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Profiles of new-model developmentALFA ROMEO SPIDERCode-name: 946Market launch: March-April 2006Project leader: Carlo Andrea ArcelloniPlatform: Alfa Romeo premium platform,already used by 159 sedan and Brera coupeDevelopment notes: Originally planned for2003, the car was delayed 3 years because of2 complete changes to its platform and acomplete change to the design. Design: Italdesign Giugiaro and PininfarinaKey suppliers: Canvas roof system fromWebasto subsidiary Oasys Where built: Pininfarina’s plant in SanGiorgio Canavese, near TurinTechnology: All gasoline engines havedirect injection. It is the first Alfa Spiderwith 4wd and diesel engines.Production target: 20,000 to 25,000(includes the Brera coupe from which theSpider is derived)

AUDI Q7

Code-name: AU716Market launch: March 2006Project leader: Gerhard HametnerPlatform: SUV platform shared withVolkswagen Touareg and Porsche CayenneDevelopment notes: The Q7 has a longerwheelbase than the Touareg and Cayenne,which gives it room for a seven-seat interior.Design: Dany Garand under Walter de’ SilvaWhere built: Bratislava, Slovakia,alongside the Touareg and CayenneTechnology: Lane departure warning Production target: 60,000

AUDI TT

Code-name: AU354Market launch: Mid-2006Project leader: Matthias MüllerPlatform: PQ35/PQ36 platform derivativeshared with VW Golf, Audi A3 and othersDesign: Under Walter de’ SilvaWhere built: Bodies are manufacturedand painted in Ingolstadt, Germany, thenshipped to Gyor, Hungary, for assembly.Production target: 40,000

BMW X5

Code-name: E70Market launch: Autumn 2006Development notes: The X5 will becomea bigger car than its predecessor and sharemodules with the entire BMW lineup, eventhe entry-premium 1 series.Design: Under Chris BangleWhere built: South Carolina, USA

BMW X6

Code-name: E71Market launch: 2008 or laterDevelopment notes: The X6 will be a 4-doorSUV with a coupe-like roofline. It is heavilybased on the X5.Design: Under Chris BangleWhere built: South Carolina, USA

BMW SPACE-FUNCTIONALCONCEPT

Code-name: E62Market launch: 2008 or laterPlatform: Modular platform, loosely basedon 5, 6 and 7 seriesDesign: Under Chris BangleDevelopment notes: The space-functionalconcept will have a new interior conceptsimilar to a minivan, but the car will ridelower to the ground than a minivan.Where built: Dingolfing, Germany

CITROEN C6

Code-name: X6Market launch: December 2005Project leader (marketing): Jean-DenisBigotPlatform: Platform 3 for large sedans;shared with the Citroen C5, Peugeot 407Development notes: Citroen ManagingDirector Claude Satinet spearheaded thecarmaker’s effort to produce an up-marketcar in the tradition of the Citroen DS. Design: Marc PinsonWhere built: Rennes, FranceTechnology: Head-up display; lanedeparture warning Production target: 25,000

NEXT-GENERATION XSARA PICASSO

Market launch: Late 2006Development notes: There is speculationa 7-seat version of the car will be launchedin late 2006 and a 5-seat version in spring2007. Citroen does not say whether the newversion will retain the Picasso name. Thecarmaker paid Pablo Picasso’s family anundisclosed amount for the right to use thefamily’s name on the first generation of theminivan.

FERRARI 600 (IMOLA OR MONZA)

Code-name: F139Market launch: Mid-2006Platform: Short-wheelbase version of the612 Scaglietti’s aluminum spaceframeDevelopment notes: The car, which willbe called either the Imola or Monza, willreplace the 575M Maranello, the last Ferrarito have a steel frame. The new model’sarrival completes Ferrari’s switch toaluminum for its cars’ frames and bodypanels. The switch began in March 1999with the 360 Modena.Design: PininfarinaKey suppliers: Aluminum frame and bodypanels from Alcoa’s plant in Modena, Italy;Brembo supplies optional compositeceramic brake discsWhere built: Maranello, Modena, ItalyProduction target: 800 to 1,000

CITROEN C7Market launch: Mid-2007Platform: Shared with Mitsubishi’s lower-medium Lancer and its Outlander SUVDevelopment notes: Bought fromMitsubishi, this vehicle will have SUV looks but won’t be built for serious off-roaddriving. The total development time of the

car, which also will be built for Peugeot, will be 30 months. The length suggestsPSA/Peugeot-Citroen is working todifferentiate the bodies of the Citroen andPeugeot from Mitsubishi’s Outlander. PSA also wants to fit its own engines in the SUVs. Where built: Mizushima, JapanProduction target: 15,000 each forCitroen and Peugeot

