Recently, Gree Electric confirmed that the company has indeed wholly acquired Hefei Jinghong Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (Jinghong Electric Appliance). Gree Electric played down the acquisition without explaining the reasons or disclosing the amount of the acquisition. Gree, which has proposed transformation since 2014, seems to be very enthusiastic about the acquisition in recent years. Moreover, in addition to the main business of traditional household appliances, it is becoming more and more "doing nothing".

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The main business is profitable, and Gree wants to transform.

On the evening of October 8th, Gree Electric released the performance forecast for the first three quarters of 2018. According to the report, Gree Electric is expected to achieve a total operating income of 149.051 billion yuan to 150.855 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2018, compared with 112.027 billion yuan in the same period last year, which is close to the level of 2017. Gree Electric said that the home appliance industry performed well in the first three quarters, and the company achieved higher growth than the industry by virtue of its brand, technology and channel advantages.

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According to insiders, although this year’s performance is promising, Gree Electric’s positive transformation is also well aware of its weak comprehensive strength and the limitations of the air-conditioning market. In the first half of 2018, the air-conditioning industry continued to usher in high growth. According to statistics, in the first half of 2018, the total sales volume of household air conditioners increased by 14.3% year-on-year, which was the only one in all electronic industries to maintain a high double-digit growth. However, during the peak season from July to August, the air-conditioning market turned sharply. During the 27th to 34th week of 2018, the retail volume and retail sales growth rate of the offline air-conditioning market were -26.3% and -24.3% respectively. Online retail volume and retail sales were -12.7% and -13.3% respectively. In last year’s boom, but from the medium-term growth trend, the growth rate of household air-conditioning industry has slowed down, and the pressure on air-conditioning enterprises will also increase. Gree Electric’s transition layout in advance can effectively reduce the risk impact.

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The State Grid understands that Gree Electric has been actively expanding other businesses in recent years, in addition to continuing to make efforts in air conditioning business. In the field of intelligent equipment, Gree has mastered the research and development capabilities of high-end equipment and core components inside robots; In the field of new energy vehicles, Gree Electric acquired Zhuhai Yinlong and actively laid out the automobile market. In addition, Gree Electric also started the chip business this year. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhuhai Zero Boundary Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. was established in August, and its business scope covers the design and sales of semiconductors, integrated circuits, chips, electronic components and electronic products.

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Gerry’s mobile phone with a bad start

In 2013, Gree officially announced that it would make a mobile phone. At that time, people thought that this meant provoking Lei Jun and publicly declaring war. But in fact, Dong Mingzhu uses mobile phones as the entry carrier for competing for smart homes for strategic reasons. In the final analysis, it is mainly based on household appliances.

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Looking back at the process of making mobile phones in Dong Mingzhu over the years, it is not only not smooth but also very sad.

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At the beginning, Dong Mingzhu was full of confidence. He once said "I believe that selling 50 million units is not a problem in the future", "This phone is even better than Apple’s iPhone 6s" and "Gree phones are all very good, but the only regret is the high price". However, the first generation of Gree mobile phones, the second generation of Gree mobile phones and the color mobile phones sold in the end were not well sold.

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The appearance of the first generation of Gree mobile phone is mediocre, and the configuration is too low, which is controversial because the boot screen is a photo of Dong Mingzhu. Gree’s second-generation mobile phone configuration has been greatly improved, and it takes a boutique route for the high-end market. The price has doubled to 3599 yuan, and netizens don’t buy it. The price of the color mobile phone is 3200 yuan, and it is equipped with Xiaolong 820 processor (the mainstream of the market is Xiaolong 835). The configuration is outdated, and finally it is caught in the storm of brushing. It is said that Dong Mingzhu makes mobile phones, and his heart is higher than the sky. After successive waterloo, Gao Xin should have a rest, but she didn’t.

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On the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, a new Gree mobile phone appeared, model G0345D, equipped with a 5.99-inch 18: 9 full screen. Equipped with Opteron processor, built-in 4GB+64GB memory combination and 3160mAh battery, this should be the third generation of Gree mobile phone.

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Gree mobile phone is obviously backed by a big tree, but it still can’t play with the mobile phone market, not only because of the fierce competition in the mobile phone market itself. It is also because Gree mobile phones lack technical advantages, alternative marketing and shortage of human resources. Dong Mingzhu paid three years’ tuition on the road to making mobile phones, and now it’s time to accept the results. In this five-year gamble deadline, will the third generation of Gree mobile phone be Dong Mingzhu’s last blow to Lei Jun or his last failure?

