Text | Niu Dao Finance Jiang Tong

With the success of Company No.9, Gao Lufeng entered the Red Sea of electric bicycles.

The electric bicycle industry is extremely involuted, which goes deep into villages and towns in China. It is not easy to get out of many enterprises, and the secret of the success of Company No.9 is the differentiated high-end.

Not long ago, Company No.9 held a new product launch conference. Gao Lufeng, founder and chairman of No.9 Company, said, "Based on our scientific and technological innovation and market insight, we hope to make the blue ocean bigger and the red sea blue, and win-win with the market and users."

In the eyes of the public, Company No.9, which firmly occupies the high-end market of electric vehicles, seems to be the most promising king to subvert the electric vehicle market.

However, if a fish knows how to drink cold and warm, it will become a high-end company, and at the same time, Company No.9 can’t escape the niche.

For a long time, the sales volume of No.9 electric vehicle is not at the same level as that of Yadea and Emma.

According to Sina Finance, in 2022, the total annual sales volume of electric scooters and electric bicycles in Yadea was 14.01 million, while the annual sales volume of Emma’s electric bicycles and electric two-wheeled motorcycles was 10.51 million. According to the annual report of No.9 Company, as of March 2023, the cumulative domestic shipment of No.9 electric vehicles was 1.5 million.

With such a big sales gap, can Company No.9 really rely on hard-core technology to achieve counterattack?

Relying on science and technology, Company No.9 is firmly in the high-end market.

In 2012, Gao Lufeng and Wang Ye jointly founded Company No.9, mainly involved in the field of short-distance transportation.

Different from ordinary entrepreneurs, Gao Lufeng, who graduated from Beihang University majoring in aircraft manufacturing, has been focusing on science and technology and innovation since the beginning of his business.

Gao Lufeng once said: "The company’s performance growth is mainly based on continuous innovation, constantly improving the scientific and technological content of products and enabling products to land."

At that time, Company No.9 successfully earned the first bucket of gold by relying on the first generation of intelligent balance cars with self-balance status.

Around 2013, with the rapid growth of mobile phone business, Xiaomi announced the "Xiaomi Ecological Chain" plan, and prepared to invest in 100 AIoT enterprises in the next five years.

Gao Lufeng was keenly aware that this was an opportunity for the rise of Company No.9, so he reached a cooperation with Xiaomi Company. In 2014, with advanced science and technology, Company No.9 became a member of Xiaomi’s ecological chain, and received A-round investment of more than 80 million US dollars from stars such as Xiaomi, Sequoia and Shunwei.

Facts have proved that Gao Lufeng’s choice is very correct, and cooperation with Xiaomi has indeed laid the foundation for the future development of No.9 company.

On October 19, 2015, with the official appearance of the No.9 balance car at the Xiaomi conference, Lei Jun also announced that it would be sold in Xiaomi omni-channel, and the No.9 balance car quickly became popular in the market and instantly became a phenomenal explosion product.

At the same time, in order to improve the technical core strength of No.9 Company, in 2015, No.9 Company successfully acquired Segway, the originator of the world balance car. After the completion of the acquisition, Company No.9 not only owns more than 400 global industry core patents, but also becomes a global leader in the field of intelligent short-distance transportation.

Since then, with the development strategy change of No.9 Company, the balance car is no longer its core business, but its concept of product strength has not changed.

According to the data of iResearch, one of the important elements that more and more consumers consider when buying a car is intelligent function.

The No.9 electric vehicle has a strong lead over other products in software and intelligent technology. In December 2019, Company No.9 officially released its first intelligent electric two-wheeled vehicle, which not only has a product design with both practicality and recognition, but also brings a subversive riding experience with its technological sense design. Many No.9 users feel that "No.9 is Tesla in the electric vehicle industry", which will be unforgettable once it is used.

With advanced scientific and technological design, the No.9 electric vehicle has quickly occupied the high-end market of smart electric vehicles since its listing.

According to the annual report of No.9 electric vehicle, in 2020, the sales volume of No.9 intelligent two-wheeled electric vehicle will exceed 100,000 in the first year of listing; In 2021, the production and sales volume of No.9 intelligent two-wheeled electric vehicle reached 420,000, with a year-on-year growth rate of 300%; In 2022, the sales volume of No.9 intelligent two-wheeled electric vehicle was 826,000, with a year-on-year growth rate of 96.6%.

According to the data of "White Paper on Two-wheeled Electric Vehicle Industry in China in 2023", Company No.9 has always been the first in the high-end market of two-wheeled electric vehicles by continuously focusing on brand technology innovation. According to the comprehensive sales data of two-wheeled electric vehicles in 2022, among the high-end product lines of more than 5,000 yuan, the sales volume of Company No.9 is in the first position in the industry, among which among the top10 models with sales volume of more than 5,000 yuan, Company No.9 has 8 models on the list.

In October, 2020, Company No.9 was listed in science and technology innovation board, Shanghai Stock Exchange, and successfully completed a gorgeous turn of a startup.

