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Tesla has delivered 255,200 electric cars this year, over the last year
On October 12th, Tesla filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Tesla delivered 63,000 vehicles, 95,200 vehicles and 97,000 electric vehicles to consumers in the first three quarters of this year. A total of 255,200 vehicles were delivered in the quarter, which is not only higher than the same period last year, but also exceeded the annual delivery in 2018. In 2018, Tesla delivered a total of 244,900 units to users, a difference of 10,280 units compared to the first three quarters of this year. (TechWeb)
Features
Singular Auto completed a new round of financing of approximately 350 million yuan, and ITOCHU Corporation became the second largest shareholder
Singular Auto recently received a new round of financing from Itochu Corp. (“Itochu Corporation”). After the completion of the financing delivery, ITOCHU Corporation holds a shareholding ratio of around 7%, which is the second largest shareholder of Shen Haijun, the founder and CEO of Singular Auto. In August last year, ITOCHU Corporation invested 1 billion yen (about 9.05 million US dollars) to acquire a 1.12% stake in Singular Auto. Based on this calculation, the financing of this round is about 54 million US dollars, a total of about 350 million yuan. (Future Car Daily)
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the latest progress of new energy subsidies: 22 billion approved, Yutong BYD subsidies the most
On October 11, the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicized the situation regarding the subsidies for new energy vehicles in 2017, of which the reported amount was 24.414 billion yuan and the audit was 22.027 billion yuan. Among them, Yutong’s subsidy amounted to nearly 4.6 billion yuan, and BYD ranked second with 3.559 billion yuan. (Future Car Daily)
Volkswagen sold 2.176 million vehicles in China from January to September, down 2% year-on-year
The latest sales data of Volkswagen shows that in September this year, the global sales volume of Volkswagen brand reached 537,700 units, a year-on-year increase of 10%. In September this year, Volkswagen sold 287,000 units in the Chinese market, up 3.3% year-on-year. From January to September this year, Volkswagen sold 2.19 million units in China, down 2% year-on-year. (Future Car Daily)< /a>
The cumulative sales volume of BMW in the first three quarters of China was 526,000 units, an increase of 14.4% year-on-year
The statistics released by the BMW Group on the 11th show that the BMW Group’s sales in the first three quarters of the Chinese market exceeded 500,000 for the first time. Statistics show that the BMW Group sold approximately 1.87 million vehicles in the first three quarters, up 1.7% year-on-year; the core brand BMW sold 1.6 million vehicles in the first three quarters, up 2.2% year-on-year. In the Chinese market, BMW and MINI brand sales reached 63,000 units in September, up 5.8% year-on-year; cumulative sales in the first three quarters were 526,000 units, up 14.4% year-on-year. (Xinhuanet)
Guangzhou Automobile Group’s new energy sales in January-September were 31,400 units, a year-on-year increase of 138%
Guangzhou Automobile Group’s latest sales data shows that the Group’s terminal sales in September reached 183,100 units, up 10.30% from the previous month and down 7.5% year-on-year. From January to September, the cumulative terminal sales volume was 1.523 million units, up 2.68% year-on-year. Among them, from January to September, Guangzhou Automobile Group sold a total of 31,400 new energy passenger vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 138%. (Future Car Daily)
Great Wall Motor sold more than 100,000 units in September, an increase of 15.33% year-on-yearStrong>
The latest sales data of Great Wall Motor shows that in September this year, Great Wall Motor sold 1,00019 vehicles, an increase of 15.33%. In the first three quarters of this year, the cumulative sales volume of Great Wall Motor reached 724,113 units, an increase of 7.01% over the same period last year. In addition, Great Wall Motor exported 5,318 new cars in September this year, a year-on-year increase of 20.34%. From January to September, the cumulative number of new cars exported was 50,754, up 40.91% year-on-year. (Future Car Daily)
The Association: In September, the national passenger car market retailed 1.78 million units, down 6.5% year-on-year
The statistics of the China Federation of Passenger Vehicles showed that the retail sales of the national passenger car market in September was 1.78 million units, down 6.5% year-on-year. From January to September this year, the retail sales of narrow-seat passenger cars decreased by 8.6% year-on-year. The growth rate of retail sales in September was slightly better than that of September. August growth rate and cumulative growth rate from January to September. (Future Car Daily)
Reynolds’ board of directors decided to remove CEO Thierry Bollore
On October 11, the board of directors of Renault voted to remove the resolution of CEO Thierry Bollore. Renault said in an official statement, “At this meeting, the board of directors decided to end Thierry Bollore’s tenure as CEO and president of Renault. It will take effect immediately.” Renault also announced that the board of directors decided to immediately appoint the company’s CFO Clotilde Delbos as the chief executive of Renault. Officer, term of office is a transitional period until the process of appointing a new CEO is completed. (Future Car Daily)
Beijing Shunyi Auto-driving Vehicle Test Road has increased to 26, with a total length of 145 km
On October 11, the Public Security Traffic Management Bureau of the Beijing Public Security Bureau, the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economics and Information Technology jointly issued the Notice on Designating the Road for Automated Driving Vehicles in Shunyi District. It is stipulated that 26 roads in Shunyi District of Beijing will become the test road for self-driving vehicles from October 11th. The self-driving vehicles can be tested on the road from 9:00 to 17:00 every day. The self-driving vehicles tested on the road should obtain the temporary number plate. At this point, Shunyi District automatic driving open testThe test road expanded from 11.2 km to 145 km. (Future Car Daily)
The report states that 71% of respondents believe that the driving level of self-driving vehicles will surpass humans in 2029
Recently, the American analytical consulting firm ANSYS released a Global Autopilot Vehicle Report. According to the report, 71% of respondents believe that by 2029, the driving level of autonomous vehicles is higher than that of human drivers. The survey found that Japanese respondents’ confidence in self-driving vehicles was higher than the global average, and Chinese respondents were optimistic about driving on self-driving vehicles. In addition, the vast majority of respondents are concerned about the failure of autonomous driving technology. (Future Car Daily)< /a>
New Products
Toyota’s second-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Mirai, will increase its cruising range by 30%
Toyota Motors announced the second generation of its FCEV (hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle), the second-generation Mirai, which is based on Toyota’s rear-wheel drive platform TNGA. The driving range will increase by 30 compared to the first generation Mirai. %. The first generation of Toyota Mirai, launched by Toyota in 2014, currently sells about 10,000 vehicles worldwide. Toyota said that the second-generation Mirai plans to start selling in Japan, North America and Europe by the end of 2020. (Future Car Daily)
