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Stellantis wanted to conquer China with his combustion cars. What has happened to almost any other western company has happened

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The Changsha court has finally declared bankruptcy The Gac-Fiat Chrysler Automobiles joint company, thus closing the final chapter of Stellantis in the Asian giant. The news was already expected since 2022 when the group came into liquidation. After debts equivalent to more than 1.1 billion dollars and five failed public auctions, the dream of conquering the largest world car market ends in failure. The end of a 15 -year adventure. The Joint Venture GAC-FCA was born in 2011 With huge ambitions: 17,000 million investment yuan, two production and capacity plants for 300,000 vehicles per year. Under the baton of Sergio Marchionne, the project intended to bring brands such as Jeep and Fiat to the Chinese market with models adapted to local needs and trends, including the Jeep Renegade, Compass and Cherokee, in addition to the Fiat Viaggio and Ottimo. Free fall after initial success. After reaching its peak in 2017 With more than 200,000 units soldGac-FCA experienced an unstoppable descent. Sales collapsed to 124,780 units in 2018, continued to fall in 2019 and reduced just 20,396 units in 2021. Insufficient numbers for a market of more than 25 million vehicles per year and a muscle like Gac-FCA. The problem of combustion engines in China. While the Chinese market turned to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, Gac-FCA remained faithful to combustion engines. This strategy is over resulting fatal In a country where new technologies and electrification have become the norm. And it is that Chinese consumers have been opting for the electricity in an environment of high competitiveness between automobile manufacturers. The failed attempt to save yourself. In 2022, Carlos Tavares tried to recover control increasing Stellantis’s participation From 50% to 75%, but GAC publicly rejected the maneuver. The joint company entered into a restructuring process and, subsequently, in liquidation. Five public auctions to sell land, equipment and the two factories were deserted, something common in China where it is more profitable to build from zero electric vehicles. Historical symbolism. Stellantis withdrawal marks the end of a historic era. Jeep was the first foreign brand to make cars in China when AMC invested 16 million dollars in 1983 To produce the Cherokee XJ. Peugeot contributed in the mid -80s to the creation of GAC as a car manufacturer, transforming what was a bus repair workshop into a company produced by Peugeot 505. Citroën arrived in 1992 and came to manufacture 719,000 cars in 2015. Another western company in China Fallida. Stellantis’s case is not isolated. Is Another great western company that perishes in China Given the high competition, aggressive and regulatory costs of the country. It is the example that you don’t care who you are. Even Stellantis, the world’s largest car group (in terms of volume of brands and models), which began as a Peugeot partner and now has a full range of electric vehicles of its own creation, has not even been able to adapt to the Chinese market. The new strategy: ally with China. Paradoxically, after leaving China as a manufacturer, Stellantis returned as a investor. Carlos Tavares bought in 2023 21% of Leapmotora Chinese company of electric vehicles, with the intention of sell these cars in Europe “With a great margin of benefits.” A strategy that reflects the new reality: if you cannot compete with China, join it. Cover image | Dinkun Chen In Xataka | The most ambitious shopping center in China is not formed to sell: the Wushang Dream was a mini -city with a roof

Calls more than 200,000 cars that use its substitute engine, according to L’Am automobile

