Auto Morning Post|China's electric vehicle sales soar in Brazil, Skyworth Automobile's official response "driving can cure diseases and prolong life"

The Ministry of Commerce released the Q&A manual on car trade-in subsidies (the second batch)

On May 11, the Ministry of Commerce released the Q&A manual on car trade-in subsidies (the second batch). Among them, it is stated that gasoline passenger cars registered before June 30, 2011 and diesel passenger cars registered before June 30, 2013 are within the scope of the trade-in subsidy for cars of China III and below. The subsidy application period is from April 24, 2024 to January 10, 2025. If it is necessary to change the relevant information of the amendment, it should also be completed before 24:00 on January 10, 2025. If the subsidy application is not submitted or the relevant application information is supplemented and corrected within the time limit, the subsidy will not be processed.

National Bureau of Statistics: New energy car prices fell by 6.5% year-on-year in April

On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in April this year, from a year-on-year perspective, energy prices rose by 3.6%, an increase of 2.3 percentage points, and the price of industrial consumer goods excluding energy rose by 0.4%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points, of which the prices of fuel cars and new energy cars fell by 4.8% and 6.5% respectively, and the decline rate narrowed.

In April, the trading volume of the national second-hand car market was 1.679 million, a year-on-year increase of more than 14%

A few days ago, according to data from the China Automobile Dealers Association, in April 2024, the transaction volume of the national second-hand car market was 1.679 million units, a decrease of 1.83% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 14.68%, with a transaction value of 111.099 billion yuan.

Overall, from January to April 2024, the cumulative transaction volume of used cars was 6.2793 million, a year-on-year increase of 9.42%, an increase of 541,000 compared with the same period, and the cumulative transaction value was 425.061 billion yuan.

The Circulation Association said that after a small peak in March, the used car market showed a certain range of fluctuations in April, down 1.83% from March, but increased by 14.68% compared with the same period last year, and the growth momentum is still significant. This situation reflects that the used car market contains both positive factors and certain pressures.

Passenger Association: The fuel vehicle market is being eroded by new energy vehicles at an accelerated pace, and there is no room for continuous price reduction

On May 11, according to the latest retail sales data of the Passenger Car Association, the retail sales of the domestic narrow passenger car market in April reached 1.532 million units, down 5.7% year-on-year and 9.4% month-on-month. According to the analysis of the Passenger Car Association, in April, due to the frequent news of price adjustments in the domestic auto market, consumers had a strong wait-and-see atmosphere, and the overall retail sales of passenger cars showed a month-on-month decline. On the one hand, the new car price war of new energy vehicles, although it has brought a certain increment, but the sustainability is not strong, and the internal differentiation is also particularly serious; On the other hand, there is no room for continuous price reductions in the fuel vehicle market, and the fuel vehicle market is being eroded by new energy vehicles at an accelerated pace. Users are waiting and watching in the hatchback, which further inhibits the increase in overall passenger car sales.

China Charging Alliance: 68,000 new public charging piles were added in April, a year-on-year increase of 47%

On May 11, according to data from the China Charging Alliance, there were 68,000 more public charging piles in April 2024 than in March 2024, a year-on-year increase of 47.0% in April. As of April 2024, members of the alliance have reported a total of 2.977 million public charging piles, including 1.315 million DC charging piles and 1.661 million AC charging piles. From May 2023 to April 2024, an average of about 79,000 new public charging piles will be added every month.

From January to April 2024, the increase in charging infrastructure will be 1.017 million units, and the domestic sales of new energy vehicles will be 2.520 million units, and the charging infrastructure and new energy vehicles will continue to grow rapidly. The incremental ratio of pile vehicles is 1:2.5, and the construction of charging infrastructure can basically meet the rapid development of new energy vehicles.

