Paris Motorshow 2022 - Chinese passenger car sales in Europe in the first 8 months of 2022
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Paris Motorshow 2022 - Chinese passenger car sales in Europe in the first 8 months of 2022
Paris Motorshow 2022 - The Chinese domestic brands
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Paris Motorshow 2022 - The Chinese domestic brands
- In addition to French carmakers, it is mainly Chinese car producers who will be present at the Paris Motor Show 2022. GWM, BYD, Leapmotor and Seres have announced their participations.
- Great Wall Motors (GWM): Baoding Group is one of the largest producers in China with the brands Haval, Tank, the premium brand Wey as well as the electric brands Ora and Saloon. However, in the first 8 months of 2022, production fell by 7% and turnover by 9% compared to the previous year. In the first 8 months of 2022, the Haval H6 was the group's most popular model with 187,400 sales in China. In Paris, GWM will present to the European market its compact electric B-Segment sedan, the Ora Cat (2,572 sales in 8 months in 2022 in China).
- Build Your Dreams (BYD): The former Shenzhen battery producer is now one of China's biggest electric car makers. Compared to the first 8 months of 2021, production increased by 160% in 2022 and turnover by 165%. The most popular model is the Song, which was sold at around 245,000 units in China from January to August 22. In Paris, BYD will exhibit the C-Segment compact SUV Atto 3 (sold in China under the name of Yuan with 26,528 sales in 8 months 2022), the large E-Segment SUV Tang (5,552 sales in 8 months 2022 in China) and the large E-Segment sedan Han (149,075 sales in 8 months 2022 in China), which will also be marketed in Europe in 4th quarter 2022.
- Leapmotor: Hangzhou-based Zhejiang Leapmotor, which specializes in autonomous-driving vehicles, saw 228% growth in production and 227% in sales in the first 8 months of 2022 from a year earlier, although it only offers 3 models. The Leap S01, a sporty B-Segment BEV-Sedan, was the best-selling model in China with 44,768 sales in 8 months in 2022.
- Seres: Even if the electric vehicle producer is based in Santa Clara (California, USA), it belongs to the Chinese group Chongqing Sokon. Despite a huge increase in production and sales, it remains a small carmaker in China with only 41,387 vehicles produced and 39,619 sold in the first 8 months of 2022. The most popular model, the C-Segment SUV Aito M5 (33,720 sales in 8 months in 2022 in China) will also be presented in Paris.
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The market of small urban vehicles in France
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The market of small urban vehicles in France
- The French market for small urban vehicles without a license has fallen significantly in recent years, from 40,000 units in the 1990s to 20,000 units in 2021. But it could rebound again due to several factors, in particular the increase in the price of new and second-hand cars, rising fuel prices and growing traffic struggle in cities. The market has thus grown by 15% in 2021 compared to 2020. For several years now, we have seen a younger customer base than formerly used mainly by seniors.
- The European small urban vehicles market is mainly French. As a result, most producers in this market are French. The two largest are Aixam and Ligier, which represent more than 70% of total sales. Ligier has two brands (Ligier and Microcar) whose positioning is different. Chatenet, for its part, has a more upscale positioning (average selling price of 15,000 euros compared to 12,000 to 13,000 euros for the other brands).
- Major carmakers such as Renault and Citroën are present in this market with the Twizy and the Ami. Citroën is now the second brand behind Aixam, having caused a notable revival of the microcar market, thanks to attractive prices.
- We also note the arrival on this market of Chinese brands which offer lower prices and which could see their market share increase during this decade, especially since the market for small urban vehicles is in the process of moving to battery electric, which may increase the average price of the models offered by French carmakers.
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Paris Motorshow 2022: Small urban vehicles
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Paris Motorshow 2022: Small urban vehicles
- The category of small urban vehicles, or category of L6/L7 vehicles in European legislation, will be strongly represented at the next Paris Motor Show. Indeed, 8 brands of small urban vehicles will be present this year: Aixam, City Transformer, E-Go Mobile, Eon Motors, Microlino, Mobilize, Silence and XEV. In 2018, during the previous Mondial Auto, only Aixam was present. The presence of these brands will also be remarkable given the absence of many passenger cars brands. Note however that Ligier and Microcar, specialists in the L6/L7 category, will not be present at the event.
- Among the 8 producers of small urban vehicles, we can note:
• Three French brands: Aixam, Eon Motors and Mobilize.
• A German brand: E-Go Mobile.
• A Spanish brand: Silence.
• A Swiss brand: Microlino.
• A Chinese brand: XEV.
• An Israeli brand: City transformer.
- All the brands present already offer vehicles in production or projects with electric motors and batteries. Only Aixam also offers a range of thermal vehicles.
- Among these producers, some are characterized by interesting technological solutions. Thus XEV with its Yoyo offers a battery swapping service (like Nio). Silence with its S04 offers a battery that be removed from the vehicle and transported thanks to its wheel system. The Startup City transformer offers a vehicle whose chassis expands or retracts depending on the speed. Finally, Mobilize (Renault-Nissan group) offers its vehicle for rental or car sharing.
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Renault launches the battery electric version of Trafic
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Renault launches the battery electric version of Trafic
- Until today, only Renault light utility vehicles in the N1-1 (Kangoo) and N1-3 (Master) segments could be equipped with a 100% electric engine, but like the Peugeot, Citroën, Opel and Fiat of the Stellantis group, Renault light utility vehicles in the N1-2 (Trafic) segment will also now be available with a 100% electric engine.
- The four brands of the Stellantis group mentioned above already have a 100% electric motor on their three ranges of light vehicles, on the one hand the Partner-Berlingo-Combo-Doblo (N1-1), on the other hand the Expert-Jumpy-Vivaro-Scudo (N1-2) and finally the Boxer-Jumper-Movano-Ducato (N1-3), which represents a very homogeneous range.
- At Renault, the new battery electric Trafic will fill a hole in the carmaker's range and will finally be able to fight on equal terms against Stellantis' Expert-Jumpy-Vivaro-Scudo (N1-2).
- It will probably be copied by the Nissan Primastar version (new name of the NV300) as the Nissan Townstar (derived from the Renault Kangoo, new name of the NV250) and the Nissan Interstar (derived from the Renault Master, new name of the NV400) are already available in a 100% electric motorization.
- The electric Renault Trafic is equipped with the 118 hp (87 kW) engine of the electric Renault Kangoo, with a 52 kWh battery allowing a range of 240 kilometers according to the WLTP cycle. As with the diesel version still in the catalogue, the electric Trafic is offered in two different wheelbase versions.
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