autonews.com ® SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 Entire contents © 2018 Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. $159/YEAR; $6/COPY future product pipeline THE INCUBATOR NINTH IN A 10-PART SERIES What are the wizards at BMW working on? The Vision iNEXT, an all-electric, semi-autonomous crossover, offers a sneak peek at the future. I PAGE 8 I In the pipeline at Fiat What are the wizards at BMW Chrysler Automobiles working on? The Vision iNEXT, an are midsize pickups from Ram and all-electric, semi-autonomous Jeep, a new line crossover, offers a sneak peek of luxury SUVs, at the future. I PAGE 8 I a high-tech supercar Nissan: Sedans will be back and the company’s rst all-in foray into electric vehicles. I PAGES 15-17 I U.S. chief Le Vot sees decent future; Europe not so sure Lindsay Chappell cars can make a comeback, and his beliefs under-
[email protected] score Nissan’s product strategy — at least in the U.S. merica’s historic consumer shift away “We think 30 percent is the bottom,” he told Auto- from cars is a done deal, right? motive News last week. Ram midsize Sedans have slipped from about 50 Le Vot’s logic: Market factors will bring consum- percent of the U.S. market six years ago ers back to the segment. Ato roughly 30 percent in 2018 — and below 30 per- “Market intelligence is telling us that Generation and Wrangler cent in August. Z’s favorite body style is sedans,” Le Vot said. “e So who is talking about a sedan resurgence? big wheel is turning.” trucks buddy ANGELINA CZARNECKI Well, there’s Denis Le Vot.