Hot search for ideal rims L8 and L7 released BYD models sold in Europe for 500,000 yuan.
It is the Golden Week of November, and there must be many people who will choose cars. Among them, there should be friends who go to BYD’s 4S shop. But when you know that BYD models mainly within 200,000 in China have sold more than 70,000 euros in Europe, do you dare to believe this is true? BYD seems to have a well-thought-out plan for choosing the most challenging battlefield in Europe. L7 was officially released, and since then, a product camp of "high and low collocation, not tired of work" has been formed, bringing more choices to consumers. But the appearance of these three models is too similar. Can you tell the difference between them? At the same time, another domestic brand, Geely, has also officially invested in Aston Martin, a traditional luxury sports car. Perhaps more passionate racing technology will be introduced into Geely cars in the future. Let’s wait and see to review the hot topics in Weibo last week.
I. Release of Ideal L8 and L7
Reading volume: 8.9 million
Event Review: After that, the ideal L8 finally came! Ideal L8 is a replacement model of Li ONE, with a small increase in size. It adopts a six-seat layout and continues to maintain the positioning of medium and large SUVs in Li ONE. The price is still 359,800-399,800 yuan. The whole system comes standard with four-wheel drive, magic carpet air suspension, 7.3.4 Dolby panoramic audio and video, front four-screen interactive system and NOA navigation and driving assistance system.
At the ideal L8 conference, Li Xiang said that on this special day, there must be One More Thing, that is, L7 will be listed soon, L7 Pro will cost 339, 800 yuan, L7 Max will cost 379, and 800 yuan.
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Comments: The ideal L8 new car has a body size of 5080×1995×1800mm and a wheelbase of 3 meters, reaching 3005 mm. It is positioned in a medium and large SUV, and its price is controlled within 400,000 yuan. In terms of product strength, Ideal L8 has introduced two versions of Ideal L8 Pro and Ideal L8 Max, and there are many high-level configurations worth looking forward to, such as the brand-new four-wheel drive extended-range electric drive system and air suspension, Dolby panoramic audio-visual system 7.3.4, front four-screen interactive system with HUD and NOA navigation assistant driving system. These configurations cover performance, assisted driving and intelligent cockpit.
Let’s take a look again. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5050/1995/1750mm and the wheelbase is 3005mm, which is in line with the five-seat layout. In addition, the new car also offers 20-inch and 21-inch rims, and two styles of silver gray and black gray are available.
The ideal L7 Pro is equipped with the ideal AD Pro intelligent assisted driving system, which finally reaches 128TOPS；. The ideal L7 Max is equipped with the ideal AD Max intelligent assisted driving system. It is equipped with dual NVIDIA Orin-X computing chips, which can efficiently process the fusion signals of high-definition camera, laser radar, millimeter-wave radar and ultrasonic sensor, and finally reach 508TOPS.
In Li Xiang’s own words, if L9 is compared to iphone 14 pro max, then L8 is iphone 14 pro, and L7 can be regarded as iphone 14. His metaphor is very apt, and it also shows that the ideal models are very interested in intelligent performance and longer cruising range.
However, some people pointed out directly that these three cars are too close in appearance. I’m afraid this is also the three similar models that can be found in the same brand at present. Driving on the road, it is estimated that even the owner himself may not be able to distinguish the differences between them.
But in fact, the ideal approach is very targeted, covering different fields from high to low, and the price is further explored. Like a chain, it is closely linked. According to the previous delivery of L9, L8 and L7 should not be too bad, so the pressure on other brands can be imagined.
Second, Geely Automobile shares in Aston Martin.
Reading volume: 95 million
Event Review: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., the largest private automobile enterprise group in China, announced that it has completed the acquisition of 7.60% of the shares of British ultra-luxury performance brand aston martin Lagunda International Holdings.