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Stellantis’s image crisis following its Puretech engines does not seem to have finished. Throughout the year 2024 and part of 2025, the company has tried to put patches to the wound of millions of cars sold for a decade with factory defects on their engines. The conglomerate has had to face a call to review Hundreds of thousands of vehicles that mounted the Different versions of trichylindrical engines 1.0 and 1.2 PURETECH (and its Turbo modifications before and after Euro 6.2) from June 2012 to February 2023. Those call call campaigns or Expanded guarantees They have remained for cars that suffered Failures after 2022with the aim of improving the brand image and preventing possible collective demands related to a bad design of their vehicles. The problem was that there was a rapid degradation of the oil that bathes the distribution strap, especially among those that circulate in urban areas. In the affected engines, fuel drops without burn could slip by the walls of the cylinders and burn in the crankcase with the oil. That abrasive mixture caused the Premature wear of the belt. The detached particles could obstruct the filters in the lubrication filter, causing insufficiency in oil pressure, an unusual consumption of it and, finally, a serious breakdown due to lack of lubrication. Ghosts come back These problems were supposed, had been solved with a modification on the belt that was now wider for those cars that were called to review and had been affected by the problem and with the replacement of the belt with a distribution chain in the new engines, now called Gen 3. However, our French companions of L’Automobile They point out that Stellantis has already called more than 200,000 cars to review in France that assemble the engine that replaces the ill -fated Puretech. The affected cars are almost all Peugeot units that mount the new 1.2 tricylindrical engine made between 2023 and 2025, either in their gasoline or hybrid versions and develop between 100 and 145 hp. The French brand accumulates 149,157 units of call calls. Despite this, Citroën with almost 55,000 units would also be one of the great affected. Likewise, these engines are mounted in Opel (more than 15,000 units called to review), Fiat, DS, Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Lancia. In Xataka We have tried to contact Stellantis to know the scope of this call to review and know if there are cars affected in Spain but We have not obtained an answer. What we have been informed by some affected brands is that it is “a preventive measure.” We are waiting to know what measures will be taken in our country. Photo | Citroën In Xataka | Stellantis wanted to conquer China with his combustion cars. What has happened to almost any other western company has happened

In Euro NCAP they are clear how Chinese cars are

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The Chinese cars They have gone from anecdote to something common on European roads. Great manufacturers such as Byd or Saic have own fleets for bring their cars from Chinabut also They are expanding to manufacture on European land. Some brands are opening concessionaires and, although the market grows, there may be a runrun about whether the Chinese car is As sure as the European, Japanese or South Korean. And who is clear about the answer is the agency that gives the security score in Europe. EURO NCAP. Skepticism. My partner Alberto confesses that one of the Questions that make friends and family more When addressing the purchase of a Chinese car it has to do with security. There is still a certain skepticism due to that belief that the ‘cheap made in China’ translates into some quality. With the new policies promoted by the Government of Xi Jinping, in fact, it seeks consolidate the country as a reference in the Technologies of the futureand precisely they have a lot to say in the battery technology or the electric car. Obligations. Beyond that technological leadership, several things must be taken into account. Chinese companies have been forming joint ventures with more consolidated companies. Geely, for example, has an idyll with Renault. SAIC with Volkswagenso both They share technologies and objectives in areas such as the development of the electric car. In addition to this mutual learning, obligations by regulations come into play. Since 2022, The European Union forces that all new cars approved on continental soil must have a Safety elements series such as emergency braking, the fatigue detector, notices on excess speed, lane outlet or rear camera with cross traffic alert, among other measures. And this is also forced Chinese manufacturers. In fact, due to pedestrian danger, The Tesla Cybertruck is neither expected in Europe. Euro ncap is clear. And apart from the regulations, we have an agency as EURO NCAP. This is the person in charge of performing tests to measure active and liabilities security elements and, when there is a maximum score, it is something that manufacturers use as a marketing element. Surely you have often heard that “Five Euro NCAP stars” Well, the funny thing is that, as we read in Reutersthe organism considers that Chinese cars not only have nothing to envy to Westerners, but are superior to certain models. Matthew Avery is Euro Ncap’s Director of Strategic Development and has been blunt about it: “Forget about what you can think about that the Chinese mean lower quality or worse safety performance. The quality of vehicles models of Chinese brands is better than that of others.”

