After the Lantern Festival, the Spring Festival is officially over. Due to the epidemic, the Chinese people had the "coldest" Spring Festival in history this year. Tourist attractions were closed, Spring Festival movies were withdrawn, restaurants and stores were closed, and even the Lantern Festival was canceled.
The automotive industry is no exception, major brands of 4S stores, factories have extended the holiday, the economic loss caused by its incalculable. However, we should not keep too much negative emotions, after all, China's auto industry, including parts manufacturing, supply chain, after-sales service system and vehicle manufacturing industry has matured, with a certain degree of risk resistance, should be calm, objective view of the impact of the epidemic.
Back to the point, by the impact of the epidemic, the automotive industry this week, what will happen? The following follow mara car market together into the week car market, quickly understand the circle of big events.
Fighting the epidemic, the major car companies to take positive action
The automotive industry has suffered the impact, but the major car companies are still taking positive action, have to raise funds to donate, and even the production line of SAIC Wuling General production line to switch to production of masks, to "anti-epidemic" to make the contribution as much as possible.
According to China Economic Net automotive statistics, as of 8:00 on February 9, there have been 50 automotive, parts and components, after-market enterprises (groups), automotive associations and individuals to join the epidemic prevention and control work, the cumulative total of donations of cash, materials and passenger vehicles about 683 million yuan, more than two hundred ambulances with negative pressure; the production of 200,000 masks, the establishment of a special fund of 223 million yuan, and their respective Play the advantages of enterprises to facilitate the epidemic areas.
FAW-Volkswagen announced a donation of 6 million yuan on Jan. 27, then added 34 million yuan on Feb. 1, bringing the cumulative donation to 40 million yuan;
Volvo Cars announced on Jan. 31 that it would set up a special fund to support the research and development of a new coronavirus vaccine, and donate 10 million yuan in medical emergency supplies and equipment for the prevention and control of the disease;
Hyundai Motor purchased more than 683 million yuan of ambulances and produced more than 200,000 masks. p>
Hyundai purchased and donated medical supplies worth 5 million yuan, and donated 10 million yuan in cash for the operation of wards, manpower support and procurement of supplies such as medical facilities, etc.
Toyota donated funds of 10 million yuan through the China Red Cross Foundation and other organizations to purchase medical supplies to support Wuhan and other areas to combat the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic ......
The horse said: when one party is in trouble, eight parties will support it! In addition to the above-mentioned car companies, also including Geely, Dongfeng, Guangzhou Automobile, BYD, Chery and other representatives of the automobile companies also acted positively, took the initiative to donate and made great contributions in the field of travel, medical care, supplies and other areas.
Many car makers delay China plant resumption plans amid epidemic
A number of car makers, including BMW Brilliance, Toyota, Hyundai and Kia Motors, have delayed plans to resume production at their Chinese plants until Feb. 17 due to the expanding epidemic, with more and more car makers facing prolonged shutdowns due to the problem of parts supply coming to a standstill.
BMW Brilliance was the first automaker to announce a delay until Feb. 17, and it also now has the longest shutdown due to the outbreak. The company previously said that the BMW Brilliance plant in Shenyang employs about 18,000 people, and that the plant shutdown was accompanied by certain costs and expenses, as well as a considerable financial loss for the plant.
Toyota Motor Corp. said it decided to extend the shutdown of all its Chinese plants after considering local and regional government guidelines on the outbreak, as well as judgments made in light of local logistics, parts sourcing and other conditions. It announced on Feb. 7 that the resumption of work at its Chinese plants had been delayed again until after the 17th.
Ma said: Overall, under the influence of the spread of the epidemic, the automobile manufacturing industry with a long industry chain characteristics will be difficult to resume work in the near future, the automobile industry parts and components of the severe shortage of production stoppages, the annual performance of the car companies or will produce irreparable losses.
Entering the Indian market, Great Wall Motor's globalization layout is another city
On February 5, Great Wall Motor officially debuted its Haval brand and Great Wall EV at the Delhi International Motor Show, and formally announced that it was entering the Indian market. Although it is the first time to participate in the show, Great Wall Motor has taken the form of an independent pavilion, with an exhibition area of 3,150 square meters, which is an all-time record.
With its debut at the Delhi International Motor Show, Great Wall Motor not only demonstrated the charm and strength of the Chinese automobile brand for Indian consumers, but also gained unanimous recognition from relevant Indian government agencies, local dealer groups and authoritative media organizations with its rising international influence.
According to Great Wall Motor's strategy for the Indian market, Great Wall Motor will build a complete research, production, supply and marketing system in India. This not only means that Great Wall Motor will fully upgrade its R&D center in Bangalore, India, build Great Wall Motor's 10th global and second overseas fully processed vehicle plant in India, invest in automotive battery production, sell its Haval brand and Great Wall EV brand products, but also, more importantly, set up a complete end-to-end sales network, which will serve as a solid guarantee for its rooting in the Indian market.
The horse said: following the Tula plant in Russia, Great Wall Motor ushered in its second fully processed vehicle plant overseas in India, and its entry into the Indian market marks the next step in Great Wall Motor's globalization layout.
New alliance formally formed, Toyota Group takes 20% stake in Subaru
According to Subaru's home office, Subaru's major shareholders and Toyota Motor, the No. 1 external shareholder, have reached an agreement to increase Toyota Motor's shareholding in Subaru from 16.8 percent to 20 percent. Thereafter, Subaru transformed into an equity subsidiary of Toyota Motor, Subaru's profit and loss results will be included in Toyota Motor's financial reports disclosed thereafter.
In fact, Toyota and Subaru have had an equity partnership for many years, with Toyota increasing its stake to 16.8 percent in 2008. The two sides have been deepening their cooperation in a number of areas, including research and development, production and, for example, the sale of the jointly developed rear-wheel-drive Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ in 2012.
Under the new agreement, the two sides will once again make full use of Subaru's four-wheel-drive technology, Toyota's electrification technology and other technologies in the joint development of new models, including electrified models that will be produced and sold based on a new EV-specific platform, and they will also collaborate on autonomous driving and smart connectivity.
The horse said: With the rapid rise of the new four, more and more automakers are seeking capital cooperation in order to warm up in a group, *** with the face of the increasingly competitive auto market. And this time Subaru officially became a member of the Toyota Group alliance, counting Subaru's sales, the Toyota Group will be expected to overtake the Volkswagen Group, so as to win the global sales title.
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