E Week New Forces ｜ New Tesla Model 3 released; Tucki acquired Didi’s car assets; Nezha Auto completed 7 billion new financing.
1. The new Model 3 was launched from 259,900 yuan.
On September 1st, the new Tesla Model 3 went on the market, with a price of 25.99-29.59 million yuan, including 259.9 million yuan for the rear-wheel drive version and 295.9 million yuan for the dual-motor all-wheel drive version. The new car has been adjusted and upgraded in appearance, interior and performance. At present, the car is still in the scheduled state and is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter.
Source: First Electric Network
2. Released the second quarter financial report with revenue of 8.77 billion yuan.
On August 29th, Weilai released its financial report for the second quarter of 2023. Weilai’s revenue in the second quarter was 8.77 billion yuan; R&D expenditure was 3.34 billion yuan, exceeding 3 billion yuan for three consecutive quarters; The cash reserve is 31.5 billion yuan. In 2023, the Q3 delivery guideline is 55,000-57,000 units, with a year-on-year increase of 74.0%-80.3%; The revenue guidance is 18.90 billion yuan-19.52 billion yuan, up 45.3%-50.1% year-on-year, which is the highest delivery and revenue guidance in history. (First Electric)
3. Announced that 7 billion yuan of new financing has been completed.
Nezha Automobile announced that it has completed the crossover financing with a total amount of 7 billion yuan. The analysis points out that the Crossover round is usually an equity investment to make enterprises IPO faster. In 2022, the annual sales volume of automobiles in Nezha reached 152,000, ranking first among the new automobile manufacturers. In the first seven months of 2023, 72,500 vehicles were delivered, down 6.11% year-on-year.
In July, 2020, Nezha Automobile announced the start of science and technology innovation board listing declaration. In June this year, it was reported that New Energy Automobile, the parent company of Nezha Automobile, was considering submitting a HK$ 1 billion IPO application within this month. But it was subsequently denied.
Enterprise survey data show that from September 2017 to July 2022, Nezha Automobile has raised at least 15 billion yuan. Investors include Shenzhen Venture Capital, 360 Group, Huading Capital and Zhihe Travel. (First Electric)
4、Tucki acquired Didi’s car assets.Will push 150,000 smart cars
On August 28th, Didi Chuxing announced and cooperated. Tucki will launch a brand-new automobile brand with the project code name "MONA". The first product is an A-class model with a price of about 150,000 yuan, which will be sold to both C-end and B-end. Tucki, a new car-making force, and Didi, a travel platform giant, have reached a cooperation in strategic acquisitions. Xpeng Motors will acquire the assets of Didi’s smart car development business with a total consideration of HK$ 5.835 billion (US$ 744 million). The purchase consideration was completed in the form of additional shares, with a maximum of 91.13 million shares, accounting for about 5% of the enlarged share capital. The two sides will also carry out sustained and in-depth cooperation in more fields. (First Electric)
5. It is ideal to announce the NOA push plan for commuting to 100 cities during the year.
Bring the ideal L7, ideal L8, and all product lines to the Chengdu International Automobile Exhibition in 2023, release the latest progress and layout planning of the "dual-energy strategy", and announce that the flagship of home technology with the technical achievements of the "dual-energy strategy"-ideal MEGA will be officially released in December this year and will be delivered in February next year. At the same time, Ideal announced that the cumulative delivery of Ideal L9 has exceeded 100,000, and the L series has achieved "three breakdowns". In addition, LI also announced the push plan of commuting NOA, which will push the first batch of 10 cities in September and 100 cities nationwide during the year. (First Electric)
6. Extreme Krypton was approved to go to the NYSE IPO.
The International Cooperation Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the "Notice on the Overseas Listing of Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding Limited", allowing the company to issue no more than 926,074,300 ordinary shares on the new york Stock Exchange. This will be the eighth listed company under Li Shufu, chairman of the holding group. (The other seven companies are Automobile, Polar Star, Yikatong, Qianjiang Motorcycle, Hanma Technology and Technology.) According to public information, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited has invested in Krypton vehicles for several rounds and solved power battery solutions for Krypton. (the first era)
7. Tucki flying car completed its first cross-river flight.
On August 26th, the signing ceremony of the first flight and application scenario exploration of the first flying car across the river in China was held in Changsha. Tucki Huitian Flying Car successfully completed the first cross-river flight from Hexi to Hedong, which took about 4 minutes. Zhao Deli, founder of Tucki Huitian, said that at present, the flying car has a battery life of only 20 kilometers, but the version delivered in mass production in 2025 will have a longer battery life and can meet various needs of users. (First Electric)