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Gree automobile has many difficulties.

Looking back on the sensational Dong Mingzhu’s outburst at the shareholders’ meeting in 2016, it was actually caused by Gree’s acquisition of Yinlong. Gree Electric planned for nearly half a year to acquire Yinlong, but the result was that it failed under the opposition of small and medium shareholders. However, Dong Mingzhu did not give up and said that he was "willing to invest all my assets in Yinlong". He invested in Yinlong not because Gree’s acquisition was unsuccessful, but because he was optimistic about Yinlong’s lithium titanate technology.

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Since then, Dong Mingzhu has brought in Wang Jianlin, Liu Qiangdong and other big bosses, increased capital by 3 billion, and acquired 22.388% equity of Zhuhai Yinlong. Later, in 2017, Dong Mingzhu increased its holdings of Yinlong again, with the individual shareholding ratio exceeding 17%, becoming the second largest shareholder of Yinlong New Energy.

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What once made Yinlong a hit was two things that happened in 2014. The antique "Dangdang Car" of the Beijing Sightseeing Line was put into operation in September, and it was highly sought after because of its retro style and unconventional temperament. In November, Yinlong pure electric bus became the official designated car of APEC Summit, which completely started the name of Yinlong.

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Since then, the development of Yinlong has been really good. At the beginning of 2016, Yinlong New Energy achieved the production and sales of 3,189 pure electric buses, with a cumulative increase of 22.28%, with a market share of 3.6%, ranking seventh in the country in terms of annual sales.

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So why did Yinlong, which seems to have a bright future, suddenly go downhill? In fact, many technologies of Yinlong have been questioned in the industry for a long time, and the biggest problem is the lithium titanate battery, which is the main focus in its battery field, which is what Dong Mingzhu is most optimistic about, but the market seems to think otherwise. It is widely believed that lithium titanate battery has low energy density, short cruising range and high price, so it does not have much advantage in market competition.

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The foreshadowing of overcapacity may be the battery technology adopted by Yinlong. Lithium titanate battery is actually a technology that has been eliminated by Japan and the United States.

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The actual situation seems to be exactly the same. Guangtong Automobile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhuhai Yinlong, uses lithium titanate batteries to charge buses every 30 kilometers, which has serious battery life problems. It is precisely because of this inconvenience that Wu ‘an City, Hebei Province has changed some electric buses that run villages and towns back to fuel buses.

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At present, Yinlong mainly produces pure electric buses, most of which are purchased by local governments. Once there is a problem in this market, Yinlong has not really opened a new market, and it is easy to fall into a passive position and reduce production.

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Although the concept of electric vehicle has been put forward for several years, Tesla has been mass-produced abroad, and Geely and other enterprises in China have achieved mass production. However, compared with these companies that have built cars and scientific and technological foundations, Gree is still a little immature, and Yinlong, as a new energy company, even if the battery technology passes, the production of other parts of the car is also a big problem.

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After Dong Mingzhu and Lei Jun made a bet, Miss Dong seemed to have a new impetus, and she expanded the layout of Gree a lot, from smart phones to smart homes and automobile chips, and almost all the hot scientific and technological fields in recent years have Gree’s shadow.

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Although this kind of cross-border transformation is said that many enterprises have done this in recent years, the actual effect is mixed. Take Xiaomi, who bet with Gree, as an example, this year Xiaomi launched a Mijia air conditioner across the border. It was well received, and some media said that this was Xiaomi’s challenge to Gree. 1.5 horses, the millet air conditioner with intelligent control of frequency conversion is only 2100 yuan, and the price of Gree air conditioner with the same configuration has reached more than 3000 yuan, which is considered as Xiaomi’s cross-border to Gree.

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The transformation of Gree is not very satisfactory. The sales volume of Gree mobile phones in our home is almost a fraction of that of Xiaomi. Moreover, on the basis of one Gree employee, Miss Dong’s way of forcing employees to buy mobile phones is also slightly unpopular. Gree’s proposed research and development of chips can’t see the actual action. Even if the chips are really developed, the economic pressure is great for Gree.

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Gree’s transformation can be said to be very forward-looking, but from the field of electrical appliances that has been deeply cultivated for many years to the field of intelligence, Gree may face the competition from enterprises with smart home networks such as Xiaomi and Huawei. As for the automobile field, Jia Yueting is a good negative example, and the research and development of automobiles is also a bottomless pit of funds. I wonder if Gree’s shareholders are willing to burn money.

