Jaguar will stop production of the XJ sedan
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Jaguar will stop production of the XJ sedan
- Jaguar will stop production of the famous XJ sedan (segment F) which was the direct competitor of the Mercedes S-Class, Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Maserati Quattroporte and Lexus LS.
- A whole part of Jaguar's history disappears forever ,as for fifty years now (from 1968 to 2018) ,the XJ (ex-XJ6) was the reference in top-of-the-range British sedans, all the while being cheaper than the Bentley and Rolls-Royce.
- They were also the cars that saved Jaguar in the 1970s, at a time when the brand's future seemed very compromised within the British Leyland group, then in a state of disarray.
- The latest generation (X351) born in July 2009 will therefore definitively end in July 2019, just ten years after its launch. This model has been much less successful than previous generations.
- In 2018, for example, less than 5,000 units were sold worldwide, compared to 21,000 in 2010, but the older generations scored much higher, often exceeding 30,000 sales per year. The peak sales were reached in 1988 with the XJ40 generation and again in 1998 with the X300 generation: 50,000 sales in the year.
- In the first half of 2019, sales fell to less than 1,500 ,and the manufacturer considered that this volume was no longer sufficient to continue manufacturing the model. However, Jaguar has announced that a new top-of-the-range 100% electric model will be launched in the coming years, but it will probably not be a sedan.
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Inovev Forecasts 25,000 new Cadillac CT4 per year
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Inovev Forecasts 25,000 new Cadillac CT4 per year
- Just a few months after the presentation of the CT5 sedan (which follows the CTS), Cadillac unveils the more compact CT4 sedan (which follows the ATS).
- The CT4 is a 4.65m long D-segment sedan (sub-compact range in the United States), while the CT5 is a 4.92m long E-segment sedan (mid-range in the United States). Above these two sedans, Cadillac has a 5.18m long CT6 in the F segment (full size range in the United States). The CT6 will be discontinued by the GM group because the volume of its sales does not correspond to the targets set by the manufacturer (12,000 sales in 2018).
- After the SUV offensive (XT5 in 2016 and XT4 in 2018), Cadillac decided to replace its CTS (launched in 2013) and ATS (launched in 2012) sedans. The Cadillac CT4 wants to rival Premium D-segment sedans, such as Mercedes C-Class, BMW 3-Series, Audi A4, Volvo S60, Jaguar XE while the CT5 competes against Premium E-segment sedans, such as Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5-Series, Audi A6, Volvo S90, Jaguar XF.
- The Cadillac CT4 shares its GM Alpha platform with the CT5. Both models are manufactured in the same factory in Lansing, Michigan. The CT4 is equipped with the 2.0 turbo gasoline engine mounted on the CT5, but it is not entitled to the 3.0 twin-turbo gasoline V6 reserved for the CT5. As Cadillac's influence in the sedan category has diminished over the years, Inovev expects a maximum of 25,000 units per year of the new CT4.
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BMW and Jaguar Land Rover to collaborate in the electric sector
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BMW and Jaguar Land Rover to collaborate in the electric sector
- BMW and Jaguar Land Rover have announced that they will jointly develop a new generation of electric motors and components for electric motors, in order to bring advanced vehicles and technologies to market faster, while achieving significant economies of scale.
- BMW currently markets several electric models (i3, i8, iX3) and will launch new ones from next year, such as the i4 and Mini E. In addition, BMW markets several plug-in hybrid models (Series 2, Series 3, Series 5, Series 7, X5, Mini Countryman). All these models totaled 140,000 units in 2018, 6% of BMW worldwide sales.
- For its part, Jaguar Land Rover markets the electric I-Pace, as well as several plug-in hybrid models (Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Evoque). All these models totaled 7,500 units in 2018, or 1.5% of JLR worldwide sales, but 2019 promises to be a much better year thanks to the ramp-up of the Jaguar I-Pace and Range Rover Evoque PHEV. Tata Motors' UK subsidiary is expected to reach 20,000 BEV+PHEV sales in 2019.
- This collaboration between BMW and Jaguar Land Rover creates a link between the two manufacturers that could grow in the coming years. Indeed, we know that Tata Motors' British subsidiary is in financial difficulties and that the PSA group is in the queue to acquire it. BMW, which already owns the British brands Mini and Rolls-Royce, could thus overtake PSA to acquire these two additional British brands, Jaguar and Land Rover.
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Audi stops production of TT/TTS
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Audi stops production of TT/TTS
- Audi announced that it would stop manufacturing TT/TTS coupés and convertibles in 2021. These sporty C-segment models, based on the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3 platform, are no longer as successful as in previous years, due to the shift of customers to SUVs in all markets and the announcement of the technological breakthrough that will result from the large-scale marketing of electric models around the world.
- Within the Volkswagen group alone, it is expected that one million electric cars will be sold per year between 2025 and 2030. Of this total, electric Audis will represent a significant quantity, but for the moment the manufacturer has not announced how many different vehicles it intends to launch in this category.
- The Volkswagen brand had already removed its Sirocco coupe from its catalogue in 2018. Between 2008 and 2018, 276,000 copies had been produced. Audi TT/TTS coupés and convertibles sold much more than the Volkswagen Scirocco coupe, selling 680,000 units between 1998 and 2018, with a peak of 57,000 units in 2007. However, sales collapsed between 2015 and 2018, from 38,000 to 18,000 units over this period.
- These Audi TT/TTS models have been manufactured at the Gyor site in Hungary since the beginning .Their manufacture should be stopped in two years. Their replacement is not planned, but Audi reports that an electric model, probably an SUV, would be produced on Gyor's assembly lines in the early 2020s.
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Ford confirms end of the Fusion in 2020
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Ford confirms end of the Fusion in 2020
- Ford has confirmed that it will discontinue production of its D-segment sedan, the Fusion, in 2020. This sedan, which is at the heart of the sedan market in the United States, with its competitors Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Malibu and Hyundai Sonata, has been losing sales on the American market since 2015, in a general context of declining sedan sales and increasing SUV sales.
- Sales of the Fusion, whose origins date back to 2012, fell from 330,000 units in 2015 to less than 180,000 in 2018 and the first months of 2019 did not show any significant improvement.
- Ford indicates that the Fusion will not be replaced. The manufacturer wants to simplify its product offering on the American market and focus on SUVs and pick-ups. The problem is that with the upcoming disappearance of the Fusion, in addition to the Taurus (E segment), Focus (C segment) and Fiesta (B segment), there will no longer be any Ford sedans at all available on the American market, although this category still accounts for 30% of registrations in this region.
- Ford, like GM and Chrysler, will therefore leave the way clear for Japanese and Korean automakers (and to a lesser extent German automakers) to take over the sedan market. Notwithstanding, there is no indication that in the future, the market will turn around and opt for sedans again, in which case, the American sedan market would be dominated at the outset by foreign brands. The end of the Ford Fusion will coincide with the end of the Ford Mondeo - which is exactly the same car - in Europe.
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