02 high-end positioning, but in the embarrassing position of small profits.

With the rapid development of No.9 company, its revenue level has been rising in recent years.

According to the annual report of Company No.9, in 2020, Company No.9 realized annual revenue of 6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.88%, turning losses into profits for the first time, and the net profit attributable to owners of the parent company was 73.3264 million yuan; In 2021, Company No.9 achieved annual revenue of 9.146 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 52.36%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent company was 411 million yuan; In 2022, the revenue exceeded 10.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%, and the net profit returned to the mother was 451 million yuan.

However, although the operating income statement of Company No.9 is strong, its gross profit margin is not optimistic or even ugly.

According to the financial report of No.9 company, although the company’s operating income has increased year by year and the growth rate is not low, its gross profit margin has been declining all the way.

From 2018 to 2021, its gross profit margin was 28.86%, 27.42%, 27.69% and 23.23% respectively.

Although compared with other two-wheeled electric vehicles, the gross profit margin of No.9 electric vehicle is very considerable, but as a brand focusing on the high-end market, its revenue has increased well, but its gross profit margin has been declining, which is not a good sign.

All along, Company No.9 has been in an awkward position of small profits, which has a great relationship with the deep bundling of Xiaomi Company.

In the early days, relying on the big tree of Xiaomi Group, Company No.9 did not worry about order income even though its wings were not full. In 2017, Xiaomi Group contributed more than 1 billion yuan in orders to Company No.9, accounting for 74% of its total revenue; In 2018, Company No.9 received an order of 2.434 billion yuan from Xiaomi Group.

However, although the income is good, it is difficult for suppliers to obtain high profits because Xiaomi products win with cost performance.

According to the prospectus No.9, the products of Company No.9 are in a state of small profits because Xiaomi products are oriented to cost performance and mainly adopt the profit sharing model. From 2017 to 2019, the gross profit margin of Xiaomi’s products sold by No.9 Company was 22.46%, 20.79% and 15.11% respectively, while the gross profit margin of No.9 Company’s own brand was as high as 42.58%, and the gross profit margin of Xiaomi’s products was significantly lower than that of its own brand products.

In order to increase the gross profit margin, Company No.9 chose to gradually untie Xiaomi Company and reduce the proportion of Xiaomi products in the company’s operating income.

I have to say that this move has indeed improved the gross profit margin of Company No.9.. According to the financial report, in 2022, the gross profit margin of Company No.9 rose to 25.97%, up 2.74 percentage points year-on-year. However, the net interest rate of Company No.9 also dropped to 4.43%, down 0.03 percentage point from the same period of last year.

At the same time, after leaving Xiaomi, the performance growth of Company No.9 is basically at a standstill.

Although the revenue and net profit of Company No.9 in 2022 still showed a double increase trend, compared with 2021, the growth rate of revenue and net profit returned to the mother dropped significantly.

In this regard, Company No.9 explained to the media that due to the epidemic situation, the logistics in some areas was interrupted, which led to the shortage of some important raw materials and parts of the company, resulting in delayed delivery.

However, Zheshang Securities analyzed that there will be some pressure on the short-term income of Company No.9, which is actually related to the decline of Xiaomi channel income.

Obviously, although Company No.9 wants to leave Xiaomi to achieve soaring, it seems that the road ahead is not easy.

03 quality problems are frequent, and the prospect of No.9 is not optimistic.

What’s even more embarrassing is that although Company No.9 relies on powerful intelligent technology to achieve cornering overtaking in the two-wheeled electric vehicle market, its product quality problems are frequent, so it has been criticized by many consumers.

According to Shandong Business Daily, in June 2022, Ms. Liao, who lives in Shantou, Guangdong Province, bought a No.9 n70c electric bicycle worth 3,599 yuan in a local No.9 electric bicycle shop.

Unexpectedly, less than half a year after the purchase, there were various failures. Although several dashboards were replaced, they still failed to solve the problem. There are still system failures such as black screen, Bluetooth unable to connect, and APP showing that the vehicle is offline, but the vehicle has been unable to start and use normally, and it has become an electric brick.

On the black cat complaint platform, there are more than 8,100 complaints about No.9, most of which are about quality problems such as "the battery starved to death", "the intelligent system failed during the warranty period" and "the electric vehicle has great safety hazards".

In addition to frequent quality problems, consumers are also very dissatisfied with the after-sales service of No.9 company.

A consumer said on the black cat complaint platform that his No.9 electric car had 40 batteries left, but it broke down and couldn’t be started at all. After contacting the store, the other party asked him to send it to a 12-kilometer store by himself. After contact, no one handled it, and the store said that only one master could not come to the door. He was very disappointed with the after-sales attitude of Company No.9..

In the sampling inspection of relevant departments, the No.9 electric vehicle also failed many times.

