BMW could transfer the production of the Oxford Mini to the Born factory
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BMW could transfer the production of the Oxford Mini to the Born factory
- The BMW group said it has decided to increase the production capacity of its Dutch plant in Born from 100,000 vehicles to 200,000 vehicles a year. This increase in capacity in Born allows assembly of part of the BMW X1 ( C segment SUV) on this site. The X1 is indeed produced today entirely on the German site of Leipzig (186 000 units produced in 2017), but the rise in cadences of the BMW X2 could cause the saturation of this site during the next months.
- Recall that the Born site currently manufactures the Mini Countryman (89,000 units produced in 2017) using the same platform (UKL) as the BMW X1 and X2.
- According to Inovev, the increase in production capacity in Born could be followed by a second increase in capacity (to 300,000 vehicles per year, as in the 90s) if the conditions of the Brexit that will take effect in March 2019 forced BMW to transfer the production of the Mini from Oxford's British site (200,000 units produced in 2017) to the Dutch site of Born. Indeed, nearly 90% of the components that BMW uses in its British factories come from suppliers in continental Europe.
- A change in the deliveries of these components due to customs barriers would represent an additional cost.
- In such a scenario, the closure of the Oxford plant is conceivable, which would be a first consequence of Brexit in the automotive field.
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Great Wall will launch the first model of its new brand Ora
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Great Wall will launch the first model of its new brand Ora
- The Chinese manufacturer Great Wall has just created its new brand dedicated to 100% electric cars. This brand called Ora will launch its first model in the third quarter of 2018. It should be called IQ, as the small Toyota marketed between 2008 and 2016. It would be a compact 100% electric SUV.
- Remember that the Great Wall Group has gradually become one of the largest SUV specialists in China thanks to its brand Haval. According to the manufacturer, the Ora IQ would display a range of 360km thanks to a battery pack provided by the Chinese group Contemporary Amperex Technology.
- Currently, Great Wall markets only two electrified models, namely the Great Wall C30 100% electric sedan and the Wey P8 rechargeable hybrid SUV. These models are not widely distributed because they did not exceed 1,000 sales in 2017, while the Chinese government's quotas will require Great Wall to sell 100,000 electrified cars in 2019, given the global production volume of the company.
- Great Wall, which will sell one million thermal engine vehicles in 2018, wants to expand its offer of electrified models to meet the objectives of the Chinese government, and is also in negotiations with the BMW group to produce electric Mini in China.
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Dongfeng assigns a previously PSA dedicated plant to Nissan
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Dongfeng assigns a previously PSA dedicated plant to Nissan
- The Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng has created joint ventures in China with the Citroën, Peugeot, Nissan, Renault, Honda and Kia brands.
- Because production capacity for Nissan has become insufficient and PSA's capacities are largely underutilized, Dongfeng decided to assign one of its factories that manufactured PSA group cars to Nissan Group. This plant has a production capacity of 300,000 vehicles per year.
- Dongfeng-Nissan produced 1.3 million vehicles in China in 2017 for a production capacity of 1.2 million units, while Dongfeng-PSA produced less than 400,000 vehicles in China last year, despite a total of production capacity of 1 million units.
- After this transfer Nissan will have a production capacity of 1.5 million units per year and PSA a production capacity of 700,000 units per year, not counting the Shenzhen plant that assembles DS models and which depends on another joint venture, the one with Changan. This plant has a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year.
- Dongfeng manufactured a total of 3.6 million vehicles in 2017, including all its joint ventures and independent brands, with an estimated production capacity of 4 million vehicles per year. It is the second largest Chinese assembler behind SAIC (6.6 million), but ahead of FAW (3 million), Changan (2.3 million) and BAIC (2.1 million).
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Toyota Camry returns to the European market after 14 years of absence
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Toyota Camry returns to the European market after 14 years of absence
- In order not to completely disappear from the D segment in Europe, in the sedan category at least, Toyota has decided to replace the Avensis, which will be removed this summer from the assembly lines of the British plant Burnaston, by the Camry hybrid that will be imported from Japan.
- The Toyota Camry is one of the best-selling models of the Japanese brand, selling between 500,000 and 700,000 units each year worldwide. In Europe, the Camry never really caught on (and had disappeared from the market in 2005), but makes good sales in Russia where it is produced.
- Its main market remains the United States where it is produced and where it remains the best-selling sedan for several years, but it is also present in China, Japan and even in India.
- In Europe, it will face the Ford Mondeo, Opel Insignia, VW Arteon, Renault Talisman, Peugeot 508 ... and especially the Lexus ES who arrived in Europe this year, replacing the Lexus GS, and sharing the body and engine (hybrid) of the Camry. The Camry will have the advantage of being offered at a lower price than the Lexus, but apart from that it will be very difficult to choose between the two models. Inovev is counting on 7,500 annual sales in Europe of the Toyota Camry Hybrid and 2,500 Lexus ES Hybrid.
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Inovev anticipates 200,000 annual sales of the new Chevrolet Blazer
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Inovev anticipates 200,000 annual sales of the new Chevrolet Blazer
- General Motors, which wants to strengthen its position in the fast growing US SUV segment, unveiled its new Chevrolet Blazer. This model takes the name of a very popular model that was marketed between 1969 and 2005. Ford and Jeep are also preparing SUVs to be launched under old names (Bronco and Wagoneer).
- The new Chevrolet Blazer fits into the Chevrolet lineup between the Equinox and the Traverse, and will be commercialized starting in 2019. The new model, which competes with the Ford Edge, Nissan Rogue, and Hyundai Santa Fe is based on the platform called C1XX also used on Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia. An extended wheelbase variant of this platform is used on the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave.
- The new Blazer will be produced at the GM plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, which also produces the Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Cruze.
- The engines of the new Chevrolet Blazer are as follows: a 193hp 4-cylinder petrol engine and a 305hp 3.6 petrol V6, paired with a 9-speed automatic gearbox.
- Inovev anticipates 200,000 annual sales of the new Chevrolet Blazer, although this model will not be marketed in Europe, since the Chevrolet brand has pulled from sale on the European continent.
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