Let's take stock of some major events in the automobile circle on January 6, 2024.
Automotive event 1: General Motors will sell about 2.1 million vehicles in the Chinese market in 2023.
On January 5, General Motors officially announced its 2023 sales in China, about 2.1 million units. Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet, and SAIC-GM-Wuling maintained a strong growth trend in new energy products, with more than a quarter of the annual sales being new energy models. The product lineup based on platforms such as the Ultium platform and SAIC-GM-Wuling's global small electric vehicle (GSEV) continues to grow.
In 2024, GM will further accelerate the launch of new energy products in the Chinese market. At the same time, the Durant Guild, a high-end imported car and lifestyle platform owned by General Motors, will officially introduce two full-size SUV models, the Chevrolet Tahoe Tahoe and the GMC Yukon Yukon, this year.
Automotive event 2: Volvo Cars will sell more than 70 percent of its global sales in 202380,000 units.
Volvo Car recently announced that due to the hot sales of electric vehicles and the more stable ** chain, the company's global car sales will exceed 7080,000 units, a record high and a 15% increase from 2022. According to the data, Volvo Cars will sell about 170,000 vehicles in the Chinese market in 2023, an increase of 5% over 2022In the United States, it sold about 1290,000 units, an increase of 26%;In Europe, it sold about 2950,000 units, up 19% y/y.
Automobile incident 3: Great Wall Motors applied for a patent for vehicle engine control, and the patented technology can improve the life of the engine.
On January 6, according to the announcement of the State Intellectual Property Office, Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. applied for an application called "engine control method, device and vehicle of the vehicle", publication number CN117345496A, and the application date is September 2023.
The patent abstract shows that the present application is applicable to the technical field of vehicles, providing an engine control method, device and vehicle for vehicles. Wherein, the vehicle is configured with a hybrid system and a heater, and the hybrid system comprises an engine and a battery pack;The engine control method of described vehicle comprises: monitoring the remaining power of described battery pack;Under the condition that the remaining power is less than the preset power threshold, the engine temperature of the engine is detected, wherein the preset power threshold is used for judging whether the engine needs to be started;Under the condition that the engine temperature is lower than the first temperature threshold, the engine circuit where the engine is controlled and the warm air circuit where the heater is located are communicated, so that the coolant of the engine is heated through the heater. An embodiment of the present application can increase the engine life.
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