Best-selling model in Europe in 2017 remains the Volkswagen Golf
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Best-selling model in Europe in 2017 remains the Volkswagen Golf
- Of a total of 15.5 million new passenger cars sold in Europe (29 countries) in 2017, the best-selling model remains the Volkswagen Golf (532,000 units against 548,000 in 2016), as for many years. The Golf is in its seventh generation and will be replaced in 2019.
- It is well ahead of the Renault Clio (303,551 units), Volkswagen Polo (264,077), Ford Fiesta (245,073) and Peugeot 208 (238,827), four directly competitive B-segment sedans, two of which have just been renewed (Polo and Fiesta). The Opel Corsa, another B segment sedan, is behind (219,553) and moreover distanced by two C segment SUV, the Nissan Qashqai (232,197) and Volkswagen Tiguan (222,263), whose volumes are sharply increasing.
- Behind these eight flagship models, we note the presence of the Renault Captur (B-segment SUV) ahead of the two C-segment sedans, which are direct competitors of the Golf : the Ford Focus and Opel Astra. Note also the strong growth of the Citroën C3 which is in the top 15 for the first time and Dacia Sandero which climbs to 14th place.
- Of the 15 best-selling models in Europe in 2017, there are 3 Volkswagen, 2 Renault, 2 Ford and 2 Opel.
- SUVs are at 30% of the European market in 2017, a sharp increase compared to previous years. This proportion is however lower than that observed in China (40%) or in the USA (42%).
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続きを読む... Best-selling model in Europe in 2017 remains the Volkswagen Golf
PSA increases its imports of petrol engines from China
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PSA increases its imports of petrol engines from China
- Faced with falling sales of diesel cars in Europe, car manufacturers who are well established in diesel engine production sometimes have difficulties to adapt, that is to say to quickly transfer a certain volume of diesel engine production to petrol engine production.
- At PSA, for example, the Tremery plant (the world's leading diesel engine site), which produced 1.74 million diesel engines in 2007, produced only 1.14 million units in 2017, a drop of 600,000 units. The site’s diesel engine production should continue to decline over the next five years, although Opel / Vauxhall models will gradually be equipped with PSA ( rather than GM, Isuzu or Fiat ) diesel engines. The Tremery site is expected to produce electric motors in large quantities starting in 2022.
- The problem is at the Douvrin site that produces the group's gasoline engines. Its production volume has increased from 785,000 units in 2016 to 1 million in 2017 and is expected to increase to 1.45 million units in 2020 and even 1.65 million in 2022, including future Opel / Vauxhall models equipped with these engines. Currently, the capacities of the Douvrin site are already saturated and PSA must import gasoline engines from its Chinese subsidiary Dongfeng-PSA: 100,000 units in 2017 and 200,000 in 2018. The situation should improve from 2019 thanks to gasoline engine production from the Tremery plant.
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続きを読む... PSA increases its imports of petrol engines from China
The most produced car in South America in 2017
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The most produced car in South America in 2017
- The most produced vehicle in the Americas in 2017 being the Ford F Series (also the most produced in North America and the United States), which is the most produced vehicle in South America?
- This is the Chevrolet Onix (233,000 units), which is a B segment hatchback (length: 3.93m, width: 1.70m, height: 1.48m) made in Brazil. The Onix took over in 2012 from the Chevrolet Celta which was an old-fashioned restyled Opel Corsa. The tri-corps version of the Onix is called Prisma and remains the fifth most produced car in South America.
- The Onix supplants the VW Golwhich was the most produced car in South America for several years. The Gol(134,000 units produced in 2017) is now far behind, as well as the various Fiat that were once part of the top 5 (the Mobi is only 9th in 2017).
- Hyundai, Toyota and Renault-Dacia have reduced the influence of flagship models in South America. Hyundai places its HB20 (B-segment sedan) in third place of the most produced cars in this region, Renault-Dacia places its Sandero (B-segment sedan) in sixth place, Toyota places its Etios (B segment sedan) in seventh place and his Corolla (C segment sedan) in eighth place. Of the 15 models most produced in South America in 2017, there are 4 Volkswagen, 3 Toyota, 3 Fiat, 2 Chevrolet, 1 Hyundai, 1 Renault-Dacia and 1 Ford.
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Lynk & Co unveils model 02 to be produced in Europe from 2019
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Lynk & Co unveils model 02 to be produced in Europe from 2019
- Lynk & Co (a brand of the Chinese Geely group) has unveiled its model 02 which will be produced in Europe from 2019. This model is a compact C segment SUV built on the modular CMA platform shared with the Volvo XC40 SUV and the Lynk & Co 01 SUV, as well as the future Volvo V40.
- The Lynk & Co 01 and 02 will be produced at the Volvo plant in Ghent (Belgium) from the autumn of 2019 onwards for sale in Europe and the United States in early 2020. This plant is currently producing the V40, XC40, S60 and V60.
- Geely, who has observed the successive failures of Chinese brands that wanted to establish operations in Europe, such as Brilliance, Landwind, Qoros, Great Wall (production stopped in Bulgaria), MG (production stopped in England), relies on the fact that Lynk & Co are designed in Sweden by Volvo Cars and sold worldwide. According to Geely, partnering with a premium brand such as Volvo should reassure European and American customers who are reluctant to buy Chinese cars. But the success of Lynk & Co in Europe will depend on the positioning of the product and the link that European and American customers really make between Volvo and Lynk & Co. Geely's communication will have to be clear on this point.
- The Chinese manufacturer aims to sell 500 000 Lynk & Co in 2021, 50% in China, 25% in Europe and 25% in the United States, which means 250 000 units in China, 125 000 in Europe and 125 000 in the United States.
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続きを読む... Lynk & Co unveils model 02 to be produced in Europe from 2019
Inovev forecasts 70,000 VW Touareg/year from 2019 to 2021
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Inovev forecasts 70,000 VW Touareg/year from 2019 to 2021
- Volkswagen did not present the new generation of the Touareg at the Geneva Motor Show (despite the fact that the model was ready), reserving it for the Beijing Motor Show at the end of April 2018. The Touareg , an E segment SUV, competes with the BMW X5, Audi Q7, Mercedes GLE, Porsche Cayenne, Range Rover Velar, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Land Cruiser, Lexus RX, and Infiniti QX70. Premium brands are predominant in this market, hence Volkswagen’s difficulty to compete.
- This third-generation Touareg is based on the MLB platform shared by the Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne and Bentley Bentayga. The new Touareg is 8cm longer than the old one, 4cm wider, but 100kg lighter thanks to the use of aluminum and high performance steels.
- The engines selected for this model are : a 3.0 turbodiesel developing 228 hp, a 3.0 turbogasoline developing 336 hp and a 4.0 turbodiesel developing 417 hp. A plug-in hybrid version is planned for 2019.
- The new Volkswagen Touareg will be manufactured as previously on the Slovak site of Bratislava, alongside the Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo, Seat Mii. The production of the previous generation had fallen a lot, from 80,000 units in 2011 to 40,000 in 2017. Inovev forecasts 70,000 units produced annually from 2019 to 2021; from 2022 to 2025 production is expected to decline.
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続きを読む... Inovev forecasts 70,000 VW Touareg/year from 2019 to 2021