UK automotive industry begins to cut its manufacturing program
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UK automotive industry begins to cut its manufacturing program
- Since the British voted for Britain's exit from the European Union (Brexit), automotive manufacturers in the country have begun to reduce the number of their models in production. Others threaten to leave Britain to produce in other countries. Let's take stock of the current situation:
1. Toyota has stopped the production of Avensis, its production program focusing on Auris.
2. Honda ended the manufacture of the CRV, its production program focusing on the Civic.
3. Jaguar has relocated the production of E-Pace and I-Pace to Austria .
4. Land Rover will relocate the production of Discovery to Slovakia next year.
5. BMW announced that it could transfer the production of Mini to the Netherlands .
6. The PSA group casts doubt on the future of the Ellesmere Port plant, which could well close at the time of the launch of the future Opel Astra whose production would be concentrated in Gliwice (Poland).
- Brexit is expected to take effect in March 2019. Even if all production transfer decisions are not direct consequences of Brexit, if there is no agreement between Great Britain and the Union by then OEMs might be tempted to leave Great Britain. This would be very problematic, however, for Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover, which lack production capacity on the European continent.
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続きを読む... UK automotive industry begins to cut its manufacturing program
Hyundai-Kia is interested in FCA
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Hyundai-Kia is interested in FCA
- Persistent rumors indicate the interest of the Hyundai-Kia Group in the Fiat-Chrysler Group. The Korean manufacturer was apparently waiting for the departure of Sergio Marchionne in 2019 to launch an offer to buy the Italian-American manufacturer. Inovev reveals what these two manufacturers would gain from merging their operations.
- The Hyundai-Kia group, deprived of external growth to this day, is having some difficulties remaining in the leading pack of manufacturers (Volkswagen, Renault-Nissan, Toyota, GM), its sales volume having dropped from 8, 02 million units in 2015 to 7.26 million units in 2017. The FCA group has stagnated for several years (4.74 million units in 2017). Together, the two groups would become the world's largest manufacturer, with a total of 12 million vehicles per year.
- Geographically: The Hyundai-Kia group sells mainly in North America, Korea, China, Europe and India. The FCA Group sells mainly in North America, Europe and South America. There is some complementarity at the geographical level. The new group would become number 1 in North America and number 2 in Europe.
- In terms of model ranges: the Hyundai-Kia group does not have a pick-up, unlike the FCA group. The FCA group has strong or premium brands, such as Jeep, Dodge-Ram, Alfa-Romeo or Maserati, while the Hyundai-Kia group has only two general brands and a marginal premium brand (Genesis).
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The Volvo XC90 will be transferred to the US in 2021
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The Volvo XC90 will be transferred to the US in 2021
- Sweden's Gothenburg plant will lose the production of the Volvo XC90 SUV in 2021 as the manufacturer has announced that the next generation of this model, which will be launched at the end of that year, will be produced at the US factory in Ridgeville, SC. , alongside the Volvo S60 sedan that is being manufactured there since the beginning of summer 2018.
- Sales of the XC90 in North America generally exceed 30,000 units per year, but with exports to Europe (over 30,000 sales per year), Japan, Korea and the Middle East, this model’s production on the Ridgeville site could easily exceed 70,000 annual units.
- The model will also be manufactured in China for local and Southeast Asia. demand .
- With the S60 sedan and the XC90 SUV, the Ridgeville Volvo plant will produce 150,000 vehicles per year, which is its maximum production capacity. It is possible that this capacity will be doubled in the medium term. Other Volvo models could then be manufactured in this factory.
- This transfer of production of Volvo S60 and XC90 from Europe to the United States, although not directly related to the US government's desire to limit imports to the benefit of local production (the project dates from over 10 years ago), nonetheless perfectly matches the objectives of the Trump administration.
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続きを読む... The Volvo XC90 will be transferred to the US in 2021
Suzuki is expected to sell between 85,000 and 100,000 Jimnys a year
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Suzuki is expected to sell between 85,000 and 100,000 Jimnys a year
- Japan's Suzuki, the world's 10th largest automaker (with 3.2 million sales), unveiled the new generation of the small Jimny SUV. The generation currently marketed dates back about twenty years, since it began its commercial career in 1998. Restyled in 2005 and in 2012, the Suzuki Jimny was one of the oldest models still on sale.
- With a 1.3-liter petrol engine developing 85hp, the Jimny has totaled 850,000 sales in twenty years, or 42,500 units per year on average. Since 2016, however, this totally obsolete model has become ultra-confidential (15,000 sales in 2017) both in the Suzuki catalog and on the global market.
- The Japanese manufacturer, however, believes in the future of the SUV market in the A segment, since the new generation Jimny, which looks like a small Jeep, is expected to sell twice as much as the current model, i.e. between 85 000 and 100,000 annual units.
- To achieve this goal, the new Jimny has a more powerful 1.5-liter engine (100hp) and its footprint is compact since it measures 3.65m in length, 1.65m in width and 1.73m in height, against 3.55m, 1.60m and 1.71m respectively for the previous generation.
- The new model, as the previous one, will be manufactured on the Japanese site of Iwata.
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続きを読む... Suzuki is expected to sell between 85,000 and 100,000 Jimnys a year
Opel Adam, Karl and Zafira will not be renewed
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Opel Adam, Karl and Zafira will not be renewed
- The PSA Group has indicated that the Opel Adam (3-door A-segment sedan), Karl (5-door A-segment sedan) and Zafira (C-segment minivan) will not be replaced.
- The Opel Adam was launched in 2012, as a chic and trendy city-dweller targeting the Fiat 500. The success of this model has been mixed since 300,000 units have been sold in six years or 50,000 per year.
- Opel Karl was launched in 2015, as a city-dweller succeeding Opel Agila (2000-2015) after a collaboration with Suzuki. The Karl was she derived from a Chevrolet Spark. It has totaled 150,000 units in three years, or 50,000 per year.
- Opel Zafira was launched in 2011, but the origins of the Opel MPV date back to 1999. This model has been sold to 500,000 units in seven years, or 70,000 per year since 2011.
- Deprived of its A-segment models and minivan, the Opel brand in 2020 will be reduced to the following models: the Corsa (B-segment), Astra (C-segment), Insignia (D-segment) and the Mokka SUV (B-segment) Crossland (Bsegment) and Grandland (C segment ). The large SUV derived from the Peugeot 5008 (D segment) remains in project phase.
- In the commercial vehicle category, Opel will have Combo (N1-1 segment), Vivaro (N1-2 segment) and Movano (N1-3 segment). The latter should ultimately receive a PSA body.
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