Tesla Model S beats its German rivals on the European market in 2017
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Tesla Model S beats its German rivals on the European market in 2017
- For the first time, the Tesla Model S is ahead of its German F-segment rivals on the European market in 2017. It sold 16,132 units (+ 30%), against 13,359 Mercedes S-Class (+3 %), 11,735 BMW 7 Series (-13%) and 5,557 Audi A8 (+ 13%). The Tesla Model S had already dethroned these German F-segment models in the US market (since 2015), but until now, never in Europe.
- It can be seen from the two graphs below that the Tesla Model S has become the best-selling F segment sedan on both the European and American markets in a very short time - only five years - while its three German competitors have much longer commercial careers, the first Mercedes S-Class having been launched in 1965, the first BMW 7 Series in 1977 and the first Audi A8 in 1994.
- Of the 4 best selling F-segment sedans in the world, the Tesla Model S is the only one with a 100% electric motor. German manufacturers have every reason to reflect upon the success of the Tesla Model S sedan on the high-end market and on the possibility of designing and marketing a new F-segment electric sedan, that could compete with the Model S, themselves . The customer is undoubtedly ready for this type of vehicle but the question is whether the German manufacturers are ready ...
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Inovev forecasts 300,000 units a year (excluding China) for the Hyundai Santa Fe
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Inovev forecasts 300,000 units a year (excluding China) for the Hyundai Santa Fe
- Hyundai presents the fourth generation of the Hyundai Santa Fe SUV (D segment), at the Geneva Motor Show 2018 , which replaces the previous model launched in 2012.
- This SUV is located in the Hyundai range between the Tucson and Grand Santa Fe. It competes with D segment SUVs such as Renault Koleos, VW Tiguan Allspace, Skoda Kodiaq, Seat Tarraco, Ford Edge, Peugeot 5008, Citroen C5 Aircross and Kia Sorento. Even if the production of the model is planned for 2018, the Santa Fe will be marketed only from 2020 in France, because the current generation of engine would be too penalized by the system of ecological malus to achieve sufficient sales.
- The engines announced for the new generation of the Santa Fe are: a 4-cylinder 2.4 petrol engine developing 186hp, and two 4-cylinder diesel engines 2.0 (179hp) and 2.2 (197hp).
- Unlike Honda, which is abandoning the diesel engine on the new CRV, Hyundai is keeping this type of engine on the Santa Fe.
- The new Santa Fe, which is available in five-seat or seven-seat versions, will be produced, as previously, on the Korean site of Ulsan and on the American site of West Point (Georgia). It should also be manufactured in China at the Rongcheng site. Inovev expects a production volume of 300,000 units per year without China.
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続きを読む... Inovev forecasts 300,000 units a year (excluding China) for the Hyundai Santa Fe
Inovev forecasts 20,000 Kona Electric per year
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Inovev forecasts 20,000 Kona Electric per year
- Hyundai intends to be present in all markets. After its hybrid vehicles (Ioniq, Sonata) and fuel cell (ix35 and Nexo), the Korean brand is attacking the market for 100% electric vehicles with the Kona Electric B segment SUV. Derived from the thermal Kona which has been on the market for several months, the Kona Electric will offer two different engines:
1. a basic version with a 136hp electric motor powered by a battery of 39.2 kWh, for an announced range of 312 km (NEDC).
2. a more upscale version with a 204hp motor powered by a battery of 64 kWh, for a range of 482 km (NEDC).
- These engines are more powerful than that used on the Kia Soul (another segment B SUV) whose power does not exceed 110hp. The Hyundai Kona Electric will be produced in the Korean factory of Ulsan and will be marketed from summer 2018 in Europe. Inovev expects 20,000 units per year, while 100,000 units are expected for the Kona Thermal.
- In 2017, the Hyundai Kona Thermal has sold 7,000 units in Europe ( 3 months of sales ) and 23,000 units in Korea (6 months of sales ), for a total of 30,000 units. The figures for January 2018 are in line with Inovev forecasts: 4,500 in Europe and 3,500 in Korea, i.e. the equivalent of 96,000 units for the whole year.
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Inovev forecasts production of 2,500 AMG GT Sedan per year
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Inovev forecasts production of 2,500 AMG GT Sedan per year
- At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes presents the 4-door version of the AMG GT which up until now has only been available in coupe and cabriolet versions, and has sold 18,000 units since 2014 (4,500 units per year).
- This new model, derived from the new Mercedes CLS with which it competes, is one of the fastest sedans in the world (300 km / h). The AMG GT 4-door rivals the Porsche Panamera, Maserati Quattroporte and Aston-Martin Virage.
- Next year BMW will launch an 8 Series Gran Coupe capable of competing with the new AMG GT sedan. They have also presented a concept car, anticipating this Series 8 Gran Coupe, at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.
- The new AMG GT 4-door will be marketed as of the summer 2018, mainly in Europe, China and the United States. However, because of its selling price (which should be very high), Inovev does not expect significant sales volumes. Inovev forecasts sales volumes of 2,500 units per year of the new AMG GT 4-door, a volume 10 times less than that of the Mercedes CLS which will be less expensive and less powerful and therefore less exclusive.
- The engines announced on the AMG GT 4 doors are: a 6cylinder gasoline 3.0 developing 320hp and a V8 petrol 4.0 developing 430hp and 470 hp.
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Inovev forecasts production of 70,000 Lexus UX per year
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Inovev forecasts production of 70,000 Lexus UX per year
- Lexus presents the UX SUV that follows upon the CT saloon that does not seem to have met the manufacturer's goals.
- Replacing a sedan with an SUV is not an absurd idea as the sedan is losing market share to the growth of SUVs, which today represent one in three sales in most major markets.
- This segment C SUV is the third SUV marketed by the Lexus brand, after the RX (E segment) and the NX (D segment). It is based on the TNGA platform shared by the new Toyota Auris and the Toyota CHR, which is a big hit all over the world.
- In 2017, 300,000 CHR were sold worldwide, 130,000 of which were produced in Japan and 170,000 in Turkey.
- The new Lexus UX manufactured at the Japanese Tahara site is presented by Toyota as a premium version of the Toyota CHR, with the intention of extending the strong commercial performance of the CHR to the Lexus UX.
- The Lexus UX will be marketed at the end of 2018 in Japan and the USA then in 2019 in Europe. It will be equipped with a 4-cylinder petrol 2.0 168 hp engine and a 4-cylinder hybrid petrol-electric 2.0 176hp engine. It is unfortunate that this model (like all Lexus models) is not available in a plug-in hybrid version.
- Inovev forecasts production of 70,000 units per year for the new Lexus UX.
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