1. This morning, the news of the disappearance of Yao Zhenhua, the head of Baoneng Group, was on Weibo's hot search. The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court said that because Yao Zhenhua's whereabouts were unknown, it served him with a civil complaint in the announcement. Baoneng Group then reacted quickly, saying that Yao Zhenhua walked into Baoneng Automobile's Shenzhen factory yesterday to conduct a work inspection and held a symposium with middle and senior employees. At present, Baoneng Group has a total of 38 pieces of information on the executors, and the total amount of execution is as high as 17.1 billion yuan.
Autonomous car review: Although Baoneng Group released a new SUV model, at present, due to the general liquidity crisis of real estate companies, the market is also skeptical about whether Baoneng can successfully build a car.
2. Tucson, a driverless truck brand founded by Chinese Chen Mo, Hou Xiaodi and Hao Jiannan, has been rumored to be planning to sell its China business for $1 billion in the future. It is reported that the decision was made after it reached an agreement with the U.S. government to restrict Chinese departments from accessing data for U.S. security concerns. Tucson Future was first founded in Beijing, but then developed to San Diego, Shanghai and other places in the United States, so from the beginning Tucson Future is a Chinese company with American genes, but due to the increasingly strict supervision between China and the United States, companies such as TikTok and Tucson Future must re-examine cooperation with the government.
Autonomous Car Review: Tucson Future has now conducted an IPO in the United States, although the founders are from China, but its main business is mainly in the United States. If the confrontation between China and the United States intensifies in the future, this will be very stressful for these multinational start-ups.
3. Maserati today unveiled the new SUV Model Grecalle, which is positioned below the Levante and is Maserati's new mid-size SUV, whose competitors are directed at the Porsche Macan. Originally, Maserati planned to release the new SUV last November, but it was forced to postpone it due to the epidemic and chip shortages. The new car continues Maserati's original family design language, such as the large straight waterfall grille and the classic "shark's gilt" design. In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a combination of 2.0T turbo engine + light hybrid system and 3.0T twin-turbo engine.
Autonomous car review: Perhaps seeing the sales of the Porsche Macan in full swing, Maserati also wants to enter the market for compact SUVs. However, Maserati's quality control is relatively poor, and it is not known whether the market feedback of the new model can meet Maserati's expectations.
4. Tesla Berlin Gigafactory held a groundbreaking ceremony today, Tesla CEO Musk has flown to Berlin and personally delivered the first Model Y models produced by the factory to customers, and German Chancellor Scholz will also attend the opening ceremony. This is also Tesla's fourth gigafactory after Nevada, New York and Shanghai, and the Berlin gigafactory will produce 500,000 units a year, with the main production models being the Model 3 and Model Y.
Autonomous car review: Tesla's Berlin factory finally succeeded in mass production after repeated ticket jumps, which is a huge boost for Tesla to achieve the delivery of 1.4 million vehicles this year.
5. Auto Forecast Solutions, an automotive industry data company, released a report saying that as of the 20th of this month, the global automotive market has reduced production by 1.158 million units this year due to chip shortages. Production in the Chinese market decreased by 71,000 units. In addition, due to the earthquake in Japan, plants including Toyota and Nissan have stopped production, and the reduction in production in the global automotive market will be further increased. The agency expects to cut production by 1.884 million units for the whole year.
Independent car review: Due to the shortage of chips, there has been a shortage of products in the automotive terminal market this year, and more seriously, the price of upstream raw materials has increased seriously, which is a big expense for consumers.