8. Open a small order for the new M7 five-seat edition.
AITO’s brand-new product, Aito’s new M7 five-seat version, was officially unveiled and opened for small orders. The pre-sale price started at 258,000 yuan to create the ultimate cost performance, which will be officially released and delivered on September 12. With Huawei’s deep empowerment, the 500 million-heavy upgraded AITO new M7 has more calm and atmospheric design, more spacious and changeable space, more comprehensive active and passive safety, more comfortable driving performance, and smarter intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving experience. Yu Chengdong said: The overall upgrade investment of AITO new M7 has exceeded 500 million. (First Electric)
9. The HarmonyOS version was officially listed.
Aouita 11 HarmonyOS Edition was officially listed at Chengdu Auto Show. The new car has launched a total of four models with a price range of 300,000-390,000 yuan, and comes standard with HI Huawei’s full-stack smart car solution. As a brand-new model, Aouita 11 HarmonyOS Edition has two smart trump cards, the deeply customized HarmonyOS cockpit and Huawei’s advanced intelligent driving system ADS 2.0, which bring a more sporty appearance, more luxurious interior and stronger battery life. The first electric live video explores the "smart beauty" posture of Aouita 11 HarmonyOS Edition and makes a detailed interpretation. (First Electric)
10、Detonating Chengdu Auto Show
Xinlantu FREE, which attracted much attention because it was equipped with Apollo pilot-assisted intelligent driving system, detonated the market as soon as it was launched. At Chengdu Auto Show, Xinlantu FREE was favored for its intelligence and cost performance of 266,900 yuan. Xinlantu Free pilot-assisted intelligent driving can realize the functions of efficient lane change, automatic identification of ramp entry and exit, vehicle avoidance and so on, and also provides a solution for accurate intelligent parking. The parking time is less than 45 seconds, and the success rate can reach over 99%. (First Electric)
11. Nezha Auto established a parts company.
A few days ago, Nezha Automobile announced the establishment of a parts company-Haozhi Technology. Nezha Auto plans to build Haozhi Technology into a completely independent third-party company. The relevant person in charge of Haozhi Technology said: "Our goal is to build Haozhi Technology into a world-class parts supplier like Bosch." According to the plan, Haozhi Technology will use about 3 years to achieve basic profit. (First Electric)
12. The first show of Extreme Yue 01 Chengdu Auto Show
Ji Yue, a high-end intelligent automobile robot brand reincarnated from Ji Du, officially appeared at Chengdu Auto Show, and Ji Yue 01 opened the all-round experience of "8 times computing power AI intelligent cabin" for the first time. The speed of off-line speech recognition in the whole region is as fast as 500ms, even in "weak network" and "disconnected network" scenes, it can communicate naturally. Geely Holding Group, based on the vast architecture of the world’s leading SEA, deeply integrates automotive intelligence and networking technology, and is responsible for manufacturing intelligent leading automotive robots. Baidu Group will continue to fully empower itself with the most advanced AI technology capabilities such as intelligent cockpit, intelligent driving and ERNIE Bot. (First Electric)
Tesla Cybertruck is being tested in Iceland.
Recently, an overseas social platform broke the news that Tesla’s pickup truck Cybertruck is currently conducting a road test on a glacier in Iceland, and foreign media Visir believes that in addition to the road test, the relevant Tesla team is still shooting relevant advertising posters. Earlier, it was said that Tesla Cybertruck will start delivery at the end of September this year. Recently, a large number of netizens witnessed the appearance of Tesla Cybertruck truck in Gigafactory, Texas, USA. Tesla is conducting a crash test on the new car to meet the approval of relevant regulatory authorities, so this model is expected to be delivered as scheduled. However, Tesla has not yet determined the final configuration and price of the pure electric pickup. (First Electric)
14. Xiaomi Q2 released its financial report and invested 1.4 billion in building cars.
On August 29th, Xiaomi’s Q2 financial report for 2023 was released. The financial report shows that Xiaomi Group’s Q2 revenue in 2023 was 67.4 billion yuan, and its adjusted net profit was 5.1 billion yuan. Lei Jun said in Weibo that in Q2, innovative businesses such as smart electric vehicles invested 1.4 billion yuan, and the target of mass production in the first half of 2024 remained unchanged. As for the "4.8 billion Indian funds", Xiaomi said that it was only frozen, not confiscated, and it was still being resolved through legal proceedings. In addition, R&D expenditure in this quarter was 4.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21%, and R&D personnel accounted for 52%. (First Electric)
