1. CBN reported on December 23 that Sgeme, CEO of Renault Brilliance Gold Cup and CHIEF Operating Officer of Renault China, has left China and will succeed Vincent Tourette as the head of the Renault UK market and managing director from January 1, 2022, responsible for the Renault brand UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus business. The departure of senior executives is also related to Renault's adjustment of business in China, Renault has terminated its cooperation with Dongfeng Group's fuel vehicles, and the joint venture company Renault Brilliance Jinbei has also fallen into operational difficulties, and Renault's withdrawal in Huada has become a foregone conclusion.
Independent car review: Renault Brilliance Gold Cup has recently been rumored to lay off employees and cut employee salaries, on the one hand, because Renault began to gradually abandon the Chinese market, on the other hand, Brilliance Group itself fell into bankruptcy reorganization, and the shareholders of both sides are not much interested in developing the brand at present, so it is not difficult to understand that the executives have left.
2. "Interface" wrote on December 23 that Huawei is about to launch a map service in China, in the form of in-vehicle maps, built into the Harmony OS smart cockpit, and will be installed for the first time on the model AITO Q&I M5. It is reported that the system is equipped with a number of maps independently developed by Huawei, including super GNSS, intelligent inertial navigation and positioning technology, and Hongmeng circulation capabilities.
Autonomous car review: Huawei can not use the Google Maps service due to the ban on the United States, but for now, even without Google, Huawei can still develop various services.
3． The Automotive Workshop issued a newsletter on December 23 that the SAIC Audi A7L 55TFSI will be delivered on New Year's Day 2022 at the SAIC Audi Brand Flagship Center. The A7L adopts a family-style classic design, the hexagonal grille is still eye-catching, the headlights are still sharp, with 32 modules and intelligent laser headlight technology. The design of the tail is the same as that of the overseas version, and the through-type taillights are embedded with LED light clusters. In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 3.0T+48V light hybrid system, with a maximum power of 340 horsepower and a maximum torque of 500 Nm. At present, the pre-price of new cars is 599,700 to 777,700 yuan.
Autonomous car review: The price of SAIC Audi A7L is still very close to the people overall, if the mass production speed is enough, the A7L is expected to create a good sales performance. This is also a shot in the arm for the newly unveiled SAIC Audi.
4. "Auto Review AC" wrote on December 23 that the imported pure driving fun sports car - the new generation of Subaru BRZ was listed today. In terms of power, the new generation subaru BRZ is equipped with a 2.4-liter horizontally opposed engine. In addition, the new car adopts a new body platform, drawing on subaru's global platform development experience and technology, using high-tension steel plates while curbing weight increase, allowing drivers to enjoy the extraordinary fun of human-vehicle integration, while upgrading the peace of mind and comfortable driving enjoyment.
Autonomous car review: Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 are both financial gods, as a representative model of civilian sports cars, Subaru BRZ has a very good driving experience, and its superior horizontal opposing engine also gives a very large playability.
5. Autohome released a newsletter on December 23 that Audi will determine whether to enter F1 in the future early next year, and Audi CEO Marcus Dusman and Oliver Hoffman, member of Audi's board of directors of technology development, said they were satisfied with the progress made in the new rules for F1 power units in 2026.
Autonomous car review: This year Honda helped Red Bull Racing win the championship of the season, but due to Honda's transformation, continuing to bet on fuel engines is not much gain, so Honda will launch F1 again, if there is An Audi on top, then the Red Bull Racing engine has fallen.