In October 2022, Beijing Fengtai District Market Supervision Administration announced the results of product quality supervision and spot check in 2021, which showed that a No.9 electric bicycle produced by No.9 Technology Co., Ltd. was found to be unqualified, and the items involved were "speed warning sound and short circuit protection".

With more and more consumers complaining about the quality of No.9 electric vehicle after use, it will inevitably bring bad reputation to No.9 company.

Recently, in order to find a new growth curve, Company No.9 began to touch the "other economy", hoping to find a new competitive advantage in the unique consumption field of young women.

However, although this group has great consumption potential, it obviously has higher requirements and pays more attention to consumption quality, experience and service.

If Company No.9 can’t actively improve after-sales service and product quality, then the new growth curve may be just a mirage and may not be realized.

Although the dream of Company No.9 is good and it has advantages in the field of intelligence development, it still needs a lot of efforts to make the blue ocean bigger and the red sea blue.

[Know the way of the car industry] Let’s take stock of what big events happened in the car circle on October 19, 2024.

Automobile Event 1: Guangzhou Automobile Group plans to transfer the equity of BYD joint venture company for 104 million yuan.

On October 18th, Guangzhou Automobile Group announced its plan to publicly list and transfer all its shares in Guangzhou GAC BYD New Energy Bus Co., Ltd., a joint venture with BYD, with a reserve price of about 104 million yuan.

The equity transfer indicates that the cooperation between Guangzhou Automobile Group and BYD in the field of new energy buses is coming to an end.

Guangzhou GAC BYD New Energy Bus Co., Ltd., a joint venture between GAC Group and BYD, has been committed to the research and development and production of new energy buses since its inception. After the completion of the equity transfer, Guangzhou Automobile Group will no longer hold any shares of the company, and BYD has not given up its preemptive right.

Car incident 2: Buick GL8 launched a limited-time discount for business class on land, with 197,900 after the discount.

A few days ago, we learned from Buick officials that it launched preferential activities for its medium and large MPV——GL8 land business class model, with a limited-time preferential price of 19.79-25.09 million yuan. At the same time, the government also introduced a replacement subsidy of up to 30,000 yuan (the national trade-in subsidy is up to 15,000 yuan+the brand replacement subsidy is up to 15,000 yuan) and a variety of flexible financial programs.

Automobile Event 3: "MAEXRTRO Zunjie" will launch the Guangzhou Auto Show and be officially listed in early 2025.

Recently, at the 2024 World Intelligent Networked Automobile Conference, Yu Chengdong, managing director of Huawei, chairman of terminal BG and chairman of smart car solution BU, said that the first model of "MAEXRTRO Zunjie" jointly launched by Huawei and JAC Automobile will make its debut at the 2024 Guangzhou Auto Show, which opened on November 15th. It is expected that the new car will be officially launched before next spring, and its final price will exceed 1 million yuan. In addition, Yu Chengdong also said that in 2025, Huawei will launch ADS4.0 to realize L3-level assisted driving in commercial high-speed and pilot L3-level assisted driving in urban areas.

"Daily Car News", here is the latest car news of the day, please continue to pay attention to "Know the Way of Cars".

　　[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Helicopters hover in the air, police cars whistle to clear the way, and the intersections leading to the EU headquarters and NATO headquarters are covered with roadblocks and heavily guarded. On the morning of the 24th, when the reporter of Global Times in Brussels went to work by subway, he heard many passengers complain: when the President of the United States came, it would be unsafe here. US President Biden, who arrived in Brussels on the evening of 23rd local time, attended three major summits here on 24th, namely, the NATO Special Summit, the Group of Seven (G7) Summit and the EU Summit. The joint statement issued after the NATO summit on 24th threw a "bombshell" at Russia, including continuing to provide military assistance to Ukraine and establishing four new battle groups in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. The statement also put pressure on China by name, demanding that "all countries, including China," "not support Russia’s war efforts in any way, and avoid taking any action that will help Russia evade sanctions.". "The Ukrainian crisis has brought the naive foreign policy of the United States into the spotlight." Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post commented on the 24th that Washington decided to deal with two powerful rivals at the same time. "This is an ominous sign full of danger."

　　"Give us one percent!"

　　"NATO, G7 and the European Union held an unprecedented summit on the same day." At 10 am local time on the 24th, the NATO special summit was held first. According to CNN, Ukrainian President Zelensky delivered a speech at the summit via video link. A senior US official who attended the closed-door summit said that Zelensky did not call for the establishment of a "no-fly zone" as usual or asked NATO to accept Ukraine, but asked the West to provide new security assistance. In his speech, Biden expounded the coordinated western sanctions against Russia and reiterated his strong support for Ukraine. Later, Zelensky called on NATO to "give us one percent of all your fighters" on Facebook. Give us one percent of all your tanks. Give us one percent! "

　　After the meeting, NATO issued a joint statement by NATO heads of state and government in official website, "condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the strongest terms", calling on Putin to immediately stop military operations and withdraw troops from Ukraine, and calling on Belarus to "end its conspiracy". The statement said that Russia’s use of chemical and biological weapons was "unacceptable" and warned that it would "lead to serious consequences". The statement also said that NATO allies will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine in the fields of cyber security and prevention of chemical and biological weapons and nuclear threats.

