Sales of F-HEVs reached 5.43 million units worldwide in 2025
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Sales of F-HEVs reached 5.43 million units worldwide in 2025
- Sales of non-rechargeable or full-hybrid (F-HEV) cars reached 5.43 million units worldwide in 2025 compared to 4.87 million in 2024 and 4.14 million in 2023.
- It is primarily in Japan that the full hybrid powertrain, first introduced by Toyota in 1997 on the Prius model, is prevalent. Today, it represents between 30% and 35% of the Japanese market, mainly for Toyota and its premium subsidiary, Lexus. This type of alternative powertrain, combining gasoline and electricity, continues to grow, to the point of making battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles virtually nonexistent. F-HEVs market share fluctuated between 20% and 25% of car sales in Japan in 2019 and 2020.
- Japan far surpasses the other three major markets in terms of full-hybrid engines, at least in terms of market share, since in terms of volume, almost as many full-hybrids are sold in Japan in 2025 as in Europe or China.
- In terms of market share, Europe is on par with the USA, at around 10% of total sales. Renault's recent switch to full-hybrid powertrains has allowed this market to develop rapidly over the last two years, preventing the Toyota group from monopolizing the full-hybrid powertrain market in Europe. Finally, China seems less receptive to this type of engine, even though sales have been steadily increasing since 2019. In 2025,The market share of F-HEVs in China is around 3%.
Tesla will stop production of the Model S and Model X
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Tesla will stop production of the Model S and Model X
- The American carmaker of battery electric cars Tesla has seen a decline in its global sales for two years, falling from 1.81 million units in 2023 to 1.79 million in 2024 and 1.64 million in 2025, while at the same time, its Chinese competitor BYD has gone from 3.02 million sales in 2023 to 4.27 million in 2024 and 4.6 million in 2025.
- While in 2025 BYD was marketing more than twenty different models worldwide, Tesla was only marketing four, not including the large Cybertruck pickup which is distributed confidentially.
- The revival of Tesla sales should have involved the regular renewal of its four models and the expansion of the range with one or two entry-level models , for example in the C segment and/or in the B segment, espiecially for the European market.
- However, not only has the model lineup not been renewed and will not be (we've only seen facelifts of the Model 3 and Model Y, which originated in 2018 and 2019 respectively), but the carmaker has decided to discontinue its two high-end models, the Model S and Model X, before next summer. These models date back to 2012 and 2015 respectively. Furthermore, expanding the range downwards no longer seems to be on the agenda.
- Under these conditions, even if the carmaker is considering lowering the list price of its Model 3 and Model Y to try to support their sales, it is clear that Tesla can only decline in the coming years, faced with the Chinese onslaught which will offer more and more models of all sizes, modern, attractive and competitive in terms of price.
GM will transfer production of the Buick Envision from China to the USA
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GM will transfer production of the Buick Envision from China to the USA
- Following GM's decision to transfer production of the Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Blazer from Mexico to the United States (approximately 400,000 vehicles per year), GM has decided to transfer the production of the Buick Envision SUV from China to the United States.
- This model, intended for the Chinese and North American markets, has been produced in China since 2014 and has sold nearly 50,000 units in the United States each year since 2017.
- The carmaker announced that the production of the Envision in USA will start in 2028, that is to say at the time of the launch of the next generation of the model.
- The upcoming Buick Envision will be built on a shared platform with the future Chevrolet Equinox , which will begin production in 2027 at the same Fairfax plant in Kansas City, USA. GM has indicated that it will continue importing the Envision from China to the United States until 2028, even though US tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles remain very high. GM has not specified whether Buick Envision production at SAIC-GM's Yantai plant in Shandong province, China, will continue for Asian markets.
The project of an Audi factory in the USA has been postponed
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The project of an Audi factory in the USA has been postponed
- Audi (a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group) has reportedly postponed its plan to build an assembly plant in the United States. This project, announced last year, was prompted by new tariffs imposed by the American administration on cars imported from Europe, Mexico, and Canada.
- Unlike BMW and Mercedes, which already have assembly plants in the United States to produce their locally sold SUVs (BMW X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, XM and Mercedes GLB, GLE, GLE Coupé, GLS), Audi has to sell its Q3, Q4, Q6, Q7, Q8 SUVs from the European continent and the Q5 from Mexico.
- It is clear that with the new customs duties imposed on vehicles imported from Europe or Mexico, Audi SUVs are no longer competitive in the USA compared to BMW and Mercedes SUVs which are not subject to customs duties since they are produced locally.
- To justify the postponement of its project, Audi cites the impossibility of financing this significant additional investment, given the carmaker's deteriorating situation in the United States, precisely because of the new customs duties which have reduced Audi's sales in the country and consequently its revenues and profits. But the instability of the measures taken by the American administration could also weigh on this factory project: Will the new tariffs remain in place (see court decisions that challenge them)? If so, at what level?
- In any case, the timing for building an Audi factory in the USA may not have been the best, as Volkswagen is currently building a two billion dollar assembly plant in South Carolina for its subsidiary Scout Motors.
New models produced in Europe (+Morocco and Turkey) launched on the European market in 2026
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New models produced in Europe (+Morocco and Turkey) launched on the European market in 2026
- What major new products will be launched and produced in Europe and Morocco in 2026?
- Spring 2026: Renault Clio VI (B-segment petrol and hybrid hatchback), Renault Twingo E-Tech (A-segment electric hatchback), DS N°7 (C-segment micro-hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric SUV), Kia EV2 (B-segment electric SUV), Volvo EX60 (D-segment electric SUV).
- Summer 2026: Mercedes GLA (C-segment micro-hybrid and electric SUV), Fiat Multipla (B-segment internal combustion and electric SUV), Lancia Gamma (D-segment electric sedan).
- Autumn 2026: BMW i3 (D-segment electric sedan), Volkswagen ID Polo (B-segment electric sedan), Volkswagen ID Cross (B-segment electric SUV), Mercedes C-Class EQ (D-segment electric sedan), Peugeot 208 III (B-segment petrol, mild hybrid and electric sedan), Renault Estafette (N1 electric van), Hyundai Ioniq 3 (B-segment electric SUV), Dacia Striker (C-segment petrol and hybrid estate car), Nissan Juke EV (B-segment electric SUV), Dacia "Twingo" (A-segment electric sedan), Porsche 718 (C-segment electric convertible coupe), Toyota Corolla (C-segment hybrid and electric sedan).