Li Yanhong: Apollo Moon “must be cheaper than taxi”
June 20,BaiduCEO Robin LiBaiduA message under the official video account stated that the shared driverless Apollo Moon “must be cheaper than taxis.” It is reported that,BaiduIt is estimated that 1,000 Apollo Moon will be launched in the next three years, with a cost of 480,000 yuan per vehicle.
Yi Cai Comments:High-precision sensors, central calculators and other components of driverless cars are expensive, resulting in higher taxi fares for shared driverless cars. In addition, the legal aspect has not been fully liberalized, and vendors are still in the testing phase. Commercialization is still the biggest problem facing Baidu Apollo Moon.
Ningde eraDenies forcing employees to buy Model 3
Recently, it was reported thatNingde eraForce manager-level employees to buyTeslaModel 3。Ningde eraWhen responding to a reporter from China Business News, the party denied it, stating that “the company encourages employees to purchase electric vehiclesTesla, Including most of the brands we supply, this activity has lasted for three years. “
According to the above-mentioned sources, the Model 3 sold by CATL is notTeslaThe internal price of the returned vehicle is 199,000 yuan, which is not the most discounted model. There was a discount of 60,000 yuan for a model. But the person did not tell reporters about the specific brand.
Yi Cai Comments:Is the 199,000-yuan Model 3 employee benefits or mandatory? Only the Ningde era knows it internally.
Audi plans to stop selling fuel models after 2026
Recently, Audi CEOMarcus· Dussman said that Audi will stop R&D and production of fuel oil after 2026.Diesel oilWaiting for internal combustion engine models. At the same time, Audi will also stop producing hybrid models.
Yi Cai Comments:Global carbon emission control is tightening, and traditional OEMs are seeking transformation. The sale of fuel vehicles will be discontinued in the next five years, earlier than Ford and other brands, Audi’s new energy steps seem to have taken a lot of steps. But judging from the performance of the European new energy market, Audi e-Tron has performed well and has begun to seize Tesla’s market share.
Qi Yumin, former chairman of Brilliance Automobile, was arrested
On June 19, the “Liaoning Procuratorate” WeChat official account reported that Qi Yumin, the former party secretary and chairman of Brilliance Automobile Group Holdings Co., Ltd., was suspected of taking bribes, embezzling public funds, and abusing power by state-owned company personnel. The investigation by the Liaoning Provincial Supervision Commission was concluded. Transfer to the procuratorial organ for review and prosecution.
Yi Cai Comments:In May 2020, Brilliance Auto, with a market value of 100 billion yuan, was exposed to problems such as tight liquidity and bond defaults, which became the last straw to overwhelm the company. It is not accidental that Brilliance Auto had a thunderstorm. It had already suffered losses in 2017. It was exposed to financial fraud and inflated profits in 2017 and 2018, and fraudulently obtained approval for the public issuance of corporate bonds with false declaration documents. In 2019 alone, 4 private placement bonds were issued, with a cumulative amount of 5 billion yuan. Hand in hand with BMW Group, but Brilliance Automobile eventually fell, Qi Yumin and other company executives could not shirk the blame, and bankruptcy and reorganization became the only way out for Brilliance Automobile.
(Source: China Business News)
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