[BYD battery production base is located in Bengbu, Anhui] the first phase of the project invests about 3 billion yuan and produces 10GWh power batteries annually, and plans to start construction this year. The first and second phases of the project are all expected to have an annual output value of more than 10 billion yuan after delivery.
[Weimar and Enel X sign strategic cooperation agreement for export to Southeast Asia in the first quarter of next year] on December 22, Weimar announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Enel X, an enterprise owned by Italian state electricity company (Enel). Weima Automobile will rely on the network layout of Enel X covering more than 80 countries and regions around the world to promote the export of intelligent electric vehicles and related business. The first stop will be in Southeast Asia in the first quarter of 2021.
[Apple plans to produce passenger cars or self-developed breakthrough battery technology in 2024] at the heart of Apple's strategy is a new battery design that can "completely" reduce battery costs and increase vehicle mileage, according to people familiar with the matter.
[SAIC GM Wuling promotes "made in China" overseas market] recently, SAIC GM Wuling Global car Baojun 530 first batch of vehicles exported to Mexico are offline at Baojun base, and these products will be shipped through Guangzhou Port. This is also the first time that Baojun 530, a global car, has been exported to Mexico. At the same time, with the continued hot sales of the global car Baojun 510 in Chile, SAIC GM Wuling global car products are working together to compete in overseas markets, constantly speeding up the pace of Chinese manufacturing going abroad.
[South Korea accelerates the layout of the "future car" industry] South Korea has put forward a "detailed strategy for the future car new policy" to speed up the layout of the new energy vehicle industry. According to the plan, electric cars and hydrogen-powered cars will take the lead. In the future, South Korea should make full use of idle land, increase relevant government subsidies, further increase the number of charging piles, and at the same time promote related technologies and products to go abroad. Although demand for cars in overseas markets has shrunk as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, sales of Hyundai's hydrogen-powered NEXO are still up in overseas markets from January to September. According to the plan, South Korea will strive to popularize 1.13 million electric vehicles and 200000 hydrogen-powered vehicles in China by 2025, while vigorously promoting relevant South Korean car companies to enter the North American, European and East Asian markets.
[Daimler may list its truck division independently by the end of next year] German car giant Daimler is preparing to list its truck division as early as the end of 2021, according to people familiar with the matter. The source added that the employment contract of Martin Daum, the current head of the truck division, could be extended three years ahead of schedule as part of the truck division's listing plan.