　　On March 24th, US President Biden and French President Macron took a group photo at the special NATO summit in Brussels.

　　Earlier, Moscow had refuted the suggestion that Russia might "use chemical and biological weapons" in its military operations against Ukraine. On the 22nd, Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov stressed at a press conference that Russia would use nuclear weapons only when "the survival of the country is threatened".

　　The NATO statement also stated that 40,000 soldiers and a large number of air and sea assets have been deployed in the east wing of NATO, and announced the establishment of four new battle groups in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. Germany’s "Focus" magazine said on the 24th that NATO will send another 5,000 soldiers to these four countries. Washington post said that these NATO countries are surrounded by Ukraine and the Black Sea, which is very close to the current military conflict.

　　The statement also called on all countries, including China, "not to support Russia’s war efforts in any way, and to avoid taking any actions that will help Russia evade sanctions", saying that it was "worried about the recent public comments made by China officials". In addition, NATO countries also promised in their statements to substantially increase defense spending.

　　After lunch on the 24th, the G7 held an emergency meeting, focusing on coordinating its position on increasing economic sanctions against Russia. Before the meeting, CNN said that Britain would announce a "new major military support package" for Ukraine at the NATO special summit and the G7 summit. Downing Street said on the 23rd that the aid plan will include 6,000 missiles, including anti-tank and high-explosive weapons, and 25 million pounds of financial support. This will double the "defensive lethal weapons" aid provided by Britain to Ukraine so far. Britain has provided more than 4,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine before, and the British government will also provide bulletproof vests, helmets and combat boots to Ukraine.

　　According to the published schedule, Biden will arrive at the European Council Building at 16: 30 local time on the 24th to attend the EU Summit. He is the first American president to attend the EU summit in person. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, British Prime Minister Johnson and Japanese Prime Minister kishida fumio also flew to Brussels to attend the G7 summit, but they were not invited to attend the EU summit. It is reported that Biden will focus on discussing Europe’s energy strategy with EU leaders, with a view to reaching an agreement to reduce the EU’s "excessive dependence on Russian natural gas" and turn to the United States to buy more liquefied natural gas.

　　At 20: 00 local time on 24th (3: 00 am Beijing time on 25th), Biden plans to hold a press conference at NATO headquarters.

　　Sanctions against Russia will "fall disproportionately on Europe"

　　The "EU News" website commented on the 24th: "Biden’s trip may expose serious differences between the United States and Europe in further imposing energy sanctions on Russia." According to the Financial Times reported on the 24th, Belgian Prime Minister Decroo said on the 23rd that imposing sanctions on Russian energy exports would make the EU "fight a self-war — — This is not the goal. " German Chancellor Angela Scholz also said on 23rd that the immediate reduction of energy imports from Russia would mean that "our country and Europe as a whole are in recession". Reuters said on the 24th that the dollar rose and the euro fell as Biden went to Europe with a plan to further sanction Russia. "Capital seems to be saying that I don’t want to go to Europe", a market analyst told Reuters that the new round of sanctions will hit the West "disproportionately on Europe".

　　Hendrick Voss, an EU defense expert at Ghent University in Belgium, expressed his concern about sanctions to the Global Times reporter on the 24th. "Which sanctions will continue to exist and which will be temporary? What relations with Russia will be terminated? After all, the war will not last forever, and NATO will have to consider what to do after the war. "

　　"Biden arrived in Brussels, but the member States were torn apart about how to deter Russia." Washington post reported on 24th that there were differences between NATO and Washington on how to prevent the Kremlin from escalating its military actions. NATO leaders are discussing whether to let Russia guess what will trigger NATO’s greater military response, or to accurately frame under what circumstances NATO will be involved in the conflict. On the 23rd, Stoltenberg still insisted that NATO should not send troops: "We are determined to make every effort to support Ukraine, but we have the responsibility to ensure that this war will not escalate beyond Ukraine and will not become a conflict between NATO and Russia."

　　Brussels is the first stop of Biden’s trip to Europe. Biden will go to Warsaw on the morning of 25th to emphasize his support for his partners in Eastern Europe. He will meet with Polish President Duda and give a speech to American soldiers stationed in Poland.

　　"Side by side with Europe", German TV 1 said on the 24th that Biden’s attendance at the three summits within 12 hours sent a signal that the United States stood on the side of Europe and tried to maintain the current great unity. However, observers pointed out that this meeting will not make the challenges left by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict disappear. The United States will hold mid-term elections at the end of the year, and Biden’s Democratic Party may lose its majority in Congress. In Europe, countries pay more attention to Ukrainian refugees, lack of energy, soaring prices and other issues. "The West cannot solve various problems brought about by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis alone."