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Miss Dong’s ambition is great, but the road has to go step by step. Even Gree, an electrical giant, will fall down if she is not careful.

　　On April 4th, in Bucharest, Romania, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a press conference after the NATO-Russia Council meeting. Putin spoke positively of the meeting as a whole, but at the same time he once again expressed his dissatisfaction on controversial issues such as NATO expansion. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Jinquan photo

　　Putin remains the core leader of Russia.

　　Putin neither amended the constitution nor sought a third term, but elected Medvedev to succeed him as president and became prime minister himself, thus achieving a smooth change of Russian leaders. He publicly said: "I can work with Medvedev for a full term in the position of Prime Minister. If I see that the strategic goal of Russia’s development in 2020 can be achieved, I can continue to work."

　　He did not rule out the possibility of being president again in the future, but stressed that it is important to realize his long-term plan for Russia whether he is president or prime minister. Because his strategy of developing Russia in 2020 or the strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the people is in line with the wishes of the vast majority of Russian people and has won the full support of all walks of life, this ensures that the change of Putin’s position will not affect him to continue to play Russia’s core leadership role.

　　According to him, in the next few years, the division of labor between Putin and Medvedev is that Putin focuses on economic and social affairs, that is, the goal of Russia becoming one of the five largest economic powers in the world by 2020 and his task of "brand-new social policy" are concretely implemented, while Medvedev focuses on foreign affairs, national defense and other fields.

　　Ambitious and determined to develop the economy

　　From 2000 to 2007, when Putin was president, Russia’s GDP increased by 72%. According to the average purchasing power price, Russia has surpassed Italy and France, ranking seventh in the world. Russia has determined that by 2020, that is, after another 12 years, the total economic output will enter the top five in the world. In order to achieve this goal, Russia will achieve the goal of doubling its GDP within ten years in 2009 ahead of schedule.

　　More importantly, two decisions are made under the guiding ideology of economic development: First, strive for "sustained and stable development" and emphasize the importance of maintaining domestic stability. Medvedev also stated in his campaign platform that "maintaining stable development is a necessary condition for Russia’s development, and Russia must have a stable development period of 10 years", and "the opportunities lost in the 20th century can be recovered through 10 years of normal development".

　　The second is to change from an energy-based raw material development model to an innovative development model. Russia’s economic recovery benefits from abundant natural resources and soaring world energy prices, but to achieve the goal of becoming an economic power, it is necessary to change the economic development model. Putin pointed out in his speech that Russia has not got rid of the situation that its economic development relies too much on natural resources, which makes Russia deeply involved in the role of exporting primary raw materials. "The only solution is innovative development." To this end, on the one hand, Russia should reduce its dependence on oil exports, on the other hand, it should encourage innovation in the scientific and technological system.

　　Continue to implement the "brand-new social policy"

　　Putin’s "new social policy", according to his own statement, is "to create all people-centered modern social environment." Its fundamental purpose is to adjust the social structure with national interests as the center, promote social progress, and strive to maximize the people’s sharing of the great achievements of economic development.

　　To this end, Putin put forward a social development plan, including increasing national income, improving national health and education level, and improving housing and working conditions. Putin put forward the "brand-new social policy", mainly because of the wrong policies during Yeltsin’s reign, which led to the poverty of the Russian people. Through the efforts of Putin’s ruling years, people’s living standards have improved a lot. The annual growth rate of residents’ income is 10% ~ 12%, and the increase of wages reaches 16%. However, social problems are still very serious, mainly the high inflation rate and the imbalance of social development. It is reported that the income gap between residents in the richest and poorest areas in Russia is as high as 35 times.

　　An important reason why Putin agreed to become prime minister after leaving the presidency is that he has to personally complete his social reform plan.

　　Continue to pursue a relatively moderate policy toward the West.

　　The international environment faced by Russia to realize economic revitalization is severe. In order to contain the Russian revival, the United States increased its pressure on Russia, and some European countries cooperated. In this regard, Russia will pursue a policy of not seeking confrontation on the premise of safeguarding its own national interests. Putin’s speech has repeatedly stated that Russia’s policy toward the West is "not offensive", "does not take the initiative to attack, and at the same time does not allow Russia’s national interests to be harmed", "We do not want to return to the Cold War, and our main task is to solve domestic social and economic problems" and "we must develop good relations with all partners, including the United States". Putin even expressed some optimism about Russia-US relations after the US election, saying that Russia and the United States "will choose the fundamental interests of the two countries without exception, realize positive dialogue, and at least cooperate together".

