1. "Car Buyer" reported on January 12 that after the release of the brand logo in December last year, the new car-making force Free house officially released its first model - self-touring NV. The car is positioned as a high-end medium to large 5-seat SUV, offering pure electric and range extended range hybrid power options. Scheduled to open in the first half of this year, delivery will be made in September. From the official map, the free home NV positioning the urban SUV has added a lot of unique design elements, the outline of a large number of lines in the body makes its "box" shape create a good sports atmosphere, and the Maverick's iconic round headlights are also used in this car.
Independent car review: From the appearance of the design alone, the design of the self-touring NV has not made people shine, the overall design is still relatively decent, and the competition in the high-end intelligent luxury SUV market is becoming more and more fierce, if the self-touring NV can not come up with a hand, it is difficult to make the market pay.
2. Futu issued a newsletter on January 12, pointing out that Great Wall Motors and General Motors recently reached an extension to the acquisition of GM's manufacturing plant in Tarigang, India, and the acquisition period will be extended to March this year, and the longest can be extended to June this year. It is reported that the reason for the extension is that GM has not yet reached a labor agreement with workers at the Tarigon plant, so the acquisition plan has not been approved by the local government. The acquisition was supposed to be completed in the second half of 2020, but it was postponed several times due to the impact of the epidemic and policies.
Autonomous vehicle review: Great Wall Motors continues to expand its territory overseas after achieving a Jedi counterattack in China, in addition to the acquisition of this Indian factory, Great Wall Motors has a layout in thailand, Russia and Brazil and other countries.
3. KBS wrote on January 12 that the acquisition of SsangYong Motors by South Korean electric vehicle start-up Edison Motors has been approved by the Seoul court in South Korea, which is a merger and acquisition transaction of up to 224 million euros. As early as last October, SsangYong Automobile has been rumored to have been sold. Upon completion of the acquisition, SsangYong will receive €37 million in operating capital from Edison Motors to weather the storm. At the same time, SsangYong Automobile will also transform into a pure electric vehicle manufacturing enterprise.
Independent car review: SsangYong Automobile has previously made an appearance in the Chinese market for a period of time, but with the frustration of Korean car companies in China, SsangYong Automobile, as a small and medium-sized car company with general financial strength, is facing more serious operational pressure, and selling itself to new car-making forces is obviously a good choice.
4. The Financial Associated Press released a newsletter on January 12, pointing out that the BMW Group released sales data today. According to the data, BMW's sales in China hit a record high in 2021, with a total of 846237 new cars delivered, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year, ranking first among mid-to-high-end brands, even if the MINI brand is excluded, BMW sales still surpass Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Throughout the year, BMW achieved outstanding results in major market segments, with the BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series and BMW X3 all selling more than 150,000 units, and the 4 Series selling more than 10,000 units, up 109.7% year-on-year. In addition, BMW's sales of new energy models in 2021 exceeded 48,000 units, an increase of 69.6% year-on-year.
Autonomous car review: Although the epidemic is still sporadic in 2021 and the economic recovery progress is still average, mid-to-high-end car sales are still very hot.
5. Forbes wrote on Jan. 12 that Ford is working to prevent the 2022 F-150 Lightning from being resold by owners, lest the blockbuster model be called a scalper profit-making tool. The buyer must agree not to sell, offer to sell, or otherwise transfer the Ford F-150 within one year of the effective date of the purchase agreement. Due to the rising price of used cars in the North American market, the phenomenon of buying new cars for resale has occurred repeatedly.
Autonomous car review: Ford motor will electric pickup truck as a new strategy for transformation, but the current second-hand car market is hot, the price is even higher than Ford's new car, this time Ford did not eat the cake seems to be urgent.