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Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: It is urgent to seize the advantages of future industrial development, manufacturing will be a key area On September 23, Ren Aiguang, deputy director of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the 2023 China Real Economy Development Conference that future industry is a new engine for building a modern industrial system and accelerating economic transformation and high-quality development. From the perspective of development stage, the current is a key period for planning the future, and it is urgent to seize the advantages of future industrial development. In terms of development direction, manufacturing is a key area for future industries. From the perspective of the domestic and international situation, the future industry is the key to cultivating new tracks and new kinetic energy, and has become the direction of competition layout of various countries. The mainland has rich data resources and diverse application scenarios, and the future industrial development is promising.
Ministry of Transport: Actively promote the construction of smart ports and smart waterways On September 23, Li Tianbi, chief engineer of the Ministry of Transport and director of the Water Transport Bureau, said in his speech at the "Digital and Intelligent" Forum of the 2023 North Bund International Shipping Forum that the Ministry of Transport regards the maritime industry as a leading field to accelerate the construction of a transportation power, adheres to digital leadership and wisdom empowerment, actively promotes the construction of smart ports and smart waterways, and demonstrates the development of smart ships. Li Tianbi said that in the future, further efforts will be made to strengthen the integration of technological innovation and consolidate the foundation for the development of smart shipping; Accelerate the expansion of application scenarios and stimulate the development momentum of smart shipping; Improve the smart logistics system of port and shipping, and promote the exchange and mutual learning of smart shipping achievements.
Passenger Association: It is necessary to establish more import models in advance and maintain a reasonable scale of imported cars
On September 23, Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the Passenger Association of China, pointed out that the domestic high-end market demand from January to August was better, but the import volume of passenger cars was only 480,000 units, down 20% year-on-year, compared with the low point of imports in the past decade. Imports fell sharply from January to May this year, while imports rebounded from June to August. With the increasing complexity of international relations, it is still necessary to establish more import models in advance and maintain a reasonable scale of imported cars.
Beijing: By 2025, the production of new energy vehicles will exceed 300,000 units, and recently, the "Implementation Plan for the High-quality Development of New Energy Vehicles in Beijing (2023-2025)" released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology at the 2023 World Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Conference proposed that by 2025, the production of new energy vehicles in Beijing will exceed 300,000 units, the construction of new energy and intelligent network parts supply system will be accelerated, the safety and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain will continue to improve, and a coordinated development pattern of technology, products, services and application demonstrations will be formed. The implementation plan points out that it will improve the coordinated development ecology of the new energy vehicle industry in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, give full play to the driving effect of vehicle enterprises, guide a number of high value-added and new energy intelligent networked vehicle supply chain enterprises to lay out in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and promote the division of labor and cooperation of intelligent networked vehicles in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. International news
Biden will travel to Michigan, USA, in solidarity with the auto workers' strike, calling for a win-win deal
News on September 23, US President Biden posted on the social media platform X that he will travel to Michigan next Tuesday local time to support the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike action against Detroit automakers and "fight for a fair share of the value they help create." "It's time for a win-win deal that will allow U.S. auto manufacturing to continue to thrive and provide good-paying jobs for the UAW," Biden said. ”
Toyota Motor plans to increase electric vehicle production to three times its 2024 target by 2025 September 23 news, Toyota Motor plans to increase electric vehicle production in 2025 to triple the 2024 target, and its electric vehicle production target for 2024 is set at 190,000 units. Toyota has informed major parts suppliers that it plans to increase production of Toyota and Lexus brand electric vehicles to 600,000 units in 2025.
Goodyear Tire to cut 700 jobs and sell retail stores in the Asia-Pacific region, September 23 news, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said that under its Asia-Pacific business rationalization plan, the company plans to cut 700 employees and sell a number of retail stores. Goodyear said the move is expected to boost the division's operating income by about $50 million to $55 million in 2025 and boost profitability in its Australian and New Zealand operations.
U.S. regulators begin investigation of nearly 240,000 Ford EcoSport vehicles September 23 news, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defect investigation office said that it has begun investigating about 240,000 2018-2021 Ford EcoSport cars on the 20th. The regulator said it had received 95 consumer complaints that the oil pump of the vehicle in question could have failed, causing the vehicle to lose power while driving.
Tesla plans to build a factory in India to produce energy storage systems September 23 news, Tesla in a recent meeting with the Indian government, proposed to support the Indian power market through its Powerwall energy storage system, and seek a series of incentives from the local government. But Indian officials say they cannot provide support beyond subsidies to users who buy such products. It is reported that if the plan goes well, Tesla will also consider developing large-scale energy storage solutions for industrial customers, but the specific details are unknown.
Faraday Future (FF) officially announced the appointment of Matthias Aydt, who has worked in FF for many years, as the global CEO of FF, effective September 29, 2023. Matthias Aydt will focus on driving the production and delivery of the FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance. Chen Xuefeng, the current CEO of FF Global, will be based in China from September 29, 2023 and will continue to serve as CEO of FF China and Executive Vice President of FF Global Industrialization. Corporate News
On September 23, it was reported by media that Alcohol Hydrogen Ecological Technology, a subsidiary of Long-range New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group, has launched a round of financing in the capital market, which is planned to be completed before the end of this year. Relying on 18 years of market technology accumulation of methanol automotive products, Alkal-hydrogen Ecological Technology will actively build a 1233 green alkoxide-hydrogen transportation capacity ecological industrial chain to help the rapid promotion and application of long-range alcohol-hydrogen commercial vehicles.
Shenzhen Energy and Huawei Digital Energy Sign Deepening Strategic Cooperation Agreement On September 23, Shenzhen Energy and Huawei Digital Energy signed a deepening strategic cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. and Huawei Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd. will continue to strengthen cooperation in resources, management, technology, market, talents, and teams, and strive to achieve more cooperation results in the development of electrochemical energy storage industry, the construction of "supercharging cities", and urban energy conservation and carbon reduction.
BYD Li Ke: Mexico's electric vehicle market has broad prospects, and Li Ke, executive vice president of BYD and president of BYD Americas, is considering building a factory in Mexico, said a few days ago that the company is considering building a new factory in Mexico, but it will depend on market demand, "In principle, the cars we provide in Mexico will come from China, but if there is a large demand in the future, we will consider producing in Mexico."
Intelligent manufacturing + smart service, AITO service strategy released a few days ago, AITO officially released the CARE care service strategy, opening the era of smart service 3.0, will be committed to building a full-link intelligent service system throughout pre-sales, delivery and after-sales, bringing users a worry-free car guarantee and ultimate service experience. The strategy has four values: "Customer", "Active", "Respect" and "E-service".
On September 22, Hesai Technology announced that it and FAW Group officially reached a fixed-point cooperation to jointly create the world's first in-cabin lidar intelligent driving solution, and the next generation of flagship pure electric models of the Hongqi brand will be the first to adopt the ultra-thin long-range lidar ET25 of the Heqi racing standard. Mass production and delivery of the new model is expected in the first half of 2025.
Konghui Technology completed a series C financing of more than 300 million yuan, accelerating the expansion of air spring production capacity, and Zhejiang Konghui Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. recently completed a series C equity financing of more than 300 million yuan. This round of financing was jointly led by CMB International and SDIC China Merchants, and co-invested by CGN Capital and Harvest International's Luneng Harvest, Suikai Investment and Chendao Fund. Founded by Guo Konghui and Guo Chuan, the first academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the first academicians of the automotive industry, Konghui Technology is currently the only enterprise in China that has both the ability to develop the whole process of electronically controlled suspension systems for passenger cars and the ability to supply systems.
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