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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) further relaxed the threshold of access to new energy vehicle manufacturers and products
On April 7, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a notice on the revision of the "MIIT Decision on the Revision (Draft for Opinion)". It is reported that the revision further relaxes the threshold for access to new energy vehicle manufacturers and products. Mainly includes the deletion of the application for new energy vehicle manufacturers access to the "design and development capabilities" requirements, lowering the threshold for entry. At the same time, to strengthen the consistency of production and after-sales service to ensure the ability of the requirements; new energy vehicle manufacturers to stop the production of time from 12 months adjusted to 24 months; deleted the new energy vehicle manufacturers to apply for access to the transition period of the temporary provisions; deleted the new pure electric vehicle passenger car manufacturers should meet the provisions of the "new pure electric passenger car management regulations".
Shenzhou Rent-A-Car resumes trading? S&P puts it on negative credit watch list
On April 7, Shenzhou Rent-A-Car issued an announcement clarifying that the company did not hold any American Depositary Shares (ADSs) or other securities of Ruixing Coffee at the date of the announcement and that the group had not been involved in any commercial transactions of Ruixing Coffee. Shenzhou Rent-a-Car said that at the company's request, trading in shares was halted at 10:00 a.m. on April 3, and it has now applied for resumption of trading in shares from 9:00 a.m. on April 7 onwards. Separately, S&P Global Ratings downgraded Shenzhou Rent-A-Car's issuer credit rating two consecutive notches to B- from B+ and placed it on its negative credit watch list. S&P said in a statement that investor concerns have led to reduced access to capital market financing and that Shenzhou Rent-A-Car's liquidity has deteriorated significantly, although planned sales of used cars will partially cushion the impact. In addition, S&P revised Shenzhou Rent-a-Car to illiquid from illiquidity level.
Nissan to lay off 10,000 U.S. workers due to outbreak
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan will lay off 10,000 U.S. workers due to an outbreak. The move comes after Nissan said its U.S. plants would be closed through the end of April to help reduce the spread of a new neo-coronavirus.
PSA Group signs €3 billion additional loan deal
On April 7, PSA Group said it was refinancing a €3 billion loan to improve the group's overall financial security in light of the current COVID-19 neo-cresticercosis outbreak. The loan is an additional loan on top of the currently undrawn €3 billion credit line, making the total credit and loan facility available to the group €6 billion. The current €3 billion loan has an initial maturity of 12 months, with the option of two extensions of three months each after maturity. In this regard, PSA Group Chief Financial Officer Philippe?de?Rovira said, "This loan will enhance our ability to resist the risks of this outbreak and our preparedness for the future, and it likewise demonstrates the confidence of our banking partners in the PSA Group's financial capacity and the resilience of its business."
GM Calls on 600 Parts Suppliers to Produce Masks
Recently, GM is encouraging and authorizing 600 parts suppliers to assist in the production of medical masks in response to the spread of New Crown Pneumonia. GM is developing a step-by-step production program for personal protective medical equipment in which any supplier can voluntarily participate, said Shilpan?Amin, GM's vice president for global purchasing and supply chain, in a statement to suppliers. GM is making the mask production process available to its global supply base and hopes to catalyze the efforts of other companies to bring in more materials and equipment to produce more masks.
Drop automatic driving shareholder changes, Cheng Wei personal stake of 90%
Tianyecha data show that on April 1, the operating body of the drop of the automatic driving of the Shanghai drop of the Wo buds Technology Co. Ltd. to change investors, the operating body of the drop of the drop of the Beijing Xiaogang Science and Technology Co. Ltd. to withdraw from the ranks of the shareholders, the addition of Cheng Wei and the drop of the CTO Zhang Bo as shareholders, the two were respectively holdings of 90% and 10% respectively. In addition, the type of enterprise by the limited liability company (natural person investment or holding legal person sole proprietorship) change to limited liability company (natural person investment or holding).
Changan Automobile L4 automatic driving line control platform project officially launched
Recently, a total investment of 1 billion yuan of Changan Automobile L4 automatic driving line control platform project was officially launched, the project is expected to realize mass production in 2025, and after the completion of the project, it will be able to produce more than 500,000 sales of products equipped with L1-L4 intelligent driving, and is expected to realize a production value of 4 billion yuan. 4 billion yuan output value. According to Changan Automobile sources, the L4-level automatic driving project is based on the development of Changan CS55 electric version. Compared with the previous L3 level of automatic driving, L4 level of automatic driving will be used in more complex scenarios, will significantly improve the perception range and accuracy, computing platform computing power, decision-making planning and control performance, optimize the single-vehicle intelligence and vehicle-circuit cooperative automatic driving system, to provide owners with a new intelligent travel experience, including fully automatic parking, network unmanned cabs, and a series of new technologies.
Bosch launched Project?3F to develop fault-tolerant self-driving cars? out of order and still move safely
According to foreign media reports, German tier-1 supplier Bosch (Bosch) is working on a project called Project?3F - "fault-tolerant driverless vehicles in the low-speed driving range" - to utilize the Driverless shuttle vehicles to transport visitors from tram stops to exhibition centers or to move containers full of parcels in logistics centers. The main purpose of the self-driving shuttle is to be able to get from point A to point B safely, so the project focuses on preventing faulty operation, i.e. developing solutions to ensure that the self-driving shuttle can move safely even in the event of a technical fault or a sudden obstacle.
Renderings of new Fisker Ocean crossover released?Market launch in 2022
Following the CES 2020 launch of its first electric vehicle, the Ocean, a new U.S. car-making powerhouse, Fisker, has announced that it will launch an all-new crossover based on the Ocean in 2021, along with official renderings and preliminary information. Judging from the official renderings revealed, the new crossover version of this electric SUV adds crash bars to the front bumper and the hood has been modified to include a spare tire. Meanwhile, the new car features larger side skirts and a roof rack with integrated overhead lights, while the rear looks unchanged. It's worth noting that the new car has been replaced with off-road tires with wider treads, showing extreme off-road capability.
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