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发表于 2021年3月11日

• Production

Utilisation rate of European plants in 2020

- Following the difficult year in terms of production observed in Europe in 2020 (which suffered a drop of more than 20% due to the consequences of the coronavirus crisis), we had to expect a drop in the utilisation rate of European plants. This is indeed what’s happened with an average utilisation rate falling to 62%, when it was 82% in 2019, which is the lowest figure for several decades. Even 2009, which was the worst year of the financial crisis, saw a higher rate than 2020 (around 67%). This rate gradually rose to 85% in 2017 to drop then to 83% in 2018 and 82% in 2019.

- The analysis by country shows that it is mainly Portugal and the Eastern European countries (Romania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary) which have succeeded in maintaining high utilisation rates (greater than or equal to 80%). In contrast, Great Britain is the country which uses the least of its theoretical capacities, with a utilisation rate of 49%. Note that Germany and France have fairly similar rates, respectively 56% and 53%.

- The carmakers with the highest utilisation of their European plants in 2020 are the groups Geely (Volvo), Daimler, Volkswagen, Hyundai-Kia, BMW and Toyota. The worst utilisation rates are recorded by Suzuki, Tata Motors (Jaguar Land-Rover) and Honda.

- The most productive plants were Stuttgart (Porsche), Craiova (Ford), Mangualde (PSA), Palmela (Volkswagen), Vigo (PSA) and Kvasiny (Skoda). The least productive were Mirafiori (FCA), Castle Bromwich (Jaguar), Rüsselsheim (PSA) and Poissy (PSA). In 2021, the PSA group will add the Astra and the DS4 to the Rüsselsheim plant and the Mokka to Poissy, which will boost the activity of these two plants.

- There is, however, the question of overcapacity and the conservation of some automobile plants in Europe, especially as the relaunch of the markets expected in 2021 and 2022 will not make it possible to quickly return to pre-crisis levels. In addition, carmakers have announced their objective of focusing on the production of electric vehicles (more expensive) and the reduction of their capacities (as Renault announced recently), in order to put their profits before sales volumes. Consequently, it will have an impact on the automotive industrial capacities in Europe.

    

 

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发表于 2021年3月11日

• Production
• Renault-Nissan-Avtovaz

Inovev forecasts 300,000 units per year of the new Nissan Navara / Frontier

- The Nissan Frontier (Navara in Europe) is the Japanese carmaker's mid-range pickup, produced in North America (USA, Mexico), South America (Brazil, Argentina), Asia (Thailand), in Africa (South Africa). In Europe (Spain), the production of this model will be stopped during the 2021 year.

- The Nissan Frontier / Navara is therefore a global vehicle, marketed on all continents for several decades. In 2020, nearly 180,000 units were sold worldwide, against 320,000 in 2019 and 345,000 in 2018. This decline in sales last year is partly explained by the consequences of the coronavirus crisis, but also due to an increased competition, particularly from the United States. The age of the model remains relative, as the latest generation of the Frontier / Navara (the fifth) dated from 2016, while the previous ones had lived between eight and eleven years each.

- Nissan, however, decided to replace this model sooner than expected, and it will be the first to be not produced in Europe. The new model looks a lot like an American pickup, with square lines and a massive grille. The new Frontier / Navara is expected to boost sales of a sharply declining model in 2020.

- Nissan proposes just one engine to its mid-range pickup, a 3.8-liter V6 developing 310 hp, which sits at the top of the segment when it comes to horsepower. The new Nissan Pathfinder SUV presented at the same time is based on the same platform as the new Frontier / Navara. Inovev expects 300,000 sales per year of the new Nissan pickup.

    

 

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发表于 2021年3月11日

• Production
• Tata
• United Kingdom

Land Rover Discovery 5 completely missed its mark

- The Land Rover Discovery 5 launched in 2016 is the successor of a Discovery family that had some success from the first generation of the model launched in 1989 until 2016. In theory, the Discovery 5 was marketed to feed the gap between Discovery Sport in the D segment and the Range Rover / Range Rover Sport in the E segment. In reality, it hasn't really found its place in the carmaker's line-up.

- Compared to older generations, the Discovery 5 has extended by almost 15 cm, posting an impressive length for an SUV, of 4.97 meters. Its imposing volume and mass (2.2 tonnes to 2.3 tonnes), combined with diesel engines but without hybridization versions, did not work in its favour. Not to mention its price (60,000 to 70,000 euros according to versions), a net increase compared to previous models.

- The customers did not follow and in the end, Land Rover only sold 137 000 Discovery 5 between 2016 and 2020 (34,000 per year), against 312,000 Discovery 4 between 2009 and 2017 (39,000 per year) and 266 000 Discovery 3 between 2004 and 2009 (53,000 per year).

- Moreover, the Discovery 5 is already largely outdated, even compared to other models of the brand, such as the Defender or the Range Velar. His career is therefore likely to be limited to five years, compared to eight years for the Discovery 4.

- The new Defender seems to have taken over the Discovery 5, being positioned in the same segment, and nearly 40,000 copies have already been sold in a year, while 2020 has been a very bad year overall.

    

 

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发表于 2021年3月11日

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• Spain
• Stellantis

Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new DS 4

- While the Citroën C4 Cactus was replaced at the end of 2020 by the new C4, which is produced in the same production plant (Villaverdein Spain), the Stellantis group has just unveiled the new DS 4 which succeeds to the previous DS 4 stopped at the end of 2018.

- This C-segment model positioned in the "Premium" market intends to compete with the Audi A3, BMW 1 Series and Mercedes A-Class. Volvo does not sell model in this segment since last year with the discontinuation of its V40 sedan. Lexus, which has just stopped the production of the CT sedan to only market the UX SUV in this segment.

- This new DS model is based on the EMP2 platform (also used by the Peugeot 308 and 508) will be produced in the German plant in Rüsselsheim (ex-Opel plant), alongside the future Opel Astra which will be unveiled in a few weeks, and which will use the same platform and the same engines.

- The new DS 4, which is in the same C-segment as the DS 7 Crossback SUV, will be equipped with the same 1.2-liter 130 hp and 1.6-liter 180 hp petrol engines. A 130hp 1.5-liter diesel will complete the range (the 2-liter diesel being reserved for upper-segment cars), as well as a 225hp 1.6-liter plug-in hybrid (PHEV) petrol.

- Inovev forecasts 50,000 units per year of the new DS 4, which will not be available in a full electric version (BEV), as the Stellantisplatform designed for electric cars in C / D segments will go into production only in 2023.

    

 

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