2018 Geneva MotorShow - Audi
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2018 Geneva MotorShow - Audi
Audi A6
- After the renewal of the Audi A4, A5 and A7, the new Audi A6 is the latest sedan of the MLB brand to be renewed.
- This E segment sedan competes with the BMW 5 Series, Mercedes E Class, Volvo S90, and Jaguar XF.
- Designed with a body composed of a mixture of aluminum and steel parts, the A6 will have two engines (diesel and gasoline) coupled with the 48V mild hybrid system.
- The new Audi A6, like the previous generations, will be available as well in an Allroadversion as of next year.
Audi e-tron prototype
- Audi presents the prototype (very close to series) of its first specifically developed ,100% electric model, the Q6.
- The standard version of this SUV, which is expected to be marketed in Europe at the end of 2018, will feature a battery with a power of 150 kW.
- This model enlarges the range of Audi electric vehicles that will consist of three vehicles in 2020:, with a four-door sedan, and a compact sedan in addition to this SUV. The objective for Audi is to present a range of 20 electrified vehicles (100% electric + plug-in hybrid) as of 2025.
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2018 Geneva MotorShow - Hyundai
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2018 Geneva MotorShow - Hyundai
Hyundai Santa Fe
- Hyundai presents the new generation of the Santa Fe SUV (D-segment) that replaces the previous model launched in 2012.
- This SUV is located in the Hyundai range between the Tucson and Grand Santa Fe.
- It competes with D segment SUVs such as Renault Koleos, VW Tiguan Allspace, Skoda Kodiaq, Seat Tarraco, Ford Edge, Peugeot 5008, Citroen C5 Aircross and Kia Sorento.
- Even if the production of the model is planned for 2018, the Santa Fe will be marketed only starting in 2020 in France, because the current generation of engine would be overly impacted by the current ecological penalties.
Hyundai Kona Electric
- Hyundai wants to be present on all markets. After hybrid Ioniq and fuel cell (ix35 and Nexo) vehicles, the Korean brand attacks the market of 100% electric vehicles with the new Hyundai Kona Electric.
- Derived from the thermal Kona, the Hyundai will offer two electric engines:
• a basic version with a 136 hp electric motor powered by a battery of 39.2 kWh, for an announced range of 312 km (NEDC)
• a "long range" version with a 204 hp motor powered by a 64 kWh battery, for a range of 482 km.
- The model will be produced in the Ulsan plant and will be marketed in Europe in 2018.
Hyundai Nexo
- Presented for the first time at the beginning of the year at the CES in Las Vegas, the Hyundai Nexo makes its first appearance at an auto show in Geneva.
- Hyundai is presenting here the replacement of the ix35 fuel cell.
- It is a D segment SUV whose batteries are powered by hydrogen.
- This vehicle should be marketed in 2018, in its target market, the USA, but also in Europe. It is true that the fuel cell solution is not the preferred one for 100% electric vehicles, however some countries, such as Germany, have committed to installing stations in the coming years, which could lead to a market niche.
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Inovev expects 100,000 units production of per year for the new Kia Ceed
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Inovev expects 100,000 units production of per year for the new Kia Ceed
- Kia (a subsidiary of the Korean group Hyundai-Kia) introduced the third generation of its Ceed C segment sedan, which is exclusively sold and produced in Europe. This new generation, which is 4.31m long, 1.80m wide and 1.45m high, is based on the recent K2 platform shared with the recent Hyundai i30, also sold and produced in Europe.
- This new Kia sedan competes with the C-segment sedans of mass production brands such as VW Golf, Renault Megane, Peugeot 308, Citroën C4, Ford Focus, Opel Astra, Fiat Tipo, Seat Leon ... and Hyundai i30.
- The new Kia Ceed will be, as previously, produced in Zilina (Slovakia) while its cousin the Hyundai i30 remains produced in Nosovice (Czech Republic). Since 2008, Kia Ceed's production has steadily declined, except at the time of the launch of the second generation, from 200,000 units per year to 100,000 units in eight years. Inovev expects a production of 100,000 units per year in Slovakia of the third generation, given a European market that is expected to slow down in the coming years and which favors sales of SUVs. Moreover, Kia plans to launch a compact SUV on the basis of the Ceed in late 2019, in the style of the Mercedes GLA, and it is not sure that this new compact SUV will take the Ceed name.
- The engines of the new Kia Ceed are: 1400 gasoline (100hp), 1000 gasoline T-GDI (120hp), 1400 gasoline T-GDI (140hp) and 1600 diesel IDRC (115hp and 136hp).
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According to Inovev, the Sprinter should keep its 7% market share
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According to Inovev, the Sprinter should keep its 7% market share
- Mercedes unveiled the new generation of its Sprinter van (N1-3 segment) which fits in the range above the Citan (N1-1) and Vito (N1-2). This new generation of Sprinter replaces the previous generations launched in 1995 and 2006. The silhouette of the vehicle remains the same and the production site is still the factory in Düsseldorf. Since 2013, the Mercedes Sprinter has been produced at an average of 140,000 units each year, whereas in the early 2000s (until 2008) the production volume was between 120,000 and 130,000 units. In fact, the Sprinter has benefited both from the revival of the European market for light commercial vehicles observed since 2013 and from a rise in notoriety against some of its competitors (Ford Transit, Fiat Ducato, VW Crafter, Renault Master, Opel Movano, Citroën Jumper, Peugeot Boxer), so that its share of the LCV market in Europe has progressively increased from 6% in the early 2000s to 7% today. According to Inovev, the Sprinter should keep this 7% market share (140,000 units per year).
- The engines of the new Sprinter are the following: a 4-cylinder 2.15 liter diesel developing 114hp, 143hp and 163hp ( compared to 109hp, 129hp and 150hp on the previous generation ) and a 3.0 liter V6 diesel developing 190hp (vs 184hp previously). In addition, a 100% electric version will be available as of 2019 (eSprinter). This will be the second electric model in the German brand's utility line after the Mercedes eVito launched in 2018.
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Inovev expects 55,000 units production per year for the new BMW X4
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Inovev expects 55,000 units production per year for the new BMW X4
- BMW has unveiled the second generation of its X4 SUV which is the coupe version of the D-segment X3 SUV launched at the end of 2017. Compared to the previous generation - that lasted only four years -, the new X4 is 8cm longer (at 4.75m), 4cm wider (at 1.94m) and 3cm lower (at 1.59m). The silhouette remains very close to that of the old X4. The new BMW SUV will compete directly with the Mercedes GLC coupe pending a future Audi Q5 coupe that could be named Q6.
- While sales of the BMW X3 reached a peak of 150,000 units in 2012, 2013 and 2016, those of the BMW X4 have never exceeded 60,000 units per year. In 2017, sales of the X3 dropped to 130,000 units and X4 sales to 50,000 units, but the new generations of X3 and X4 have the mission to boost sales, probably to 150,000 units annually for the X3 and 55,000 annual units for the X4, not counting China which should assemble these models soon, while today they are produced only in the United States, in the Spartanburg South Carolina factory.
- The engines of the new X4 are modeled on those of the X3: a 4-cylinder petrol 2.0 developing 184hp, a 6-cylinder gasoline 3.0 developing 252hp , a 4-cylinder diesel 2.0 developing 190hp and a 6-cylinder diesel 3.0 developing 231hp. The range will be capped next summer by even more powerful (more than 300hp) M4 versions.
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