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  • Could Kei Cars be sold in Europe?

    Could Kei Cars be sold in Europe?
    - Japanese law designed as early as the early 1950s specific regulations for small carscalled"keijidosha"or Kei Cars that allowed local people to abandon their two-wheelers and switch to four-wheeled vehicles and smallcars.budget, with the goal of low-cost mass motorization that allowed the start of a large-scale automobileindustry. From 1949 to1955, the maximum size and authorized engine capacity evolved regularly to stabilize at a length not exceeding 3 meters and a width less than 1.30meters. From 1976 to1990, the maximum length was increased to 3.20 m then 3.30 m in 1990 and finally 3.40 m since 1998(over 1.48 mwide). The authorized cylinder capacity has evolved from 150 cm3 in 1949 to 360 cm3 in 1976 then 550 cm3 in 1990 and finally 660 cm3 since1998. These small-sized vehicles benefit in Japan from a tax of3% instead of5% on othercars. They also benefit from otheradvantages, such as free places in town or cheaperinsurance.
    - Kei Cars traditionally represent a third of the Japanesemarket.
    - Introducing such regulations in Europe would make it possible to create a new market in place of the Asegment, which is shrinking on thiscontinent, to fight CO2 emissions more effectively and to replace heavy and imposing vehicles in town that are not at all adapted to theirenvironment. The question is whether electric motorization should not be added to thesecars.However, we should expect an outcry from car manufacturers who are increasingly reluctant to produce low-margincars, which areKei Cars.
     
       
     

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  • Could Saudi Arabia become a BEV producer?

    Could Saudi Arabia become a BEV producer?
    - A joint venture has been established in Saudi Arabia between the Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF (Public Investment Fund) and the supplier FoxconnfromTaiwan. This is now to create a range of all-electric vehicles(BEV) under the new Ceerbrand. Component licenses are also to be acquired from BMW for thispurpose.
    - No details of the models or production capacities weregiven, but it was announced that the Ceer models will be marketed in the MiddleEast/North Africa(MENA) region from2025. The market for BEVs there is still in its earlystages, but may growrapidly, especially in the region's majorcities. There are about 200 charging stations in Dubai and 2,000 in AbuDhabi. There are currently no special incentives for BEVcustomers.However, some initiatives have beenannounced. In NorthAfrica, Morocco plans to save about23% energy in the transport and trafic sector by2030. InEgypt, El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company wants to build up to 3,000 charging stations in collaboration with Chinese carmakerDongfeng.
    - Electronics carmakerFoxconn, best known for producing cellphones, has turned to electric vehicle production to diversify its productrange. Forexample, the supplier has already partnered with Vietnamese carmaker VinFast andU.S. startupFisker, as well as a strategic partnership withStellantis. But its ambitions appear to go evenfurther. Forexample, Foxconn has bought the GM pickup truck plant inLordstown,Ohio, and will produce three BEV models under the Foxtronbrand: the Model Esedan, the Model B crossover vehicle and the Model V pickuptruck. 
     
       
     

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  • Fiat Doblo and Talento will be replaced in 2022

    Fiat Doblo and Talento will be replaced in 2022
    - The2022 year willbe the year of renewal forFiat branded light utility vehicles.These new vehicles willnot be based on Fiatdesign for theDoblo (segment N1-1) and the Renault design for theTalento (segment N1-2). As for theFiorino (segment N1-0), it will bestoppedwithout being replaced, as a consequence of the decision taken by the EuropeanCommission on the market competition.
    - The future FiatDoblo andTalento (which will benamed Scudofor the utility version andUlysse for the passengerversion)willbe based on theplatform, the engines and the design ofthe PSA light utility vehicles, meaning the CitroënBerlingo, PeugeotPartner/Rifter, Opel Combo forDoblo andthe CitroënJumpy, Peugeot Expert, OpelVivaro for Scudo /Ulysse.It is to be noted thatthe currentFiorino andDoblo are quite oldas theydate from 2007 and 2010 respectively.On Fiatdesign, there will therefore only remain the FiatDucato (segment N1-3), on which the Citroën Jumper, Peugeot Boxer and OpelMovano are derived. These vehicles are the largestLUVsin theStellantis group.
    - Thefurure FiatScudo /Ulysse based on PSAmodelshasjust been unveiled and will be produced in the first quarter of 2022while thefutureDoblobased on PSA will be presented duringthe next summer.The new Scudo /Ulysse will be produced at theValenciennesplant,alongside the Jumpy and Expert (models of the K0 family). The ToyotaProace, whichis also based on the Jumpy/Expert,is alsoassembled attheValenciennesplant.
    - As for the new FiatDoblo, it is expected to beproduced inBursa in Turkey, unless the management ofStellantis decides to produce a part inVigo andMangualde, alongside theBerlingo, Partner and Combo (models of the K9 family). The ToyotaProace City, which uses thesame body, isalso manufactured at theVigo site.
       
