1."Electricity is lower than oil".BYD launched the "lore" model again
Just after the Spring Festival, BYD released a big move, causing a sensation in the industry. On February 19th, Qin Plus and Destroyer 05 Glory Edition were launched, and the starting price came to 7980,000 yuan, officially opened the era of "electricity is lower than oil", and comprehensively impacted the A-class car market. Specifically, the Qin PLUS Glory Edition adds a white glaze and blue appearance color, upgraded intelligent voice continuous call, and upgraded intelligent power-on and power-off of the whole system, of which the DM-i model has launched 5 configurations, with a price range of 798-12.580,000 yuan; The EV version is available in five configurations with a price range of 1098-13.980,000 yuan. The Destroyer 05 Glory Edition has been launched in 6 configurations, with a price range of 798-12.880,000 yuan, available in 55km and 120km pure electric range (NEDC mode) versions. In terms of configuration, it is equipped with rear air conditioning outlets, one-button start, electric adjustment + heating of exterior mirrors, automatic air conditioning, and 128-inch adaptive rotating suspension pad, DILINK intelligent network connection system, full-scene digital key, etc. BYD's Wang fried products released at the beginning of the year, holding the two cards of product power and pricing power, will have a greater impact on the mainstream joint venture car market.
2.Gaohe Automobile stopped production for 6 months
In the blessing of the Spring Festival, Gaohe Automobile failed to wait for the "good start" of the Year of the Dragon. According to ** report, on February 18, the first day of resumption of work during the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon, Gaohe Automobile held an internal meeting and announced that it would suspend production for 6 months from now on. According to insiders, Gaohe Auto said that the wages of employees before February 18 will be paid as usual; Employees who remained in Gaohe Automobile before March 15 will only be paid basic salary; After March 15, employees will only be paid their Shanghai basic salary. In response to the rumor, the public relations department of Gaohe declared that "the suspension of work and the reduction of wages are not true", just as more than a month ago, Gaohe public relations tried its best to delete the articles on the Internet about "Gaohe layoffs" and "arrears of goods". On the eve of the Spring Festival, Gaohe Automobile held an employee congress and said that the salary in January 2024 could not be paid on time and would be repaid at the end of February. In addition, the 2023 year-end bonus will be cancelled, some departments will take early holidays, work from home after the new year, and encourage employees to find their own way out. On the one hand, Gaohe's internal employees, including rights defenders and wait-and-seeers, as well as people familiar with the matter, gave detailed figures on work stoppages and salary cuts, and on the other hand, Gaohe officials made a thin "clarification". You may wish to identify for yourself.
3.Xpeng released a three-year product plan
On the first day after the Spring Festival holiday, He Xiaopeng, chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, issued an internal letter to all employees of Xpeng Motors. 2024 is the tenth year of the establishment of Xiaopeng Motors, and He Xiaopeng first mentioned the performance, saying that the performance in 2024 will more than double, and at the same time, the organization will supplement and complete all the shortcomings, and the operation will begin to take the first step towards high quality. In order to double the performance, He Xiaopeng revealed that about 30 new products or facelifts are planned within 3 years, of which two new models will be released this year, focusing on the 150,000-level market and the 300,000+-level market respectively, complementing the two important cornerstones of Xiaopeng Motors' layout at the 10-400,000 level. At the same time, He Xiaopeng said that in 2024, he will invest more manpower, recruit about 4,000 people, and invest more than 40% of the R&D budget. Among them, the annual R&D investment in "AI technology with intelligent driving as the core" totaled 3.5 billion yuan.
4.Ideal mega elephant greyThe white official picture was released
Ideal officially released the official model pictures of the Ideal Mega Elephant Gray and White paint colors, combined with the previously released silver, three body colors of the Mega have been announced. The new car will be officially released on March 1, 2024, and users who book before March 1, 2024 can enjoy the free upgrade rights and interests of the ideal 20kw DC charging pile (the 7kw AC charging pile is the standard configuration of the ideal MEGA, and the upgrade rights and interests are worth 10,000 yuan), and the home charging time is only 55 hours. Due to the "high-speed rail style" vehicle design, the Ideal MEGA has a high degree of attention after its release. Officially, this large MPV has a drag coefficient of 0215 cd, which has reached the level of some electric sedans. It is worth mentioning that the design of the car represents the design direction of the ideal next M series pure electric vehicles, and the subsequent models are also expected to have a large inclination angle and low drag nose, simple body, etc.
5.**ZEEKR 001 is expected to be available this month
Let's pay attention to the news of **ZEEKR 001 again. The car is said to be expected to be available on February 27, with LiDAR and LiDAR-less versions to choose from. Judging from the previous ** declaration information, the appearance has been slightly adjusted, the front face has many similarities with the shape of the ZEEKR 001 FR, and the shape of the rear fog lamp area has also been replaced with the same triangular design. The interior has received a lot of details, such as changing the window button style to a paddle type, upgrading the electronic door handles, and covering the wireless charging area with suede. The Yamaha brand logo has been removed from the in-car audio, and it is speculated that it may also be renewed. The upgrade of the car machine and chip has yet to be officially announced. In terms of power, the company is expected to adopt 800V high-voltage platform technology, and will continue to be available in rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions.
6.Spy photos of Tesla's new entry-level model**
A few days ago, there was a spy photo of Tesla's new entry-level model, which is expected to be based on the next-generation platform. This aerial image was taken inside Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory, and the rear of the camouflage car parked next to the Model Y is significantly different from the Model Y and Model 3, and the vehicle is much smaller in size, looking like a fastback-style coupe SUV. Previously, a person familiar with the matter said in an interview with ** that Tesla's new entry-level model is internally codenamed "redwood", positioned as a compact crossover, and is expected to be officially put into production in June next yearStarts at $50,000. At the Tesla investor conference held last year, Musk said that he is developing two new models, and the new cars will far surpass any product in the industry in terms of design and manufacturing technology, and it is also a "big killer" that will bring Tesla into a new stage, and it is expected that the annual production capacity of the two new cars will exceed 5 million.
7.BMW confirms a data breach
According to foreign media reports, a misconfiguration incident occurred in the cloud storage server of the automobile giant BMW, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information such as private keys and internal data. The exposed data includes BMW's cloud service private keys in China, Europe and the United States, as well as login credentials for BMW's production and development databases, although it is unclear exactly how much data was exposed. A BMW spokesperson has confirmed that the data breach affected Microsoft Azure buckets, which are based on storage development environments, and said that no customer or personal data was affected as a result. "The BMW Group has fixed this issue in early 2024 and will continue to monitor the situation with partners," the spokesperson added. ”
8.Jia Yueting is in trouble again
Faraday Future, an electric car company founded by Jia Yueting, is in trouble again. Recently, Faraday Future's Los Angeles headquarters, Rexford Industries, filed a lawsuit against FF in the Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that it owed rent and related maintenance fees and taxes for January and February, and a total of 9With a rent of US$10,000 (about 660,000 yuan), the landlord demanded the repossession of the building in a lawsuit. In January this year, BXP Realty, the landlord of FF's office in San Jose, also filed a lawsuit with the court, alleging that FF did not pay rent in December last year, and the outstanding balance reached about 91 yuan70,000 yuan. Faraday Future said it is actively working with landlords in the San Jose office and the Gardena headquarters and is negotiating amicably about the current situation to resolve it as soon as possible.