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How prominent is Hong Jinbao’s family background? Each is a big figure in the Republic of China. The family power supported half of Hong Kong’s films. In 1938, Hong Kong produced the first martial arts film "Fang Shiyu Fight the Ring". The director of this film, Hong Ji, is Hong Jinbao’s grandfather, and Hong Jinbao’s grandmother, Qian Siying, is the first generation of Chinese martial arts actresses.

In the late 1940s, Hong Jinbao’s grandparents sponsored Yu Zhanyuan, a Beijing opera master, to establish the Hong Kong Chinese Drama Academy. This academy, in fact, was a place for the troupe and a large number of talents for subsequent Chinese films. Hong Jinbao was one of them.

From Xiao Long to the youngest martial arts instructor in Hong Kong, and now to the big brother of the film industry, the colleague that Hong Jinbao most admires is not his junior brother Jackie Chan, but the kung fu legend Bruce Lee. When the three brothers of Hong Jinbao Jackie Chan and Yuan Biao went to the cinema to watch Bruce Lee movies, Jackie Chan and Yuan Biao both thought that Bruce Lee movies were nothing more than this. Only Hong Jinbao can bet that this is the beginning of a huge change.

Because he felt that Bruce Lee movies had a real fighting feel. Later, Bruce Lee introduced Chinese kung fu movies to the world, and Samuel Hung has been following with an attitude of admiration and appreciation. Therefore, after Bruce Lee left, Samuel Hung launched a tribute to Bruce Lee’s work "Fat Dragon Crossing the River".

He not only imitated Bruce Lee in this movie, but also showed the essence of Bruce Lee’s movements to the fullest. Although the appearance of the two is quite different, when it comes to imitating Bruce Lee, no one can defeat Fatty Hong.

Wonderful not only in front of the stage, can the minister only talk about big things, everyone, I am able to minister. Today we will talk about this "Fat Dragon Crossing the River"!

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In fact, Samuel Hung and Bruce Lee are not familiar with each other. He first played a supporting role in Bruce Lee’s works. The two had private contact but not much, but Samuel Hung admired Bruce Lee very much and has been trying to catch up.

In 1978, the era of Bruce Lee had come to an end, and Hong Jinbao became a famous martial arts instructor and producer in Hong Kong. He recruited Ni Kuang, one of the four talents in Hong Kong, as a screenwriter, and wrote the script of "Fat Dragon Crossing the River". The story content is similar to Bruce Lee’s masterpiece "Raptors Crossing the River". But Hong Jinbao played his own brilliance in this movie.

In 1972, Bruce Lee starred in the work "Raptors Crossing the River", which broke the box office records in South East Asia. Six years later, Hong Jinbao, who was supported by Bruce Lee, made a film "Fat Dragon Crossing the River". There is no Bruce Lee here, but there is a tribute to Bruce Lee everywhere. The story begins with a dream. The martial arts design is to restore the classic scenes of Bruce Lee’s films from the action and scene. There are both empty hands and equipment, one-to-one seckill, and one-to-many group scenes. The final replenishment action is still ended in a comedic style. From here, it can be seen that Hong Jinbao’s tribute is not just imitation, but adds a lot of his own creativity.

Hong Jinbao plays the male protagonist Aaron, who is a brain-dead fan of the kung fu star Bruce Lee. He first raised pigs in the countryside, and when he had nothing to do, he lectured the little pigs. If he didn’t like anyone, he had to go up and punch them twice. Under the supervision of his father, Aaron went to the city to join his second uncle. The background of this story is a bit like Bruce Lee’s "Raptors Crossing the River".

There are many fighting scenes in the movie. Hung Jinbao not only referred to Bruce Lee’s action style, but also added the most popular acrobatic martial arts design at that time in the details. It is worth mentioning that Lin Zhengying also appeared in this movie, playing a punk who was beaten. It hurts to watch. In the early years, Lin Zhengying and Hung Jinbao followed Bruce Lee. Later, Lin Zhengying also directed and starred in a tribute to Bruce Lee’s work "Green Hornet", but the box office was not as good as Fat Dragon Crossing the River.

In 1978, Hong Jinbao directed and starred in the "Fat Dragon Crossing the River" after the release, although it is a tribute to Bruce Lee’s works, only received 1.66 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, but did not set off much waves in the industry, when Hong Jinbao was 29 years old, is a director producer and martial arts director, young and energetic refused to admit defeat, so after the "Fat Dragon Crossing the River", Hong Jinbao worked overtime and drove out a "Mr. Zan and Looking for Qian Hua" before the end of the year. The movie has a full plot and full of interest. The box office 2.86 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking sixth in the year., Now there are still people who regard "Mr. Zan and Looking for Qian Hua" as a Wing Chun teaching film.

At that time, Hong Jinbao was talented, not only launched a number of action movies, but also showcased his skills in comedy, ghost movies and other fields. However, Hong Jinbao’s favorite was literary films. At the peak of his career, Hong Jinbao opened a company to launch many literary films, and even pulled his junior brother Jackie Chan to play a "Dragon’s Heart". Unfortunately, the Hong Kong film market was like a big wave, and good-looking films emerged in an endless stream, but few audiences could remember. Hong Jinbao’s career began to lack stamina in the 1990s.

Until now, if you want to talk about Hong Jinbao, the people who can talk to you may have all married and started a business, and few people remember how flexible and powerful Hong Fatty was back then. With the aging of a generation, today’s film and television industry has changed. It seems that few people stick to the bottom line and take their works and audiences seriously.

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??1905 movie network news　Recently, Fan Bingbing, Li Chen, Zhang Xinyu’s face-tearing drama can be said to be a screen-swiping posture. On May 31, Zhang Xinyu’s friend "Minnie Sweetheart is me" sent Weibo to hold Zhang Xinyu’s injustice, revealing that she and Li Chen had actually been in a relationship after breaking up the year before last, pointing directly to Fan Bingbing as the third child, and Li Chen stepped on two boats. Is it true or false, when everyone was still guessing, netizens saw this chaotic situation and decided to invite Wang Sicong, the national husband who was worried about the entertainment industry, to preside over the "tearing cross war", and commented on nearly 90,000 under Wang Sicong’s Weibo.　

??However, just as netizens were eagerly waiting for Wang Sicong to come forward, the well-known gossip blogger "Caring for Gossip Growth Association" posted a photo of Wang Sicong and the mysterious woman appearing in Wuhan to eat duck necks. In the photo, Wang Sicong was eating duck necks with a bright expression and seemed to be in a good mood. The beautiful woman next to him made netizens shout "envy, jealousy and hate".

??Although the "national husband" was too lazy to deal with this Rashengmen mess, Wang Sicong’s predecessor, Miss Zhang Yuxi, was lying down.

Users ridiculed Zhang Yuxi for lying down

Zhang Yuxi is on the hot search list

Wang Sicong and Zhang Yuxi holding hands in the past

The emotional entanglement between Li Chen, Fan Bingbing and Zhang Xinyu caused a tornado to blow in the entertainment industry in an instant. After Lin Gengxin, Wu Zhuoxi, Huo Jianhua, and Du Chun laid down their guns, Wang Sicong’s ex-girlfriend Zhang Yuxi also laid down her guns. Some netizens who didn’t know the truth and liked to spray around attacked Zhang Yuxi’s Weibo, scolding Zhang Yuxi: "Why did you cheat, why did you abandon Li Chen?"

