Industry news: cash + supplies, SAIC Group donated 22 million to support the epidemic area; donated 10 million? Changan Automobile Group to support the epidemic prevention and control; support Hubei, Nissan donated 5 million + 100,000 pairs of masks; joint Yifeng / Guangfeng, Toyota donated 10 million yuan to the infected area; relax dealer assessment, Volvo does not set the sales target for February; up to 240,000 kilometers, Tesla updated the battery warranty terms; minibus toll-free highway tolls extended to February 8; or change the rear-wheel-drive, Lincoln confirmed that the MKZ model will be discontinued this year; terminated after only two years of production, Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck discontinued in May; debut on March 3, the new Audi A3 debut date is confirmed; poor sales of Chang'an Automobile in 2019 is expected to lose more than 2.4 billion.
New car news: still hardcore style, Hummer pure electric car hypothetical picture exposure; 3-6 months from the release, the new S-class steering wheel exposure; released in the third quarter, Nissan's new small SUV teaser image.
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A few days ago, SAIC officially announced that it will donate 22 million dollars in cash and medical supplies with its enterprises. Among them, SAIC will donate 20 negative pressure ambulances worth 6 million yuan to be prioritized for the prevention and control of the epidemic in Shanghai, while SAIC-Volkswagen and SAIC-GM will donate 8 million yuan in cash each to charities in Shanghai and Wuhan.
--It is understood that as early as the beginning of the outbreak of the epidemic, SAIC Group's enterprises began to work overtime to produce medical vehicles, assist in the delivery of livelihood materials in the infected areas, provide gratuitous logistics services, coordinate overseas medical material transportation services, and organize travel service fleets to provide full support to the infected areas.
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Recently, we learned from Chang'an Automobile official that Chang'an Automobile Group decided to donate 10 million yuan to fully support the prevention and control of the new coronavirus-infected pneumonia epidemic. Among them, Changan Automobile donated 5 million yuan, Changan Ford donated 2 million yuan, Changan Mazda donated 2 million yuan, and Changan Cross donated 1 million yuan. Changan Automobile Group said it expects to contribute to win the battle "epidemic" and to pay tribute to the frontline medical and nursing groups and epidemic prevention workers across the country to fight the epidemic.
-Although the epidemic is merciless, but it is these behaviors let us see China's love, although the current status of Changan Automobile is not clear, but still assume the role of the Chinese brand.
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January 29, Nissan Motor, Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motor's joint venture in China - Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (which owns the Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Qichen, Dongfeng Infiniti, Dongfeng Motor Co, (which owns seven divisions including Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Infiniti, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd, Zhengzhou Nissan, Dongfeng Auto Parts, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. and Dongfeng Motor Co.
-Through this donation, we can see that Nissan is actively fulfilling its responsibility as a corporate social citizen, contributing its part to help the people of Wuhan and all of China **** through this difficult time.
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On January 29, Toyota Motor and Toyota China, together with FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota, donated funds of 10 million yuan through the Chinese Red Cross Foundation and other organizations to purchase medical supplies to support Wuhan and other areas in the fight against the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. In response to the outbreak, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said he would like to express his condolences to those who have unfortunately passed away after contracting the new coronavirus pneumonia. At the same time, he extended his sincere greetings to the patients who are battling the virus. He also expressed his deepest respect for the health care workers and other government officials who are working day and night on the front lines of the fight against the new coronavirus pneumonia.
--God bless China and thank Toyota.
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On February 2, Volvo Cars issued a news release saying that in the face of the severe situation of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, in order to alleviate the operational and financial pressure on its dealer partners, Volvo Cars has initiated a dealer care policy. Specific measures include: relaxing performance assessment and not setting a sales target for February, as well as providing staff subsidies totaling more than 10 million yuan for dealership staff. In addition, Volvo has also proposed free pickup and delivery and free rescue services for car owners to defend against the spread of the epidemic.
--Recently, all major brands have launched their own brand-specific caring actions, which can really bring convenience to car owners.
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One of the daily concerns of EV owners is the rapid decay of the battery, and in order to dispel doubts, Tesla has proposed a more sincere battery warranty program. According to foreign media reports, Tesla has updated its battery warranty policy, but the warranty programs for Model?S/Model?X and Model?3/Model?Y are different. Among them, the battery warranty terms for the Model?S and Model?X models have been changed to 8 years or 150,000 miles (about 241,000 kilometers), whichever expires first, with no less than 70% of the battery capacity during the warranty period; it's worth mentioning that the warranty period for models with 60kWh batteries built before 2015 is 8 years or 150,000 kilometers, whichever comes first.