　　It can be said that Russia’s main message to the west under the "Pu-Mei system" is that it wants economic reform rather than the Cold War. It can be expected that Russia will, in general, adopt a relatively moderate attitude towards the West, except for the necessary struggles on issues that harm Russia’s national interests, such as anti-missile and Kosovo.

　　Insist on not being involved in the arms race

　　Russia has a relatively strong military force, which is a great support for becoming a powerful country. In the face of the emerging new arms race in the world, Russia will vigorously develop more advanced new weapons to "effectively respond"; However, it draws lessons from the collapse of the Soviet Union’s arms race and emphasizes that Russia will never "fall into" the arms race. When talking about Russia’s development strategy, Putin made it clear that Russia "cannot drag itself into consumptive confrontation, including an arms race that devastatingly drains the Russian economy". (Ding Yuanhong, former ambassador of China to the European Union)

Editor: Li Xiuwei

1.OTA upgrade: parking service can go up to 10 floors and there is no upper limit for AEB activation speed.

On February 3rd, LI announced that it would push OTA version 5.0.4 to L-series vehicles, unlocking multiple highlight functions.

In this upgrade, the function bar at the bottom of the central control panel is officially opened for customization, and users can freely replace the shortcut application and vehicle control function buttons, making it more flexible to display common functions according to personal driving habits. Parking service fully supports underground parking lots and above-ground parking buildings, with the longest driving distance of 3km and the maximum span of 10 floors, which further improves the scene coverage and practicability. In addition, the old drivers have a very narrow parking space on the side, and smart parking can also stop. Accurate calculation of driving route, comprehensive enhancement of obstacle recognition ability, and more peace of mind to avoid rubbing. It is worth mentioning that the ideal AD Max3.0AEB activation speed is fully released to unlimited! No matter how fast or slow, no matter day or night, protect the safety of family members in all directions. (fast technology)

2. Tucki G6/G9 launched a limited-time discount, with a cash discount of 20,000 for Tucki G6 and a maximum of 10,000 for G9.

From February 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024, the limited-time Spring Festival cash of the 2024 Tucki G9 was as high as 10,000 yuan, and the limited-time optional discount was as high as 11,000 yuan, starting from only 253,900 yuan. Users who purchase any model of the 2023 Tucki G6 and pick up the car before the end of February can enjoy a cash discount of 20,000 yuan on the basis of the guide price. At present, Tucki G6 has five models on sale, and the official guide price is 209,900-276,900 yuan.

3. The cumulative number of M9 models in the world has exceeded 40,000.

Huawei Celeste released a poster, announcing that the cumulative set of M9 has now exceeded 40,000. The delivery of another model, the new M7, reached a new high in January, with 31,253 new cars delivered in a single month, and the first delivery in a single month exceeded 30,000. Since its listing in September, 2023, the new M7 in Wenjie has accumulated more than 140,000 vehicles. (IT house)

4. recall "almost all vehicles" in the United States

According to the Associated Press reported on February 2, Tesla is recalling almost all its vehicles sold in the United States because the font of some warning lights on the dashboard of vehicles is too small.

The recall will be completed by updating the font of the warning light through online software, according to a document released by the US safety regulator on Friday. The range of recalled vehicles includes 2012-2023, 2016-2023, 2017-2023, 2019-2024 and 2024 Cyberpickup (). (Guangming. com)

5. Zhijie Business Division upgraded Chery Huawei, an independent business division, to cooperate and upgrade.

According to insiders, Chery has further upgraded the EH Division (namely Zhijie Division) to an independent division, which adopts independent accounting and operates independently, and is responsible for comprehensively developing the competitiveness, business operation, investment and development management of Zhijie brand products. At present, the number of people exceeds 2,500. This also means that the cooperation between Chery and Huawei has not been affected by the recent turmoil, but is upgrading. Relevant persons of Chery Zhijie Business Department said that Chery has invested a lot in the research and development, production and business operation of LUXEED Zhijie products, and the establishment of an independent business department is the need to promote the product competitiveness, production and operation of LUXEED Zhijie brand. (Easy car)

6. In the first two weeks of 2024, Huawei topped the list of smartphone sales in China.

According to the latest data tracked by Counterpoint China’s smartphone weekly sales model, Huawei returned to the China market in the first two weeks of 2024 as the number one smartphone sales. Since the implementation of US sanctions in 2019, Huawei’s sales share has been declining, and this summit marks its first time to regain the championship.

