Automotive News Europe - March 2020 - 4

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KEITH CRAIN
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Vice President & Publisher
LUCA CIFERRI
Associate Publisher & Editor
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DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC
Managing Editor
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COVER STORY

PAUL MCVEIGH
Managing Editor
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6 Cash from the dashboard
Automakers seek new revenue streams
from wireless services, upgrades

PETER SIGAL
News Editor
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AUTOMAKERS

KARIN KLEMM-VOLLMER
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10 Decline 'by design'

OLIVE KEOGH
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How electric shift is disrupting Germany's
powerful production engine

12 Surging sector

Nick Gibbs (UK),
Christiaan Hetzner (Germany),
Olive Keogh (Ireland),
Andrea Malan (Italy)
Mary Raetz (U.S.), Heather Rowe (U.S.)
Correspondents

Plug-in hybrids are set to pass EVs in sales
this year, but bump may be temporary

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16 Packing a punch
Plug-in hybrid 3008 is most
powerful car in Peugeot lineup

Harman COO Michael Mauser

17 Pressure situation
Polestar 2 carries the hopes
of Volvo's electrified brand

18 Move over VW Up
Hyundai counts on new i10 to lift
brand even higher in minicar sector

20 Integrating efficiency
Harman COO explains how computing
platforms can help lower costs for automakers

EUROPE

THOMAS HERINGER
Commercial Director Europe
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GEORGIA CHAPMAN
Director of European
Marketing and Events
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21 7 Questions for ...
Infineon Automotive Division
President Peter Schiefer

USA

22 Car cutaway

KAREN RENTSCHLER
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Sales, Marketing and Events
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See who supplies the latest Kia Rio

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FINAL WORD

KOREA

38 Wallet anxiety

JUNG-WON SUH
Sinsegi Media Inc.
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The good, bad and pricey of driving electric

CHINA

LAGO POAH YANG
Sales Director, Bridge Media
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INSIDE THE JANUARY & 1-MONTH NUMBERS
23 European sales by
country and brand
Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece
were big 1-month winners

24 European top 50
Renault Zoe, Toyota Corolla,
VW T-Cross make solid gains

34 Top 10 sellers in key markets

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36 Turkey sales
January sales surge 89%

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37 Russia sales
January sales rise 2%

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25 European sales by model
BMW 3 series, DS 3 Crossback,
Lexus UX help lift their brands

30 Sector superstars
Find out which models took the
lead in Europe's segments in 2019

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LES BY MA

DATA

NUFACTUR

Jan.

ER, JANUAR
Y

Jan.
AvtoVAZ (Lad
2020
Percent
2019
a) ......
1 month
change
1 month
21,790
AvtoVAZ (Niva
2020
21,531
Percent
) ......
2019
1%
change
1,194
Datsun .......
21,790
Top 25 Selling
............
21,531
0
-
1%
1,403
Infiniti ..............
1,194
1,084
......
0
29%
-
Mitsubishi .......
104
1,40
3
271
1,084
.......
January 202
-62%
29%
1,539
Nissan ..............
104
0
2,10
6
......
271
1 Lada Gran
-27%
-62%
4,938
Renault .......
ta
1,539
5,003
...........
2,106
2 Lada Vesta
-1%
-27%
8,293
RENAULT-NI
4,938
7,799
SSAN
5,003
3 Kia Rio
6%
-1%
39,261
KIA ..............
8,293
37,794
.........
7,79
9
4%
4 Hyundai
14,955
6%
Audi ..............
39,261
Creta
15,691
37,794
.........
-5%
5 VW Polo
4%
Skoda ..............
879
14,955
900
15,691
.......
-2%
-5%
5,945
6 Hyundai
Volkswagen
879
5,536
Solaris
............
900
7%
-2%
6,269
Volkswagen
7 Toyota RAV4
5,945
6,200
vans ...
5,536
1%
7%
VW GROUP
384
8 Kia Sportage
6,269
345
..........
6,200
11%
13,477
1%
Genesis .......
384
9 Lada Larg
12,981
...........
345
us
4%
11%
Hyundai .......
110
13,477
10 VW Tigua
182
12,981
..........
n
-40%
11,395
4%
HYUNDAI GRO
110
11 Renault
10,843
UP
182
Logan
5%
-40%
11,505
Lexus..............
11,395
11,0
12
25
10,843
Nissan X-Tra
........
4%
il
5%
1,111
Toyota ..............
11,505
1,02
13
11,0
6
......
Skoda Rapid
25
8%
4%
6,405
TOYOTA GRO
1,111
5,320
UP...
14 Skoda Kodi
1,026
20%
aq
8%
7,516
Mercedes-Ben
6,405
6,346
z ......
5,320
15 Toyota Cam
18%
20%
2,640
Mercedes-Ben
ry
7,516
2,524
z Vans
6,34
16
6
Skod
5%
a Octavia
18%
Smart ..............
64
2,640
86
2,524
.......
17 Renault
-26%
5%
DAIMLER .......
Duster
29
64
15
......
86
18 Renault
93%
-26%
2,733
GAZ LCV .......
Sandero
29
2,625
.......
15
19 Kia Optim
4%
93%
2,568
UAZ ..............
2,733
a
2,601
........
2,625
-1%
20 Lada 4x4
4%
1,942
MAZDA .......
2,56
8
1,940
.........
2,601

Vehicles in

Russia
8,470
7,506
6,258
5,376
3,483
3,408
2,618
2,531
2,312
2,273
2,083
2,073
2,040
1,981
1,972
1,835
1,773
1,685
1,588

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