Let's take stock of what major events happened in the automotive circle on April 13, 2022.
Auto Incident 1: Cao Cao Chuxing launches two new brands
On April 13, Cao Cao Chuxing held a press conference in Chongqing, informing the effect of the strategy landing for half a year, and releasing two new product lines "special car" and "Huixuan" business. At the meeting, Gong Xin, CEO of Caocao Travel, said that the number of Caocao Travel users has exceeded 120 million.
Cao Cao Travel officially released two new product lines that have been upgraded, namely Cao Cao Special Car and Cao Cao Huixuan. It is understood that the positioning of the car business is "national car", while the positioning of the Huixuan business is affordable travel. Both product lines were officially launched in Chongqing.
In addition, Cao Cao Chuxing also held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony with Ruilan Automobile. After the cooperation, CaoCao Chuxing will continue to launch the Maple Leaf 60S power replacement model and put it into operation in various markets across the country.
Automobile incident two: Dongfeng new company unveiled in Xiong'an
A few days ago, the launching ceremony of road testing and demonstration application of intelligent networked vehicles in Xiong'an New Area was held. As the participant of the first line and the first vehicle, Dongfeng Yuexiang Technology Co., Ltd. also unveiled the plaque on the same day. At present, the first batch of 18 self-driving cars in Xiong'an have taken the lead in deploying in Xiong'an, which will effectively promote the development of intelligent network road testing and demonstration applications in Xiong'an New Area.
Car Incident Three: Ford signed a partnership with Australian businessman Lake
According to foreign media reports, Australian clean lithium developer Lake Resources signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ford Motor, which buys about 25,000 tons of lithium annually from its Kachi project in Argentina.
The feasibility study of the Kachi Direct Lithium Extraction Project shows that the project has approximately 4.4 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, which will initially produce about 25,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year starting in 2024. "Ford is digging deeper into the battery supply chain," said Lisa Drake, Ford's vice president of electric vehicle industrialization, "and this is one of several agreements we're working on that will help us get raw materials and accelerate our electric vehicle development." ”
Auto Incident 4: Hyundai Nexo China Officially Obtains Beijing New Energy License
Recently, Hyundai Motor's hydrogen fuel cell SUV Nexo China Edition officially obtained the Beijing new energy vehicle license, which means that Hyundai Motor's first hydrogen fuel cell passenger car that meets Chinese regulations has begun to be legally launched, and it is also an important milestone in the development of China's hydrogen energy industry.
Nexo China edition in the case of hydrogen-filled CLTC-P working mileage of 596 kilometers, can meet the needs of daily travel and self-driving travel, daily commuting distance within 50 kilometers, a one-time hydrogenation can meet the use of two weeks. In addition, the replenishment time is fast, and it takes only 5 minutes to fill up with hydrogen, and there is no time anxiety.
Automobile Incident 5: Changan Automobile established two new brands
On April 13, Chang'an held a global partnership conference. At the meeting, Zhu Huarong, chairman of Changan Group, announced the new brand structure and announced the establishment of the "Changan Deep Blue" brand and the "UNI" brand.
In addition, Changan also released the latest model plan and sales forecast, announcing that it will launch 36 new products and strive to sell 4 million vehicles in 2025.
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