     

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  • Four new SUVs will be produced at the Melfi plant

    Four new SUVs will be produced at the Melfi plant
    - TheStellantis group has just communicated on its results for the first half of 2022, which shows a real distortion between global sales down 16% over the period (3.02 million vehicles) and a profit up 34% compared to the first half of2021.Sales of electric vehicles thus jumped 50% year-on-year to reach 136,000 units in the first half of 2022. But North America remains the most profitable region with the increase in sales of large pick-ups. up Dodge Ram and SUV Jeep which together represent more than one million units in the first half of 2022.
    - Thecarmakeralso communicated on the future manufacturing program of its Italian plant inMelfi. Currently, this site manufactures the Fiat 500 X, Jeep Renegade and Jeep Compass SUVs. But these models are at the end of their life.
    - From 2024, the plant will host the production of four new 100% electric SUVs based on the new STLA Medium(or e-VMP) platform which will be inaugurated in 2023 on the new generation of the Peugeot 3008 SUV.
    - The four future models manufactured on theMelfi site have not been precisely identified, but they could be future DS, Opel, Lancia D-segment SUVs: Future DS 9 (D85) in 2024 and derivative model at Opel (O85), then future DS 7 (D84) in 2026 and derived model at Lancia (L84). For its part, the Jeep brand will gradually abandon the Renegade and Compass at the end of their life to focus on the Avenger model which will be unveiled this fall and which will be manufactured inTichy, Poland.
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  • Inovev forecasts 100,000 units per year of the new Jeep Avenger

    Inovev forecasts 100,000 units per year of the new Jeep Avenger
    - TheStellantisplantsinTichy (Poland)and inMelfi (Italy) will be transformed over the next two years to focuson the manufacture of electric cars, which has not been the case untilnow. TheFiat 500 which is currently manufacturedinTichy,is equipped with athermal engine, the one withan electricmotor being produced on theMirafiori site in Italy. TheTichy site has lost a lot in production volume since the transfer of the Fiat Panda from theTichy site to the Italian site ofPomigliano in 2012 and sincethe end ofproductionofthe FordKa in 2016. In 2022, the site ofTichy will only produce 155,000 end-of-life cars (Fiat 500s and LanciaYpsilons). Succession will go through the new Jeep Avenger SUV and its Alfa-Romeo and Lancia derivatives.
    - The new Jeep Avenger which has just been unveiled(and which takes the name of an old 1970 Hillman rebadged Chrysler in 1976 and Talbot in 1979) will be launched in 2023, on the e-CMP platform of the Peugeot e-2008, Opel e-Mokka and DS3Crossback E-Tense.
    - It will therefore be shorter than the Renegade (4.10 m instead of 4.23 m) and will be the brand's first model to be equipped with a 100% electricengine and battery(the same as that of the 2008 andMokka) which will allow a range of 400 km according to the WLTP cycle. It will also be offered in a petrol version, borrowing the 1.2-litre 3-cylinder fitted to the 2008 andMokka.
    - The Jeep Avenger will also be the brand's first model to be marketed only in Europe and not in the United States.Inovevforecasts 100,000annual sales of the Jeep Avenger.
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  • Inovev forecasts 35,000 units per year of the new Fiat Scudo / Ulysse

    Inovev forecasts 35,000 units per year of the new Fiat Scudo / Ulysse
    - Following the merger of PSA with FCA, it was announced thatthe Fiatlightutility vehiclesofthe N1-2segment would take over thebody and platform ofthe Peugeot Expert and Citroën Jumpy, and no longer the body of the RenaultTrafic and Nissan NV300. Thisdecision is noweffective withthe launch of the new Fiat Scudo (lightutility vehicle) andUlysse (passenger car version of the lightutility vehicle). The names follow those that wereused inthe late 1990s until the early 2010s, at a time when Fiat was alreadycollaborating withPSA onutility vehiclesandMPVs.
    - The new generationof the FiatScudo will therefore replace the FiatTalento (based on Renault) from thebeginning of2022, while the FiatUlysse will play the role of a large minivan (like the first generation FiatUlysse),indirectcompetition with thePeugeotTraveler (based on the Expert), Citroën Space tourer (based on the Jumpy) and OpelZafira Life (based on theVivaro).
    - The Fiat Scudo andUlysse will use the engines alreadymounted underthe hood of the Expert, Jumpy andVivaro,meaning the2.0 HDI diesel(developed originally by PSA),available in 120hp, 145hp and 180hp, as well as the 136hp electricmotor(witha battery pack of 50 kWh or 75kWh).A hydrogen fuel cell version is plannedlater,probably in 2025. This engine willequip atthe same timethePeugeot Expert, Citroën Jumpy and OpelVivaro.
    - As for the other three models of theStellantis group,the Fiat Scudo andUlysse will beassembled atthe Frenchplant ofValenciennes. Inovevforecasts a production of 35,000units per yearfor thetwo new models Fiat Scudo andUlysse.
       
