PSA stopped the production of Opel Mokka
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PSA stopped the production of Opel Mokka
- Following the agreement between PSA and GM that defined the date of Opel Mokka cessation of production by GM Korea, the assembly of this model stopped at the end of 2019.
- The model that will succeed this B segment compact SUV should be unveiled during the year 2020 with a production which should be located now on the French site of Poissy (at the planned rate of 150,000 units per year).
- This arrival of this model will allow the Poissy plant to operate at full capacity. Today this site has stopped the production of the DS3 and Peugeot 208, and only produce at low level the DS3 Crossback in its thermal and BEV versions. The new Peugeot 208 is indeed produced only in Slovakia and Morocco.
- The future Opel Mokka will no longer use the GM platform but will be based on the CMP platform, already used by the new Peugeot 208, Opel Corsa, the all-new Peugeot 2008 and the DS3 Crossback.
- The Mokka is therefore the fifth model removed from the Opel range this year, after the removal of Opel Adam, Opel Karl, Opel Cascada and Opel Zafira. All of these models were designed by GM and the two remaining Opel marketed and still designed by GM are the Opel Astra and Opel Insignia, whose replacement is expected in 2021 for the first and 2023 for the second.
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Inovev forecasts 20,000 units a year for the new Audi E-Tron Sportback
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Inovev forecasts 20,000 units a year for the new Audi E-Tron Sportback
- It was recently reported in one of our Auto-Analyzes that the Audi E-Tron produced in Belgium in the plant of Forest (Brussels) started at a low production rate, as its sales will not exceed 20,000 units in 2019 while the carmaker’s target was set at 45,000 units per year.
- The launch of this first Audi BEV cannot predict the success of future VW group's BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles). Indeed, the Audi E-Tron is a D segment SUV of a premium brand sold at a starting price of 85,000 euros, while the VW ID 3, which will be launched in 2020, is a C segment sedan from a mainstream brand, the first in Europe, with a price which will not exceed 40,000 euros. This model will therefore target at a wider market.
- Regarding the Audi E-Tron, the carmaker has announced a new coupe version (named Sportback) that will be added to the current E-Tron. Audi hopes to double the sales volume of E-Tron with two different bodies.
- The new E-Tron Sportback has the same technical characteristics as the standard E-Tron and will be produced in the same Belgian plant in Forest, at a rate of 20,000 to 25,000 units per year according to Inovev.
- Inovev believes that the E-Tron models will be able to get Audi closer to its initial goal of 45,000 units per year, as the two models are not targeted exactly the same customer base.
- As a reminder, the Audi E-Tron use the MLB platform and not yet the SEM platforms used on the Volkswagen ID.
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Tesla adds a pickup to its range
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Tesla adds a pickup to its range
- Tesla, The Californian carmakers of 100% electric cars (BEVs), has unveiled its fifth model, after the launch of Model S (2013),
Model X (2015), Model 3 (2018) and Model Y (2019). This time is a pickup with futuristic lines, suggesting a stealth aircraft.
Model X (2015), Model 3 (2018) and Model Y (2019). This time is a pickup with futuristic lines, suggesting a stealth aircraft.
- This 100% electric pickup, named Cybertruck, will be in production from the autumn of 2021. Despite its unusual style, the Cybertruck use the codes of the pick-up segment, with a cabin designed for six passengers and a cargo bed that can carry 1.5 tons of goods. However, it contrasts with a body made of ultra-resistant steel and with a set of batteries that will allow it to get an estimated range of 800km (WLTP cycle), a range never obtained until then by a BEV.
- The Tesla Cybertruck will be marketed in a highly competitive market, but very traditional, because pick-up customers, especially American, are very conservative and very devoted to their favorite brand. Cybertruck competitors are mainly Ford (Series F), Chevrolet (Silverado) Golden Dodge (Ram). The Tesla pickup will also compete with the RivianR1T, also a BEV pick-up but with a more conventional style.
- In conclusion, Inovev remains skeptical about the future of this new Tesla model. The sales volume could be between 25,000 and 50,000 units per year. Announced price started at $40,000 for the basic model (250 km of range of autonomy), which is $10,000 more than the basic version of the Ford F-150. The top range is set at $70,000 (800 km of range autonomy).
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Aston-Martin unveiled its first SUV
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Aston-Martin unveiled its first SUV
- The British luxury firm Aston-Martin has unveiled its first SUV, named DBX. Until now, the firm of Gaydon only offered coupes and cabriolets, and a sedan, but never a SUV. It has therefore followed the strategy of its competitors such as Porsche, Maserati or Lamborghini, offering a luxury SUV, as this body sales continue to increase worldwide and represent 40% of the global market in 2019.
- Aston-Martin has built a plant, especially for this new model, with a production capacity of 10,000 vehicles a year in Saint Athan, Wales (United Kingdom). Aston-Martin plans to sell 10,000 units of the DBX each year, which will be added to the 4,000 coupes and cabriolets produced annually in Gaydon.
- The new Aston-Martin SUV (which is the first 5-seat model of the brand) will be marketed in Europe, North America and China, but all models will come out of the Saint Athan assembly lines.
- Its competitors are the Porsche Cayenne, Maserati Levante, Lamborghini Urus, and to some extent the Bentley Bentayga.
- 5.04 m length, 2.00 m wide and 1.68m high, the DBX is equipped with a gasoline twin turbo V8 4-liter engine of 550ch developed by Mercedes AMG. The weight of DBX is 2,245 kg.
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The future PSA-FCA group will have to manage 14 different brands
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The future PSA-FCA group will have to manage 14 different brands
- The PSA-FCA merger will enable the world's fourth largest group to have 14 different brands, more than the number of brands present in the Volkswagen Group. These brands will be: Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel, Vauxhall, Fiat, Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Abarth, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and Chrysler.
- On these 14 brands, four have exceeded one million sales in 2018 (Peugeot, Citroën, Fiat, Jeep). Four brands are considered Premium brands (Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Abarth) and produce less than 100,000 units per year.
- The new group has 22 different platforms including 14 used on FCA models and 8 PSA models. One of the first project will be to reduce the number of platforms and replace several (old) FCA platforms by the more modern PSA ones, essentially CMP and EMP2 named platforms. The group will create new Fiat models based on PSA platforms. This evolution will also open the possibility to electrify some models of FCA, today to impossible to electrify, due to lack of appropriate platform.
- The platforms of the large Jeep and Ram pickups will remain more or less similar, while those of the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger / Challenger, reminiscence from the DaimlerChrysler group, will be cancelled.
- On the other hand, the “Giorgio” platform (with longitudinal engine) which is used today by Alfa-Romeo and Maserati, could be used for future Peugeot, Citroën and DS high-range models, and also for the possible renewed of Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger / Challenger.
- It is to note that the Ferrari brand is no longer part of the FCA group since 2016.
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