Buick China is from now on exporting vehicles to the United States

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Buick China is from now on exporting vehicles to the United States

 

- The Buick brand (branch of GM group) produced last year nearly 1.2 million cars worldwide, doubling the volume recorded in 2005.
Buick manufactures currently vehicles in the United States, Canada , Korea, Poland, and especially in China, which now represents its main market: 1 million sales of 1.2 million global sales in 2015 (which rose by 7.5% compared to 2014).


- Its current range includes nine different models (including seven made in China):

- Manufactured in China: Excelle, Verano, Encore, Envision, Regal, La Crosse, GL8.

- Manufactured in NAFTA region: Verano, Regal, La Crosse, Enclave.

- Manufactured in Europe: Cascada.

- Manufactured in Korea: Encore.


-It is to note that the Verano, Regal and La Crosse are manufactured both in China and NAFTA region. In 2016, Buick launched the Envision SUV in the US, a year after its introduction on the Chinese market. This model (4,67m long) is positioned within the range between the Buick Encore SUV (4,28m long) and the Enclave SUV (5,13m long). It is only made in China, on the assembly lines of GM-SAIC at Yantai (East coast of China) and is exported to the United States.


- Inovev forecasts 50,000 annual sales of this model in the United States (163,000  were sold in China last year). This is the first time that a model manufactured in China will be so much exported to the United States.


16-19-7   

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European production of LUVs gets back to its pre-crisis levels

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European production of LUVs gets back to its pre-crisis levels

 

- European production of light utility vehicles is gradually returning to its pre-crisis levels, driven by strong sales in Europe
(+ 11.6% in 2015 compared to 2014 and +12.6% in first half 2016 compared to first half of 2015) and a small increase in export sales.


- The volume of production recorded in 2015 (2 million vehicles) will be overpassed in 2016 and could reach 2.2 million units, the figure reached in 2007 that was the largest in history.


- This increase in production volume (1.3 million units in 2009 to 1.7 million units in 2013), follows the crisis years (during which European production of light utility vehicles plunged as a consequence of the fall of orders from companies,main customers of this type of vehicle). Inovev plans  that the LUV European production will grow moderately from now to  2020, to reach almost 2.3 million units at this time.


- By brand, Ford is the leader in 2015 (382,000 units), ahead of Renault (264,000), Mercedes (255,000) and Fiat (248,000).
But by group, PSA is leading (384,000 units) before Ford (382,000) and Renault-Nissan (354,000).


- By model, the Mercedes Sprinter is the leader in 2015 (138 000 units), ahead of Fiat Ducato (118,000) Ford Transit Custom (109,000) Ford Transit (100,000) and Renault Trafic (93,000).


16-19-5   

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Own make of Dongfeng (excluding JVs) sold 600,000 PC + LCV in 2015

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Own make of Dongfeng (excluding JVs) sold 600,000 PC + LCV in 2015

 

- Own make of Chinese carmaker Dongfeng (DFM) sold 600,000 PC + LCV in 2015 (+ 7.5% compared to the previous year). These figures do not include trucks nor Venucia vehicles recorded as Nissan  vehicles, nor production carried out in JV for several foreign brands (Honda, Kia, Nissan, Renault, Peugeot and Citroen). Most sales of Dongfeng own makes are achieved n China (93% of sales).


- The current range of the carmaker under the Dongfeng make consists of fifteen models, including sedans Fengshen A30, E30, H30, S30, A60, L60, SUVs FengxingJoyear, Fengdu MX6, Fengguang 330/370, Fengshen AX7, Oting and minivans Lingzhi, Fengxing S500, Fengxing CM7, Succe. Five models account for 49% of sales in 2015. The carmaker’s sedans not meet the success they had had in the years 2009-2011. This is a trend for all Chinese brands in China.


- Consequently, production of the Dongfeng brand has declined substantially between 2011 and 2012 from 700 000 units to 400 000 units. But the new carmaker's strategy aiming at developing SUVs enabled a new start. 700 000 units will be reached again in 2016 (the first half of the year, Dongfeng has already sold 342,000 cars, up 14% from the first half of 2015).


16-19-3   

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The Chinese market for electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV) in 2016

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The Chinese market for electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV) in 2016

 

- In 2015, the market for pure electric (BEV) and hybrid plug-in vehicles (PHEV) in China totaled 207,000 units (against 50,000 units in 2014). China has become the world's largest market for electric and hybrid plug-in vehicles, ahead of Europe (189,000) and USA (115,000).

- In the first half 2016:
- This market continued to grow. 124,000 vehicles have been sold, up 20% compared to first half 2015: 85 000 BEVs and 39 000 PHEVs.
- BYD dominated this market with 43,239 sales, ahead of BAIC (13,588) JAC (9,720), SAIC (8,711), Kandi (7,797) and Zotye (6,423). These six brands alone represent 75% of sales of electric and hybrid vehicles plug-in China.
- The ten best-selling models were: BYD Tang (19,134 units), BAIC E-Series EV (9,977), BYD Qin (9633) BYD e6 (9226), SAIC Roewe 550 PHEV (8,711), JAC i EV (7,862), Kandi EV K10 (7,797), JMC EV 100 (6,027), Chery eQ (5,337) and Cloud Zotye EV (4,113). These ten models account for 75% of sales of electric vehicles and hybrid plug-in China.

- For the year 2016, Inovev forecasts a market of 250 000 units, representing an increase of 20% compared to 2015.

16-19-6   

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Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to Slovenia

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Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to Slovenia

 

- Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to its Slovenian factory in Novo Mesto, which have already produced the Renault Twingo and Smart Forfour. This change could take place at the launch of the next generation of the Clio in late 2018 or early 2019. Currently, the Turkish Bursa plant produces most of the Clio for the European market (about two thirds) while the French plant in Flins produces only the third of the Clio production.

- The Flins plant will start at the end of 2016 the production of the new generation of the Nissan Micra, while the Zoe, also manufactured in Flins, continues its slow but inexorable progression. Both models could total 200,000 vehicles a year,  i.e. a level close to the saturation of the plant’s capacity (250 000 units).

- The Bursa plant, on its side, can no longer receive new vehicles since it now reaches the level of saturation of its capacity (350 000 units) with the Clio, Fluence and Symbol.

-  Finally, the Novo Mesto plant remains the smallest plant of the three plants (200 000 units), with the advantage of labour costs lower than Flins’, which suggests a possible increase of its capacity (300 000 units). It is to note that the Novo Mesto plant has already produced Renault Clio, between 1998 and 2014.

- The Clio remain in Europe one of the few models to be manufactured on two different production sites.

16-19-4   

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