 Aircross. The power outputs are slightly different from those of the Citroën, since 142 hp (104 kW) are announced for the 1.2 MHEV version, 191 hp (140 kW) for the 1.6 PHEV version and 155 kW, 167 kW, 272 kW for the various BEV versions.
- For the various battery electric versions, two NMC batteries are marketed, one with a capacity of 73 kWh, allowing a range of 500 km according to the WLTP cycle, the other with a capacity of 97 kWh, allowing a range of 650 km according to the WLTP cycle. These batteries are produced by the company ACC (Automotive Cells Company ) located in Douvrin. The various engines are all front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
- The new Jeep Compass will be produced at the Italian plant in Melfi for European demand, at an average rate of 40,000 units per year. It will be also produced in Mexico and Brazil for respectively the North and South American markets.
Inovev forecasts to produce 60,000 units of the new Citroën C5 Aircross per year
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Inovev forecasts to produce 60,000 units of the new Citroën C5 Aircross per year
New Mazda 6: Rebranded model of Changan
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New Mazda 6: Rebranded model of Changan
- The Mazda 6 is a D-segment sedan that succeeded the Mazda 626 in 2002. Three generations followed until 2024. The growing demand for SUVs pushed the Japanese carmaker to launch several vehicles of this type from 2001, but it was especially from 2012 with the launch of the Mazda CX5 that the share of SUVs in the carmaker's sales increased considerably, causing at the same time the collapse of sales of the brand's sedans, first and foremost the Mazda 6 offered in the same price range, whose distribution fell from 295,000 units in 2008 to 260,000 in 2013, 170,000 in 2016, 70,000 in 2020 and only 30,000 in 2024.
- At the same time, the total number of Mazda SUVs increased from 120,000 to 780,000 units per year.
- The Mazda 6, produced in Japan, China, and the United States for their domestic markets, collapsed in the same way everywhere. Mazda could have cancelled this model without replacing it. For 2025, however, the Japanese carmaker decided to give it one last chance. But the model completely changes its philosophy.
- The new Mazda 6 remains a sedan, but it becomes battery electric, has a hatchback and is based on a Chinese sedan, the Changan SL03 (Changan is Mazda's Chinese partner which produces its cars in China). This 4.92 m long model (therefore at the limit of the E segment) produced and sold only in China, under the name Mazda AZ-6 and in Europe under the name Mazda 6 e. In Europe, it has an 80 kWh NMC battery while in China it receives a 58 kWh LFP battery. The price of the Mazda 6 e in Europe will be around 40,000 euros (20,000 euros in China).
Gruenheide (Tesla) and Zwickau (VW) are the only BEV factories to have exceeded 200,000 vehicles in 2024
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Gruenheide (Tesla) and Zwickau (VW) are the only BEV factories to have exceeded 200,000 vehicles in 2024
- While the market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Europe (30 countries) declined slightly (-1.3%) in 2024 compared to 2023, with a volume of 1,993,102 sales compared to 2,019,401 the previous year, the production volume of this type of car in Europe (30 countries) declined more sharply (-7.0%) in 2024 compared to 2023, to 1.73 million units, according to Inovev. The decline in BEV sales in 2024 therefore affected models produced in Europe more than models produced outside Europe.
- Inovev has listed the European plants producing BEVs and estimated the production volume of these BEVs in 2024.
- Tesla's Gruenheideplant produced the highest number BEVs in Europe last year, with 216,409 units, according to Inovev. This will likely no longer be the case in 2025, as Tesla sales are currently plummeting in Europe (-37% in the first quarter) and all of the brand's models are affected.
- The second largest BEV plant in Europe in 2024 is VW Zwickau (203,242 units), followed by BMW Dingolfing (176,822 units) and VW Emden (108,423 units). German plants are therefore at the forefront.
- The leading French plant is fifth, Renault Douai (89,921 units), followed by the leading Czech plant, Skoda MladaBoleslav (82,538 units). These six factories accounted for 50% of BEV production in Europe.
- It should be noted that the battery electric vehicle market grew significantly in Europe (+27.9%) in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, to 573,500 units compared to 448,228 a year earlier, which will boost BEV production in Europe during this period because European models produced in Europe seem to be the first beneficiaries of this growth.