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[car home Industry] This week, many new cars have reported the latest news, which makes people feel that even buying a car in the latest year should be prevented from "chopping hands".
Xu Jiayin, whom I haven’t seen for a long time, suddenly appeared for platform 5 of Hengchi. It seems that Boss Xu really loves Hengchi. A whole new generation appeared, and if you can’t afford it, you can only have an eye addiction, but then again, this car really has a little taste. The Q1 financial report was released, and I have to say that it was really profitable. The stock price immediately reached an all-time high. Did you get on the bus?
More exciting, look down.
Hot news this week
■ The Q1 financial report for 2022 was released, and the gross profit margin of automobiles reached a new high of 32.9%.
■ In cooperation with Horizon official announcement, some models will be equipped with Journey 5 in 2023.
■ World premiere
■ Anson China Global Distribution Center was closed due to the epidemic.
■ Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited EVOGO power exchange service started in Xiamen.
■ M7 exposure
■ The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has set up a "white list" of 666 enterprises operating in Shanghai.
■ Zhiji L7 Dynamic Edition is on the market, with a price of 368,800 yuan.
■ Xu Jiayin Experience Hengchi 5
■ Faurecia and Hella merged to publish the Chinese name "Freia"
New car release
■ M7 exposure
A few days ago, AITO brand officially released the official appearance map of its model M7. The new car as a whole looks atmospheric and is expected to be released within the year.
Judging from the previous declaration, the length, width and height of the new car are 5020/1945/1775mm and the wheelbase is 2820mm respectively. At the same time, the car will adopt a six-seat layout.
In the power part, the new car will also be equipped with an extended-range power system consisting of a 1.5T four-cylinder turbocharged range extender and a motor provided by Huawei. Among them, the maximum power of engine is 92kW, and the rated power/peak power of motor is 72kW/200kW.
■ World premiere
On April 20th, the brand-new 7 Series and pure electric car i7 were launched simultaneously in China, Germany and the United States.
Inspired by China, the i7 is made by German technology, which is the fifth pure electric vehicle released in China. The other four models are iX3, i3, i4 and iX. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the i7 are 5391*1950*1548mm and the wheelbase is 3200mm. It is the largest 7-series sedan ever.
In the interior, the design of the front row of the new car is exactly the same as that of iX, but Qualcomm’s 8155 chip is adopted for the first time, and a 31-inch movable screen is added in the back row to meet the entertainment needs of the passengers in the back row, and the screen meets the playback effect of 8K video. Iqiyi and Huawei Mall have entered the entertainment system.
■ The listing price of Zhiji L7 Dynamic Edition is 368,800 yuan.
On April 17th, Zhiji Automobile announced that L7 was officially listed. After the price of L7 Pro version was 408,800 yuan on March 29th, this time, Zhiji Automobile announced that the price of L7 Dynamic was 368,800 yuan.
Users who have not locked the order can freely change the purchased model, and users who have locked the order can also contact the user to change the model as needed. The deadline for angel wheel users to lock the order is May 29, the deadline for A wheel users to close the order is April 29, and the deadline for locking the order is June 17.
In appearance, the length, width and height of Zhiji L7 are 5098*1960*1485mm, the wheelbase is 3100mm, and the drag coefficient is 0.21Cd. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the DLP light projection headlights equipped with Zhiji L7 pro version have a projection resolution of 2.6 million pixels and an AI vision chip with 3 TOPS computing power. At the same time, the ISC front and rear interactive lights can realize 255 levels of brightness independent adjustment, two-color control and 30000nits ultra-high brightness. It can realize the interaction between lights and words in navigation, distance reminder, electricity reminder, pedestrian comity and other scenes.
Attack the main engine factory.
■ In cooperation with Horizon official announcement, some models will be equipped with Journey 5 in 2023.
On April 21st, it announced that it has reached a fixed-point cooperation with Horizon, and will carry the Horizon autopilot chip Journey 5 on some of its models, so as to create an integrated parking and navigation scheme and realize high-level autopilot function.
According to the plan, the model equipped with Horizon Journey 5 will be listed as early as mid-2023. It also became the first car company to officially launch Horizon Journey 5.
By the end of 2021, more than 1 million AI chips had been pre-installed and shipped. Journey 5 is its third-generation car-level chip, with a single AI computing power of up to 128TOPS, supporting 16-channel camera sensing calculation, and supporting multi-sensor fusion, prediction and planning control required by autonomous driving.
On April 20th, Horizon unveiled its high-speed NOA pilot-assisted driving scheme. The system is called Pilot 3, and it is equipped with three Journey 3 chips, and finally the power is 15TOPS. The sensor is equipped with 6 cameras, including 1 front view, 1 rear view and 4 side views, and is used in conjunction with the high-precision map from Gaode.
■ The Q1 financial report for 2022 was released, and the gross profit margin of automobiles reached a new high of 32.9%.
On the 20th local time, the financial report for the first quarter of 2022 released by the United States showed that the company’s revenue in this quarter was US$ 18.756 billion, up 81% year-on-year. The gross profit margin of the automobile business was 32.9%, a record high.
The financial report shows that the company’s revenue in the first quarter was 18.756 billion US dollars, up 81% year-on-year, exceeding the market expectation of 17.8 billion US dollars. The net profit in the first quarter was 3.318 billion US dollars, far exceeding the 438 million US dollars in the same period last year. In the first quarter, the revenue of automobile business was 16.861 billion US dollars, an increase of 87% compared with the revenue of 9.002 billion US dollars in the same period last year. The gross profit margin of the automobile business reached a record 32.9%.
