Enterprise dynamics
WEILAI Li Bin: The F1 plant has returned to pre-epidemic levels, and the F2 plant will be put into operation in the third quarter
Recently, at the performance conference call, Weilai LiBin revealed that jianghuai Weilai F1 factory has fully recovered to the pre-epidemic production capacity level, and will gradually improve the actual output with the mass production and climbing of new products. The F2 plant in NeoPark has completed the production line and entered the car verification stage, and will be officially put into operation in the third quarter of this year as planned.
Weilai officially announced that the battery is self-developed, with more than 400 battery-related teams
Electric Guild On the evening of June 9, Nio's first quarter performance report for 2022 was released. Weilai revealed in the earnings report that the company is preparing a self-developed battery plan. At present, WEILAI has a battery-related team of more than 400 people, deeply involved in the research and development of battery materials, battery cell and package design, battery management system, manufacturing process, etc., and comprehensively establishes and enhances the research and development and industrialization capabilities of battery systematization.
Tesla China canceled three recruitments this month, related people: it is still recruiting in large numbers
News Synthesis In response to the news of the global suspension of recruitment, a relevant person close to Tesla China revealed that there is no news of layoffs at present. But Tesla China canceled three online job events scheduled for June 16, 23 and 30, for reasons that have not yet been clarified. It is understood that the three recruitment activities involve positions such as sales, research and development and supply chain.
Last month, Tesla's Shanghai R&D and Innovation Center released more than 100 recruitment positions, involving vehicle software, hardware design engineering, power and energy engineering, vehicle engineering, etc., regulatory certification, a total of 5 fields. At present, many positions can still be seen on the official Tesla recruitment public account, including social recruitment and campus recruitment. There are still more than 700 recruitment positions open for social recruitment, covering the scope of research and development, intelligent manufacturing, services, information technology, supply chain, etc.
A relevant person close to Tesla China revealed that it is still recruiting people on a large scale, and Tesla China is very strict in recruitment, or it is still short of talent. Compared with the past, this recruitment is relatively strong. "Before the recruitment of middle and high-level people is relatively more, this time the position is mainly engineers."
Weima Shenhui said that 1 million can not recruit math bigwigs
Shen Hui, founder, chairman and CEO of WM Motor, said that the shortage of talents faced by the automotive industry is ultimately the problem of insufficient overall "talent pool". The demand for talents is mainly concentrated in the fields of intelligent aesthetics, intelligent cockpit, intelligent driving, and intelligent three electricity. The corresponding professional gaps are: modeling design, vehicle engineering, software development, etc. In particular, the shortage of mathematical talents is very large, and 1 million cannot recruit good mathematical bigwigs.
Chen Mo, co-founder of Tucson Future, entered the field of hydrogen fuel unmanned heavy trucks
On June 10, Chen Mo, co-founder and former executive chairman of Tucson Future, announced that he will create a new company focused on the development, design, manufacture and sales of hydrogen fuel heavy trucks and hydrogenation infrastructure services that can be equipped with L4 level autonomous driving functions, "HYDRON", headquartered in Ontario, California, USA.
Great Wall Wei Jianjun: You can call me "Brother Jun"
Wired New Energy Recently, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Great Wall Motors, Wei Jianjun also reformed and upgraded the organizational structure of Great Wall Motors. During the period, Wei Jianjun delivered a speech advocating the "de-generalization" of Great Wall Motors, and Wei Jianjun said that if you don't want to call me "chairman", you will call me "military brother".
Desay SV Intelligent Network Connection Huinan Phase II started construction to strengthen the R&D and production layout of automotive electronics
On the evening of June 9, ZAKER released the news that the second phase of the Desay SV Intelligent Network Huinan Industrial Park project has officially started. The project began construction in 2018, and the first phase of the project landed in 2021 and was put into production. Now, after a year, the huinan phase II project is ready. According to official information, the huinan phase II plant project is expected to have a construction area of 80,700 square meters, including: electronic material three-dimensional warehouse, raw material storage area, SIP 10,000-level environmental workshop, SMT, assembly 300,000-level environmental workshop, screen lamination, camera assembly 1,000-level environmental workshop and power facility area. Desay SV pointed out that as a digital intelligent factory, hardware resources will fully introduce intelligent, automated and energy-saving equipment to create a high-tech demonstration factory in the field of automotive electronics.
