1. Tesla released its first-quarter performance data today. According to the data, Tesla achieved revenue of $18.756 billion in the first quarter, an increase of 81% year-on-year; net profit of $3.318 billion, an increase of 658% year-on-year; as of the end of the first quarter, Tesla's outstanding recoverable debt has fallen below $100 million. Tesla said it is now starting to deliver the Model Y from the Texas Gigafactory and the Berlin Gigafactory.
Autonomous car review: Although there was an epidemic in Shanghai at the end of the first quarter, this did not affect Tesla's performance data in the first quarter. For Tesla, the bankruptcy dilemma is gone.
2. The new BMW 7 Series held a global launch ceremony in Beijing, BMW showed the innovative BMW i7 for the first time, which will be the fifth pure electric model launched by BMW for the Chinese market and the flagship of the BMW Group's pure electric products. The new car is equipped with the BMW Group's fifth-generation power drive system, which can technically achieve L3 level autonomous driving. In terms of interior, the cockpit design that combines "invisible technology" and "digital art" is extremely modern. In terms of power, the new car is equipped with dual motors, and the comprehensive cruising range can reach 600 kilometers.
Autonomous car review: The i7 is BMW's highest level of pure electric model, the emergence of the model is intended to benchmark Mercedes-Benz EQS, but Mercedes-Benz million-level pure electric model positioned in the SUV, and BMW chose the car, the deer dead who is still unknown.
3. Geely Automobile officially released its new compact sedan today - Emgrand L Thor Hi · X section configuration information. As Geely's first sedan equipped with the 1.5TD-3DHT Ryojin Engine system, the new car has a fuel consumption of only 3.8L per 100 kilometers and has a range of 1,300 kilometers, and will be launched on April 26. In terms of appearance, the gap between the new car and the Emgrand L is very small. In terms of interior, the new car adopts a new forest green duplex interior, equipped with a 10.25-inch full LCD instrument, a 12.3-inch suspension central control large screen and Raytheon's exclusive electronic gear.
Autonomous car review: Unlike pure electric models, there is mileage anxiety, the hybrid series has no endurance pressure at all, and there is no need to worry about no charging pile, which is a good choice for family travel.
4. Lexus is equipped with the latest pure electric technology model - the new RZ officially debuted, although it is a new energy model, but RZ still retains the classic spindle design of Lexus, the new car provides 6 kinds of appearance color matching for customers to choose. In terms of interior, the simple door trim and suspended center console give people a bright feeling. In terms of power, the maximum power of the front motor of the new car is 150 kilowatts, the maximum power of the rear motor is 80 kilowatts, and the battery capacity is 71.4 kWh. According to the plan, all Lexus car series will be available in pure electric versions.
Autonomous car review: Lexus has not changed significantly since adopting the spindle front face design. Unlike the design of Audi and Mercedes-Benz, the difference between Lexus pure electric models and the original fuel models is not particularly large.
5. Maserati's new mid-size SUV, the Grecale, was officially launched, with a total of 5 new models, priced at 63.88 to 1.0638 million yuan. Grecale's ferocious front face is impressive at first glance, and the huge "shark's mouth" is extremely visually striking. Although it is a medium-sized SUV, the side of the car looks very low. In terms of interior, the new car adopts a 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard + a central control screen with dual screens above and below + a through-channel air conditioner outlet. In terms of power, the new car is available in 2.0T and 3.0T engines, and zero hundred acceleration takes only 3.8 seconds.
Autonomous car review: The launch of this mid-size SUV is an attempt by Maserati to expand sales, perhaps seeing the sharp increase in sales of Porsche Macan, Maserati will choose to launch such an SUV with a relatively compact rear space.