15. The cash flow of the mid-year financial report of automobile disclosure turned positive for the first time.
Zero-run car disclosed the 2023 interim report. The financial report shows that the zero-running car achieved an operating income of 5.813 billion yuan in the first half of 2023, a year-on-year increase of 14%, a record high in the same period; The gross profit was -5.9%, which continued to improve from the same period last month. R&D investment increased by over 50% year-on-year, and operating cash flow turned positive for the first time. Jing Hua, secretary of the board of directors of Zero Run Automobile, said that the first model C11 extended range was launched on March 1, and the revenue in the first half of the year increased year-on-year, thanks to the increase in the delivery ratio of high-priced models C11 and C01. At present, the average bicycle price of zero-running cars has reached 130,000 yuan. (First Electric)
16. Zhijie S7 released and started the subscription simultaneously at the end of September.
Luxeed, as the first pure electric smart coupe with HarmonyOS 4, announced that S7 of pure electric large and medium-sized coupe smart community plans to release and simultaneously open small orders at the end of September, and open large orders in mid-October. The exhibition car will enter the store on October 20 and will be delivered on November 17. This expectation of Huawei and cooperation has finally begun to lift the veil. Earlier, when describing this car, Huawei Yu Chengdong said that it used subversive design language and brought a coupe experience that broke through imagination. (First Electric)
17. Upgrade OTA by more than 30 items.
On August 29th, Xpeng Motors announced that its P7 model ushered in OTA upgrade. As of August 2023, Tucki P7 has pushed OTA 24 times. More than 150 new functions and more than 240 optimized functions have been added. According to the official introduction of Tucki, the OTA upgrade includes three modules: intelligent interaction, intelligent parking and intelligent assisted driving, with more than 30 upgrade functions. Tucki P7 is positioned as a medium-sized pure electric car, which was officially launched in April 2020. On March 23, 2022, Tucki P7 ushered in the production line of the 100,000th car. (First Electric)
18. Ideal L9 completes the delivery of the 100th user.
On August 30th, the six flagships of the family, Ideal L9, celebrated the first anniversary of delivery, and successfully completed the delivery of the 100th user on the same day. As the six flagship models of the brand, Ideal L9 was officially delivered on August 30th, 2022, and then in September, it became the first China brand model with over 400,000 vehicles delivered in a single month. At the same time, the positive market performance also made Ideal L9 top the list of new energy sales of more than 400,000 yuan for many times. According to the official disclosure of Ideal, up to now, Ideal L9 has been the sales champion of large SUV in China for 11 consecutive months.
19. Ideally, the maximum time-limited insurance is 10,000 yuan.
In order to celebrate the first anniversary of the delivery of the ideal L series, the cumulative number of vehicles exceeded 250,000, and LI introduced time-limited insurance subsidies. From August 30 (inclusive) to September 30 (inclusive), you can enjoy an insurance subsidy of 10,000 yuan if you newly order any model of L series and purchase auto insurance through cooperative insurance institutions. (First Electric)
20. Weilai Block 3000 went online.
Weilai officially disclosed at the Q2 financial report communication meeting that the 3000th charging station was launched, located in Hengrui Hotel, Fengzhen Town, Wulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. At present, Weilai has provided users with more than 25 million charging services. Weilai has built the largest number of automobile brands in China market at present. Weilai officials say that its 3,000 charging stations cover 307 cities in China, from Fuyuan in the east to Kashgar in the west, Mohe in the north and Sansha in the south. (First Electric)
21. Zero Run will release its globalization strategy in Munich.
On August 30th, Zero Run Auto officially announced that it would release its globalization strategy at the Munich Motor Show, which opened on September 4th, and its first global model would also be launched simultaneously. The new car is positioned as a medium and large SUV, with the internal code B11, which will provide both pure electric power and extended range power.
Zero-run car will launch LEAP3.0 architecture during Munich Auto Show, which is based on the central integrated electronic and electrical architecture, covering many core sections such as vehicle architecture, intelligence, intelligent electric drive, intelligent cockpit, intelligent driving, etc., and meeting the application of all zero-run cars with various solutions. (First Electric)
22, Tucki MPV X9 road test camouflage spy photos exposure
On August 30th, Xpeng Motors’s brand-new X9 road test camouflage spy photos were exposed, and the new car is expected to be launched in the fourth quarter. At present, the power information of MPV models in Tucki has not been released by the government. It is expected to be equipped with the latest automatic assisted driving technology in Xpeng Motors-XnGP, and an 800V high-voltage fast charging platform to realize rapid energy replenishment. But in terms of appearance, it is simple and very sporty. (First Electric)
