Why the future Audi A6 will not be called the A7
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Why the future Audi A6 will not be called the A7
- Two years ago, the carmaker Audi announced a new way of naming its models. Before 2023, 100% electric models were called E- Tron in addition to their name beginning with an A for sedans, station wagons, coupes and convertibles, or with a Q for SUVs. From 2023, the new models launched by Audi have been grouped into two groups, those with an odd number for models with a thermal or hybrid engine (MHEV, Full-HEV, PHEV) and those with an even number for models with a 100% electric engine (BEV) nevertheless continuing to bear the additional name E- Tron (Q4 E- Tron , Q6 E- Tron , Q8 E- Tron , etc.).
- This is how we recently saw the appearance of the Audi A6 E- Tron (100% electric E-segment sedan) with an even number because it is powered by 100% electric power. According to the rule applied since 2023, the replacement for the Audi A6 with combustion engine should therefore have been called A7. The replacement for the Audi A4 with combustion engine was therefore called A5 to comply with this new rule of model naming. Since there was already an Audi A5, the new Audi A5 replaced both the old Audi A4 and A5.
- The future replacement for the combustion-engined Audi A8 was to be called the Audi A9, with only the electric version expected to retain the A8 name.
- But the carmaker has just decided to abandon this naming system and return to the situation before 2023. The replacement for the Audi A6 will therefore be called the Audi A6, the replacement for the Audi A7 will be called the Audi A7, and the replacement for the Audi A8 will be called the Audi A8. According to Inovev, this new change in the naming system for Audi models is due to the fact that the A5 name is a flop and the A7 and A9 names lack awareness, with the Audi A7 representing only 15% of Audi A6 sales on average in recent years. As for the Audi A9, it has never existed until now, and it is difficult to impose an unknown name. The new naming system introduced by Audi from 2025 will be much more flexible, as it will allow for E- Tron versions of all its models.
Chinese carmakers sold 402,000 cars in Europe (30 countries) in 2024
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Chinese carmakers sold 402,000 cars in Europe (30 countries) in 2024
- Chinese carmakers sold 402,000 cars in Europe (30 countries = EU + United Kingdom + Switzerland + Norway) in 2024 compared to 353,000 in 2023 and 248,000 in 2022. These figures do not include Russia. We saw in a previous Auto-Analyse that Chinese carmakers had sold 943,500 cars in Russia in 2024, or 1,343,500 units on the continent Europe + Russia, a record figure for Chinese carùakers. While they hold 61% of the Russian market in 2024, they only hold 3.1% in Europe 30 countries where competition is much stronger, since it brings together European, American, Japanese and Korean carmakers (which is no longer the case in Russia where all these carmakers have withdrawn).
- The Chinese carmaker that sold the most vehicles in Europe (30 countries) last year was SAIC Group, which sold 242,532 cars, including 241,624 MGs. It was well ahead of the three main independent Chinese carmakers: BYD (48,587 cars sold in Europe under various brands), Chery (43,787 cars sold in Europe under various brands), and Geely (42,669 cars sold in Europe under various brands, excluding Volvo). The other carmakers each sold fewer than 10,000 cars in Europe in 2024, with Xpeng and Great Wall as the leaders.
- Western carmakers, for their part, sold 205,000 cars imported from China , mainly Tesla (108,975 Model 3s), Smart (25,012 #1s and #3s), Dacia (20,845 Springs ), Mini (19,224 Acemans and Cooper Es) and BMW (13,892 iX3s).
- In total, 607,000 cars imported from China were sold in Europe (30 countries), representing 4.7% of
BEV and PHEV sales by segment in Europe and China in 2024: a noticeable difference between China and Europe
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BEV and PHEV sales by segment in Europe and China in 2024: a noticeable difference between China and Europe
- China purchased 7,037,467 BEVs and 5,103,379 PHEVs in 2024. Europe, for its part, purchased 1,993,102 BEVs and 952,058 PHEVs last year. BEVs thus represent 26% of the Chinese market in 2024 and PHEVs 19%. In Europe, BEVs did not exceed 16% of the market and PHEVs 7%. There is a clear difference between the segment distribution of BEVs and PHEVs in China and Europe.