It turned out that because Zhang Xinyu and Zhang Yuxi’s names were too similar, some netizens did not clarify the context of the matter and thought that Zhang Yuxi, who was confirmed to have cheated by Li Chen, was the result of "a group attack"Zhang Yuxi’s name has jumped to the first place on the hot search list. Ex-girlfriend of "National Husband"It’s true that if you dig a trench and lie in it, you will be shot. Many netizens watching the fun saw this and hurriedly shouted to Wang Sicong: "The’Entertainment Industry Discipline Inspection Commission ‘will come out and preside over the overall situation."

Recently, some passengers have reported that they have encountered various new problems when taking online car-hailing, such as private charging, additional fare increases, refusal to carry passengers, and forced passenger carpooling. After in-depth investigation, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily found that the above chaos does exist. With the development of the online car-hailing industry, these new problems have to be taken seriously.

　　offline payment

　　"You can only get off after scanning WeChat and paying."

　　A reporter from Beiqing Daily recently investigated and found that when taking a taxi on an online ride-hailing platform, the driver was asked to scan the code offline to pay the fee.

　　In March this year, Ms. Yang, a college student, and her roommate traveled from Beijing to Jinan. When they took a taxi online to a hotel on an online ride-hailing platform, they were asked by the driver to scan the code offline to pay. Fortunately, the roommate refused strongly at the time, or they would have paid two fares, Ms. Yang said.

　　A user named "Zhang Wei" reported that when he arrived at his destination by taking an online taxi, he found that the door could not be opened. "You can only get off after scanning this WeChat to pay, otherwise we will always be exhausted," the taxi driver said to Zhang Wei. Due to the rush to work, Zhang Wei could only scan the driver’s private WeChat payment code to pay the money. Unexpectedly, the driver did not settle the bill on the platform in time, but ran for more than an hour before settling the bill, resulting in Zhang Wei having to pay extra for the order that was not settled online.

　　The Beijing Youth Daily reporter saw that the online car-hailing platform stipulates that if the driver actively requests and guides the passenger to pay offline without any reason or for various reasons, and collects the passenger’s offline payment of the fare, the platform can deduct its service points, and deduct improper income and 50-200 yuan from the illegal driver’s account as credit liquidated damages. At the same time, the platform has the right to deduct the platform’s receivable service fee; if the violation of these rules or related fee rules is repeated, the platform can suspend the service for 1-7 days at the same time; if the circumstances are serious, the service will be suspended for 15 days; if the circumstances are particularly serious, or if the amount is huge, the service will be permanently suspended.

　　disguised markup

　　Additional price increase for long-distance orders is an unspoken rule.

　　At the same time, various online ride-hailing users specifically called the driver to request a fare increase before getting on the bus. After getting on the bus, the driver proposed a return fee, a fare subsidy, and a disguised fare increase such as asking passengers to add high-speed fees and parking fees at will.

　　Passenger Xiao Liang told the Beiqing Daily reporter that he once took a taxi from Dongguan to Shenzhen Airport and called a car at a price of more than 300 yuan on the online car-hailing platform. Unexpectedly, after the driver arrived, he said that he had to add an additional return high-speed fee of 50 yuan before he was willing to run the order. After Xiao Liang refused, the driver left. Xiao Liang continued to call the second online car-hailing, and the driver also said that he needed to add a return high-speed fee of 30 yuan. Because he was in a hurry to catch the plane, Xiao Liang finally had no choice but to agree to the driver’s request.

　　Another passenger, Ms. Liu, said that she had taken a taxi from Beijing to Langfang for a meeting. The driver first asked to cancel the order online and pay offline. Ms. Liu refused the request for safety reasons. Then the driver asked for an additional return fare, which Ms. Liu agreed to because of time constraints. Finally, the driver added the fare to the platform’s fare details.

　　Beiqing Daily reporter learned that the online car-hailing platform also has regulations on this. There are platform rules that say that if the driver is dissatisfied with the platform’s charging standards, the passenger is required to pay the extra-order fee; the passenger is required to pay the waiting fee; the station order violates the platform rules by requiring the passenger to pay the extra-order fee and other price increases on the grounds of empty driving or queuing, etc. For each illegal order, the platform can deduct its service points, and can deduct improper income and 50-200 yuan from the illegal driver’s account as credit liquidated damages; for repeated violations of these rules or related fee rules, the platform can suspend the service for 1-7 days at the same time; if the circumstances are serious, the service will be suspended for 15 days; if the circumstances are particularly serious, or if the amount is huge, the service will be permanently suspended.

　　So, why do drivers still violate the regulations? Beiqing Daily reporter learned that orders with fees such as high-speed fees are more common in cross-city orders, because drivers cannot take orders in different places, so they can only return by air. It is reported that online car-hailing cannot take orders in different places, because its operation certificate is in the local area. In the online car-hailing system, drivers cannot receive orders for return trips in different places. If the driver is found to be operating illegally, he will face fines and detain the vehicle.

　　forced carpooling

　　Drivers receive orders on multiple platforms for exclusive carpooling

　　A reporter from Beiqing Daily noticed that netizens also reported more situations, including drivers taking orders and carpooling on multiple platforms without permission. Passengers from Hunan said that they clearly chose "exclusive" on the platform, which was more than ten yuan more expensive than "carpooling", but after getting on the bus, they found that there were already three passengers in the car. When he questioned, the other party’s attitude was arrogant, saying that "there is no’exclusive ‘now."

　　Another passenger also said that she booked a ride on the online ride-hailing platform to go to the high-speed rail station "exclusive". The price is much more expensive than the car-sharing, but when the car arrived, she found that two passengers had been taken. The other party said that this was her relatives and friends. In the car, she photographed the situation and finally complained to the platform customer service, who agreed to refund the price difference between the two yuan "exclusive" and "carpooling".

　　In this regard, some experts said that according to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code, if the carrier reduces the service standard without authorization, it shall refund or reduce the fare according to the request of the passenger. Online car-hailing drivers use multiple platforms to take orders without permission, resulting in passengers who should have exclusive ride space but are forced to carpool, which is equivalent to lowering the service standard to a certain extent, which is a breach of contract. Drivers should charge the ride fee according to the carpooling price, or refund the full amount.

　　Driver refuses to take

　　Unwilling to take orders in the form of "one price"

　　The price of "one price" orders is lower than that of ordinary orders, and it does not change with the time of the journey. Many drivers are reluctant to accept similar orders because of the low price. At the end of February this year, a video of an online ride-hailing driver refusing to take or abusing passengers on a one-price order hit the hot search, triggering discussions among many netizens. A reporter from Beiqing Daily saw that the incident in the video happened on February 24 this year. When Mr. Wu called an online ride-hailing car in Shenzhen, Guangdong, the driver asked him if he was a one-price order, and called the platform customer service in the car, claiming: "The passenger doesn’t want to spend money, and he can’t bear to take a car. Let him walk over. I don’t serve this kind of passenger." Mr. Wu said that the driver felt that he had lost money by taking the "one-price" order, not only insulted the passenger as a "loser", but also let him off before he reached his destination.