　　There is a "feel good atmosphere" in Washington.

　　According to the Russian News Agency reported on the 24th, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said in an interview with Spanish media that it is increasingly difficult for EU countries to reach an agreement on new sanctions against Russia due to the situation in Ukraine. He also said that Ukrainians are disappointed with NATO.

　　The Wall Street Journal said on the 24th that Biden’s visit came at a time when the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that the relationship between Moscow and Washington was "on the verge of rupture". According to US officials, Biden will announce new sanctions on more than 300 members of the Russian State Duma and more than 40 Russian military enterprises as soon as possible on the 24th. These sanctions will be announced in coordination with EU and G7 members. On 23rd, US Secretary of State Blinken issued a statement saying that the US government officially declared that Russian troops had "committed war crimes" in Ukraine.

　　German "Focus" magazine said on 24th that the G7 meeting will especially warn countries that may try to help Russia evade western sanctions, "You may face sanctions, which is especially applicable to China". Stoltenberg also warned China "not to support the Russian war in Ukraine" on 23rd. He said, "China has provided political support to Russia, including spreading blatant lies and false information."

　　Russia’s Kommersant newspaper said on the 24th that Biden’s trip to Europe will be the most challenging foreign policy task during his stay in the White House, and he will try to maintain his ability to be a leader in the western world. During the three summits, Biden faced an arduous task: convincing his allies that the US strategy towards Ukraine and Russia is "correct", but in fact, American allies have increasingly begun to doubt the route they chose in the Ukrainian conflict. Baczuk, an expert on American issues at the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that while facing increasing risks, the West has yet to find "a way to make Russia change its actions".

　　US Democratic Senator Murphy told the Financial Times on the 24th: "This is not the time for Biden to act hastily." He also said that managing a military conflict is a tricky thing. Hong Kong’s "South China Morning Post" said on the 24th that there was a good feeling in Washington, and they believed that they "could benefit from Putin’s wrong actions". Of course, capital flight to the United States is a common windfall. But what will happen if both Russia and China expose "American bluffing"? In the United States, income inequality, racial tension and political polarization are increasing. Washington has been trying to "postpone the domestic collapse" by showing an aggressive posture in the international arena. Now, the new governments of France and Germany are promoting the "strategic autonomy" of the European continent. Beijing is not prepared to give up Moscow, but Washington has decided to deal with two powerful rivals of China and Russia at the same time. This is an "ominous sign full of danger".

　　[Ren Yan, special correspondent of Global Times in Belgium, Aoki Ren Zhong, special correspondent of Global Times in Germany, Liu Yupeng]

　　The word "volume" is the most distinctive label in today’s automobile industry. At the moment when the automobile market is scrambling to occupy the forefront of the market, the competitive direction of many cars is not only to configure the volume value, but also to be intelligent. However, many domestic new energy vehicles, such as ACC adaptive cruise system, have become standard, and the direction of the next volume of the car company is bound to be some more advanced intelligent driving assistance systems.

　　I, born in the all-electric digital platform, has four technical characteristics, such as high efficiency, high performance, high intelligence and high security. With high intelligence, it also has a high-level intelligent driving assistance system. The biggest difference between it and the general intelligent driving assistance system is that it has added a higher-level integrated adaptive cruise enhanced version and high-speed pilot intelligent driving assistance function, and the more detailed driving assistance action details from point A to point B. What will its performance be like? In the magic mountain city of Chongqing in 8D, let’s experience it.

　　On the deep blue SL03i, how about the hardware of Zhijia?

　　The dark blue SL03i we test-drive is equipped with a variety of sensing components, including 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 6 micro-touch sensors, high-precision satellite system, capacitive touch-sensitive steering wheel sensor, 10 smart cameras with different pixels and different viewing angles inside and outside the car, and a DMS camera. Obviously, this is a low-cost intelligent driving hardware scheme that is not pure vision or laser radar. The cooperation of various sensing components can give full play to their respective advantages and realize 360-degree all-round monitoring.

　　In addition to hardware, the intelligent driving system of Deep Blue SL03i not only provides conventional maps and high-precision maps provided by Gaode, but also has a large-scale data pool. Based on a large number of open road tests, a large number of data accumulation and simulation training, as well as continuous optimization of algorithms and integration of software and hardware, the paper parameters and actual experience of this system can achieve a good result.

　　Deep blue SL03i has both traditional dashboard and AR-HUD. Its imaging size is equivalent to 53 inches, and the information that can be displayed here is very basic but critical. More finely on the central control screen, it shows the surrounding road conditions very accurately. Vehicles, lanes and obstacles will be displayed, all thanks to the capture and identification of the surrounding environment by the on-board hardware system.

　　The car system supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 can provide more critical computing power for intelligent driving. In addition to the highly intelligent IACC-L integrated adaptive cruise enhanced version, it is also equipped with NID pilot intelligent driving assistance system, which is a set of driving assistance system based on navigation path. It relies on high-precision maps to achieve pilot-assisted driving on supported expressways and some urban express sections, and it can achieve pilot-assisted driving from point A to point B on the road, which can achieve more advanced self-driving.

