The Volkswagen 2020-2023 product plan for Europe
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The Volkswagen 2020-2023 product plan for Europe
- The Volkswagen brand's 2020-2023 product plan confirms the gradual introduction of electric cars into the manufacturer's range, since an electrically motorized model ,based on the new MEB platform, will be launched each year between 2020 and 2023. The "ID 3" C-segment sedan will be launched in 2020, the "ID 4" D-segment SUV in 2021, the "ID 1" A-segment sedan in 2022 and the "ID 2" B-segment sedan in 2023. In the VW range, the ID 3 will be positioned at the Golf level, the ID 4 at the Tiguan level, the ID 1 at the Up level (which it will replace) and the ID 2 at the Polo level.
- The ID Buzz will be added to these four models, which will be positioned on the same level as the Kombi/Multivan and Transporter as of 2022 . In all, five mass-market electric models will be manufactured at the German sites in Zwickau, Hanover and Emden. For the time being, the product plan for electric Volkswagens for China is still unknown.
- With regard to future launches of internal combustion engine cars, we can mention the new generation of the Golf marketed in 2020 (which will now have to compete with the ID 3), the new generation of the Caddy utility vehicle in 2020, which will not be available in an electric version until 2024 and the new generation of the Passat in 2022 (which will be manufactured in Turkey). It should be noted that the Touran minivan will give way to the Variosport crossover in 2021. The Sharan MPV should fade out without replacement. Finally, the Arteon, Polo and Tiguan should be restyled in 2021. The T-Roc and T-Cross are too recent to be restyled yet. The Polo is scheduled to be replaced in 2024. The Arteon will not be replaced.
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The Audi 2020-2023 product plan for Europe
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The Audi 2020-2023 product plan for Europe
- The 2020-2023 Audi brand (a subsidiary of the Volkswagen group) product plan reveals a large number of restyled models but few real innovations. The investment limitation after the "dieselgate" has eliminated the launches of the A9 and SUV Q6 coupés, but the project for a SUV Q4 has been saved and it will be 100% electric.
- No models equivalent to the Volkswagen ID 1, ID 2, ID 3 and ID 4 are currently announced for 2020-2023. Instead, Audi modestly enhances its E-Tron range with the launch of a GT version and therefore the SUV Q4. As for the E-Tron itself (which was initially to be launched under the name Q6), it will be restyled in 2023.
- Maybe Audi is waiting until the following years to really get into the electric market. However, this strategy is questionable, as its competitors Mercedes and BMW have planned to launch a large number of electric models in 2020-2023. One must, therefore, be satisfied with the restyling of the internal combustion engine models (certainly modernized thanks to the use of 48V batteries that Audi identifies as mild-hybrid). The A4, A5 and SUV Q7 sedans will be restyled in 2020, the SUV Q5 in 2021, the A6, A7, A8 and SUV Q8 sedans in 2022, and finally the SUV Q3 in 2023.
- In fact, the most important new feature for the brand will be the new generation A3 sedan launched in 2020. This internal combustion engine model will be built on the MQB platform of the new VW Golf which will be launched at the same time.
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Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii become 100% electric
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Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii become 100% electric
- The Volkswagen Group took advantage of the Frankfurt 2019 Motor Show to unveil the restyled versions of the Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii, which will now become 100% electric only. Internal combustion engines, which accounted for more than 90% of sales of these models, have been removed from the catalogue, which is a major risk because, as with the Smart Fortwo and Forfour, most customers are not yet ready to buy models equipped with electric motors. This is due in particular to a high purchase price, a range that is still low compared to the thermal versions, and a lack of charging stations for recharging one’s vehicle.
- According to manufacturers, A-segment cars (cars less than 3.70m long) with internal combustion engines will no longer be able to comply with future CO2 levels. The only way to comply with them is to replace the internal combustion engine with the electric motor.
- The consequence of this change in engine is that a significant drop in sales of Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii is to be expected, as well as a significant drop in sales of Smart Fortwo and Forfour for the reasons already mentioned.
- The range of the Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii is 260km according to the WLTP cycle, up from the previous Volkswagen e-Up. The price of these models should be close to 20,000 euros (excluding government subsidies), 20,000 euros less than the Volkswagen ID 3 and 10,000 euros less than the future Volkswagen ID 2. These models should continue production until the launch of the future Volkswagen ID 1 and their Seat and Skoda derivatives.
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続きを読む... Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii become 100% electric
The Opel 2020-2023 product plan for Europe
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The Opel 2020-2023 product plan for Europe
- The Opel 2020-2023 product plan is now directly linked to PSA's since the French manufacturer took over the European subsidiary of the GM group in 2017. All future Opel models of this period will therefore be based on PSA platforms and will have PSA engines.
- The first model launched in 2020 will be the new generation Corsa(B segment sedan), which will share components with the Peugeot 208 marketed at the same time, as well as its CMP platform. The 100% electric Corsa will be launched immediately afterwards. The manufacturer expects 15% of Corsa's sales to come from this motorization. This model will end the career of the GM-designed Opel Ampera-e. The new generation of the Mokka (B-segment SUV) should be launched in the second half of 2020 and be produced at the Poissy site in France. A 100% electric version should be launched immediately.
- The 100% electric version of the Vivaro should be launched the same year, at the same time as the electric Peugeot Expert and Citroën Jumpy. The Grandland should be equipped with a plug-in hybrid engine, like the Peugeot 3008.
- 2021 will be the year of the restyling of the Crossland, Grandland and Insignia, but above all the year of the launch of the new generation of the Astra (C-segment sedan) based at this time on the Peugeot 308 (EMP2 platform).
- The 100% electric Combo should be launched in 2021, at the same time as the Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner electric cars.
- In 2023, the new Movano will be launched and in 2024 the new Insignia (D-segment sedan).
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Maruti-Suzuki launches a competitor to the Renault Kwid
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Maruti-Suzuki launches a competitor to the Renault Kwid
- The Renault Kwid, which has been on the market in India since 2015, is not really a success since it only achieved 77,000 sales in 2018 (on an Indian market of 3.4 million VPs, which represents a market share of 2.25%) compared to just over 100,000 units in 2017. In 2019, the Kwid is not expected to exceed 70,000 sales in India.
- However, India's leading automaker, Maruti-Suzuki, which has more than half of the Indian passenger car market, has announced the launch of a competitor to the Renault Kwid, called S-Presso, which, like the Renault Kwid, is a small 4-door, 4-seater SUV with a 1-litre, 68 hp gasoline engine. The line of the model, well in tune with the times, is completely different from the other Maruti-Suzuki models currently on offer in the catalogue, as well as from any Suzuki model produced in Japan.
- This new model will be offered at a very low price (less than 5,000 euros), in order to compete directly with the Renault Kwid. The manufacturer refers to a local rate equivalent to 4,788 euros, while a Renault Kwid is priced at 3,756 euros.
- In order to counter this new car launched by Maruti-Suzuki and boost Kwid sales, Renault has planned to restyle its own model in 2020, which should be slightly more expensive than the current one.
- No sales target has been communicated by Maruti-Suzuki for the S-Presso, but the manufacturer would like to quickly exceed Renault Kwid sales despite a slightly higher price.
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続きを読む... Maruti-Suzuki launches a competitor to the Renault Kwid