On March 30th, Xin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, gave a detailed introduction to the current operation of the automobile industry at the press conference held by the State Council Joint Defense and Control Mechanism. As of that day, the overall operating rate of enterprises in the automobile industry was 97%, and the re-employment rate of employees reached 82%. The overall production speed was equivalent to that of the same period last year. Xin said, "For the current automobile industry, the problem of sluggish consumer demand is more prominent. We actively cooperate with relevant ministries and commissions to study policy suggestions for stabilizing and expanding automobile consumption, and urge all regions to speed up the introduction of policies and measures to promote automobile consumption. " Newly revealed, I believe there will be more policies to stimulate consumption in the future. "
In addition, the new introduction will adjust new energy vehicles and related policies in the near future, and coordinate relevant departments to further promote the coordinated and healthy development of the automobile industry.
All major auto shows have been cancelled.
Following the Geneva Motor Show, north american auto show, which is also one of the top five auto shows in the world, was also forced to cancel. On March 28th, local time, the 2020 north american auto show (also known as Detroit Auto Show), originally scheduled to open in June, was officially cancelled. Due to the serious epidemic situation in Michigan, where Detroit is located, the TCF Center, where the auto show was held, was requisitioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and decided to be converted into a hospice hospital to concentrate on treating patients for at least 6 months.
At the same time, the organizers of the Paris Auto Show officially announced that the main exhibition of the 2020 Paris Auto Show was officially cancelled due to the uncertainty caused by coronavirus pneumonia-19 coronavirus and its economic impact. It is reported that the biennial Paris Motor Show 2020 was originally scheduled to be held from September 29th to June 65438+1 October1in the exhibition center at the door of Versailles, the French capital. It is held alternately with Frankfurt Motor Show every year, and it is one of the largest auto show activities in history. The total number of visitors to the 20 18 Paris Motor Show exceeded one million.
The first "Hengchi 1" was unveiled during the year.
On March 30th, at the 20 19 annual performance disclosure meeting broadcast live by Evergrande Health Online, Peng Jianjun, vice chairman of Evergrande Health Group and president of NEVS of Sweden, introduced that the new energy vehicle project of Evergrande is progressing smoothly, and the first vehicle "Hengchi 1" will be unveiled this year. The production bases in Nansha, Guangdong and Songjiang, Shanghai will be completed in the second half of this year and put into production in 20021year, with the planned production capacity of 200,000 vehicles in the first phase, which will provide a strong guarantee for the comprehensive mass production of Hengchi products in 20021year.
In fact, not long ago, on March 3rd, Gemera, a new energy supercar jointly created by Evergrande and Koenigsegg, was launched in the world. For the vast majority of new energy automobile companies established only one year ago, these goals are difficult to achieve, but Evergrande has achieved them, which shows that the investment is worthwhile and necessary. Behind Evergrande Health is Evergrande Group, with total assets of 2. 1 trillion, annual sales scale exceeding 600 billion, and sufficient financial strength to invest in new energy automobile business.
Guangqi Honda officially merged with Honda (China).
On March 29th, 2020, Guangqi Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that on April 1 day, 2020, Guangqi Honda will formally complete the absorption and merger of Honda Motor (China) Co., Ltd., and the company will be renamed as Guangqi Honda Guangzhou Development Zone Factory. After Huangpu and Zengcheng three vehicle production lines and an engine factory, Guangqi Honda added Guangzhou Development Zone factory to its production system, and entered the stage of "four-line production" of vehicles.
It is reported that Honda Motor (China) was established on September 8, 2003, and it is the first vehicle manufacturer in China automobile history to export 100% products. After the merger, Guangqi Honda will keep Honda (China)' s original vehicle production and export and global KD parts supply, and continue to produce urban models and export them to the Mexican market. It will also start producing domestic models in April 2020, with the first model being the Accord. At the same time, in terms of production capacity, Guangqi Honda will produce more than 760,000 vehicles with a basic production capacity of 600,000 vehicles/year in 2065,438+09 this year, and the capacity utilization rate will reach more than 65,438+020%. In order to meet the market demand, the basic capacity transformation project of Guangqi Honda No.3 Factory has been put into production, and the production capacity has been expanded from 654.38 million vehicles/year to 240,000 vehicles/year.
Didi resumed the night shuttle service.
According to the official, Didi SF resumed its night travel service on March 27th (20: 00-23: 00). When Didi resumed its night travel service, it also announced some safety measures, including car owners and passengers who passed the night travel safety test without any safety complaints within one year on the basis of real-name authentication of drivers and passengers, personal privacy protection and various safety capabilities during the trial operation. At the same time, it also increases the face recognition frequency of drivers and passengers at night, improves the early warning ability of abnormal tracks at night, and requires the owner to start the whole process of recording.
Lamborghini mask
In order to help fight the epidemic, the Italian super-running brand Lamborghini joined the mask manufacturing project to alleviate the shortage of masks in major hospitals in Italy. It is reported that since April 1, Lamborghini Automobile Company has transformed some departments of its super sports car production base in Santagata, Bronn, to produce medical surgical masks and plexiglass protective masks. The masks produced by Lamborghini will be donated to Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna to help fight the novel coronavirus epidemic. In this regard, Lamborghini officially replied that the specific work of mask production is undertaken by Lamborghini employees responsible for interior production and special customization projects, and the daily output of masks can reach 1 1,000; The 3D printers in the carbon fiber workshop and R&D department are used to produce medical protective masks, with a daily output of 200 sets.
Ford and General Electric will cooperate to produce ventilators from next month.
On March 30th, Ford Motor Company announced that it would start to produce ventilators needed to treat novel coronavirus patients before April 20th. The company has been working with General Electric Medical (GE? Medical care) to rapidly expand the production of medical equipment.
It is reported that a week ago, Ford first announced the cooperation plan with General Electric Healthcare, and quickly formed two teams, among which Ford himself will produce A-E ventilators in its parts factory in Rawsonville, Michigan in April. Adrian, Director of Ford Global Manufacturing Core Engineering? Price (Adrian? Price) said that the company's goal is to "concentrate on breaking all restrictions and bottlenecks in the process". Jim, Ford's vice president of product line management? Baumbick (Jim? Baumbick) added that its "intention" is to "double production in the next few weeks."
Meanwhile, a new partner, General Electric Medical, is building an independent assembly line at the Ford Parts Factory in Rosenville, Michigan. The factory will produce a more "basic" ventilator, licensed by Airon described by Westrick of General Electric.
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