Ciudad Real will create the only Zbe in Spain where cars without DGT label are welcome

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Classism It is one of the most repeated words among critics with low emissions (ZBE) areas that are mandatory in Spain since 2023 for all municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants. An obligation that arrived with many lagoons and from which Ciudad Real wants to take advantage of. 60,000 euros. “It is not an area for rich in which only those that have enough money to buy a 60,000 euros car, of zero emission, which would be the electric ones can be passed to certain areas of the city.” The words are from Francisco Cañizares, mayor of Ciudad Real, to The Ciudad Real Tribune. They expose one of the greatest criticisms that are being made to low emissions areas: they are venated spaces for older and cheap vehicles. And he emphasizes, “the majority of the population who lives in the center of the city does not have in their plans to change the car. You have to look for plans for these people.” The Quita and Pon Zbe. What Ciudad Real will create is, as explained in the local environment, a Zbe in which all cars are welcome. That is, there will be no discrimination due to DGT labelingwhich gives free way to circulate with a 1998 diesel car, to give a single example. The Zbe of Ciudad Real will be extended to all its central buds called Area for environmental pollution episodes (Zeca). This only imposes restrictions when high pollution episodes are detected. However, these restrictions will allow the passage of any car with label … and without it, provided that the vehicle without a label is part of the municipal vehicle register and is registered in the Zeca. Or if a resident of this area issues an authorization to pass this car without label. Who stays out? In practice, almost nobody. “Those who come from outside,” says the mayor who, yes, says that the days where high pollution episodes are detected are “a special situation of one day or two (every year).” With this, it means that only the cars registered outside the municipal employer, without label (gasoline before the year 2000 and diesel prior to 2006) and without authorization of a resident of the area, are the ones that cannot pass. Is it legal? Yes, it is totally legal. The obligation to create a ZBE in all municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants arrived with Important lagoons. The only requirement to meet is that air quality is improved But the City Council was not forced to apply concrete restrictions. In Ciudad Real they defend that pedestrianizing some streets in what they call Healthy Real Ciudad Zone (ZCRS) It is sufficient to reduce Nox emissions by 40% and those of CEO 10% face 2030. As read in the Guide delivered by the Government To the municipalities where examples of how to establish a low emissions area were set, this possibility was contemplated. However, The obligation Building a Zbe arrived without any sanction for those who did not comply. What has happened? Multitude of municipalities have refused To implement a ZBE because it is a very delicate issue among voters and, in some cases such as this Manchega city, it applies without a real impact on neighbors. Is not the only one. In fact, Ciudad Real is not the first city that, in practice, barely restricts the use of vehicles where the Zbe is applied. To give an example, In Bilbao (where it has been said that cars with badge will not access b) The ZBE only occupies two square kilometers and the B labels can circulate without problems. The only requirement is to park in a public parking, not on the street. In Sevillethe Zbe has taken to the island of La Cartuja instead of the city center, as usual. In this way, its affectation is minimal and, in addition, it is only active in a very specific schedule. Photo | CRASH71100 and City Council of Real In Xataka | Madrid will not leave 1.2 million cars out of circulation in 2025: the intrahistory of an inaccurate figure and its real impact

There is an island that has been prohibiting cars for more than a century and continues to use horses. And it’s doing pretty good