Mate 60 series with Kirin 9000S chip independently developed by Huawei is the key driver of Huawei’s recent success. In addition, its strong brand loyalty and the successful launch of HarmonyOS operating system also helped it. (Counterpoint Research WeChat official account)

7. Huawei applies for the "Hejie" trademark or is a brand-new smart car brand.

According to the information of Tianyancha, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. applied for a brand-new trademark of "Hejie" on January 8, 2024, and the international classification is 12- means of transportation, which is another brand-new trademark after the trademarks of Wen Jie, Zhi Jie, Xiang Jie, Ao Jie and Zunjie.

At present, Huawei has publicly cooperated with four domestic traditional independent automobile brand owners to build cars by adopting the HarmonyOS Zhixing model, and its brand built with Celestial Automobile is the intellectual world, the brand built with Chery Automobile is the intellectual world, and the brand built with Automobile is the proud world. The launch of "Hejie" means that Huawei will cooperate with more automobile OEMs in the future. (First Electric Network)

8. Aouita 12 fully opens NCA in the urban area without map.

According to the official news of Aouita, 12 advanced intelligent drivers in Aouita have fully opened the NCA in urban areas without relying on high-precision maps. The official claims that it can be opened in the whole country and can be used in all cities. Main roads, auxiliary roads and branch roads are available to all urban roads, and all highways such as expressways, national highways, provincial highways and township roads are available. Aouita 12 is equipped with HUAWEI ADS 2.0, a high-order intelligent driving system, and comes standard with 29 intelligent driving sensors, including 3 laser radars, 3 millimeter-wave radars, 11 high-definition cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars. (IT house)

9. The car responded to personnel changes: Ceng Lintang left for personal reasons.

Recently, some media reported that Ceng Lintang, assistant to the chairman of Zero Run Automobile, left the company in December 2023, only seven months after he joined Zero Run Automobile. In January this year, Wu Baojun, president of Zero Run Automobile, also left his post. For the above report, the zero-run car revealed: "Ceng Lintang left the zero-run car last year for personal reasons." It is reported that Ceng Lintang’s resignation may be related to his age.

Ceng Lintang worked in the company for 14 years and in Crown Motor Co., Ltd. (an agent in Hongkong, China) for 9 years. Later, he was invited by Akio Toyoda to join Toyota China as a director to help Lexus set up its business in China market. In May, 2023, Ceng Lintang joined Zero Run Automobile as an assistant to founder, chairman and CEO Zhu Jiangming, actually serving as a consultant. During his tenure as a consultant, Ceng Lintang provided a lot of professional advice to the company, which was highly praised by the zero-running car. (national business daily)

10. Tesla Berlin Factory Model Y has a weekly production capacity of 6,000 vehicles.

TechWeb reported that Tesla recently released a video of employees of Berlin Super Factory describing the working culture of the factory, in which there appeared a number of Model Y commemorating the milestone of the factory’s output. The words 1000, 2000 and 3000 were printed on the cover, and 6000 appeared on one of them. Foreign media thought that this implied that the weekly output of Model Y of the factory had reached 6000.

11. Huawei will pay dividends of nearly 77 billion yuan in 2023.

According to the electric business news, after the market meeting on February 2nd, Huawei officially announced through the internal secretary No.1 document: 1.5 yuan will be paid dividends per share in 2023, and the price per share will remain unchanged at 7.85 yuan, ESOP the dividend yield will be 1.5/7.85=19.1%, and the after-tax rate will be 15.3%. According to Huawei’s current total share capital of 51.3 billion shares, the total dividend will be 51.3 billion * 1.5 = 76.95 billion yuan.

According to the 2022 annual financial report, the number of Huawei companies participating in the employee stock ownership plan is 142,000. In that year, Huawei paid a dividend of 72 billion yuan, with a per capita dividend of nearly 547,000 yuan. In 2021, Huawei paid a dividend of 61.4 billion yuan, with a per capita dividend of 460,000 yuan. It is estimated that in 2023, the per capita dividend amount of Huawei employees will further increase.

Huawei’s revenue in 2023 is expected to exceed 700 billion yuan, of which terminal revenue is expected to exceed 240 billion yuan. With the return of Kirin chips, Huawei’s terminal business is rapidly recovering, and with the big sales of smart cars, it is estimated that the terminal revenue will increase by more than 100 billion yuan in 2024.

12. Respond to multiple year-end awards: Unclear rewards and punishments are the biggest reason for organizational inefficiency.

