Let's take stock of what major events happened in the automotive circle on December 11, 2021.
Auto Incident 1: Ford suspends pure electric F-150 bookings
Due to the hot sales of the pure electric version of the F-150 Lighting, Ford officially announced that it would suspend the booking of the model. At present, the number of F-150 Lighting is scheduled to reach 200,000 units, far exceeding Ford's estimated production capacity.
According to foreign media reports, compared with semiconductor chips, there is a greater shortage of batteries. Ford CEO Jim Farley said Ford's "all-electric vehicles achieved an oversubscription," particularly the F-150 Lightning, while Ford is "doing everything in its power" to double the production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup.
Auto Incident 2: China FAW/Ningbo Huaxiang establishes lightweight technology company
Recently, we showed from the enterprise check APP that FAW Huaxiang Lightweight Technology (Changchun) Co., Ltd. was established, the legal representative is Xue Yao, and the registered capital is 30 million yuan.
According to public information, the business scope of the new company includes: new material technology research and development; auto parts research and development; mold manufacturing; mold sales; intelligent basic manufacturing equipment manufacturing.
Auto Incident Three: SAIC-GM-Wuling cooperates with Cainiao on digital supply chain system
A few days ago, the digital supply chain system cooperated by SAIC-GM-Wuling and Cainiao was officially landed, and the digital logistics system of the first phase of the vehicle was officially launched. Cainiao said that saicki-GM-Wuling's logistics master data combing work has been completed, providing a data base and foundation for building a complete set of digital supply chain operation decision-making systems in the future.
One of the main reasons SAIC-GM-Wuling is holding hands with Cainiao is to increase sales of supply chain systems. Until then, SAIC-GM-Wuling had been using the first-generation supply chain system launched in 2009, which was low in digitization and inefficient. Cainiao has industry-leading digital supply chain capabilities, so SAIC-GM-Wuling has made data-driven business possible by partnering with Cainiao and using a more digital logistics system.
Car Incident Four: Porsche recalls part of the Taycan
Recently, Porsche (China) Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration for Market Regulations in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products and the Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Administration of the Recall of Defective Automobile Products.
Scope of recall:
Effective December 10, 2021, recall some imported 2020-2021 Taycan series pure electric vehicles produced between June 18, 2020 and November 10, 2020, for a total of 19 vehicles.
Reasons for recall:
Some vehicles covered by this recall may not meet the specified tightening requirements during the manufacturing process in the construction process of the control arm on the rear axle and the housing of the wheel bearing. Loose threaded connections may cause relative displacement of suspension components, and abnormal noise may occur when the vehicle is driving; if the threaded connection fails, it will lead to sudden driving instability, affect the handling of the vehicle, increase the risk of accidents in the vehicle, and there are safety hazards.
Workaround:
Porsche (China) Automotive Sales Co., Ltd. will inspect the vehicles within the scope of the recall free of charge through authorized dealers, and replace the new nuts and bolts and tighten them to their original specifications if the threaded connection of the control arm on the rear axle does not meet the specified tightening requirements. In addition, the surrounding parts will be inspected for indirect damage and the damaged parts will be replaced according to the inspection results to eliminate safety hazards.
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