Renault begins marketing the Alpine A110

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Renault begins marketing the Alpine A110
- Alpine was a French brand of sports cars, whose models were manufactured in Dieppe (Normandy) between 1955 and 1995. The peak of production was reached in 1972 with a volume of 1,481 cars produced in the year. In total, 26,841 cars were manufactured in this plant over a period of 40 years.

- At the end of 2017, the Renault group will launch the new Alpine A110 coupe, which perpetuates the style of the Alpine coupes of the 60s and 70s. This C-segment coupe, manufactured at Dieppe's historic Alpine site, at around 5,000 units per year, is the first new model of the brand that disappeared in 1995 and was resurrected this year.

- It will try to capture some of the customers of sports coupes like the Porsche Cayman, Toyota GT86, Nissan 370Z or Subaru BRZ. If the success of this coupe is confirmed, Alpine could become the Premium brand of Renault, as Infiniti is for Nissan, and other products could  then be added. There is talk of a SUV based on the coupe and even a four-door sedan. Alpine could eventually offer a range like that of Porsche, but it would probably take about ten years to do so.

- The Alpine Coupe A110 is equipped with a turbo petrol engine of 1800cc developing 250hp. Its weight is limited to 1,100 kg thanks to the use of aluminum for its structure and bodywork. Its length is 4.18m, its width is 1.80m.


17-30-3   
 

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Jaguar decides to produce the E-Pace at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria

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Jaguar decides to produce the E-Pace at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria
- Due to insufficient production capacity at its British sites (Solihull, Halewood, Castle Bromwich), British manufacturer Jaguar decided to produce its new C-segment SUV, the E-Pace, at Magna-Steyr in Graz, Austria, where  initially only the I-Pace was to be manufactured as of 2018.

- Indeed the manufacturer must manage the success of its SUV F-Pace (80 000 sales planned in 2017), while at the same time the arrival of recent Land Rover Velar and Discovery prohibits Jaguar from producing the E-Pace on the site manufacturing these models. In addition, a new generation of the Land Rover Evoque is in preparation and should be launched in 2019, which should create new constraints in terms of production capacity.

- The 60,000 Jaguar E-Paces manufactured annually for the European market, forecasted by Inovev in its article on 12 September 2017 about this model, should therefore be delivered from the Magna-Steyr plant in Graz as early as January 2018, rather than from the originally envisaged JLR Halewood plant.

- For E-Pace sales in China, Jaguar has announced that it will start production in 2018 at the Chery- JLR site in Changzhou, East China (Jiangsu Province). The agreement between Chery and JLR was signed in 2012. Today, this plant produces Land Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport, as well as Jaguar XF.


17-30-1   
 

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The Toyota Yaris is the car most produced in France in 2017

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The Toyota Yaris is the car most produced in France in 2017

- The Toyota Yaris is again, as in 2016, the most produced car in France in 2017, since over the 12 months of the year, 233,652 units - a decrease of 1.8% compared to 2016 - have rolled off the line at the Onnaing factory (Hauts de France) where the production of this model for the European market is concentrated.


- The Toyota Yaris is ahead of the Peugeot 3008 (212,487 units) and Peugeot 2008 (198,247 units) which benefited from the European craze for SUVs. The Peugeot 3008 has achieved a spectacular breakthrough with a 162% increase in 2017.


- On the other hand, the Peugeot 308  decreased substantially  in 2017 (-19.3%), ending the year in  fourth place, with a production volume of 175,847 units.


- It is this sharp decline of the Peugeot 308 that has allowed the Toyota Yaris to remain in first place in 2017, as  the  production volume of  the  Yaris  has been  stable over the last four years. The year 2018 will however be more difficult for the Yaris because the sales dynamics of the Peugeot 3008 suggest that it could well occupy the first place this year.


- No Renault and Citroën brand models are in the top 4, as the Renault Clio is mainly manufactured in Turkey and the Citroën C3 is mainly manufactured in Slovakia. The Peugeot 208 as well is today mainly manufactured in Slovakia.


18-01-1   
 

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Lamborghini plans production of 3,500 Urus / year

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Lamborghini plans production of 3,500 Urus / year
- Lamborghini (subsidiary of the Volkswagen group) unveiled its new SUV called Urus, which expands its range and immediately places this SUV at the top of the Premium category, as the Urus has no competitor at the moment. The Maserati Levante, BMW X6, and Porsche Cayenne are at a lower level, in terms of price, and of engine power in particular. That of Lamborghini reaches 650hp, against 430hp for Levante, 450hp for X6 or 570hh for Cayenne Turbo S. The  Bentley Bentayga V12 develops 600hp but it is another category, that of luxury SUVs. We will have to wait for the future SUVs of Ferrari, Aston-Martin and Bugatti for the Lamborghini Urus to really compete. At present, the Lamborghini Urus is the fastest SUV in the world.

- The Lamborghini Urus adopts the MLB Evo platform used by the Porsche Cayenne, Bentley Bentayga and Audi Q7. The engine is a 650hp V8 4.0 placed at the front, which is a novelty for the brand, accustomed to engines located behind the cockpit. The vehicle is all-wheel drive, for a better grip on the road, especially at high speeds. It will be available in 2019 in a V6 3.0 plug-in hybrid version (technology borrowed from the Porsche Panamera Plug-In).

- Lamborghini plans to double its worldwide sales thanks to Urus, which should reach 7,000 annual units in 2019 against 3,500 in 2016. The Urus will be manufactured in the Lamborghini factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese.


17-29-10   
 

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Inovev expects production of 35,000 Mercedes CLS/ year

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Inovev expects production of 35,000 Mercedes CLS/ year
- Mercedes unveiled the third generation of the CLS (the previous one was from 2011) which is situated between the E-Class and the S-Classis in the manufacturer's range. Presented as a 4-door coupé, like the first two generations, this model remains in reality a low-profile 4-door sedan, competing with the Audi A7 Sportback and BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé. The new generation of the Mercedes CLS is also even launched just a few weeks after the Audi A7 Sportback.

- The new CLS will try to boost sales of this family of models that peaked in 2005 (first generation), with a peak production of 53,000 units, but then experienced a clear disaffection (30,000 units in 2014, 20 000 units in 2017), due to the decline in sports-oriented sedans (the Audi A7 and BMW 6 Series are experiencing the same trend), confronted with the SUVs that are attracting more sales, and the traditional sedans that have recently been renewed (Mercedes E-Class, BMW Series 5).

- That's why the mission of the new CLS is difficult, especially as an AMG GT sedan is also about to be launched, which could weaken its position. Inovev expects a production of 30,000 to 35,000 units per year for this new CLS. The engines proposed are the following: 6-cylinder gasoline 3.0  367hp , 6-cylinder 3.0 diesel 340hp and 6-cylinder3.0  diesel 258hp. Other smaller engines will be available from 2019.


17-29-9   
 

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