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詳細: 上で公開 2019年06月11日

The Peugeot 308 will be transferred from Sochaux to Mulhouse

- The future Peugeot 308 will not be produced at the Sochaux site as before, but at the Mulhouse site ,also in France, some 50 km to the north. Indeed, the PSA group considers that in the future, the Sochaux site will not be able to produce all the Peugeot 308, Peugeot 3008 and Peugeot 5008 models, since by 2018, the site had already produced more than 500,000 vehicles, which is 102% of its production capacity, even though the Peugeot 308 marketed since 2013 was already in decline.

- The Peugeot 3008, which is a great success, totalled 258,000 units produced at the Sochaux site in 2018 (more than half of Sochaux's production), the Peugeot 308 168,000, and the Opel Grandland 85,000.

- In 2019, the Opel Grandland emigrated to the German site in Eisenach and was replaced on the Sochaux assembly lines by the Peugeot 5008, some of which was still manufactured at the French site in Rennes.

- The Peugeot 308 will be replaced in the first half of 2020 and production targets for this model exceed 200,000 units per year. This quantity, which could be a problem for the Sochaux site, will be easily absorbed at the Mulhouse site, since at the same time the Peugeot 2008 currently produced there will be transferred to the Spanish plant in Vigo. This will be the new generation of the 2008, which will be launched in early 2020. The models based on the EMP2 platform will remain in Mulhouse: the Peugeot 508, DS 7 Crossback and also the future Peugeot 308.

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続きを読む... The Peugeot 308 will be transferred from Sochaux to Mulhouse

詳細: 上で公開 2019年06月11日

Volkswagen Group's A-segment sedans will switch to electric power

- The Volkswagen Group's A-segment sedans (Volkswagen Up!, Skoda Citigo, Seat Mii) will finally be replaced, but they will all switch to electric.

- The new models will be launched in 2022 (three years later than initially planned) and will be manufactured as today at the Slovak site in Bratislava. The manufacturer wants to sell 200,000 units each year for all three brands, which is an ambitious goal considering that the current electric variant of the Volkswagen Up! sells less than 5,000 units per year.

- The three new models will be based on the MEB platform used by all Volkswagen Group electric models, but will not be manufactured at the German Emden site as initially planned.

- The Bratislava site was ultimately chosen because the manufacturer wants to market these three models at a very low price (20,000 euros) and Slovakia still benefits from a much lower labor cost than Germany.

- Nothing is known about the design of these three new models, but the manufacturer has announced that their length will be less than 4 meters (a current Volkswagen Up! measures 3.54m).

- Since the name chosen for the C-segment electric Volkswagen is I.D. 3, it is very likely that the replacement for the A-segment Up! will be called I.D. 1.

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続きを読む... Volkswagen Group's A-segment sedans will switch to electric power

詳細: 上で公開 2019年06月11日

Registrations

The evolution of European exports between 2005 and 2018

- European passenger car exports fell sharply in 2018, mainly due to the decline in the Chinese and Turkish markets, which caused European production to lose 213,000 vehicles last year.

- Including the US, Swiss and Russian markets, declining European exports caused European production to lose 260,000 vehicles last year.

- In total, European exports in 2018 fell by 3.6% compared to 2017, for a volume of 5.4 million units, against 5.6 million in 2017.

- The top five European export markets (outside the European Union) consisted in 2.32 million units in 2018, compared to 2.58 million in 2017 and 2.64 million in 2016.

- This volume, which has been in constant decline since 2016, makes up 44% of total European exports (outside the European Union) compared to 46% in 2017.

- The United States remains by far the largest export market, with 1.15 million vehicles in 2018, ahead of China (545,000 vehicles), Turkey (291,000 vehicles), Switzerland (254,000 vehicles) and Russia (113,000 vehicles).

- Intra-European flows, i.e. exports from one EU country to another EU country, account for the bulk of European exports.

- Inovev estimates them at around 9 million units in 2018.

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続きを読む... The evolution of European exports between 2005 and 2018

詳細: 上で公開 2019年06月11日

Inovev forecasts 200,000 new BMW 1 Series per year

- BMW unveiled the new generation of the 1 Series (C-segment sedan) that competes with the Mercedes A-Class, Audi A3, Volvo V40, Lexus CT and Alfa Giulietta, but not the Infiniti Q30 which is ending its career this month.

- This new 1 Series becomes a front-wheel drive (the old ones were all rear wheel drive), as it is built on the UKL platform dedicated to front-wheel drive, as are the Mini, and the BMW Active Tourer, Gran Tourer, X1 and X2.

- The new 1 Series is now only available in a 5-door version, as the 3-door version has been cancelled. Most manufacturers are removing the 3-door versions from their catalogs.

- The new Series 1 is as long as the previous one (4.32m), but 3cm wider (1.80m) and 1cm higher (1.43m) while manufacturers are generally reducing the height of their sedans. On the other hand, the wheelbase is 2cm shorter than the old model (2.67m), because it is based on that of the BMW Active Tourer, X1 and X2.

- The 1 Series engines are based on the previous model: they are the 3 cylinder 1.5-litre 140 hp petrol engines, 4 cylinder 2.0-litre 300 hp petrol engines, 3 cylinder 1.5-litre 116 hp diesel engines and 4 cylinder 2-litre diesel engines of 150 hp or 190 hp. There are currently no plans for a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or 100% electric version. However, a 4-door three-box version could be proposed at a later date to counter the 4-door Mercedes A Class Sedan. The BMW 1 Series will be produced at the German site in Regensburg as before. Inovev expects 200,000 units per year of this new model.

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続きを読む... Inovev forecasts 200,000 new BMW 1 Series per year

詳細: 上で公開 2019年06月11日

End of production of the Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot Ion

- The PSA group has decided to stop manufacturing the Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot Ion, which have been its only sedans with 100% electric motors since 2010. These two A-segment sedans were derived from the electric Mitsubishi i-Miev. All three models were manufactured in the same Japanese factory in Mizushima, which belongs to Mitsubishi. In total, 24,000 Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot Ion cars were sold between 2010 and 2019.

- But since the Mitsubishi Motors brand was acquired by Nissan in 2016, it could be assumed that the careers of the Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot Ion would end. It was not until the launch in 2019 of PSA's new 100% electric sedans (which this time have nothing to do with Mitsubishi) that the decision was taken to stop manufacturing the Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot Ion. The commercial career of the Opel Ampera-e (GM-designed) is also expected to end at the same time.

- PSA's new 100% electric sedans are the Peugeot e-208 and Opel e-Corsa, which will be launched in the coming months, and the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, which has just been launched.

- In addition to these 100% electric sedans, the PSA group will soon be marketing the recent Citroën Berlingo, Peugeot Partner and Opel Combo in new electric versions. These N1-1 segment utility vehicles will be followed by the electric variants of the Citroën Jumpy, Peugeot Expert and Opel Vivaro. These N1-2 segment utility vehicles will themselves be followed by the electric variants of the Citroën Jumper, Peugeot Boxer and Opel Movano, which are N1-3 segment utility vehicles.