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Before entering the subject, let’s make a game: Open Google Maps, Type “Mackinac Island” And let the search engine transfer you to a small island in Lake Huron, in Michigan, USA. Then approximate and handle Street View to take a virtual walk through its streets. In their wide avenues you will see people walking, people by bicycle and people mounted in carriages thrown by horses, but what you will not find are cars. Very lucky maybe CACES some (few) of those used promptly to provide certain services. After all Mackinac is known worldwide Therefore: have banished motor vehicles and stay, in the middle of 2025, such as the reign of horses. In a Michigan place … Mackinac is a fantastic example of how history is full of ironies. The island known inside and outside the US for its aversion to cars is located in the middle Ford, General Motors either Chrysler. In fact Detroit, the “Motor City” It is located just 400 k, in a straight line. However, despite this influence of the industry 127 years ago the island authorities made a peculiar decision: they prohibited the use of combustion vehicles. Petarders no, thanks. The veto was promulgated the July 6, 1898after the islanders who dedicated themselves to working with calese alerted of the “dangers” and discomfort that the new “carriages without horses.” The legend He says that the trigger (never better) was the firecracker of a vehicle that in 1898 frightened a group of horses. It is also not far -fetched to think that the chauferes They moved to shield your business in the face of engines. A prohibition in DNA. The fact is that the rule set. After a few years It extended To the rest of the island, just 3.8 km2, and with the passing of the decades it became one of Mackinac’s great hallmarks. Little served to mark like Oldsmobile Or Ford became stronger and more only a few kilometers from there, the small island of Lake Huron remained an impregnable redoubt for the thriving automotive industry and thus has continued to be during the twentieth and twenty -first centuries, for pride of local authorities. On their official website they remember that the M-185the road that surrounds the island, is the only US state road in which the use of motor vehicles is not allowed. “Of the more than six million kilometers of public streets in the US, there is a stretch of 13.2 kilometers in Mackinac that stands out for its uniqueness,” They need The authorities. “It could be decided that it is literally one among one million.” There is no car? No. And yes. The authorities do not allow people to use cars as they would do any other part of the US, but that does not mean that there are certain exceptions. Mlive remember That the island has emergency vehicles, police cars, an ambulance released in 2021 and fire trucks. The State Park also has vehicles, although only uses them out of season high and preferably at first or last hour of the day. The island has also turned a blind eye in certain cases. For example, the US secret service put a car in 1975, during a visit by President Gerald R. Ford with his wife. The vehicle was used by agents. Ford opted for a carriage pulled by horses. Another exceptional case was the filming in 1979 of ‘Somowhere in Time’a film starring Chistopher Reeve and Jane Seymour that was shot in Mackinac and had a special permission to use vehicles. And the rest of the time? Simple. People walk, move by bike or ride in carriages thrown by horses, one of the great hallmarks of the island. It is believed that the horses arrived in Mackinac around 1780 by the British, who used them to lift the Strong Michilimackinacand the caleses were popular mostly in the nineteenth century, when the island became popular as a resting place. The first license for a carriage was issued in 1869. The island also has a ferry that allows its 600 inhabitants Move more easily from neighbors Mackinaw City or St. Ignace. “Without horses, this place would not be what it is. It allows you Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A destination with history. With the passing of the decades Mackinac has achieved more than becoming a small redoubt safe from the traffic and contamination of cars. It has also become a popular destination, especially during The summer months. There, in addition to their horse carriages, coasts and landscape The Anishnaabe culturea group of indigenous peoples from the region of the Great Lakes of North America. Images | Dan Gaken (Flickr), Greg Marks (Flickr), Kate Ter Har (Flickr) and Poissantfamily (Flickr) In Xataka | In the US there is a “colonized” city by the Basques. And it has its own Ikastola, Frontón and Ikurriñas on the street

What cars can circulate and which ones rest on July 5

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Another week, we arrive at Saturday to face today’s restrictions does not circulate. You already know that on weekends they are a bit special where this system is applied to reduce the volume of vehicles in the streets and, with them, the level of emissions in the air. So what can we do not be fined? The first, to have very Claor what this program designed by the CDMX Ministry of Environment is (Sedema), known as today does not circulate. A project to improve the air quality we breathe that. It inevitably has to stop leaving the car at home. Restrictions, of course, that only apply in the 16 mayors in Mexico City and in the following conurbation municipalities of the State of Mexico: Atizapán de Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlán Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacán Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca La Paz Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcóyotl Nicolás Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlán Chalco Valley What cars and plaques affect the Sabatino today Once we have clarified the most basic … What are the restrictions that have to be taken into account? We talk about those that apply yes or yes to those cars that cannot move but also those that allow some cars to move no longer. Or do part partially. First, you have to have the daily restrictions shown in the upper image. These limitations specify whether or not to rest a car. It is important to keep in mind that the thing changes the weekend because on Saturdays there are specific rules. Thus, a day like today the following conditions can be applied. Cars that can circulate every Saturday Cars that have to rest every Saturday Cars that rest on a Saturday yes and another no+ These restrictions, however, do not apply all day. At night they do not take into account and, therefore, are active between 05:00 and 10:00 p.m.. That is, at night we can move freely and without being afraid of fines. Once we have all this clear, what else do we have to take into account when circulating or leaving the car at home during today does not circulate Sabatino? The case may, we must look at the hologram, the plate number and, always, the calendar. First because cars with hologram 2 cannot circulate. In this case, you don’t have to think much, if you have a car with hologram 2 you can’t move. If, on the contrary, it is hologram 0 and 00 may move with total freedom. As they are the least polluting, they can move with total freedom. And the hologram 1? In that case, for restrictions the calendar must be taken into account. This Saturday, July 5, 2025 We are facing the third Saturday of the month. That means that it is the cars with hologram 1 and plate finished in odd number those that rest. Next week, as is broken, they will be finished in torque. However, there are some exceptions that must be taken into account because those cars can move with total freedom: Those that work for electricity, natural gas or are hybrid Those who have disabled plate All those dedicated to urban transport services (includes funerals) Those who offer school or passenger transport Those for public safety and/or civil protection In case of breaching these restrictions, the fine will be 20 to 30 times the unit of measurement and update (Uma), which is equivalent to 1,924.40 pesos and even 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Alex 0101 In Xataka | Contamination is not only making you live less and worse. You are also making you darker

