▌ News: ▍ Turkey imposes a 40 per cent tariff on all Chinese imported cars.
According to a presidential decision published in Turkey’s official Gazette (Official Gazette) on June 8, Turkey has decided to impose a 40 per cent tariff on cars imported from China, which will be implemented on July 7, the Observer Network reported.
The Turkish Ministry of Commerce said in the statement that the purpose of the tax is to increase the market share of domestically produced vehicles and reduce the current account deficit: “the import system decision and its annexes, the international agreement we have signed is a contracting party.
It aims to ensure consumer safety, protect public health, protect market share of domestic production, encourage domestic investment and reduce the current account deficit.
” The necessary arrangements are made in consultation with the relevant agencies.
It is reported that as early as 2023, Turkey imposed a 40% tariff on electric cars imported from China.
But some time ago, Cengiz Eroldu, president of the Turkish Association of Automobile Manufacturers (OSD), said the tax on electric vehicles imported from China was not enough because 78 per cent of cars imported from China were internal combustion engines.
Some industry insiders pointed out that China is facing increasing trade pressure in many countries and regions due to the growing export of electric vehicles, and the European Commission is expected to announce next week whether to impose temporary additional tariffs on Chinese cars.
▍ the Japanese government conducted a surprise investigation on Honda’s headquarters, according to the Beijing Daily, according to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the morning of June 10, local time, Japan’s Ministry of Land and Transport conducted a surprise investigation of Honda’s headquarters in the Tokyo metropolitan port area.
Honda is said to have false records of noise and engine tests, and the Ministry of Communications plans to confirm the test data in the survey and will also question the company’s leaders and leaders to investigate the detailed factual relationship.
Prior to this, Toyota, Mazda, Yamaha engine, Honda, Suzuki five companies were exposed for improper behavior in product performance tests, Honda is the fourth company involved in a surprise investigation.
The ▍ price war triggered a fierce debate among car companies.
Li Yunfei and Yang Xueliang competed face to face.
Recently, the topic of “volume” in the automobile industry has become a hot topic in the society.
Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Group, said at the China Automobile Chongqing Forum that only healthy competition can achieve high-quality development.
The degree of internal volume of China’s automobile industry is the first in the world, and the price war is higher than one wave, which is unparalleled in the world.
In its view, the healthy development of any industry must be shown in the input-output ratio to achieve better economic benefits, endless volume, simple and rough price war, the result is Jerry-building, counterfeiting and selling fake, non-compliant disorderly competition.
Yang Xueliang also said that we cannot simply fight a price war, but should fight a technology war, a quality war, a brand war, and a service war, especially the moral war of enterprises, on the premise of maintaining price advantage.
Li Yunfei, general manager of BYD Group Brand and Public Relations, expressed different views.
He said that in the past, the price of electric cars went up with the increase in the price of raw materials for power batteries.
Now the price of battery raw materials has been reduced by more than 80%.
If the price of electric cars is not reduced, it will be immoral for consumers.
The price war should be done according to its ability, follow as soon as it can, and launch the next issue of the product.
To have a healthy competition, don’t hold your breath and don’t lift the table.
Just like everyone plays cards, this game is not good, there is another game.
This is long-term doctrine, good for consumers and good for the healthy development of the industry.
▍ spread that GAC Ean will be laid off by 20%.
According to Der Spiegel pro on June 7, it was revealed that GAC Ean will be laid off by 20%.
It has been revealed that all departments of the company will cut 20% of their jobs.
Ean officials have not yet responded to this, but Der Spiegel pro learned from sources that this is not true.
“the layoffs will focus on the manufacturing sector, but some have not yet been finally implemented.
” A person familiar with the matter told Der Spiegel pro.
The layoffs are still rumored and need to be answered by the authorities.
Since May this year, Guangzhou Auto Honda has launched large-scale layoffs through step-by-step notice, involving multiple lines, and 1700 people have agreed to leave, accounting for 14% of the total number of people in the joint venture.
In addition to these two companies, GAC-Mitsubishi, which was disbanded due to a dismal market, also laid off staff last year, and in order to reduce the impact, GAC converted most of its employees to Ian employees, and the factory also acquired a factory directly into Ian.
But it is also true that this has led to overcapacity in Ean.