　　Similar situations are common in scenic spots or congested road sections. Drivers believe that the order takes too long, so they are unwilling to accept the order in the form of "one price". However, passengers believe that this is stipulated by the platform, and since they have also spent money, they should enjoy the service.

　　observe

　　Source control should be strengthened

　　There have been drivers and passengers who have caused trouble to the traffic law enforcement department because of the above problems. Law enforcement officials said that drivers have objections to the platform’s charging model and cannot be transferred to passengers, infringing on passengers’ reasonable and legitimate rights and interests. Hangzhou Traffic Law Enforcement Team reminds: Taxi (including online ride-hailing) drivers deliberately detour, refuse to take, drop passengers halfway, and forcibly carpool are illegal acts. If a similar incident occurs, the driver will be punished by administrative penalties.

　　Some analysts believe that the reason why there are a large number of online car-hailing drivers who take unreasonable orders and charge fees is that the actual income of drivers is reduced in the saturated environment of the online car-hailing market. In this case, some online car-hailing drivers may take risks and take chances and make the above-mentioned violations and illegal acts. On the other hand, the benefit distribution and order distribution mechanism of online car-hailing platforms are unreasonable, and the commission of online car-hailing platforms to drivers is too high, resulting in low actual profits for drivers after each order is settled. In addition, the platform strictly controls the number of orders and the order amount of drivers every day through the order dispatch mechanism, resulting in limited income regardless of how long the driver actually works every day. Therefore, some drivers have to charge privately in order to survive and force passengers to fight. Furthermore, passengers’ awareness of rights protection is not strong enough, which also condones this part of the dishonest online driver.

　　According to the analysis, it is time to treat the chaos of online car-hailing drivers. The government and relevant departments should strengthen source control, standardize the business license of platform enterprise qualifications; consolidate the main responsibility of enterprises, crack down on illegal operations, supervise and inspect the implementation of safety production responsibilities, track services, interview warnings, and urge immediate rectification of potential safety hazards found. Online car-hailing platforms should increase supervision of online car-hailing drivers, strengthen travel norms for drivers and travel safety protection for passengers; organize regular training to improve the quality of online car-hailing drivers. At the same time, it is necessary to simplify the rights protection mechanism and enhance passengers’ awareness and willingness to protect their rights. Passengers should enhance their awareness of rights protection, choose services rationally, evaluate services reasonably, reduce disputes, and ensure safe travel.

West Bund Dome Art Center Outdoor Plaza, on November 9, with the opening of the 5th Shanghai International Art Trading Week, the new game "Absolute Zero" under Shanghai enterprise miHoYo unveiled a corner in the form of "Preface · Absolute Zero Special Exhibition".

The game is hailed as the "ninth art", but an art exhibition named after a game is still rare. The reporter saw at the scene that the special art exhibition of this game is themed with "sequence", including artist cooperation installation, graffiti wall, game IP content, and zero small game trial play areas, to build a bridge between games and contemporary art.

Exhibition site, Shi Chenlu, photo

Walking through the exhibition area, Li Zhenyu, producer of Absolute Zone Zero, said that contemporary urban themes and trend culture are areas where domestic games are less involved. "Absolute Zone Zero is the latest action adventure game developed by miHoYo, which is full of life and very cool work. Participate in the’Global Art Field · Art West Bund ‘West Bund ART WEEK series of activities to display game content related to trend art design, hoping to pass on to the outside world – we are not just making games, but also doing culture. We very much hope that with the help of" Absolute Zone Zero ", we will introduce our understanding and creation of trend art to the world, so that the new generation of Chinese favorite trend culture can be seen by more people."

Exhibition poster

Urban themes are close to contemporary life

Since last MaySince the first PV of "Absolute Zero" was released, this new work, which is regarded as the next flagship product of miHoYo, has attracted much attention. After getting the version number last month, "Absolute Zero" started the "second beta" recruitment, moving towards the goal of being launched as soon as possible.

Unlike the founder’s team, "Zero Zone" is the work of a young independent team within miHoYo. Li Zhenyu told reporters that the project has been under development for about three years, and the team has grown from about 10 people at the beginning to more than 300 people at present.

As a 3D action game, "Absolute Zone Zero" integrates trend art into the game’s aesthetics through intense art, conflicting plot and action-packed music. The "Special Exhibition of Absolute Zone Zero" continues the minimalist trend style of the game. In the artist’s collaborative installation area, a new work by Hong Kong-based artist Liu Jianwen "Disorder" is on display. A "Hollow" graffiti wall, dominated by black and orange, is the creation of the Absolute Zone Zero team. It is inspired by the game’s worldview. The world is "empty" due to mysterious supernatural disasters. People restore order and rise to an alternative city. It is dangerous but energetic.

Disorder Art Installation and Graffiti Wall

"We want to present the mental state of contemporary young people and use more life-like content to express a positive attitude towards life." "Absolute Zero" can be regarded as an urban theme game. On the inner wall of the container at the art exhibition site, you can see the trendy cultural elements extracted from the game exploration scene "Liufen Street". Different themes such as poster walls, record walls, TV walls, trendy clothing, movie posters, retro TVs, vinyl records, etc., are displayed, and there are even beverage cans that game characters will "drink", intuitively reflecting the fusion of digital games and trendy culture.

The movie poster wall of the game exploration scene "Liufen Street"

The record wall of the game exploration scene "Liufen Street"

Drink cans that game characters will "drink"

Let high-quality content become a cultural medium

"Every movie poster on the wall is a detail in the game." Li Zhenyu, who has a background in art, pays special attention to game art design. "We hope to create a real sense of life for players in the game, and the story in it seems to be happening around them. At the same time, because the world of Zero is overhead, we can create cultural and artistic creations more freely, and escape the cultural geographical labels in reality."

Each of the movie posters in the game scene is carefully designed, by Shi Chenlu

Each of the movie posters in the game scene is carefully designed, by Shi Chenlu

In Li Zhenyu’s view, the outside world’s perception of Chinese culture still has a stereotypical element, "Let high-quality content become the medium, as long as users like this product, we may combine more traditional Chinese cultural content with trend culture in the future, so that more user experience."

Exhibition site

As games develop in a diverse direction as new cultural products, their connotation and extension continue to expand. Today,The consensus in the industry is that games have been transformed from entertainment products that exist in isolation to "toolboxes" that can provide power to multiple social fields. "In the past, art was always considered to be superior, and how to better integrate art into life is a topic for us Internet technology practitioners. Games are one of the most familiar content carriers for young people. Using games as a carrier to promote and transmit art may be more efficient and more subtly integrated into life than traditional forms in the past," Li Zhenyu said.

Exhibition site

Asked if he felt pressured to shoulder the burden of miHoYo’s next flagship product, the young producer frankly replied: "For a company, whether a product is valued depends on the quality of the product itself. Commercially, there is definitely pressure, but we are more concerned about improving the content and beating ourselves than others. Do the content well, and I think success will follow us."