that Europeans forget that they need expensive cars

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Before many we wanted a Xiaomi Su7. Now we also want the new Xiaomi Yu7: The company sold 200,000 units in three minutes In China and beat The remarkable record of his first model. But attentive, because that overwhelming success can now end up replicating in the rest of the world. It has already happened with its mobiles, and in Xiaomi they seem prepared to replicate the same strategy with which they reaped success in that market. In 2027, expansion.Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, indicated on Wednesday that he hopes to start selling his electric vehicles outside China. For now it is confirmed with its market, where you are getting kneel. In its first year selling Xiaomi electric cars has lost 800 million dollars, but it is that That is excellent news for your future. Traditional manufacturers tremble. Xiaomi’s international expansion is a great news for them, but potentially terrible for European manufacturers. The reason is that Xiaomi electric vehicles compete in benefits with the best of European manufacturers, but do so with a much lower price. We have a clear example in Porsche, who has fallen 30% in sales in the last yearespecially for the irruption of Xiaomi Su7. Of choltoteléfonos to chollocoches. Xiaomi’s strategy is traced to which he already allowed him to destroy competition in the mobile industry. His smartphones, especially at the beginning, were choltoteléphones that They offered high-end specifications at entry-media range prices. The same is expected to occur when exporting their cars, which have high -end cars benefits of European manufacturers, but which cost significantly less. It is a battle that traditional mobile manufacturers – those of Apple, Samsung or LG of the time – have already dealt with and, mostly, lost. The example of Yu7. The latest creation of Xiaomi, the Yu7, follows the trail of its predecessor: autonomy of about 540 km, battery that carries 80% in 12 minutes – the Tesla Model and or the Porsche Macan takes more than 20) and acceleration from 0 to 100 in 3.3 seconds (in the Xiaomi Yu7 Max, the most powerful) and power of up to 681 hp (630 hp in the macan, 514 CV in Model Y). Volkswagen already knows what can happen. Volkswagen had a well -off position in China, leading the distance sales of its rivals. However, in recent months these sales have collapsed, although in that case it has been more for the Byd overwhelming thrustthat he did not paint anything in 2020 and that from 2021 he experienced a vertiginous rise in the Chinese market. Byd’s success in Spain is also a reality, and it is because it follows the same tactic as Xiaomi: “bargain cars” that have surprising benefits for their price, at least if we compare them with those of traditional manufacturers models. And the tariffs not seem to impact. The European Union It has been since October 2024 Applying tariffs to the Chinese electric car, and vary according to the brand between approximately 8 and 35%. China Has a Trojan horse With its combustion cars in hybrids, but it does not even seem to be needed, because even with those tariffs the price/performance ratio of Chinese electric cars are still remarkable. At least, for now. The ecosystem is the key. As with Apple, Xiaomi not only wants to sell you a car, but they sell a complete ecosystem. Its electric vehicles are part of that ecosystem in which the mobile, home automation and xiaomi appliances are integrated. All an integration that no other manufacturer has achieved, but that Xiaomi has already well profiled. Let us remember what happened to mobiles. Xiaomi first focused on China and then Start an international expansion that many users were waiting. He triumphed with his baroteléphones for a few years, but ended up remarkably: for years he competes as one more in the high -end market – who tells them to Xiaomi 15 Ultra– And created two submarks (Redmi and little) so that they were the ones that offered more modest and affordable mobiles. It remains to be seen as its strategy with its electric cars. Image | Xiaomi In Xataka | Byd promised them very happy with his new plant in Mexico. He has just canceled all his plans

