Global automotive production fell by 5.5% in the first quarter of 2019
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Global automotive production fell by 5.5% in the first quarter of 2019
- After falling by 1.3% in 2018, for the first time since 2009, global automotive production amplified this trend in the first quarter of 2019, as over this period it fell by 5.5%, including passenger cars and commercial vehicles, to 31.33 million vehicles, a loss of 1.8 million vehicles compared to the first quarter of 2018.
- It should be noted, however, that the production of commercial vehicles remains stable, with the decline in production being attributable solely to the passenger car category. This decline is caused by a drop in car registrations in most countries, particularly China, the world's largest market.
- China alone has a production loss of 950,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, more than half of the vehicles lost worldwide.
- Regulation of registrations in China, coupled with declining global economic growth and trade tensions between the United States and China, economic sanctions imposed on Iran and Russia, increasingly stringent regulations for motorists, particularly those driving diesel cars, all caused a sharp slowdown in passenger car sales in 2019. And the coming months do not herald any real signs of improvement. The whole of 2019 should therefore end with a further decline in production volume compared to 2018.
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Inovev forecasts 250,000 new Renault Captur per year
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Inovev forecasts 250,000 new Renault Captur per year
- Renault unveiled the new generation of its B-segment SUV, the Captur. This model remains the SUV variant of the Renault Clio, as at Peugeot the 2008 remains the SUV variant of the 208. The previous generation of the Renault Captur was built in 2013 and more than 1.2 million units were produced, mainly in Spain, at the Valladolid site.
- The Captur initially replaced the Renault Modus, which was a B-segment MPV. Renault thus launched one of the first B-segment SUVs, which have since multiplied among all automakers.
- The new Renault Captur follows the general line of the old one but it is getting bigger: +11cm in length (4.23m) and + 2cm in width (1.80m). Like the new Clio, the new Capturis built on the CMF-B modular platform from the Renault-Nissan group. Like the Clio, it will not have a 100% electric motor (unlike the 2008 Peugeot).
- The new Renault Captur, which will continue to be produced at the Valladolid site in Spain, has the same engines as the Clio, namely the 1.0 l and 1.3 l petrol engines with 100 hp, 130 hp or 155 hp, as well as the 1.5 l diesel engines with 95 hp or 115 hp. But while the Clio has a non-rechargeable 1.6 petrol hybrid engine, the Captur has the same engine but in a rechargeable (Plug-In) version.
- The new Captur will be competing against the 2008 Peugeot, Citroën C3 Aircross, Opel Crossland, Opel Mokka, Ford Puma, Fiat 500X, VW T-Cross, VW T-Roc, Seat Arona, Skoda Kamiq, Jeep Renegade, Hyundai Kona, Kia Stonic, and Nissan Juke whose replacement is imminent. Inovev forecasts 250,000 units per year of the new Renault Captur.
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Ford to close its British Bridgend plant
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Ford to close its British Bridgend plant
- Ford has confirmed the upcoming closure of its British engine plant in Bridgend, Wales. The site, which has been in operation for 40 years, will close at the beginning of 2020. Even if the context is impacted by the uncertainties related to Brexit, the manufacturer had already decided to reduce its exposure in Europe, and is experiencing a steady decline in activity at the Bridgend site. As sales of Ford vehicles have been falling steadily on the European continent over the past 20 years, the production of engines for Ford models has logically followed the same trend.
- While the Bridgend plant manufactured 420,000 engines in 2005, it manufactured only 265,000 in 2010, 240,000 in 2015 and 200,000 in 2018. The pace will slow further in 2019.
- Indeed, the production of a petrol engine for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands is due to stop at the end of 2018, as is the production of an older generation 1.5-litre Ford petrol engine.
- The Bridgend site was one of four Ford engine production plants still operating in Europe, along with those in Koln (Germany), Craiova (Romania) and Inonu (Turkey). The Koln site (Cologne) produces engines mainly for Fiesta and Focus, but also for models manufactured in Spain (Mondeo, Galaxy, S-Max, Kuga, Transit Connect), several of which will disappear in 2020. The Romanian plant produces engines mainly for Ecosport and the one located in Turkey for locally manufactured light commercial vehicles (Transit, Transit Courier, Transit Custom).
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Inovev forecasts 40,000 new BMW X6 per year
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Inovev forecasts 40,000 new BMW X6 per year
- BMW has just unveiled the new generation of its top-of-the-range SUV coupe (E segment), the X6. Thus, in two years, the Bavarian manufacturer will have completely renewed its SUVs in the D and E segments, the X3, X4, X5, X6, and launched a new X7 in the F segment, which now caps the brand's SUV range.
- The new X6 (code G06) is built on the (CLAR) platform and with the engines of the recent X5, launched last year, but is equipped like the old X6 with its own bodywork with a receding rear.
- The X6 features the 340 hp3.0l in-line 6-cylinder petrol engines (X6 40i), and 530 hp4.4l V8 engines (X6 50i), as well as the 265 hp3.0l in-line 6-cylinder diesel engine (X6 30d). A 394 hp hybrid version (X6 45e) is also planned for next year.
- Finally, a 650 hp X6M is under discussion for a later launch.
- This model, less in demand than the X5 (it sells 3.5 times less), is a rival to the Mercedes GLE coupe, the Audi Q8 and the very recent Porsche Cayenne coupé. It will still be manufactured in BMW's US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. North America is indeed the leading BMW X6 market with a sales volume of around 7,000 units per year, but this market is closely followed by the Chinese market.
- The new BMW X6 will be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show next September, along with the new 1 Series and the new Gran Coupe on the 8 Series. Inovev expects 40,000 units per year for the new BMW X6.
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New entrants into the B-segment SUV market
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New entrants into the B-segment SUV market
- The B-segment SUV market is expanding rapidly. There were 1.72 million units sold in Europe (29 countries) in 2018, compared to 1.30 million in 2017, 1.0 million in 2015 and only 200,000 in 2010. Inovev expects the B-segment SUV market to exceed the C-segment SUV market in Europe for the first time in 2020.
- This market, which is eating into that of both B-segment sedans and C-segment SUVs, will have a number of new entrants in the coming months. Some will be renewed models, others completely new models.
- First, among the renewed models, we can mention the 2008 Peugeot, Renault Captur, Opel Mokka and Nissan Juke, which will replace models that were the first to occupy this market segment in the early 2010s.
- Among the completely new B-segment SUVs that will be launched in the coming months are the Skoda Kamiq, Ford Puma and Toyota (the name is not yet known ) SUVs. We can also mention the DS 3 Crossback, which began selling a few weeks ago, and the VW T-Cross, which began selling a few months ago.
- It is also interesting to note that electrification is gradually spreading on these models, since the DS 3 Crossback, Peugeot 2008, Opel Mokka, Hyundai Kona are, or will be, available in a 100% electric version.
- However, in 2018, B-segment SUVs still sold 69% in gasoline and 29% in diesel versions. Only 2% were sold in electric version.
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