Hechuang Automobile opened the production mode of the two places
Recently, Hechuang Z03 rolled off the production line in GAC Passenger Vehicle (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. This means that after being produced by GAC Aeon Guangzhou plant, Hechuang Automobile has added a new production base. According to official information, Guangcheng Hangzhou Company is a world-class smart factory built by GAC's production mode system, with a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year. Under the overall coordination of GAC Group and Guangdong Pearl River Investment Management Group, Hechuang Automobile took a stake in Guangcheng Hangzhou Company. Then, under the joint promotion of GAC Passenger Vehicle, Guangcheng Hangzhou Company and Hechuang Automobile, the upgrading of the existing production line was completed in only one month, and the flexible co-production of fuel vehicles and pure electric vehicles was realized. So far, Guangcheng Hangzhou Company has realized the operation of dual brands (GAC Trumpchi and Hechuang Automobile) and the flexible collinear production of dual models of oil and electricity.
Faraday Future plans to set up a factory in China as early as 2025
TechCrunch Faraday Future said in a presentation to investors on the 8th local time that it plans to open a factory in China as early as 2025. Faraday Future said it is looking for a new Chinese market headquarters that will be used to build the electric vehicles of the future. While the company has previously mentioned plans to expand in China, this is the first time the company has provided some details.
Cao Cao Travel responds to 40% layoffs: Normal business optimization Layoffs are false news
Automobile Construction Agency On June 8, in response to the layoffs, Cao Cao Travel responded that the adjustment was a normal business optimization and that the layoffs were false news.
According to media reports, a number of Cao Cao Travel employees feedback, Cao Cao Travel is laying off employees, a number of employees said that they have received the company's negotiated departure notice, received the notice on the same day to leave, some employees compensation for "n + 2". It is understood that the proportion of layoffs is about 40%. In response to this matter, Cao Cao Travel responded that the adjustment is a normal business optimization, and the layoffs are false news.
It is worth mentioning that in the past two years, Cao Cao Travel is in a state of major adjustment, and a new management team has been introduced from the outside, including the current CEO Gong Xin and chairman Zhou Hang. In September 2021, Cao Cao Travel announced the completion of a Series B financing of 3.8 billion yuan. In April this year, Cao Cao Chuxing released two newly upgraded product lines: Cao Cao Chauffeur and Cao Cao Huixuan. According to Gong Xin, CEO of Cao Cao Travel, the cumulative number of users of Cao Cao Travel has exceeded 120 million.
Envision Power will build a power battery plant in Spain with a planned production capacity of 30GWh
Battery China Envision Power will invest in the construction of a large-scale power battery plant in the Navarmora de La Mata region of Spain, with a planned production capacity of 30GWh, which is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in 2025. It is understood that the gigafactory will rely on the zero-carbon system solution of Envision Technology Group to achieve 100% renewable energy supply and carbon neutral operation.
Nidec will open a shaft drive plant in China
Pacific Motor Recently, Netcom news agency learned from overseas media that Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec announced the construction of a new electric shaft drive plant in China, located in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, China, with a design annual production capacity of 1 million units, which will begin construction in October 2022 and is scheduled to be put into operation in October 2023. The new plant will be Nidec's fourth electric bridge assembly plant in China, covering an area of 72,800 square meters. According to the plan, the new plant will have a maximum annual production capacity of 1 million units by 2024, and will require about 2,500 employees when operating at full capacity. The new plant will be responsible for the production and assembly of E-Axle three-in-one electric vehicle drive motor systems, as well as inverters, gears and other core components.
The latest progress of Apple car manufacturing: the management restructuring has been completed, and it will be released in 2025
Phoenix Technology well-known journalist Mark Gullman said that Apple is negotiating supply chain agreements for auto parts and overall manufacturing. Kevin Lynch, apple's new head of auto projects, has brought in several deputies from the Apple Watch team to help develop the car and recently restructured the car management team. Apple still intends to release a car as early as 2025.
