[4.23 Lithium Express] three departments: exemption from purchase tax on New Energy vehicles in the next two years * Guoxuan Hi-Tech: no agreement has yet been reached with Volkswagen

Published: Apr 23, 2020 09:45

[three departments: new energy vehicles will be exempted from purchase tax in the next two years] on April 22, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued a notice on the relevant policies on exempting New Energy vehicles from vehicle purchase tax. From January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, new energy vehicles purchased are exempted from vehicle purchase tax.

[Guoxuan Hi-Tech responded to rumors of Volkswagen's 5.2 billion yuan stake: no agreement has yet been reached] on the evening of April 22, in response to the news that "Volkswagen Group 5.2 billion will take a stake in Guoxuan Hi-Tech," Guoxuan Hi-Tech issued a notice saying: it is still discussing with Volkswagen on possible strategic cooperation in technology, products, capital, and other aspects in the future. And no agreement has been reached on specific aspects such as the specific mode, content and price of cooperation, let alone any substantive and binding agreement, commitment or other arrangement on the relevant matters of cooperation.

[Hainan Province will continue to accelerate the Promotion of Clean Energy vehicles in the Field of Transportation] in order to implement the 2020 action plan for the promotion of clean energy vehicles in Hainan Province, the Department recently issued a work circular, the competent departments of transportation in cities and counties (districts) are required to continue to do a good job in the annual promotion and application of clean energy vehicles in the field of transportation, speed up the promotion of clean energy for vehicles in the field of transportation, and advocate green travel. According to the notice, 100% of the new and replaced buses, parade taxis and online booking taxis in Hainan Province in 2020 will use clean energy vehicles, and the proportion of new and replaced buses with new energy vehicles will not be less than 90%; 100% of the new and replaced time-sharing rental cars will use new energy vehicles; and the proportion of new and replaced tourist buses and buses using clean energy vehicles will not be less than 20%.

A few days ago, Zhongke Electric released its 2019 annual report, according to which the company realized 929 million yuan in operating income, an increase of 50.02 percent over the same period last year, and realized a net profit of 151 million yuan for shareholders of listed companies, an increase of 15.99 percent over the same period last year. During the reporting period, Zhongke Electric adhered to the double main business of "lithium electric negative electrode + magnetoelectric equipment". Among them, the lithium negative electrode business scale continues to expand, has become the company's operating income, profit of the main source and the primary growth point. In 2019, the operating income of lithium electric materials of Zhongke Electric was 719 million yuan, an increase of 70.03% over the same period last year, and the gross profit margin was 37.87%, an increase of 3.31% over the same period last year.

[Jian Rui Woneng restructuring storm Changde ZTE 355 million yuan funds have not yet arrived] on April 21, JRW received a regulatory letter from the gem management department. As JRW restructuring investors failed to pay the remaining restructuring investment of 355 million yuan to the manager before the agreed March 31, the supplementary agreement agreed to postpone the payment period to no later than April 30, 2020. So far, no progress has been made on the above matters, and the gem Management Department has expressed concern about this matter. The company issued a suggestive announcement on the risk of suspension and termination of the listing of the stock, indicating that because the remaining 355 million yuan of restructuring investment is used for the day-to-day operation and resumption of production of the company, if Changde ZTE and its designated investors are still unable to pay the remaining restructuring investment before April 30, 2020, it will have a significant impact on the subsequent continuing operation of the company. In turn, it affects the audit opinion of the accountant on the company's 2019 annual report, and also affects the risk that the company may suspend or terminate the listing.

[Ningde Times teamed up with the new company] on April 20, Xinneng easy Special (Yangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. was established, the company has a registered capital of 100 million yuan, the company's business scope includes battery manufacturing; battery sales; intelligent power transmission and distribution and control equipment sales; intelligent control system integration; power industry high-efficiency energy-saving technology research and development; emerging energy technology research and development. Tianyan check shareholder information shows that Xinneng easy Special (Yangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. has two major shareholders, respectively, easy special and Ningde era.

[domestic Model 3 will drop to 180000 yuan in the near future? Tesla called it a "joke"] are Tesla's domestic models really going to cut prices? In response to previous rumors that the price of Tesla domestic cars will be reduced, Tesla Chinese insiders said on April 21 that there are no plans to reduce the price to 220000 yuan, as for 180000 yuan is a "joke", Tesla domestic models will maintain the current price system in the near future. However, industry authorities point out that as the localization of Tesla's domestic parts rises to 70% to 100% in the middle of this year, there is room for at least 50, 000 yuan in price cuts.

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