Can't answer you questions David, because I know nothing about the newer series, although Majorette did have a similar friction series before these, they were made in France, and called simply Majorette "Motor" as far as I can tell. Not sure of when, if I were to guess I'd say 1980's, but could be wrong.

Of what I'd seen the older ones are different castings than the regular series cars, but still marked as Majorette, but those in your catalog hardly look like friction, or pullback cars, at least not like this early series with the bigger wheels in the back, and appear to be a little wider body than basic models, though things might have advanced since then where they can fit motors in regular castings..

Here is the only one I have of their old friction cars, a Range Rover, it is really all I have to base my thoughts on, and some ebay searches of "Majorette friction", but doesn't help with your quest.