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Recently, a criminal judgment issued by the China Judgment Paper Network attracted attention from outsiders. More than a dozen new energy vehicle employees have paid bribes to a Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center staff member.
In August this year, Xiang was sentenced to one year in prison for accepting bribes and accepting bribes from non-state workers. He subsequently appealed. In the course of the trial, Xiang applied to withdraw the appeal. In October, Shanghai second. The intermediate people’s court shall grant permission.
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The criminal judgment of the first instance of accepting bribes disclosed its criminal facts in detail:
From July 2016 to August 2017, Xiang was the head of the comprehensive department of Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center. He received a total of RMB 70,000 in bribes; between September 2017 and June 2018, Xiang has served as the director of quality monitoring of Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center and the deputy manager of the vehicle management department. He has received a total of 180,000 yuan in bribes.
Nearly two yearsAt the time, the total amount of bribes was more than 250,000 yuan, and the minimum amount of bribes was only 2,000 yuan in cash. What really caught the attention of the outside world was not the amount of illegally accepting other people’s property, but the bribers listed in the judgment came from more than ten new ones. Energy car companies, including the staff of well-known domestic car companies such as Chery New Energy Automobile Sales Co., Ltd., Zhongtai New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Automobile New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd.
What is the Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center? Why do many new energy car enterprise staff have to pay bribes?
01 What does the Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center do?
Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center is called “Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Public Data Collection and Monitoring Research Center”. The official website shows that it was established in 2014 by the Shanghai Economic and Information Commission and is responsible for business guidance. The non-profit organization (independent legal entity) approved by the Shanghai Social Organization Administration. (Group) Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai International” Auto City “), Shanghai Motor Vehicle Testing and Certification Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. (formerly “Shanghai Motor Vehicle Testing Center”) The family unit was initiated.
The reporter noted that the first place in the function of Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center is to “acquire new energy vehicles and related public data in Shanghai, establish a power battery traceability system, and provide security for new energy vehicle promotion. Monitoring safeguards.”
As of February 28, 2019, Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Acquisition and Analysis System has access to 248,095 vehicles and access to 117 car companies. The number of connected vehicles is 702.
On November 18th, the relevant person in charge of Shanghai International Automobile City, one of the four sponsors of Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center, said in an interview with China Economic Weekly, “We are indeed employing and supervising There are flaws in the process, but in the past few days, some doubts about the outside world, such as whether the fraud is related to us, whether the data is wrong, whether it will affect the safety of consumers, etc.There is a basis for guessing, not a fact.
According to the person in charge, whether new energy vehicles can be listed and sold in Shanghai usually involves two procedures: one is to pass the quality inspection of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; the other is to pass the local supervision of Shanghai, first to go to Shanghai. The relevant quality inspection department passed the test, and the second was to connect the data to the Shanghai New Energy Vehicle Data Center.
The person in charge further explained to reporters that the role of the data center is not to detect new energy vehicles, but to collect data. “Data centers are not directly related to consumers. The data is collected to verify whether government policies are in place and Whether the policy is reasonable.”
“For example, if the government wants to know how many new energy operation licenses are issued in the logistics field, the data center will analyze whether the usage rate of the issued operating licenses has reached saturation, whether it is insufficient capacity or surplus, and the government can This adjusts the amount of operating licenses issued.”
02 Exclusive response: There is already a department that fulfills the duties of one of the original items
“The access to the data center as a pre-condition is to ensure the maximum collection of data for new energy vehicles. Vehicle companies must have a stamp of approval to go through the follow-up process for sale, assuming that the stamp can be knocked out in 3 days. , then it can be sold in a short time, if it is pressed for 3 months, it will directly affect the time of the listing of the car.” The person in charge of the aforementioned Shanghai International Automobile City told reporters.
The judgment shows that Xingmou is responsible for reviewing the workability of data access compliance for new energy vehicles and new models, and for the benefit of others.
“The role of Xiangmou is like when a doctor performs an operation. If he delivers the material faster, the doctor can perform the operation quickly, but Xiangmou does not directly perform the operation,” said Shanghai International Automobile City. People say.