     

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  • Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new Citroen C4 X

    Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new Citroen C4 X
    - Citroen(one of the fourteen brands of the Stellantisgroup) has unveiled the new C4 X(codeC43) which succeeds theC-Elysee.Indeed, while the C4 is a C-segmenthatchback, the C4 X is a C-segment sedan like the CitroenC-Elysée. This type of body is particularly popular in Southern(Spain,Portugal,Italy,Greece) and Eastern(CzechRepublic,Slovakia,Hungary,Poland,Romania) Europeancountries. It is also appreciated in South American and Chinese markets which could welcome this model nextyear. As itstands, the Citroen C4 X could compete with the Renault Arkana in the samecategory.
    - In terms ofdimensions, the Citroen C4 X is positioned in thecarmakers’ range between the C4(4.36m) and the C5 X(4.81m).Also inprice, the C4 X will be between the C4 and the C5 X while the C-Elysée was cheaper than theC4. Like many othermanufacturers, Citroen is taking advantage of the launch of a new model to substantially increase itsprices.
    - The C4 X is based on the same CMP platform as theC4, and like theC4, it will be available in a thermal version(1.2petrol, 1.5diesel) and in a battery electric version which has a range of 350kilometers.
    - The C4 X will be produced in the Spanish plant ofVillaverde, alongside theC4, at the rate of 50,000 units per year according toInovev. InChina, the C4 X could be produced at 25,000 units per year at the Wuhansite. It would thus succeed C-Elysée andFukang. Citroen on itsside, is aiming for a production of 120,000 cars produced per year inVillaverde, including 80,000 C4 and 40,000 C4X.
     
       
     

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  • Inovev plans 100,000 units of the new Peugeot 408

    Inovev plans 100,000 units of the new Peugeot 408
    - Peugeot (a subsidiary ofthe Stellantisgroup) has just unveiled its new 408 saloon(codeP54),which, as its namesuggests, fits between the 308(segmentC) and the 508(segmentD). We can therefore say that the 408 is located between segment C and segmentD, with a length of 4.69 m(6 cm less than a 508 and 32 cm more than a308), a width of 1.86 m and a height of 1.48m.
    - Its modern design brings it closer to the Citroën C5X and could quickly outmode the508. Sold in Europe andChina, like theC5X, it will be produced both in Europe andChina, unlike the C5X which is only produced in inChina.
    - InChina, the 408 will also be called 408X because there is already a very recent 408 on this market(it is a 308notchback).
    - The Peugeot 408 announces a Cd of0.28, much better than that of the 3008 and 5008SUVs. Compared to the 308 with which it shares the EMP2platform, the 408 is larger inside because it benefits from the elongated from the 308 SW stationwagon.
    - Its engines ignore thediesel,since they consist of a 3-cylinder 1.2 petrol engine with 130 hp and a 1.6 petrol rechargeable hybrid with 180 hp or 225hp, although rechargeable hybrid engines will have to be prohibited from the sale from2035. A100% electric version is planned for2023, like the 308 with which it will share theengine.
    - The Peugeot 408 by its positioning does not really have arival, except perhaps the Citroën C5X of segmentD, the DS4 of segment C or the Renault Arkana of segmentC.The Peugeot 408 will be produced on the French site of Mulhouse and on the Chinese site in Chengdu(Dongfeng) at the rate of 100,000 units intotal, including 75,000 in France and 25,000 inChina.
     
       
     

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  • Inovev plans 80,000 units per year of the new Fiat Doblo

    Inovev plans 80,000 units per year of the new Fiat Doblo
    - Fiat has presented its new N1-1 segment light utility vehicle, which is the third generation oftheDoblo,following the first launched in 2000 and the second in2010.
    - Integration into the Stellantis groupobliges, the new Doblo takes over thebodywork, the EMP2 platform and the engines of the CitroënBerlingo, PeugeotPartner, Opel Combo and Toyota ProAceCity, including the100% electric engine(with the same batterycapacity: 50kWh). Thermal engines including the 1.2 petrol and 1.5 liter diesel already known in the PSAera.
    - Like thesemodels, the newDoblo, which will be available in LCV(goodstransport) and VP(passengertransport)versions, will be manufactured at the Spanish site in Vigo and no longer at the Turkish site inBursa.
    - The Doblo had lost a lot of influence in recentyears,its production volume having gradually increased from 140,000 units in 2007 to 80,000 in 2014 and 65,000 in2021. The model will therefore take the place of the Citroën C4 SpaceTourer on the site de Vigo from July2022, since Stellantis has announced the removal of this minivan from itscatalog.
    - With the arrival of the new FiatDoblo, the range of light commercial vehicles of Stellantis is now completelyhomogeneous, since the models of the N1-1 segment are allidentical, as are those of the N1-2 segment and those of the N1-3segment.
    - Inovev expects 80,000 Fiat Doblo sales peryear,compared with 80,000 Citroën Berlingo sales in2021, 80,000 PeugeotPartner/Riftersales, 40,000 Opel Combo sales and 20,000 Toyota sales ProAceCity.
     
