Today's Evening News highlights: Although the Beijing Auto Show has been postponed, it does not affect the release of blockbuster models scheduled for these days, Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV world premiere, BMW's new flagship pure electric sedan i7 real car map exposure, Audi urbansphere concept car global debut, BBA "hand in hand" to open the new energy luxury flagship lineup debut; Ferrari 296 GTS hard-top convertible supercar, the new Chevrolet Pioneer pure electric edition, Renault hydrogen fuel concept car followed; at the same time, BMW's head of sales says Tesla's dominance in the electric car market is over...
Hot Events:
BMW i7 real car map / official picture exposed a new flagship pure electric sedan
On the occasion of the world premiere of the BMW i7, foreign media exposed a set of BMW i7 real car maps and official pictures. As the new flagship pure electric sedan created by the BMW i brand, the BMW i7 together with the new generation of the 7 Series will be launched worldwide at 19:30 Beijing time on April 20. It is expected that the BMW i7 xDrive60 model will be released at that time, and the comprehensive Cruising range of EPA conditions will be about 483km.
AITO Auto Announces Price Increase The starting price of the M5 rear-drive standard edition of the Q&I M5 is adjusted to 259,800 yuan
On the morning of April 20, AITO Auto officially released the listing instructions on the price adjustment of the M5 of the Q&S&5 after-wheel drive standard version: Affected by the increase in the cost of raw materials in the upstream of the car, the Q&I M5 four-wheel drive version will be adjusted at 24:00 on May 5, 2022, and the specific adjustment plan will be announced before May 5, 2022. The starting price of the rear-drive standard version is adjusted to 259,800 yuan, and it will be officially sold at 16:08 on April 20, 2022.
New Car Information:
Mercedes-Benz EQS electric SUV debuts world premiere to seize the commanding heights of luxury electric vehicles
A few days ago, the first SUV model of the Mercedes-Benz EQ brand, the EQS electric SUV, was launched in the world. This is the third model born under the Mercedes-Benz EVA pure electric platform, the first two are EQS and EQE. It should be pointed out that domestic EQC and EQB models are transitional products of "oil to electricity", not from this pure electric platform.
Several innovations outperformed the Mercedes-Benz EQS and BMW i7 Audi urbansphere concept cars for the first time
A few days ago, the Audi urbansphere concept car officially debuted. The new car is built on the PPE platform, with MPV-like shape and 3400mm ultra-long wheelbase, while the interior is a 2+2 4-seat layout, with more innovative intelligent interaction and technology configurations, as well as support for L4 level autonomous driving systems. It is worth mentioning that the car was built by the Audi China design team and the German design center, which can co-create the design according to the needs of Chinese customers. In addition, the new car also shows the future direction of the Audi brand and products.
Hardtop convertible design Ferrari 296 GTS official drawings released
Recently, the Ferrari 296 GTS was officially released. As a convertible version of the 296 GTB, the new car is in line with the 296 GTB, using a mid-rear engine layout, equipped with a 3.0T plug-in hybrid system, with the help of the 167Ps motor, the maximum comprehensive output power of the plug-in hybrid system is 830Ps, and the 0-100km/h time is 2.9 seconds, while the 7.45kWh battery pack can achieve a cruising range of 25 kilometers in the pure electric mode of the new car. In addition, the new car also offers the Optional Fiorano Performance Kit.
The new Chevrolet Trailblazer pure electric spy photo may be officially unveiled in 2023
Recently, from the relevant channels to obtain a new Chevrolet Pioneer Pure Electric Edition (Blazer EV) spy photo, the car or will be officially unveiled in 2023, will be based on the GM Group's Aotene platform to build, overseas price equivalent to about 220,000 yuan, the main model mileage is expected to be between 400-480 kilometers, and considering the importance of the Chinese market, the future is likely to be introduced domestically.
The Renault Hydrogen Concept will be unveiled on May 19 with a family-style design
Renault is about to unveil a new concept car on May 19 that will represent its philosophy for a sustainable future, namely an internal combustion engine-powered car that uses hydrogen as fuel. Renault announced that the concept car will be unveiled at the ChangeNOW 2022, which opened in France at 15:00 Beijing time on May 19. It is worth mentioning that Renault's concept car is not a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, but uses a hydrogen fuel internal combustion engine, similar to Toyota's recently developed corolla and Yaris equipped with hydrogen fuel engines.
Autonomous Driving:
Baidu released the vehicle-road collaborative open platform "open road"
Recently, Baidu Apollo, the world's largest autonomous driving open platform, released the vehicle-road collaborative open platform 2.0 for the transportation and automotive industries - "Open Road", which means that Baidu Apollo, which celebrated its fifth anniversary, was upgraded from "automatic driving open" to "full opening of autonomous driving and vehicle-road collaboration". "Open Road" is a complete set of software and service open system, including three parts: roadside software platform, roadside reference hardware and cloud service platform.
Industry:
The latest progress of Dongfeng M brand luxury new energy off-road vehicle project The plant will enter the construction stage
Recently, it was learned from the official of Dongfeng Motor that the Dongfeng M brand luxury new energy off-road vehicle project has made further progress, and the foundation project of the plant has been completed and will enter the construction stage of the plant. According to previous news, Dongfeng high-end new energy off-road vehicle project M brand will be released in June. It is reported that on April 16, the first pile foundation equipment has entered the project site, marking a new stage of construction - the plant construction stage is about to start.
BMW's sales executive said Tesla's dominance in the electric car market was over
A few days ago, at a press conference held in New York, PIETER Nota, sales director of BMW Group, said in an interview that Tesla's domination of the electric vehicle market has ended. Pieter Nota, BMW Group sales director, acknowledged that Tesla "had a unique selling point for a while," but said it was "over." BMW is conducting an in-depth investigation into the electric drivetrain and is convinced that Tesla's dominance in the electric vehicle market is over.
Ideal Auto released its first ESG report Extended Range Technology Escort Green Ideal
Recently, Ideal Auto released its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, which comprehensively demonstrates the achievements and contributions of enterprises in five aspects: green operation, innovative products, compliance governance, inclusive care, and warm society. In 2021, Ideal Auto will respond to the goal of carbon neutrality by developing its own range-increasing technology, thereby promoting the sustainable development of the company in the future.
Guoxuan Hi-Tech signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Geely Commercial Vehicles
Recently, Hefei Guoxuan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guoxuan Hi-Tech, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Zhejiang Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Geely Holding Group. The two sides agreed that Hefei Guoxuan will supply power battery products for Geely Commercial Vehicles from 2022 to 2024, with an estimated total of 126,000 units.
(Text /Liu Kanshun)