EV Morning News ｜ EU will conduct countervailing investigation on electric vehicles in China; The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the 375th batch of new car filing catalogue;
oneThe EU will conduct a counter-investigation on electric vehicles in China.
Official website, the European Commission, disclosed that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in his fourth "Union Address" to the European Parliament that the European Commission would launch a countervailing investigation against electric vehicles imported from China. Ursula von der Leyen said in his speech, "The global electric vehicle market is full of cheap China cars. Their prices are low because they have received huge state subsidies, which is distorting our market." (shanghai securities news)
2The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China responded to the countervailing investigation decision.
The European Chamber of Commerce in China expressed great concern and opposition to the European Commission’s decision to implement the countervailing investigation on electric vehicles in China, and urged the European side to look at the development of China’s electric vehicle industry objectively, instead of arbitrarily using unilateral economic and trade tools to prevent or increase the development and operating costs of China’s electric vehicle products in Europe, which violated the EU’s commitment in the WTO. (The Paper)
threeThe Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the 375th batch of new car filing catalogue.
On September 13th, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently published the catalogue of Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products (the 375th batch), and another batch of hot new energy vehicles were listed. These include, but are not limited to, Aeon SMAX, Nezha X, EX30, FR, Tucki X9, pure electric supercar Lotus EMEYA, pure electric off-road equation Leopard Leopard 5, GAC Aeon Hyper HT, new Tesla+,and Wenjie M9. (First Electric)
fourIn August, the domestic retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles broke 60% for domestic brands.
Cui Dongshu official WeChat official account reported that in August this year, the retail sales of new energy vehicles reached 716,000 vehicles, up 35% year-on-year and 12% quarter-on-quarter. In August, the domestic retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 37.3%, which was 8.9 percentage points higher than the penetration rate of 28.4% in the same period last year, among which the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in domestic independent brands was 60.2%. (First Electric)
fiveThe progress of the A round financing plan exceeded expectations.
Smart and Tianqi Lithium Industry formally signed the Share Subscription Agreement in Chengdu. According to the agreement, as the leading investor in this round of financing, Tianqi Lithium will invest 150 million US dollars in smart. The cooperation between the two parties is not limited to the financial investment level. Earlier, smart announced that it planned to raise $250-300 million in Series A financing from the capital market. The financing plan is progressing efficiently, with progress exceeding expectations. (First Electric)
sixWill invest 600 million pounds to produce electric MINI in Britain.
According to the BBC, BMW will invest a lot of money to produce electric MINI in Britain. BMW will spend 600 million pounds on its Oxford (Oxford )And swinton (Swindon)The factory was renovated so that it could be used in Bouleti (Blighty)Production of three-door MINI Cooper and compact crossover MINI Aceman. BMW will redeploy the production of these two new all-electric mini models in 2026, which will be produced in Britain instead of China. BMW also plans to fully electrify Oxford from 2030. At present, 1,000 cars can be produced here every day. Once the renovation is completed, BMW is expected to maximize its production capacity and produce 200,000 cars a year (up from 188,000 last year). (First Electric)
7. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology deploys future scientific and technological innovation.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice to organize the unveiling of the future industrial innovation tasks in 2023. The contents of the unveiling tasks are oriented to four key directions: meta-universe, humanoid robot, brain-computer interface and general artificial intelligence, focusing on innovative tasks such as core foundation, key products, public support and demonstration application. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also said that it will continue to implement the industrial Internet innovation and development project and accelerate the integration of superior technologies such as 5G with the core links of industrial production. (xinhuanet)
eightHuawei and Xiaomi reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement.
On September 13th, today, Huawei and Xiaomi announced that they have reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement, which covers communication technologies including 5G. Fan Zhiyong, director of Huawei’s intellectual property department, said: "Huawei is very happy to reach a license with Xiaomi Company. Xu Ran, general manager of the strategic cooperation department of Xiaomi Group, said: "This fully reflects the mutual recognition and respect for each other’s intellectual property rights. (Sina Technology)
nine, BMW and the establishment of V2G joint venture company.