　　Our experience just happened to catch up with Monday, and it was still in the mountain city of Chongqing, which is known as the 8D magic city and may be the most complicated road network in the world. The experience of assisted driving on such complicated and changeable road conditions with dense traffic and frequent road construction is a great test of the intelligent driving skills of Deep Blue SL03i. In fact, except for some high-speed sections, the occasional urban road conditions in Chongqing also intermittently support the coverage of high-precision maps. So what is its actual performance here?

　　Urban Expressway+Expressway Intelligent Driving Experience

　　Under ideal conditions, this intelligent driving system of Deep Blue SL03i can make the vehicle travel from point A to point B automatically according to the route set by navigation. In this process, it can not only overtake the slow-moving vehicle, avoid danger, but also choose a better route independently. The experience is actually very close to automatic driving. However, it should be noted that under the current technical level and the requirements of laws and regulations, all functions are only auxiliary, and the driver can’t be the shopkeeper of cutting.

　　Specific to IACC-L, the operation of activating the system is very simple. When the vehicle drives to a road covered by a map, a steering wheel icon will pop up on the dashboard to remind you that you can turn on the function. After turning on, the vehicle can automatically drive according to the destination set by navigation. In actual use, the IACC-L startup operation of Deep Blue SL03i is quite simple. Like most cars, the system can be successfully activated by continuously dialing the electronic gear twice after being prompted, and the adjustment of the following distance and speed can be completed through the buttons on the left side of the steering wheel.

　　It is worth mentioning that in Chongqing, where traffic jams are frequent, when the driver turns on the function setting of high-speed pilot intelligent driving assistance or integrated adaptive endurance assistance, the gear will be the lowest gear "1st gear", so the following distance will be more in line with the driving habits of actual users. Officials say that the minimum following distance in this state can be controlled at 2m, and it is more difficult to be "jammed" by other vehicles.

　　The area covered by high-precision map on high-speed will display the red stamp of "NID" on the map, and when driving here, the system will automatically switch from IACC-L integrated adaptive cruise enhanced version to NID high-speed navigation assistance. Compared with the integrated adaptive cruise enhanced version, the biggest difference of this high-speed navigation aid is that it can realize automatic ramp up and down and route planning. On the expressway, its function is basically the same as that of automatic driving.

　　This system can automatically realize the self-adaptive cruise with lane centering and intelligent adjustment with the car, and realize automatic or commanded steering and intelligent deceleration by identifying speed limit signs in qualified corners. Its logic of judging and responding to the action of the preceding car is very old for drivers, so you don’t have to worry that any deceleration action of the preceding car will make your car have a huge nervous reaction.

　　Not all traffic participants on the road follow the rules. Facing the sudden sideways situation, the car can always try its best to avoid it at the first time. Deep blue SL03i can comfortably control the vehicle to slow down to a safe speed according to the speed limit signs appearing in tunnels/ramps/bends. Like an old driver, he will try his best to stick to the edge of the lane to make a smart shift, or try his best to brake and slow down, so as to prevent problems to the greatest extent, but he will never use the bypass to avoid obstacles.

　　The timing of intelligent lane change is optional, and it is cautious under standard conditions. When there is no car on the right rear, its lane change action is very textbook, and the timing and speed of lighting, turning and merging are very regular. However, in Chongqing, the car will only change lanes when the rear side is safe and the conditions are met. The threshold is similar to that of drivers who leave the novice period. The game is rather timid. In case of special circumstances, it will make timely corrections during the lane change process, keep a relative distance from the preceding car, and then accelerate the distance after completing the lane change.

　　When the speed of the preceding vehicle is too slow and there is road space on both sides, the system will judge the traffic situation and decide whether to change lanes and overtake. It is also optional. Under normal circumstances, its automatic lane change does not require a long safety margin, and the requirements for the distance between the front and rear vehicles on both sides of the lane are not great. The decision logic of the system is very human, and the timing is very human, and there will be no problem of frequent and urgent lane change.

　　Occasionally, on particularly congested roads, the logic of the system actually puts safety first. In the face of crowded congested roads and other vehicle drivers without zipper traffic habits, the system will occasionally appear indecisive, and the response of the system will appear a little twitchy. When the car is implemented, there will be a big swing or pitching action, but even the old driver will not be able to handle this scene well.

　　The system is also skilled in the choice of roads in and out of the ramp. According to the map and congestion, it will change to the exit lane in advance. When passing through the ramp, the overall response of the car is very decisive, and the speed will also drop to a reasonable range. The overall performance is very sophisticated, and it gives you enough confidence. You don’t have to worry about the problem that the curve with large curvature can’t turn around or snake back and forth in the lane to correct the driving direction.