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FIAT PUNTO

Code-name: 199Market launch: 2005Project leader: Cristina SilettoPlatform: Small Common Components &Systems (SCCS) co-developed withOpel/Vauxhall, which will use it for theCorsa replacement due in Q1 2006. Development notes: To avoid confusionwith the second-generation Punto, whichwill be produced until at least the end of2006, Fiat often refers to the third-generation Punto as the Grande Punto,which means big Punto in Italian. At4030mm, the new Punto is the biggestsmall-segment car ever. It took 22 months to develop the car. Design: Exterior, Italdesign Giugiaro;interior, Fiat styling centerKey suppliers: Magneti Marelli suppliesthe common-rail system for the 1.3-literdiesel engine; Bosch for the 1.9-liter. Fiatexpects 60 percent of Punto sales to bediesels.Where built: Melfi, Italy; starting in early2006, Mirafiori, Italy, near TurinProduction target: 360,000-450,000

FIAT SEDICI

Code-name: 196Market launch: March 2006Project leader: Enrico GenchiPlatform: Lengthened version of Suzuki’sA platform that was first used on the newSuzuki SwiftDevelopment notes: Lancia will be thethird brand after Fiat and Suzuki to have aversion of the medium SUV. The Lanciadebuts in early 2008.Design: Italdesign GiugiaroWhere built: Esztergom, HungaryTechnology: The 4wd variant uses Suzuki’sElectric Control Coupling Device. Thedriver can select one of the ECCD’s threemodes: fwd only; fwd with rear driveautomatically activated when driving onslippery surfaces; and permanent 4wd. Production target: 90,000 (60,000 forSuzuki, 20,000 for Fiat and 10,000 for Lancia)

FIAT STILO REPLACEMENT

Code-name: 198Market launch: Q1 2007Project leader: Gianfranco RomeoPlatform: A highly modified version of theC-frame introduced on the Stilo in 2001.Development notes: Fiat’s new lower-medium model – which will abandon theStilo name – will be offered as a 5-doorhatchback only. Currently, the Stilo also has3-door and wagon variants. Fiat is workingwith Magna Steyr of Austria to get the car to

market in just 18 months. Design: Fiat brand styling centerWhere built: Cassino, Italy Production target: 120,000 to 150,000

FORD GALAXY

Code-name: CD340Market launch: Mid-2006Project leader: Jens Ludmann Platform: Ford’s global C/D (upper-medium) architectureDevelopment notes: Second-generation ofFord Europe’s large minivanDesign: Ford Europe design, Cologne,Germany, and Dunton, UK, under MartinSmithWhere built: Genk, BelgiumProduction target: 55,000

FORD CROSSOVER

Code-name: CD 340Market launch: Mid-2006Project leader: Jens LudmannPlatform: Ford’s global C/D (upper-medium) architectureDesign: Ford Europe design, Cologne,Germany, and Dunton, UK, under Martin SmithWhere built: Genk, Belgium

HONDA CIVIC

Code-name: DMMarket launch: January 2006Project Leader: Yoshiyuki Matsumoto Development notes: The car’s 2.2-literdiesel is assembled in Swindon, England,using components shipped from Japan. TheCivic’s fuel tank is under the rear seat,which creates more cargo space in the cardespite it being 35mm shorter than itspredecessor.Design: Toshiyuki OkumotoWhere built: Swindon, EnglandProduction target: 80,000 in 2006

HONDA LEGEND

Market launch: July 2006Development notes: The new Legend isexpected to include a pedestrian-friendlypop-up hood system.Where built: Hamamatsu, JapanProduction target: 50,000

MASERATI ENTRY-LEVEL SPYDER

Market launch: Late 2007. Platform: The car will use Alfa Romeo’sPremium platform, which underpins theAlfa 159.Development notes: Early this year,Maserati killed a new Spyder derived fromits Quattroporte sedan because its stickerprice would have been close to E100,000. AtE70,000, Maserati hopes the entry-levelSpyder will help the brand increase itsvolume to about 10,000 units by the end of the decade. Design: PininfarinaProduction target: 5,000

MAZDA2

Market launch: 2007Platform: Ford global small-cararchitectureDevelopment notes: The new model,which was hinted at by the Sassou conceptshow at the 2005 IAA in Frankfurt, will come in various body styles.Design: Mazda design in Oberursel,Germany, under Peter BirtwhistleProduction target: 100,000

MERCEDES CL CLASS

Code-name: W221Market launch: October 2006Project leader: Hans MulthauptPlatform: Coupe derived from S-classsedanDesign: Under Peter PfeifferWhere built: Sindelfingen, Germany

MERCEDES S CLASS

Code-name: W221Market launch: October 2005Project leader: Hans MulthauptPlatform: Large rwd platformDesign: Under Peter PfeifferWhere built: Sindelfingen, GermanyTechnology: The S class features the latestin electronic equipment, including pre-crash sensors and radar-based driverassistance systems.