       
     

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  • Launch of future Chrysler models in the NAFTA zone 2022-2026

    Launch of future Chrysler models in the NAFTA zone 2022-2026
    - By 2026, Chrysler (part ofStellantis) will launch several new models in the North American market. Other models will be redesigned or restyled. It is in 2024 that the carmaker will introduce the most new features.
    - Chrysler: For the Chrysler brand, only the Airflow, an all-electric crossover model, has been announced for 2025.
    - Dodge: The new Hornet GT model is planned for 2022 and a plug-in version of the Hornet R/T model for the first half of 2023. Two new electric models, the Charger Daytona and the Challenger, will be launched in 2024.
    - Jeep: The brand will release the Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L models in 2022. In 2024, the new Recon, Wagoneer S models, as well as Wagoneer or Grand Wagoneer 4xe will be launched. It is possible that the Cherokee will be redesigned in 2025 and the Renegade in 2026.
    - Ram: The year 2023 will see the launch of theProMaster, based on the FiatDoblo, and the year 2024 that of the Ram 1500.
    - Even though Chrysler releases 11 more models than its competitor Ford, it is still behind the GM group, which will release 25 new models by 2026. This can also be explained by the fact that after the year 2024, during of which many new Chrysler models will be launched, only one model has been announced for 2025, the Chrysler Airflow, and that there will, at present, only be redesigned models in 2026.
    - The carmaker will therefore release 5 electric vehicles, 5 thermal vehicles and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) by 2025.
     
       
     

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  • NIO launches production of a new 100% electric SUV

    NIO launches production of a new 100% electric SUV
    - NIO is a Chinese car manufacturer founded in 2014 which specializes in the development and production of 100% electric vehicles. It is a subsidiary of the Next EV group that participates in the championship of electric single-seaters of Formula E and which presented a 1390hp electric supercar called EP9 last year.
    - NIO announces the launch of its new model, the ES8 SUV, which will begin marketing this monthand of the establishment of 1,100 charging stations to accompany its release in China. It must be said that with a range of 355 km according to the NEDC cycle, the 100% electric SUV will need these stations to cover long distances.
    - This rather modest autonomy is explained by the battery capacity, limited to 70 kWh, 5 kWh less than the Tesla Model X,which claims 417 km of autonomy. Its sports car type performance does not help the autonomy of the vehicle either. NIO announces indeed a power of 653ch, enough to allow a 0 to 100 km / h in 4.4 seconds. Failing to go really far, the NIO ES8 can at least go really fast.
    - NIO took the opportunity to announce  the ES8 prices for the Chinese market. They will begin at 448,000yuan or about 57,000 euros. For comparison, a Tesla Model X costs twice as much in this market!
    - No sales or production forecasts have been provided by the manufacturer.
       
     

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  • Paris Motorshow 2022 - The French brands: Renault-Nissan

    Paris Motorshow 2022 - The French brands: Renault-Nissan
    - The Renault-Nissan group willdisplay three battery electricconcept cars (BEV)which will give birth in 2024 to thebattery electricsRenault 4 (produced inMaubeuge),Renault5 (produced in Douai) andRenaultScénic (produced in Douay). These three models will complete the range ofbattery electriccars from the diamond brand, such as the electric RenaultMégane e-techand the electric RenaultKangoo,without forgetting theelectricTrafic and electric Master utility vehicles.
    - We know that the RenaultZoéproduced inFlins will be discontinued in 2024, when the Renault 4 electric and Renault 5 electric will be launched. TheFlinsplant willstop the vehicle assembly activityat this time.
    - Theseseven electric models (R4, R5,Megane e-tech,Scenic,Kangoo,Trafic, Master)aresupposed to represent a production volume of 700,000 units in France in 2030 according to thecarmaker.
    - The Renault-Nissan groupwill also exhibita smallurbanvehicle, the Duo,under the Mobilize brand, which succeedsto theRenaultTwizy, but in a slightly more robust and more habitable form.
    - The Renault-Nissan group will also exhibitthebatteryelectric versionof the AlpineA110(E-ternity) which prefigures the sports coupe with electric motortobe launched in 2026, shortly after a compact SUV alsobatteryelectric.
    - Finally, the Renault-Nissan groupwill exhibit thefacelifted Daciarange. This brand is experiencing an increasingly strong influence on the European market (4.3% market share in 2022 compared to5%for Renault).
       
