The car rental in Shenzhou, which is in the storm because of Ruixing Coffee ’s self-recognition of financial fraud, may welcome new investors.
On the evening of April 13, Shenzhou UCAR Co., Ltd. (Shenzhou UCAR, 838006) issued an announcement saying that the company is in the process of holding the equity of China Car Rental (0699.HK) Transfer to contact potential investors.
The announcement said that recently, the relevant media published some reports about the company ’s proposed transfer of shares in Shenzhou Car Rental Co., Ltd. (0699.HK, Shenzhou Car Rental) and it was widely reprinted. As of now, the company is in contact with potential investors, but the relevant matters are still in the preliminary negotiation stage. No counterparties have been determined and specific terms have not been negotiated. There is still great uncertainty in this matter.
On the same day, UCAR also issued an announcement saying that the company ’s major shareholder Lu Zhengyao and other four shareholders voluntarily restricted their shares, totaling 156 million shares, accounting for the company ’s total share capital. 5.8%.
Lu Zhengyao is the largest shareholder and chairman of Ruixing Coffee, and the largest shareholder of Shenzhou Car Rental.
It is worth mentioning that also on April 13, Beijing Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (163006, BAIC Group) and China Automobile Group announced that they will pass Comprehensive strategic cooperation has been achieved through vehicle procurement, new automobile retail, technical cooperation, big data, and financial services.
So, does this mean that BAIC Group will take a stake in UCAR?
In response, the responsible person of UCAR responded to the surging news that he did not know. The surging news reporter called the relevant person in charge of BAIC Group many times. As of press time, no response has been received.
According to the cooperation agreement announced on April 13, BAIC Group and UCAR will focus on automobile travel and other businesses to form a resource advantage in technology and industrial chain for both parties Complementarity and integration, realize the deep integration of “traditional automobile + travel industry”, and build a travel ecological chain.
In terms of technical cooperation, BAIC Group will give full play to its core advantages in vehicle R & D and manufacturing, engine technology and new energy technology, and jointly develop customized travel with China UCAR 1. Intelligent new energy vehicles with power replacement mode, promote large-scale application in the field of travel, deepen the comprehensive new energy and intelligent network “two-wheel drive” strategic layout
In the field of big data, UCAR will use its user scale and data advantages to create a smart service and marketing system for thousands of people for both parties. , Autonomous driving, intelligent network connection and smart transportation and other fields to carry out comprehensive cooperation and jointly build a new industrial model of “automotive industry Internet +”.
In addition, UCAR will provide users with rich travel products such as daily rental, driving agency and financial leasing in a more flexible sales method to meet the needs of users in different scenarios Vehicle demand, and jointly expand the market for BAIC and Baowo Automobile, a subsidiary of China Automobile, and create a new retail model for the automotive industry.
According to the official website of China UCAR, it is a large high-tech enterprise group with in-depth focus on travel and the entire automotive industry chain. Its well-known brands include the car-hailing platform Shenzhou special car , Car rental platform Shenzhou Car Rental, car brand Baowo Automobile, etc.
The official website of BAIC Group shows that the group owns Beijing Automobile, Beiqi Off-road Vehicle, Changhe Automobile, Beiqi New Energy, Beiqi Foton, Beijing Hyundai, Beijing Benz, Beijing Tonghang, Beiqi Research institutes and other well-known enterprises and R & D institutions.
In recent years, traditional car companies, especially those with new energy vehicle layouts, have settled in the field of travel.
In 2018, SAIC Group released its mobile travel brand “Xiandao Travel” to enter the car-hailing market; Geely Automobile not only established Cao Cao’s special vehicle, but also cooperated with Mercedes-Benz Automobile cooperated to set up a high-end taxi brand Yao Chuan; Great Wall Motor also established its own online car-hailing platform in Europe in 2018; in 2019, BAIC New Energy, a subsidiary of BAIC Group, and Xiaodi Auto Service under Didi jointly established a joint venture “Jingju New Energy Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.” has also entered the field of car-hailing.