Mengshi read the | accelerate the European strategy, and Weilai is negotiating with other car companies to license power exchange technology

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To accelerate the European strategy, foreign media: Weilai is negotiating with other car companies to authorize power exchange technology

According to the Financial Times, NIO is negotiating with several other automakers to license the technology for battery swapping. Weilai Europe president Zhang Hui reportedly said the company is in talks with Chinese and international car groups to open up its network of charging stations. NIO predicts that the global network of charging stations will increase from 800 to 5,000 by the middle of this century.

NIO aims to have 1,000 substations overseas by 2025. These substations will be distributed in Europe and the United States. "We want to be a player in the (European) high-end market by 2025." Zhang Hui told the Financial Times. NIO wants to sell the power exchange system to other companies to expand the use of the technology, which it believes provides a way to overcome consumer concerns about charging piles (insufficient).

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Due to the suspension of the Shanghai Gigafactory due to the epidemic, Tesla's Q1 production level is still close to BMW and Mercedes-Benz

Recently, Tesla released the latest global delivery data, tesla global sales in the first quarter of 2022 as high as 310048, production of 305407. Among them, the delivery volume of Model 3 and Model Y is 295324 units, accounting for 95% of the total delivery; model S and Model X deliver a total of 14724 vehicles, accounting for 5% of the total share. It can be seen that compared with the 308,600 vehicles delivered in the fourth quarter of last year, Tesla's deliveries in the first quarter increased by 0.5% month-on-month, although the growth was not obvious, but compared with the 184,800 delivered in the first quarter of last year, its growth momentum was still strong, an increase of more than 67% year-on-year.

Due to the impact of the epidemic in Shanghai, tesla's Shanghai gigafactory has suspended production since March 28, and this time, it has become the longest shutdown time that Tesla gigafactory has experienced since it began production at the end of 2019. As Tesla's first gigafactory overseas, the Shanghai Gigafactory accounts for almost 50% of Tesla's total global production. As Tesla's most important production base in the world, the Shanghai Gigafactory has also undertaken the heavy responsibility of exporting to Europe, Asia and other markets, with an annual output of 470,000 units in 2021.

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From January to February this year, global power battery shipments doubled, the first in the Ningde era, and BYD entered the top three

A few days ago, the automotive market research company SNE Research announced the power battery shipments from January to February this year, and the data showed that the global power battery shipments in the first two months of this year were 53.5GWh, an increase of 106.9% year-on-year. Among them, the total shipment in February was 25.9GWh, which has maintained growth for 20 consecutive months.

The top five power battery manufacturers are CATL, LG New Energy, BYD, Panasonic and SKOn. CATL continues to occupy the top spot in the global power battery with a share of 34.4%, while BYD ranks among the top three, with shipments reaching 6.4GWh, surpassing Japan's Panasonic's 5.8 GWh, an increase of 256.8% year-on-year, and a market share of 11.9%.

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Chip prices skyrocketed, Ford sold "semi-finished" cars, and reloaded chips had to wait a year

According to CCTV Finance, because the chip shortage has not improved significantly, hundreds of new cars in the Huge Parking Lot outside the Ford Motor Plant in the United States have been forced to sit idle and cannot be delivered because they are not equipped with chips. Ford even announced that it would sell "semi-finished" vehicles that lacked some of its non-safety-critical function chips, and promised to reissue the chips to dealers a year later to help install them on customers' cars.

Not only Ford, but also Daimler, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle, and Tesla have publicly stated that because of the "lack of core", it is not guaranteed to provide a complete configuration for new cars. BMW eliminated the touch function of the central information display of many models; GM will temporarily abandon the seat heating function.

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Affected by the situation in Russia and Ukraine, Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz cut production by 150,000 new cars in March

Data analytics firm LMC Automotive evaluated the losses of some European automakers in March based on the current situation. Statistics show that five Volkswagen plants lost more than 10,000 units in march, and three cut production by more than 20,000 units. The BMW Group also saw a reduction in production by more than 20,000 new vehicles in March. Among them, the Oxford plant in the United Kingdom produced about 9,600 fewer new cars in March, the Dingefing plant in Germany also dropped production by 6,500 units, and the Munich plant fell by 4,000 units.

The main reason for the suspension of production and production at the factories is the shortage of wiring harnesses caused by the suspension of production lines in Ukraine and Russia by the world's largest automotive wiring harness manufacturer, LEONI (Leoni), germany. LMC Automotive predicts that the situation in Russia and Ukraine remains uncertain, but german automakers are expected to produce better in April than in March.

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Denza brand this year to launch 3 new cars: 1 MPV + 2 SUVs, the channel system will be rebuilt

A few days ago, Zhao Changjiang, general manager of Denza's sales division, revealed on his personal social platform that in 2022, three new cars will be released, including an MPV, a medium-sized SUV and a medium-sized SUV, while the MPV will be launched at the same time as pure electric and plug-in hybrid electric two-powered, and equipped with four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive systems, "so the price range will be wider."

In addition, according to Zhao Changjiang, the channel system will be rebuilt to "meet the needs of middle and high-end users for car services, social services, etc.", and at the same time, there will be corresponding car purchase, car use and service policy arrangements for denza's old customers. Zhao Changjiang predicted that the next mainstream family vehicle configuration is a large space new energy MPV + SUV / sedan configuration, so this year should be the first year of the outbreak of the high-end MPV market. At present, Denza's MPV model has exposed some news, this high-end MPV will adopt a 7-seat, 233-seat layout, positioning high-end, IKEA Yishang, the degree of intelligence beyond expectations, the chip is better than Qualcomm 8155.

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The special caller liquid cold supercharge pile is on the line, charging for 5 minutes, and the endurance is 300+ kilometers

Recently, the official article of the special call said that the special call liquid cold supercharging pile has been launched in Guangzhou, and 10 charging stations will be online liquid-cooled supercharged pile in the spring of 2022. The charging station has a maximum charging power of 600kW and adds 300km+ of cruising range to the vehicle on a 5-minute charge. It can be compatible with a variety of models, and the current compatible models are GAC AION V and AION models equipped with national standard liquid cold outlets and Tesla's Model Y.

At present, the special caller liquid cooled supercharger has successfully landed 10 terminal equipment in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places, including high-speed service areas, urban public charging stations, and will also cover national highways, provincial highways and other scenarios that require high-power charging in the future.

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Li Bin replied to the latest progress of Weilai mobile phones: it is still in the research stage

Recently, Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of Weilai, made the latest response to the rumors of "Weilai mobile phone" when participating in an interview column, he said, "Weilai mobile phone is still in the research stage". Li Bin said bluntly that Weilai users feedback whether there can be a mobile phone that can better connect with the car has prompted Weilai to study this industry.

"We will look positively at this direction, and we also know that it is easy to make mobile phones, but it is very challenging to make mobile phones well." Li Bin said that even if Weilai wants to build a mobile phone, it is not from the perspective of commercial success to think, but whether the user needs a Weilai mobile phone, and whether this mobile phone can enhance the experience of Weilai car owners.