Honda is terminating production of the CRV in Europe

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Honda is terminating production of the CRV in Europe
 

- The Honda CRV (SUV from segment C) is the second most produced SUV from segment C in the world (after the Toyota RAV4), with more than 637 000 units produced in six plants around around the world in 2014 (against 230 000 in 2005). Since 2005 several things have been observed, not only an increase in sales of this worldwide (following the global growth of SUV), but also a different production breakdown in these markets.


- Thus, until 2007, the CRV was mainly made in Japan for export to all regions of the world except Europe, where the UK plant was responsible for supplying this market. The plant was also tasked for exporting additional CRVs to North America, to support the Japanese plant.


- With the growing demand of SUVs in North America and China, Honda decided to build the CRV in these markets. Thus started the production of the CRV in the US, Mexico, Canada, and increased production in China. In contrast, the production of the CRV in the UK is falling: 54 000 CRV produced in 2014, while it reached 123 000 units in 2005. It is the same in Japan, where the CRV is hardly produced anymore (2 700 units in 2014).


- In 2015, Honda decided to transfer the British production of the next generation CRV (to be launched in 2017) to the Canadian plant (Alliston). Therefore, the CRV sold in Europe from 2017 will all be exported from Canada. The British Honda plant (Swindon) will now be producing (from 2017) the 5-door version Civic. The Jazz will be fully supplied from China.


15-10-8  

 

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Inovev expects 100 000 annual sales of the new Hyundai Tucson in Europe

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Inovev expects 100 000 annual sales of the new Hyundai Tucson in Europe
 
- The Korean manufacturer Hyundai-Kia unveiled at the Geneva Show in March 2015, the replacement of the C segment SUV previously known as the iX35 that will now re-uses its original name: Tucson. The Tucson will like its predecessor, be produced in South Korea (Ulsan), Europe (Nošovice in the Czech Republic) and China. Its dimensions have been adjusted, and it is now bigger (4,48m length against 4,41m for the former iX35 and 1.85m wide against 1.82m previously) only its height has been scaled down (1.65m against 1.67 m), which is a general trend among all manufacturers in recent years.

- The new model adopts certain characteristics of the large Hyundai SUV, the Santa Fe like the grille and the sharp contour lines. The new Tucson is expected to reach 100 000 sales in Europe alone where demand for compact SUVs continues to grow. It will compete with the Nissan Qashqai, Renault Kadjar, VW Tiguan, Ford Kuga and Kia Sportage .

- Five engines will be available on the Tucson, two petrol engines, one 1.6 GDI 135 hp Newcomen atmospheric engine and one 1.6turbo T-GDI of 176 hp and three diesel, one 1.7 CRDi 115 hp, a 2.0 CRDi 136 hp and a 2,0 CRDi 184 hp. The Tucson isn't available with a 2.2 CRDi 197 hp that has been restricted to the Santa Fe (the Hyundai SUV from segment D).

- The previous iX35 having had a five year life cycle (2010-2015), it is likely that the new Tucson will also have a five years lifecycle (2015-2020) before being replaced.

15-11-1  

 

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Renault-Nissan and Daimler to partner up on pick-up trucks

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Renault-Nissan and Daimler to partner up on pick-up trucks
 

- In April 2010, Renault-Nissan and Daimler groups signed an agreement for the production of vehicles, engines and transmissions/powertrains in current plants of each of the manufacturers or future common plants (including Mexico). Achievements through  this collaboration are already visible: the current Mercedes Citan, a rebadged Renault Kangoo, the new Twingo and Smart Forfour or shortly the future Daimler light utility vehicle based on the NV350.


- A new project has been added to the industrial agreements between Renault-Nissan and Daimler groups. This segment of mid-size pickups is the one aimed by this agreement. Renault and Mercedes brands will now have their own pickups, derived from the next Nissan Navara (called NP300 or Frontier in some markets), which will be released this year.


- This pickup will be produced under the Renault brand in Mexico starting in 2016 (at the Nissan plant of Cuernavaca, which already produces the Navara) and sold in Mexico and southern markets. It will be produced under the Mercedes brand and produced in Argentina (in the Renault plant of Cordoba) for North and South American markets.


- Nissan, Renault and Mercedes pickups will also be made at the Barcelona plant for European and African markets. The objectives are to reach 120 000 vehicles a year in Barcelona for all three brands, 110 000 vehicles in Cuernavaca (Mexico) and 70 000 vehicles in Cordoba (Argentina), a total of 300 000 vehicles a year at the three sites. For Renault and Mercedes, this will be their first mid-size pickup.


15-10-6  

 

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Launches from the 2015 New York Auto Show

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Launches from the 2015 New York Auto Show
 
- The 2015 edition of the New York Auto Show introduced fifteen completely new models.

- Of these 13 new models, 4 were American, 6 were Japanese , 2 were European and 1 was Korean.

- All of these new vehicles have the US as there target market, although 5 models will be manufactured outside the United States (Chevrolet Spark, Infiniti QX50, Jaguar XF, Scion iA and iM). The Chevrolet Spark will be manufactured in Korea, the Infiniti QX50 in Japan, the Jaguar XF in England, the Scion iA will be manufactured in Mexico at the Mazda plant and the Scion iM in the UK at the Toyota plant.

- Of these 13 new models, only one is a concept car that will give birth to a Lincoln sedan from segment F, a competitor to the new Cadillac CT6 presented at the same show.

- Among the 13 new products, the most represented segments were the segments E (5 products) and D (3 new), followed by segments F (2 products), A (1 new), B (1 new) and C (1 new ).

- Finally, among the 13 new models, 9 are sedans and 4 were SUVs. All these models will be launched in the second half of 2015 or the first half of 2016, except for Lincoln.

15-10-7  

 

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The Chinese EV market accounted for 47 000 units in 2014

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The Chinese EV market accounted for 47 000 units in 2014
 

- The Chinese passenger car market (PC) of electric vehicles (100% electric and plug-in) accounted for 47 418 units in 2014, 3.5 times more than in 2013. In Europe, the electric vehicle market represents 93 000 units 2014 (+ 56% compared to 2013). Finally, in the US 119 000 electric vehicles were sold last year (+ 23%).


- The Chinese market is still two times lower than the European market and 2.5 times lower than the US market. The Chinese government, however, is optimistic for 2015, as it announced a market of between 150 000 and 200 000 units. It is not clear at this time what the share of passenger cars and what the share of electric cars without license will be (this segment developing rapidly in China).


- In the US, sales of electric vehicles are mainly concentrated on three vehicles: the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Model S. These three vehicles represent more than 85% of the EV market in 2014. In China, sales of EVs are also concentrated around few models: 4 vehicles (Qin BYD, Chery QQ3 EV Zotye E20 and E150 BAIC EV) represent 74% of the EV market. Finally in Europe, sales are spread over more models. Thus, the three best selling EVs in Europe (Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Renault Zoe) "represent only" 50% of the EV market.


- Finally it should be noted that in Europe and the USA, the best-selling model is the Nissan Leaf, a 100% electric vehicle, while in China it is a plug-in hybrid vehicle, the BYD Qin.


15-10-4  

 

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