According to the news released by Honda official website, on September 12th, BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Honda Motor America Company announced that they had reached an agreement to form a tripartite joint venture, ChargeScape, in order to provide a common information platform to connect a number of automobile manufacturers and power companies in the United States and Canada. Through the application of vehicle to power grid (V2G), electric vehicle customers will eventually have the opportunity to share the energy stored in their electric vehicle batteries with the power grid during peak demand periods. (First Electric)
10、Arm Thursday’s listing was priced at $51 per share.
ARM, a high-profile chip design company, finally set the IPO price at $51 per share, which is the top of the pricing range, and issued a total of 95.5 million ADSs. ARM will be listed and traded on Nasdaq on Thursday. (First Electric)
11. On September 14th, Togo Car Maintenance started offering shares.
The company will start offering shares on September 14th. This time, it plans to sell 40,617,100 shares worldwide, with a maximum price of HK$ 31 per share. It is expected to be listed on the Stock Exchange on September 26th (Tuesday) with the stock code of 9690.HK. (First Electric)
12、Call artificial intelligence a double-edged sword
On Wednesday, local time, more than 20 American technology and civil society leaders attended the closed-door summit of the Senate, focusing on artificial intelligence. Elon musk called for a "regulatory structure" for artificial intelligence, after he warned US senators that this emerging technology posed a risk to civilization. (Global Market Broadcast)
13, "The Biography of elon musk" is released simultaneously around the world.
On September 12th, elon musk’s new biography was listed in China market. This book was written by American writer walter isaacson, and Musk himself was deeply involved in it. It is worth mentioning that the author walter isaacson also wrote The Biography of Steve Jobs. The biographer commented on Musk: "Heroes are mostly weirdos, because they shoulder the mission of saving the world, and they all like to wear underwear (Superman)-but at least they are saving the world." (China Economic News Network)
14The new M7 orders in the world exceeded 15,000 units.
nineOn March 13th, the official announced that the order volume of the new M7 in the world exceeded 15,000 units, which was less than 24 hours before the new M7 went on the market. At the press conference on the 12th, Yu Chengdong said: "AITO asked the world about the new M7 five-seat version as a brand-new model, with an overall upgrade investment of more than 500 million yuan. The new car is equipped with Huawei HarmonyOS Intelligent Cockpit 3.0 and Huawei Advanced Intelligent Driving 2.0."(First Electric)
15FAW Toyota’s new Asian lion intelligent electric hybrid twin-engine advanced listing
On September 13th, FAW Toyota TNGA leapfrog sedan "New Asian Lion Intelligent Electric Hybrid Twin Engine" was officially launched and listed. The new car includes three levels: elite version, Zunyue version and flagship version, and the price is 159,800-179,800 yuan. The new Asian lion is equipped with the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine system, which is smaller and lighter, and the output power of a single group is 8% higher than that of the previous generation. (First Electric)
16The polar fox koala will be listed on September 20th.
The pure electric compact polar fox koala launched by polar fox for the maternal and infant market will be put on sale on September 20. Previously, the official pre-sale interval was 133,800-171,800 yuan. The new car is equipped with a driving motor with a maximum power of 120kW, matching the Ferrous lithium phosphate group with a capacity of 58.8kWh, and the battery life of CLTC can reach 500km. Koala teamed up with "Good Boy" to build the world’s first fully electronically controlled and fully electric children’s seat, with the design standard increased by 60% and the structural strength increased by 156%. At the same time, the koala also pioneered an extended side air curtain for children’s head safety, with a volume increase of 12%, giving children more effective protection in the event of a side collision. (First Electric)
17The first batch of production cars of Extreme Yue 01 will be rolled off the assembly line on September 19th.