     

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  • Paris Motorshow 2022 - The French brands: Stellantis

    Paris Motorshow 2022 - The French brands: Stellantis
    - The Stellantis group, made up offourteenbrands, will exhibit only a few of them at the ParisMotor Show.
    - Peugeot will exhibit its new 408sedan derivedfrom the 308. This modelproduced inMulhouse alongside the 308 will try to attract a newcustomer base thatis less traditional, more sporty and attracted to SUVs.
    - Peugeot will alsoexhibit acompetition hypercar (9x8) no doubt to attract young visitors to the Show who will form the brand's future clientele.
    - DS will exhibit itsfacelifted andrenamed models (DS3 and DS7), as well as the DS4 and DS9. The Premium brand will exhibit the E-Tense which will somewhat play the role of the 9x8 for Peugeot.
    - Jeep should exhibit its new B-segment SUVnamed Avenger(a name derived from Chrysler Europe and Talbot heritage) whichuse the same platform as the Peugeot 2008 and other B segment cars of the group. Thismodel available in a thermal version and in abatteryelectric version like the 2008 should be marketed only in the European market, unlike the Renegade. The Avenger will be produced at the Polish Tichyplant atthe rate of 100,000 units per year.
    - The Abarth, Alfa-Roméo, Citroën, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Vauxhall, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram brands will not be at the Paris MotorShow.
       
     

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  • Paris Motorshow 2022: NamX and Hopium

    Paris Motorshow 2022: NamX and Hopium
    - Two young French companies, NamX and Hopium, will also be present at the Paris Motor Show to present their ideas on hydrogen vehicles.
    - NamX, whose name stands for "New Automotive and Mobility Exploration", is a Franco-Moroccan company which, in collaboration with the Italian coachbuilder and designer Pininfarina, based near Turin, is developing an hydrogen SUV, named HUV. Its specificity is in its six modular and therefore interchangeable hydrogen tanks, which should allow it to travel up to 800 kilometres.
    - The fuel cell must be able to power a 220 kW (300 hp) electric motor in the rear-wheel-drive version and two electric motors with a total output of 404 kW (550 hp) in the all-wheel-drive version.According to NamX, the HUV should be ready for commercialization in 2025, but it is not yet known whether mass production is planned and, if so, where it will be located.
    - Hopium, founded by French racing driver Olivier Lombard, is headquartered in Paris and testing center in Linas, France. An engineering studio is located in Munich (Germany) and the software is developed in Los Angeles (USA). This young company has developed a very sporty sedan, the Machina, which will run on hydrogen. The fuel cell powers a 368 kW (500 hp) motor and should enable a range of 1,000 km and a top speed of 230 km/h. Also, refueling time should be only three minutes.We can expect the Machina to go on sale soon, as a price of €120,000 has already been communicated and the first 1,000 units have already beenreserved.
       
     

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  • Peugeot and Citroën cancel their projects in the A-segment market

    Peugeot and Citroën cancel their projects in the A-segment market
    - TheStellantis group has decided to cancel plans for the future Peugeot and CitroënA-segment models,which were to replace the Peugeot 108 and Citroën C1, whose production was halted lastsummer atthe Czechplant inKolin.
    - The models planned for 2025, coded P44 for the Peugeot and CJ4 for the Citroën, weresupposed tobe small SUVsof 4.15 m long representing the new entry level of the two brands. These vehicles were intended to bemarketed with an electric powertrain. AtPeugeot, for example, the future e-1008 would have been cheaper than an e-2008 or an e-208.
    - Because these two models were already in preparation, they took over an existing platform, the “low cost” CMP of the Citroën C3 produced in India from 2021 and adapted to this market, and not the future “Small” platform, notyet in production. Thesefuture small models were planned to be offered in emerging markets in South America, in particular with thermal engines (gasoline).
    - For cost reasons, but also because since the start of the CJ4-P44 project (May 2019)theStellantis group was created and gave priority to Fiat and Citroën to invest in emerging markets, the future smallprojects have beenpurelycancelled.TheStellantis group continues despite everything in theA-segment, with the Fiat brand and thee-500, which could be the only one to be positionedat thelong term in theA-segmentwithin the group, since the replacement of the Panda will be repositioned on theB-segment.
       
     

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  • Peugeot wants to go all-electric in 2030 in Europe

    Peugeot wants to go all-electric in 2030 in Europe
    - TheStellantis group announced during the year that its brands would gradually switch tobattery electric technologyin terms of new cars, the group's brands sold in Europe being the first to switch to all-electric, the last being the brands marketed in NorthAmerica,like Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram.
    - Hereis the summary of theswitchto all electric atStellantis:Abarthin 2024, DS in 2024, Maserati in 2025, Lancia in 2026, Alfa-Romeo in 2027, Opel in 2028 and Fiat in 2030.
    - There was still an imprecision concerning Peugeot and Citroën. Today, this imprecision isclarified becausetheStellantis group has just announced thatthe Peugeot brand willswitch to all-electricin 2030 in Europe. Peugeot, however, plans to maintain a thermal offer for markets outside Europe.
    - The Peugeot rangein Europe, nowconsists of the 208, 2008, 308, 3008, 508, 5008 which make up theline-up ofpassenger cars,as the108 was discontinued last summer. In addition, a new modelnamed 4008is scheduled for 2022. It is therefore a minimum of seven models that will have to switch fromthermal motorisations to electric motorsby 2030. The future generation of the 3008 and 5008 scheduled for 2023will continueto bemarketed inthermalversions until2030 but the next generation will necessarily bebattery electric. The future generation of the 308 and 508 will also bebatteryelectric, just like the future generation of the 208 and 2008 scheduled for 2026.
       
