Breakfast by car | Volkswagen began layoff talks, and Yu Chengdong called on FAW to join the new company
Domestic news
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: Promote the coordinated development of smart city infrastructure and intelligent networked vehicles
According to the website of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on November 28, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of Urban Comprehensive Transportation System", proposing to implement the intelligent transformation of urban transportation infrastructure. Promote the coordinated development of smart city infrastructure and intelligent networked vehicles, transform and upgrade roadside facilities, build smart roads that support diversified applications, and explore the construction of "holographic road networks" in key areas.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Willing to cooperate pragmatically with Indonesia in the fields of new energy vehicles, aviation, raw materials and other industries
According to the official account of "Gongxin Weibao", on November 27, Xin Guobin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, held talks with Aike, Director General of Industrial Safety, Regional and International Industrial Access of the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, in Jakarta, and jointly attended the signing ceremony of the letter of intent for cooperation between the Indonesian Ministry of Industry and Chery Indonesia. Xin Guobin said that China and Indonesia are both large developing countries and important emerging economies, and there is a broad space for industrial cooperation. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology attaches great importance to China-Indonesia industrial cooperation, and is willing to work with the Indonesian Ministry of Industry to actively promote the implementation of the memorandum of industrial cooperation signed by the two sides in September this year witnessed by the leaders of the two countries, and encourage and support the enterprises of the two countries to cooperate in the industrial fields of new energy vehicles, aviation, raw materials and other industries in line with the principle of mutual benefit and win-win results, so that technological innovation achievements can better benefit the people of the two countries.
Shenzhen: Highlight the development of new energy vehicles and energy storage industry to seize the commanding heights of green and low-carbon industry development
According to the WeChat public account of "Shenzhen Release", on November 28, Shenzhen held a conference to accelerate the promotion of new industrialization. Meng Fanli, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, emphasized that it is necessary to accelerate the development of intelligence, greening and integration. We will work intelligence, promote digital transformation, vigorously promote the innovative application of artificial intelligence, improve digital infrastructure and service systems, and build a digital city. We will work greening, strengthen the concept of low-carbon, zero-carbon and decarbonization development, vigorously develop the circular economy, accelerate the development of energy conservation, emission reduction and low-carbon development in various industries, highlight the development of new energy vehicles and energy storage industries, and seize the commanding heights of green and low-carbon industry development
International News
Volkswagen opens layoff talks CEO says the brand is no longer competitive
Volkswagen Passenger Car brand CEO Frank Schwentao warned at a staff meeting on Monday that the company's original brand "is no longer competitive" due to high costs and low productivity. Volkswagen plans to lay off employees and is currently in talks with its union representatives. This is an important step in the company's efforts to improve efficiency in its transition to electric vehicles.
THE SECRETARY: I have an ambition to attract Chinese car manufacturers to build factories in the UK
Dominic Johnson, the secretary of state at the British Ministry of Commerce and Trade, said on Monday local time that he was trying to attract Chinese automakers to build factories in the UK, and said that investment from China was crucial to achieving the UK's environmental goals. "I have an ambition to try to attract a Chinese car manufacturer [to invest in the UK]. China has a very strong electric vehicle industry. I would prefer that they make great cars in the UK, and then we can profit from them and export them. ”
Rolls-Royce: Aims to achieve free cash flow of £2.8 billion to £3.1 billion by 2027
Rolls-Royce said it expects to generate an operating profit of between £2.5 billion and £2.8 billion by 2027 and free cash flow of between £2.8 billion and £3.1 billion in 2027. In addition, Rolls-Royce said it will carry out strategic initiatives and efficiency simplifications that will save the company between £400 million and £500 million in the medium term.
Corporate News
Huawei's Yu Chengdong: The new company has sent an invitation to the "Four Realms" and hopes that FAW Group will join
On November 28, Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei and Chairman of Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU, said that Huawei has issued an invitation to Celis, Chery, JAC, and BAIC to open their shares, and hopes that China FAW Group will join. Previously, Huawei planned to establish a new company to focus on the R&D, production, sales, and service of intelligent driving systems and incremental components for intelligent and connected vehicles. At the same time, the two "world" products of BAIC and JAC are already in the process of development.
Didi "collapsed" for 12 hours and is estimated to lose tens of millions of orders and 400 million yuan in turnover
On the evening of November 27, Didi's App service was abnormal, and the total functional paralysis lasted for nearly 12 hours, which was also the longest failure of Didi Chuxing in recent years. According to Didi Chuxing's previously announced financial report for the third quarter of 2023, the total transaction volume of China's travel business in a single quarter was 72.5 billion yuan, with an average daily order volume of 31.3 million orders, and based on the length of the "crash", it is estimated that Didi will lose more than 10 million orders and more than 400 million yuan in transactions.
Tesla announced that the charging network is open and upgraded to support more vehicles of other brands
Tesla announced on November 28 that Tesla's all-scenario charging network in Chinese mainland will be upgraded openly, and more non-Tesla vehicles will be supported by home charging product series, destination charging stations, and super charging stations.
Li Xiang, CEO of Li Auto: I'm sorry, we lost our words...
On November 28, Li Xiang, CEO of Li Auto, posted on Weibo that the original plan was to cover 100 cities by the end of the year AD Max City NOA [Closed Beta]. The new plan is to cover the national highways and ring roads and 100 cities in December, and the all-scene assisted driving LCC can be used worldwide and fully delivered to AD Max users. This time, the AD Pro will also have significant improvements, including off-the-car parking. AD Pro 3.0 will be delivered in the first half of next year, reconstructing AD Pro with BEV mode.
Xiaomi's new car patent allows the battery to be integrated into the body
The patent for "battery and body integrated structure and vehicle" applied by Xiaomi Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. was published. The abstract shows that the integrated structure of the battery and the body comprises a body and a power battery pack, the body comprises two sill beams, the two sill beams are arranged at intervals along the left and right directions of the vehicle, and a battery pack installation part is arranged on each sill beam. Through the above-mentioned technical scheme, the top of the battery pack shell is integrated with a cross beam, the cross beam can play a reinforcing role to the shell main body, improve the stiffness and side impact force transmission performance of the battery pack shell, and the top of the shell body is used as a floor panel, is conducive to improving the integration degree of the vehicle, reduces the self-weight of the body structure, realizes the lightweight of the vehicle, and improves the cruising range of the vehicle.