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Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: It is urgent to seize the advantages of future industrial development, and manufacturing will be the key area.
On September 23rd, Ren Aiguang, deputy director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the 2023 China Real Economy Development Conference that the future industry is a new engine for building a modern industrial system, accelerating economic transformation and high-quality development. From the development stage, the present is a critical period for planning the future, and it is urgent to seize the advantages of future industrial development. From the development direction, manufacturing industry is the key field of future industries. From the situation at home and abroad, the future industry is the key to cultivate new tracks and new kinetic energy, and has become the direction of competition layout in various countries. China has rich data resources and diverse application scenarios, and its future industrial development is promising.
Ministry of Transport: Actively promote the construction of smart ports and smart waterways.
On September 23, Li Tianbi, chief engineer of the Ministry of Transport and director of the Water Transport Bureau, delivered a speech at the "Digital and Intelligence" forum of the 2023 North Bund International Shipping Forum, saying that the Ministry of Transport regards the maritime industry as a pioneering field to accelerate the construction of a transportation power, adheres to digital leadership and wisdom empowerment, actively promotes the construction of smart ports and smart waterways, and demonstrates the development of smart ships. Li Tianbi said that in the future, further efforts will be made to strengthen the integration of technological innovation and consolidate the foundation for the development of smart shipping; Accelerate the expansion of application scenarios and stimulate the development momentum of smart shipping; Improve the smart logistics system of port and shipping, and promote the exchange and mutual learning of smart shipping achievements.
Car Association: We should set up more import models in advance and maintain a reasonable scale of imported cars.
On September 23rd, Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the Passenger Transport Association, issued a document pointing out that the domestic high-end market demand was good from January to August, but the import volume of passenger cars was only 480,000 units, down 20% year-on-year, which was still lower than the low import volume in the past decade. Imports of imported cars dropped sharply from January to May this year, exceeding expectations, while imports rebounded from June to August. With the increasing complexity of international relations, it is still necessary to establish more import models in advance and maintain a reasonable scale of imported cars.
Beijing: By 2025, the output of new energy vehicles will exceed 300,000.
Recently, Beijing Economic and Information Bureau released the Implementation Plan for High-quality Development of New Energy Vehicles in Beijing (2023-2025) at the 2023 World Intelligent Networked Automobile Conference, which proposed that by 2025, the output of new energy vehicles in Beijing will exceed 300,000, the supply system of new energy and intelligent networked new parts will be accelerated, and the security and stability of the industrial chain supply chain will continue to improve, forming a coordinated development pattern of technology, products, services and application demonstrations. The implementation plan points out that it will improve the coordinated development ecology of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei new energy automobile industry, give full play to the driving effect of vehicle enterprises, guide the layout of a number of high value-added and new energy intelligent networked automobile supply chain enterprises in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and promote the division of labor and cooperation of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei intelligent networked automobiles.
international news
Biden will travel to Michigan to support the auto workers’ strike and call for a win-win agreement.
On September 23rd, US President Biden posted on social media platform X that he would go to Michigan next Tuesday local time to support the strike action of the United Auto Workers’ Union (UAW) against Detroit automakers, "striving for a fair share of the value they helped create". Biden said: "It is time to reach a win-win agreement, so that the American automobile manufacturing industry will continue to flourish and provide high-paying jobs for UAW."
Toyota plans to increase the output of electric vehicles to three times the 2024 target by 2025.
On September 23, Toyota plans to increase the output of electric vehicles to three times the target of 2024 in 2025, and its production target of electric vehicles in 2024 is set at 190,000. Toyota has informed major parts suppliers that it plans to increase the production of Toyota and Lexus brand electric vehicles to 600,000 units in 2025.
Goodyear Tire will lay off 700 people in the Asia-Pacific region and sell retail stores.
On September 23rd, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said that according to its business rationalization plan in the Asia-Pacific region, the company plans to lay off 700 people and sell a number of retail stores. Goodyear said that this move is expected to increase the operating income of the department by about 50 million to 55 million US dollars in 2025, and improve the profitability of businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
Us regulators began to investigate nearly 240,000 Ford EcoSport cars.
