Citroën unveils the C4 Cactus a mini SUV
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- Citroën has unveiled the C4 Cactus. The C-segment (compact sedans, compact MPVs, compact SUVs) accounted for 42% of Citroën’s global sales in 2013. This segment is the largest in terms of volume according to the manufacturer, both in Europe and world wide where the growth is the fastest .
- It is therefore on this segment that Citroen intends to increase its efforts. However, the positioning of the C4 Cactus is unclear. According to the manufacturer, the model is between a C4 sedan and a C4 Aircross SUV. For Inovev, its positioning would be clearer in segment B. Its platform is the same as the Peugeot 208 and Citroën C3 and its dimensions and pricing are very close to those of the Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008.
- The C4 Cactus can be equipped with a three cylinder petrol engine (1.2 VTi 82 hp or 1.2 THP 110 hp) or a diesel four-cylinder engine (1.6 e-HDI 92 hp or 1.6 BlueHDI 100 hp). The C4 Cactus will be sold starting from June 2014 in France and in other European countries.
- The model will be manufactured in the Spanish plant of Villaverde, that has a production capacity of 200 000 units a year. Today, the plant manufactures the latest copies of the Peugeot 207 for some markets, but its production will cease late 2014.
- Inovev expects a production of 50 000 units per year for the C4 Cactus, or more given the current success of the mini-SUV segment (Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008).
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The Jaguar and Land Rover manufacturing in China will start in 2015
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- The Indian manufacturer Tata Motors and the Chinese manufacture Chery signed an agreement last year to manufacture Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in China in a Chery plant. These British models have in fact never been produced in China specifically because until recent years, China was not a major market for Premium or SUV segments. This is about to change. In 2013, 1.3 million Premium brands cars were sold (7.5% market share) and 2.8 million SUVs (16.5% market share).
- It is worth noting that during this agreement, Chery changed its status from independent manufacturer to a manufacturer bound by JV like SAIC, FAW and Dongfeng.
- The production of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in a Chery plant in China will not start this year as originally planned but in 2015, due to delays in obtaining the necessary machinery and equipment. The local plant will allow the manufacturer to bypass customs duties that now reach 25%.
- In 2013, sales of Jaguars and Land Rovers in the Chinese market increased by 30% compared to 2012, to 95 237 units, which represents nearly a quarter (22.5%) of the global sales of the British division of the Tata Motors Group. China has become the second largest market for Jaguar and Land Rover after the European Union (145 000 sales).
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Suzuki is stopping its partnership on small cars with GM
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The Indonesian car market grew by 6.4% in 2013
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- The Indonesian market finished 2013 with a sales volume of 830 000 PC against 780 000 in 2012 and 602 000 in 2011. The whole of 2013 registered an increase of 6.4% compared to 2012, continuing a trend that began in 2010. This growth is one of the highest recorded in the passenger car market in 2013.
- In terms of volume, the Indonesian market has become the eighteenth world market. It is mainly dominated by Japanese brands that have made Southeast Asia one of their main markets (Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Burma, etc ...). They held 93% of the Indonesian market in 2013.
- By group, the Toyota group dominates the Indonesian market, with 59% of the market, a share rarely achieved by manufacturers in any given market. Followed far behind by the Suzuki (10%), Honda (10%) and Renault-Nissan (9%) groups. Other manufactures from the U.S. (GM and Ford), Europe, Korea and China hold a small share of the Indonesian market (7%).
- By model, four cars of the Toyota brand are ranked in the top seven most sold cars: Toyota Avanza (209 968 units) dominates the market before the Toyota Innova (66 786 units), Daihatsu Xenia (65 025 units), Suzuki Ertiga (64 194 units), Toyota Fortuner (36 217 units), Nissan Livina (34 484 units) and Toyota Rush (31 725 units).