It is a luxury house in Japan with gallery to see your cars from the couch

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Aston Martin a fame is carved more than 100 years both in the Speed ​​circuits as in the most exclusive garages by design of its supercar. However, for its last adventure, the brand of British origin has not needed wheels or pistons, but concrete, wood, glass and a lot of design. Following the tendency of many other luxury cars manufacturers, Aston Martin has presented its first private residence in Asia: No. 001 Minami Aoyama, located in the coveted neighborhood of Omotesandō in Tokyo. “The new townhouse is the first private residence designed by the British ultra luxury brand in Asia,” says Aston Martin about this pioneering project. From the circuit to the city The attractiveness of this project is not limited only to its real estate exclusivity in the area in which geographical has been built, but also to the integration of elements of the DNA of Aston Martin in every corner of the house. More and more luxury cars manufacturers move their design language to exclusive real estate projects. Brands Like Mercedes-BenzPorsche, Bentleyeither Bugatti They are diversifying their market by signing the design of luxury buildings and residences in which the same attention is applied as in their supercar. This trend responds to a growing demand for clients looking for integral experiences, where the car badge not only represents its manufacturer, but a lifestyle and the taste for exclusive (and expensive) details. “One of the most significant aspects of design is the car gallery, which provides an exhibition space to present two Aston Martin as sculptural works of art,” says the brand, underlining the prominence of the car even inside the building. Be able to sit comfortably on the lounge couchTo contemplate beauty of your supercar It is the new way to enjoy luxury. This is not the first real estate project of the brand, which already has other custom residential developments with the Aston Martin Residences In Miami And The Astera Interiors By Aston Martin In Dubaiand now this new project in Tokyo. It’s a house, but it’s Aston Martin Project No. 001 Minami Aoyama has no wheels, but yes 724 m² distributed in four floorswith an architecture that combines Japanese minimalism and the British style that characterizes its cars. The house has three bedrooms with suite bathrooms, gym, wine warehouse, private cinema and even a basement simulator in the basement. The outdoor spa area and the hydromassage bathtub are coated with hinoki wood, and the kitchen with volcanic stone that evoke the crafts and materials of the DBX interiors. “Clean lines, fissure limits and long -range views allow residents to connect and experience this unique location,” explained Marek Reichman, executive vice president and creative director of Aston Martin. A folded steel staircase, Inspired by Origamiconnect the four levels of the house, while the landscaped terrace that crowns the building offers a relax space with privileged views of the city and the Tokyo Tower. “The growing presence of Aston Martin in Japan and the rest of Asia has provided fertile land for inspiration and collaboration,” said Reichman. The house already owns, but has not transcended its purchase price, but as a reference, a 650 square meter attic in the same neighborhood It has been costing about 65 million dollars. Aston Martin firm, apart. In Xataka | 35% of Monaco’s inhabitants are millionaires. The car of its car is a Porsche 911 race of 150,000 euros Image | Aston Martin, Unspash (Dushawn Jovic)

After Puretech, Stellantis calls thousands of cars with 1.5 BlueHdi engine in Spain. In France there are 600,000 affected

