1. "Trumpet Car" reported on December 21 that Changan Automobile's new car UNI-V will officially open pre-sale on January 10 next year, and the specific listing time will be within the first quarter of next year. In terms of appearance, the front face of the new car adopts the family design language of the UNI series, the front face adopts a borderless grille design, and the interior is decorated with a dot matrix structure. The side adopts a slip-on shape, which has a strong sporty atmosphere. In terms of interior, the full LCD instrument panel, suspended central control screen and electronic gear are readily available. In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a 1.5T engine with a maximum power of 188 horsepower, in addition, the new car may also be equipped with a 2.0T engine in the future.
Autonomous car review: Although the car market has shrunk to a certain extent in recent years, the market is still a must for major car companies. With the strength of the UNI series, Changan has regained self-confidence, the design of UNI-V is quite good, and sales are expected to be no less than existing models.
2. The Financial Associated Press reported on December 21 that The long-stopped new car-making force Qiantu Automobile officially delivered the Qianye K50 to customers at the Suzhou factory, and the brand once again returned to the public vision. At the same time, Qiantu Automobile also officially announced three major events: Qiantu Automobile's new model, Qiantu K20, will be officially listed in 2022 and begin to lay out overseas markets; through the development of meta-universe racing games, expand the broader meta-universe world and realize the interconnection and integration of the digital world and the real world; and cooperate with Suzhou Canadian Solar Power Technology Co., Ltd. to develop the world's first solar photovoltaic car. In addition, Future Auto also restarted the listing IPO work.
Autonomous car review: The reputation of The Future Automobile K50 in the field of second-hand cars is not too good, compared with Weilai and Xiaopeng Motors, the motivation of future automobiles seems to be only for the listing IPO.
3. "Auto Headlines" released a newsletter on December 21, 2021, pointing out that at the "2021 Huawei Intelligent Vehicle Solution Ecology Forum" held recently, Huawei once again proposed to adhere to the development strategy of "platform ecology", focus on ICT technology, and build an ecosystem around the three major platforms of intelligent car digital platform ILVP, intelligent driving computing platform MDC, and Harmony OS intelligent cockpit, and work with partners to help car companies build good cars. At present, more than 70 partners have joined the MDC ecosystem, and GAC Aean LX Plus and Great Wall Mecha Dragon, which were unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show, have chosen MDC as an intelligent driving computing platform.
Autonomous car review: Huawei's hosting of this event today once again confirms Huawei's determination to be a platform, and it is obviously more profitable to focus on intelligent driving than building cars.
4. The Financial Circle reported on December 21 that BYD officially announced that it had delivered the 1,000th Tang EV model in Norway with the local car dealer RSA Group in Norway. As the first stop in Europe, BYD plans to ship 1,500 Don EVs to the Norwegian market. RSA Group CEO Frank Dunvold said that at present, Tang EV has received a large number of orders, and IT is expected that BYD's sales will continue to grow in 2022.
Independent car review: The Norwegian market as the market with the highest electrification rate in Europe, BYD's achievements fully prove that BYD has won the recognition of the country, so why do our people still need Diss domestic car companies?
5. "Go Light" released a newsletter on December 21, pointing out that Mercedes-Benz officially released a preview of its new concept car. This brand new concept car is named Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX. The new car will debut on January 3, 2022, and the concept car will be the most efficient model in Mercedes-Benz's history.
Autonomous car review: Mercedes-Benz's concept car design is becoming more and more unrestrained, but who knows what the car will look like in the future?