IAA Mobility Munich 2025: Mercedes: a successor to the battery electric EQC SUV
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IAA Mobility Munich 2025: Mercedes: a successor to the battery electric EQC SUV
- The future battery electric Mercedes GLC (D segment) expected for spring 2026, will be neither a simple clone of the current thermal GLC nor a reissue of the old EQC discontinued in 2023. It will be a completely redesigned model, even if the general design will remain close to the thermal GLC (length of 4.80 m), but with more fluid lines and better aerodynamics (Cx of 0.24 against 0.29). It will retain generous habitability, thanks to a wheelbase extended by 10 cm and a similar rear trunk. The interior could be inspired by the thermal GLC or the new CLA.
- Unlike the EQC, which relied on a specific thermal base, the new electric GLC will be designed from the ground up for electric power, on the dedicated MB.EA platform. It will incorporate an 800V architecture, allowing for ultra-fast charging. The announced range reaches 650 km, much higher than that of the EQC (less than 400 km). It will offer advanced technologies such as a two-speed gearbox and rear-wheel steering.
- In short, the future electric GLC will replace the EQC in the Mercedes range, but it won't be a simple successor. It will present itself as an entirely new model, combining the style and comfort of the thermal GLC with electric technology that will correct the negative points of the old EQC and compete with the best electric SUVs on the market.
- The future electric GLC is expected to be produced at the Bremen site in Germany.
IAA Mobility Munich 2025: Cupra : Raval model (will be a sporty derivative of the battery electric VW ID2)
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IAA Mobility Munich 2025: Cupra : Raval model (will be a sporty derivative of the battery electric VW ID2)
- The CupraRaval will be a compact sedan (B segment) with a sporty and battery electric design. It will be based on the Volkswagen Group's MEB Entry platform, shared with the VW ID2 (which will be officially presented at the 2025 Munich Motor Show and marketed in 2026), VW ID2 X and Skoda Epiq. The production version will be unveiled at the 2025 Munich Motor Show.
- Its production will be carried out at the Martorell site in Spain, alongside the CupraFormentor.
- Its engine, with a maximum power of 226 hp in the sports version, will allow a range of up to 440 km for the most powerful version. Two batteries are planned, the first of 38 kWh (LFP) for the entry-level versions, the second of 56 kWh (NMC) for the high-end versions.
- The car's design is inspired by the Urban Rebel concept, with a compact silhouette (around 4 m), sharp lines and a triangular light signature, in short a rather aggressive style.
- Estimated price: around 25,000 euros, which would make it one of the most affordable sporty electric city cars on the market (an Alpine A290 costs 38,700 euros). The model is eligible to the ecological bonus in France, thanks to its European production.
- Inovev expects production of 57,000 units of the CupraRaval in 2030.
Tesla’s global sales showed a modest improvement in June 2025
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Tesla’s global sales showed a modest improvement in June 2025
- Tesla’s global sales showed a slight improvement in June 2025, although they remain in decline. Globally, Tesla's sales declined 14% in June 2025, and 18% over the first half of the year.
- In Europe, the trend is improving, with Tesla’s sales down only 23% in June 2025, compared to -46% in January, -43% in February, -29% in March, -50% in April, and -28% in May. Despite this, Tesla's sales for the first half of 2025 still fell by 34%, totaling 108,834 units—a drop twice as steep as that seen in China or the United States. Seven European countries reported sales increases in June, up from five in May and just three in April. The United Kingdom and Norway remain the top two European buyers of Teslas in 2025. It's also worth noting that the 34% drop in Tesla's European sales during H1 2025 comes at a time when Chinese BEV sales rose by approximately 40%.
- In China, Tesla posted its first sales increase since January, rising 1% in June 2025 versus June 2024. Sales reached 71,599 units, double the European figure. Tesla now appears poised to regain momentum in the second half of the year, suggesting the crisis of confidence in China may be easing. For the first six months of 2025, Tesla's Chinese sales are still down 15%, totaling 364,474 units, but there's now room for recovery.
- In the United States, the situation contrasts sharply with that of Europe and China. Sales declined 26% in June, compared to -19% in May and -16% in April. Cumulative U.S. sales for H1 2025 reached 249,900 units, a 15% drop.
IAA Mobility Munich 2025: BMW: first models of the Neue Klasse
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IAA Mobility Munich 2025: BMW: first models of the Neue Klasse
- The BMW assembly plant in Debrecen, Hungary, will finally start production at the end of 2025, producing a new generation of the BMW iX3, a fully electric D-segment SUV.
- Lets remind that the current electric iX3 has been produced in China since 2020 in a factory of its historical partner Brilliance, recently renamed Shineray. It is sold worldwide and could continue to be produced and sold in China after the launch at the end of 2025 of the new generation of the iX3 produced in Europe. (Note that the current battery electric iX3 is derived from the X3 model produced since 2010 in the USA (and still currently).
- The new version of the iX3 will differ from the fourth generation of the BMW X3 (G45) produced in the USA and launched in Europe in June 2025 because it will adopt a new platform dedicated to the carmaker's battery electric vehicles and a new style inspired by the "Neue Klasse" unveiled last year and seen again at the 2025 Paris Motor Show last October.
- The name "Neue Klasse" refers to the first BMW 1500 designed by designer Michelotti and presented in 1961 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which marked a new beginning for the Munich brand after difficult years.
- The success of the future iX3 will depend primarily on the success of electric SUVs in Europe in the second half of the 2020s. The current generation, produced in China at 45,000 units in 2021, 64,000 in 2022, 71,000 in 2023, and 50,000 in 2025, was mainly sold in China. The future iX3 will therefore have to expand its scope to Europe.
Iveco enters in the N1-2 and N1-3 utility vehicle category
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Iveco enters in the N1-2 and N1-3 utility vehicle category