　　Four people, including Jiang, bought 7,800 group purchase coupons for 7-day hotel stay at the price of each 18 yuan on Qunar.com, and then Qunar.com unilaterally frozen all the group purchase coupons and refunded them, which caused disputes between the two sides. After the court of first instance rejected the prosecution of Jiang, Jiang appealed to Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court. Yesterday morning, the second trial of the case was held in Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court.

　　The 116 yuan hotel group purchase coupon was wrongly marked as 18 yuan.

　　In August 2014, Xingzhi Hotel reached an agreement with the fun company affiliated to Qunar.com on the 7-day hotel chain Wuxi Central Station Store, where Qunar.com released the group purchase marketing information of the hotel and provided users with electronic consumption vouchers, which were recognized by the hotel.

　　In November, 2014, Qunar.com published a group purchase product of "7-day hotel chain Central Station Store staying in a traditional twin room for one night" in Wuxi, with a discount of 0.9%, and the group purchase price was 18 yuan. Jiang, Wang, Zhu and Wang bought 2100 copies, 2500 copies, 1900 copies and 1300 copies of goods respectively, which are valid for one year, and paid all the group purchase money, and have received the electronic group purchase coupons issued by the website of Funa Company.

　　On the first day of the product’s launch, some people spent money with 18 yuan’s group purchase coupons. Qunar.com found that it mislabeled the room with a total price of 116 yuan as 18 yuan, and then unilaterally frozen the above 7,800 group purchase coupons and made a refund.

　　After receiving the refund notice, Jiang and others sent letters to Qunar.com several times, asking them to perform the contract according to the contract, but they were rejected. Later, Jiang and other four people appealed to the court, requesting that Qunar.com continue to fulfill the group purchase according to the group purchase information published on the website.

　　Violate the principle of fairness and dismiss the prosecution in the first instance.

　　When the case was opened in the first instance, Qunar.com said that the employee mislabeled the original cost price of 109 yuan as 7 yuan on the day of the incident, and then the system automatically generated the group purchase price 18 yuan. In the process of reaching an online service contract with four people, including Jiang, there were frauds and major misunderstandings, and the conclusion and contents of the contract violated the basic principles of voluntariness, equal compensation, honesty and credit, fairness and so on. If we continue to perform the contract, it will cause huge losses to the company. Therefore, we request the court to reject the claims of Jiang and others, and file a counterclaim to request the cancellation of the group purchase contract involved.

　　The court of first instance held that qunar. com’s group purchase information was wrong in expression, and if the group purchaser bought the hotel check-in service with 18 yuan’s group purchase coupon, the payment and service were seriously unequal, which violated the principle of fairness.

　　The court held that the prices of the 7-day chain hotels in Wuxi involved in the case were all above 100 yuan, and even the hotels with relatively simple facilities needed at least 29 yuan. According to the first-instance judgment, the court revoked the online sales contract reached by four people, including Jiang and Qunar.com, on hotel group purchase coupons, and rejected other claims. Jiang and other four people refused to accept the appeal.

　　Qunar. com called consumers "cheating"

　　When the second trial was held yesterday, Qunar.com said that after the price was found to be wrong, the website removed the related products. For some consumers who have already purchased, they will be allowed to continue to stay. "But when we inquired about the appellant’s information, we found that they were suspected of cheating, so we frozen the group purchase coupon and refunded it."

　　The agent of Qunar.com said that the reason why it is suspected of cheating is because "they are all newly registered users on the day of purchase, and the time period for purchasing group purchase coupons is also the same, and the IP address of their Internet access is the IP address of the hotel."

　　Jiang and others denied this statement. "I bought it when I thought it was cheap, and I didn’t consider so much." In addition, regarding Qunar.com’s unilateral freezing of group purchase coupons, Jiang and others said, "If the other party thinks that the contract can be revoked, it should be handled in accordance with the law, and the group purchase coupons cannot be frozen and refunded unilaterally. We believe that this behavior violates the relevant provisions of the contract law and is a breach of contract."

　　In addition, there are some scattered buyers of the group purchase products involved, and Qunar.com has fulfilled these contracts normally. This differential treatment violates the appellant’s right to fair trade.

　　Yesterday, the court did not pronounce a sentence in court.

　　Text/reporter Kong Dejun

Domestic information

1. Ministry of Commerce: Organize new energy vehicles to go to the countryside and expand the circulation of used cars.

On January 15, at the Central Economic Work Conference, the heads of relevant departments of the Ministry of Commerce delivered a speech. Xu Xingfeng, director of the Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, said that the next step is to stabilize and expand traditional consumption. The Ministry of Commerce will implement the issued policies, plan more incremental policies, and form a "combination boxing" to promote consumption. The whole chain promotes automobile consumption, encourages automobile renewal consumption, and strives to stabilize new car consumption; Organize new energy vehicles to go to the countryside to boost the consumption of new energy vehicles; Improve the second-hand car information inquiry platform and expand the circulation of second-hand cars; Promote the development of automobile aftermarket such as automobile racing and RV camping, and promote the transformation of automobile from means of transportation to consumer culture. (Economic Daily)

2. In 2023, the output of new energy vehicles in Guangzhou exceeded 650,000, an increase of 1.08 times.

In 2023, Guangzhou will adhere to the principle of industry first, establish a market for manufacturing industry and accelerate the construction of a national advanced manufacturing base. Promote digital industrialization, adding 15,200 new 5G base stations, with a total of 91,700. The added value of the core industries of the digital economy accounts for 13% of the regional GDP. Promote the digitalization of the industry, select 122 key platforms for "four modernizations" empowerment, and add 4 national-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories to unveil the list. GAC Ai ‘an was selected as the only new energy vehicle "Lighthouse Factory" in the world. Accelerate the development of strategic emerging industries. Two industrial clusters, biomedicine and intelligent manufacturing equipment, were rated as excellent in the country. The output of new energy vehicles exceeded 650,000, an increase of 1.08 times. The first phase of Zhongke Aerospace Science and Technology Industrialization Base was completed and put into operation, and Yihang intelligent manned aircraft was awarded the world’s first airworthiness certificate. The added value of strategic emerging industries accounted for more than 30% of the regional GDP. (per warp net)

3. The 2024 Automobile Partner Conference will be held on January 16th.

A few days ago, we learned from the official that the 2024 Changan Automobile Partner Conference will be held on January 16, when Changan Automobile is expected to release new plans, new technologies and new products in 2024. In addition, the recent personnel adjustment between Deep Blue Auto and Aouita has an impact on the subsequent development of the brand; How Changan cooperates with Huawei to balance the relationship with other partners will also be revealed. Zhu Huarong, Chairman and Party Secretary of Changan Automobile, Wang Jun, President of Changan Automobile, and Xu Zhijun, Chairman of Huawei, and other important guests will attend the conference and deliver keynote speeches. (car home)