     

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  • Stellantis and Dongfeng decide to end their partnership

    Stellantis and Dongfeng decide to end their partnership
    - TheStellantis Group, the result of the merger of the PSA (Peugeot-Citroën) and FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) groups in 2021, has decided to end its collaboration with the Chinese carmaker Dongfeng, with whom PSA had been working for around 30 years.
    - This collaboration had been beneficial until 2014, a record year in which 750,000 PSA vehicles were produced by Dongfeng in China, after twenty years of uninterrupted growth (except for 2008). However, due to competition and marketing mistakes, this trend reversed from 2015. The decline of PSA production in China accelerated from 2016,with less than 100,000 PSA Group cars produced by Dongfeng in China in 2020.The establishment ofStellantis in 2021 did not really improve the situation. There was no real upturn in 2021 and 2022. At the same time, Dongfeng gradually withdrew fromStellantis' capital, from 6.1% to 3.2% in 2022, with the remaining shares to be sold in 2023.
    - On the FCA Group side, the situation was no better. Its production in China has always been very weak and ended in 2022 with the bankruptcy of the joint venture with the Chinese GAC Group that produced Jeeps.
    - Taken together, these difficulties convincedStellantis' management to finally abandon the Chinese market (the largest automotive market in the world) andfocus on the European and American markets, where theStellantis Group has 19% and 12% of registrations (cars+LUVs), respectively, while it has only a 0.6% market share in China.
    - Stellantis could therefore stop producing cars in China from 2024 or 2025.
     
       
     

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  • Stellantis may transfer the Peugeot 208 production to Morocco and Spain

    Stellantis may transfer the Peugeot 208 production to Morocco and Spain
    - An (unofficial)informationrecently released in the pressindicated thattheStellantis group was going to make industrial changesat themid-lifetime ofthe Peugeot 208 scheduled for 2023 (the nextgenerationbeing scheduled for 2026).
    - In2023 therefore, production of thefacelifted Peugeot208may beentirelymade atthe Moroccan site inKenitra, except for thebatteryelectric versions (e-208) which will beassembled atthe Spanishplant of Zaragoza, alongside the Opel e-Corsa. We will therefore see aconcentrationof twoBEVs ona singleplant atStellantis in 2023, but the e-2008, e-C4, e-Mokka will continue to be produced on specific production sites.
    - Atthe same time, thecapacity available inTrnava (Slovakia)following thePeugeot 208transfer toMoroccowill allow the arrival in 2023 of the newgenerationof the Citroën C3 (CC21) but above all the arrival in 2024 of the newgenerationsof the Citroën C3Aircross (CC24) and OpelCrossland (OV24)whose currentgenerationsare produced in Zaragoza, alongside the OpelCorsa.
    - The two compact SUVs C3Aircross andCrossland will take the opportunity toend the use of the PF1 platformandbe equipped withthe CMP1platform, like the2023 C3,aplatform thatthe Peugeot 208 has been using since 2019.
    - These production transfers willnot be temporary asthefuturegenerationof the Peugeot 208 (P31) scheduled for 2026 will be producedatthe Zaragoza site, alongside the future OpelCorsa (OV31) also scheduled for 2026, as well asattheKenitra site.Thesetwo models willbe based on thenew STLA Smallplatform.
       
     

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  • Stellantis will produce a new Toyota LCV based on the Fiat Ducato from 2024

    Stellantis will produce a new Toyota LCV based on the Fiat Ducato from 2024
    - The Stellantis and Toyota groups have been collaborating for several years in the field of LCVs(light utilityvehicles).
    - In the N1-1segment, which represents small light commercialvehicles, the Toyota ProAce City borrows its bodywork and engines from the CitroënBerlingo, PeugeotPartner, Opel Combo and future FiatDoblo. This vehicle is produced at the Spanish site inVigo, alongside thesemodels.
    - In the N1-2segment, which represents medium-sized light utilityvehicles, the Toyota ProAce borrows its bodywork and engines from the CitroënJumpy, PeugeotExpert, Opel Vivaro and more recently FiatScudo. This vehicle is produced at the French site in Valenciennes alongside thesemodels.
    - In the N1-3segment, which represents large light commercialvehicles, there was currently no Toyota model based on the Stellantis groupmodels. The Stellantis and Toyota groups have therefore just decided to extend their partnership in thiscategory.The new Toyota LCV which will top off the ProAce and ProAce City range from 2024 will borrow its bodywork and engines from the CitroënJumper, PeugeotBoxer, Fiat Ducato and more recently OpelMovano.The new ToyotaLCV, whose name is not yetknown, will be produced at the Polish site in Gliwice and at the Italian site in Val di Sangro alongside its counterparts from the Stellantisgroup.
    - The production volume of Toyota LCVs in Europe did not exceed 69,000 units in2021, compared to 250,000Fiats, 225,000Citroëns, 210,000 Peugeots and 154,000Opels.
     
