At the same time as the layoffs were closed, GM continued to add electric cars.
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Tesla is preparing to expand its Shanghai plant before production to prepare for battery production
According to foreign media reports on September 17, Tesla is preparing to expand the Shanghai plant before production to prepare for battery production. Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned in the Twitter interaction that the Shanghai Super Factory will produce “cars, batteries and drives” at the same location. This is in contrast to Tesla’s current strategy in the United States, where the company’s strategy is to assemble cars at the Fremont plant and complete battery and drive production at the super factory in Nevada. (TechWeb)
Features
General Motors plans to invest $7 billion in electric pickup and battery technology
According to Reuters, GM has pledged to invest $7 billion in pure-electric pickup and battery technology as part of GM’s negotiations with the American Workers’ Federation. GM said it will invest in eight factories in four US states, but did not specify the time, location and products of the investment. It only revealed that it will produce a power pickup truck and build a battery factory. According to people familiar with the matter, GM has proposed to the union that it will assign the electric pickup assembly task to the Detroit-Hamtrak assembly plant, and the battery manufacturing business will be distributed to the Loston factory. The Detroit-Hamtrak assembly plant had previously announced that it would close in 2020. (Future Auto Daily)
The flagship travel platform of the FAW Group’s network car platform is officially launched and has been opened in 57 cities
On September 17, FAW Group announced that its travel platform “Qiao Miao Travel” was officially launched. “Qiao Miao Travel” App shows that the platform has been opened in 57 cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shenzhen.service. The Red Flag H7, H5 and E-HS3 will be the main operating models. The platform will use the Internet of Vehicles and Big Data technology to combine with the refined experience services to provide business and business travel services covering multiple scenarios. At present, the platform has obtained the “Network Appointment Taxi Business License” from cities such as Changchun, and has the access conditions stipulated by the local cities. It will be put into operation in Changchun, and will continue to open travel services in first-tier cities in China. (Future Car Daily)
FAW Car: Delayed reply to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Reorganization Letter
On the evening of September 16, FAW Car Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “FAW Car”) announced that FAW Car could not be confirmed before September 17, 2019, in view of the fact that the relevant matters involved in the inquiry letter need further verification and improvement. Complete the reply. Upon application to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, FAW Car was postponed to submit a reply to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and disclosed. On September 9, 2019, FAW Car received the “Response Letter on the Reorganization of FAW Car Co., Ltd.” issued by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, requesting FAW Car to give a written explanation on the relevant issues in the inquiry letter, and The relevant explanatory materials will be submitted before September 17, 2019. (Future Car Daily)
Changes in the shareholder of Weimar Motors: Preparing for listing, announced at the end of this month
Recently, Weimar Automotive Technology Group Co., Ltd. has undergone major shareholder changes. According to a person familiar with the company, the change in equity is related to the listing preparation of Weimar. The person familiar with the matter said that the Suzhou government will give Weimar more convenient listing conditions in the future, and Weimar is currently preparing for the IPO. As soon as the end of this month, Weimar will have relevant information to be announced. (澎湃)
Drip auto-driving taxis landed in Shanghai and are scheduled to be launched early next year
Drip will be available in Shanghai for self-driving travel, and the time is expected to be early next year. Drip will be put into 30 L4+-class self-driving vehicles,“Pre-commercialization” in the real travel scenario. Previously, at the 2019 World Intelligent Networking Auto Conference, Didi became one of the first three companies to receive the Shanghai Intelligent Networked Vehicle Demonstration Application License. The other two were SAIC and BMW. (21st Century Business Herald)
Toyota Didi’s joint venture company “Feng Orange Travel” was established
Qinxinbao showed that on September 10, Feng Orange Travel (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. was formally established. The legal representative was Yang Jun, vice president of Didi Travel, with a registered capital of 157.95 million US dollars. The new company’s business scope includes “car rental, sales of automobiles, auto parts, and network reservation for taxi operation”. On July 25, Toyota Motor Corporation and Didi Travel Co., Ltd. reached a cooperation agreement. Toyota and Didi will jointly establish a joint venture with GAC Toyota. Toyota will invest USD 600 million in Didi and the joint venture. (Future Car Daily)
Waymo unmanned vehicles have picked up 6,299 passengers in California
According to the quarterly report submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Alphabet’s driverless car company Waymo, its robotic taxi pilot program in California was very popular, with 6,299 passengers being shipped in the first month. In July 2019, the company completed a total of 4,678 trips. At present, the Waymo pilot project is free and not open to the public. Only certain users can take these cars to work in a specific area, so it is not known how much the user is willing to pay for the automatic driving taxi service. (Netease Technology)
Tianjin will introduce a hydrogen energy industry development action plan, and the total output value of the industry will exceed 10 billion yuan in 2022
Recently, the Tianjin Development and Reform Commission took the lead in organizing the “Tianjin Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Action Plan (2019-2022)”, which proposed the top-level design of Tianjin hydrogen energy industry development for the first time. According to the Action Plan, hydrogen will be initially formed by 2022.The development pattern of the entire industry chain is expected to exceed 10 billion yuan. The program is currently being revised in the near future. (Tianjin Daily)
Interim Measures for the Management of Vehicle Management Services in Shenzhen Revised Network, the newly registered network must be pure electric vehicles
On the afternoon of September 16, the “Provisional Measures for the Administration of the Management of Taxi Operating Services in Shenzhen Network (Revised Draft)” was approved by the municipal government executive meeting. The revised draft mentioned that the taxi and the network driver’s license certificate Mutual recognition and newly registered net car must be pure electric vehicles. (Shenzhen SAR News)
New Products
Tesla announces new features in V10.0: Game Teacup, Tesla Theater, etc.
On September 17, Tesla’s official WeChat public account announced new features of the Tesla V10.0 software, including the new game Teacup, Tesla Theater, Auto Auxiliary Lane, Visual Driving, Joe Drop Mode , sentinel mode improvement, etc. (Future Car Daily)
The first domestic AI custom bus is put into operation in Shanghai
Since September 16, the first AI custom bus in China, the 9-way customized bus from Songjiang to Zhangjiang in Shanghai, officially debuted. This is the first custom bus route in Shanghai that was calculated by AI. Unlike traditional buses, AI custom buses use Alipay to book tickets to ensure “one person, one person”. It does not stop during the journey, only stops at the gate of the community and the surrounding sites of the office building, which greatly improves the running speed compared with the traditional line. According to the relevant person in charge of Alipay, the attendance rate of the line has been above 80% since it was launched. It is expected that the customized bus will cover the whole country within 3 years. (Techweb)
Mazda will showcase the first pure electric car at the Tokyo Motor Show
