The new Citroën AMI will try to develop BEVs on a niche market
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The new Citroën AMI will try to develop BEVs on a niche market
- Faced with the offensive of coming small A segment Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), such as the Smart Fortwo, Smart Forfour, Renault Twingo ZE, Volkswagen e-Up, Seat Mii Electric, Skoda Citigo Electric, Fiat 500 e, Citroën has just unveiled its own interpretation of a small electric urban electric car, the AMI. AMI is not a new model name in the history of Citroën, as it was the name of an old small sedan with thermal engine marketed in the 60s (Ami 6) and 70 (Ami 8).
- Directly derived from the AMI ONE CONCEPT presented at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, the new Citroën AMI comes in the form of a small two-seat, two-door vehicle. With 2.41m long, 1.39m wide and 1.52m high, the vehicle is more compact than a Smart Fortwo with which it can identify most. It has a 100% electric motor derived from other electric motors mounted on PSA vehicles (such as the Peugeot e-208, DS 3 CrossbackE-Tense...) but does not exceed 45 km/h and therefore can be driven without a driving licence.
- The battery capacity allows a range of only 70 kilometres(WLTP cycle), a distance deemed sufficient by the carmaker for a certain type of urban driver. The AMI vehicle would be offered at a price close to 6,000 euros (while a Smart Fortwo EQ is worth 23,000 euros) which makes it a truly low cost vehicle. It could also be used for car sharing in the Free2Move network. For the moment, it is impossible to predict a volume of sales for this model, because this one opens up a whole new market and it is not sure that the customers validate this type of vehicle.
- Indeed, PSA is trying to develop a niche market, which is quite popular in China: The Low Speed Electric Vehicle (LSEV) category. These small size vehicles are characterised by a short range(< 100 km), low speed (50~70km/h), low price, smaller battery and less biding crash test requirements. This category is quite popular in China in rural areas and urban suburbs (especially in the Shandong province) due to the fact that LSEV may be driven without a driver's license in many parts of China.
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GM remains the fourth largest carmaker in 2019
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GM remains the fourth largest carmaker in 2019
- The GM group (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun, Wuling) published its sales figures for the year 2019. Its world sales fell to 7.47 million units against 8.38 million in 2018, which represents a decrease of 10.9% and a loss of 910,000 units over one year.
This decline is mainly due to the fall of sales in China last year (-27% representing a loss of 770,000 units) but GM saw also its sales fall in other markets (-75,000 sales in the United States, -30,000 units in Canada and -15,000 in Korea). This significant decline by the GM group follows a comparable drop recorded in 2018, consequence of the sale of its European brands to PSA. In two years, the American carmaker is far from the first carmakers and fall to the level of Hyundai-Kia, but retains its fourth place.
This decline is mainly due to the fall of sales in China last year (-27% representing a loss of 770,000 units) but GM saw also its sales fall in other markets (-75,000 sales in the United States, -30,000 units in Canada and -15,000 in Korea). This significant decline by the GM group follows a comparable drop recorded in 2018, consequence of the sale of its European brands to PSA. In two years, the American carmaker is far from the first carmakers and fall to the level of Hyundai-Kia, but retains its fourth place.
- GM group's global sales in 2019 break down:
1. China remains its main market, with 3.26 million vehicles, or 43% of its world sales, thanks to Baojun and Wuling.
2. USA remains its second market, with 2.88 million vehicles, or 38% of its world sales.
3. Brazil remains its third market, with 475,000 vehicles, or 6% of its world sales.
- These three markets represent 87% of the GM group's global sales in 2019, which are divided into 3.65 million units for Chevrolet, 1.10 million units for Buick (80% registered in China), 657,000 units for GMC, 385,000 for Cadillacs. On the Chinese market, Baojun sold 604,000 units and Wuling 1.08 million.
- The GM group's best-selling model in 2019 is the Chevrolet Silverado pickup (553,000 units).
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The FCA group remains the eighth world carmaker in 2019
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The FCA group remains the eighth world carmaker in 2019
- The FCA group (Fiat, Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram) has published its sales figures for the year 2019.
Its global sales reached a level pf 4,42 million vehicles against 4,84 million in 2018, which represents a decrease of 8.7%.
The declining sales curve of the Italian-American group is therefore parallel to what GM and Ford are experiencing.
Its global sales reached a level pf 4,42 million vehicles against 4,84 million in 2018, which represents a decrease of 8.7%.
The declining sales curve of the Italian-American group is therefore parallel to what GM and Ford are experiencing.
