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Published: 07 September 2022

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SUV Sales Volumes in China, Europe, and the USA

- The SUV market has been growing steadily since 2010. The volume of global sales has increased from 6 million units in 2009 to 24 million in 2017, including 10 million units in China (the world's largest SUV market), 6 million in the United States and 4 million in Europe.

- The global SUV market will well exceed 25 million units in 2018 and could reach 30 million units in 2020.

- Manufacturers' offerings in this category of vehicles are steadily increasing, both in North America (where these vehicles thrived first), in Europe a little later, and in China today.

- The phenomenon is so pervasive that in the United States, some manufacturers (such as Ford or Chrysler) have decided to focus on SUV, and even to abandon sedans and minivans. The SUV market is indeed more profitable than that of sedans and minivans. The downside is that they are heavier and less aerodynamic, so they consume more fuel and emit more CO2.

- In Europe, SUV sales are now at 34% of the market, and even 36% in France, where segment B SUVs (Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008, Citroën C3 Aircross) have made it possible to extend the influence of these models. In China, SUV sales account for 40% of the market, and  in the United States close to 45%.

    

 

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FCA Group status during the period 2004-2018

- The Italian group Fiat, which produced 2 million vehicles in 2004, became an international group after the acquisition of the American company  Chrysler in 2011. In 2017, the Fiat-Chrysler group produced 4.7 million vehicles, becoming the eighth largest world manufacturer,  just behind Ford and Honda.

- The FCA group has greatly increased the Jeep brand’s influence worldwide. Jeep production volume has increased from 0.55 million units in 2004 to 1.45 million in 2017. The Ram pickup has become a specific brand.

- The disappearance of the Lancia brand has been confirmed, but an effort has been made to develop sales of  Maserati and Alfa-Romeo brands (the results of which will only be visible in several years).

- Conversely, Fiat, Chrysler and Dodge brands have received less attention, with the reduction of the Fiat catalog (no Punto replacement, suspended Tipo replacement ) as well as those of Chrysler and Dodge.

- The FCA group has experienced serious business failures in China, India, Russia and even South America, where competition has increased significantly. The USA now accounts for 44% of the group's worldwide sales.

- The FCA group is lagging behind in the area of common platforms, engine electrification and autonomous driving. Deleveraging has taken precedence over investments in new technologies.

    

 

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Published: 07 September 2022

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Toyota targets 100,000 Lexus UX sales in Europe

- Toyota has launched the Lexus UX compact(C-segment) SUV in Europe. This model is destined to succeed the Lexus CT sedan whose origins date back to 2010.

- Introduced in February 2018, the Lexus UX (Urban Crossover) is the Lexus version of the very successful Toyota CHR ( 200 000 sales planned in 2018)  with which it shares the same platform. But unlike the CHR, the Lexus UX is produced in Japan (Tahara) and not in Europe (Turkey).

- Like the CHR, the Lexus UX is available in a gasoline version and a hybrid version. The hybrid version will doubtless be the most popular, as for the CHR , where hybrid versions are already at 80% of sales, and could be even higher for the Lexus UX.

- Toyota is targeting 100,000 Lexus UX sales in Europe (including Russia, Ukraine and Turkey). Its hybrid technology should interest customers who are turning more and more from diesel to electrified alternative engines. The Lexus UX 250hp engine is a 2-liter petrol engine associated with an electric motor, together developing 178hp. The petrol version (UX 20)  engine develops 171 hp.

- The dimensions of the Lexus UX are :  length 4.50m ; width 1.84m ; height1.52 m.

    

 

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Ford renounces importing Focus made in China to the USA

- Following the increase in taxes on products imported from China and sold in the United States, increase decided and implemented by US President Donald Trump, the Ford group has decided to abandon the idea (at least for  the period 2018-2022) of importing the new generation of Ford Focus from China to the United States for launch on the American market this year.

- Indeed, the price of this model plus import taxes would make the Focus uncompetitive in the US market. Focus will continue to be manufactured in China for the Chinese market and in the United States for the US market. The production site on American soil will probably be Wayne Michigan, not far from  Ford’s historic site at Dearborn. This site has been manufacturing the different generations of Ford Focus for a dozen years.

- Some believe that the new generation of the Ford Focus could be manufactured at the Hermosillo Mexican site, where the Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ are produced (245,000 units produced in total in 2017), but Ford has already indicated that this site would receive exclusively the manufacture of the future compact SUV, the Bronco II.

- In conclusion, while Ford is directly impacted by US government taxes on imports of Chinese-made products, Ford is sole decision-maker for the affectation of its North American production.

    

 

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