■ On December 16, the BMW Group announced that it will build three new plants in Shenyang and Zhangjiagang in 2022, and the 3 Series pure electric version will be officially produced by BMW Brilliance in 2022. The BMW Group will launch 13 pure electric models in China, including the BMW i7 released next year.
■ On December 16, according to the Nikkei Shimbun, Nissan Motor motor plans to establish new battery recycling plants in the United States and Europe by the end of fiscal year 2025. These plants will be the first battery recycling facilities Nissan has established outside of Japan.
■ Bloomberg reported on December 16 that Audi said in a statement that the company's total investment for research and development and capital expenditure projects rose to $41.8 billion. In addition, Audi said that it plans to electrify all models by 2033.
■ The UK Transport Department said that from December 15, the subsidy for electric vehicles will be cut from £2,500 to £1,500, half of the subsidy provided to car buyers at the beginning of the year. The price cap for eligible electric models will be reduced from £35,000 to £32,000.
■ On December 16, Fu Neng Technology announced that Fu Neng Zhenjiang intends to sign a "Supplement to the Multi-Year Supply Agreement" with Mercedes-Benz AG, stipulating that Mercedes-Benz AG will pay an advance payment of about RMB 1.05 billion to Fu Neng Zhenjiang.
■ On December 15, Feng Qingfeng, CEO of Lotus Group, said that the construction of its global headquarters factory in Wuhan has been completed and is expected to start large-scale production by the end of 2022.
■ On December 16, Hesai Technology announced a cooperation with NVIDIA, which will use Hesai's Panda128 lidar on its NVIDIA DRIVE platform.

■ Picture description: On December 15, the box car debut and brand launch conference was held in Beijing, focusing on the first two models of the B-end track: BM-400 and BM-600.
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The 2022 Tvconference Conference will be held on December 18, and the whole process will be held online and live interactive.
Annual Speech: Top 10 Trends in Smart Electric Vehicles;
8 special observers gave speeches: analyzing and predicting the development of eight major areas such as the popularization of intelligent electric vehicles, new marketing of automobiles, industrial chain expansion and upgrading, infrastructure, and intelligent organizations;
6 Typical Case Presentations on Smart Electric Vehicles: Executives will share how they can seize opportunities on the cusp of smart electric vehicles.
Speakers:
Li Jinyong, executive chairman of the Automobile Dealers Chamber of Commerce of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
Zhou Jiang, president of Nezha Automobile Trading Company
Roland Berger partner Wenbo Yuan
Founder of Hongjing Intelligent Driving Liu Feilong
Zhou Lijun, President and Chief Analyst of E-Car Research Institute
Zhu Yulong, founder of Automotive Electronics Design
Chairman and President of Hive Energy Yang Hongxin
Huang Zhiming, Chairman of Shanghai Zhida
Cui Yan, chief analyst of the automotive industry at Huaxi Securities
Jia Guanghong, deputy general manager of BAIC Production and Investment
Liu Bin, chief expert of China Automotive Technology and Research Center and deputy director of China Automotive Strategy and Policy Research Center
Director of Huawei's Front and Rear Cadre Departments Hu Saixiong, one of Huawei's "Blue Blood Ten Masters"
Qiu Kaijun, founder and editor-in-chief of Electric Vehicle Observer
Huang Shan, co-founder of Electric Vehicle Observer
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