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发表于 2019年7月31日

• France
• Production

Will transfers of production from France to other countries be compensated?

- In France, over the period 2019 to 2021, many vehicles will be transferred outside the country to be produced at other production sites in Europe or elsewhere. Will the loss of production of these vehicles be compensated by the arrival of new models? This is the purpose of this analysis.

- Transfers of production from France to other countries are as follows:

• In 2019,

ØPeugeot 2008: transfer from Mulhouse to Vigo (Spain),

ØPeugeot 208: transfer from Poissy to Kenitra (Morocco),

ØOpel Grandland: transfer from Sochaux to Eisenach (Germany),

ØRenault Clio: transfer from Flins to Novo Mesto (Slovenia),

• In 2021, Smart Fortwo: transfer from Hambach to ???? (China).

• These transfers add up to 202,000 units lost in 2019, 405,000 in 2020 and 415,000 in 2021.

- Transfers of production from abroad to France:

• Only the future Opel Mokka will be transferred from Zaragoza (Spain) to Poissy. This transfer  brings  production of 150,000 units/year from 2020.

- The arrival of new models in France are as follows:

• In 2019,

ØNissan NV 250 (Maubeuge),

• In 2020

ØMercedes EQA on the Hambach site,

ØToyota SUV B (Onnaing),

• In 2021

ØRenault BEV C-Segment (Douai).

• These  transfers and  arrivals add up to  25,000 units in 2019, 250,000 in 2020 and 300,000 in 2021.

- Taking into account these production transfers and the arrival of new models, the balance is therefore negative at 177,000 units in 2019, 155,000 in 2020 and 115,000 in 2021.

- With these various production transfer movements (arrival in France, transfer from or to France), French production between 2019 and 2021 will remain above 2 million units, i.e. 2.15 million units in 2019, 2.22 million in 2020 and 2.05 million in 2021.

    

 

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发表于 2019年7月31日

• Production
• PSA
• Spain

PSA launches long versions of the Berlingo, Partner and Combo

- Inspired by the Renault Kangoo with a long wheelbase, the PSA group is launching the Citroën Berlingo XL, Peugeot Partner XL and Opel Combo XL, which are 4.75m long instead of 4.40m for the standard model (+35cm), which allows them to carry more goods. These new models, which are ideally located between the Berlingo, Partner and Combo base (4.40m) and the Jumpy, Expert and Vivaro  (4.95m), become a serious alternative to the Citroën C4 Picasso (renamed Space Tourer) whose days are numbered. They are manufactured in the same factory as Citroën's compact MPV, the Vigo site in Spain. According to our information, Citroën's compact MPV will not be replaced as such.

- At Opel, the same phenomenon has already been observed. The Vivaro VP version (renamed Zafira Life) has gradually replaced the compact Zafira minivan, whose days are numbered. This PSA strategy really heralds the end of compact MPVs within the group.

- Among the competitors, the same movement can be observed. Ford recently deleted its C-Max and Grand C-Max, Toyota deleted its Verso, Fiat, Honda, Mazda, Nissan have abandoned the compact MPV market for several years now... The compact MPV market is in complete decline. Only Volkswagen and Renault continue to market their Touran and Scenic, but for how long? As for Dacia Lodgy, its sales remain confidential. For their part, the Premium brands BMW and Mercedes are still offering their compact Active Tourer/Gran Tourer and Class B minivans.

    

 

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发表于 2019年7月31日

• Production
• Registrations
• Renault-Nissan-Avtovaz
• India

Inovev forecasts sales of 100,000 Renault Triber per year in India

- Renault holds only 2% of the Indian market, which places the French brand in eighth place in this market, behind Suzuki (40%), Tata (16%), Hyundai (13%), Mahindra (11%), Honda (4%), Toyota (3%) and Ford (2%). While the Indian market was growing, Renault's sales fell in 2017 and 2018. To boost its sales, Renault has therefore unveiled a brand new low-cost model for the Indian market, the Triber, which will support the Kwid launched in 2015, both models based on the same Renault-Nissan CMF-A platform. Compared to the Kwid, which can be defined as a four-seat A-segment SUV, the Triber is a seven-seat A-segment SUV. Its bodywork is therefore 31cm longer than the Kwid (3.99m vs. 3.68m) to be able to carry these seven passengers.

- For the Indian market, which is very fond of low-cost models, Renault has opted for a model based on the Kwid, thus reducing costs and offering a model at a competitive price. With this objective, the engine is also taken from the Kwid: it is the 72 hp 1.0 petrol 3-cylinder engine, which is also fitted on Renault Clio and Twingo in Europe. Renault announces that the Triber will be produced from this summer in the same factory as the Kwid in Chennai (India) for the local market and that it is not planned (like the Kwid) for the European market. However, it could be sold in Brazil, ASEAN countries, and North Africa in the medium term. Renault plans to double its sales in India with the Triber. Inovev forecasts a sales volume of 100,000 Triber per year in India.

    

 

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发表于 2019年7月31日

• France
• China
• Production
• Daimler AG
• Germany
• Mexico

Inovev forecasts 25,000 new Mercedes EQB per year

- After the 100% electric SUV named EQC (D segment) launched a few months ago, Mercedes will launch its second 100% electric SUV, the EQB (C segment), which will take over the GLB's bodywork and not that of the B-Class MPV, while the B-Class did exist in a 100% electric version between 2011 and 2018. Between the GLB's bodywork and that of the recently renewed B-Class, the GLB's was preferred by the manufacturer, probably because of the success of SUVs all over the world, while that of compact MPVs is less convincing, as this vehicle category is clearly on the decline.

- The new EQB, which is the second model in the new 100% electric Mercedes range, will be available from next year, produced in the Mexican plant in Aguascalientes alongside the Mercedes GLB combustion engine. It will be able to carry up to seven passengers like the GLB whose MFA2 platform it shares.

- A third electric model, the EQA, should be launched in 2020 for production that should start in 2021 at the Smart plant in Hambach (in northeastern France) when the Smart Fortwo is transferred to a Geely plant in China, following the recent Daimler-Geely agreements. The EQC is manufactured at the Mercedes plant in Bremen, in northwestern Germany.

- The Mercedes EQB will compete with the Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona Electric, as well as the recently introduced Tesla Model Y.

- Inovev forecasts a sales volume of 25,000 Mercedes EQB units per year.

    

 

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