Li Donghui, CEO of Geely Holding Group, said: "We are very happy to officially become an investor in aston martin. Geely Holding has rich experience in supporting the transformation of shareholding enterprises, as well as deep technical accumulation in the fields of super electric and intelligent networking, which will help aston martin achieve greater success in the future. Looking forward to discussing opportunities for cooperation with aston martin, aston martin will continue to adhere to its development strategy and strive to achieve long-term sustainable growth and enhance profitability. "
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Comments: On the road of "Buy in buy buy", Geely didn’t let Chinese down. After so many years of mergers and acquisitions at home and abroad, Geely Holding has now formed nearly 10 brand matrices, including Geely Automobile, Link, Volvo, Krypton, London Taxi (British Manganese Copper), Proton and Lotus (Lotus), Taili Flying Car, smart Elf and Renault Korea, covering low-end brands and luxury brands.
In April this year, Aston Martin announced the Racing Green strategy, indicating that ――Valhalla, the first plug-in hybrid model, will begin delivery in early 2024; And in 2025, the brand’s first pure electric vehicle was launched. The company hopes to complete the electrification transformation by 2030, 95% of its cars will be electrified, and the remaining 5% of internal combustion engine sports cars will be exclusive to the track.
From the background, any brand can’t avoid experiencing electrification reform, especially some old luxury models, and electrification is particularly important for them. On the road of electrification transformation, and in the future market development, there is no doubt that the China market cannot be ignored. In order to get better development in the China market, as well as get more funds and other support, choosing Geely can be regarded as "getting the moon first with the advantage of proximity".
Third, Porsche’s market value exceeds Mercedes-Benz BMW.
Reading volume: 340,000
Event Review: On Thursday, September 29th, local time in Frankfurt, Porsche was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany. This is the largest IPO in Europe in recent ten years and the second largest IPO in German history. The listing price was finally determined to be 82.50 euros per share. The initial price of Porsche was 84 euros per share. At present, its share price has risen slightly, and its market value now exceeds 75 billion euros, surpassing BMW and Mercedes-Benz, making it the second largest listed company in Germany after Volkswagen Group.
According to the latest price, the market value of Porsche reached 78.5 billion euros, far exceeding the market values of Mercedes-Benz and BMW, which were 57.5 billion euros and 46.2 billion euros respectively. Among the global automobile manufacturers, Porsche ranks fifth, and the top four manufacturers are Tesla, Toyota, BYD and Volkswagen Group.
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Comments: To be honest, as such a well-known global automobile manufacturer, Porsche has just been listed. Please forgive my ignorance. Among the global car companies, the fifth position is worthy of everyone’s love for Porsche.
According to the prospectus, in the first half of this year, Porsche achieved sales revenue of 17.922 billion euros, an increase of 8% year-on-year; Operating profit was 3.48 billion euros, up 24.64% year-on-year; The profit rate of sales is 19.4%. In 2021, Porsche’s global car sales increased by 11% to 300,000 vehicles, breaking through the 300,000 vehicle mark for the first time. Among them, China is the largest market for Porsche. In 2021, Porsche delivered 96,000 vehicles in China market, up 8% year-on-year.
It is not difficult to see that in the Volkswagen Group, Porsche is still a very "fighting" member. From the perspective of contribution profit and bicycle profit rate, Porsche is a very strong existence, and it is enough to become the "eye of the hand" in the Volkswagen Group. Of course, there is another market that Porsche can’t leave, that is, the China market, or more confidently, the China market has surpassed North America and Europe to become the most important overseas market for Porsche.
With the listing of Porsche, people inside and outside the industry are paying more attention to the future development of Porsche. In this regard, Obermu, Chairman of Porsche Global Executive Board, once said, "The future of Porsche is electrification. By 2025, our goal is that the sales of electrified vehicles will account for about half of the global new car sales, including plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles. By 2030, our goal is that pure electric vehicles will account for more than 80% of new car sales. "
Again, any automobile brand is inevitable in the electrification era. The China market is not only a battleground for global automobile manufacturers, but also hopes to see more outstanding brands of our own, so as to seize the opportunities in the new round of competition.