It is said that the increase in the company’s revenue is partly due to the increase in the number of cars delivered and the increase in the average selling price.
CBS reported that in 2021, a record 936,000 vehicles were delivered, an increase of 87% over 2020. Earlier this month, it was reported that the company delivered a record 310,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 68%. In the earnings conference call, CEO Elon Musk and CFO Zachary Kirkhorn said that they are still confident that the delivery volume will increase by at least 50% on the basis of 2021 this year.
■ Xu Jiayin Experience Hengchi 5
According to the official news of Hengchi Automobile, on April 21st, three Hengchi 5s appeared in Guangzhou Evergrande Center, and Xu Jiayin, Chairman of Evergrande Board of Directors, and the management team experienced Hengchi 5s in all directions.
According to Liu Yongzhuo, President of Hengchi Automobile, all the work of Hengchi 5 is progressing smoothly, and the pre-sale is about to be fully launched. The first batch of exhibition experience centers and sales centers of Hengchi will be opened in 15 key cities such as Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou in the near future.
Prior to this, Evergrande Group held a high-profile global creditors’ conference call, and before this important meeting, Xu Jiayin specially presided over the mobilization meeting of Evergrande Automobile to "achieve Hengchi 5 mass production in three months". Xu Jiayin once asked the Evergrande team to work hard for three months and mass-produce Hengchi 5 on June 22nd, laying a solid foundation for the healthy and sustainable development of Evergrande.
Supplier dynamics
■ Anson China Global Distribution Center was closed due to the epidemic.
Anson issued a circular letter on April 18th, stating that with the government’s tightening of closure measures, especially in Shanghai, our global distribution center in China was forced to close, which affected our business.
Previously, Shanghai distribution center was responsible for the distribution of goods in Shenzhen, Suzhou and Leshan. According to the data of Anson official website, Anson Shanghai Solution Engineering Center (SEC) was established in 2010, focusing on the development of power management solutions, focusing on automotive applications and providing a development platform.
It is reported that Ansenmei has three factories in China, which are located in Leshan, Suzhou and Shenzhen. In addition to the closure of these places affecting local business, smaller cities have also begun to strengthen their closure. The company is also closely responding to the interruption of suppliers of materials, equipment and services.
■ Faurecia and Hella merged to publish the Chinese name "Freia"
On April 22nd, FORVIA, the seventh largest automotive technology supplier in the world, announced that the Chinese name of the group was Freia.
On January 31 this year, Faurecia completed the acquisition of the controlling equity of Haila. On February 7th, Faurecia and Hella announced that the merged new group was named FORVIA. FORVIA stands for action and required agility, as well as the commitment, confidence and measures of the new group to promote the transformation of road travel mode.
The Chinese name of the new group, Freya, combines the Chinese transliteration of its English name FORVIA. At the same time, it is also the inheritance and continuation of Faurecia brand and culture, which indicates that the new group will continue to highlight the core elements of Faurecia and Haila brands. In addition, the word "Rui" in the Chinese name is originally meant to be a token made of jade, and at the same time represents auspicious signs.
According to Freya officials, under the names of FORVIA and Freya, the new group will integrate the complementary technological and industrial advantages of Faurecia and Hella and become a reformer who foresees and realizes the transformation of travel.
■ Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited EVOGO power exchange service started in Xiamen.
On April 18th, the EVOGO power exchange service was officially launched in Xiamen. The first four quick-change stations that started the service were located in Siming District, Huli District and Haicang District of Xiamen. It is estimated that by the end of this year, 30 quick-change stations will be completed in Xiamen. By then, there will be a quick change station within every 3 km service radius on Xiamen Island.
It is reported that at present, the lowest monthly rental price of chocolate battery replacement blocks is 399 yuan/block, and the rental price will be dynamically adjusted according to the different usage conditions of users. The service price of the quick change station is equivalent to that of the quick charge station, and will be dynamically adjusted according to the site and time of the station.
In January of this year, Times Electric Service, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, released the power exchange service brand EVOGO and the overall solution of combined power exchange. The overall solution of combined power exchange consists of three products: "power exchange block, quick exchange station and APP". Chen Weifeng, general manager of Times Electric Service, said that the first batch of EVOGO power exchange services will be launched in 10 cities.
■ The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has set up a "white list" of 666 enterprises operating in Shanghai.
On April 16th, the Shanghai Economic and Information Committee issued the "Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Epidemic Situation of Industrial Enterprises in Shanghai (First Edition)", which promoted enterprises to resume work and production in an orderly and effective manner, and required all district governments, towns and parks to actively support the resumption of work and production.
Previously, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has sent a working group in front of Shanghai to promote the stable production and resumption of production of key industrial enterprises and ensure the smooth operation of the supply chain of the industrial chain.
On April 5, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology set up a "white list" of key enterprises in the field of industry and information technology, and concentrated resources to give priority to ensuring that 666 key enterprises in key industries such as integrated circuits, automobile manufacturing, equipment manufacturing and biomedicine resumed production.
In the "white list of the first batch of key enterprises in Shanghai" circulated on the Internet, there are 250 automobile-related enterprises, such as GM and others, among which Lingang is listed as "discontinued enterprises that need to resume work". (Text/car home Cheng Gong)