Zotye Automobile, a well-known domestic "leather ruler factory" that has disappeared from everyone's sight for a long time, has brushed a wave of existence with the explosive news that "Tesla will acquire Zotye Automobile". However, this heat did not last long, and it was debunked by Tesla.
A few days ago, Tesla's global vice president Tao Lin posted a weibo post saying that Tesla's acquisition of Zotye Automobile was "naked fake news".
She quoted a "letter of commitment" circulated online on Weibo and said, "The content of this document is not true, the signature and official seal are forged, and it has been suspected of committing a crime." This kind of rumor-mongering behavior is a deception to the vast number of netizens. Welcome to us to prove to us who is the concoctor of this document? What is the purpose? We will report the case to the public security organs in a timely manner. Let's resist online rumors together. Thank you all for your help and support! ”
Judging from the Tesla vice president's "venting" comments in that fake document and the seriousness of the rumors, Vice President Tao is very angry, after all, Zotye and Tesla are completely different in the domestic auto market, so one is Zotye of "Thin West Mountain", and the other is "Sun is booming" Tesla How did the scandal come out?
Many times up and down, why can't Zotye Auto sell it?
Zotye Automobile also had a brilliant moment, with a good "copying" skill, Zotye has indeed developed. In 2009, Zotye's marketing volume exceeded 6 billion yuan, which is also very important among domestic automobile companies.
However, the good times are not long, and the current situation of Zotye Automobile is that it is unable to pay off its debts when due, and it has obviously lost the possibility of solvency, and the court has ruled to accept the reorganization of Zotye according to law. Zotye Automobile has told us a big truth with practical actions: in the automobile circle, imitating this road really does not work.
After the establishment of the reorganization plan, Zotye, because it not only has production qualifications, but also many years of production and manufacturing experience and sufficiently perfect production facilities and industrial chain, so the industry is also repeatedly rumored that the company will be acquired by a certain car company, including many Tesla, Millet, Weilai, Baoneng, Ningde Times and other large factories.
But later it was confirmed as rumors, so with the help of rumors and rumors, in 2021, Zotye's stock price went all the way up, and it had a record of 27 up and down in 42 trading days. Zotye has also been named by the exchange many times due to frequent changes in stock prices, and even suspended trading for verification. This is the current situation of Zotye.
As for why the rumors that Zotye and Dachang have spread so many times have not yet been sold, the reason is really not that these manufacturers are worried about Zotye's debt situation. According to the announcement of Zotye, in 2021, the company expects operating income of 800 million yuan to 900 million yuan, expected net profit loss of 400 million yuan to 600 million yuan, and loss reduction of 96.3-94.45%. And Zotye Automobile said that the company will apply to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to revoke the delisting risk warning after the release of the annual report, so there is no great risk in acquiring Zotye Automobile.
The reason why so many scandals have not been sold so far is mainly because according to the content of Zotye Automobile's "Adjustment Plan for the Rights and Interests of Investors in the Draft Reorganization Plan", the debts of the past period will be repaid in the form of "stock + cash". The plan also mentions that "creditors shall not transfer their shares in Zotye Automobile within six months from the date of acceptance of the transfer of shares." This means that the creditors of Zotye Automobile must bear the losses caused by the decline of the company's stock during the agreed period of time.
Such restrictions not only make those major car companies that value the production qualifications and idle capacity of Zotye Automobile useless, but also make a reasonable explanation for Zotye's ability to increase the limit several times in a year, and those creditors of Zotye do not want to bear this loss.
Many times gossip, why is this time and Tesla so "true"?
As for why Zotye Automobile will be at the bottom of the trough and Tesla rumors, in addition to the three major bases of Zotye Automobile's Yongkang, Jinhua and Hangzhou are very close to Tesla's headquarters, convenient to manage such geographical advantages, there is also a factor is to not waste resources, the state has allowed foreign investment to acquire and control China's automobile industry from 2022 to implement, before the ideal car acquisition of Beijing Hyundai Shunyi factory is a good example.
Therefore, Tesla's holding of Zotye at this time is just right at the point in time, and the coincidence of these external factors adds up to the rumors that Tesla has acquired Zotye Automobile today.
Of course, there is a more critical factor within Tesla, and expanding production capacity is its practical need.
According to data from the Association on March 8, Tesla China's wholesale volume reached 56,515 units in February, with sales of more than 50,000 units for six consecutive months. Among them, the export volume of the month was 33315 vehicles, an increase of 339% year-on-year, and the domestic retail sales volume was 23200 vehicles. Two days later, Tesla China officially announced that the model 3 and model Y were both up 10,000 yuan.
But such a wayward price increase still can't stop consumers' enthusiasm for Tesla products. Tesla China's official website shows that the current model 3 full series and Model Y long-endurance version is expected to deliver up to 16-20 weeks; the maximum waiting time for the Model Y rear-wheel drive version and the high-performance version has also reached 14 weeks and 16 weeks, respectively. Unlike many new energy companies whose products cannot be sold, the biggest headache for Tesla China is that production capacity is tight, and it is imperative to build new and expand production capacity.
Although Zotye Automobile is in a good situation now, according to the restructuring plan of Zotye Automobile, it will "vigorously develop new energy vehicles and intelligent vehicles": the short-term plan is to restore and optimize the traditional automobile business, lay out the online car and micro-electric vehicle market; the long-term plan is to build a brand matrix in the form of acquisitions and joint ventures, and lay out the high-end new energy vehicle market.
Both production qualifications, but also have a perfect new energy supporting facilities, can be used, which is in urgent need of expanding production capacity for Tesla is simply a snow, the acquisition of Zotye Automobile can indeed help Tesla avoid the cumbersome new factory, quickly alleviate the production capacity problem.
And this is not the first time Tesla has broken the news of the second factory. In order to invite Tesla, the god of wealth, to his home, many cities in China have also opened a "robbery" war:
In February this year, the "Liaoning Release" public account sponsored by the General Office of the People's Government of Liaoning Province pushed an article titled "Shenyang Dadong District "Five Grasps" and Strive to Be the Vanguard of Revitalization and Development", which mentioned: "Combined with the urban renewal of the Wenguan area, open up the industrial development space, and lay the foundation for the landing of major new energy vehicle projects such as Tesla." In this regard, Tesla once again carried out an emergency rebuttal, and the public account also quickly deleted relevant articles.
Even during this year's "two sessions", a number of members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference submitted to the Fifth Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on "Suggestions on Supporting the Wuhan City Circle to Play a Radiating and Leading Role, and Building the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Urban Agglomeration into an Important Growth Pole in the Central Region of the Mainland", which also specifically mentioned "promoting the second Tesla factory to settle in the Wuhan City Circle"...
In 2021, Qingdao, Jinan, Hefei, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou and other cities have been rumored to be Tesla's second factory settlement, which shows that in order to solve Tesla's production capacity problem, the major city investment offices are also broken hearts.
Write at the end
Just as the so-called no wind and waves, the reason why Tesla's acquisition of Zotye can produce such a big heat, because we know that this matter is unlikely, but the reverse is credible, and now Tesla is in urgent need of increasing production capacity, as long as Tesla's second factory has not been determined, such a marginal rumor should still exist, after all, the investment offices of major cities are now staring at Tesla's "god of wealth".