Focusing on electrification, Smart is looking for partners for ForTwo electric subcompact, and an executive at Smart revealed that the company is looking for partners to jointly develop and build a successor to its iconic two-seater city car, the ForTwo, to share the cost.
Ferrari opened a new battery laboratory, and on April 8, Ferrari unveiled a new laboratory for lithium batteries, which the company revealed was led by scientists at the University of Bologna.
Special attention will be paid to the analysis of solid-state batteries, fast charging, thermal charging and the safety and performance of batteries.
American consumer interest in electric cars continues to decline, with nearly 1/4 (23%) of car buyers saying they don’t like electric cars, up from 19% last year, according to a survey by Edmunds, an automotive information resources company.
According to a separate report by J.
D Power, the proportion of consumers who said they were unlikely to consider buying electric cars rose to more than 22 per cent from 19 per cent a year ago.
Focusing on the new trends of traditional automakers, Renault’s market capitalization has surpassed that of Nissan, and Renault’s market capitalization has almost always lagged behind Nissan in its decades-long cooperation with Nissan.
Now, thanks to continued improvement in Renault’s profit margins and free cash flow, Renault’s market capitalization is about 15 billion euros ($16 billion), about $1 billion more than Nissan.
Hyundai Kia entered into a partnership with Exide Energy, and on April 8th Hyundai and Kia signed a memorandum of understanding with Exide Energy Solutions of India, which will produce batteries for their electric vehicles in India, with a particular focus on lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Toyota took over Dafa’s overseas compact car development, and Toyota will take over Dafa’s compact car development and certification business outside Japan.
Toyota said in a statement on April 8 that Daifa’s compact car business in emerging countries would be merged into Toyota’s division.
“through this structural change, the two companies will work to establish a more independent and coordinated organization in Asia.
” Focusing on Intelligence, Musk: Tesla’s investment in autopilot will exceed 10 billion US dollars.
Musk, CEO of Tesla, recently posted on social media platform X that Tesla’s cumulative investment in self-driving projects will far exceed 10 billion US dollars this year.
Focusing on the production economy, orders for cars at the Bangkok Auto Show have soared, with Toyota taking the lead in sales.
Organizers of the International Auto Show in Bangkok, Thailand, said on April 8 that car orders during the show increased by 27.
5% to 53438 units, of which electric vehicles accounted for about 32.
8% of car orders, although the pace of electric vehicles accelerated, but traditional cars still dominated.
Toyota set a new record, leading sales.
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