Inovev forecasts 25,000 units per year of the new Porsche Panamera
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Inovev forecasts 25,000 units per year of the new Porsche Panamera
- Porsche (sports brands of the Volkswagen group) unveiled the third generation of its Panamera four-door sedan, the first generation of which dates from 2009, in the midst of an economic crisis due to the financial crisis of the summer of 2008. We could then think that launching a large luxury sedan at that time was a very risky bet, especially from a carmaker which had never launched a four-door sedan until then, which was the case with Porsche.
- The Panamera immediately found its audience, with 24,000 sales in 2010, 27,000 in 2011 and 27,500 in 2012. The second generation which appeared in 2016 hit the nail on the head, this time reaching 37,500 sales in 2017. In 2023, Panamera sales fell to 30,000 units compared to 35,000 in 2022.
- The third generation of the Panamera will probably have more difficulty remaining at this level, due to increased competition not only from outside (Lucid Air, Tesla Model S, Chinese Premium models which may grab the Chinese customer base of the Panamera) but also inside (Porsche Taycan), and the fact that it will not be available in a battery electric version.
- Indeed, the Panamera will only be available with a V6 or V8 gasoline engine, your choice, and in a plug-in hybrid version (PHEV) which will probably be the best-selling version. The third generation platform is the same as the old one (MSB).
- This is undoubtedly the last generation of the Porsche Panamera, because the carmaker has announced that it will only offer battery electric vehicles in 2030.
SUV sales have overtaken those of sedans in India
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SUV sales have overtaken those of sedans in India
- Traditionally, the Indian market was mainly represented by sedans. The most typical case was the famous Hindustan Ambassador sedan which was produced in India in almost a million units between 1957 and 2014. The arrival of Suzuki on the Indian market under the Maruti brand then that of Hyundai developed considerably sales of small A and B segment sedans: 1.3 million units sold in 2013 and 2 million in 2018. At the same time, C and D segment sedans went from 500 000 sales in 2013 to 230 000 in 2018.
- From 2020, SUVs began to interest more and more customers in India. From 700 000 sales in 2020, they increased to 1.2 million in 2021, 1.8 million in 2022 and almost 2 million in 2023.
- For the first time, SUV sales exceeded those of sedans in the Indian market in 2022 and the gap widened further in 2023. It is one of the last major markets to follow the SUV trend, since the China, Europe and especially the United States have long followed this trend, SUVs now representing more than half of sales there. India is getting closer, with 48% of SUV sales in 2023 compared to 45% in 2022, 38% in 2021, 29% in 2020, 25% in 2017 and 22% in 2013.
- The evolution of demand has led to (or is the cause of) a development of the SUV offer in India (B and C segments), since today around forty different models are available on the market, compared to around thirty in 2013. Sedans will only represent 40% of the Indian market in 2023, compared to 50% in 2021 and 71% in 2013. Minivans (MPV) will represent 12% of the Indian market in 2023, compared to 12% in 2021 and 7% in 2013.
Inovev forecasts 60,000 units per year of the new Skoda Superb
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Inovev forecasts 60,000 units per year of the new Skoda Superb
- Skoda presented the new generation of its D-segment sedan, the Superb, which should be produced only in Europe (Kvasiny in the Czech Republic) and no longer in Europe and China like the previous generation, as Skoda (like other brands) is disappearing from the Chinese market.
- The new Skoda Superb abandons the MQB platform in favor of the MQB Evo platform. It extends by 4 cm to reach 4.90 m, which is at the limit of the E-segment.
- The new Skoda Superb competes with large D-segment sedans, such as the Citroën C5X or the Toyota Camry. But this category is in sharp decline among mainstream carmakers, as the Ford Mondeo, Opel Insignia, Renault Talisman and Mazda 6 have disappeared, and the Volkswagen Passat is no longer available as a sedan. As for the Peugeot 508, it is really a marginal player.
- Korean carmakers abandoned this category a long time ago. Only Tesla with the Model 3 and German Premium carmakers are still present in this category, with the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C Class, but their sales have fallen significantly.
- The new Skoda Superb is equipped with the following engines: the 1.5 TSI in MHEV (150 hp) or PHEV (204 hp) version, the 2.0 TSI (204 hp or 265 hp) and the 2.0 TDI diesel (150 hp or 193 hp). No battery electric version for this model.
- Inovev forecasts 60,000 Superb sales per year until 2030, when the future generation launched that year should be available only in a battery electric version.
Volvo will produce the EX30 in Belgium from 2025
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Volvo will produce the EX30 in Belgium from 2025
- Volvo has announced that its new battery electric B-segment SUV, the EX30, will be produced from 2025 in Belgium (Gent) alongside the C40 and XC40, for models intended for the European market, in addition to China (Ningbo).
- Initially, the Geely group, which owns Volvo, wanted to produce the EX30 only in China, even for the versions sold in Europe, but several factors led the Chinese carmaker to choose another option.
- The possible tightening of CO2 standards taking into account the life cycle analysis of the vehicle (LCA), meaning including where the vehicle is produced, which could become a EU regulation has undoubtedly played a role in this direction. The fact that the Gent factory is today in overcapacity (200,000 units produced in 2022 for 300,000 capacity) must also have modified the initial decision of the Chinese carmaker.
- In 2023, the Gent factory will undoubtedly produce 35,000 C40s and 180,000 XC40s, or 215,000 cars in total. Electric cars will represent almost a third of the factory's production this year. With the arrival of the EX30 in 2025, this proportion should increase to almost half of the factory's production in 2026. Remember that Volvo wants to become battery electric only in 2030.
- In total, an average of 100,000 EX30s should have been produced each year in China. Today, we are counting on 70,000 units produced in China and 30,000 in Europe. The sales volume of the EX30 will depend on the selling price of the car.
- Today, coming from China, the Volvo EX30 is priced at 37,500 euros in the base version while a Renault Megane BEV is priced at 43,000 euros in its base version.
A Rivian model takes 9th place in the BEV market in the USA in 2023
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A Rivian model takes 9th place in the BEV market in the USA in 2023
- Since 2022, the new American brand Rivian has been trying to establish itself in the American battery electric vehicles (BEV) market.
- Rivian aims to become a major carmaker of battery electric cars, like Tesla. Rivianheadquarter is in Michigan State (USA), in the town of Plymouth (which formerly gave its name to a Chrysler group brand). The company was created in 2009 and in 2017 acquired the Normal plant (Illinois) which belonged to the Japanese Mitsubishi Motors at the time when it worked closely with the Chrysler group. Rivian has R&D centers in California and England.
- In 2018, Rivian presented two battery electric concept cars, the R1T pickup and the R1S SUV. These models were marketed with a certain delay from 2022, first in North America, then the following year on other continents, including Europe. Each model has three different powers (408 hp, 710 hp, 764 hp), with a maximum range of 400 km, 500 km or 600 km depending on the power. Each model offers a distinctive sharp design, very different from that of Tesla.
- The company had set a sales target of 200,000 units per year worldwide before 2025. This target seems difficult to achieve given the growth recorded in 2023. Rivian will produce 50,000 battery electric vehicles this year compared to 20 000 units in 2022. But for the first time, the brand succeeded in 2023 in placing its R1S SUV in the Top 10 best-selling BEVs on the American market, which means that Rivian is finally considered by American customers as a brand like the others and that its notoriety is being built step by step.