FF senior management changes; Xpeng down 40%?

BMW sold more than 1.21 million units in the first half

From the BMW customer, BMW officially announced the sales data for the second quarter of this year Recently: a total of 626,726 new cars (including BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce) were delivered worldwide, an increase of 11.3%. At the same time, BMW also announced the sales figures for the first half of this year: a total of 1,214,864 new cars (including BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce) were sold worldwide, an increase of 4.7%.

Ineos acquires Total Energy and Petrochemicals assets

According to TANGPUINFO, recently Ineos and Total Energy signed an agreement, The company will acquire Total Energy's 50% interest in Naphtachimie (720,000 mt/year steam cracker), Appryl (300,000 mt/year PP business), Gexaro (270,000 mt/year Aromas business) and 3TC (naphtha storage), which are currently joint venture assets. A number of other infrastructure assets are also included in the transaction, including Total Energy's ethylene pipeline network in France.

FF appointed Jonathan Maroko as acting CFO

According to the Securities Times, on July 12, Jia Yueting's Faraday Future announced the appointment of Jonathan Maroko as the company's acting chief financial officer (CFO), effective July 24, 2023; Han Yun will continue to serve as FF's Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) effective July 5, 2023.

The USPS plans to lay off workers in Septembe

According to GovExec, the USPS is planning to lay off employees in September and recently gave them advance notice. The Postal Service said it expects employees affected by the cuts to be able to apply for lateral transfers or demotions, and that the cuts will also affect non-union employees in management positions in the logistics division. According to information provided by the USPS to the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS), some operations and industrial engineers, transportation managers, operations support specialists and network specialists will also be affected by the layoffs. The association has challenged the USPS process for layoffs, arguing that postal management has not met its obligation to consult with the association on issues such as layoff plans and circumvention of forced layoffs for economic reasons (RIF).

Egyptian customs refuted rumors that "car imports will be suspended before October this year"

The Egyptian customs confirmed that recently, some pages of Egyptian social networking sites published rumors that "from July 5, 2023, the import of 23 items is banned for 3 months, including cars", which is completely inconsistent with the facts, this article is completely false and untrue. It is an attempt to create confusion and confusion.

South African Ambassador to China Xie Shengwen and his delegation visited Cylun Group

Learned from Sailun's official wechat, South African Ambassador to China Xie Shengwen and his delegation visited Cylun Group Recently. Liu Yanhua, chairman of Cylun Group, received the visiting guests. Xie Shengwen highly affirmed the achievements of Cylun Group and welcomed Cylun Group to invest in South Africa to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

It is reported that Samsung SDI will produce 4680 batteries in Europe

According to the science and Technology Board Daily reported that according to industry sources, Samsung SDI will produce 4680 batteries in Europe, to this end, the company has begun to prepare for the expansion of Hungary's Goed plant, the target of the second half of the year. At present, the specific customer is not clear, but some analysts say that it may be related to BMW. As 4680 battery performance did not meet expectations, 4695 battery and 46120 battery were added as replacements. Samsung SDI will first develop and mass-produce the 4680 battery, followed by the 4695 and 46120 batteries.

Toyota will focus on developing hydrogen trucks in China and Europe

From the truck House, Toyota is gradually expanding the application of hydrogen energy in the field of commercial vehicles, looking at two major environmental advocates - Europe and China, and expects to sell 100,000 vehicles in 2030. Until now, Toyota has focused on passenger cars and the North American market. The strategy update is Toyota's first since it set up a separate hydrogen-focused business unit this month to expand the use of fuel cell technology to a wider range of applications, including industrial power generation and commercial trucks.

Tesla will launch its sales operations in Malaysia on July 20

From Flush Finance, according to the Malaysian Trade Minister, Tesla will launch its sales operation in Malaysia on July 20.

Liuzhou City mayor Zhang Zhuang line to Liugong Thailand company investigation

Learned from Liugong Group, recently, Liuzhou City Mayor Zhang Zhuang visited Liugong Machinery Thailand Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as Liugong Thailand Company) to carry out research. Zhang Zhuang said that Liugong Thailand company is an excellent representative enterprise in Liuzhou in the Thai market, he has full confidence in the follow-up development plan of Liugong Thailand company, and encourages the Liugong Thailand team to make persistent efforts and strive to create brilliance.

CAAM: Because of the violation of the spirit of the Anti-monopoly Law, delete the price clause of the joint undertaking letter of automobile enterprises

According to Guanchet, the website of CAAM recently issued a statement: On July 6, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers organized 16 automobile manufacturers to jointly issue a letter of commitment, aiming to fulfill the obligation of the industry association to maintain fair market competition in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of the Anti-Monopoly Law, "Industry associations shall strengthen industry self-discipline, guide the operators of the industry to compete according to law, operate in compliance with the law, and maintain market competition order." It recognized that the "not to disrupt the market fair competition order with abnormal prices" in the commitment letter involved the expression of "price", which was improper and contrary to the spirit of the Anti-Monopoly Law, and caused widespread concern. Hereby issue a statement: the above provisions will be deleted from the letter of commitment, and urge 16 and other automobile production member enterprises to strictly abide by the Anti-monopoly Law and relevant administrative regulations, guidelines, rules, independent pricing, fair competition, and jointly contribute to the healthy innovation and development of industrial norms.

