Dodge definitively stops production of the Caravan minivan
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Dodge definitively stops production of the Caravan minivan
- Dodge, a subsidiary of the Fiat-Chrysler Group, ceased production of its Caravan and Grand Caravan MPVs in September 2017. The origins of this model date back to 2008, but the first MPV Dodge Caravan was launched in 1983, at the same time as the now non existent Plymouth Voyager and Chrysler Town & Country. These three models were the first true minivans in modern history and were very successful, with high volumes , before, in the 2000s, succumbing to the inexorable competition of Japanese minivans (Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey, Nissan Quest) followed by that of SUVs and other crossovers of all nationalities.
- The production of Dodge / Plymouth / Chrysler minivans decreased from 700,000 units in 1999 (a record number for all three models) to 370,000 in 2007 and 120,000 in 2017. And according to the FCA Product Plan published by Inovev on October 16, 2017, no new minivan is expected at Dodge before 2022, which means that the brand has definitively abandoned this type of product.
- This is a radical change in the positioning of the Dodge brand, since the Caravan minivan was until recent years one of its best-selling models. The future of the brand will rest mainly on its sedans (Charger), its coupes (Challenger) and SUVs (Journey, Durango).
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GM now produces twice as many LCV as PC in NAFTA
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GM now produces twice as many LCV as PC in NAFTA
- The demand from American, Canadian and Mexican customers is increasingly focused on light trucks (SUVs, pickups and minivans). In the United States, in the first half of 2017, sales of light trucks were 63% of total sales, in Canada 67%, and in Mexico 65% .
- It is the American manufacturers that sell the most light trucks: GM makes 74% of its sales with this type of vehicle, Ford achieves 76% and Chrysler 86%. These figures mean - compared to the 63% of light truck sales in the United States for all brands - that foreign manufacturers (Japanese, Korean, European) sell far fewer light trucks than their US counterparts and more passenger cars (mostly sedans).
- If we study the production of the GM group between 1950 and 2017, we observe that the production of PCs was in majority until the end of the 90s, but after a continuous decline since that time, only accounts for 34% of GM Group production in 2016 in the NAFTA zone (USA, Canada, Mexico), while LCVs account for 66%. This means that GM now produces twice as much LCV as PC in NAFTA.
- At Ford and Chrysler, the proportion of PC produced in the NAFTA zone reached respectively 25% and 15% in 2016. The production of passenger cars has therefore become a clear minority in the NAFTA zone.
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Sales of passenger cars in Europe by body type and segment
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Sales of passenger cars in Europe by body type and segment
- Regarding sales of passenger cars in Europe by body type, we see that the supremacy of sedans remains (58% of sales in 2017) but that they lose three points compared to 2016. In terms of volume, sedan sales went from 6.6 million units in the first nine months of 2016 to 6.5 million in the first nine months of 2017.
- SUVs continue to grow, with market share increasing from 26% in 2016 to 30% in 2017, gaining four points of market share in a year, which is significant, with three points being taken from sedans and one from minivans that continue to decline (from 8% of market share to 7% in one year). In terms of volume, SUV sales increased from 2.8 million units in the first nine months of 2016 to 3.3 million in the first nine months of 2017.
- By segment, C segment remains first (39% in 2016 and 40% in 2017), ahead of B segment (33% in 2016 and 32% in 2017), D segment (15% in 2016 and in 2017), A segment (8% in 2016 and in 2017) and E segment (5% in 2016 and in 2017). The F segment remains at less than 1% of the European market.
- In terms of volume, C-segment vehicles rose from 4.2 million units in the first nine months of 2016 to 4.4 million in the first nine months of 2017. B-segment vehicles were at 3.5 million units in both years , D segment vehicles rose from 1.65 million to 1.7 million, and A segment vehicles from 0.9 million to 0.93 million.
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The global automotive market grew 2.8% in the first 10 months of 2017
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The global automotive market grew 2.8% in the first 10 months of 2017
- The global automotive market (PC + LCV sales ) increased by 2.8% over the first 10 months of 2017, to 76.43 million units, a figure which confirms a slowdown in the growth of the automotive market, since in 2016 it had increased by 4.6%. Growth has thus shrunk by almost half from one year to the next.
- The main cause of this decline in growth is the slowdown in the Chinese markets (+ 3.0% over 10 months 2017) and US (-1.7% over 10 months 2017) which are the top two worldwide markets ( together constituting 47% of the world market).
- Added to this is the decline in the UK market (-4.4%), which is the eighth largest market in the world, the decline in the Saudi market (-25.6%), the result of an unfavorable economic climate (following lower oil prices), the decline of the Algerian market (-20.9%), the decline of the Egyptian market (-44.4%) as well as that of the whole of the United Arab Emirates: Dubai (-17.7% ), Abu Dhabi (-17.8%), Oman (-21.3%), Qatar (-22.8%), Bahrain (-29.7%) following the trend of the Saudi market.
- At the current pace, the global market (PC + LCV) could reach 92 million units over the whole of 2017, against 89.5 million over the whole of 2016.
- Including trucks and coaches (4 million units sales per year), the global automotive market could reach 96 million units in 2017, against 93.5 million in 2016.
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Top passenger car sales in Russia over the first 9 months 2017
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Top passenger car sales in Russia over the first 9 months 2017
- The Russian market grew 10.6% over the first 9 months of 2017 compared to the first 9 months of 2016, with a volume of 1.13 million units. This volume ranks it fifth in Europe, behind Germany (2.61 million), England (2.07 million), France (1.56 million) and Italy (1.53 million).
- The 20 best-selling models in Russia for these 9 months in 2017 account for 55% of the registrations. They are all produced in Russia, imports representing only 16% of the market over this period. With the announcement of the construction of factories by Mercedes and BMW, it is likely that this share will further reduce in the coming years.
- Lada, leader of the Russian market (20% of market share), has five models in the top 20, Granta and Vesta gradually replacing the Kalina and Priora. The best-selling model remains the Kia Rio (74,000 sales), ahead of LadaGranta (68,000), LadaVesta (55,000), Hyundai Solaris (53,000) and Hyundai Creta (37,000). Hyundai / Kia group remains the second most widespread manufacturer in Russia, behind Lada but ahead of Renault, Nissan, and Toyota.
- The fastest-growing models relative to 2016 are the Hyundai Creta (+ 336%), Renault Kaptur (+ 305%), Volkswagen Tiguan (+ 196%), Lada X-Ray (+ 81%) and LadaVesta (+ 46%). The models that fell the most compared to 2016 are the Hyundai Solaris (-20%) and Renault Duster (-7%).
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