4. Zhijie S7 launched the car care subsidy and delayed delivery to a maximum subsidy of 10,000 yuan!

As the first car launched by Huawei’s smart car selection business, Zhijie S7 has been concerned by consumers since its release. On January 15th, Zhijie Auto officially announced that Zhijie S7 launched a car care subsidy, and delayed delivery can enjoy up to 10,000 yuan. Specifically, the scheduled time of Zhijie S7 is from November 28th, 2023 to January 15th, 2024. Among them, the waiting time of Zhijie S7 Max non-Baisha apricot interior and S7 Max RS non-Baisha apricot interior is 6 weeks. After 6 weeks, the 200 yuan will be increased to 10,000 yuan per vehicle/day. Zhijie S7 Max Baisha Apricot Interior, S7 Max RS Baisha Apricot Interior and S7 Max+ shall be delivered on February 29th, 2024 at the latest. From March 1, 2024 (inclusive), 200 yuan will be subsidized for each day of delay, up to 10,000 yuan. (First Electric)

5. The price is reduced by 15%

It is reported that recently, BYD has reduced its price in the base camp of, and. It is reported that BYD has lowered the price of electric vehicles by 15% in Germany to expand its leading position in key markets. BYD’s price reduction covers its best-selling Atto 3 model, which was pre-sold in Europe in September 2022, and then sold for 38,000 euros (US$ 41,700). By contrast, the price of BYD Atto 3 in China is about US$ 18,700, which means that the overseas market price is still much higher than the domestic market after the German price reduction. BYD’s price reduction is a response to Germany’s cancellation of the "environmental reward" subsidy policy for electric vehicles, with the aim of maintaining the attractiveness of its products in the highly competitive market. (Zhitong Finance)

6. BYD reached a purchase agreement on the world’s largest energy storage project.

On January 15th, Grenergy, a Spanish renewable energy developer, announced in official website that it had reached a purchase agreement with BYD on the 1.1GWh energy storage system of the world’s largest energy storage project-the 4.1GWh energy storage project in OasisdeAtacama, Chile. According to the agreement, BYD will supply Grenergy with a total of 2,136 Rubik’s Cube MC Cube devices, which will be installed in the first and second phases of its Atacama Oasis Project in Chile. According to reports, the project is the largest energy storage project in the world at present, with a total investment of 1.4 billion US dollars. The first phase of the project is scheduled to be put into operation in 2024 and the first phase will be put into operation in 2025. (Yiou. com)

7. Why increase the purchase of lithium concentrate in Australia in the next three years against the trend? Ganfeng lithium industry responded: ensuring supply is the most important thing.

On January 15th, Pilbara Mining Company, an Australian lithium producer, announced that it had signed an amendment to the off-take agreement with China lithium salt giant Jiangxi Ganfengye and its subsidiaries, and Pilbara would increase the supply of spodumene concentrate to Ganfeng Lithium Industry from 160,000 tons per year to 310,000 tons per year in the next three years. Why do we still need to increase the purchase amount of raw material lithium concentrate when the market price of lithium salt plummets and the overall supply of lithium battery exceeds demand? Ganfeng Lithium Industry said that regardless of the market price, enterprises still have to produce normally, and ensuring the supply of raw materials is still the top priority. (The Paper)

8. Beiqi Blue Valley: It is estimated that the net loss in 2023 will be 5.2 billion to 5.7 billion yuan.

On January 15th, BAIC Blue Valley released a performance forecast, predicting a net loss of 5.2 billion to 5.7 billion yuan in 2023, compared with a net loss of 5.46 billion yuan in the same period last year. The sales volume of the company’s products is still in a period of rapid improvement, and the scale effect has not yet appeared, resulting in a high product cost stage; With the coming into the market of new products in the later period, the product structure is gradually enriched, the channel construction is further improved, and the company’s product sales and profitability are expected to be continuously improved. (Zhitong Finance)

9. It was revealed that M7 launched a modified model in the second quarter, but Huawei has not responded yet.

On January 15th, some media learned that the M7 will launch a modified model in the second quarter of this year, which will adopt family-style design language. However, Huawei officials did not express their views on this. In 2023, Wen Jie released two new cars, M7 and M9, both of which were explosions. According to the previous planning, this year, a modified M5 model and a brand-new M8 will be launched. According to the official data released before, the series delivered 24,468 new cars in December. The cumulative number of new M7 cars in the sector has exceeded 120,000, and the number of M9 cars in the sector has exceeded 30,000. (First Electric)

10. The font of the suffix has finally become smaller. The latest declaration of Xiaomi SU7

A few days ago, the Xiaomi SU7 declaration map was exposed again. Unlike before, this time only the details were optimized. I have to say that Lei Jun can still listen to public suggestions, and immediately revised everyone’s spit. This revision focuses on the following aspects: 1. With a brand-new 21-inch rim (previously 20 inches), the brake calipers have different color schemes; 2. The word XIAOMI at the tail is blackened, and the word Xiaomi can be smaller; 3. Optional carbon fiber rearview mirror. (car home)

11. The price reduction of all models exceeds 30,000 yuan? Response: Start the transition of product update in advance.

A few days ago, it was reported that Ideal L7, L8 and L9 all launched preferential activities at the beginning of the year. According to the store in LI, the price reduction range is 35,000 ~ 38,000 yuan according to different models. Especially the ideal L7, the starting price dropped directly to 286,900 yuan, and dropped to 300,000 yuan for the first time. In addition, for the Shanghai area, LI also has a "Shanghai brand" subsidy of 10,000 yuan, which expires at the end of January. In this regard, the writer asked LI for verification, and the other party said that the car purchase discount for 2023 models was to cope with the increasing price competition of three luxury brands (,BMW,) on the one hand, and to start the product renewal transition ahead of time through the limited time Spring Festival preferential policy on the other hand. "From the fourth quarter of (2023), (we) started the product update transition in advance through price concessions." LI said. (national business daily)

12. The ID photo of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the ideal L6 model was unveiled, and the price was below 300,000 yuan.

On January 15th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the 379th batch of "Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products", in which the ideal L6 model appeared. As can be seen from the declaration map, the ideal L6 model still adopts the family design. Two versions of the car have been declared, both of which are plug-in extended-range power 5-seat models, with optional wheel hub style and radar.

The ideal L6 has a length, width and height of 4925x1960x1735mm, a wheelbase of 2920mm, and a model of L2E15M(113kW power). It is equipped with two versions, namely, lithium iron phosphate battery of Xinwangda. (fast technology)

13. BYD’s first thousand cars! Looking up at U7 ID photo exposure

According to a number of media reports, BYD’s first thousand cars look forward to the official exposure of U7′ s declaration photos. As the first car under the brand, the front face of the car still adopts the classic family-style design of the brand, and the front face is very sharp, and the C-shaped headlight group is still not absent. The length, width and height of the new car are 5265*1998*1517mm respectively, and the wheelbase reaches 3160mm, positioning a large-scale pure electric car, and the drag coefficient of the whole car is as low as 0.195Cd, which is the lowest in the world. In terms of power, Wangwang U7 is equipped with "Easy Sifang" four-motor technology. Each wheel drive motor has a power output of up to 240kW, and the overall power of the whole vehicle is as high as 960kW. The strong power performance is expected to have a super-running performance at zero acceleration. In addition, Wangwang U7 is also equipped with Yunnian -X intelligent body control system, which has many advanced functions such as in-situ take-off, in-situ U-turn and safe driving in case of damage. (new trip)

14. BYD looks forward to the U8 off-road version: the first unmanned cabin on the roof.

In the latest batch of new car declaration catalogue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, we found BYD looking up at the U8 off-road version.

