On April 20, in response to user feedback on the delay in picking up the car, Ideal Auto said in a notice released by the APP that since the end of March, due to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, ideal cars have been unable to supply supply chain enterprises located in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Therefore, it had a great impact on the production of the ideal car in April, resulting in the delay in the delivery of new cars for some users.
Regarding the delay period, Ideal Automobile said that it is currently working with supply chain enterprises to actively restore production capacity under the requirements of meeting the requirements of epidemic prevention and control. We strive to keep the delivery delay of users within 3 weeks.
At present, due to the sudden outbreak of the epidemic in Shanghai, China's automobile industry can be described as an unprecedented challenge, "Wei Xiaoli" three car companies in Jilin, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places of the supply chain partners have stopped production; ideal car delivery delays; Xiaopeng Automobile founder He Xiaopeng is more bluntly said that if Shanghai and the surrounding supply chain enterprises can not find a way to dynamically resume work and production, in May all Chinese automakers may have to stop work and production.
Why can the outbreak of the epidemic in Shanghai affect the entire automobile industry?
Because the data shows that a number of auto parts enterprises have gathered in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, enterprise investigation data show that there are about 24,000 "auto parts" related enterprises with a registered capital of more than 50 million yuan in the country, of which there are 7351 in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, accounting for 30.6%. As a safety-oriented product, the manufacture of automobiles must not cut corners, it can be said that as long as a part is missing, the car cannot be produced.
Therefore, the current delay in the delivery of the ideal car should be said to be expected.
However, the surprising point is that the Shanghai government has actively promoted the resumption of work and production of Shanghai's automobile industry, on April 16, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology issued the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the Epidemic of Industrial Enterprises in Shanghai (First Edition)", announcing the "White List" of the first batch of key enterprises, car companies are mainly SAIC Group, General Motors and Tesla, and parts suppliers are mainly continental, Schaeffler, Valeo and Aptol.
On April 19, some factories of SAIC Motor and Tesla have also resumed work and production, although it is still limited by the lack of parts supply and insufficient personnel, but at least car companies and consumers have seen the dawn.
Delivery data shows that in the first quarter, ideal cars delivered a total of 31,716 units, an increase of 152.1% year-on-year.