The first batch of production cars of Extreme Yue 01 will be rolled off the assembly line on September 19th. The new car is positioned as a medium and large SUV, based on the vast architecture of SEA, and will be listed and delivered during the year. Extreme Yue is a brand-new brand jointly built with Baidu, which is officially defined as "strategic cooperation project of automobile robots", and extreme Yue 01 is its first model. (First Electric)
18The first batch of MG Cyberster Ningde rolled off the assembly line.
On September 12th, the first batch of MG Cyberster was officially launched from Ningde base of SAIC passenger car. The transport fleet carrying 23 open-top electric running MG Cyberster to the United States is ready to go at Ningde base, and MG Cyberster with various car colors is on display. As the first convertible electric race in China, it has already made its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Speed Festival in the UK.
19, Geely RuilansevenWill be available on September 21st.
Ruilan 7 will be listed on September 21st. The new car has been pre-sold before, and the pre-sale range is 133,700-163,700 yuan. The new car locates the coupe SUV. Ruilan 7 adopts a rear-mounted rear-drive layout, with a maximum motor power of 180kW and a peak torque of 385nm. It has two endurance versions, 450km and 605km, respectively, and also supports fast charging and battery replacement. Ruilan 7 uses Geely’s self-developed Longying No.1 cockpit computing platform, which is equipped with a 7nm cockpit chip.
20The new KONA pure electric version is about RMB 255,000.
The new Hyundai KONA pure electric version was launched at the 2023 new york Auto Show, and it is planned to officially land in the North American market in the autumn of 2023. It is reported that the North American version will be produced in Ulsan factory in South Korea, and the European version will be produced in Nosovice factory in Czech Republic. The new car is equipped with a single motor, the maximum power is 135 HP and 204 HP respectively, and the peak torque is 255 Nm. At the same time, 48.4 and 64.8kWh battery options are available, with cruising range of 317 km and 418 km respectively. Support 400V fast charge, and it takes only 43 minutes to charge 10% to 80%. In addition, i-Pedal single pedal driving mode and V2L external discharge function are also provided. The price of the new car in the North American market will start at less than $35,000, or about RMB255,000. (First Electric)
21Hyundai IONIQ 5 N will be listed in China next year.
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N will be listed in China next year. As the opening work of the blueprint for high-performance electrification of modern automobile N brand, the new car is built on the platform of pure electric vehicle E-GMP. The 5 N dual-motor power system has a maximum output power of 609PS and a maximum torque of 740 n m. When the N Grin Boost(N function of IONIQ 5 N is turned on, the horsepower of the vehicle can be instantly increased from 609PS to 650 PS, and it can be maintained for 10 seconds, during which the motor speed can reach 21,000 rpm. (First Electric)
22. Horizon Journey 5 shipments exceeded 200,000 pieces.
On September 13th, Horizon disclosed the latest business report card to the outside world, claiming that its only high-grade, high-computing intelligent driving chip in China has been mass-produced. Since the world first mass-produced in September last year, its shipments have been in full swing, with a rapid growth of more than 200,000 pieces and an average monthly shipment of more than 20,000 pieces, helping a number of mid-to-high-end new energy vehicles win the sales champion in the market segment. At the same time, the shipment of Journey chips has increased to nearly 4 million pieces, and the mass production scale is still the absolute leading position in China; The number of cooperative car companies has increased from 20+ to 25+, which has become the choice of more mainstream car companies at home and abroad. (First Electric)
23Zhu Jiangming: 70% of the driving parts of the whole vehicle are self-developed.
On September 13, the founder, chairman and CEO of Zero Run Automobile said that the company insisted on the global self-research of core components, and 70% of the driving parts of the vehicle products were developed by itself. Since its inception in 2015, Zero Run has insisted on global self-research of the core components of smart electric vehicles. The core components in a car include the structure of the whole vehicle, electronic and electrical architecture, battery, electric drive, intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving. Zero Run has all adopted its own research and development and manufacturing strategies. The company hopes to create the ultimate cost performance through its own research and development and manufacturing. (First Electric)
24, Skyworth Auto released the "Skyworth Lingguang" optical storage overcharge solution.
