[9.16 Lithium Express] the added value of the automobile manufacturing industry increased by 14.8% in August compared with the same period last year * Xi'an plans to gradually relax automobile traffic restrictions.

Published: Sep 16, 2020 14:23 (GMT+8)

 

[China Automobile Association: the added value of the automobile manufacturing industry increased 14.8% in August compared with the same period last year] on September 16, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said that data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that automobile production and sales increased steadily in August this year. The added value of the automobile industry still maintained a momentum of rapid growth compared with the same period last year. In August, the added value of the automobile manufacturing industry increased by 14.8 percent over the same period last year, which was 9.2 percentage points higher than that of industrial enterprises above the national scale in the same period, and continued to be the main driving force for industrial growth. From January to August, the added value of the automobile manufacturing industry increased by 2.8 percent over the same period last year, 1.7 percentage points higher than that of January-July, and 2.4 percentage points higher than the added value of large-scale industrial enterprises nationwide in the same period.

[Xi'an plans to gradually relax vehicle traffic restrictions and is soliciting opinions] recently, the Xi'an Municipal Bureau of Commerce drafted the "Xi'an implementation rules on promoting Market consumption to actively deal with the impact of COVID-19 's epidemic situation (draft for soliciting opinions)" to solicit opinions from the public. It is proposed to extend the policy of subsidies for the purchase of new energy vehicles and exemption from purchase tax until the end of 2022, increase the replacement of new energy buses, and abolish the policy of restricting the relocation of second-hand vehicles. At the same time, relax the vehicle traffic restrictions, in the case of the implementation of the sixth national emissions, gradually reduce the number of urban vehicle traffic restrictions, and implement traffic restrictions in different periods and regions. In addition, it also includes encouraging new models of automobile sales and strengthening financial support for automobile consumption.

[Sichuan: more than 200000 charging piles for new energy vehicles built in 3 years] A few days ago, the General Office of the Sichuan Provincial people's Government issued the Sichuan Provincial Action Plan for accelerating the Construction of New Infrastructure (2020-2022) (hereinafter referred to as "the plan"). It is clearly proposed to "speed up the construction of a new infrastructure system for the future". Among them, increasing the construction of new energy vehicle charging piles and carrying out vehicle-road coordination pilot demonstration are also mentioned. Sichuan may further speed up in new energy vehicles and intelligent network connection. "View details

 

[BMW's fifth-generation eDrive battery pack goes into production in Shenyang] with the debut of BMW's first special-purpose electric vehicle, the iX3, in China on Sept. 13, the official pre-sale price is 47-510000 yuan, which officially kicked off the global offensive of BMW pure electric vehicles. BMW also took the opportunity to announce that the fifth-generation eDrive battery module and battery pack of the Chinese joint venture brilliance BMW have been put into production and are the first to be used in iX3.

[pre-sale 118800 BYD Song PLUS listed today] BYD Song PLUS family will be listed today. Prior to this, the fuel version of the model has been opened for pre-sale, the pre-price range of 118800-146800 yuan. The new car uses the design language of the BYD family Dragon Face 2.0. the overall shape of the Dragon Claw headlights is flat and narrow, which is very recognizable when lit. On the power side, BYD Song PLUS will provide a variety of power systems for fuel version, plug-in version and pure electric version.

[FAW-Volkswagen flagship SUV: or named Talagon is bigger than Tuen] Sept. 16, according to car blogger @ Aoyama XXX, FAW-Volkswagen's new medium and large SUV SMV may be named Talagon, and its Chinese name may be Tanlang and Tanlu. The new car is SAIC-Volkswagen Tuang's sister product and FAW-Volkswagen's future flagship SUV model, which is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of this year.

[car tax rate is too high Toyota suspends expansion in India] because of India's high tax system, Toyota will not expand further in India, which is a blow to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Narendra Modi). At present, Modi is trying to attract global companies to invest in India in order to combat the serious economic difficulties caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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