JDL reaches cooperation with AutoCore.ai to develop intelligent driving technology ecological "circle of friends"

Learned from JDL's official micro, JDL and Autocore-AI signed a cooperation agreement Recently, the two sides will jointly build the logistics industry end-to-end, multi-scenario, multi-device form and configuration of intelligent driving system, support a variety of road environments and different costs of large-scale deployment and normal operation. At the same time, JDL will face global vehicle parts suppliers and autonomous driving partners to open the logistics industry's large-scale intelligent driving ecological construction.

The BMW 5-Series all-wheel-drive model will be discontinued after October

According to Sohu Auto, the last production month of the current 530Li xDrive luxury package and 530Li xDrive M sports package is in October this year, and the 2023 BMW 5 Series will no longer be offered as an all-wheel-drive model. The two cars will be discontinued after October, but they will not be stopped for sale, and you will still be able to buy current cars or cars in transit for some time.

Net profit growth is expected to reach up to 147% in the first half of the full outbreak of FAW Jiefang

It was learned from the first commercial vehicle network that on July 11, FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd. issued a semi-annual performance forecast for 2023. The company is expected to significantly increase the performance from January to June 2023, the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies is 380 million to 420 million, the net profit increased by 123.33% to 146.84%, and the basic earnings per share is expected to be 0.0819 to 0.0906 yuan. The company made the above forecast based on the following reasons: During the reporting period, benefiting from the recovery of the domestic economy and the commercial vehicle market, the company strengthened its strengths and weaknesses, focused on the balanced development of various market segments, the growth trend of medium and light trucks, overseas exports reached a record high in the same period, and the net profit increased during the reporting period.

Changan and Tencent announced: to strengthen cooperation in the cloud, maps, overseas ecology and other fields

From Changan's official micro, Changan and Tencent signed a deepening strategic cooperation agreement in Chongqing recently,. On the basis of previous cooperation, the two sides will strengthen cooperation in multiple fields such as intelligent cockpit, navigation and mapping, autonomous driving, overseas ecology, and enterprise digital transformation, jointly promote higher quality digital transformation, and help Changan Automobile expand overseas markets.

United C9 landed in Guizhou and received 60 orders

From the official account of United Trucks, the king of the United C9 (Chi Long) number of trips landed in the Guizhou market in Zunyi Recently, helping card friends easily climb over mountains and rivers, and the card second generation white-collar plan helps children break through barriers and meet more possibilities. In addition to the 10 vehicles delivered to Junqiang Logistics, the site signed 40 units with Jiuhua Logistics, and more than 20 subsequent orders.

Saic Passenger Car Zhengzhou base ushered in the 1,500,000th vehicle off the production line

According to Sohu Auto reports, recently, SAIC Passenger Car Zhengzhou base to welcome the milestone - the 1,500,000th vehicle officially off the production line, and then a new level of manufacturing. The Zhengzhou base is SAIC's third vehicle production base after Shanghai Lingang and Nanjing Pukou, and has been selected as a national "green factory". From September 27, 2017, the first vehicle off the production line, so far less than 70 months, Zhengzhou base ushered in the 1.5 million vehicle off the production line, and created more than 117 billion output value.

The first batch of BLUEVISION's own TCA service tires has been officially launched

According to the official report of the Friends of Trucks, recently, TCA service tires have arrived at the national distribution points, TCA service tires are jointly produced by the two top 500 central enterprises in the world, using the exclusive high-end formula of the European tire brand for a hundred years, to launch medium and long-distance all-wheel transportation tires. Adhering to the TCA-True, Considerate and Adept service concept, customers who buy TCA service tires can enjoy free tire repair service and TCA service package in 1,400 highway stores in 20 provinces and 4 municipalities across the country. At present, the physical stores of the national distribution outlets and the 【 Friends of Trucks 】APP mall and 【 Friends of Trucks mall 】 mini programs can be placed normally.

Xpeng's deliveries from January to June fell by 39.93% year-on-year?

According to the report of Automotive industry Concern, in June 2023, Xpeng Motors delivered 8,620 vehicles; From January to June, a total of 41,435 vehicles were delivered, down 39.93% year-on-year.

BYD successfully obtained the first commercial vehicle R155/R156 model certificate in China

According to the official wechat of BYD Commercial Vehicles, recently, the VTA certificate ceremony of the first UN ECE R155&ECE R156 models of domestic commercial vehicles was held at BYD headquarters. This is the first ISO/SAE 21434 system certificate and R155&R156 system certificate for commercial vehicles, and BYD is the first to obtain the relevant network security specification model certificate!

Geely and Groupe Renault signed a joint venture agreement to create a global leading powertrain technology company

Learned from ZGH's official wechat, following the framework agreement announced in November 2022, Geely Holding Group and Geely Auto Holding Co., Ltd. signed a 50:50 binding joint venture agreement with Groupe Renault to establish a new company to develop, manufacture and supply advanced hybrid powertrains and fuel-efficient powertrains worldwide.

XCMG 100 pure electric loaders delivered the first batch

According to XCMG official micro report, on July 10, "Walking with green, advancing with environmental protection - the first delivery ceremony of Xcmg 100 pure electric loaders" was held at the production base of a leading coal enterprise in Henan Province. The first batch of 30 Xugong pure electric loaders were placed into a huge "EV" array for review, and more than 100 guests at the scene witnessed the milestone moment of cooperation between the two sides.