Weilai: By the end of 2020, Weilai will have 200 offline stores.
Editor’s note: This article comes from “ Future Car Daily ” (WeChat public account ID: auto-time), author: NIU Xiao Tong.
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PSA high-level reorganization: DS and Citroen brands welcome new CEOs respectively
According to autocar, Linda Jackson has been the CEO of the Citroen brand for the past 6 years, and now she will assume a new role within the PSA Group, leading a study on brand differentiation to ensure that brands are in Consistency at the group level. At the same time, DS brand’s current CEO Yves Bonnefont will also be transferred to a new position, leading a “research on potential synergies in the brand portfolio”, including research on brand positioning, strategy and potential The synergy effect was reported directly to PSA President Carlos Tavares. ( Sina Cars )
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Ghosn’s Japanese defense lawyer announces resignation
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association television station, the Japanese lawyer Hiroyuki Hironaka, who previously served as Ghosn’s defense lawyer, said in an interview that he will resign from the Ghosn defense lawyer from the 16th. Also resigning is Takano Takano, a Japanese lawyer in Ghosn’s defense team. It is reported that the two have submitted their resignations to the Tokyo District Court. In the future, Ghosn’s defense work in Japan will be replaced by three lawyers, including Japanese lawyer Hiroshi Kazu. In addition, Tokyo District Court held that Ghosn’s possibility of returning to Japan on his own initiative is very small, and the public trial of Ghosn can only be stalled. ( CCTV )
Futian Automobile: The remaining price for the transfer of 67% equity of Baowo Automobile is not received
Futian Automobile Announcement states that in 2019 In January, the company transferred 67% of the shares of Baowo Automobile to Changsheng Xingye through publicly listed transfers at a price of 3.973 billion yuan. The price was paid in two installments. In January 2019, the company has received a down payment of 1.192 billion yuan, and the remaining price should be paid before January 15, 2020. As of January 10, 2020, the company received the remaining price of 1.3 billion yuan. As of January 15, 2020, the remaining balance of 1.481 billion yuan has not been received. (Future Car Daily)
Wei Jian, Vice President of User Operations of Weilai: By the end of 2020, Weilai will have 200 offline stores
On January 16, Wei Jian, Vice President of User Operations of Weilai, revealed that Weilai Motors currently has 22 NIO Houses and 55 NIO Spaces nationwide. By the end of 2020, a total of 200 offline stores are planned to be opened. Wei Jian said: “We will analyze by case by case what kind of stores need to be opened.” (Future Automobile Daily)
Volkswagen CEO: Need to accelerate reforms to avoid becoming another Nokia
The CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen said the company needs to accelerate business reforms to avoid becoming another Nokia. Old phoneManufacturer Nokia has ceded its dominance in the mobile phone market to Apple several years ago. The multi-brand automaker hopes to increase its market value from about 91 billion euros to 200 billion euros ($ 223.1 billion) through asset restructuring, cost reductions and expansion into new technology areas such as connected cars. ( Sina Finance ) < / p>
Japanese cars’ sales in South Korea will fall by 20% in 2019
The Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy released the statistics of the automotive industry in 2019 on January 16. In 2019, domestic car sales in South Korea decreased by 1.8% from 2018 to 1.78 million, especially Japanese brand cars, which were significantly reduced by 19% due to the boycott movement. In terms of production, as foreign-funded companies cut production, domestic automobile production in South Korea fell by 1.9% to 3.95 million units, which is lower than the level of 4 million units deemed necessary to maintain the parts industry. ( Nikkei Chinese Network )
Beijing Hyundai will hit the annual sales target of 750,000 vehicles in 2020
On January 15, at the Beijing Hyundai New Car Tasting event, Fan Jingtao, copy director of Beijing Hyundai Sales Headquarters, said that Beijing Hyundai will hit the target of 750,000 units of annual sales in 2020, increasing the proportion of sales of mid-level and high-end vehicles + SUV to 47. %. In order to promote the sales target, in 2020 Beijing Hyundai will launch new models such as the tenth generation Sonata, Fista EV, new MPV and new Elantra. The new Sonata is expected to be available in April, and the Fista EV will be available in the first quarter. ( Car House )
Changchun and other six municipal governments signed a strategic cooperation agreement with FAW Group.
Recently, six municipal governments including Changchun City and FAW Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Changchun. Xu Liuping, chairman of the FAW Group, said that the FAW Group will take this opportunity to sign the agreement as an opportunity to strengthen its work and resolutely implement the content of the agreement, for the development of the Chinese automobile industry and for Jilin.With the economic and social development of Changchun, it has also made greater contributions to the development of FAW Group and Hongqi. ( Jilin Daily )
BAIC New Energy Ma Fanglie: We are discussing the possibility of battery cooperation with BYD
On January 15th, BAIC New Energy, the first domestic pure electric vehicle company to be listed, held a 10th anniversary launch conference at the Yizhuang Blue Valley base. While announcing that it has won the domestic pure electric vehicle sales championship for 7 consecutive years, BAIC New Energy Energy also disclosed many ongoing strategic layouts, including exploring the possibility of cooperation with peers such as BYD. “Our and BYD’s battery cooperation is under discussion and evaluation.” Ma Fanglie, general manager of BAIC New Energy said. ( Economic Observation Network )
Tesla peaks in U.S. sales: California registrations cut by almost half in Q4
According to the latest report from market research firm Dominion Cross-Sell, the number of Tesla registrations in California in the fourth quarter of last year fell by 46.5%, from 25,402 vehicles in the same period last year to 13,584. The registration volume of the best-selling Model 3 dropped by half to 10,694. The reason for this is that the tax incentives for Tesla buyers in the U.S. have decreased significantly in 2019, falling to $ 3,750 at the beginning of the year, and halved to $ 1,875 in July. ( Sina Finance ) < / p>
BYD: There are no core patents in European and American manufacturers.
BYD said that in the field of blade batteries, BYD has applied for more than 320 patents, most of which are invention patents. These patents are preferentially applied domestically, and overseas patents are also being applied simultaneously. As one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers, BYD has more than 4,000 patents in the battery field, and there are no core patents in European and American manufacturers. ( First Finance Nikkei Chinese Network )
Huawei: Do not build cars, but will help car companies build good cars. The ultimate goal is to completely drive themselves.
At the 2020 China 5G Smart Car Summit Forum, Lu Xiaofeng, general manager of Huawei’s V2X product line, said that Huawei does not build cars, but will help automakers build good cars through end-cloud collaboration. In a subsequent interview, Xu Zhijun said, “Our ultimate goal is to achieve complete driverlessness, but in the process of moving towards the ultimate goal, it can create value. At present Tesla is already creating value for everyone. ”( Quick Technology )
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Honda and Isuzu reach cooperation to use hydrogen fuel cells in heavy trucks
Honda Motors and Isuzu Motors have stated that they will jointly study the application of hydrogen fuel cells as power for heavy trucks. The two companies hope to apply this zero-emission technology to larger models to expand the use of fuel cells. The two companies said that as part of this two-year collaboration, Isuzu will test Honda’s hydrogen fuel powertrain on its commercial trucks, which is designed for passenger cars. The move could pave the way for wider use of hydrogen fuel technology. ( World Cars )
Beijing Economic and Information Bureau: will promote the application of power exchange mode in Beijing
Kong Lei, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economics and Information Technology, said that as of the end of 2019, Beijing’s total subsidies for new energy vehicles exceeded 6.4 billion yuan, and 309,000 new energy vehicles were promoted. pile. The next step is to promote the application of power exchange models in Beijing. ( Interface )
