Great Wall’s bulgarian factory shuts down

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Great Wall’s bulgarian factory shuts down
- Production in Bulgaria of Great Wall branded models began in 2012 at the Litex Motors  local assembly plant in Lovech. These were the Voleex C10 sedan, Hover H5 / H6 SUVs and the Steed 5 pickup. The factory was calibrated to produce from parts imported from China, from 4,000 to 5,000 cars per  year, destined  for  Bulgaria and neighboring countries.

- More than this number of vehicles were produced in 2014 and 2015, yet  it  appears that , on one  hand, the factory  stored a large number of  unsold vehicles and ,on the other hand, that  Great Wall  has no intention to conform to Euro6 standard  for its models sold in Europe, similarly to  SAIC (MG), which produced vehicles in England, and ceased production in 2016 for the same reasons. Finally, the bankruptcy of the CCB  bank that financed the project  definitively curtailed Great Wall’s ambitions.  As a result, the approximately 20,000 Great Wall models produced in Bulgaria in five years have had difficulty finding buyers in Europe,  and therefore most have been sold in Bulgaria and in the Balkans.

- Today, the factory opened a bankruptcy proceeding following the shutdown of the business, which illustrates once again  the difficulties of Chinese OEMs (Landwind, Brilliance, Qoros, MG and now, Great Wall)  in Europe.


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The most produced F segment car in 2016

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The most produced F segment car in 2016
- The most produced F segment car in 2016 was the Mercedes S-Class, as for many years.

- The current generation (launched in 2013) is available in six body versions .The standard limousine is available in  extended version (+ 13cm), Maybach version (+ 33cm), Pullman version (+ 133cm), 2 door coupe   version ,and 2 door cabriolet version.

- The traditional  competitors to  the S-Class , the BMW 7 Series and the Audi A8, are relegated to third place and tenth place, respectively. in 2016  The most recent competitors ,the Tesla Model S and Cadillac CT6 , in fourth place and seventh place, respectively.

- SUVs in the F segment are gradually taking  an increasing portion  of the sales  of high-end models. The Range Rover Sport and the Range Rover occupy the second and the fifth position  respectively in 2016. The Mercedes GLS ,the SUV associated with the S  class , is in sixth place, ahead of the Tesla Model X located in the ninth.

- The global market for F-segment vehicles reached 700,000 units in 2016.


17-9-4   

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PSA will assemble 6 000 Expert/Jumpy per year in Uruguay

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PSA will assemble 6 000 Expert/Jumpy per year in Uruguay
- The PSA group will assemble 6,000 Peugeot Expert and Citroën Jumpy in Uruguay, destined for all of South America (mainly Brazil and Argentina). These light utility vehicles (LUVs) of category N-2, will be assembled in Montevideo by Nordex, a  local industrialist.

- The PSA Group sold 27,000 LUVs to South America in 2016, of which 21,000 were manufactured locally and 6,000 imported from France. PSA produces its LUVs destined exclusively for the South American continent on two production sites:

1. At Villa Bosch in Argentina for the manufacture of N1-1 segment Peugeot Partner and Citroën Berlingo utility vehicles: , producing  18,500 units in 2016.

2. At Betim in Brazil for the manufacture of N1-3 segment Peugeot Boxer and Citroën Jumper  utility vehicles:, producing  2,500 units in 2016. This factory belongs to FCA,  and  manufactures Fiat Ducato and its French derivatives Boxer and Jumper.

- The N1-2  Expert and Jumpy manufactured in Uruguay will replace  the imports from France.
The manufacturer expects more than 50,000 sales of Peugeot and Citroën LUV in South America in 2021 (doubling sales compared to 2016).


 
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Ssangyong unveils the next generation Rexton

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Ssangyong unveils the next generation Rexton
- The Korean manufacturer Ssangyong was established in 1954 and has been producing cars since 1988. This SUV specialist passed under the of Daewoo control in 1997, which was itself  bought by General Motors in 2001. The American manufacturer took  over Daewoo but not Ssangyong, which actually regained its independence, until 2004, when the  Chinese  OEM SAIC took control.  The economic crisis of 2008-2009 caused the bankruptcy of Ssangyong which is bought the following year by the Indian Mahindra. Today, the Korean is still  a subsidiary of the Mahindra group.

- The current range consists of four SUVs - Tivoli (segment B), Korando (segment C), Rexton (segment D) and Rodius (segment E) - and a sedan - Chairman (segment F) a derivative of an old  Mercedes model.

- This year, Ssangyong is launching a new generation of the Rexton that replaces the older generation launched in 2004 and restyled in 2012. This Rexton is  10cm longer  (4.85m) than  the old model. It remains shorter than the Rodius which exceeds 5.10 m. The Rexton competes with segment D SUVs, such as the Nissan Rogue and Renault Koléos (also made in Korea). The former Rexton was manufactured in the Ssangyong plant in Pyongtaek at a volume of between 10,000 and 15,000 units per year. Inovev expects an annual volume of 20,000 to 25,000 units for the new model, which includes the same 2.2-liter diesel engine /178hp  as the previous model.


17-9-2   

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The Most Produced C segment MPV in 2016

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The Most Produced C segment MPV in 2016

- The most produced MPV segment C in the world in 2016 is the Volkswagen Touran which totaled 172,000 units. This model launched in 2015 is currently produced in two countries: Germany ,with 127,000 units  for world markets (excluding China) and China  with  45,000 units for the Chinese market. The model should be replaced in 2023. In the world ranking of C segment MPVs, VW Tourantook the lead over all its competitors including the pioneer Renault Scénic who invented the compact MPV concept in 1996.


- The VW Touran is ahead of the previous generation of the Peugeot 3008 (123,000 units including 81,000 produced  in France and 42,000 in China), BMW Active Tourer (121,000 units  produced in Germany only), Ford C-Max (116,000 units produced only in Germany) , The Citroën C4 Picasso (111,000 units produced only in Spain), the Mercedes B-Class (105,000 units produced   only in Hungary) and the Renault Scénic (90,000 units produced  only in France). These figures include long wheelbase versions, such as BMW Gran Tourer, Ford Grand C-Max, Citroen C4 Grand Picasso and Renault Grand Scénic.


- The C segment segment MPV  global market  reaches almost 1.25 million units in 2016. In Europe (29 countries), the most produced C segment MPVs in 2016 are VW Touran (127,000 units), BMW Active Tourer (121,000 units), Ford C-Max (116,000 units) and Citroën C4 Picasso (111,000 units).

 
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