He Xiaopeng: When NIO has more than 5,000 battery swap stations, Xpeng will consider adding battery swaps

Recently, He Xiaopeng, chairman of Xpeng Motors, visited NIO's first advanced manufacturing base in Hefei and delivered a Xpeng X9 to Li Bin, chairman of NIO. During this period, Li Bin also introduced the layout of NIO battery swap stations to He Xiaopeng, and He Xiaopeng immediately said: "When NIO has more than 5,000 battery swap stations, Xiaopeng will seriously consider joining the ranks of battery swaps." ”

According to the latest data released by NIO, as of April 30, 2024, NIO has deployed a total of 2,411 battery swap stations and more than 22,000 charging piles.

Skyworth Automobile's official response to "driving can cure diseases and prolong life": taken out of context and maliciously patched together

On May 11, it was reported that the official Weibo of Skyworth Automobile issued a statement on the recent false information spread on the Internet, saying that recently, the company noticed that there were remarks on the Internet about "the founder of Skyworth Automobile said that Chuangwei Automobile can cure diseases and prolong life". The information disseminated on the Internet is taken out of context and maliciously pieced together, which seriously misleads the public and is inconsistent with the health technology that the company has always advocated.

The statement also said that the sharing of Huang Hongsheng, the founder of Skyworth Automobile, is based on his personal experience, explaining the positive effect of Skyworth Automobile, especially the Health 3.0 system, on his personal health, such as: "Deep sleep can improve immunity" in line with medical common sense, and Huang Hongsheng has never said that his personal experience is universal.

Mistaking the billboard for a real car, the latest response to the ideal L9 high-speed accident

Recently, the ideal L9 mistakenly took the billboard for a real car, which attracted attention. The online video shows that an ideal car L9 is driving on the highway with the assisted driving function turned on, during which it detects a picture of a Wuling pickup truck on a high billboard in front of it, and suddenly brakes and causes the rear car to collide. The owner of the car involved said on social media that after the emergency braking of the ideal L9 he was driving, the rear car could not avoid a direct rear-end collision. The twin airbags popped out, and the owner suffered minor injuries to his hands and face. The back of his own car was damaged. The traffic police determined that he was fully responsible for the accident. After the accident, the reporter called the ideal car, and the customer service staff said that the accident involved was an ideal L9Pro model, which identified obstacles in front of the vehicle through cameras and millimeter-wave radars to provide parameters for the auxiliary driving system.

Nearly 1,000 people in Germany rallied to protest Tesla's factory expansion plans

On May 12, nearly 1,000 protesters gathered outside the Tesla Gigafactory in Glenheide, Brandenburg, Germany, to protest against Tesla's expansion plan. The protests began on the 8th of this month. The Tesla plant in Germany had submitted plans to the city government of Glenheide to expand the plant, but local residents held demonstrations demanding that the city not approve the expansion plan, believing that the expansion would pollute the water supply.

Samsung stopped self-driving research, and developers moved to robotics

On May 11, it was reported that Samsung Electronics had halted research on self-driving cars, and the Samsung Advanced Technology Research Institute (SAIT), which is responsible for Samsung's mid- to long-term development, had excluded autonomous driving from its research program and shifted developers to robotics as part of Samsung's medium- to long-term development.

Personnel changes at the top of Ford Motor Corporation

On May 11, it was reported that Ford Motor Co., Ltd. had high-level personnel changes. John Lawlor, Chief Financial Officer, will also serve as Vice Chairman of the Board and will focus on Ford's strategic and partnership responsibilities. Shirley House, former CFO of electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors, will join Ford as vice president of finance and succeed Lawler as chief financial officer in early 2025.

In the first four months of this year, Chinese electric vehicle sales in Brazil were eight times higher than in the same period last year

According to media reports, the influence of Chinese electric vehicles in the Latin American market is expanding. Taking the Brazilian market as an example, in the first four months of this year, the sales of Chinese electric vehicles in the Brazilian market reached eight times that of the same period last year. According to the Brazilian Automobile Dealers Federation, the total sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Brazil in April were 208,000 units, an increase of 37% compared to the same period last year, with Fiat, Volkswagen and General Motors occupying the top three with a combined share of 50%.