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说明: 发表于 2022年9月07日

The top selling 100% electric cars in the USA over the first 9 months of 2017

- 100% Electric Cars (BEV) sold 73,333 units - 0.6% of the US market (PC + LCV) - in the USA in the first 9 months of 2017.

- This volume does not reach yet 1% of the market, even if this percentage is reached and even exceeded in the State of California.

- 100% electric cars still suffer from an autonomy deemed too low by a majority of potential customers (although this autonomy progresses as new models are launched).

- In addition, these vehicles struggle for volume in a market where gas prices remain low and demand is concentrated on large pickups and SUVs. Yet the offer of 100% electric vehicles in this category is almost non-existent. As a result, the market share of 100% electric vehicles is lower in the USA (0.6%) than in Europe (0.8%).

- In the first 9 months of 2017, the Tesla Model S is the leader in this market (18,200 sales), ahead of Tesla Model X (15,600), Chevrolet Bolt (14,302), Nissan Leaf (10,740) and BMW i3 (4,635).

- Tesla occupies 46% of the US electrical market in 2017, compared to 54% in 2016. This drop is due to the arrival of the Chevrolet Bolt in this market. Its share went from 0% in 2016 to 20% in 2017.

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The top selling hybrid plug-in cars in the USA over the first 9 months of 2017

- 65,753 plug-in hybrid cars - 0.5% of the US market - (PC+LCV) were sold in the USA in the first 9 months of 2017. Sales of plug-in hybrids are increasing globally in the US market, as the expected volume in 2017 is about 87,500 sales, compared to 72,500 in 2016 and 42,000 in 2015. However, these cars are still under 1% of the market, and the share of plug-in hybrids is thus lower in the USA than in Europe (0.75%).

- American manufacturers have few models with this technology, with 4 models available (Chevrolet Volt, Ford Fusion, Ford C-Max, Chrysler Pacifica), but reached 48% of the market of plug-in hybrids in the US market in 2017, relative to 67% in 2016. The German manufacturers offer 13 models available (Audi A3, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW X5, BMW i8, Mini Countryman, Mercedes C Class, Mercedes E Class, Mercedes S Class, Mercedes GLE, Porsche Cayenne , Porsche Panamera) but have only 22% of the market of plug-in hybrids in the US market in 2017 against 22% in 2016. Toyota has progressed the most : 23% in 2017 versus 3% in 2016.

- In the first 9 months of 2017, the Chevrolet Volt is the leader in this market (15,348 sales), ahead of the Toyota Prius Plug-In (15,056), Ford Fusion Plug-In (7,285), Ford C-Max Plug-In (6,612), BMW X5 Plug-In (3,259) and BMW 3 Series Plug-In (2,994).

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说明: 发表于 2022年9月07日

PSA plans to launch a second mid-range pick-up

- The PSA group has announced that it will launch a one-ton payload pickup in 2020 , which will be produced in China, in partnership with the Chinese manufacturer Changan, with whom PSA is already associated for the local manufacture of DS brand models . It seems that the Toyota option was abandoned, as the Japanese manufacturer did not want their Hilux pickup (600 000 sales last year )to be re-badged by another OEM.

- This new medium-range Peugeot pickup, competing with the Ford Ranger, Nissan Navara, Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi L200, Isuzu D-Max, Renault Alaskan, and VW Amarok, will be marketed in China and exported all over the world.

- PSA has just launched a pickup of the same type in Africa under the Peugeot brand , which is an adaptation of a Dongfeng pick-up (based itself on an old Nissan pickup truck).

- In this way, PSA’s two partners in China (Dongfeng and Changan) will work with the French manufacturer in the field of pickups, which certainly is still a not very common vehicle in China today , but which should - according to experts - expand its customer base over the next decade.

- Remember that the global market for mid-range pickups (one ton of payload) is just over 2 million units in 2016 and could increase by 50% in the next ten years.

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Review of the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show (2/2)

- The Tokyo 2017 show focuses on Japanese concept cars, as the only two new series models are the third generation of the Toyota Century (F-segment limousine that now features a hybrid V8 5.0 and no longer 'a V12) and the Mazda CX8 which is an elongated version of the CX5.

- Daihatsu:

§ DN Compagno Concept: small sedan in neo-retro style in tribute to the Compagno of the 60s.

§ Daihatsu DN Pro Cargo Concept: small utility vehicle from the Kei Cars family

- Honda :

§Sport EV Concept: small sports coupe with electric motor

- Mazda:

§ Vision Concept: large 4-door coupé announcing the future style evolution of the brand

§ Mazda Kai Concept: saloon concept that would preview the future Mazda 3 CX8 = large SUV series based on the recent CX5

- Mitsubishi:

§Evolution: electric-powered SUV with electric motor in the front and electric motor in the back

- Mitsubishi Electric:

§ Emirai 4 EV = Ultra-futuristic roadster concept

- Nissan:

§ IMX Concept: Electric SUV based on the Leaf

- Subaru:

§Viziv Concept: Sporty sedan previews the future style of the brand

- Suzuki:

§ e-Survivor Concept: Small SUV Concept with electric motor (Citroën e-Méhari inspiration)

§ Xbee Concept: Small very successful SUV concept that could be commercialised :

§ Spacia Concept: Small minivan concept (Kei Cars)

- Toyota:

§ Toyota TJ Cruiser Concept: B-segment crossover mixing SUV and minivan styling

§ Toyota Crown Concept: E-segment sedan that becomes a hatchback model and no longer a tri-body

§ Toyota GR HV Sport Concept: coupe based on the GT86 but with a hybrid engine

§ Toyota Fine-Comfort Ride Concept: Six seater minivan concept with a fuel cell (hydrogen) based on the Mirai

§ Concept i-Ride = Concept like Smart For two 2-seater electric city car

§ Lexus LS + = Stand-alone version of the recent Lexus LS limousine

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Tesla struggles to ramp up production of its Model 3

- The Californian manufacturer Tesla manufactured only 260 Model 3 in September 2017, when it planned to manufacture 1,500 units. Tesla started production of this model in July (30 units produced), then the production volume reached 100 units in August and 260 units in September.

- The volume was multiplied by 3 in August compared to July and again by 3 in September compared to August. This start seems normal. It is the production goals that are unrealistics. Even more so given that the manufacturer plans to manufacture 400,000 Model 3 in 2018 and 800,000 in 2020.

- The ramp -up will be slower than expected. But this is not a problem of congestion on the assembly line of Fremont. Indeed, Tesla currently produces 5,600 Model S and 3,000 Model X per month, with no particular difficulty. At this rate, the manufacturer will probably produce 100,000 vehicles in 2017, compared to 80,000 in 2016 and 50,000 in 2015.

- Over the last three years the volume of Tesla production has increased by 20 000 to 30 000 units per year, which leads to believe that the targets and the acceleration of the production curve of Tesla during the next three years should both be clearly revised downwards. Model 3 production should be around 150,000 units in 2018, 200,000 in 2019 and 250,000 in 2020.