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The factories of Hyundai and Kia in China were postponed until February 17.

According to Reuters, a spokesman for Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that Hyundai and Kia plan to resume production at their China plant on February 17. In addition, due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, the supply of parts made in South China was interrupted, and Hyundai Motor suspended all production lines in South China. A trade union executive said that most of Hyundai's factories in South Korea will be closed from February 7, and some production lines are expected to restart in February 1 1 or February 12. Hyundai Motor said that it will provide workshop disinfection, installation of thermal cameras, thermometers and cleaning agents for Korean parts suppliers' wiring harness factory in China, hoping to start construction as soon as possible.

Fiat Chrysler is considering closing a European factory because of the supply chain disruption caused by the epidemic.

A few days ago, Reuters reported that the novel coronavirus epidemic was threatening the global automobile industry. Fiat Chrysler Automobile Company (FCA) has warned that a factory in Europe may close within two to four weeks if parts suppliers in China cannot resume production.

Weilai Automobile completed 1 100 million USD financing.

On the evening of February 6, Weilai Automobile announced that it had recently completed a convertible bond financing project with a total amount of 1 billion US dollars. This time, the investors are two Asian investment funds, the amount of which is about 70 million dollars and 30 million dollars respectively, and they are all "unrelated parties", that is, pure financial investors. Weilai confirmed to Future Auto Daily that the financing of $200 million convertible bonds from Tencent and Li Bin mentioned in the third quarter report of 20 19 has been completed. "Other financing projects are still in progress and positive progress has been made. We will disclose the progress of financing projects according to the disclosure requirements. "

Is there a hidden danger in the airbag? Audi recalled 10.7 million vehicles in the United States.

According to Detroit Auto News, Volkswagen is recalling nearly 65,438+007,000 cars sold by its luxury brand Audi in the United States, because Takada airbags may not work normally, or debris may fly out in a collision, injuring people inside the car, which may pose a safety hazard. Audi's large-scale recall is part of the recall of10.4 million vehicles announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in February last year. Many models recalled by Audi were produced more than 20 years ago, including 2000-200 1 TT? Sports car, TT 2000? Coupe, 1999 A8, and 1998-2000 A6 and A4.

Dongfeng Company donated another 20 million yuan to Hubei.

On February 7, Dongfeng Company launched the third batch of donations, and donated 20 million yuan to Hubei again to support the fight against the epidemic. Among them,130,000 yuan was donated to Hubei province, 2 million yuan to Suizhou city and 5 million yuan worth of disinfection sprayers to Xiangyang city.

Xpeng Motors will provide G3 car owners with 1 month free charging service.

On February 7th, Xpeng Motors released a message through the official Weibo, saying that the resumption of work was just around the corner. Xpeng Motors decided that all G3 car owners in Tucki could charge at Xpeng Motors Super Charging Station for free from 0: 00 on February 9th to 24: 00 on March 8th.

Beijing minibus index in 2020: Personal index increased slightly.

On February 7th, according to the Beijing Small Bus Indicators Office, the annual quota of small bus indicators in 2020 will be 654.38+million, including 40,000 ordinary indicators and 60,000 new energy indicators. Among them, the personal quota for ordinary cars accounts for 95.5% of the annual quota, with 38,200 yuan * * *; The personal quota of new energy accounts for about 90.3% of the annual quota, 54,200 * *, slightly higher than the personal quota of 20 19.

IPhone adds the "car key" function, and Apple enters the automotive field with black technology.

Recently, Apple launched iOS? 13.4 and iPad? OS？ The first developer test version of 13.4. Developers find Apple in the new version of iOS? The beta version of 13.4 provides an interface called "CarKey", which will make iPhone and Apple? A watch has the function of a car key. In the new version, users will be able to use CarKey in NFC (Near Field Communication) compatible cars. They can put the device near the car and use it as the key to unlock, lock and start the car. Moreover, this function can also be used normally in a tired environment.

Nissan Leaf completed a 230-mile unmanned test in the UK.

A few days ago, according to overseas media electrek, Nissan Leaf completed a 230-mile (about 370 km) autopilot test in the UK, which is the longest and most complicated test completed in the country. David Moss, senior vice president of European R&D of Nissan Motor Company, said: "Because there are a large number of sensors that constantly monitor the environment, the vehicle knows the surrounding environment better than the driver, and other drivers around the vehicle will not notice that the vehicle is actually fully autonomous."

Uber's revenue in the fourth quarter was more than $46,543.8 billion? The net loss increased by 24% year-on-year.

On February 7th, Beijing time, Uber released its latest quarterly financial report. According to the report, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 20 19 ending in February, Uber's revenue was USD 4.069 billion, an increase of 37% compared with USD 2.974 billion in the same period last year. Excluding the impact of exchange rate changes, it increased by 39% year-on-year. The net loss attributable to Uber ordinary shareholders was $65.438+$96 million, an increase of 24% compared with the net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of $887 million in the same period last year.

Ford Motor Company's net profit plummeted by 98.7% in 20 19.

Recently, Ford Motor Company announced the financial report for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 20 19. According to financial data, in the last quarter of last year, Ford's net loss reached $654.38+07 billion, with a loss of 42 cents per share, compared with $654.38+00 billion and a loss of 3 cents per share in the same period last year. In 20 19, Ford's revenue was155.9 billion USD, down 3% year-on-year; The net profit was $47 million, far lower than $3.7 billion in 20 18, with a decrease of 98.7%.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: During the epidemic prevention and control period, the time limit for passenger car companies to submit double points can be extended.

On February 5th, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the Notice on Announcement, Certificate and Double Points Management during the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia Infection in novel coronavirus. The notice shows that during the epidemic prevention and control period, according to the development of epidemic situation in different regions and the actual situation of enterprises returning to work, the time for enterprise access assessment, product access audit, motor vehicle certificate management and double-point management of passenger car enterprises was extended.

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