MONDAY
lidar manufacturer Luminar new partnership
8 February 24 , according to Business Wire reported that the US Silicon Valley autonomous vehicles lidar manufacturer [ sub 123] Luminar has the Gores Metropoulos to reach a final agreement, which is one of Gores Group of company 1987 established a global investment company.
8
months 24 news According to Business Wire reported that the US Silicon Valley autonomous vehicles lidar manufacturer Luminar has the Gores Metropoulos entered into a definitive agreement, which is one from Gores Group subsidiary in 1987 established global investment company.
After the completion of the transaction, the combined company will retain the Luminar Technologies name and will continue on NASDAQ, the new ticker symbol “LAZR” . Prior to the publicToyota Division won 3600 million dollars investment.
It is understood, Luminar is the leading autonomous vehicles and LiDAR technology company dedicated to consumer automotive and truck transport. And established a partnership with the world’s top ten car manufacturers in seven, and will promote the introduction of the next generation of automated highway driving and safety systems.
Moreover, Luminar has created a unique meet 3 level to the 5 class autonomous vehicles stringent performance, safety and cost requirements the LiDAR [ 123] sensor.
For this cooperation,
Luminar , founder and CEO of [ 123] Austin Russell said: “ we to establish new long-term collaboration with Gores Metropoulos partnerships that will enable our next industry leap forward. the team has extensive experience in technology and automotive sectors, and to share our autopilot future of the Luminar to promote safety vision. [123 ] “
daily views:
Luminar in a dominant position autopilot favorable areas, cooperation between the two sides will work together to shape the future of the automobile or transportation. TUESDAY
Honda plans to [123 ] 2021
closed in the United Kingdom factory
8
February 
25
news, Japan’s Honda are discussing plans 2021 closed in southern England Swindon factory part four-wheel vehicle production to Japan. According to the analysis, alien plant (located in Saitama yorii) will become the candidate, the future will adjust the production system and strive to improve efficiency.
It is understood that the British factory Honda in the only European production base, the plant set up in [123 ] 1985 years, production capacity of approximately
25
million, a major supplier for the EU, North America, Britain and Japan, the main market models Civic [ 123], the planned transfer of production lines mainly for the Japanese market and supply the British section. But this is not the first time Honda’s UK factory closed due to intensified competition in the European market, Honda in order to focus on the two major markets in the United States,
2019
years 2
month, Honda decided to withdraw proposed four-wheel vehicle production in Europe.
every point of view: In recent years, Honda’s poor performance in the European market. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association ( ACEA ) released data show,
2019 Honda in the European market sales for the 12.2 [ 123] million, and last year fell 10 percentage , only 0.8 percentage market share , and the same for the Japanese car Toyota the 79.8 ten thousand sales there is no comparison. At the same time, Honda’s market share in the European market for many years has insufficient [ 123] a percentage of . So,
“
whether the withdrawal of Europe? ” problems among early in Honda’s plan. WEDNESDAY
[ 123] Volkswagen autopilot travel services placement Hefei
8 [123 ] months 26 days, the Volkswagen Group autopilot travel services pilot project launching ceremony held in Hefei, Anhui. This is the first landing by the auto companies led autopilot service team.
the official launch of the project, so that low-carbon travel solutions out of the conceptual framework into the scenes of life . Meanwhile, the Volkswagen GroupAlso become China’s first eco-driving service starts automatically turn of the international automobile manufacturers, Hefei pilot group in China has become the first landing of the project.
Some people remember, not long ago Baidu, drops and other leading technology companies have had no rent car project, and on the open passenger CCTV test, but car companies in these projects, only the provider of the vehicle. The public project in Hefei, is completely done by the Volkswagen Group led.