4. BYD models sell for 500,000 yuan in Europe.
Reading volume: 1.25 million
Event Review: Recently, BYD started pre-sale in Europe and launched three models, which will be sold in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium. It is worth noting that among the three models, two of them cost as much as 72,000 yuan (500,827 yuan) and the other one costs 38,000 yuan (264,105 yuan).
Of course, when China car companies collectively marched into Europe, many people applauded, but at the same time, they also raised some concerns about the prospect of China brand in Europe. First of all, cars made in China will be subject to a 10% tariff if they are exported to the EU. Of course, domestic production in Europe seems to solve this problem. However, when the number of China brand cars on the European roads increases, it is likely to stimulate trade protectionism in EU countries. Unlike Norway, other EU countries have the interests of traditional car companies to protect.
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Comments: We all know that BYD is absolutely leading the way in China this year, but it never occurred to me that in Europe, where cars are based, BYD can also sell his car for 70,000 euros, which is the price of a standard luxury car. BYD is really amazing.
It is reported that the three models of Han EV, Tang and Yuan PLUS will also be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in France in October, and will be delivered in many European countries, including Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and other countries. Before the end of this year, BYD will further explore the French and British markets and provide local consumers with high-quality new energy passenger cars and supporting services.
It is different from BYD’s previous export areas and business, compared with those economically underdeveloped areas and areas with weak industrial base, such as Chile and Mexico in South America and the Philippines in Asia. This time BYD chose Europe, the car center, as the most challenging market. "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, BYD seems to be full of confidence in its technology and excellent product strength."
At present, BYD’s footprint has spread all over more than 70 countries on six continents. Not long ago, BYD just entered the Japanese market. In addition, this time, it entered Europe, challenging the old-timers who were n years earlier than their own "little brother" in the automobile industry, from recruits to "learning tyrants". BYD’s performance is indeed remarkable and admirable.
As mentioned above, the China market is a battleground for all brands, but there are no real luxury brands going abroad from home. Maybe BYD can achieve this goal for us, so let’s wait and see.
V. 2022 Tesla AI Day
Reading volume: 53.49 million
Event Review: On the 2022 Tesla AI Day held on October 1, Beijing time, Tesla’s head Musk said that if robots are ubiquitous in the future, the human economy will develop better, and people can choose to do manual work, but this is not necessary. We can choose more mental work.
In addition, he also showed the scene of working with Tesla robot, which can be made in the factory or watered in the office.
Musk has confirmed that the hands in Tesla AI DAY’s main vision are Tesla robots, and they are real shots, not CG animations.
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Comments: On the first day of the National Day holiday, Tesla came to do things again. On 2022 AI DAY, Tesla can be said to have brought a lot of dry goods, such as Tesla’s "Optimus Prime", but in business, we still pay more attention to the technology related to car driving, which has to be mentioned-"fully automatic driving system (FSD)".
Automatic driving is divided into L0-L5. At present, most of the smart cars and fuel vehicles in China are equipped with L2-level driving assistance, which is far from the real automatic and intelligent driving that we often say.
Not to mention L5 level, even reaching L4 level is very difficult. Among the automobile manufacturers, Tesla’s FSD automatic driving assistance system has reached the second level, and some functions have reached the third level. In August this year, Tesla began to push the latest beta software FSD Beta 10.69 to car owners.
Up to now, 160,000 users around the world have joined the FSD Beta project, which is an 80-fold increase compared with 2021. Up to now, Tesla has trained 75,000 models, and one model can be trained every 8 minutes. So far, 35 version updates have been pushed.
To be more specific, in the current version, FSD can fully realize automatic driving to a certain extent, and it will be more reasonable to deal with road conditions and other traffic participants in traffic conditions. Of course, these will benefit from the "automatic driving neural network" that we can’t see.
In terms of data labeling, Tesla has also made some breakthroughs. Now, Tesla said that it has developed an automatic data annotation technology, and is doing data annotation for 500,000 segments every day. Perhaps soon, more perfect driver assistance functions can be assembled on Tesla’s models, which may be the reason why many young people are very persistent about Tesla.