Musk's demands that employees' hopes in the office face obstacles in Germany
Last week, Tesla CEO Musk asked employees to work in the office, but this request was met with cold reception by IG Metall, Germany's largest union. The union said it would support any employee who opposed Musk's above directive. Tesla employs 4,000 people in Germany and plans to expand to 12,000.
Amazon, Microsoft recruit Tesla employees: don't like Musk to come here
NetEase Technology Musk has insisted that employees end remote work, angering many Tesla employees. Big tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft took the opportunity to recruit Tesla talent, saying they would be freer and more respectful of their employees.
Volkswagen is actively seeking to build new electric vehicle assembly plants and battery plants in the United States
On June 8, Volkswagen USA CEO Scott Keogh said Volkswagen was "actively" seeking to build a new electric vehicle assembly plant and battery plant in the United States.
However, Keogh declined to say a possible location for the new plant. At present, Volkswagen's electrification work is mainly concentrated in the US state of Tennessee, including the localization of the Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover in the state later this year.
Employees at Volkswagen's Russian plant are compensated for their resignation
Volkswagen Group said it would provide compensation if employees at Russia's Nizhny Novgorod auto assembly plant agreed to voluntarily resign. About 200 employees at the plant will receive financial compensation and medical insurance until the end of 2022.
Foreign media: Panasonic is evaluating the location of a new battery factory in the United States
Kazuo Tadanobu, ceo of Panasonic Energy, a subsidiary of Japan's Panasonic Holdings, said on June 3 that the company is currently evaluating the site of a new battery plant in the United States. Tadanobu said, "We have been doing all kinds of considerations before, and now we are starting to evaluate. However, the company has not yet made a final decision.
Geniseis plans to launch a custom division in North America
According to motor1, Genice plans to set up a One of One customization department in the North American market, which can be customized according to the user's individual needs to further enhance the brand's sense of luxury. It is reported that the new department is expected to be officially established later this year.
Bosch will invest USD 420 million to advance the electrification of its North American automotive business
According to foreign media reports, on June 7, Bosch said it would invest $420 million in its North American automotive business to prepare for electrification in the face of many supply chain challenges. The investment will be used for machinery and equipment at its North American automotive business plants, including its Charleston, South Carolina plant. Bosch said last year the company received about $11.8 billion in new electrification-related orders from customers worldwide. While investing in its electrification products, Bosch is also betting heavily on the application of hydrogen fuel cell technology in the market. By 2024, Bosch will invest about $1 billion separately in the development of mobility fuel cells and plans to invest an additional $600 million in hydrogen cell components, which can split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Toyota Seiji Japanese employees take a vacation due to a production cut by a car company
ZAKER On June 8, a spokesman for Toyoda Gosei, a major auto parts supplier for Toyota Motor, said that due to chip shortages and the lockdown of the epidemic, the company has asked employees to take a day off this month with a pay cut. The spokesman noted that under the terms reached with the union, workers would receive 80 percent of their daily wages during their leave. Managers will receive a 2.5 to 5 percent pay cut each month, depending on the level, regardless of whether they are on leave or not. A company spokesman confirmed that in June it had asked its employees in Japan to take a day off after Toyota and other automakers stopped production. According to a person familiar with the matter, Toyoda Andyosyo and its union are considering whether similar measures need to be taken in July or later. Two of the people familiar with the matter also revealed that the company made similar requests last month, but only for workers on the production line. Toyoda's move shows that recent plant shutdowns and production cuts by Toyota and other automakers have begun to ripple through the supply chain.
Charging company FLO will build a factory in the United States this year
Gaz Auto June 7, Canada-based electric vehicle charging company FLO said it will open its first manufacturing plant in the United States in the suburbs of Detroit later this year. The new plant will be invested in USD 3 million, with an increase of 57 employees in 2023 and a gradual expansion to 277 employees in 2028.
Murata Manufacturing will build a new electronic components plant in Vietnam
According to the Nikkei Shimbun, Murata Manufacturing recently announced that it will build a production plant for electronic products and automotive electronic components in Da Nang City, Vietnam. Excluding production facilities, the total investment in buildings alone amounted to 4.32 billion yen. Murata Manufacturing will construct a new plant to cope with the medium- to long-term growth of the automotive electrification parts market. Construction of the new plant will begin in June and is expected to be completed in August 2023.
