Automotive News Europe - January 2020 - 4

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE

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CONTENTS
Garrett Motion
Chief Technology Officer
Craig Balis

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KEITH CRAIN
Chairman & Publishing Director

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KC CRAIN
President, COO, Group Publisher
JASON STEIN
Vice President & Publisher
LUCA CIFERRI
Associate Publisher & Editor
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Chief of Group Editorial Operations
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3 Issue highlights

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC
Managing Editor
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COVER STORY

PAUL MCVEIGH
Managing Editor
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pmcveigh@autonews.com

6 CO2 conundrum
How automakers plan to avoid big
fines from tougher EU emissions rules

PETER SIGAL
News Editor
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Q&A

KARIN KLEMM-VOLLMER
Layout
kklemm@autonews.com

10 Standing alone

OLIVE KEOGH
Copy reader
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DS Automobiles CEO propels brand
out of Citroen's shadow

12 Better, faster EVs
Rimac founder pushes hypercar maker
to become a Tier 1 supplier

AUTOMAKERS
14 Stabilization
Diesel decline has ended - for now - but
long-term outlook remains bleak

16 Global perspective
VW turns to Brazil to create
sleek, affordable small car

Nick Gibbs (UK),
Christiaan Hetzner (Germany),
Mary Raetz (U.S.), Heather Rowe (U.S.)
Correspondents

SUPPLIERS

ADVERTISING

19 Turbos with a twist
Garrett CTO predicts big gains
from electric boosting systems

EUROPE

THOMAS HERINGER
Commercial Director Europe
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theringer@craincom.de

20 Better 'brains'
Aptiv poised to deliver the first steps
toward hands-off autonomy

GEORGIA CHAPMAN
Director of European
Marketing and Events
+49 (0) 8153 907 500
gchapman@autonews.com

21 Car cutaway
See who supplies the latest Ford Focus

LATEST LAUNCHES
17 Fast company
Speedy Bentley Flying Spur takes
aim at Mercedes duo

18 Golf goes digital
VW sharpens tech on
Europe's No. 1 selling car

USA

22 Car cutaway

KAREN RENTSCHLER
Associate Publisher
Automotive News
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krentschler@autonews.com

Find out who supplies the new Jaguar I-Pace

FINAL WORD

KOREA

34 Flintstones' revenge

JUNG-WON SUH
Sinsegi Media Inc.
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Why old-fashioned auto companies
are poised to outlast disruptors

CHINA

LAGO POAH YANG
Sales Director, Bridge Media
+86 21 3368 7053
lagopoah.yang@bridgemedia.cn

INSIDE THE NOVEMBER & 11-MONTH NUMBERS
23 European sales by
country and brand
Lithuania, Romania, Hungary
were big 11-month winners

24 European top 50
Dacia Duster, VW Tiguan make solid gains

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November sales were flat;
11-month volume tumbles 28%

33 Russia sales

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November sales fall 6%;
11-month volume slips 3%

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25 European sales by model

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Mercedes B class, Volvo XC40
help lift their brands

30 Top 10 sellers in key markets
Renault Clio leads sales in multiple countries

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AUTOMOTIVE

NEWS EUR
OPE

RUSSIA SA

DATA

LES BY MA

AvtoVAZ .......
..........
Datsun .......
............
Infiniti ..............
......
Mitsubishi .......
.......
Nissan ..............
......
Renault .......
..........
RENAULT-NI
SSAN
Audi ..............
.........
Skoda ..............
.......
Volkswagen
...........
Volkswagen
vans ...
VW GROUP
..........
KIA ..............
.........
Genesis .......
...........
Hyundai .......
..........
HYUNDAI GRO
UP
Lexus..............
.......
Toyota .............. .
......
TOYOTA GRO
UP...
GAZ LCV .......
.......
BMW ..............
........
Mini ..............
.........
BMW GRO
UP .......
Mercedes-Ben
z ......
Mercedes-Ben
z Vans

NUFACTUR

Nov.
2019

ER, NOVE

Nov.
2018

Percent

11

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MBER & YT

months
change
11 months
31,217
2019
33,663
Percent
2018
-7% 326,
change
2,002
654 324,
2,220
797
-10%
1%
234
20,267
357
18,056
-35%
12%
4,124
3,248
4,418
4,347
-7%
-25%
5,113
36,4
92
7,548
39,859
-32%
12,833
-8%
56,6
19
13,517
72,588
-5% 128,
55,523
-22%
982 128,
61,723
965
-10% 572,
1,640
0%
262 588,
1,570
612
5%
-3%
9,050
14,489
8,188
14,495
11%
9,160
0%
79,436
10,179
73,275
-10%
8%
735
94,599
740
94,877
-1%
20,585
0%
6,885
20,677
6,805
0% 195,409
19,612
1%
21,011
189,452
-7% 207,
3%
192
894 209,
179
503
7%
16,314
-1%
1,934
15,882
1,626
3% 164,128
16,506
19%
16,061
163,194
3% 166,062
2,021
1%
2,101
164,820
-4%
8,806
1%
19,558
9,986
21,831
-12%
10,827
-10%
91,087
12,087
96,226
-10% 110,
6,309
-5%
645 118,
5,062
057
25%
-6%
3,850
55,261
3,250
52,223
19%
6%
236
37,786
205
32,512
15%
4,086
16%
2,334
3,455
2,130
18%
10%
3,750
40,120
3,136
34,642

D
Top 25 Selling
November

1 Lada Gran
ta
2 Lada Vesta
3 Kia Rio
4 Hyundai
Creta
5 VW Polo
6 Hyundai
Solaris
7 VW Tigua
n
8 Lada Larg
us
9 Renault Dust
er
10 Skoda Octa
via
11 Skoda Rapi
d
12 Renault
Logan
13 Kia Spor
tage
14 Lada 4x4
15 Toyota Cam
ry
16 Toyota RAV4
17 Skoda Kodi
aq
18 Lada X-

Vehicles in

Russia
12,574
8,703
7,733
7,273
4,681
4,476
3,718
3,678
3,443
3,266
3,176
3,057
2,942
2,919
2,868
2,672

COVER DESIGN:
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