1. Auchan Automobile came to the largest automobile comprehensive test site in the west and held the second performance evolution of the sixth season of super testers. The comprehensive automobile test field is the Chongqing West Automobile Test Field, which has a total length of 43490m test road, 32 reliable roads, 14 different test roads, 67 special road conditions and other situation simulations. The performance evolution of auchan Z6 is equipped with a blue whale power system, including blue whale new generation 2.0T + Aisin 8AT, blue whale new generation NE1.5T + blue whale 7-speed wet dual clutch, blue whale iDD global hybrid system, to achieve full coverage. The Auchan Z6 braked at 35.9 meters in today's test and offered five driving modes.
Autonomous car review: Fast start, steady cornering, accurate braking, and sufficient reserves, the driving texture of Auchan Z6 advanced subverts the inherent value perception of 150,000 SUV. In the field of intelligent human-computer interaction, Auchan Z6 has reached a new height.
2. As the lock-up period for the shares of Rivian, a new car-making force, is about to expire, Ford Motor expects to sell some of Rivian's shares. Ford rushed to sell Rivian stock before the lock-up period, largely due to a sharp drawdown in its Stake in The First Quarter, costIng Ford $5.4 billion. On November 10, 2021, Rivian went public at $78 per share, making it the largest IPO in the U.S. since 2012, with a market capitalization of $120 billion in just three days after going public.
Autonomous car review: Although Rivian is known as a Tesla killer, for now, Rivian has been killed by Tesla. In addition, for the whole of 2021, Rivian delivered only 920 new cars and lost $4.7 billion, making it reasonable for the stock price to plummet.
3. The 300,000th pickup truck of the Great Wall Cannon rolled off the production line at the Chongqing Smart Factory of Great Wall Motor yesterday. From 0 to 300,000, the Great Wall Cannon took only 2 years and 8 months, becoming the first Chinese high-end pickup truck brand to exceed 300,000 units. At the same time, the passenger gun and commercial gun trailer version are officially listed, with C6 trailer qualifications, unlocking the full-scene pickup truck life.
Independent car review: The 300,000th vehicle of the Great Wall Cannon will further help the global development of Chinese pickup trucks and even Chinese manufacturing, and continue to build a full-scene pickup truck life, leading China's pickup truck culture upwards.
4. Dongfeng Nissan released sales data today, the data shows that Dongfeng Nissan sold 58,084 vehicles in April, down 42.92% year-on-year; of which the daily product brand sales were 53,158 vehicles, down 44.65% year-on-year; Venucia brand sales were 4455 vehicles, down 22.2% year-on-year, Infiniti sales were 471 vehicles, down 37.28% year-on-year, and the sales of the three major brands fell together. Dongfeng Nissan has long relied on Xuanyi to support sales, but its April performance has been rather dismal.
Independent car review: Dongfeng Nissan has always been a strong in the field of Japanese joint ventures, but in terms of April performance, it is not satisfactory, although most car companies have declined, but like Dongfeng Nissan's decline so sharply, it must be the lack of performance on the product side.
5. Due to the extreme uncertainty of this year and the consideration of the economic situation, the Chinese and French shareholders will suspend the strategic adjustment plan of the "two rooms and one hall" joint venture that was previously rumored in the industry. At present, both Chinese and French shareholders hope to do a good job in sales and word of mouth together, and then talk about the "two rooms and one hall" plan later. The "two rooms and one hall" plan was proposed in February this year, and the specific content was reserved for DPCA as a production base to maintain the existing share ratio. At the same time, its two major brands, Peugeot and Citroën, are dominated by French shareholders and Chinese shareholders respectively.
Autonomous car review: Although DPCA has been doing business in China very early, its sense of existence has been weakening in recent years, if it can't be painfully determined, the ending will not be too good.