The real vehicle declaration map shows that the biggest difference between the U8 off-road version and the deluxe version is that the unmanned cabin on the car roof is similar to the travel cabin of ordinary vehicles, but it can directly take off and land and store the unmanned vehicle, which is quite convenient and practical. In other aspects, the total mass of U8 off-road version is 4170kg, the maximum curb mass is 3708kg, and the total mass of quasi-trailer is 2500kg；. The power is consistent with the current luxury version, and the maximum horsepower of the four-wheel independent motor is 1200 horsepower. With the announcement of the declaration information of U8 off-road version, it indicates that the car will be listed in the near future. (fast technology)

15. BYD Sea Lion 07 EV declaration drawing in three power forms

Recently, in the latest catalogue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the BYD Sea Lion 07 EV declaration map was officially released. This car is a brand-new medium-sized SUV of BYD Ocean Network. It was launched in the first half of 2024 and is planned to be listed. The estimated price is 200,000-260,000 yuan. According to the information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the new car will be equipped with three power forms. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4830/1925/1620mm and the wheelbase is 2930mm respectively. In terms of power, the new car will provide three power forms, of which the two-wheel drive version will provide 230kW and 170kW motors respectively, and the maximum power of the front and rear motors of the four-wheel drive version will be 160kW and 230kW respectively. (car home)

16. Continue the concept car modeling and expose the red flag EHS7 declaration drawing.

A few days ago, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the application information of Hongqi E202. Judging from the trailer, it will be named Hongqi EHS7 in the future. The new car basically continues the design of the concept car and is positioned in a pure electric medium and large SUV. It is expected to provide HAC intelligent driving advanced safety chassis system, four-wheel drive system, air suspension and 800V fast charging system. It is understood that the new car is expected to be listed in February 2024. (car home)

17. adopt family-style design style to expose Zhiji L6 declaration drawing.

On January 15th, we got a brand-new model of Zhiji brand-Zhiji L6 from the latest issue of official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The new car adopts family-style design style, which will further enhance the sales performance of Zhiji brand with the launch of the new car. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4931/1960/1474mm and the wheelbase is 2950mm respectively. The tail of the new car is very sexy, the design of the upturned duckling tail shows the performance style, and the taillight shape is also very eye-catching.In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with the model TZ180XS0952/TZ230XY1351 drive motor produced by United Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd./Huayu Automotive Electric System Co., Ltd., with the maximum power of 200 kW and 379 kW respectively. (car home)

18, equipped with super extended range system, deep blue G318 declaration map exposure

A few days ago, we obtained the application map of Deep Blue G318, a brand-new model of Deep Blue brand, from the latest application information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. At the same time, the car may sell for about 300,000 yuan in the future. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4915(4998)/1985/1885(1960)mm and the wheelbase is 2880mm respectively. In terms of power, the Deep Blue G318 will be equipped with a super extended range, of which the maximum power of the single motor version is 110 kW; Front and rear dual-motor four-wheel drive version, in which the maximum power of the front motor is 131kW, the maximum power of the rear motor is 185kW, and the total power of the system reaches 316kW. (car home)

19, coupe SUV Changan Qiyuan E07 declaration map exposure

A few days ago, we obtained the declaration map of Changan Qiyuan E07, a brand-new SUV model under Changan Qiyuan, from the latest declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The car is positioned as a medium and large SUV, which is driven by pure electricity. There are two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive models to choose from. The maximum power of the two-wheel drive model is 252kW, and the motor power of the four-wheel drive model is 188/252kW respectively.In terms of body size, the length and width of the new car are 5045/1996mm, the height is 1640/1665/1695mm, and the wheelbase is 3120 mm. In terms of power, the new car has two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive models. The maximum power of the two-wheel drive model is 252kW, about 343 HP, and the maximum speed is 201 km/h. The motor power of the four-wheel drive model is 188/252kW, and the total power is 440kW, about 598 HP. The maximum speed is 210 km/h. (car home)

20. The official map of Yueye PLUS five-door model was released: CLTC has a battery life of 401km and was launched in the first quarter.

Baojun Yueye PLUS official map announced. The new car is positioned as a pure electric small SUV, and still continues the more square and tough design language, and the overall shape is full of off-road atmosphere. In terms of power, the car is built on a new platform architecture, equipped with an output motor with a maximum power of 75 kW, and its cruising range can reach 401 km under CLTC working conditions. It is reported that Bao Junyue PLUS will be officially listed in the first quarter of this year. The length, width and height of the new car are 3996/1760/1726mm and the wheelbase is 2560mm respectively. (Netcom)

21. Coverage mileage exceeds 2,000 kilometers! AITO Wenjie Express Charging Station Stations in 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line

We learned from Sailis Automobile WeChat official account that AITO Wenjie Fast Charging Station officially entered the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line. It is reported that AITO Wenjie fast charging station covers more than 2,000 kilometers along the way from Chengdu to Lhasa, and there are 8 fast charging stations in the picture. These eight fast charging stations are located in xinduqiao town, kangding city, Sichuan Province, and Batang County, Ganzi Prefecture; Mangkang County, Changdu City, Xizang Autonomous Region; Zuogong County, Changdu City; basu county, bomi county, Bayi District, Linzhi City; and Lhasa City. Previously, Huawei’s fully liquid-cooled overcharging station was launched in Tianquan Service Area, Litang Kangnan Tourism Distribution Center and Sangdui Service Area along the southern Sichuan-Tibet line and Litang-Aden Highway. (fast technology)

22. Lu Weibing: The first batch of 2S stores of Xiaomi Automobile have been under renovation.

On the afternoon of January 15th, Lu Weibing, partner and president of Xiaomi Group and president of the international department, published a document in Weibo, revealing that the first batch of Xiaomi automobile sales and service partners had recently signed contracts, and the first batch of 2S stores were under renovation, which would provide Sales & Service services to automobile users as scheduled. (Interface News)

23. Charging can also be OTA, and the charging speed of various models of GAC Ai ‘an has increased by 28% from today.

On January 15th, GAC Aian announced that three models, AION Y Plus, Plus and AION S MAX, will upgrade the charging speed of OTA. Starting today (from January 15th, 2024), the three models began to push OTA upgrades in batches, claiming that "the charging speed can be increased by up to 28%", which can charge 30%-80% in 30 minutes and fill 610km in 77 minutes. In addition, GAC Ai ‘an also announced the service upgrade. From January 1, 2024 to February 9, 2024, anyone who buys all AION models (the first non-operating owner) can enjoy free maintenance for life (giving 10 basic maintenance); The old car owner introduces the new user to buy a car successfully and can enjoy 5 basic maintenance gifts. (IT house)

24. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited may start construction of the Beijing factory in 2024, with ideal supply and millet.