According to the information of IT House, on January 5th, the car blogger @ 京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京京2 To this, LI CEO Li wants to respond in his Weibo.

Li Xiang said: "We can’t just learn Huawei’s process without learning Huawei’s benefit distribution. We insist on two simultaneous studies and bind each other. In 2023, more bonuses will be given if the target is exceeded, and less bonuses will be given if the target is not achieved in 2022, so that rewards and punishments are clear. Only learning the advanced process, not learning the advanced benefit distribution, and unclear rewards and punishments are the biggest reasons for the inefficiency of the organization, simply tossing employees. There are growth, achievements and rewards, and all three are indispensable. "

Li Xiang mentioned the year-end bonus event in 2022: In that year, all employees received less year-end bonuses than before, with only half of their monthly salary, and a few received 13 salaries, while in LI, the year-end bonus was two to four months’ salary. Due to the outstanding performance of LI in 2023, it is expected that the ideal year-end bonus will exceed the highest level in the past.

13. Beijing started the unmanned automatic driving passenger test.

According to the official micro-message of Xiaoma Zhixing, the Toyota Saina self-driving passenger car (Robotaxi) equipped with Xiaoma Zhixing’s sixth-generation L4 software and hardware system has been approved to open the self-driving manned demonstration application of "no one in the car, remote outside the car" in Beijing. In Yizhuang, Beijing, passengers can call a car through PonyPilot+APP. At present, this model has been tested in Beijing and Guangzhou at the same time.

14. The first model of the sub-brand Alps is expected to be launched in October.

36Kr reported that the first model "DOM" (internal code) of Weilai sub-brand Alps is planned to be trial-produced in July this year, and it is expected to be mass-produced and delivered on the market in the second half of this year. If all goes well, DOM is expected to be officially listed in October this year. Alpine brand will bear the heavy responsibility of Weilai’s main attack on the family car market, with the price range of 200,000-300,000 yuan, while Weilai brand will continue to stand firm in the high-end pure electric market.

15. Sailisi Super Factory was completed and used, and the first batch of M9 owners opened it for delivery.

Sailis official news, Sailis Super Factory was completed and put into use on February 5th, and the first batch of owners of M9 officially opened for delivery.

The factory has more than 1,000 intelligent devices and over 3,000 robots for intelligent collaboration, which can realize 100% automation of key processes; Has the industry’s first quality automation testing technology, which can realize 100% quality monitoring traceability; Through the world’s leading 9000T die casting machine, the highest integration of integrated die casting parts is realized; At the same time, it has achieved the highest production efficiency in the world.

According to reports, since its listing in December, 2023, the M9 has exceeded 40,000 sets.

16. Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Exposure, revealed that the price of Extreme Exposure 07 was 219,900, which Xia Yiping subsequently denied.

No.42 garage news, in the "BOSS 1+1" program yesterday afternoon, Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Yue Automobile, revealed that the price of the second model of Extreme Yue Automobile, Extreme Yue 07, started at 219,900 yuan. Last night, Xia Yiping denied this statement, saying that the 219,900-car model he mentioned in the program was the previously listed Extreme Yue 01.

Extreme Yue 07 is positioned as a pure electric car, which forms a competitive relationship with Extreme Krypton 007 and I. It is rumored that the ultra-Yue 07 will adopt the same large-size through LCD screen as the ultra-Yue 01 with built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip. In terms of assisted driving, Extreme Yue 07 may adopt the pure vision high-order intelligent driving technical scheme like Extreme Yue 01, equipped with dual Orin chips. According to previous reports, Extreme Vietnam 07 will make its debut in April this year, and start delivery in the second half of this year.

17. Weilai Capital raised more than 3 billion yuan.

36Kr reported that Weilai Capital recently completed the second phase of RMB fund raising, with a total scale of over 3 billion yuan. The newly raised second-phase fund will continue to focus on investment in the fields of new energy automobile industry ecology, energy technology and energy transformation, and scientific and technological intelligence. According to the report, the LP of RMB fund of Weilai Capital Phase II includes local government guidance funds, state-level funds, family offices and listed companies which are widely distributed in the field of new energy vehicles and parts.

18. Investigation and escalation of Tesla’s steering failure in the United States

According to IT House, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently upgraded the investigation on the power steering system of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles to the engineering analysis stage.

