What major events have happened in the automobile industry at home and abroad this week? The first new power brand in China, the cumulative delivery volume of ideal cars exceeded 800000.
On June 21, ideal cars announced through official WeChat that the cumulative delivery volume of ideal cars exceeded 800000 in 54 months.
Since its establishment, the ideal car has been moving forward at the rate of a milestone every year.
The ideal ONE will be delivered in December 2019.
the target of 10, 000 vehicles will be achieved by June 2020.
Ideal cars will complete 100000 deliveries in November 2021, 200000 in August 2022, 300000 in March 2023, 400000 in July 2023, 500000 in September 2023, 600000 in December 2023 and 700000 in March 2024.
Today, the delivery volume of ideal cars has exceeded 800000, becoming the first Chinese new power brand to reach this milestone.
The world comments: never be favored to the new power to sell the best, the ideal car is really “something”.
Canada is preparing to impose new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and the government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to impose new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles to bring Canada in line with actions taken by the United States and the European Union, according to foreign media reports.
It is reported that the Canadian government still needs to make a final decision on how to impose new tariffs, but may soon announce the start of public negotiations on tariffs, which will affect Chinese exports of electric vehicles to Canada.
At present, Trudeau is facing increasing pressure at home and abroad to be in line with the actions taken by the United States and the European Union.
Earlier on June 20th, Doug Ford, governor of Ontario, Canada, called on Trudeau’s government to impose at least the same tariffs on Chinese electric cars as those of the United States.
“unless we act quickly, our jobs in Ontario and Canada as a whole will be at risk,” he said on social media platform X.
” Last year, the value of Canadian electric cars imported from China soared to C $2.
2 billion ($1.
6 billion) from less than C $100m in 2022, according to Statistics Canada.
The number of cars arriving at Vancouver ports from China more than quintupled after Tesla began shipping Model Y cars from his Shanghai plant to Vancouver.
Photo: Tesla, however, the Canadian government’s main concern is not Tesla, but the prospect of an eventual influx of affordable electric cars made by Chinese automakers into the Canadian market.
Trudeau and other cabinet ministers said publicly that they were monitoring the actions of other countries, but had not yet promised to impose new tariffs.
A spokesman for Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada was “actively considering the next step to deal with the oversupply of Chinese capacity”, but did not say whether it was prepared to impose tariffs.
World comment: it is by no means wise to follow the lead of Europe and the United States on tariffs.
Tesla sued a former supplier for stealing trade secrets, claiming more than $1 billion.
Tesla filed a lawsuit in federal court in California against his former supplier Matthews International, accusing him of stealing trade secrets related to Tesla’s battery manufacturing process and sharing the confidential information with Tesla’s competitors.
Tesla claimed in the lawsuit that Matthews International misused trade secrets related to Teslakan electrode battery manufacturing technology and conservatively estimated that it would have to pay Tesla “more than 1 billion US dollars” in compensation.
In the lawsuit, Tesla asked the court to take urgent measures to stop Matthews International from continuing to abuse its trade secrets and hand over its patent application involving Tesla’s confidential information.
In addition, Tesla also asked Matthews International to compensate for the losses caused by violating the confidentiality agreement.
Matthews International firmly denied Tesla’s allegations in a statement on June 17 and said it would actively deal with the lawsuit.
The company claimed that Tesla’s allegations were groundless and accused Tesla of trying to obtain his valuable intellectual property through intimidation and improper means.
Tesla’s lawyer and spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
, the world comments: “the public is reasonable, the mother-in-law is reasonable”, and wait for the law to give the answer.
Ningde era has strategic cooperation with BAIC, involving skateboard chassis and power exchange business.
on June 18, BAIC signed a deepening strategic cooperation agreement with Ningde era to further deepen bilateral cooperation in the field of new energy industry.
jointly enhance core competitiveness.
According to the agreement, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation on the next-generation pure electric platform CIIC skateboard chassis project, jointly carry out skateboard chassis architecture, system, process, cost and performance balance research, combined with “scene definition automobile, intelligent, personalized” and other requirements to create products.
In addition, the two sides will also cooperate in the field of power exchange business.
Based on their respective advantages, the cooperation between the two sides and the wholly-owned subsidiary of Ningde Times will focus on the development of replacement models and blocks, the circulation of replacement blocks and battery-related data management, and regional cooperation in changing power stations.
In addition, the two sides and time Taiji will also cooperate in the development and sale of models related to the heavy truck power exchange business, as well as battery sales, leasing and energy services.
Gaishi comments: “Ning Wang” continues to expand the circle, competition is coming? Chery Jaguar Land Rover will adopt Chery’s electric platform.
On June 19, Chery Holdings announced that Chery and Jaguar Land Rover recently signed a letter of intent for strategic cooperation, and the two sides plan to jointly promote a new mode of cooperation.
The aim is to further strengthen the product matrix of its joint venture, Chery Jaguar Land Rover, and move towards the coming electric era.
Based on the partnership intention, Chery Jaguar Land Rover will launch and manufacture a series of electric products equipped with Chery electrified platform and use Jaguar Land Rover’s licensed “Freelander Skywalker” brand.
According to reports, the reborn “Freelander Skywalker” is independent of Chery’s existing product line and Jaguar Land Rover’s four new modern luxury brand families.
According to Chery Holdings, the Freelander Skywalker, which belongs to Jaguar Land Rover, was once a model under the Land Rover brand, was a great success in the market between 1997 and 2015, and was replaced by Discovery Sports in 2016.
Chery Holdings said that “Freelander Skywalker” was jointly created by the creative design teams of Chery and Jaguar Land Rover.
Establish a new positioning in China’s rapidly developing new energy market.
The products will be produced at Chery Jaguar Land Rover Changshu factory to produce “Freelander” electric products.
The brand will launch a series of motorized products in the Chinese market through specific networks and achieve overseas exports in the future.
, Gisi Comment: Another example of “reverse joint venture”!, Ford plans to lay off further workers in Europe.
According to Reuters, on June 18, the head of Ford’s Workers ‘Committee in Germany revealed that Ford plans to lay off further workers in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Photo source: Ford, Benjamin Gruschka, head of the Labor Council at Ford’s Cologne plant, said it is unclear how many more people Ford’s new restructuring plan will lay off in Germany.
Previously, Ford had completed halfway through its restructuring plan to lay off 2300 people in Germany and reduced the country’s workforce to 13,000.
In Spain, Ford announced last year that it would lay off 1,100 jobs at its assembly plant in Valencia.
Last week, Ford also announced plans to lay off another 1,600 jobs at its Valencia factory, 600 of which will be permanently eliminated.
Ford employs about 4,700 workers at the plant, and is willing to negotiate the resupply of another 1,000 jobs because of plans to increase production at the plant starting in 2027.
Ford currently produces the Kuga compact SUV at its Valencia plant, while production of other models, including Galaxy and S-Max minivans and the Mondeo midsize sedan, has declined in recent years.
Ford last year promised to sell only pure electric vehicles in Europe by 2030, and its U.S. leadership has repeatedly stressed that less labor is needed to produce electric vehicles.
As Ford’s transformation of electric vehicle production accelerates, the company announced last year that it would lay off 3,800 jobs in Europe, involving a total of 2,800 R & D positions and 1,000 administrative positions in Germany and the UK.
Gruschka added that Ford expects to make a decision on the new layoffs by the end of June.
Ford’s German subsidiary did not immediately respond to Reuters’s request for comment.
, Geshi Comment: In the process of electrification transformation, Ford has laid off many people.
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