Recently, the news that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited’s 14th battery production base has settled in the capital Beijing has attracted attention in recent days. According to reports, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission recently "spoiled" a series of policy measures to promote economic development in the first quarter: it is planned to launch the 1.0 version of the industrial map plan to release nearly 30 policy measures to promote economic development; Promote a number of major projects, including Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited’s Beijing factory and other projects, and plan to implement LI’s spare parts production base. Then there were rumors that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited’s Beijing factory had been built. According to the insiders, it is not surprising that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited set up a factory in Beijing, considering LI, a major customer with priority supply nearby, and Xiaomi Automobile, a major customer in the future. (The Paper)

25. Subsidy 13 billion yuan! The maximum price reduction of cars is 50,000 yuan.

On January 15, Chery Automobile issued a document saying that the car purchase in the New Year will give back 13 billion yuan, and watching the live broadcast can also grab cash subsidies. According to reports, the event provided a total of 9 benefits, of which "50,000 yuan large coupons" and "18,900 yuan car coupons" were all held in January, and the new generation of Tiggo 3X e-commerce version also provided a spike price of 49,900 yuan. According to market news, Chery Automobile, a subsidiary of Chery Group, is considering applying for an IPO as early as 2024, and may seek a valuation of up to 150 billion yuan, and plans to complete the A-share listing by 2025. (micro-grid)

International information

1. In the fourth quarter of the United States, the sales of electric vehicles increased by 29%, accounting for 56.3%.

According to CleanTechnica, a website focusing on clean technology and renewable energy industries, the US electric vehicle market is continuing to grow, contrary to the slowdown in demand implied by many headlines. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, the sales of pure electric vehicles in the United States increased by 29% in the fourth quarter and by 122% in the fourth quarter of 2021. Tesla still dominates the market, accounting for 56.3% of all US sales in the fourth quarter. (Hexun. com)

2. Tesla’s first OTA update in 2024.

On January 15th, Tesla announced the OTA update, and the 2023.44.30.8 version will be released soon. The new version has been upgraded in terms of security, intelligence and entertainment. Tesla Vision parking assistance has been upgraded, and now it can display high-definition 3D images of the surrounding environment of vehicles, including the distance and shape of nearby objects, obstacles, vehicles and painted road signs. The new version also welcomes the countdown function of traffic lights. In the navigation state, the map will show the traffic lights at the next intersection and the remaining seconds. It is worth noting that Tesla also updated an "Autopilot Auto-assisted Driving Pause" function this time-when the driver has improper driving behavior (such as his hands off the steering wheel), he will receive a "forced disable Autopilot Auto-assisted Driving" warning from the car. Once three warnings are received, the Autopilot automatic assisted driving system will be forcibly disabled, and it will take about a week for the owner to turn it on again. (fast technology)

3. BMW CFO: The sales of fuel vehicles have passed the critical point, and the sales growth mainly comes from electric vehicles.

Walter Mertl, chief financial officer of BMW, said at a conference on Monday that the company has passed the critical point of diesel locomotive sales, and now the sales growth is mainly from electric vehicles. He added that, in his view, this critical point passed last year. "At present, the sales of diesel locomotives will continue to be stable and then decline slightly." BMW achieved the goal of 15% sales of pure electric vehicles last year, and plans to increase this proportion to 33% by 2026. However, Mertel said that at least until 2026, the profit margins of BMW internal combustion engines and pure electric vehicles will not reach the same level, and pointed out that the cost of introducing new battery technology for later models is higher. (Geshi Automobile)

4. In 2023, the global sales volume reached 3.085 million vehicles, a record high for the whole year.

On January 15th, Kia officially announced that the global sales volume in 2023 was 3,085,771 vehicles, up 6.3% year-on-year, setting a new global sales volume. In addition to special purpose vehicles, in 2023, Kia sold 563,660 vehicles in South Korea, up 4.6% year-on-year; Sales in markets outside Korea reached 2,516,383 vehicles, up 6.7% year-on-year. According to Kia, in 2024, Kia’s global sales target was 3.2 million vehicles. By region, it is estimated that 530,000 vehicles will be sold in Korea and 2.663 million vehicles will be sold in overseas markets outside Korea. In addition, Kia plans to sell 7,000 special-purpose vehicles. (China Economic Net)

5. Panasonic will produce upgraded electric vehicle batteries as early as 2024.

According to reports, Shoichiro Watanabe, chief technology officer of Panasonic Energy, a battery business company under Panasonic Holdings, said in an interview that the improved version of its 2170 battery will start production in the manufacturing plant in Nevada, USA in 2024 or 2025. Shoichiro Watanabe said that the Osaka-based electronics manufacturer can fulfill its promise to quadruple its production capacity by fiscal year 2030, and it does not need to rely entirely on new factories or large investments. Ichiro Watanabe said that Panasonic has been working hard to improve the energy density of the 2170 battery, adding that this will help reduce the overall cost of electric vehicles. (car quality network)

6. The price was reduced by 46,000 yuan, and the ID.4X was sold for 149,800 yuan, and the joint venture price war started.

SAIC Volkswagen recently announced that the 2024 model will be launched on January 1, 2024, and a limited-time promotion will be launched. The price range of this compact SUV is 195,888-283,388 yuan, but the cash discount is as high as 46,088 yuan. Although this model is a brand-new change of Volkswagen, it has not changed much in design, and it still offers a two-color body choice.

Based on MEB pure electric platform, the car has two power versions: rear drive and front dual-motor four-wheel drive. Among them, the rear drive version with the maximum power of 125kW and 150kW can travel 425km, while the four-wheel drive version with the maximum power of 230kW can travel 555km. (Zhongguancun Online)

7. The pure electric Porsche Macan will be unveiled on January 25th.

A few days ago, Porsche officially announced that the pure electric Macan will be unveiled on January 25th. This car is the first SUV model built by Porsche brand based on the Premium Platform Electric, with dual-motor four-wheel drive and comprehensive output of 612 horsepower. The car is equipped with a 100kWh lithium battery and an 800V architecture, and the WLTP cruising range is expected to exceed 500km. (car home)

8. Bet on battery cars: It will keep pace with pure electric vehicles in the future.

Honda believes that hydrogen fuel cell technology will play an important role in the future passenger car market after the "battery electric vehicle era" is fully opened. As a long-term supporter of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Honda launched the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell car FCX Clarity as early as 2008, and launched the second generation model between 2017 and 2022.

Recently, Honda cooperated with General Motors to launch hydrogen fuel cell models based on CR-V chassis in the United States and Japan. Inoue Katsushi, head of Honda’s electrification department, said in an interview with AutoCar that FCEV may become an important part of Honda’s global product line.