On January 17, 2019, Xiang Mou took the initiative to go to the Jiading District Supervision Committee of Shanghai to handle the case. He took the initiative to confess the above-mentioned main crimes, and made a truthful confession after the case.
The judgment shows that Xiangmou was appointed by the state-owned sole-owned company Shanghai International Automobile City to Shanghai New Energy Automobile Data Center.
“The case occurred between 2016 and 2018, although no relevant organizations were looking for us in mid-2018.Solving the situation, but we have already heard the outside world’s rumors, and we have removed Xiangmou from the original position. At the same time, supervision has been strengthened, communication channels between car companies and data centers have been increased, and power has been avoided. Currently, a special contact department has been established. “The relevant person in charge of the above Shanghai International Automobile City told the reporter.
He also said that after the item “accident”, the data center added a pre-trial link, that is, first collect the car enterprise data collection plan in advance, first review, so that the car companies have enough time to rectify afterwards. After pre-trial sampling, submit the data to the data center to see if the sampled data is qualified. After knocking the red stamp, go to the other department’s review link to collect the stamps.
03 B side of bribery: increased competition in the new energy auto industry
“The data access process led by the data center will in fact affect the approval of OEM new energy vehicle subsidies and the time of new car entry. To put it simply, ‘Hurry up to send materials’, bribery of new energy car enterprise staff is to speed up the trial to obtain subsidies and seize the new car.” An industry insider commented to reporters.
Zheng Xin, associate professor of Tongji University’s School of Economics and Management, said in an interview with China Economic Weekly that new energy vehicles must go on the road, first of all to go to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and connect vehicle data to the National Monitoring and Management Center of New Energy Vehicles according to national standards. In order to get the “national supplement”; at the same time, after the “land supplement” is gradually phased out this year, some cities will have to access the data regardless of whether they have local subsidies in the future. Only when the data meets the standards and is successfully accessed, can the locals be obtained. Only after the approval of the letter committee or relevant departments, the vehicle is eligible to be licensed.
An industry insider believes that the purpose of bribery is nothing more than two factors: First, “emergency”, car companies are to let their cars start selling as soon as possible. Second, if there is a problem with the data to be rectified, you can let Xiangmou help to inform you earlier to speed up the process.
Zheng Xin analyzed that the incident reflects the competition of new energy vehicles to some extent.
He said, “Because of the policy decline, economic downturn and other factors, this year’s new energy vehicle sales and expected gap is relatively large. At the beginning of the year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers predicted that China’s new energy vehicle sales this year can reach 1.6 million, but This year 1-1In October, there were only about 950,000 vehicles, which fell for several months, including about 850,000 new energy passenger cars. It is already very good that the sales of new energy vehicles will be the same as last year, but it is far from the expectations of everyone at the beginning of the year.
Zheng Xin analysis said that the traditional joint ventures are now transforming into new energy vehicles. For example, SAIC Volkswagen started from Passat PHEV and Tiguan PHEV, and listed on FAW Volkswagen’s Bora Pure Electric, etc., which has caused certain Chinese independent new energy vehicle brands. influences. At the same time, BBA (Mercedes, BMW, Audi) also began to fully invest.
” BYD, BAIC, SAIC passenger cars, Guangzhou Automobile and other independent brand new energy vehicles are under great pressure in the face of ‘up’ market competition. At present, there are very few cars with more than 300,000 yuan, although some independent brands have begun. Trying to launch more than 300,000 models, but the sales have not yet got up.” Zheng Xin said.
“The domestic Tesla Model 3 has been successfully launched, although the current price is around 350,000 yuan, and did not meet the expectations of everyone below 300,000, but whether it is for the BBA, or new car The forces and independent brands have a great influence. Model3 has nearly 30,000 units sold in the US in one month, surpassing Toyota Corolla’s sales. If it is based on Tesla’s domestic plan, it will produce 500,000 units a year. It will fall, and the competition for the existing new energy brands will be very large. The time left for everyone is really not much. Zheng Xin told reporters.
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