Japanese manufacturers decide to reduce production in Japan
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Japanese manufacturers decide to reduce production in Japan
- Japanese manufacturers have announced that they will reduce the volume of their car production in Japan from April 1, due to lower global demand due to the coronavirus crisis, which has caused the containment of a significant part of the world's population and the temporary closure of many car dealerships.
- Japan is not as affected by the Covid-19 epidemic as China, Europe or the United States, but this country exports a lot of cars to foreign markets which show a sharp drop since mid-March , and it is not certain that the Japanese market will remain at a good level in the coming weeks.
- In 2019, Japan exported 1,217,127 vehicles worldwide (much of it to North America), including 1,103,194 passenger cars.
- These exports represented 12.5% of Japanese production last year, a proportion which tends to decrease from year to year, as the production of Japanese factories established abroad increases.
- These exports therefore represented just over a month of production. It is therefore likely that the factories in Japan will close for about a month, unless the Covid-19 epidemic arrives in Japan in the coming weeks.
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Diesel fell to 32% of the European market in 2019
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Diesel fell to 32% of the European market in 2019
- The dieselisation rate in the European passenger car market fell sharply again in 2019. It fell to 32%, against 36% in 2018, 45% in 2017 and 50% in 2016. The forecasts which announced a rate of 30% In 2019, however, were not reached, because the diesel resists on large models and on SUVs of medium and higher category. In addition, companies continue to purchase large numbers of diesel vehicles. Let’s not forget that diesel remains effective in the fight against CO2.
- The diesel rate had reached its peak in 2011, just after the financial crisis of 2008-2009, with a rate of 56% of the European market, after having recorded a rate of 44% in 2003, 40% in 2002, 36% in 2001 and 32% in 2000.
- This radical change in demand (encouraged by the various European governments which both advocate the fight against CO2 and denigrate diesel engines) continues to cause a change in the distribution of engine manufacturing for models sold in Europe , the continent which still remains the most diesel engine in the world today. Manufacturers will gradually replace the majority of their diesel engine assembly lines with gasoline or electric assembly lines. The transfer from diesel engines to hybrid or electric engines remains marginal (even if it progresses every year), since these represent only 9% of the European market in 2019, against 7.2% in 2018 (including 4% electrically charged = BEV + PHEV). The transfer was therefore mainly made to petrol engines, which represented 59% of the European market in 2019 (compared to 56.7% in 2018).
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The global car market (VP + LCV) in 2019 by manufacturers
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The global car market (VP + LCV) in 2019 by manufacturers
- The global automotive market (VP + LCV) declined by 4.2% in 2019, in particular due to the significant drop in the world's leading market, the Chinese market.
- By manufacturers, the Volkswagen group takes first place at Renault-Nissan, ahead of the Toyota group which takes second place. The Renault-Nissan group is in third place and is therefore the big loser of last year, the Nissan division having seen its world sales drop significantly.
- Only the Volkswagen and Toyota groups therefore remain above the 10 million light vehicles sold in 2019.
- The GM group retains its fourth place but declines significantly, due to the drop in sales on the Chinese market (consequence of trade tensions between China and the United States) and is getting closer to the Hyundai-Kia group which sees its sales fall slightly.
- The Ford group has also suffered from trade tensions between China and the United States, as it sees its sales plummet in the Chinese market. It is behind Honda for the first time worldwide.
- The FCA group retains its eighth place, but its world sales fell last year. FCA is ahead of the PSA group, which should merge with it in 2020, to create the new fourth largest manufacturer in the world. Behind FCA and PSA, we find Suzuki, which suffered from the decline of the Indian market, and Premium manufacturers BMW and Daimler.
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Inovev plans 200,000 units per year of the new Audi A3
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Inovev plans 200,000 units per year of the new Audi A3
- Audi has unveiled its new generation of its compact A3 sedan (segment C), which will only be available in a four-door (Sedan) or five-door (Hatchback) version, and no longer in a three-door or convertible version.
- The new model is based on the latest evolution of the group's modular platform, known as the MQB. This platform is already used on the recent Volkswagen Golf and Seat Leon. The new Audi A3 is still growing with this new generation, since it now measures 4.34m long and 1.84m wide, while its height is identical to the previous model.
- The new A3, which competes with compact sedans in the Premium category, such as the Mercedes A-Class and BMW 1 Series, will still be produced at two sites in Europe, the first in Ingolstadt (Germany) for the hatchback version and the second in Gyor ( Hungary) for the sedan version, unless in the future Audi decides to do like Mercedes with its Class A, i.e. transfer part of the Audi A3 hatchback from Ingolstadt to Gyor in the event of a major success the A3.
- The engines fitted to the new Audi A3 are those offered on the Volkswagen Golf: 3 cylinders 1.0 TFSI petrol of 110hp, 4 cylinders 1.5 TFSI petrol of 150hp, 4 cylinders 2.0 TDI diesel of 116hp and 150hp. A plug-in hybrid engine will be added to the range in a few months, probably this summer. Another lighter hybridization mode, already in place on A4, A5, A6 and A7, and consisting of a 48 volt system adapted to 1.5 TFSI will be available soon. Inovev plans to produce 200,000 units per year in Europe of the new Audi A3, because sedans are less popular today, especially when they are engine.
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The Geely group sold 2.08 million vehicles worldwide in 2019
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The Geely group sold 2.08 million vehicles worldwide in 2019
- The Geely group (Geely, Volvo, Lotus, Lynk & Co, Polestar) sold 2.08 million vehicles in 2019, which represents a decrease of 2.8% compared to 2018, mainly due to a drop in sales by close by 10% in its first market, China.
- The group, which remains the leading independent Chinese manufacturer, retains its thirteenth place in the world, behind BMW and Daimler. He sealed an agreement with Daimler in which he owns almost 10% of the capital: it is the creation of a joint venture based in China and owned 50/50 between Daimler and Geely for the development and exploitation of the Smart brand as an electric vehicle manufacturer on a global scale. Geely group's global sales in 2019 break down as follows:
1. China is therefore its first market, with 1.5 million vehicles, or 72% of its world sales (compared to 72% in 2018).
2. Europe is its second market, with 345,000 vehicles (Volvo only), or 17% of its global sales (compared to 15% in 2018).
3. The USA is its third market, with 108,000 vehicles (Volvo only), or 5% of its world sales.
- These three markets represent 94% of the Geely group's global sales in 2019, which is divided into 1.385 million Geely brand vehicles (-115,000 compared to 2018) and 692,000 Volvo brand vehicles (+50,000).
- The best-selling models of the Geely group in 2019 are the GeelyEmgrand (412,000 units), GeelyBoyue (240,000 units), Geely Vision (208,000 units) and Volvo XC60 (212,000 units).
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