The Ian S and Ian Y models have suffered heavy losses and will be rearranged in configuration and color to concentrate production.
In addition to layoffs, GAC is also cutting back on food and clothing and reducing expenses internally.
It is reported that it has been asked internally to reduce transportation subsidies, telephone subsidies and so on.
According to sources’ feedback to Der Spiegel Pro, employee income has actually been affected this year, falling by more than 10 per cent.
▍ Tesla China sales brushing is popular, some people pay 5000 yuan per month to brush, Phoenix New Media Science and Technology news, recently, Tesla China sales brushing behavior was exposed, some sales staff to achieve high KPI, out of their own pocket to pay 1000 yuan deposit brush order, in order to improve performance.
This kind of behavior is not uncommon within Tesla, and some salespeople even spend 5000 yuan a month on brushing, forming a phenomenon of “paying to go to work”.
Tesla’s deposit policy is 1000 yuan, the order is valid for 30 days, and the deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.
The performance of salespeople is only related to the number of orders, not the actual number of vehicles delivered.
Under the background of fierce market competition and declining competitiveness of Tesla, many salespeople find it difficult to complete KPI, so they adopt the way of brushing to deal with the pressure.
▍ ideal Lang Xianpeng confirmed the layoffs of smart drivers and carried out a partial recall: “one more person, I will be the first to go.
” according to 21 Financial reports, it was learned from multiple sources that on the morning of June 7, Lang Xianpeng, vice president of ideal car intelligent driving, held a department staff meeting in response to the recent recall of some laid-off employees in the smart driving department, saying the move was due to business adjustment.
At the same time, he promised the whole department that at present, the layoffs in the smart driving department are over.
“if there is one more person left, I will be the first one to go.
” And announced the recall of some laid-off employees.
He also told all members of the intelligent driving department that the focus of the department’s next step is to mass produce NOA in uncharted cities and gradually replace the mapping scheme.
However, he did not give a specific time for the non-map city NOA to push to users.
Some ideal automobile developers said that at present, the test sideSome employees who have been laid off have been notified to be recalled, and the previously negotiated compensation has not yet been paid, and the subsequent compensation will not be provided to the recalled personnel.
Contracts involving employees will be extended directly, and it is not clear the scale of the recall and the proportion of departments.
Ideal car CEO Li Xiang said at the 2024 China Automobile Chongqing Forum on June 8 that ideal had set up a special self-driving research team in September last year, and that ideal car had made a technological breakthrough in self-driving in the past six months, while he stressed that self-driving here is not intelligent driving, nor auxiliary driving, but self-driving.
Li wants to announce that he will launch a nationwide map-less NOA in the third quarter of this year, and simultaneously launch an end-to-end + VLM supervised autopilot system trained by 3 million clips to test users.
He believes that with the evolution of the technology, increased computing power and larger models, “unsupervised” L4 autopilot can be achieved in at least three years.
▍ Chery set up the “Wisdom” sales department to get rid of Huawei’s own sales.
Online car market news on June 9, learned from Chery’s internal, Chery will set up an EH sales department, responsible for smart sales, which means that in addition to Huawei channel sales, Chery will also build its own channel sales intelligence.
In this way, we can reduce our dependence on Huawei and give Chery a greater say in cooperation.
According to reports, Huawei’s smart car selection model has cooperated with four manufacturers, namely Chery, Cyrus, BAIC and Jianghuai, and Huawei is responsible for unified sales of the model.
With the continuous increase in the number of models, Huawei’s core sales advantage, Shangchao store showroom has been unable to support the display of all models.
The Wisdom S9, jointly built by Chery and Huawei, and the Saili M9, because the positioning of the model is similar, there are also internal conflicts and resource grabbing problems.
The ▍ 56 billion compensation package was invalidated by the court.
Musk said that 90% of the retail shareholders were on his side, Phoenix New Media Technology News, after Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package was invalidated on June 9, he made comments on personal social media, and about 90% of Tesla’s retail shareholders voted to re-approve his 2018 compensation plan.
Retail shareholders own about 45 per cent of Tesla.
Musk said “that’s not cool” after users posted on social software X that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund planned to sell its 31.
6 million shares in Tesla and said it had overwhelming support from retail shareholders.
