■ On December 28, Chery QQ ice cream was launched. A total of 3 models of the new car were launched, with a price range of 29,900 to 43,900 yuan. It is worth mentioning that as the first model under Chery iCar, QQ Ice Cream will compete with Wuling Hongguang MINI EV after its listing.
■ On December 27, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce issued a negative list of special administrative measures for foreign investment access and foreign investment access in pilot free trade zones. The two lists will come into force on 1 January 2022. Compared with the 2020 version of the document, the new list removes the two major restrictions on the share ratio of foreign investment in the auto industry in China and the number of joint ventures.
■ On December 27, the exclusive insurance for new energy vehicles was launched. On the same day, PICC Property & Casualty, Ping An Property & Casualty, and CPIC Property & Casualty insurance all successfully signed new energy vehicle insurance policies. Industry insiders expect that 80% of the benchmark premiums of new energy vehicle owners will decline.
■ On December 27, the Central Cyber Security and Informatization Commission issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization", proposing to carry out innovative demonstrations of Vehicle Networking applications, select and build a national-level Vehicle Networking Pilot Zone, and realize advanced autonomous driving applications above L3 level.
■ On December 28, FAW Jiefang and Star Charging signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Changzhou. The two sides will give full play to their respective industrial advantages to create a new infrastructure demonstration model for the integration of charging and replacing power grids, smart microgrids and mobile energy storage networks, and accelerate the implementation of the "zero carbon city" policy.
■ On December 28, China Securities Network reported that in response to rumors that it will cooperate with Huawei to build cars, Jianghuai Automobile staff responded: There is no plan at present, but the possibility of cooperation is not ruled out.
■ On December 28, "Xinwang Microelectronics" announced the completion of a C1 round of financing of hundreds of millions of yuan.

■ Picture: On December 28, the first fully loaded prototype of the new Changan C385 was officially rolled off the production line in Chongqing. The C385 is positioned as Changan Automobile's first strategic model in the field of electric vehicles.
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