Inoue believes that battery electric vehicles will take the lead in popularization, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be the development direction in the next stage. He said that the era of hydrogen fuel cells may take some time, and 2040 may be more realistic than 2030. (IT house)

9. Automobile: Xiuzhen electric vehicle C+Pod will stop production around the summer of 2024.

Toyota Motor Corporation will definitely terminate the production of Xiuzhen electric vehicle C+Pod around the summer of 2024. On Christmas Day in 2020, Toyota released an ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV)-Toyota C+pod, which will be deployed to local enterprises and institutions in Japan in a limited amount at the initial stage. Taking advantage of the mini-car body of this electric vehicle, it is convenient to move in densely populated areas and be used as a short-distance vehicle.

C+pod is an environmentally friendly two-seat BEV, which is designed to improve the per capita energy efficiency. In addition to daily short-distance use, C+pod is also aimed at corporate users who regularly visit customers and users in urban or mountain communities who need safe, unrestricted and environmentally friendly transportation. (financial sector)

Text | Huaxia Energy Network

"It’ s another price cut of 20,000, and it’ s announced to stop production. It feels like being backstab." A car owner who just booked a Li one not long ago told Huaxia Energy Network, "Now it’s time to return the reservation and wait and see. After all, there are other options on the market."

Recently, LI was caught in the vortex of "cutting prices and stopping production", which was acknowledged by the official customer service and related personnel in LI on the 5th. Previously, LI had publicly stated that he would release Li one’s "flat replacement" ideal L8 in the future to replace the current Li one, but the specific time has not yet been announced.

On September 3, LI released "About Li ONE for sale" on the official APP.HoubaoDescription of Barriers and Software Upgrade Services, which indicates that after the release of L8, the basic guarantee of Li ONE will not be affected, but in this announcement, the news that it is about to stop production has not been publicized.

As the first model released by founder Li Xiang, Li one can be called "outstanding achievements". The car was released in October 2018 and officially delivered in December 2019. In less than three years after delivery, he has led LI to win the sales champion of new forces and the sales champion of medium and large SUVs several times, which has accumulated a good reputation for the ideal.

However, the more so, the more surprising LI gave up this car. Giving up the brand name for three years and replacing it with a more "standard" but no accumulation L8 is quite rare in a very successful car.

Behind this action, it reflects the difficult situation that LI is facing at present.

If you don’t pick it up, the sales volume will be halved.

In the past August, it was a "disaster" for LI, and the monthly sales volume was "halved" month on month and year on year.

According to the official data of LI, a total of 4,571 vehicles were delivered in LI in August, down 51.54% year-on-year and 56.14% quarter-on-quarter. From January to August, a total of 75,400 vehicles were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 56.5%; Since the delivery, the historical cumulative delivery volume is nearly 200,000 vehicles.

As LI’s new L9 model was only delivered on August 30th, the above sales data almost completely depend on Li one. It is with this model that the ideal sales volume has been equal to that of Tucki, Weilai and Nezha.

On the one hand, the current L9 has just been listed, and it is limited by the production capacity of some parts in the supply chain, so it is impossible to increase the volume quickly. On the other hand, Li ONE is influenced by the upcoming release of new cars, and consumers are holding money to wait and see.

From a deeper perspective, LI is extremely dependent on a specific market group at present, which will lead to the emotional fluctuation of this market group in any vehicle change, upgrade and new action, resulting in internal competition among different models, which will have a huge adverse impact on its vehicle sales.

Take Ideal L9 as an example. It is the same technical route as Li ONE, and it also focuses on medium and large SUVs. The prices are 350,000 yuan and 460,000 yuan respectively, both of which belong to the high price range. "It can be said that the two models are direct competing products, and the target users and product positioning are highly similar, which has a great impact on the sales of the whole company." A car critic told Huaxia Energy Network.

The direct evidence of the competition between the two products is in LI’s own performance conference. On August 15th, the company released Q2 financial report, saying that the expected delivery volume of Q3 was 27,000-29,000 vehicles. According to the current data, if the sales volume of L9 successfully exceeds 10,000, the sales volume in Li ONE in September will be halved compared with that in July, and the competition between the two products is very obvious.

On August 31st, Li Xiang revealed on social media that both Pro and Max versions can be selected for the new ideal L8 six-seat and five-seat VIP models. Pro version corresponds to the combination of AD Pro and SS Pro, while Max version corresponds to the combination of AD Max and SS Max. AD Max ADopts dual Orin X+ lidar+full set of security redundancy, while AD Pro is the world premiere of a high-performance ad chip with high cost performance.

Judging from the information published at present, there is still no significant difference between L8 and L9 in terms of target users and product positioning, which means that after the launch of L8, LI’s overall sales volume will still face the dilemma of "beating itself". If the price difference is too large, it will even cause fierce reactions from some scheduled L9 users, just as Li ONE announced the price reduction this time.

Surrounded by tigers, the situation is embarrassing.

LI’s current embarrassing situation has something to do with targeted competition from outside.

Li ONE’s success depends largely on its accurate product positioning. But three years later, this market has been targeted by many players. Whether LI can survive under the encirclement and suppression of new forces and old rivers and lakes will be the main problem in the future.

In July, at Huawei’s press conference, Yu Chengdong made a high-profile announcement about the M7. This car belongs to the extended program, and its product positioning, target users and price range are almost the same as those of Li ONE. Although the series of cars in the world were launched by Xiaokang Selis, neither officials nor consumers will doubt the "Huawei lineage" of this car.

At this press conference, Yu Chengdong also praised the technology of extended range, saying that extended range is a very good choice, and extended range is the closest step to pure electricity, because the battery capacity is large and there is no direct drive of fuel engine, which reduces the maintenance cost and improves the ride comfort and performance.

Due to the strong benchmarking nature of this product, Auxiliary snatched a large number of ideal potential users as soon as it was released, and obtained 20,000 scheduled orders on the same day. Although the sales volume in the first month shows that there is still a big gap between Li ONE and China, the gap is not obvious, and it will continue to grow when Li ONE announces to stop production.

Perhaps the ideal felt the crisis. Shortly after the release of M7, the news that the ideal L8, which should have been released next year, will be accelerated began to appear, and it was recently proved that it will be released this year. The two models have not yet fought head-on in the market, but from the ideal hasty response, it is enough to see the tremendous pressure felt by the company.

If Huawei is a foreign "invader", then the "peers" such as Wei Lai, Tucki and Nezha, who belong to the new power camp, are as tough to deal with. The relationship between Ideal and them has entered the stage of all-round competition from the previous dislocation competition.

Take Weilai, which is also a high-end car, as an example, its second brand with a positioning of 200,000 yuan has been on the line, and news has come out that it will release the third brand with a positioning of 100,000 yuan, directly killing and grabbing the market.

When the new forces were in full swing, BYD quietly surpassed Tesla in the first half of this year and became the world’s first car company in terms of new energy vehicle shipments. At the same time, whether it is joint venture brands such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz or BMW, or independent brands such as Great Wall, Chang ‘an and Guangzhou Automobile, etc., they have announced ambitious new energy vehicle strategies this year, which are overwhelming with strong supply chain and channel advantages.

In the face of such complicated and fierce market competition, it is difficult for LI to get rid of the current predicament easily with the release of Ideal L8. Once its advantages of misplaced competition are gradually eroded by competitors, it will be more passive in the future competition.

Can we save the decline with the release of L8? Obviously, LI needs to think more.