In fact, the compensation package proposed by Tesla in 2018 shows that Mr Musk will be rewarded with about 9 per cent of the shares if the company’s value increases by 1900 per cent within six years.
This allows Mr Musk to buy more shares at a lower price and sell them at a profit.
However, on Tuesday, a court in Delaware ruled that the salary plan of Musk, CEO of Tesla, was invalid because of the unreasonable amount and formulation process.
▍ Ningde Times issued a statement: the accusations made by members of the US Congress about the company’s suppliers are groundless and completely wrong, FAP June 8, the Ningde era issued a statement on the supply chain on the evening of June 7.
The statement pointed out that a letter from members of the US Congress on June 5 accused the Ningde era of being linked to forced labor, which is groundless and completely wrong.
The letter refers to information about suppliers in an inaccurate and misleading manner.
The business relationship between Ningde Times and some of the suppliers mentioned in the letter has long been terminated.
Business relations with other suppliers are also conducted with different subsidiaries and absolutely do not involve forced labor or any violation of applicable laws and regulations in the United States.
As for other companies, Ningde Times has never purchased any products from them, and the information quoted is completely wrong and misleading.
The Ningde era strictly abides by all laws and regulations applicable to the operation and conduct of business activities in the United States.
In ▌, Wang Chuanfu, chairman of ▍ BYD, said that it is the general trend for new energy vehicles to replace traditional fuel vehicles, according to financial news.
On June 8, Wang Chuanfu, chairman and president of BYD Co., Ltd., said that it is an irresistible trend for new energy vehicles to replace traditional fuel vehicles.
This change is actually a technological revolution, and technology must be the main driving force in this revolution.
“in the technological revolution, the main impetus of technology is innovation.
In the field of automobile industry, how to promote the development of enterprises with innovative technology, innovative products and technological innovation in the field of automotive industry? finally promote the transformation and upgrading of the country and industry.
” ▍ Li Bin: call to solve the problem of battery life, “volume” at the same time do not forget to cooperate, the Daily Economic News on June 8, at the 2024 China Automobile Chongqing Forum, Li Bin, chairman and CEO of China Automotive, shouted to the industry, on the one hand, called for solving the problem that the life of electric cars exceeds battery life, pool life, which is a relatively big problem.
Appeal to everyone to pay attention to this matter in advance, the development of long-life batteries, for long-term battery warranty, in addition to warranty, future after-sales planning.
” Li Bin said.
On the other hand, Li Bin also called on “the volume of the automobile industry is very normal, but don’t forget that the volume of cooperation” is normal and the inevitable result of market competition, but at the same time, don’t forget to cooperate, especially when it comes to infrastructure, long-life batteries, going out to sea and other things.
China’s automobile industry is prosperous, and in the end, it must be the success of a collective, not just the success of an enterprise.
” Li Bin said.
Chen Zhuo, president of ▍ Avita: the Avita product matrix will cover the extended range area in the second half of this year.
36 Krypton News, Chen Zhuo, president of Avita Technology, said at the 2024 China Automotive Chongqing Forum on June 8 that in the second half of this year, Avita’s product matrix will cover the extended range area.
In the third quarter of this year, Avita 07 will be officially launched, offering both pure electricity and extended range power options, and three more models will be released by the end of this year, all including pure electricity and extended range.
At that time, Avita will form a matrix of four models, two kinds of power and eight products.
▍ Geely Holdings Group sold 256600 vehicles in May, with a new energy penetration rate of 43.1%. According to IT House, Geely Holdings Group announced on June 9 that it sold 256556 vehicles in May, up 22.
2% from a year earlier.
Of these, 110681 new energy vehicles were sold, an increase of 59 percent over the same period last year, with a new energy penetration rate of 43.
1 percent.
From January to May this year, Geely Holdings Group sold 1230162 vehicles, up 27.
9 percent from the same period last year, and new energy vehicles sold 468212 vehicles, up 48.
8 percent from the same period last year.
Specific to each of its subsidiariesFor brands, Geely Automobile Group sold 160658 vehicles in May, up 38% from a year earlier, including Geely, Geely Galaxy, Lecker and Polar Krypton.
Of these, sales of new energy models were 58673, a year-on-year increase of 146 per cent, while overseas export sales reached 36890, up 68 per cent from a year earlier.