       
     

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  • The current and future situation of the Moroccan automotive industry

    The current and future situation of the Moroccan automotive industry
    Morocco has become a major player in the automotive industry in southern Europe since the Renault plant inTanger came on stream in 2012. Indeed, the country benefits from production costs that are far below those in Western Europe. Morocco's production volume increased from 50,000 vehicles in 2011 to 100,000 in 2012, 260,000 in 2014, 320,000 in 2016, 390,000 in 2018 and 430,000 in 2019. Since that date, which marked the record in Moroccan automotive production, production volume hasleveled off at around 380,000 units per year, althoughStellantis will start operations inKenitra in 2019, an equivalent level to Poland.What is Morocco's future in the automotive industry in 2023-2030?
    1. Tanger: This plant has just started production of the Mobilize Duo small urban vehicle in November 2022, replacing theTwizy, which was produced in Spain. It is the first 100% electric vehicle to be produced at this site. The carmaker is talking about 17,000 units produced per year. In 2026, it will be joined by the all-electricSandero, which will achieve a much higher volume. 
    2. Kenitra: This plant, which currently produces Peugeot 208 with internal combustion engine and Citroën Ami with electric motor (22,500 units produced since the launch in April 2020),will double its production capacity from 200,000 to 400,000 vehicles per year. Currently, theKenitra plant produces less than 100,000 vehicles per year, but the carmaker will gradually increase the production volume of the Peugeot 208 with internal combustion engine. This will be at the expense of theTrnava plant in Slovakia, which in return will soon start production of the Citroën C3Aircross and the new-generation Opel Crossland.
     
     
       
     

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  • The future Citroën C5 Aircross will be available in a battery electric version

    The future Citroën C5 Aircross will be available in a battery electric version
    - TheStellantis group has announced that the next generation ofthe Citroën C5Aircross SUV (code CR3) will be launched in 2025 and will be based on the STLA Medium platform, which will be also use by the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 (launch in 2023). The new C5Aircross will be assembled at the Rennes plant, like the current generation, and will be available for the first time in a battery electric version in addition to the mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions.
    - As for the plants ofVigo, Zaragoza,Villaverde,Trnava,Poissy,Mirafiori,Valenciennes, Ellesmere Port, Val diSangro, the Rennes plant will therefore become a factory producing electric vehicles in addition to thermal vehicles. To complete this list, we can also add the Sochaux plant which will assemble the electric versions of the future Peugeot 3008 and 5008 from 2023, the Mulhouse plant which will produce the electric versions of the Peugeot 308 from 2023 and DS7Crossback from 2025, theRüsselsheim plant which will produce the electric versions of the Opel Astra and DS4 from 2023. We must add the future Peugeot 4008 (code P54) which will be assembled in Mulhouse from 2022, in an hybrid and electric version.
    - The choice of the production site for the future OpelGrandland has not yet been taken.This new generation could be produced either in Eisenach (Germany), including the battery electric version, or in Sochaux (France) alongside the future 3008 and 5008. This strategy confirms that theStellantis group wants to continue to spread its production of electric vehicles on all the sites where the thermal versions of these vehicles are also produced.
       
     

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  • The Stellantis plant in Tremery at the time of the electric vehicle

    The Stellantis plant in Tremery at the time of the electric vehicle
    - The Tremery plant has been manufacturing combustion engines for PSA since the1980s. Due to the new direction taken by manufacturers following the various decisions of European governance to reduce CO2emissions, this plant has been transformed to gradually produce engineselectrical. It will be the only Stellantis in Europe to produce electricmotors. It was in 2019 that the transition began on the site with the manufacture of the electric motor for the Peugeot208, Peugeot2008, Citroën DS3Crossback, OpelCorsa, Opel Mokka and that of light commercial vehicles such as the CitroënBerlingo, PeugeotPartner, Opel Combo , CitroënJumpy, PeugeotExpert, OpelVivaro. In2021, these models represented 125,000 electricmotors. Since2020, the Tremery plant has been manufacturing the electric motor for the group's hybridvehicles, such as the Peugeot 3008 or OpelGrandland. New electric models have been added to the oldones, such as the CitroënC4, as well as new hybrid models such as the Peugeot 308 and OpelAstra. Their engines are manufactured at the Tremerysite.
    - The current electric Fiat500, whose design dates from before the merger of PSA withFCA, will keep its electric motor manufactured in Hildesheim(Germany) byBosch, but for the futuregeneration, the electric motor will be manufactured inTremery, which will increase the site production volume of 100,000 to 150,000 units peryear.
    - Intotal, Inovev is counting on 350,000 electric motors manufactured in Tremery for BEVs in 2025 plus 200,000 forPHEVs. In2030, Inovev forecasts 700,000 units for BEVs plus 200,000 forPHEVs.The Douvrin plant will become a battery plant for electriccars.
     
