Let's take stock of what major events happened in the automotive circle on March 13, 2022.
Car Incident One: Subaru Announces the End of the Internal Combustion Engine WRX STI
On March 11, Subaru North America announced that it would not produce the next generation of internal combustion engine WRX STI based on the new generation of WRX platform, which means that the Subaru WRX STI, which is a classic Japanese performance car, will end here.
With the release of the next generation of Subaru WRX, rumors of the next generation of Subaru WRX STI have emerged, for which Subaru North America officially issued an announcement that said that "due to the automotive market is transitioning to electrification, as well as emissions and fuel consumption regulations in all regions of the world, Subaru is exploring opportunities for the next generation of Subaru WRX STI, and the official will not produce the next generation of internal combustion engine WRX STI based on the new generation WRX platform that has been released." ”
Automobile incident two: Dongfeng Motor: received 248 million yuan in subsidies for new energy vehicles
Recently, we learned from Dongfeng Motor officials that Xiangyang City intends to allocate a total of about 1.148 billion yuan to Dongfeng Motor for the liquidation of subsidies for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles in 2016-2019.
The announcement said that Xiangyang City intends to allocate a total of about 1.148 billion yuan to the company for the liquidation of subsidies for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles in 2016-2019. On March 10, 2022, the company received about 248 million yuan of subsidies for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles allocated by the Xiangyang Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology.
Car Incident Three: Fully autonomous vehicles in the United States do not need to be equipped with manual control systems
According to domestic media reports, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued a final rule that automakers no longer need to equip fully autonomous vehicles with manual driving control systems to meet crash standards.
The new rules modify the rule that vehicles "will always have a driver's seat, a steering wheel and accompanying steering column, or only one passenger seat on the outside of the front row." NHTSA said: "For vehicles that are fully ADS-controlled, manual driving control is not logically necessary."
Automobile incident four: State Administration of Market Regulation: 59 recalls of new energy vehicles
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Notice of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Recall of Automobiles and Consumer Goods nationwide in 2021", which shows that in 2021, the mainland implemented a total of 232 car recalls, involving 8.736 million vehicles, an increase of 16.6% and 28.8% respectively over the previous year. Implemented 59 recalls of new energy vehicles, involving 830,000 vehicles, accounting for 9.5% of the total number of recalls in the whole year; The number of recalls and the number of recalls of new energy vehicles increased by 31.1% and 75.9% over the previous year.
It is worth noting that according to current data, in 2021, the mainland implemented a total of 232 car recalls, involving 8.736 million vehicles, an increase of 16.6% and 28.8% respectively over the previous year. Implemented 59 recalls of new energy vehicles, involving 830,000 vehicles, accounting for 9.5% of the total number of recalls in the whole year; The number of recalls and the number of recalls of new energy vehicles increased by 31.1% and 75.9% over the previous year. Affected by the State Administration of Market Regulation's defect investigation, there were 54 recalls, involving 2.561 million vehicles, accounting for 29.3% of the total number of recalls in the whole year. By the end of 2021, Mainland China had implemented a total of 2,423 car recalls, involving 91.3 million vehicles.
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