Volvo sold 68034 cars in May, up 13% from a year earlier, 32768 new energy vehicles, up 37% from a year earlier, and 13934 in China.
Proton sold 12522 cars in May, up 13.
6 per cent from a month earlier.
Export sales from January to May rose 63.
9 per cent from a year earlier.
▍ Nissan sold 64200 vehicles in China in May, down 2.
8% from the same period last year.
According to news from IT House on June 10, on June 7, Nissan announced its results for China in May 2024.
Nissan’s sales in China, including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, were 64233 in May, down 2.
8 per cent from a year earlier.
Previously, Dongfeng Nissan, which includes Nissan, Qichen and Infiniti brands, sold 61725 units in May 2024, down 1.
7 per cent from a year earlier.
The light commercial vehicle business sector (Zhengzhou Nissan) sold 2508 units, down 23.
1% from a year earlier.
From January to May in 2024, Nissan’s cumulative sales in China, including passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles, were 286445 units, down 1% from a year earlier.
▍ Xiaomi refutes the rumor of “20 thousand yuan subsidy for buying SU7”.
According to news from Zhongxin Jingwei on June 10, there are rumors that Xiaomi SU7 preferential treatment is very strong, a direct subsidy of 20000 yuan, 200000 can be landed.
In this regard, Xiaomi Group Public Relations General Manager @ Wang Hua forwarded the news and refuted the rumor: “just saw this screenshot in some groups, ironic.
” With a little confirmation, we can know that there is neither such policy nor such contract.
Please be informed! The millet SU7, the first model built by Xiaomi in three years, went on sale on March 28 this year with a price range of 215900 yuan to 299900 yuan.
It offers a choice of dual-motor version and single-motor version.
▍ debuted on June 12, Lecker ZERO’s latest trailer picture was released, IT House reported on June 10, Lecker today released the latest trailer chart of its first all-electric model, the Lecker ZERO, showing some of the design highlights of the model.
Lecker ZERO (internal code E371) and polar krypton 001 on the same platform, using streamlined back design, positioning medium and large pure electric car, will make its debut on June 12.
As can be seen from the trailer chart, the rear design of Lecker ZERO includes the brand’s unique through taillights, one of which shows a pink-blue gradient, suggesting that the taillights may have a discoloration function.
In addition, the rear of the car is also equipped with a duckling tail spoiler and an electric tail that can be lifted and lowered to add a sense of movement.
▍ Association Cui Dongshu: the automotive profession is full of development opportunities, and the electrification of the Internet promotes the diversification of talent demand.
According to news from IT House on June 10, it is also the annual college entrance examination season.
Cui Dongshu of the Association of passengers and passengers issued an article today, believing that the current professional development of the automotive industry is full of opportunities.
Although “the pressure of traditional internal combustion engine and other professions is greater”, “the electrification of the network is promoting the diversification of talent demand in the industry.
” Cui Dongshu said that the automotive industry has a long industrial chain, but the core is the manufacturing industry, in addition to the traditional new energy vehicle electronic control system maintenance skills and power battery talent, the current demand for talents in the industry shows the characteristics of diversification and cross-border mobility.
The prices of ▍ BMW i3 and Audi A4L halved: the decline in sales in China led to a price reduction strategy for luxury brands, the financial world reported on June 9.
Recently, news about the “big dive” in the prices of BMW and Audi has attracted attention and heated discussion on social platforms.
Among them, the official price of the BMW pure electric car i3, which is officially quoted at 353900 yuan, has dropped to more than 170000 yuan, a drop of more than 50%.
The naked car price of Audi A4L has now fallen below the 200000 yuan mark, a 38% discount.
In this regard, BMW China explained that the entire industry is facing great challenges, car companies and dealers need to work together.
The sharp price cuts by BMW and Audi may be related to their declining performance in the Chinese market.
BMW’s delivery volume in China was 187700 in the first quarter of 2024, down 3.
8% from a year earlier, making it the only market in BMW’s major markets to decline.
Another analyst said that trading price cuts for sales has always been Audi’s routine.
▌ International, ▍ Japan Daihatsu Industrial Co., Ltd. reported a loss for the first time in 31 years.
Titanium media App reported on June 8 that due to certification violations and factory shutdowns, Japan Daihatsu Industrial Co., Ltd. suffered an operating loss of 5 billion yen in fiscal year 2023 (April 2023 to March 2024), the first loss since 1992 fiscal year.
