The future Lancia Ypsilon will be produced in Zaragoza
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The future Lancia Ypsilon will be produced in Zaragoza
- The Stellantis group has announced that the next generation of the Lancia Ypsilon (B-segment sedan), scheduled for 2024 and which will take over the platform of the current Peugeot 208 and Opel Corsa, will be produced at the Spanish site in Zaragoza, alongside the Opel Corsa , Opel e-Corsa and Peugeot e-208. The game of musical chairs which consisted in transferring the Citroën C3 Aircross and Opel Crossland from Zaragoza to Trnava (Slovakia), while the Peugeot 208 would be transferred from Trnava to Zaragoza will therefore be accompanied by the transfer of the Lancia Ypsilon from Tichy (Poland ) to Zaragoza.
- The Lancia comes a long way because the former management of the Fiat-Chrysler group (in the person of Sergio Marchionne) had planned not to replace the Ypsilon and to abandon the brand in the early 2020s. The merger of PSA with FCA in 2021 who created the Stellantis group changed the strategy concerning the Lancia brand and the management of the new group had announced that not only the Lancia Ypsilon would have descendants but that other new models would appear under this brand in 2026 and 2028 ( including a C-segment sedan called Delta and a D-segment electric SUV).
- In addition, Lancia will no longer be confined to the Italian market but will be deployed throughout the European continent.
- The future Lancia Ypsilon will therefore adopt the CMP platform (it is not yet entitled to the STLA Small platform) and will be equipped with the 1.2 liter petrol engine which will also be available in mild-hybrid like the current Fiat 500 and Panda. A 100% electric version will complete the range, like the Peugeot 208 and Opel Corsa.
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Repositioning of models at Seat and Cupra
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Repositioning of models at Seat and Cupra
- The Volkswagen group has announced that the Cupra brand will be 100% electric in 2030. Today, the Spanish brand – a sporty offshoot of the Seat brand – offers the 100% electric Born (derived from the Volkswagen ID3), the Formentor SUV as well as sports versions of the Seat Leon and Ateca. The next announced launches will be: In 2024, the Cupra Ateca II SUV with hybrid engines (HEV and PHEV) will appear, which will be manufactured at Audi's Gyor site in Hungary, as well as the 100% electric Cupra Tavascan SUV, which will be derived from the Volkswagen ID5. In 2025, the Cupra Urban Rebel, a sporty version of the Volkswagen ID1/ID2, will appear, as well as the Cupra Tarraco II, also equipped with hybrid engines (HEV and PHEV).
- For Seat, the Volkswagen group does not plan to switch the brand to all-electric before 2035, which means that Seat is now considered to be the entry level of the group and that its models with internal combustion engines or hybrids (HEV and PHEV) will be intended initially for customers who do not have the budget to switch to electric.
- In this context, the future Seat Ibiza and Arona are expected for 2025, the Leon being restyled in 2024. But the big change is that the Ateca and Tarraco will be repositioned at Cupra, and it does not seem that the Seat Mii has finally a descendant, since it is by Cupra that the small 100% electric sedan derived from the Volkswagen ID1 / ID2 (as for the Born derived from the ID3) will be launched. The Cupra brand will therefore eventually supplant the Seat brand with six different models against three. It is a repositioning that pulls up the prices of the models, the Cupra being more expensive than the Seat.
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Global car production from a Chinese perspective
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Global car production from a Chinese perspective
- While in the ranking of the world's leading automakers from a Western perspective – that is, integrating Western vehicles produced under license by Chinese manufacturers into the production of Western manufacturers – the leading Chinese manufacturer appears in twelfth place (this is Geely, which does not produce foreign vehicles under license), ahead of Changan (13th) and Great Wall (14th).