- The FCA group, which saw its sales drop significantly in North America (-232,000 units), Europe (-108,000) and Asia (-60,000), remains however the eighth world carmaker in 2019, behind Ford and ahead PSA.
- The FCA group's global sales in 2019 break down:
1. USA remains its largest market, with 2.21 million vehicles, or 50% of its world sales.
2. Europe remains its second market, with 1.27 million vehicles, or 29% of its world sales.
3. South America remains its third market, with 577,000 vehicles, or 13% of its global sales.
4. Asia remains its fourth market, with 160,000 vehicles, or 4% of its global sales.
- These four markets represent 96% of the FCA group's global sales in 2019, which are split into 2.92 million vehicles for Chrysler Group (Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Jeep) and 1.50 million vehicles for Fiat Group (Fiat, Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Maserati). Fiat Group therefore represents today half the volume of the Chrysler Group, while at the time of the merger of the two entities, they had a comparable volume.
- The big challenge of 2020 will be the merger of FCA with PSA, which will lead to the creation of the new fourth largest manufacturer in the world, with a sales volume of nearly 8 million vehicles….if the process is confirmed after the COVID-19 impact.
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Ford group falls to seventh place in the world in 2019 car producer rank
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Ford group falls to seventh place in the world in 2019 car producer rank
- The Ford group (Ford, Lincoln) published its sales figures for the year 2019 which was almost as bad for the carmaker as the year 2018.
Its world sales fell by 8,8% compared to 2018 when they had already decreased by 15% in 2018 compared to 2017. The group is now the seventh carmaker in the world, when it was the sixth in 2019, behind Honda. And its decreasing sales curve follows that of its compatriot GM. It is difficult to imagine when a possible trend reversal will take place, especially since these two carmakers have strategically decided to remove their sedans from the North American market.
Its world sales fell by 8,8% compared to 2018 when they had already decreased by 15% in 2018 compared to 2017. The group is now the seventh carmaker in the world, when it was the sixth in 2019, behind Honda. And its decreasing sales curve follows that of its compatriot GM. It is difficult to imagine when a possible trend reversal will take place, especially since these two carmakers have strategically decided to remove their sedans from the North American market.
- The sales drop of Ford in 2019 is visible in its main markets: China (-38.5% representing a loss of 150,000 units), the United States (-80,000), Argentina (-45,000) , India (-25,000), Russia (-25,000), Middle East (-25,000), Europe (-20,000), Turkey (-20,000), Canada (-10,000), in Mexico (-10,000) and Brazil (-10,000).
- Ford group global sales in 2019 break down:
1. USA remains its largest market, with 2.41 million vehicles, or 47% of its world sales.
2. Europe remains its second market, with 1.32 million vehicles, or 26% of its global sales.
3. South America becomes its third market, with 305,000 vehicles, or 6% of its global sales.
4. China becomes its fourth market, with 235,000 vehicles, or 5% of its world sales.
- These four markets represent 84% of the Ford group's global sales in 2019.
- The automaker’s best-selling models are the Ford F-Series (1.1 million units) and Ford Ranger (400 000 units).
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The Indian market (PC+ LUV) declined by 13.3% in 2019
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The Indian market (PC+ LUV) declined by 13.3% in 2019
- The Indian car market (PC + LUV) abruptly stopped its growth in 2019, in a global context of markets decline, with a fall of 13.3% compared to 2018, at 3.8 million units against 4,4 million in 2018 and 4 million in 2017.
- However, this sharp drop of sales does not questions the development potential of the Indian market, which has a motorization rate that is still low compared to most major countries (around 100 cars per 1,000 inhabitants), a rate 1.5 to 2 times lower than in China. The Indian middle class is, however, half the size of the Chinese middle class, and the infrastructures development less dynamic suggests that the rate of Indian motorization at a middle term will never catch up with the rate of Chinese one, which is increasing sharply.
- In a context of a sharp decline, the most impacted carmakers are those who have a major footprint on the local market, meaning Suzuki and Tata Motors: Suzuki (with Maruti) lost 240,000 sales last year compared to 2018 and Tata Motors 160 000 sales. This has for consequence a decline of influence of these two carmakers at a global scale.
- Suzuki-Maruti remains however the undisputed leader of the Indian market in 2019, with a market share of 40% (stable compared to 2018), ahead of Hyundai-Kia (15%) which gains two points thanks to a stability of its sales, Tata Motors (14%) who lost two points and Mahindra (12%) who gained half a point. These four carmakers share alone 81% of the Indian market, while a dozen of others get the remaining 19%. SUVs represented 20% of the Indian market in 2019, against 18% in 2018.
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