![]() Mercedes was in Paris, but not at the show, gatecrashing down the road for the reveal of its EQE SUV. The 408, a mix of saloon, hatchback and crossover SUV, was its main star, but bigger news is to come, for Peugeot today announced plans to launch the concept car Inception later this year that will preview the future of the company.Ī shame it wasn’t in Paris, then, yet Peugeot had the air of a brand brimming with confidence, and there is still plenty more to come. Peugeot had the largest Stellantis presence. One executive spotted taking a keen interest in the car was Stellantis chairman John Elkann. The company calls it a “game changer” for the brand, and being an electric small SUV it is certainly on-trend, and without plenty of the baggage (high CO2, low quality) of the models before it over here. The Avenger is the first Jeep properly designed and engineered by Europe, for Europe. To Stellantis, where Jeep was the biggest attraction. ![]() As for Alpine, the Alpenglow concept provides a manifesto of its own for the performance brand. The future of that brand was previewed by Dacia’s own concept car, the Manifesto buggy. ![]() Many noted a similarity in the style and positioning of the 4Ever to Dacia, perhaps a compliment to just how individual a style the daughter brand has carved out in simple, appealing products. While checking on his investment, Macron will have seen how Renault was following up the rebirth of the 5 with something similar for the 4 in 2024 with the 4Ever concept. His first port of call was Renault, in which the French state is a large investor. The president himself was perhaps the biggest attraction of all at the show, bringing it to a standstill at various points as he moved about the halls (well, up and down the stairs at least). Tavares’s message to the media on what he believes to be an existential threat to the European car industry was also delivered the evening before at a dinner with French president Emmanuel Macron. So forget the sparsity: Paris was still a relevant, intriguing snapshot of an industry having to navigate a huge technology shift.
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