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Thousands of Citroën, Opel, Peugeot, DS and Fiat. Specifically, those of diesel that mount the 1.5 BlueHDI engine and that were manufactured before February 2023. Stellantis has called for revision to more than 600,000 units of these cars in France, as confirmed by our partners from L’Automobileand is already beginning to do the same in Spain, as the company has confirmed to our colleagues from Motorpasion. In Spain, for the moment, the scope of the Call for review In figures but it has been confirmed that a review campaign begins in which the status of the chain will be verified since it can be broken prematurely. A breakage of the chain, Most likely, it ends the life of the engine since the repair is so large that the arrangement is not worth it. Those affected will be called to revision by waves with a communication by the brand but also with A letter from the DGT that will ask the owners of these vehicles to go through the workshop. Puretch ghosts come back Although Stellantis has not given the exact figure of those affected in Spain, the list of vehicles is long since it is an engine that has been used in much of the models of the companies specified above. Specifically, the following models will have to go through the workshop as long as they will be manufactured between October 2017 and February 2023: Citroën: C3 and C3 Aircross (2018-2023), C4 and C4 Cactus (2020-2023) as well as the C4 Picasso and C4 SpaceTourer (2018-2023), C5 Aircross (2018-2023). Peugeot: 208 and 2008 (2018-2023), 308 and 3008 (2017-2023), 508 and 5008 (2017-2023) Opel: Corsa (2019-2023), Crossland X and Crossland (2018-2023), Mokka (2021-2023), Astra (2022-2023), Grandland X and Grandland (2018-2023). DS: DS 3 and DS3 Crossback (2019-2023), DS 4 II (2021-2023), DS 7 Crossback (2017-2023). In the same way the following commercial models are affected: Citroën Berlingo (2018-2023) and the SpaceTourer and Jumpy (2018-2023), the Opel Zafira Life and Vivaro (2018-2023), the Peugeot Traveler and Expert (2018-2023), as well as the Fiat Double and SCUDO (2022-2023) or the Toyota Proace and Proace City (2018-2023) that continued to assemble this engine after the agreement with the old PSA. In the affected models, after the checks, Stellantis will decide whether to make a chain change or a reprogramming of the software. The problem is that the chain has a width of 7 millimeters in diameter that since February 2023 has been replaced by a 8 millimeters. The diagnosis will be made Analyzing the noise of the vehicle that, according to the company, will be decisive when replacing or not the piece. If they consider that it should not be changed, it will be when the reprogramming is performed. While this campaign is launched, Stellantis has announced that Special coverage will be applied. Vehicles equipped with this 1.5 BlueHDI engine, manufactured between October 2017 and January 2023 will have 100% of the cost of the parts or the replacement of them up to 240,000 kilometers or 10 years, which before happens. If the car is affected, the client has the right to be reimburse On this website But it is necessary to have fulfilled the manufacturer’s maintenance obligations. This way of acting is very similar to the one that has been applied with the Defective PureTech engines of the company. In that case, the blocks of gasoline They had the same problem, with a degradation of the distribution strap that could end with a complete breakage of the same and the engine. Stellantis has had to face the call to review thousands of vehicles but, above all, a Image loss in terms of quality who has tried to alleviate with The extension of the guarantee to the affected engines. However, he is facing a Collective demand in our country. Photo | Citroën In Xataka | The ghost of the Puretech engines chases Stellantis: it will pay repairs from 2022 to 2024 if these conditions are met