-BEV :
• In China, 100% electric cars are mainly in the D segment . These represent almost half of BEV sales (47%). This is followed by 100% electric cars in the A and C segments, equally so (17% for each of the two segments). It should be noted that BEVs in the A segment are mainly small two- or three-door cars. Finally, BEVs in the B and E segments are few in number (12% and 4% respectively).
• In Europe, BEVs are mainly in the C and D segments (37% and 32% respectively). The B segment represents only 17% of the European BEV market, but this proportion is expected to increase substantially with the arrival of small electric cars under 30,000 euros (Renault 5 E-Tech, Citroën e-C3, Fiat Grande Panda EV, Hyundai Inster , Kia EV2, etc.). The E and A segments are poorly represented (8% and 4% respectively), but the supply in the A segment is expected to increase in 2026.
- PHEV :
•In China, plug-in hybrid cars are mainly D-segment , in an overwhelming proportion (85%), largely supplanting the E and C segments (7% and 4% respectively), with the A and B segments not being represented.
• In Europe, PHEVs are mainly C and D segments (43% and 30% respectively) in a proportion close to that of BEVs. Next come the E and F segments (23% and 2% respectively), with the A and B segments being almost unrepresented.
4 million vehicles produced in Canada and Mexico could be repatriated to the USA
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4 million vehicles produced in Canada and Mexico could be repatriated to the USA
- The Trump administration's announcement to impose a tariff (25%? Or even more?) on new vehicles from Canada and Mexico is primarily aimed at shifting production of automobiles sold on the US market and manufactured in Canada and Mexico to the United States. What are they?
- Inovev has listed the models (passenger cars and light utility vehicles) that could be transferred from Canada and Mexico to the United States, provided that the production capacity of the factories in which these models could be produced is sufficient.
• Canada : This country produced 1,365,528 vehicles in 2024, excluding heavy-duty trucks. The largest producer is the Toyota group (525,071 units), followed by Honda (420,550 units), Stellantis (192,828 units), GM (172,901 units), and Ford (54,178 units). More than 80% of the vehicles produced in Canada are exported to the USA.
• Mexico : This country produces almost three times more than Canada, or 3,722,740 vehicles in 2024, not including heavy-duty trucks. The largest producer is the GM group (838,289 units), followed by Nissan (542,414 units), Volkswagen (526,535 units), Stellantis (419,388 units), Ford (386,780 units), Toyota (242,809 units), Mazda (209,303 units), Honda (194,686 units), Hyundai-Kia (184,507 units), BMW (95,151 units), and Mercedes (57,487 units). More than 80% of the vehicles produced in Mexico are exported to the USA.
• If we remove the models produced and sold in Canada and Mexico (nearly 800,000 units), there remain more than 4 million cars exported from Canada and Mexico to the United States that could be manufactured there, which would require increasing the production capacity of manyplants located in the United States.
Vinfast sold 97,399 BEVs worldwide in 2024
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Vinfast sold 97,399 BEVs worldwide in 2024
- Vietnamese automaker Vinfast delivered 97,399 all-electric vehicles (BEVs) worldwide in 2024, compared to 34,855 in 2023, representing a 179% increase. The majority of its sales occurred in the fourth quarter of 2024, reaching 53,139 units during this three-month period, representing an annual rate of 200,000 units. The carmaker also announced that its target of selling 80,000 electric vehicles in 2024 was largely exceeded, and also that it had set new targets for 2025, corresponding to 200,000 units.
- Let us recall that in 2023, Vinfast had indicated that it wanted to sell 1 million electric cars by 2030. To achieve this objective, the Vietnamese carmaker plans to develop its sales in Vietnam (10,000 sales recorded in January 2025, which is equivalent to an annual rate of 120,000 units), but also in the USA (600 sales in January 2025), in Europe (30 sales in January 2025, most of which in Germany), in India (project to build a plant producing 150,000 vehicles per year) and in Indonesia (project to build a plant producing 50,000 vehicles per year).
- Vinfast 's goal is to increase its plants' production capacity from 300,000 vehicles per year in 2024 (in Vietnam) to 500,000 in 2026 (after building factories in India and Indonesia), then 750,000 in 2028 and 1,000,000 in 2029 (after building new factories in other countries).
- It should be added that Vinfast delivered 70,977 electric scooters and bicycles worldwide in 2024, representing a 1% increase compared to the previous year.