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发表于 2022年5月05日

• Production
• Toyota
• Japan

Inovev forecasts 25,000 then 50,000 units per year of the new Lexus RZ SUV

- The current range of the Lexus brand (luxury subsidiary of Toyota) consists of sedans IS (D segment), ES (E segment), LS (F segment) as well as SUVs UX (C segment), NX (D segment), RX (E segment), GX /LX (F segment) and incidentally RC (E segment) and LC (F segment) coupes, i.e. about ten different models targeting different audiences. The brand has come a long way since the launch in 1989 of the first Lexus, which was a sedan inspired directly by the Mercedes S-Class of the 80s.

- Of the ten Lexus models present in the catalog today, most are hybrid motorized (HEV-Full), only the UX SUV was until now also available in a 100% electric version. But the electrification program is underway at Lexus, since several projects have been unveiled in recent months in this direction, and the new SUV RZ (E segment) presented this month is the first official realization.

- With dimensions close to the RX, the RZ is therefore the second 100% electric model from Lexus, after the UX (segment C). It's actually the Lexus version of the recently introduced Toyota BZ4X, with both models sharing the same e-TNGA platform. The BZ4X is however 10 centimeters shorter than the RZ (4.70 m against 4.80 m). Compared to the Toyota BZ4X, the Lexus RZ is more powerful (Premium status requires) since its electric motor delivers 313 hp against 218 hp for the Toyota. The battery with a capacity of 71.5 kWh allows a range of 450 km according to the WLTP cycle. The Lexus RZ competes with the Audi Q4, Audi E-tron, BMW iX3, Mercedes EQC and Jaguar i-Pace. Inovev is counting on 25,000 sales per year of the new Lexus RZ then 50,000 per year (from 2025).

 

    

 

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发表于 2022年5月05日

• Production
• USA
• Stellantis

Inovev forecasts 300,000 units per year of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee

- The Jeep brand, which belongs to the Stellantis group, has just presented the new generation of its favorite model, the Grand Cherokee, which remains the best-selling model of the brand along with the Wrangler. This is the fifth generation of the model (the previous one dated back to 2011) and the first launched under the Stellantis era. In the Jeep lineup, the Grand Cherokee (E-segment) sits above the Renegade (B-segment), Compass (C-segment) and Cherokee (D-segment), but is now supplanted by the Grand Wagoneer (F-segment) on Dodge Ram base. The Grand Cherokee competes with the Dodge Durango and Range Rover Sport.

- The new Grand Cherokee takes the Giorgio platform from the Alfa-Roméo Giulia and Stelvio and the engine from the Wrangler, namely a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol plug-in hybrid producing 375 hp, which is now the most powerful engine performance of the Grand Cherokee. Indeed, the 3.6-liter V6 develops only 295 hp and the 5.7-liter V8 360 hp. This downsizing operation coupled with electrification has therefore proved to be profitable.

- The new Grand Cherokee is slightly longer than the previous one (4.91 m against 4.80 m) and a long wheelbase version is added to the range, this is the Grand Cherokee L which measures 5.18 m long, 27 centimeters longer.

- The new Grand Cherokee is produced at the Stellantis plant in Detroit (Michigan, USA). The old version had been manufactured at 245,000 units in 2021 and Inovev therefore expects a volume of 300,000 units per year from 2022, including the long-wheelbase version. The Grand Cherokee accounts for about a quarter of Jeep sales.

 

    

 

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发表于 2022年5月05日

• France
• Production
• Mercedes-Benz

Inovev forecasts 15,000 units per year of the new Mercedes T-Class

- Mercedes has until now had three light utility vehicles (LUVs) of different segments and therefore different transport capacities: Citan small utility vehicle (N1-1), Vito medium utility vehicle (N1-2) and Sprinter large utility vehicle (N1 -3). The Citan was renewed last year on the basis of the new Renault Kangoo, from which it takes over the bodywork and the engines, including the 100% electric engine which had been refused on the previous generation. Each of the Mercedes utilities was offered in a passenger transport (PC) version: a CitanPC, a Vito PC (called V-Class) and a Sprinter PC.

- Today, appears the PC version of the recent Mercedes Citan which is renamed Class T. This model takes the bodywork of the Renault Kangoo in PC version of 4.50 m long. Only the grille and a few points of detail differ on the two models. This T-Class will also be available in a 100% electric version (called EQT) like the Mercedes Citan and Renault Kangoo. The Nissan Townstar, which shares the same bodywork as the Kangoo, Citan and T-Class, will also be entitled to its 100% electric version. The combustion engines are the 1.3 liter petrol unit (131 hp) and the 1.5 liter diesel unit (116 hp) both of Renault origin.

- A version of the T-Class with a long wheelbase (length: 4.90 m) will be available at the end of the year, as on the Citan and Kangoo. This version will be an alternative to the much bulkier V-Class and less utilitarian Class B.

- The Citan and T-Class are manufactured in the same factory as the Kangoo and Townstar, that of Maubeuge (France).

- Inovev expects 15,000 Class T per year, as much as the Citan.

 

    

 

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发表于 2022年5月05日

• Registrations
• Ford
• GMHyundai-Kia
• USA
• Stellantis

The Big Three below 40% market share in the USA in 2021

- For the first time in their history, the Big Three (GM, Ford, Chrysler) in 2021 fell below 40% market share in the US passenger car market (including SUVs and MPVs). Their share did not exceed 39% of this market last year.

- On the other hand, while the gap between these three manufacturers was very large in the 70s and 80s, a little less in the 90s and 2000s, this gap has narrowed considerably in the 2010s and the year 2021 ended with a tiny gap between GM, Ford and Chrysler. Thus, GM sold 2,203,000 vehicles on the US market in 2021, Ford 1,892,000 units and Chrysler 1,785,000 units (Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler), i.e. 5,880,000 vehicles.

- By comparison, GM sold 6,903,000 vehicles in 1978, Ford 3,802,000 units and Chrysler 1,599,000 units, or 82.5% of the total US market. The Japanese manufacturers, later helped by the Korean manufacturers, gradually bit into the sales of the Big Three which saw their influence greatly reduced, which led to the elimination of several of their brands such as Mercury, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, Plymouth whose sales had become too weak.

- In 2021, Japanese manufacturers accounted for 5,693,000 vehicle sales in the US market (38% of the market), a volume almost equivalent to that of the Big Three. In addition, Korean manufacturers represented 1,490,000 vehicles (10% of the US market). As for European manufacturers, they represented 1,335,000 vehicles (7.5% of the US market), not including Volvo, which is Chinese, and Jaguar Land Rover, which is Indian. Tesla only represented 2.5% of the US market in 2021.

 

    

 

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