　　In the case that the continuous off-ramp intersection may be missed continuously, deep blue SL03i can accurately judge the congestion intention of other cars, and can choose to slow down and yield independently on the premise of safety. Deep blue SL03i can monitor and predict the behavior of surrounding vehicles in real time during the process of traffic jam and the import and export of the intersection ramp, and always merge the vehicles as safely as possible until you are reminded that you must take over manually.

　　When passing through some ramps with narrow radians, the dark blue SL03i can also drive in and out very calmly, and the steering wheel turns silky all the time, and there is almost no line pressing, and the whole acceleration and deceleration are controlled properly, so as to avoid the uncomfortable feeling of the drivers and passengers pitching back and forth and swinging left and right, and bring users a smooth and stable driving experience.

　　The high-speed navigation system is based on the coverage of high-precision maps and services, and in areas not covered by high-precision maps, the system will automatically downgrade to the mode of integrated adaptive cruise enhanced version and remind drivers to be alert to safety, and then the integrated adaptive cruise enhanced version will automatically upgrade to high-speed navigation assistance as long as it drives into the road section with high-precision maps that meet the service coverage again.

　　Summary:For today’s experience, most of the time we experience is on the expressway or expressway in Chongqing. Although it seems simple, considering the complexity of Chongqing’s own traffic, it is really not a simple thing to handle such a scene well. The deep blue SL03i does ensure both safety and traffic efficiency in most of the time, which is quite surprising.

　　What needs to be considered is that, judging from this set of intelligent driving ability, its performance this time does not lose some models that focus on high-level intelligent driving at a price of 300,000 yuan, and even has certain advantages in details. Considering the starting price of Deep Blue SL03i, no matter which way it goes public in the future, the price will make technology equal, which is probably its greatest advantage.

　　Passat is a front-wheel drive car driven by water cooling. "passat" originally means the name of a monsoon, which blows evenly and steadily from the southern Atlantic Ocean to the equator every year, persisting and persistent. Like its name, almost all passat’s water-drop shape makes people feel unparalleled fluency. Since it was first marketed in 1974, it has achieved great success in Europe. The brand-new Passat produced in 1999 is even more popular in the world. After six generations of development, the global sales volume has reached 11.3 million. Let’s take you back to the glorious history of Passat series.

　　The first generation Passat: Dasher(1973 ~1980)

　　
Passat Dasher

　

　　In 1973, the first generation Passat: Dasher was born, which replaced the original 1600 series and landed in North America. At that time, the highest-end model was called Passat TS, which was equipped with a 1.5-liter 85-horsepower four-cylinder engine and adopted a front-wheel drive mode. 0-100 km/h takes only 12 seconds, the top speed can reach 169 km/h, and 4.55 liters of oil can travel 38 kilometers, which was considered fuel-efficient at that time.

　　In the autumn of 1977, Dasher introduced a big change, especially the valve seat of the engine was strengthened, so that it could use unleaded gasoline fuel.

　　Passat B2.Quantum/Santana (1980 ~1988)

Passat B2:Santana

　

　　In 1980, the second-generation Passat B2.Quantum/Santana replaced Dasher, which was longer, wider and had more interior space than the previous generation. There are four engines to choose from, including a 1.6-liter diesel engine, 1.3-liter and 1.6-liter four-cylinder engines, and a top-class 115-horsepower five-cylinder engine.

　　In China, the cars produced became the main models in the early China automobile market.

　　Passat B3 (1988 ~1995)

Passat B3

　　In 1988, Volkswagen introduced the third generation Passat (B3) to the world. There is no front air intake grille, which is the most prominent feature in its appearance. Passat B3 is equipped with a 2.0-liter 16-valve engine, with 134 horsepower and 180 Nm of torque. It takes nearly 10 seconds for 0-100 km/h, and the top speed can reach 201 km/h.. Although B3 has some unique configurations, such as adjustable rear seats, compared with its Japanese and American rivals, its sales volume is still unsatisfactory.

　　In 1991, Volkswagen’s first Passat equipped with V6 engine rolled off the assembly line. A maximum of 172 horsepower can accelerate B3 from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 8 seconds.

　　In 1996, Shanghai Volkswagen and Brazil Volkswagen jointly developed Santana 2000 based on B3 and Santana 3000 developed by Shanghai Volkswagen on the basis of Santana 2000.

　　Passat B4 (1995 ~1996)

　　

Passat B4

　

　　In 1995, Volkswagen redesigned Passat and introduced Passat B4 series. Standard configuration includes a 2.0-liter 8-valve four-cylinder engine. The GLX model still uses a 2.8-liter engine. The former takes about 10 seconds to accelerate at 0-100 km/h, while the latter can be completed in 8 seconds. Another surprise is that B4 installed seat belts for drivers and passengers in the front row. But also restores the sense of movement. The standard configuration of B4 includes: power window, locking mechanism, electric heating rearview mirror, FM/AM cassette player, 8 speakers and CFC air conditioner.

　　Passat B4 was briefly produced by, and Chinese people basically became familiar with Passat series from this car.