On September 12th, Skyworth Auto 2023 Autumn Technology Ecology Conference with the theme of "Let charging be faster than refueling" was successfully held in Xuzhou. Skyworth Auto released its self-developed Skyworth Lingguang SKYLIGHTNING optical storage overcharge solution, which consists of six parts: overcharge vehicle, photovoltaic, energy storage, overcharge station, data service platform and mobile overcharge station. (First Electric)
25The first L4 expressway in China will be built soon.
On September 11th, the "Suzhou Release" news reported that the first holographic sensing intelligent expressway in China that meets the level of vehicle-road cooperative automatic driving has completed more than 80% of the total works, and will soon be completed and opened to traffic, which can meet the level of L4 automatic driving. The project covers S17 (Huangdai Interchange-Yangcheng Lake North Interchange) of Sutai Expressway, and it is expected to complete the joint debugging and trial of the system by the end of September. (First Electric)
26, Midland New Materials Subsidiary signed a cooperation framework agreement on sodium ion battery R&D project.
Midland New Materials reached a strategic cooperation consensus with Hunan Cube New Energy and Liaoning Xingkong Sodium Power on in-depth cooperation in the field of sodium ion battery technology research and development, and signed the Project Cooperation Framework Agreement on September 12. All parties intend to carry out in-depth cooperation on sodium ion battery materials and batteries, and strive to launch competitive sodium ion battery products. (Cloud Finance)
27. Chuanweilai and Honeycomb jointly develop large cylindrical batteries.
Many people in the industrial chain revealed that they are preparing to set up a joint venture with Honeycomb Energy, a power battery company, to jointly develop large cylindrical batteries, and the subsequent mass production node may be in 2025. (First Electric)
28, electric vehicle conduction charging connection device national standard release.
The national standard series of conductive charging connection devices for electric vehicles was officially released. The new standard increases the maximum charging current from 250 Amps to 800 Amps and the charging power to 800 kW, increases relevant technical requirements such as active cooling and temperature monitoring, and optimizes and improves test methods such as mechanical properties. (First Electric)
29China’s hydrogen energy industry chain has taken shape.
According to the data of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to August this year, the production and sales volume of automobiles nationwide were 3,000, up by 29.1% and 51.3% respectively. Insiders pointed out that China’s hydrogen energy industry chain has begun to take shape. In the future, the transportation field represented by fuel cell vehicles is expected to be the first to achieve large-scale promotion, thus driving the development of the entire industrial chain. It is estimated that by 2025, the market scale of the hydrogen energy industry will exceed 1 trillion yuan, building new competitiveness and lasting power for high-quality economic development. (First Electric)
30. The model of Tongyi Qianwen was officially opened to the public.
Alibaba Cloud announced that the model of Tongyi Thousand Questions has been put on record for the first time and officially opened to the public. Baidu launched the ERNIE Bot plug-in ecological platform "Spiritual Matrix", which opened invitations to developers and provided incentives such as 10 billion flows and 100 million yuan funds. (First Electric)
31New energy auto insurance premiums soared.
The number of new energy vehicles underwritten by PICC P&C Insurance reached 2.824 million, up 54.4% year-on-year. The premium income was 12.63 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 54.7%. The proportion of new energy vehicle premiums to total auto insurance premiums is 9.4%. At the same time, the premium of new energy vehicles has accounted for 28.3% of the total new car premium. Recently, many insurance companies, including property insurance giants, said that the growth rate of new energy auto insurance premiums exceeded expectations, and they will adopt a cautious underwriting strategy, and even actively limit the underwriting scale in some areas. This reflects that new energy auto insurance has a good development prospect, but it also has the problem of high payout ratio. Insurance industry, automobile manufacturing and maintenance industry and other related entities need to constantly run in the competition and cooperation, and continuously reduce the payout ratio of new energy auto insurance to promote sustainable development. (Securities Daily)
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