Previously, hundreds of Tesla owners complained about the loss of steering assistance. NHTSA’s Defect Investigation Office (ODI) began to investigate the steering assist system of Model 3 and Model Y in 2023 in July last year. According to a document released this week, the agency has now upgraded the investigation to the stage of engineering analysis. This means that this investigation may eventually lead to a vehicle recall. Tesla has provided NHTSA with relevant part numbers to assist in the investigation.

The survey involved about 334,569 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, and a total of 2,388 car owners complained that the steering assist system failed. In the complaint, some car owners said they could not turn the steering wheel, while others said they needed more effort to turn the steering wheel. Most of the complaints also mentioned that the vehicle will send a warning message to the driver before or during the failure of the steering assist, indicating that "the steering assist is reduced".

It is reported that this problem has led to an accident, when the driver could not complete the right turn at the intersection and finally collided with another car. NHTSA also said that they learned that at least 50 vehicles were towed away from lanes, parking lots, roadsides and intersections due to steering assistance problems.

19. The road test mileage of Apple’s self-driving cars increased to 720,000 kilometers last year.

According to the IT House, according to the data released by the California Motor Vehicle Administration, foreign media reported that the road test mileage of Apple’s self-driving car road test team on public roads in California increased significantly last year, reaching 450,000 miles, or about 720,000 kilometers. In the report, foreign media also mentioned that the road test mileage of Apple’s self-driving car road test team on public roads in California last year was more than four times that of their test mileage in 2022 and more than 30 times that of 2021.

At the end of last month, the long-rumored Apple car project once again encountered twists and turns. The launch time was adjusted from 2026 originally planned to 2028 as soon as possible, and the autopilot level was also adjusted, from L4 previously planned to L2+ with limited autopilot function, focusing more on basic driving functions. Although Apple’s self-driving project codenamed "Titan" has encountered twists and turns, the road test of their self-driving technology is still in progress.

20. Jiangqi Group: Cooperate with Huawei to launch electric vehicles in 2025.

A few days ago, Jiangqi Group mentioned in its 2024 New Year message that the luxury intelligent networked electric vehicle with Huawei is expected to be listed in 2025.

21. The cards are full! Xiaomi Auto SU7 boarded CCTV Spring Festival Evening: Bay Blue Super Eye-catching.

Fast technology news on February 10 th, compared with the Spring Festival Evening in previous years, there are many car factories in this year’s CCTV Spring Festival Evening.

A few days ago, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun shared two screenshots of CCTV Spring Festival Evening on Weibo. At a glance, you can see the Xiaomi SU7 car model on the table, and the color scheme of Bay Blue is very eye-catching.

22. The spy photos of cars owned by Weilaizi brand Alps were exposed.

Recently, the spy photos of the second car model of Weilaizi brand Alps were exposed. It is reported that the Alps will focus on the new energy vehicle market of 200,000-300,000 yuan, and all models will be developed based on NT3.0, the third generation technology platform of Weilai.

According to spy photos, Alpine’s second new car is positioned as a car, and its market segment positioning is still unclear. As can be seen from the figure, the overall shape of the new car is slender, showing a good sense of movement. The front part, outlined by tough lines, can see the shadow of the current Weilai car. On the side of the car body, the new car adopts the shape line of sliding back.

At present, the bags of the two models are mainly planned in two versions, about 60kWh and 90kWh. The new battery pack size will be compatible in the current third-generation power station, but the thickness will be thinner to make more space for the vehicle cockpit. In addition, DOM will adopt a new generation of motors developed by Wei Ziyan to optimize the size and cost.

23. Gaohe stopped issuing the year-end bonus and postponed the January salary.

Geshi Automobile: It is reported that Gaohe Automobile delayed the payment of employees’ salary in January until the end of February, and cancelled the performance bonus in 2023. In addition, the company will also implement self-help measures such as salary reduction for all employees to cope with financial pressure.

24. Borgwarner officially promotes strengthening and cooperation.

On February 8th, Borgwarner issued a document in official website, announcing that it has strengthened cooperation with Xpeng Motors in motor business, and is producing motor rotors and stators for the next electric B-class sedan in Tucki X9 and Tucki (expected to start production in the third quarter of 2024).

According to reports, the working voltage range of HVH) 220 motor is up to 800V, and it uses a stator with a diameter of 220 mm and the high-voltage hairpin winding technology patented by Borgwarner. It combines permanent magnet rotor and proprietary stator insulation enhancement technology, providing excellent durability and reliability. HVH220 can provide up to 300 kilowatts of power, with a maximum working speed of 18,000 rpm and a peak efficiency of over 97%.