- In the ranking from the Chinese point of view – which Inovev makes every year – the first Chinese manufacturer is in sixth position, it is SAIC which produces many models of the Volkswagen and GM groups under license. SAIC produced 5.29 million vehicles of all brands, trailing the Volkswagen group, from which the vehicles produced by SAIC are removed here. The second Chinese manufacturer is FAW (7th overall, with 3.94 million units) which produces models from the Volkswagen and Toyota groups. Dongfeng (DFM) is the third Chinese manufacturer (10th overall, with 3.28 million units) which produces Nissan, Kia, Honda, Peugeot, Citroën… and Dacia Spring.
- The general ranking is slightly different, because the Volkswagen group is 5th and the GM group is 8th (instead of 2nd and 6th respectively) these two manufacturers being those who produce the most in joint venture in China. The main leaders remain Toyota (1st global manufacturer), Renault-Nissan (2nd), Hyundai-Kia (3rd) and Stellantis (4th).
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Chinese automakers in 2021
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Chinese automakers in 2021
In 2021, Chinese automakers manufactured nearly 25 million light vehicles (PC+LUV) in 2021 globally, 95% of them in China. Of these 25 million, the 12 largest Chinese manufacturers alone produced 24 million light vehicles. Among these 12 manufacturers, many produce foreign vehicles in J.V. (nearly 12 million units in total). Only Geely, Great Wall, BYD and JAC do not have J.V. and only produce their own vehicles.
1. SAIC is the leading Chinese manufacturer, with 5.29 million vehicles produced, including 4.12 million foreign vehicles.
2. FAW is the second Chinese manufacturer, with 3.94 million vehicles produced, including 3.69 million foreign vehicles.
3. Dongfeng is the third Chinese manufacturer, with 3.28 million vehicles produced, including 2.23 million foreign vehicles.
4. Geely is the fourth Chinese manufacturer, with 2.12 million vehicles produced, including 0 million foreign vehicles.
5. Changan is the fifth Chinese manufacturer, with 2.03 million vehicles produced, including 0.55 million foreign vehicles.
6. Beijing is the sixth Chinese manufacturer, with 1.79 million vehicles produced, including 1.01 million foreign vehicles.
7. Great Wall is the seventh Chinese manufacturer, with 1.32 million vehicles produced, including 0 million foreign vehicles.
8. GAC is the eighth Chinese manufacturer, with 1.18 million vehicles produced, including 0.75 million foreign vehicles.
9. Chery is the ninth Chinese manufacturer, with 0.99 million vehicles produced, including 0.53 million foreign vehicles.
10. Brilliance is the tenth Chinese manufacturer, with 0.93 million vehicles produced, including 0.70 million foreign vehicles.
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Inovev plans 10,000 units of the new Maserati Grecale SUV
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Inovev plans 10,000 units of the new Maserati Grecale SUV
- The Maserati brand, now integrated into the Stellantis group, within which it represents the most luxurious brand, has unveiled its new D-segment SUV which sits in the manufacturer's range below the E-segment Levante SUV. the Levante SUV shares its platform with the Ghibli sedan, the new Grecale SUV shares its platform (known as Giorgio) with that of the Alfa-Roméo Stelvio SUV and the Alfa-Roméo Giulia sedan which belong to segment D. The Maserati Grecale SUV is therefore today the only model of the brand to be part of the D segment and therefore represents the "entry level" model of the brand. This model theoretically competes with D-segment Premium SUVs such as the Audi Q5, BMW X3/X4, Mercedes GLC, Porsche Macan and Volvo XC60, but with its marked sporty character and elite prices, the Maserati Grecale is above all opposed at the Porsche Macan.
- 4.85m long, 1.98m wide and 1.67m high, the Maserati Grecale features a 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine developing 325hp, with a 48-volt battery that places it in the category of MHEV (mild hybrid). A more powerful engine is available, it is a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 developing 523 hp. A 100% electric version is scheduled for 2023.
- The Grecale SUV will be produced at the Italian Cassino site, alongside the Alfa-Romeo Giulia and Stelvio, at the rate of 10,000 units per year according to Inovev. Last year, the Giulia and Stelvio were produced at 39,889 units respectively, including 13,887 Giulia and 26,002 Stelvio. Prices for the Grecale should be between 75,000 and 115,000 euros depending on the version.
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