The United States has asked Mexico to investigate violations of workers' rights at the Stellantis plant
On June 6, U.S. officials said the U.S. had asked Mexico to investigate a suspected violation of workers' rights at an auto parts factory owned by automaker Stellantis under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Tencent's talent management system has been greatly adjusted: on the one hand, employees are decompressed, and cadres are pressurized on the other
LatePost Tencent is reforming the group-wide talent management system, including simplifying performance appraisal, delegating promotion powers, and strengthening cadre management. This is Tencent's second adjustment to talent management after the adjustment of the "professional grade system" in 2019. A Tencent person analyzed that the adjustment is to relieve and pressure on employees and managers at the same time.
Personnel changes
Zhu Jiang, vice president of Jidu Automobile, left his post
According to Sina Technology, at noon on June 7, it was exclusively learned from two informed sources that Zhu Jiang, vice president of Jidu Automobile, who is responsible for user development and operation, has left his job in mid-April, less than half a year after he joined Jidu Automobile. Prior to joining Jidu Motor, he worked in the Electric Vehicle Division of Ford Motor (China) and was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Electric Vehicle Division of Ford Motor (China).
Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Leadership Team Personnel Adjustment "Post-75" Zeng Miao took office as secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission
It was learned from Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Official Wei that on June 9, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. held a cadre meeting and announced the adjustment decision of the leadership team of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.: Xin Jixin no longer serves as a member of the party committee, secretary of the discipline inspection committee and member of the discipline inspection committee of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd., and is transferred to the special affairs of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.; Zeng Miao is a member of the Party Committee, a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. Appointment and removal of relevant posts shall be handled in accordance with relevant provisions.
Stellantis and LG New Energy announced that the joint venture has hired Danies Lee as CEO
The battery joint venture between Car Dealership Hangzhou Stellantis and LG New Energy has been named NextStar Energy and will hire Danies Lee as CEO. The company is Canada's first large-scale lithium-ion battery plant, with Stellantis owning 49 percent and LG New Energy owning the remaining 51 percent.
The former GM executive will serve as head of sales for the Volkswagen brand
From July 1, Imelda Labbe, a former GM European executive, will become the head of sales and marketing for Volkswagen's passenger car brand. Labbe is succeeded by Klaus Zellmer, who will become CEO of Skoda.
Industry news
Ren Zhengfei: I hope that everyone will "talk nonsense" on science and technology issues
The Financial Community disclosed the minutes of Ren Zhengfei's meetings with scientists and experts in the field of systems engineering. Ren Zhengfei said that he hopes that every scientist and expert will come to Huawei to talk about what he is best at, even if everyone in Huawei can't understand it, because this can make Huawei not closed. He also said that for some pure theoretical scientists who cannot create value in the short term, it is necessary to understand them and let them have a decent life, so that the country can have a future.
The total number of skilled talents in the country has exceeded 200 million, and the number of high-skilled talents has exceeded 60 million
Guangming Daily Ma Lu, a member of the party group of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and deputy head of the coordination group for promoting the construction and reform of the industrial worker team, introduced at the meeting that by the end of 2021, the total number of skilled talents in the country has exceeded 200 million, the number of high-skilled talents has exceeded 60 million, and the proportion of skilled talents in the total number of employed personnel has exceeded 26%.
In 2021, the Statistical Communiqué of the Human Resources and Social Security Was Released, and 746.5 million people were employed nationwide
People's Daily On June 7, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released the "Statistical Communiqué on the Development of Human Resources and Social Security Undertakings in 2021", and by the end of 2021, there were 746.52 million employed people nationwide, of which 467.73 million were employed in cities and towns. Among the employed personnel in the country, 22.9% are employed in the primary industry, 29.1% are employed in the secondary industry, and 48.0% are employed in the tertiary industry. In 2021, the total number of migrant workers in the country was 292.51 million, an increase of 6.91 million over the previous year, an increase of 2.4%. Among them, there were 120.79 million local migrant workers, an increase of 4.1%; There were 171.72 million migrant workers, an increase of 1.3%.
