The future Nissan Juke will be battery electric but will not stop the current combustion engine Juke
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The future Nissan Juke will be battery electric but will not stop the current combustion engine Juke
- The Nissan Juke , a B-segment SUV, was first launched in 2010. It was renewed in 2019 and will be renewed again in 2026, representing a life cycle of seven years instead of nine years for the previous version. Why the Juke's life cycle has been reduced? Probably because it is a normal life cycle whereas the previous life cycle was considered excessively long, but above all because the current Juke will continue its career with its internal combustion and hybrid engines alongside the new Juke, which will only be available with a fully electric motor.
- More and more carmakers are opting for the solution of offering two different body styles for the same model, depending on whether it is equipped with a combustion engine (or hybrid) or a fully electric motor. This is the case for the Porsche Cayenne, the Mercedes GLC, the BMW X3, and even the Renault Megane, which was available in 2023-2024 in two different body styles.
- The new Nissan Juke, which is expected to be launched in the fall of 2026, will take up the bold style of previous Jukes, but more exaggerated, and will be based on the CMF-EV platform of the Renault Megane E-Tech, Nissan Leaf and Nissan Ariya. It will be produced at the Sunderland plant (United Kingdom) alongside the current Nissan Qashqai, Nissan Leaf and Nissan Juke. Inovev is forecasting 25,000 sales of the new electric Juke in 2030, after 20,000 in 2029 and 15,000 in 2028.
- Regarding its electric powertrain, it could be equipped with a 120 hp or 150 hp motor, whereas the Megane E-Tech offers a choice of 130 hp or 218 hp. Its battery would offer a capacity of 40 kWh or 60 kWh, like the Renault Megane E-Tech.
Inovev forecasts that Chinese carmakers will represent 75% of the Chinese market in 2030
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Inovev forecasts that Chinese carmakers will represent 75% of the Chinese market in 2030
- The sales growth of Chinese cars (Chinese brands and other brands under Chinese control) on the Chinese market compared to foreign branded cars has been steadily increasing month by month for several years.
- While the share of Chinese cars in this market did not exceed 43% between 2015 and 2020,It rose to 45% in 2021, 51% in 2022, 57% in 2023, then 60% in March 2024, 62% in May, 63% in July, 64% in September, 65% in October, 66% in December, 69% in January 2025 and 70% in October 2025.
- The market share growth of Chinese car brands seems unstoppable. The offerings from these brands continue to expand and largely surpass foreign offerings in terms of technology, design, and price, which was not the case even a decade ago. Under these conditions, the market share of foreign carmakers in China is shrinking rapidly, and it seems increasingly unlikely that their efforts to remain in, or even re-enter, this market will be successful. There is clearly a growing preference among Chinese consumers for Chinese-made cars.
- This is why Inovev does not believe in a reversal of the trend in this market over the next five years. Instead, Inovev believes in a consolidation of the market share of Chinese carmakers in China, which could reach 71% in 2026, 72% in 2027, 73% in 2028, 74% in 2029, and 75% in 2030.
Tesla sales decreased again in October 2025
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Tesla sales decreased again in October 2025
- After a positive September in terms of sales, which had succeeded after eight rather mediocre previous months, the electric carmaker Tesla decreased again in October 2025, demonstrating the carmaker's persistent fragility in the face of competition, particularly from China, as Chinese carmakers have made great progress in the market of electric vehicles.
- In Europe, Tesla sales in October 2025 are down 50% compared to October 2024, compared to a drop of 11% in September 2025 compared to September 2024, 24% in August 2025 and 40% in July 2025.
- This sharp decline in Tesla sales in Europe in October 2025 is accompanied by a drop in the carmaker's sales in both China (-10%) and the United States (-27%). The decline in Tesla sales in the United States is the largest recorded since the beginning of the year. As for the decline in China, it is the largest since June of this year.
- With Tesla's sales relying on two main models (Model 3 and Model Y) that are already relatively old, and the larger models (Model S and Model X) having practically disappeared from the carmaker's offering in most markets, the launch of a more compact model – in the C segment – is proving to be truly urgent to save the brand.
- For the first 10 months of 2025, Tesla's global sales are down 8% (compared to 7% at the end of September), including a 30% decline in Europe, a 10% decline in China, and a 2% decline in the United States. Sales in South Korea and Turkey were too modest to reverse the global trend.
South Africa currently has seven car assembly plants
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South Africa currently has seven car assembly plants
- South Africa (population 65 million) has had a relatively large automotive industry for several decades (600,000 vehicles produced in 2023, 550,000 in 2024, and 560,000 in 2025), primarily dedicated to the domestic market and large-scale exports, particularly to Europe. The country has seven assembly plants, each owned by a specific carmaker. These include the three German carmakers (Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes), three Japanese carmakers (Toyota, Nissan, and Isuzu), and one American carmaker (Ford), as GM withdrew in 2017.
- 40% of vehicles produced in South Africa are pickup trucks (Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Isuzu D-Max, Nissan Navara, Volkswagen Amarok), this type of vehicle being in high demand not only in South Africa but also throughout the African continent.
- The country's largest producer today is Volkswagen (180,000 vehicles in 2025), which assembles the Polo sedan and the Amarok pickup truck at its Uitenhage plant (Eastern Cape). It's worth noting that the Polo sold in Europe in 2025 will be imported entirely from South Africa. It is followed by Toyota (115,000 vehicles in 2025), which assembles the Corolla Cross, Fortuner, Dyna, Hiace, and the Hilux pickup truck at its Durban plant (KwaZulu -Natal). Next come Ford (87,500 vehicles in 2025) which produces the Ranger pickup in its Silverton plant (Gauteng), Mercedes (72,500 vehicles in 2025) which produces the C-Class sedan in its East London plant (Eastern Cape) and exports 99% of them, BMW (68,000 vehicles in 2025) which produces the X3 in its Rosslyn plant (Gauteng) and exports 95% of them, Isuzu (25,000 vehicles in 2025) and Nissan (11,000 vehicles in 2025).
The latest Ford Focus has rolled off the production line in Saarlouis
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The latest Ford Focus has rolled off the production line in Saarlouis
- The last Ford Focus rolled off the assembly line at the Saarlouis plant in Germany on November 17, 2025, after decades of production across several generations. This end of European production of the C-segment sedan from the second-largest American automaker effectively marks the end of assembly operations at the Saarlouis plant, which began 55 years ago (in 1970) with the production of the Ford Taunus. At the time, it complemented the carmaker's German industrial base, which at that time consisted of the Cologne plant that assembled the brand's larger models: the 17M, 20M/26M, Consul/Granada, and Scorpio.
- In addition to the Taunus, the Saarlouis factory also produced the Ford Escort, the Ford Capri, the Ford Fiesta and therefore the Ford Focus which succeeded the Escort in 1999. In total, more than 15 million vehicles were produced in this factory.
- The closure of the Ford plant in Saarlouis is in line with the American carmaker's strategy to gradually withdraw from the European market (like GM and Chrysler in the past) and to focus now on the Puma, Kuga, Capri, and Explorer SUVs produced in Europe and by outsourcing the production of future sedans to other carmakers, such as Renault. In the meantime, it's likely that Ford Focus customers won't automatically switch to Ford's SUVs. It's even possible that these customers will look elsewhere for a C-segment sedan, and the most probable scenario is that they'll choose a Volkswagen Golf, the model closest to the Ford Focus in every respect. The Golf could therefore partially benefit from the discontinuation of the Ford Focus.