Zhiji automobile was officially born, and Guangqi Honda Civic came ... Today's automobile news.

SAIC's high-end car brand-confidant car was officially born.

What is the origin of Zhiji automobile? It is actually a "billion" brand high-end pure electric vehicle jointly built by SAIC, Pudong New Area and Alibaba Group. Yes, its first round of financing has reached 654.38+0 billion yuan, and it has officially settled in Pudong New Area, Shanghai.

Among them, SAIC shares accounted for more than half, reaching 54%, Pudong Investment accounted for 18%, Alibaba accounted for 18%, and others accounted for 10%. Following the signing of the contract on June 26th 165438+, bosom friend automobile has also set up its own industrial fund, which will attract more domestic and foreign capital to join in the future and recruit talents from all sides. At present, half of the existing project members are from SAIC.

Its birth is no accident. As early as three or four years ago, Chen Hong, chairman of SAIC, had approved the overall technical framework planning of confidant automobile, as well as a series of core technology research and development and layout.

Now, in terms of products, Zhiji Automobile has begun to prepare to launch its first car, and it is expected to conduct a winter test in Heihe, Heilongjiang this year (2020). After Ali joins the project, he will provide more support in software, and SAIC Silicon Valley Technology Co., Ltd. also provides technical support. I believe that the first car in the future will be very interesting in terms of technology and playability. In addition, Zhizao Automobile also announced that it will launch SUV, concept car and other products in 2022.

Smart car is also building a brand-new electronic and electrical architecture. It will open the ECU controller highly related to the driving experience from the bottom, and integrate the customer scene with the car perception. To put it bluntly, users will be able to achieve a high degree of customization.

From the planning point of view, the operation mode of Zhiji automobile is completely different from the development of traditional automobile. It is more like using market-oriented capital operation to fasten your own capital chain. At the same time, it is also absorbing various resources in talent introduction, which shows that its ambition is not small. However, the current fierce automobile market is not friendly to any new automobile brand. Let's look forward to what works Zhi Zhi Automobile will bring to the market!

Honda factory renovation, in order to "brand new? "Prepare Civic?

Recently, we saw in the online publicity information that Guangqi Honda is renovating its workshop in Huangpu, Guangzhou. According to the propaganda document, this transformation is to prepare for the internal code 2LN. It is reported that this model code-named 2LN is likely to be the "brand new Civic" sister model of Guangqi Honda.

This renovation is because the ceiling welding of 2LN vehicles needs laser welding technology, and the existing automatic spot welding line of Honda Huangpu Factory can't meet the technical requirements. Therefore, Honda Huangpu Factory is going to invest 50 million yuan for renovation and build a new automatic laser welding line in the welding workshop to meet the welding needs of new cars.

The new welding line will not affect the production capacity. The annual production capacity of Huangpu plant will remain at 240,000 vehicles. The project will start on 202 1 1 and take three months to complete, which means that the model code 2LN will not be put into production until March next year.

Overseas Honda's brand-new Civic is also preparing to go public in the spring of 20021. This time, the appearance and interior of the new Civic should be more homely and refined. I wonder if the Civic will be sought after by consumers like the Civic now after it is introduced to China in the future?

What is certain, however, is that even at the end of its life cycle, the current Civic still has a strong appeal in the domestic market, and the sales volume of 1- 10 will exceed190,000 vehicles this year. It is believed that the launch of Guangqi Honda Civic will greatly enhance Honda's overall share in China.

Through the big screen of the center console, Chery Ruiteng 0 1 spy photos were exposed.

Recently, a group of spy photos of Chery Ruiteng 0 1 appeared on the Internet, and a group of patent drawings were exposed before, so where is it sacred? In fact, it is a brand-new pure electric vehicle of Chery New Energy. It is reported that it will share the platform with Chery Ant SUV, and the comprehensive maximum cruising range is expected to exceed 600 kilometers, and it is ready to be officially unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show next year.

The design of this lamp group is very distinctive. It adopts the keen design of LED daytime running lights, which looks very novel and completely blackens when it is not turned on, giving people a strong sense of mystery.

The taillight group adopts the popular through design, but it feels a bit strange, especially the granular design. The style of auto parts city is very strong, but the recognition is still very high. I wonder if it will be adjusted in the future.

Its interior brings many surprises. A giant screen that almost runs through the center console is very eye-catching. It is expected that it should not be a dual screen, but a three-screen design. In addition, there is a prominent plaque at the bottom of the screen, which seems to be a design left for the air-conditioning functional area. Other aspects, such as handlebars and steering wheels, are very similar to ants today. In short, this set of interiors has left a lot to watch and is worth looking forward to.

Because it may be on the same platform as Chery Ant, it may also adopt all-aluminum body and rear-wheel drive, and the cruising range of 600 kilometers is in line with the market. However, in order to attract consumers' attention, I think this car has yet to come up with more selling points, just waiting for the official answer.

Mild off-road products, Siwei will push new cars next year.

Judging from the product plan recently announced by Siwei, it will launch a "light off-road" hard-core SUV product on 202 1. The new car is currently in the research and development stage, and it is understood that its price is likely to be controlled within 6,543,800 yuan.

At present, the four-dimensional models and products are mainly urban SUVs below 654.38+million, and many self-owned brand SUV products are also rooted in this market, and the competition is very fierce. In fact, many consumers want to get in touch with nature in their spare time, but there are few hard-core SUVs that take into account both urban and off-road prices. The four-dimensional "light off-road" SUV caters to this market and also finds a new breakthrough for its own models.

The sketch of this car has also come out, and the general shape is very complicated. At the same time, you can feel a strong hard-core style, such as prominent wheel eyebrows and front/side wipers. This is only a preliminary design work, and there should be great adjustments in the future.

At present, there are many "hard-core SUVs" of independent brands, such as Haval Dog and WEY Tank 300. Their market activity in recent months is very high, which will also bring some market pressure to the four-dimensional "light off-road" SUV, but if four-dimensional really sets the price of this SUV within 654.38+10,000 yuan, it may be the source of pressure for other models.

Changan UNI new product planning exposure, car/plug-in hybrid car is coming.

Chang 'an is very popular recently, especially after the appearance of UNI-K, many people are also concerned about the subsequent development of UNI series, among which the most concerned is what products UNI-T and UNI-K will launch after they are listed in Chang 'an. A new product plan in Chang 'an recently can tell us.

In this plan, we can see that Changan UNI series is about to bring a high-end car. It is reported that it will be built with Changan's latest Ark architecture, positioning even higher than Changan's flagship car Ruicheng CC, and is ready to be officially released next year.

In addition, Changan UNI-K will also launch a PHEV plug-in hybrid vehicle. The official said that its fuel consumption per 100 kilometers will be controlled at 1.3L, and it will be sold on the same platform as the fuel version in the future.

UNI series is a car series based on Chang 'an's high hopes. Judging from the listed UNI-T, the market performance is very good. It is believed that with the addition of brand-new cars and UNI-K plug-in hybrid vehicles, the more comprehensive product matrix of UNI series will bring it a stronger competitive advantage.

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