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Fuels are not the only automotive fluids to be impacted, among other things, by the global increase in the price of energy. This is also the case for AdBlue (and its alternatives Blue +, ClearNOx, etc.). This liquid feeds the SCR catalyst of recent diesel vehicles which are equipped with it, via a dedicated tank, and it is necessary to fill it up during overhauls, or even sometimes between them. It allows the SCR catalyst to transform nitrogen oxides from the exhaust into nitrogen and water vapor that are relatively harmless to our health. It is composed of urea (32.5%) and demineralized water (67.5%). Its manufacture requires ammonia, but the production of ammonia uses methane, and this gas has seen its prices increase considerably. over the past few weeks.

AdBlue production significantly slowed down

The largest European suppliers of AdBlue have reduced or even interrupted their production. The German SKW Piesteritz has just announced a 20% reduction in its ammonia production. His compatriot BASF is also slowing down. The Italian firm Yara has decided to suspend its activity for four weeks, and the Slovakian firm Duslo has also put its production on hiatus. As a result, supply difficulties are starting to drive up AdBlue prices in several European countries.

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Recent diesel engines shut down in the event of a shortage

Even more worrying than the rise in price, this reduction in AdBlue production could lead to a shortage, or vehicles designed to work with this product will refuse to start if it failseven in the absence of any other mechanical defect. The Slovak government has already ordered 500,000 liters of AdBlue which will be reserved for national carriers. Because road transport, on which a large part of the global economy depends, needs AdBlue in large quantities to drive its diesel trucks. The main French distributors of AdBlue for individuals do not seem to be short of it for the moment, but the situation should be closely monitored.

Via trans.info

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They were 500 at the start, there should be none in a few months. The production of the Bugatti Chiron is coming to an end, some variants are not even available anymore, like a “basic” Chiron for example, since out of the forty or so models still on sale, only Pure Sport and Super Sport versions remain, two models which require a minimum investment of three million euros.

Available to order since 2016, the Bugatti Chiron took less time than its predecessor, the Bugatti Veyron, to display “sold-out”. It took about ten years for the planned 450 copies of the Veyron to all be sold, while the Bugatti Chiron, despite a significantly higher price, will take a few years less, unless the situation turns around.

Since its presentation at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016, the Chiron has enjoyed a series of unprecedented successes. 18 months after his revelation, 300 of the 500 units had already been sold. The United States has become Bugatti’s main market in recent years, with Uncle Sam’s home country contributing to the third quarter 2021 sales record with impressive numbers: sales doubled from the previous year; in some regions they have even tripled.

The resumption of events such as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and other exclusive customer events have also played a significant role in the Chiron’s current sales growth, according to Bugatti.

“Our clientele is made up of true Bugatti connoisseurs, entrepreneurs and self-made millionaires who make their dreams come true by purchasing one or more Bugattis. They recognize the dedication behind the revolutionary design and technology of every Chiron. Their appreciation for each and every Chiron. the provenance and performance of our hypercars stems from a sincere passion for the brand “, says Hendrik Malinowski, sales and operations manager for Bugatti.

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It is undoubtedly one, if not the most anticipated sportswoman in the coming months. After many twists and turns, some delays due to the pandemic and problems encountered during development, the Mercedes-AMG One seems to be finally in the starting blocks.

Indeed, as confirmed by our colleagues who are always very well informed from Coach, Mercedes-AMG has scheduled production of all 275 models of the One to start in the middle of next year. The car, which found a buyer very quickly despite a price of € 2.75 million, should finally make its debut on the road and the circuits from next year.

A prototype of the Mercedes-AMG One is regularly seen near the Nürburgring.

As a reminder, the Mercedes-AMG One will be powered by a hybrid powertrain derived from that of the 2015 F1 of the brand with the star. The cumulative power should exceed the 1000 horsepower, enough to allow the Mercedes-AMG One to run at more than 350 km/h in top speed and to swallow the 0 to 200 km / h in barely six seconds.

Transforming an engine dedicated to motor racing into an engine capable of equipping a car, however powerful it may be, approved for the road, is obviously not so simple, and the engineers have already encountered many problems, in particular concerning the management of idling. This is also why the first deliveries were postponed.

It will be the most powerful model ever produced by Mercedes-AMG and which will also serve as a standard bearer for the “renewal” of the Affalterbach firm, which is also switching to electric. It already started with the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door 63 SE Performance shown at the last Munich Motor Show, and it will continue with the spicier variants of the EQE and EQS.