--Tesla owners' actual use has found that battery degradation of 30% has become more common, and for this reason, Tesla will hold a Battery Day event in March 2020 to introduce and discuss the next generation of battery technology. Tesla is reportedly working on a new battery with a million-mile rating.
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On February 2, the Ministry of Transportation issued a notice saying that in order to y implement the central government's response to the new coronavirus infection pneumonia outbreak work leading group meeting spirit, do a good job of staggered return and epidemic prevention and control work, agreed by the State Council, will be the Spring Festival holiday in 2020 toll road toll-free small bus toll deadline extended to February 8, 2020 24 hours. The State Council agreed to extend the deadline for the toll road toll exemption for small buses during the Spring Festival vacation to 24:00 on February 8, 2020.
--The roads in the village are closed, I can't even get out of the village, no chance to get on the highway.
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Lincoln has officially announced that production of the Lincoln MKZ will be discontinued this year at its Hermosillo plant in Mexico in preparation for the production of new Ford models. Although there was no official mention of a replacement program for the MKZ, according to news that came to light early last year, Lincoln is likely to resurrect the Zephyr name and build a rear-wheel-drive model to replace the MKZ.
--The Lincoln MKZ landed on the Chinese market in 2014, and the car and the Ford Mondeo are both from the Ford's CD4 platform, positioning high-end, focusing on the luxury brand market. But now the terminal market discount is good, more than 200,000 want to buy a luxury brand you can grasp.
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Recently, a spokesman for Mercedes-Benz revealed to the media in an interview that Mercedes-Benz decided to terminate the production of the X-class pickup truck in May. The Nissan Navara-based pickup product has been targeting the premium pickup market since its introduction in late 2017, though a shrinking market and continued low sales among Mercedes' recent assessments ultimately led to the termination of the model.
--I'll tell a joke, even the car keys are Nissan's abrasive, egg round for a logo, you taste, fine.
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Sources have told the media that the new generation Audi A3 will be officially unveiled on March 3rd. As Audi's compact two-box hatchback, the A3 is about to usher in its own fourth generation, with the same infrastructure as the previously released eighth-generation Golf and Seat LEON, but as a luxury brand, Audi's dramatic changes for the new A3 can also be glimpsed in previously revealed spy shots.
- I have a wild guess, this time the A3 will be lengthened when it enters the country? Referring to the A-class, and with a price tag of less than 200,000, it will be a big seller.
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Changan Automobile released its 2019 annual performance forecast, according to the data, in 2019, Changan Automobile's net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies is expected to be a loss of 2.4-2.9 billion yuan, compared to the same period of 2018, a profit of 680 million yuan of the data slipped by 452.56%-526.01%. In the announcement, Changan Automobile attributed the decline in financial results to "declining sales".
-Now the environment is really not good, the change of market demand for enterprises is a challenge, but also an opportunity, how to move from the traditional field, into the new automotive field, which is now the car companies should think about the problem.
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GMC released a teaser image of an all-electric pickup truck called the HUMMER?EV, which will be the GMC brand's first all-electric product and the first all-electric pickup truck for the General Motors Group. Judging from the appearance of the final hypothetical image, the HUMMER?EV has a very brawny stature, with more horizontal as well as vertical lines reinforcing the power of its design. The slender through-type daytime running light design improves the visual center of gravity of the front face, making the car look tall and powerful. In terms of power, GMC officials say the new car will have a maximum power of 1,000 hp and 11,500 lb-ft (15,591 Nm) of torque, with a 0-96km/h acceleration time of less than three seconds.
-That's it, the Hummer becomes a merry-go-round.
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A group of steering wheel objects of the new generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223) have been exposed by overseas media, and it can be seen that Mercedes-Benz designers have once again focused on the steering wheel as a key part of the design, and it is believed that this steering wheel will be extended to other members of the Mercedes-Benz family in the future. There are still 3-6 months to go before the release of the new generation Mercedes S-Class, and we believe that more information will come to light during this period of time.
--Starting to miss the 14 Mercedes-Benz S-Class full of elegance ......
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Nissan has officially unveiled the teaser image of a new compact SUV that is positioned below the Renegade, which will be launched first in India in the third quarter of 2020. The new car is based on the CMF-A small car platform, and it will stay under 4 meters in length. Judging by the teaser image, the car will use the same floating roof effect as the Jinko, with hard lines and front and rear wheel arches that show a hint of muscularity. In terms of power, the car will be powered by a 1.0T engine, the latter of which has already been used in models such as the new-generation JUKE, which, in reference to the JUKE model, has a maximum power of 118 horsepower.
- Thankfully, it's in the Indian market, otherwise the prospects in the country would be worrying.
This article comes from the authors of the Auto Home Car Family, and does not represent the viewpoint position of the Auto Home.