MERCEDES GL CLASS

Code-name: X164Market launch: Early 2006Project leader: Uwe ErnstbergerPlatform: Modular SUV platformDevelopment notes: The GL class is thefinal derivative of the new SUV platformthat already serves as the basis for the M class SUV and the R class crossoverDesign: Under Peter PfeifferWhere built: Vance, Alabama, USA

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Profiles of new-model developmentMINI

Market launch: Early 2007Platform: Compact fwd Development notes: BMW’s second-generation Mini will come in at least threebody styles – 3-door hatchback, convertible,and station wagon. It will feature newengines jointly developed with PSA.Design: Gert HildebrandWhere built: Oxford, England

NISSAN MICRA C+C

Code-name: E11AMarket launch: September 2005Project leader: Colin DodgePlatform: B, shared with Renault Development time: 31 monthsDesigner: Nissan’s design center inLondon, led by Satoru Tai Key supplier: Folding hardtop systemfrom Karmann of GermanyWhere built: Sunderland, EnglandProduction target: 20,000

NISSAN NOTE

Code-name: X11EMarket launch: March 2006 (sales inJapan started in autumn 2004) Project leader: Colin Dodge Platform: B, shared with Renault. Development notes: Replaces the AlmeraTino Design: Taiji Toyota Where built: Sunderland, EnglandProduction target: 100,000

NISSAN QASHQAI

Code-name: P32L Market launch: Early 2007Project leader: Colin DodgeDesign: Nissan’s design center in London Where built: Sunderland, EnglandProduction target: More than 100,000

OPEL/VAUXHALL ANTARA

Code-name: C105Market launch: Late 2006Project leader: Peter Mertens Platform: General Motors’ global mediumSUV architectureDevelopment notes: The car is thesuccessor to the Opel/Vauxhall Frontera SUV.Design: GM Europe in Rüsselsheim, underBryan Nesbitt Where built: By GM Daewoo Auto &Technology, South KoreaProduction target: 30,000

OPEL/VAUXHALL CORSA

Code-name: 4400Market launch: Q1 2006Project leader: Klaus Nüchter Platform: Small Common Components &Systems (SCCS) co-developed with Fiat,which uses it for the third-generation PuntoDesign: GM Europe in Rüsselsheim, underBryan Nesbitt Where built: Zaragoza, Spain; Eisenach, GermanyProduction target: More than 450,000

PEUGEOT 407 COUPE

Code-name: D25Market launch: November 2005Platform: Platform 3 for large sedans;shared with the Citreon C5 and C6Development notes: The 407 coupe wasdesigned in-house. Italy’s Pininfarinadesigned the car’s successful predecessor,the 406 coupe, which achieved sales of107,000 units between 1997 and 2004. Where built: Rennes, France Production target: 25,000

PEUGEOT 207

Market launch: Spring 2007Platform: Platform 1 for small cars; sharedwith Peugeot 107, 1007 and Citroen C2, C3Development notes: In Europe, thesmall-segment car will replace the 206,Peugeot’s all-time best seller. The 206 willcontinue to be sold in developing markets.Peugeot is expected to build station wagon,coupe-cabriolet and minivan versions of the207. The minivan, which likely will be calledthe 2007, will have power sliding doors. Where built: Poissy, France; Trnava,Slovakia; Villaverde, Spain

PORSCHE PANAMERA

Code-name: E2Market launch: 2009Platform: Large rwd platformDevelopment notes: The Panamera,Porsche’s first 4-door sedan, will share manyof its components with the 911 and Cayenne.Design: Michael MauerProduction target: 20,000

RENAULT CLIO

Code-name: X85Market launch: September 2005 Platform: B platform; shared with theModus and Nissan’s Micra and NoteDevelopment time: 28 months, a recordlow for RenaultDesign: Under Patrick Le Quement Where built: Flins and Dieppe, France;Bursa, TurkeyProduction target: 450,000

RENAULT LAGUNA

Code-name: X91Market launch: 2007Development notes: The second-generation Laguna has failed to make itsmark in the upper-medium segment. Thethird generation is expected to be largerand more powerful. There is speculationthat the car could have coupe and cabrioletderivatives.Where built: Sandouville, France

SMART FORTWO

Market launch: Early 2007Platform: Mid-engine small-car platformDevelopment notes: The second-generation ForTwo is designed to meet UScrash-test and emissions standards so thatit is possible to export it to the world’slargest market.Design: Hartmut SinkwitzWhere built: Hambach, France

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SUV

Market launch: 2007 or laterPlatform: PQ35Development notes: The Golf-based SUVwas delayed because cost reductions weresought.Project leader: Joachim RothenpielerDesign: Murat GünakWhere built: Wolfsburg, Germany

VOLVO C30

Market launch: Late 2006Platform: Ford’s global C1 (lower-medium)architectureDevelopment notes: New entry for Volvoin lower-premium segment.Design: Started by Peter Horbury; finalizedunder Steve Mattin Where built: Gent, BelgiumProduction target: 50,000

VOLVO S80

Market launch: Summer 2006Platform: Ford global C/D (upper-medium)architectureDevelopment notes: First application ofFord’s upper-medium architecture for alarge VolvoDesign: Started by Peter Horbury; finalizedunder Steve Mattin Where built: Gothenburg, SwedenProduction target: 65,000

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