Job seekers over the age of 35 are interviewed by 20% year-on-year The invisible threshold of "35 years old +" in the workplace is under pressure
According to the "35-year-old +" group employment pressure observation 2022 report released by 51job, in the past year, the average number of resumes submitted by "35-year-old +" respondents increased by nearly a quarter year-on-year, but the number of interview opportunities obtained fell by 20% year-on-year. At the same time, the report shows that the career promotion of 70% of the "35-year-old +" population has stagnated before the age of 35. Nearly half of this group prefers to choose small and medium-sized enterprises when they are reemployed. In addition, more than half of the "35-year-old +" respondents are willing to try new employment forms such as life e-commerce services, public accounts or other self-media.
Global tech companies cut jobs in May at their highest level since 2020
According to the technology employment tracking website layoff.fyi, 66 technology companies around the world issued up to 16,800 dismissal notices last month, more than the total number of layoffs at 52 companies since the first four months of this year (13,600), and reached the highest number of layoffs in a single month since May 2020.
Foreign academic circles have blown up a wave of departures, and a large number of scholars have flocked to the industrial community
According to a new article on Qubit Nature, academia is blowing up a wave of departures, and a large number of academic talents are flocking to industry and scattered in various fields. An online document launched under the related topic was updated by more than 400 departing scholars in just 20 days, mainly due to salary and job satisfaction.
Policy observation
Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions: After the resumption of work and production in Shanghai, overtime shall not exceed 3 hours per day
According to the WeChat public account of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions on the 9th, after the resumption of work and production, due to the needs of production and operation, the working hours can be extended after consultation with the trade union and employees, and the daily overtime work shall not exceed 3 hours under the condition of protecting the health of employees, and the monthly overtime shall not exceed 36 hours.
The Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau implemented special support measures to help talents resume work and production
Global Network and HRoot Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security recently issued the "Notice on Special Support Measures for Talents to Help Resume Work and Production", implementing a series of special support measures for talents to help resume work and production from the aspects of "policy innovation breakthroughs" and "service guarantee improvement".
The Notice clarifies that from July 2022 to June 2023, matters involving "average wages" in policies related to the introduction of talents will still maintain the existing base standard as a reference level; For returnees who graduated from the world's top 50 institutions, the social security payment base and payment time requirements will be cancelled, and they can directly settle down after working in the city full-time, and those who graduated from the world ranking 51-100 can apply for settlement after working in Shanghai full-time and paying social security for 6 months.
In addition, in view of the situation that the employer fails to pay the social insurance premium on time due to the impact of the epidemic and makes the supplementary payment by the end of 2022 at the latest, the Notice makes it clear that after the completion of the supplementary payment, it will not be affected when handling the business related to the introduction of talents. In terms of handling services, the Notice proposes to open up a "green channel" for the introduction of talents, and give priority to talents from key enterprises that resume work and production, as well as those studying abroad in famous universities outside the country (territory), etc., when applying for the introduction of talents; In view of special circumstances such as epidemic control and control, continue to implement support measures for "suspending the submission of written materials and handling the online process normally".
In the next step, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security will continue to play the function of the online platform, strengthen consultation and publicity, and launch the talent policy publicity season activity of "Gathering Talents to Help Development", answer questions for employers and talents, and help understand policies, grasp key points and skillful operations.
Gansu Province female talent special job fair, providing more than 4,000 jobs
The Gansu Provincial Women's Federation, the Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, and the Provincial Department of Education held a special job fair for female talents in Lanzhou City on the 2nd, synchronously carrying out "live broadcast with posts" and providing more than 4,000 jobs to promote the employment of female job seekers such as female graduates of colleges and universities, unemployed women in urban and rural areas, and women who have moved to the city to work.
Beijing: Higher vocational students can be admitted as civil servants to open up the broad future of vocational education in a fair manner
Beijing News On June 6, Beijing Municipality issued the "Implementation Plan on Promoting the High-quality Development of Vocational Education", which mentioned that graduates of Beijing Higher Vocational Schools should be included in the scope of civil servant recruitment, and posts should be set up in the recruitment of civil servants and enterprises and institutions to encourage fair competition.
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