Machinery Weekly丨Volkswagen may cancel the electric vehicle business unit, Husiwana Black Sword update, Zotye New Energy bankruptcy liquidation

6.221 Dakar Rally will continue

7. The Japanese government will ban the sale of fuel vehicles

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in the mid-2030s. Volkswagen may cancel the electric vehicle division

. According to the German Business Daily, Volkswagen Group Director, Volkswagen Thomas Ulbrich, the head of the brand's electric vehicle department, has already resigned, and the reason for his resignation is that he is incompatible with Volkswagen Group CEO Diss. It is reported that the Volkswagen Group has been trying to retain him, and even persuaded him to work in a joint venture company in China, but Thomas Ulbrich refused.

After Thomas Ulbrich leaves, the electric vehicle department he previously led will also be "banned." The department was established in February 2018. Its main task is to supervise the electrification transformation of popular brands and participate in the development of the MEB platform. After Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 were successively listed/released, electric vehicle related business has become the daily work of the Volkswagen brand, and there is no need to establish a separate business unit for management. The popular brand newsman said that the related work of this department will be taken over by other departments within the brand.

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Huswana Black Sword series update

This week, foreign media took Huswana’s new Svartpilen 401 spy photos. Due to the coexistence of strength and beauty, it has been very popular since its launch. The new version of this spy photo is not much different from the current model, and it still uses the KTM 390 DUKE engine on the same platform.

This new appearance change only sees the rear seat armrests and taillights. It is guessed that the new paint will be adopted. Whether the internal power information and hardware have been changed, we have to wait for official specific news.

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Zotye New Energy formally ruled on bankruptcy and liquidation

December 2 *ST Zotye officially issued an announcement stating that Zotye Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") recently received Zhejiang Yongkang People's Court (hereinafter referred to as the "Yongkang Court") The "Civil Ruling" ([2020] Zhejiang 0784 Po No. 20) was issued, and it was learned that the company's wholly-owned secondary subsidiary Zhongtai New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongtai New Energy") was unable to repay the due claims by creditors , On the ground that the assets were not enough to pay off all debts, he was filed for bankruptcy liquidation. The relevant information is now announced as follows:

Zotye Automobile’s 2019 financial report shows that during the reporting period, its operating income was 2.986 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 79.78%; net profit was a loss of 11.19 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 14.998%. Regarding the 2019 financial report of Zotye Auto, the auditing Tianzhi International Accounting Firm (Special General Partnership) stated in the audit report that it "cannot express an opinion." Based on this audit opinion, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange has implemented a “delisting risk warning” for Zhongtai stock trading. Its stock abbreviation has been changed from “Zhongtai Auto” to “*ST Zhongtai” on June 24. If the 2020 financial report fails to pass the audit of the company’s Audit, Zotye will be suspended from listing.

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Chunfeng 800ADV real car photos exposed

This week, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology finally entered the Chunfeng 800 ADV information and made it public.A non-disguised photo of this car. The overall appearance of

is not much different from that of the previous spy photos. The Chunfeng 800 ADV after removing the camouflage is very futuristic, and the overall momentum is stronger than many imported brands. It can also be seen in the picture that the original parts of the new car include bumpers, fog lights, three-box brackets, engine bottom guards, etc., but these configurations may not be standard.

In addition to the actual car pictures, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also announced other parameters. It is speculated that the new car will be released in two models. The wheels are divided into different styles but the same size.

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Tesla charging piles may be opened to other car brands

Recently, Tesla Global Vice President Tao Lin said in an event that at present Tesla charging piles can only charge Tesla’s own cars, and in the future Tesla does not rule out the possibility of opening the charging pile to other brands of electric vehicles.

However, Tao Lin did not disclose the specific time of opening, because the current construction of Tesla charging piles is still working hard to meet the charging needs of Tesla cars. In addition, Tao Lin also pointed out that the prerequisite for opening up charging piles is that cars using Tesla charging piles must pass Tesla's technical verification to ensure safety and charging experience.

On November 30th, Tesla said its 500th supercharger station in mainland China went online in Shanghai. According to official data, as of December last year, Tesla has built a total of 300 superchargers in more than 5 years, and since December last year, Tesla has built 200 superchargers in nearly a year .

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The 2021 Dakar Rally will continue.

Due to the global epidemic, many international motorcycle races have been cancelled, which has always been the most dangerous event. Dakar announced this week that next year's game will continue, as needlessly difficult as the heroes on the field.

Because of the prevention and control of the epidemic in South American countries, the 2021 Dakar Rally can only be held in Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East is likely to be the main battlefield in Dakar in the next four years.

The 2021 Dakar Rally will start on January 3, local time, with a total mileage of more than 7,500 kilometers. The race is divided into 12 stages in 13 days, with the longest stage exceeding 810 kilometers.

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The Japanese government will ban the sale of fuel vehicles in the mid-2030s. According to overseas media reports, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan has initiated adjustments to stop selling gasoline vehicles in Japan in the mid-2030s. In the future, all new car sales in Japan will be changed to Hybrid models and pure electric models.

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is expected to announce the above-mentioned policy after a meeting with stakeholders in the automotive industry on December 10. The meeting will discuss specific topics such as stopping the sale of new gasoline vehicles and formulating a framework for the popularization of hybrid and pure electric vehicles.

It is reported that the Japanese government has set a goal to reduce the proportion of gasoline vehicles in new car sales to 30% to 50% within 30 years, but it has not yet stated when sales will be banned. This series of measures are all aimed at achieving the government goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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