       
     

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  • What explains the collapse of the Chrysler brand since 2005?

    What explains the collapse of the Chrysler brand since 2005?
    - The Chrysler brand has seen its production volume drop from 815,000 vehicles in 2005 to 88,000 in 2021, representing a 90% drop in sixteen years. What explains this collapse?
    - In 2005, the Chrysler brand, which had again become a luxury brand competing with Lincoln (Ford) and Cadillac (GM) since the disappearance of the Imperial brand in 1975, had been part of the DaimlerChrysler group since 1998, the date of the merger of the Daimler and Chrysler. The Chrysler group was then made up of the Plymouth, Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler brands. At that time, the Chrysler brand offered the Sebring and 300 sedans, the Voyager andTown&Country minivans, as well as original models such as the Pacifica station wagon, the Crossfire convertible and the small PT Cruiser minivan, making seven models in total.
    - In 2007, Daimler separates from Chrysler and the American manufacturer must then rely on itself to survive, which will be difficult when the subprime crisis intervenes in 2009. The manufacturer goes bankrupt and is bought in 2011 by the Italian Fiat. The Chrysler range is reduced to three models: the 300 sedan, theTown&Country minivan and the 200 compact sedan which replaces the Sebring, the latter model using an Alfa-Romeo platform.Production fell to 300,000 units in 2011.
    - The following years will be marked by a total lack of interest from Fiat management for the survival of the Chrysler brand, which favors the development of the Jeep brand (belonging to the group since 1987) which better meets the growing demand for SUVs. This is how Chrysler lost the 200 sedan in 2016 and its range froze around the 300 sedan and the Pacifica minivan which succeeded the Town & Country. In 2021, Chrysler production fell to 88,000 units.
       
     

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  • Where are Stellantis battery electric vehicles produced?

    Where are Stellantis battery electric vehicles produced?
    - Volkswagen has announced that it wants to produce 700,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) per year at five different assembly plants in Germany by 2030, in addition to the 500,000 BEVs per year at theMartorell plant in Spain. On its side, Renault has announced that it wants to produce 400,000 BEVs per year at the Douai plant in France, in addition to the 100,000 BEVs per year at theMaubeuge plant in France. What about theStellantis group's strategy regarding BEV production location?
    - The current production ofStellantis BEVs is spread all over Europe and it is possible that it will remain the case for several years. Indeed,Stellantis BEVs are directly derived from primarily combustion engine vehicles and therefore share the same platforms, which are then adapted for electric versions. These versions are assembled at the same plant where the thermal versions of these models are produced.
    - Thus, the e-Corsa is produced where theCorsa is produced, in Zaragoza (Spain); the e-208 where the 208 is produced, inTrnava (Slovakia); the e-2008 where the 2008 is produced, inVigo (Spain); the e-C4 where the C4 is produced, inVillaverde (Spain); the e-Mokka where theMokka is produced, inPoissy (France); the DS3Crossback E-Tense where the DS3Crossback, inPoissy (France),etc...
    - On the other hand, some models, like the Fiat e-500, are assembled at specific plants. And theStellantis group has announced that the Ellesmere Port site will become in 2022 a site dedicated to the production of Citroën e-Berlingo, Peugeot e-Partner, Opel e-Combo and Toyota e-ProAce City. It is therefore not impossible that in the future, with the full electrification of certainStellantis brands,plants may become dedicated to the production of battery electric vehicles, but not before 2024.
       
     

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  • Why Spain will be the largest BEV producer in 2030

    Why Spain will be the largest BEV producer in 2030
    The European country where the most 100% electric vehicles are expected to be produced in 2030 will not be France or Germany, but Spain. In fact, most automakers have announced their plans for the next five to six years regarding the production of vehicles in Spain with this type of propulsion, and we can see that they are numerous :
    1. Zaragoza: production plant for the new Opel e-Corsa, Peugeot e-208, Lancia e-Ypsilon.
    2. Villaverde: production site for the Citroën e-C4 and e-C4 X.
    3. Vitoria: production site for Mercedes e-Vito.
    4. Vigo: production site for Peugeot e-2008. Citroën e-Berlingo, Peugeot e-Partner, Opel e-Combo and their Toyota derivatives moved to the Ellesmere Port site in the UK.
    5. Martorell: Production site for the future Volkswagen ID1/ID2 and their Skoda,Cupra and Audi derivatives.
    6. Valencia: Possible production site for future Ford electric vehicles.
    7. Pamplona: No electric models are currently planned.
    The Martorell plant alone is planned to produce 500,000 electric vehicles per year. In total,Spain could produce 1.5 million electric vehicles in 2030, accounting for half of its automotive production, while Germany could produce 1.3 million and France 0.8 million electric vehicles at the same time.
     
       
     

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