The first and second Yi ( ezia ) by the fleet of vehicles Volkswagen Group’s high-end models of the Audi brand e-tron
composition, and will this year 9
May start to open in Hefei Haiheng communities optimize the user experience as the goal of the road test. In this regard, the Volkswagen Group (China) Director, Volkswagen Group (China), Executive Vice President Soh special thanks to the smooth landing Hefei project to create a favorable policy environment, as well as upgrade on a test road transport network to support fast charging pile infrastructural aspects given by: “ I admire the city government in the emerging vision and open fields of technology, emerging economies, emerging industries, which greatly encouraged the industry and enterprise development breakthroughs. “
[ 123]
every point of view: digital, electrification and automatic driving is the future direction of development of the core Volkswagen Group and the whole automotive industry. Thanks to technology, hardware and software capabilities fully integrated, Volkswagen Group to be the first users of travel services to create integrated solutions, driving an electric car to automatically provide ecosystem services( AV MaaS ), can explore changes in future business models for the public.
Moreover, the project to promote intelligent network linking auto industry gathering, Hefei automobile industry to promote the accelerated conversion of kinetic energy, high-quality development is a milestone.
THURSDAY
Xiaopeng success listed on the NYSE, the market value of 150 one hundred million
8 months [ 123] 27 days, Xiaopeng car (ticker symbol XPEV
) successfully listed on the NYSE, financing 
15
billion, becoming the largest concept stocks the IPO fight a lot since. After Following Xiaopeng car as the ideal car to car and Wei, the United States listed the third repairer new forces enterprises. Xiaopeng car eventually closing price the day of 21.22 dollar, rose to 41.47 percentage , the total market capitalization of the
150 [ 123] billion.
It is worth noting that car Xiaopeng is the first self-developed software autopilot The company, which is based on Nvidia hardware Xavier development, Xavier support
L 3
level of the automatic driving.
Xiaopeng P7 mounted on self RESEARCH xPilot 3.0 autopilot system and NVIDIA
Xavier
autopilot chip, is expected to become commercially available passenger car is currently the highest level of autopilot capabilities.
wherein, XPilot 3.0 in the 2021 [ 123] at the beginning of the introduction of high-speed can use NGP
, with automatic changing lanes, overtaking other cars, to recognize road signs and speed adjustment and other functions. The NVIDIA Xavier
then let the autopilot controller Xiaopeng p7 as the world’s first model equipped with the application. [123 ]
every point of view: the repairer new forces currently have broad market prospects, competition is bound to become more intense. Wind through the US stocks, although among the domestic automobile Xiaopeng
TOP list, but it is not enough. For the repairer, the money burn fast, car Xiaopeng still walking in a long long way.
FRIDAY
SAIC 2500 the amount of new cars went to the Australian market
8 [123 ] months
28 days, SAIC announced its own brand export market of Australia and new Zealand new car will be officially shipped.
In the afternoon, full of
2500
sets SAIC Motor ocean-going cargo ship from Shanghai Haitong pier sail to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and headed expected to 9 mid to late arrival port of destination.
The two boats were shipped, creating the largest number of its own brand export market, Australia and New Zealand, Australia and new Zealand has become the SAIC overseas 7 a “ scale level ”
market One.
1-7 month, SAIC achieve overall sales overseas 15.4 [123 ] million, continue to maintain the domestic industry first, the total sales volume of Chinese car prices overseas 34 percentage . Among them, own brand sales accounted for nearly 60 percentage
, up to
9.4
million, an increase of
15.9 percentage . In this shipment 2500 new vehicles in, the MG brand than 1400 units, comprising
MG3
,
MGHS
, MGZS three models; MAXUS brand nearly 1100 units, comprising MAXUS V80 , MAXUS G10 , MAXUS T60 , MAXUS D90 , MAXUS V90 five models. It is understood that SAIC MG brand in Australia and new Zealand market cumulative sales of over 2 million units, currently ranked Australian new car market sales of the first Chinese car brand. Moreover, SAIC Chase
MAXUS
has for
2
became market sales ranked first Chinese car brand, currently in Australia and New Zealand markets cumulative sales of more than
3
million units during the epidemic, its Australian market share rose contrarian 83 percentage . every point of view: SAIC to create a Chinese auto companies “ go ” differentiationRoad, from the micro perspective, let SAIC increased market; from a macro perspective, the number of Chinese auto brands to increase exports, domestic and international upstream and downstream industry chain enterprises can benefit. (
The author |
Song Yuting
)