European authority Dudenhoffer expects global sales to fall by 1.4% next year and sales in the US and China to fall by 4%.
The EU’s strict restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 have led to a sharp drop in diesel sales. Many factors are accelerating the transformation of the European market into electrification. One of the main themes of the Paris Motor Show is electrification.
Of course, as the trend of electrification progresses further in Europe, the voice of concern follows. Tang Weishi, president of PSA Group, pointed out that in the process of the global automotive industry’s electrification transformation, Europe faced an embarrassing situation. He cited that Asia is building more than a dozen “Gigabit power stations”, and the United States already owns Tesla’s battery factory. . “This is a question of social and political leadership in the EU.”
In line with Tang Weishi, Ghosn called at the Paris Motor Show, “With the advent of electric vehicles, Europe may lose its competitive edge, unless it produces batteries, battery capacity is very scarce in Europe.”
Indeed, European automakers are shifting the focus of electric vehicles to China. One detail is worth noting. As the pioneer of electric vehicles, the BMW iX3 will initially be produced only in China and exported from China to the world. It is undeniable that China has become the core of BMW’s electrification strategy, which is also determined by China’s position in the global electric vehicle market.
Previously, in order to further expand the MINI brand, BMW has a joint venture with Great Wall Motor in China, but the cooperation between the two parties is not limited to the Chinese market, but also paves the way for MINI to further globalize.
At the Paris Motor Show, Kang Linsong, the current chief technology officer of Mercedes-Benz, who is about to take over the head of Mercedes-Benz, was asked about the status of the Chinese market. “As the largest passenger car market in the world, the demand for the Chinese market and Chinese customers is in our overall The business includes a high priority in research and development. In the future, most of our performance growth will still come from China, so our R&D center in China has recruited many top R&D talents from China and the world.”
Faced with the possible negative growth in the Chinese market, Cai Che said, “So far, our performance in the Chinese market has probably increased by about 9%. Overall, we are quite satisfied with the development of the Chinese market. Overall, high-end brands The average growth rate is still higher than the average of the entire car market. We still have confidence in China.”
It is understood that Mercedes-Benz EQC has two factories in the world, one is in Bremen, Germany, and the other is in China. In mid-2019, EQC will be listed on the European market and will be listed in China by the end of 2019. In the next two to four years, Mercedes-Benz will present a strong EQ product family.
Post time: Oct-16-2018