Jean-Philippe Launberg, Author at carsalesbase.com https://carsalesbase.com/author/jean-philippe-launberg/ Automotive Industry analysis, opinions and data Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:37:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3 https://carsalesbase.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-sign_carsalesbase-100x100.png Jean-Philippe Launberg, Author at carsalesbase.com https://carsalesbase.com/author/jean-philippe-launberg/ 32 32 Review: FIAT Toro Compact Pickup https://carsalesbase.com/review-fiat-toro-compact-pickup/ https://carsalesbase.com/review-fiat-toro-compact-pickup/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:35:00 +0000 http://left-lane.com/?p=39909 By Jean-Philippe Launberg, and in partnership with Escopo Automotivo. Despite a severe market downturn, there are 3 products doing really well in the Brazilian market nowadays. Two ― the Honda HR-V and the Jeep Renegade ―  are “no brainers”: Small Crossover sales are increasing (as in every other major market) despite an overall market drop of roughly 50% over the last two years. The third, FIAT’s Toro (Bull, in Italian), is more of a surprise. The Toro is FIAT’s first modern […]

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]]> https://carsalesbase.com/review-fiat-toro-compact-pickup/feed/ 13 For China with Love! | Global Brand China-only Cars You Probably Never Heard About https://carsalesbase.com/for-china-with-love/ https://carsalesbase.com/for-china-with-love/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2016 18:20:35 +0000 http://left-lane.com/?p=39473   By Jean-Philippe Launberg, and in partnership with Escopo Automotivo. Months ago I wrote about China’s domestic OEMs fast evolving automotive design capabilities (see Chinese Cars: Just Copycats?). This time I want to highlight another developing aspect of the Chinese market: foreign brands are now frequently designing cars exclusively for the China. This is an expensive practice, but one that is justified by the market size, particular tastes of (some) Chinese customers, and the business dynamics between these brands and their […]

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