BorgWarner is an American auto parts supplier, headquartered in auburn hills, Michigan, and one of the largest auto parts suppliers in the world.

After the winter snow, the territory of Shandan County, Zhangye City, Qilian Mountain National Park was covered with a layer of snow, and a group of roe deer "formed a group" to run and jump on the Yuan Ye of Liuzhuang Village, Huocheng Town, Shandan County, under Qilian Mountain, playing and foraging, with an extremely cute look.

Deer roe, also known as roe deer, is a national second-class protected animal, a herbivore, with a slender neck, big eyes and big ears, and is listed in the List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Beneficial to National Protection or of Important Economic and Scientific Research Value.

Judging from the wildlife image data taken this time, the wildlife population in Qilian Mountain area of Shandan County is constantly expanding.

In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the ecological environment in Shandan County, the coverage rate of forest and grass ecological vegetation has been continuously improved, and the population of various wild animals in and around Qilian Mountain has been increasing.

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[Car News] Take stock of today’s (May 10, 2024) car circle, the freshest, funniest and most valuable car news, and see what big car events have happened today!

Automobile event 1: Star Era ET listed, starting from 189,800 yuan.

Recently, we learned from the official that the new Star Road Star Era ET was officially launched, with a total of 8 models, and the price range came to 189,800-319,800 yuan.

The guide price of the new car is 10,000 yuan cheaper than the pre-sale price as a whole. Based on E0X electric platform, the new car is positioned in a medium and large SUV, and will provide both extended-range and pure-electric power versions. The pure electric version has a maximum battery life of 760km and has a fast charging function. In terms of styling, it also adopts the latest family design, which is more like a new energy vehicle.

It is said that the pre-sale order has exceeded 22,000 vehicles.

Car event 2: the new Land Rover Defender official map, and a limited edition.

Previously, Land Rover released the official map of the new guard, which is expected to be listed in the first half of the year according to the plan.

This update can only be regarded as a small change. Compared with the current models on sale, the whole basically continues the latest family design, but the details are adjusted, including configuration and power optimization. In addition, the Guardian 110 model will also be available in Sedona Edition for a limited sale for one year.

Cash guards have been around for four years.

Automobile Event III: The third car in Aouita, named Aouita 07.
A few days ago, according to the latest official news, Aouita’s third new car will be officially named Aouita 07, which is "Aouita 15" as previously rumored.

It is understood that the new car is positioned in a medium and large SUV, and the size of the new car is obviously smaller than that of the current Aouita 11. However, from the preview of the new car, it will adopt a family design, the exaggerated light group is exactly the same, and the front face of the pure electric version is different from that of the extended range version. The most important point is that the estimated price range of the new car is 250,000-350,000 yuan.

That’s a reasonable name.

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　　[Aika Auto Domestic New Car Original]

　　A few days ago, Aika Automobile obtained a group of road test spy photos of the BMW i4 model photographed by netizens in China. The BMW i4 is positioned as a pure electric four-door coupe, equipped with the fifth-generation BMW eDrive electric drive technology. The acceleration time of 0-100km/h is only 4 seconds, the top speed exceeds 200km, and the cruising range can reach 590 km (under WLTP). It is reported that BMW i4 will be officially listed this year.

　　In terms of appearance, the BMW i4 basically continues the previously released concept car, but some details have been changed in a more mass production way. The most obvious adjustment of the front face is that the headlights are replaced with similar shapes of the 4 series. The large-scale closed kidney air intake grille is consistent with the concept car, and the I-style blue decoration around the grille. It further highlights the special dynamic identity of the car.

　　Viewed from the side, the BMW i4 basically continues the design of the concept car, but it has been adjusted in some line designs, making it sharper and more dynamic. The slip-back shape and slender figure further improve the powder absorption rate of this four-door coupe.

　　On the tail, the overall design of BMW i4 also continues the concept car, but it also changes in some details. For example, the BMW i4 taillights also adopt the same design style as the 4 Series. In addition, the tail diffuser similar to the fuel truck further enhances the sense of movement of the tail. In the power system, the BMW i4 will be equipped with the fifth-generation BMW eDrive electric drive technology, with a maximum output of 390kW(530 HP). It is also equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 80kWh, with a cruising range of 590 km (under WLTP), an acceleration time of 0-100km/h of only 4 seconds and a top speed of over 200km. In addition, the maximum charging power of the new car is 150kW, and it takes only 35 minutes to charge the battery to 80%. (Source: Weibo netizen mniykx0920)

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