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The Stellantis group announced on Monday its intention to create, by 2024, a new electrified platform for Maserati, in difficulty for several years, in its factory in Mirafiori, south of Turin. As part of this project, the 1,100 employees at the Grugliasco site, on the western outskirts of Turin, will be gradually transferred to Mirafiori, where 2,600 people work, the group said in a statement.

“This transfer will have no impact on the general level of employment”, assured Stellantis after a meeting with the Italian government and the unions, who demanded “formal guarantees on the maintenance of all employees affected by this reorganization”.

“Turin will become the strategic center of the group’s electrification process, where electric models of the Fiat 500 and Maserati will be built”, welcomed the Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti.

The Maserati GranTurismo will be the first Maserati model to be offered in a 100% electric version from 2022, the brand’s management announced at the end of 2020. For the moment, the Mirafiori plant produces the electric Fiat 500 and the Levante, in its hybrid and thermal versions. In the future, it will be entrusted, in addition to the GranTurismo, with the production of the Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans, currently produced at the Grugliasco plant.

The group said it has invested over the past three years two billion euros in its Turin production center, which will remain responsible for future generations of Fiat 500. Stellantis has also confirmed that its plant in Melfi, in southern Italy, will produce four new models of electric vehicles from 2024. Born this year from the merger of PSA and FCA, Stellantis announced in July to accelerate its electrical transition by installing its third battery plant in Termoli, in central Italy. (with AFP)

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A few months before the arrival of the new boss, Luca de Meo, Renault management announced a vast restructuring plan in May 2020 with savings of 2 billion euros. It included the discontinuation of three models in the range, produced in the Douai plant, whose production volumes were steadily declining. The chosen ones were, unsurprisingly, the Scénic, Espace and Talisman. A bad for a good for the northern site whose future darkened over the years. In 2020, it assembled 49,053 vehicles, far from its record of 469,510 units in 2004.

Another vocation for the Douai factory

With the birth of the Electricity division from 1^is January 2022, the Douai entity, which employs 2,708 people, turns to the exclusive production of electric vehicles. This year, it has changed accordingly for the launch of production of the Mégane E-Tech Electric, marketed from March 2022. It is precisely on this date that Renault will stop manufacturing the Talisman, then follow the ‘Espace in the summer and the Grand Scénic at the end of the year 2022. The short version of the minivan will stop a few months before, the manufacturer preserving the 7-seater version to make the junction with the long variant of the new Kadjar (probably called Koleos) expected in 2023. With the stop of these vehicles, part of Renault’s history is disappearing, he who was the pioneer of the minivan with the Espace and Scénic. If the models go by the wayside, the names will endure since the Trafic Combispace could be called Espace, and the compact electric SUV (HCB) would take over the name of Scénic in 2023.

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Production figures for Scénic, Talisman and Espace in Douai

The three vehicles share the same fate as they reached their maximum production volume after the first two years and then gradually collapsed.

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We knew the Mercedes-AMG GT is about to retire, but this is precipitated by the arrival of the new SL. According to our Spanish colleagues from Motor.es, German automaker to cease production of Mercedes-AMG GT in December 2021. This concerns both the Coupé version and the Roadster version called GTC.

Mercedes would have already stopped taking orders, the cars that will be built by then correspond to past reservations.

The new Mercedes-AMG SL is about to take over, as you know it was not developed by Mercedes-Benz, but by its sports department, Mercedes-AMG. The SL can therefore claim to take over.

Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series

Mercedes-AMG GT R

However, we still have to answer a question: does Mercedes-AMG plan to produce a coupe? After all, the SL is a roadster, and the Mercedes-AMG GT exists in Coupé and Roadster. It would therefore be legitimate for the manufacturer to release a Coupé, and we may have already seen it …

In 2019 Lewis Hamilton visited the design center in Sindelfingen, Germany. We had spotted a clay model, and we even made an illustration. It could be that this mysterious prototype is the descendant of the Mercedes-AMG GT Coupé. After all, it would be frankly astonishing if the cut declination were to be ruled out forever.

But we have to be patient, because we haven’t seen a Mercedes-AMG Coupé prototype on the road, which means no such model will hit the market next year. We will have to wait until 2023, at a minimum, unless Mercedes-AMG has other ideas in mind and removes the coupe from its catalog for some unknown reason.

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