Inovev expects 30,000 units per year for the BMW 8 Series
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Inovev expects 30,000 units per year for the BMW 8 Series
- BMW unveiled the new 8 Series coupe that replaces the Series 6 coupe, this 6 Series is now dedicated to the 5-door GT version of the Series 5. An 8 Series convertible should be unveiled in the coming months to replace the current 6 Series convertible, and it is likely that a Gran Coupé (4-door sedan) version will complete the 8 Series lineup next year.
- This large two-door coupé (4.84 m long, 1.90 m wide, 1.34 m high) takes the name of the first 8 Series which was produced from 1989 to 1999 for 33 000 units in total (3 000 per year on average).
- The choice of engines is the 840d (gasoline engine six cylinders 3.0 320h) or the M850i (new V8 4.4 biturbo 530hp), with an automatic Steptronic eight-speed gearbox and an xDrive all-wheel drive. The new BMW 8 Series will be marketed in Europe starting November 2018.
- This new model, as well as its future convertible and Gran Coupé versions, will be manufactured at the German Dingolfing site, dedicated to BMW's premium models (5, Series 6 Series, 7 Series, 8 Series).
- Inovev expects production of 30,000 units per year (including future cabriolet and Gran Coupé versions), while the 6 Series has never exceeded 26,000 units. The main competitor of the BMW 8 Series coupe is the Mercedes S-Class coupe.
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The 2017 European market by segment and body type (2)
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The 2017 European market by segment and body type (2)
• A Segment represents 8% of the European passenger car market, compared to 11% in 2010 and even 12.5% in 2009, which were years of government scrapping premiums that benefited mainly small cars. But in 2005, it was at 6.5%. The breakdown by body in this segment shows that sedans represent almost all sales of A segment, since SUV and MPV (minivans) are practically non-existent. The A segment sedans therefore experienced a peak in 2009 which quickly fell back. Their sales went from 1.75 million in 2009 to 1.2 million in 2011 and 2017.
• Segment B currently accounts for 32% of the European passenger car market, up from 28% in 2005. This segment has been growing steadily for the past fifteen years. The breakdown by body in this segment shows that this increase is due to growth in SUV sales, which more than offset the decline in sales of sedans. Sales of B-segment sedans fell from 3.5 million units in 2000 to 3.2 million units in 2017 (-0.3 million), while sales of segment B SUVs rose from 0 to 1.3 million units in 2017 (+1.3 million). The segment B minivans‘ influence declined between 2005 and 2017, their sales decreasing from 0.5 million units in 2005 to 0.25 million units in 2017.
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The 2017 European market by segment and body type (4)
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The 2017 European market by segment and body type (4)
- E Segment currently accounts for 7.5% of the European passenger car market, down from 9% in 2005. This segment is falling inexorably. The breakdown by body in this segment shows that sedans have lost a lot of influence, since their sales volume fell from 0.9 million units in 2000 to 0.475 million units in 2017 (-0.425 million). Sales of SUVs in this segment are stagnating, from just under 0.2 million in 2000 to slightly more than 0.2 million units in 2017. E-segment minivans, on the other hand, have lost much of their sales influence, from 0.275 million units in 2000 to 0.175 million in 2017.
- The F segment is currently at 0.5% of the European passenger car market, compared to 0.5% in 2005. This segment has thus been stable since 2005, but this market share is twice that of 2000, because at that time there were only sedans and practically no SUVs. The breakdown by body in this segment is quite atypical, since the F-segment sedans are now selling as much as the F-segment SUVs, while in the year 2000 the latter practically did not exist. F segment MPVs do not exist.
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The 2017 European market by segment and body type(3)
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The 2017 European market by segment and body type(3)
- C Segment currently accounts for 38.5% of the European passenger car market, relative to 38.5% in 2005. This segment is stable. The breakdown by body in this segment shows that the sedans are losing influence, since their sales volume decreased from 3.6 million units in 2000 to 2.6 million units in 2017 (-1 million). SUVs in this segment grew strongly, from 0.1 million units in 2000 to 2.1 million units in 2017 (+2 million). C-segment minivans have lost much of their influence over the last decade, from 1.5 million units in 2007 to 0.75 million in 2017, a 50% drop.
- D segment currently accounts for 14% of the European passenger car market, down from 17.5% in 2005. This segment has been steadily declining over the past fifteen years. The breakdown by body work in this segment shows that this drop is due to the fall in sales of sedans (mainly generalists). Their sales decreased from 2.5 million units in 2000 to 1.25 million units in 2017, a 50% drop. The SUVs in this segment are growing and reached 0.75 million sales in 2017 against 0 in 2000. The segment D minivans have completely disappeared.
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Renault will produce a C segment electric car in Douai as of 2021
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Renault will produce a C segment electric car in Douai as of 2021
- While Mercedes has recently announced that it will produce in France (on the Smart site in Hambach) a 100% C segment electric car (probably the EQ-A), Renault has announced in turn the production of a new 100% electric car on the Douai site, alongside the Renault Scénic, Espace and Talisman. As at Mercedes, the future 100% electric car manufactured in Douai will be C segment like the former Fluence ZE that was produced from 2011 to 2014 in Turkey.
- For now, the name of this future car to be launched in 2021 has not been released, but we already know that it will utilise the new electric platform recently announced by Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi. We also know that it will be marketed under both Renault and Nissan brands .
- As for the Renault Zoe, it will continue its commercial career in the B segment. Its production capacity in Flins will also be doubled, from 60,000 to 120,000 units per year by 2022. Last year, 30,000 Zoé were made in Flins, and the model could be renewed soon.
- Renault will also triple the production capacity of electric motors at the Cléon site (Seine-Maritime), from 80,000 to 240,000 engines per year by 2022. Finally, the Maubeuge site will host the manufacture of the future Electric Kangoo, the Sandouville site, the Electric Trafic, and the Batilly site, the Electric Master.
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