In December last year, Dafa suspended shipments of all models it was producing at home and abroad after a third-party committee found 174 violations during its review and supervision, and then its four factories in Japan were forced to stop production.
It was not until early May that all the factories of Dafa resumed production.
In fiscal year 2023, the company’s sales were 1.
181 trillion yen, down 21% from a year earlier.
new light vehicle sales were 440000, down 22% from a year earlier.
As a result, the company’s domestic market share of light vehicles was overtaken by Suzuki for the first time in 18 years.
Dafa submitted documents to the Ministry of Land and Transport on the same day that 44827 light vehicles manufactured from September 2022 to April 2024 will be recalled because their parts do not conform to the regulations.
Dafa, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Company of Japan, was founded in Osaka, Japan in 1907 and specializes in the manufacture of small cars.
▍ polar krypton announced its entry into the Indonesia / Malaysia market, IT House announced on June 9, June 8, polar krypton announced this month in Jakarta, Indonesia and PT Premium Auto Prima, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Sentinel Automotive Sdn.
Bhd, Malaysia.
Formally signed a cooperation agreement and announced its entry into the Indonesian and Malaysian markets.
At present, polar krypton has entered more than 25 mainstream markets in the world, and is expected to enter more than 50 international mainstream markets this year, including Europe, Asia, Oceania and Latin America.
▍ voice cloning technology raised concerns.
OpenAI once again explained its text-to-voice tool.
According to news from IT House on June 10, OpenAI explained its text-to-voice tool for the second time in a few months, and stressed once again that the tool is not widely available at present and may not be available in the future.
Whether we eventually deploy this technology on a large scale or not, let people around the world understand the developers of this technology”that’s why we want to explain how the model works, how we use it for research and education, and why we implement security measures around the technology,” OpenAI said in a statement posted on its website on Friday.
Passenger car sales in ▍ India fell 1% in May from a year earlier, and overall vehicle retail sales in India rose 2.
61% in May from a year earlier, according to data released by the Federation of Indian Automobile Dealers Associations (Federationof Automobile DealersAssociations,FADA), according to Sina Finance.
Passenger car sales fell 1% in May from a year earlier.
Overall retail vehicle sales fell to 2.
09 million units in May.
▍ Ford updated its electrification strategy: all hybrid models will be converted to hybrid models in 2030.
Ford Motor Company recently made an important adjustment to its electrification strategy, planning to launch hybrid versions for all its fuel models by 2030, and postponed the launch of some electric models.
Ford CEO Jim Farley reportedly stressed that hybrids are now a more profitable option and expects sales to quadruple in the next few years.
In the spring tide of electrified transformation of the global automotive industry, Ford’s strategic adjustment includes initiatives to reduce production costs to suppliers.
▍ Tesla CEO Musk: 2024 Modely has no change plan, vehicle upgrade is realized through OTA, Securities Times news, Tesla CEO Musk posted on Weibo on June 9, Tesla will not launch ModelY “change” model in 2024.
Musk said that Tesla continues to upgrade existing vehicles through OTA and other means, Tesla vehicles will be significantly improved in many aspects every six months.
Musk previously revealed on the earnings call that Tesla will continue to update the vehicle lineup and accelerate the launch of new models.
▍ Lantu officially landed in Spain, and the first exhibition hall will open this month.
Beijing News reported on June 7, according to the official account of Wuhan Economic Development Zone, on June 6, local time, Lantu announced its official entry into the Spanish market, and the first exhibition hall will open in Madrid this month.
Lantu FREE and Lantu Dreamer are officially listed at prices of 77790 euros (equivalent to 616000 yuan) and 94650 euros (equivalent to 749000 yuan) respectively.
This year, Lanto Spanish distributor Salvador Caetano Group plans to open 18 showrooms in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and other places, including three in Madrid and two more in 2025.
After entering Spain, Lantu Motor will also enter Portugal, Belgium, Germany and other European countries this year.
▍ BYD’s European flagship store opened on the Champs Elysees in Paris on June 7, local time.
The new store, which covers an area of about 600sqm, displays star models sold in BYD Europe, including BYD seals, dolphins and ATTO3.
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