cars and trains

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At the beginning of June echoes began to arrive from a situation that could now explode. Car manufacturers and their suppliers gave the alarm voice before a gloomy horizon facing the shortage of supplies due to restrictions on Chinese exports of rare, mineral and magnets. In fact, the problem has forced some to suspend the production of certain models. Now everything is complicated a little more, because those minerals are not essential only for cars. They are also for war. Mitigation strategies. When the first alarm voices sounded in June the reaction of the great European manufacturers was disparate. BMW confirmed that part of their supplier network had already been affected, while Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz now assured maintaining a Stable supplythanks to long -term strategies to reduce critical mineral dependence. Mercedes, for example, said to be working on New compositions of materials that allow to dispense with heavy rare earths such as disposium in its electrical propulsion trains. However, most recognized that it was a situation Very volatile. From Japan, Nissan confirmed to be coordinating with his government and the association of car manufacturers in the country to find solutions, while Suzuki had already suspended the production of Your swift model. Rearme and bottlenecks. Everything has been complicated a little more since Europe has confirmed that plan to rearma increasing 5% of GDP In defense. The vertiginous increase in military expenditure in Europe, which provides for a growth of up to 80% between 2024 and 2030, threatens to stress even more an already weakened industrial supply chain. The plan, promoted after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and consolidated by countries such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom, will carry the military budget of the current 417,000 million euros to a estimated figure between 650,000 and 750,000 million euros. Collateral effects They counted In Forbes That only one third of these funds will be used for equipment, the accelerated growth of the aerospace and defense sector will have Collateral effects Notable on civil industries, especially those that depend on the same suppliers. For example? Saturation indications have already been detected in the Aeronautical productionas demonstrated by the reduction in the delivery of commercial airplanes, which in 2024 remained a 30% below of the peak achieved in 2018. This mismatch is just an advance of the funnel that can be generated when manufacturers prioritize military contracts (more lucrative and long -term) to the detriment of sectors such as rail, automotive or energy, which depend on shared technical supplies such as sensors, hydraulics, connectors or electronic cards. Vulnerable pieces. An analysis of more than 600 secondary suppliers in the European market has revealed a dangerous overlap between defense needs and value chains of strategic civil industries. In industrial machinery, for example, the availability of fundamental components such as bearings, mechatronics or pneumatic systems could be drastically reduced as suppliers redirect productive capacity towards war applications. Trains and cars. In the railway sector, key pieces such as printed circuit plates, microelectronics or control units also compete for the same origin. The automotive industry, already beaten by the recent scarcity of semiconductorsrun special danger: the growing Military demand It can aggravate the lack of harnesses, cables, sensors and hydraulic systems, delving a production crisis that barely begins to stabilize. Even the energy sector will be affected by the growing wiring shortage Technician, connectors and transmission elements that form the backbone of their critical infrastructure. This transverse tension could trigger a new wave of delays, increase in costs and productivity drop throughout the European economy. Uncertain future. In addition, the Expenditure acceleration military arrives in a context where global supply chains have not fully recovered from a marked decade for chained crises: the pandemicthe War in Ukrainelogistics collapse during the rise of electronic commerce, and more recently, the threat of commercial wars and crossed tariffs. Despite this, most companies continue to manage their value chains reactivelywithout a clear proactive strategy that allows future disruptions to be anticipated. This lack of forecast exposes entire sectors to the risk of productive collapses at a time of fierce international competition, where Logistics agility It is as critical as technological innovation. In fact, we have a clue as a mirror with the most immediate precedent (the world scarcity of semiconductors between 2020 and 2023), which showed that, without anticipatory vision, even the most robust industries can be paralyzed. The new industrial order. Faced with this panorama, analysts point out various strategies Urgent to prevent the rise of rearme dragging with the civil economy. It points to companies diversify Its supplier bases, homologate new supply channels, improve transparency with logistics partners and establish internal monitoring cells that operate in real time for anticipate disruptionsin the style of the mechanisms created during the chips crisis. Plus: Take advantage of the future that is already here, incorporating Predictive analysis and AI tools that allow emerging bottlenecks to be detected and redirect supply flows quickly. As explained The transport expert Sebastian Janssen, the resilience can no longer be a reactive quality, “but a structural asset of the business model.” If you want also, in a Europe where Rearme accelerates And the industry competes for the same gearthe ability to resist shaking Logistics will make the difference between surviving and disappearing and, along the way, of making our lives a little less complicated. Image | BORN, Get Archive, Ken Heaton In Xataka | Spain refuses to spend 5% of GDP on artillery. Because what you really want is to sell it to Europe In Xataka | Spain has decided to rearm and for the moment there is a company that is benefiting from it: Indra

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