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上で公開 2019年07月31日

• Production
• PSA
• Spain

PSA launches long versions of the Berlingo, Partner and Combo

- Inspired by the Renault Kangoo with a long wheelbase, the PSA group is launching the Citroën Berlingo XL, Peugeot Partner XL and Opel Combo XL, which are 4.75m long instead of 4.40m for the standard model (+35cm), which allows them to carry more goods. These new models, which are ideally located between the Berlingo, Partner and Combo base (4.40m) and the Jumpy, Expert and Vivaro  (4.95m), become a serious alternative to the Citroën C4 Picasso (renamed Space Tourer) whose days are numbered. They are manufactured in the same factory as Citroën's compact MPV, the Vigo site in Spain. According to our information, Citroën's compact MPV will not be replaced as such.

- At Opel, the same phenomenon has already been observed. The Vivaro VP version (renamed Zafira Life) has gradually replaced the compact Zafira minivan, whose days are numbered. This PSA strategy really heralds the end of compact MPVs within the group.

- Among the competitors, the same movement can be observed. Ford recently deleted its C-Max and Grand C-Max, Toyota deleted its Verso, Fiat, Honda, Mazda, Nissan have abandoned the compact MPV market for several years now... The compact MPV market is in complete decline. Only Volkswagen and Renault continue to market their Touran and Scenic, but for how long? As for Dacia Lodgy, its sales remain confidential. For their part, the Premium brands BMW and Mercedes are still offering their compact Active Tourer/Gran Tourer and Class B minivans.

    

 

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続きを読む... PSA launches long versions of the Berlingo, Partner and Combo

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上で公開 2019年07月09日

• Production
• Registrations
• Renault-Nissan-Avtovaz
• Fiat-Chrysler

What would be the disadvantages of a Renault-FCA merger?

We have seen earlier what the advantages of a Renault-FCA merger could be. Let us now take a look at the disadvantages of such a merger for the Renault group, and for the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi group.

1. This merger would lead to a new strategy for the Renault group, which would  have to partner with a manufacturer with uncertain potential. Indeed, FCA has a  incomplete range of models ,with hypothetical renewals. The Chrysler, Dodge, Lancia and Alfa-Romeo brands are under threat, Fiat exists only through the 500 range, its SUVs and its South American market. Only Jeeps and Rams are sold in large quantities. By partnering with Renault, FCA could, however, have a core range with significant potential (Clio, Captur, Megane, Kadjar), a very popular low-cost brand (Dacia), a strong presence on the Russian market (Lada) and electrical technology (Zoé) that FCA does not have.

2. Within the Renault-Nissan group, the addition of a group such as FCA would add an additional layer to an entity whose two main groups (Renault and Nissan) are not yet fully integrated, and which has not yet begun the technical integration process (platforms and engines) of the Mitsubishi brand.

3. Also, the presence of many brands in the newly created group would undermine the coherence of the entire model range, which would require substantial brand trimming.

4. Finally, the very large number of plants serving the group could threaten some of them, especially since FCA already suffers from overcapacity, particularly in Europe and South America.

    

 

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続きを読む... What would be the disadvantages of a Renault-FCA merger?

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上で公開 2019年07月31日

• France
• China
• Production
• Daimler AG
• Germany
• Mexico

Inovev forecasts 25,000 new Mercedes EQB per year

- After the 100% electric SUV named EQC (D segment) launched a few months ago, Mercedes will launch its second 100% electric SUV, the EQB (C segment), which will take over the GLB's bodywork and not that of the B-Class MPV, while the B-Class did exist in a 100% electric version between 2011 and 2018. Between the GLB's bodywork and that of the recently renewed B-Class, the GLB's was preferred by the manufacturer, probably because of the success of SUVs all over the world, while that of compact MPVs is less convincing, as this vehicle category is clearly on the decline.

- The new EQB, which is the second model in the new 100% electric Mercedes range, will be available from next year, produced in the Mexican plant in Aguascalientes alongside the Mercedes GLB combustion engine. It will be able to carry up to seven passengers like the GLB whose MFA2 platform it shares.

- A third electric model, the EQA, should be launched in 2020 for production that should start in 2021 at the Smart plant in Hambach (in northeastern France) when the Smart Fortwo is transferred to a Geely plant in China, following the recent Daimler-Geely agreements. The EQC is manufactured at the Mercedes plant in Bremen, in northwestern Germany.

- The Mercedes EQB will compete with the Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona Electric, as well as the recently introduced Tesla Model Y.

- Inovev forecasts a sales volume of 25,000 Mercedes EQB units per year.

    

 

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続きを読む... Inovev forecasts 25,000 new Mercedes EQB per year

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上で公開 2019年07月09日

• Registrations
• Renault-Nissan-Avtovaz
• Fiat-Chrysler

FCA is a competitor of Nissan and Mitsubishi in North America

- The FCA group is a direct competitor of Nissan-Mitsubishi, on the one hand, for  SUVs, and on the other hand , on the North American market. The latter is the main friction point between FCA and Nissan-Mitsubishi.

- Indeed, the FCA group sells more than 2 million vehicles each year in the United States (2.265 million units in 2018 compared to 2.093 million in 2017). Nissan and Mitsubishi sell more than 1.6 million vehicles each year in the United States (1.612 million vehicles in 2018 compared to 1.697 million in 2017).

- The FCA group and Nissan-Mitsubishi do not compete in other regions, particularly China, Japan, Russia and Southeast Asia (ASEAN countries), where FCA has very little presence.

- With regard to SUVs, the FCA group sells more than one million SUVs each year in the United States (1.056 million vehicles in 2018 compared to 0.908 million in 2017). Nissan and Mitsubishi sell almost as many SUVs in this market, or more than 800,000 SUVs each year in the United States (0.811 million vehicles in 2018 compared to 0.772 million in 2017).

- SUVs account for  43% of the FCA group's sales in 2018 and 40% of Nissan-Mitsubishi's sales. All manufacturers are mainly competing  in this category of vehicles.

- For pick-ups, there is no direct competition because FCA pick-ups are in the FULL SIZE (Ram) category while Nissan-Mitsubishi pick-ups are in the MIDDLE SIZE category (Nissan Frontier/Navara, Mitsubishi L200).

    

 

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続きを読む... FCA is a competitor of Nissan and Mitsubishi in North America