On September 23, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Defect Investigation Office said that it had started to investigate about 240,000 2018-2021 Ford EcoSport cars on the 20th. The regulator said that it had received 95 complaints from consumers that the oil pump of the relevant vehicle may have failed, causing the vehicle to lose power during driving.
Tesla plans to build a factory in India to produce energy storage systems.
On September 23rd, in a recent meeting with the Indian government, Tesla proposed to support the Indian electricity market through its Powerwall energy storage system, and sought a series of incentives from the local government. However, Indian officials said that they could not provide other support policies except subsidies to users who bought such products. It is reported that if the plan goes smoothly, Tesla will also consider developing large-scale energy storage solutions for industrial customers, but the specific details are unknown.
Faraday will appoint Matthias Aydt as the new global CEO in the future
On September 23rd, Faraday Future(FF) officially announced the appointment of Matthias Aydt, who has worked in FF for many years, as the global CEO of FF, with effect from September 29th, 2023. Matthias Aydt will focus on promoting the production and delivery of FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance. Chen Xuefeng, the current global CEO of FF, will be based in China from September 29th, 2023, and will continue to serve as CEO of FF China and concurrently serve as executive vice president of FF global industrialization.
Enterprise news
Alcohol and hydrogen eco-technology under the remote new energy commercial vehicle started round A financing.
On September 23, some media reported that Alcohol and Hydrogen Eco-technology under Remote New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group has started the A round of financing in the capital market, which is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year. Relying on the technical accumulation of methanol automobile products market for 18 years, Alcohol and Hydrogen Eco-technology will actively build the 1233 green alcohol and hydrogen transport capacity eco-industrial chain to help the rapid popularization and application of long-distance alcohol and hydrogen commercial vehicles.
Shenzhen Energy and Huawei Digital Energy signed a deepening strategic cooperation agreement.
On September 23rd, Shenzhen Energy and Huawei Digital Energy signed a deepening strategic cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. and Huawei Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd. will continue to strengthen cooperation in resources, management, technology, market, talents and teams, and strive to achieve more cooperation results in the development of electrochemical energy storage industry, the construction of "overcharged city" and urban energy conservation and carbon reduction.
BYD Ke Li: Mexico’s electric vehicle market has broad prospects and is considering building a factory in Mexico.
Li Keri, executive vice president of BYD and president of BYD Americas, said recently that the company is considering building a new factory in Mexico, but it will depend on market demand. "In principle, the cars we provide in Mexico will come from China, but if there is a great demand in the future, we will consider producing them in Mexico.".
Intelligent manufacturing+intelligent service, AITO service strategy release
A few days ago, AITO officially released the CARE care service strategy, which opened the era of smart service 3.0, and will strive to build a full-link smart service system that runs through pre-sales, delivery and after-sales, bringing users worry-free car security and the ultimate service experience. The strategy has four values, namely "Customer-centered", "Active", "Respect" and "E-service".
Wo Sai won the fixed point for mass production of new models of FAW Hongqi, and jointly built the world’s first intelligent driving scheme for in-cabin lidar.
On September 22nd, Hesai Technology announced that it had formally reached a fixed-point cooperation with FAW Group to jointly build the world’s first in-cabin lidar intelligent driving scheme. The next-generation flagship pure electric vehicle of Hongqi brand will take the lead in adopting the ultra-thin long-range lidar ET25 of Heche Racing. The new model is expected to be mass-produced in the first half of 2025.
Kong Hui Technology completed over 300 million yuan in Series C financing to accelerate the expansion of air spring production capacity.
A few days ago, Zhejiang Konghui Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. completed the C-round equity financing of over 300 million yuan. This round of financing was jointly led by CMB International and SDIC China Merchants, followed by CGNPC Capital and Harvest International’s Heron Harvest, Suikai Investment and Chendao Fund. Kong Hui Technology was jointly founded by Guo Konghui and Guo Chuan, the first academicians of China Academy of Engineering and the first academician of automobile industry, and the team. It is the only enterprise in China that has both full-process development capability and system supply capability of passenger car electronic control suspension system.