　　Passat B5(1996 ~2005)

Passat B5

　　Passat B5′ s basic GLS is powered by a 1.8-liter engine. Soon Volkswagen introduced GLX and GLS V6 models that matched the 30-valve V6 engine. B5 uses the same platform technology as A6, and even the engine shares 1.8T I4 and V6 30V models with Audi. The front suspension adopts multi-link mode, and the rear suspension uses torsion beam, which effectively reduces. B5 standard configuration includes driver and front passenger airbags, side airbags, power windows, electric rearview mirrors, FM/AM cassette player, 8 speakers and CFC air conditioner. , electrically heated seat, 5-speed Tiptronic is optional. Volkswagen’s unique four-wheel drive technology has been adopted in GLX and GLS V6 models matching V6 30 valve engines.

　

　　In 1999, Volkswagen introduced Passat with red and blue background lights. It used a 1.8-liter engine with a 5-speed transmission, which was powerful and could produce 190-200 horsepower at most.

　　In 2000, Passat B5 produced by Shanghai Volkswagen was officially put into China market, which was newly developed according to China’s laws and regulations, road conditions and China users’ aesthetic tendency and use requirements. The prototype B5 was lengthened by 77mm, and its spacious figure made Passat more suitable for the domestic commercial vehicle market. Become a high-end product in domestic cars. And in 2006-2007, B5 was further improved, and some unnecessary configurations were subtracted while it was deeply localized, and this time it was transformed into B5 FMK internally. Shanghai Volkswagen greatly improved Passat B5 and adopted an alias: Lingyu. It is also nicknamed Passat B5.5. The internal name of Volkswagen is B5GP. Later, in order to meet the requirements of CNCAP, the seat belt configuration was specially optimized. The front co-pilot added a seat belt reminder function, and both the main co-pilot and the co-pilot provided the passenger perception function and used it as the input to confirm the airbag explosion together with the seat belt wearing signal. Now the new field of Shanghai Volkswagen PASSAT is also a derivative model based on this platform.

　　Passat B6 (2005 ~2011)

　　In 2005, Passat B6 was put on the market, and Volkswagen changed Passat’s sedate modeling concept since ancient times, and appropriately added sports elements. In 2006, Passat B6 was officially listed overseas. The production of FAW-Volkswagen in China is called Magotan. In 2007, China version of Passat B6— — Magotan is put on the market.

　　
Passat B6

　

　　B6 Passat B6 has almost and considerable spacious interior space. The overall dimensions of the new Passat B6 are appropriately increased compared with the old B5, with a length of 4.77m, a width of 1.82m and a height of 1.47m, which are 62mm, 74mm and 10mm more than the previous Passat models respectively. Its wheelbase is 2.71 meters, which is 6 mm longer than the previous one. The trunk volume is 565 liters (90 liters more than the previous paragraph). The body stiffness is 57% higher than that of its predecessor.

　　In terms of power, gasoline engine: an entry-level four-cylinder FSI engine with output power of 85kW, 110kW or 147kW. Another 3.2-liter V6 FSI engine has a maximum output of 184kW/250PS. Diesel engine: the output power reaches 77kw/105PS, 103kW/140PS or 125kW/170PS. Particulate filter will be gradually introduced into diesel engine models. Gasoline engine models can be equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission, while two more powerful gasoline engine models are assembled. 4MOTION four-wheel drive technology will also be adopted in future models. The domestic version uses 1.8TSI and 2.0TSI engines.

　　Passat B7 (available since B7(2011)　　

Passat B7

　

　　Volkswagen’s new generation Passat (Passat B7) will officially land in the China market in July 2011. The body of the new Passat B7 will be redesigned, but some designs of the current models will still be used to reduce the manufacturing cost, such as the shape of the roof. In order to ensure the status of high-end models, the new Passat B7 is expected to be equipped with reversing images, adaptive cruise control and induction headlights.

　　In terms of power, Passat B7 will have a variety of gasoline or diesel engines with a displacement of 1.2-2.0L, including 1.2TSI, 1.4TSI, 1.8TSI, 2.0TSI and 3.2V6, etc. The maximum output of 1.2TSI engine is 105 horsepower, which will replace 1.6L engine. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the only large-displacement engine, 3.2V6, may disappear from Passat models in the future, and the all-electric version will come out around 2015.

On February 9, the Federation announced the express report of retail sales ranking in January 2023, among which in the new energy SUV sector,M7, an AITO field created by Huawei and Celeste, did not enter the top 15..

Look at the specific situation:The first place is still BYD Song, which sold 49,000 units in January., an increase of 139.9% year-on-year, and there is no opponent at the same level.

The second place is still from BYD.It is the first SUV model element PLUS of e platform 3.0.In January, it sold 14,000 units, up 617.1% year-on-year. At the same time, it is also a global model and has been registered in many overseas countries and regions, named ATTO 3.

The third place is Tesla Model Y, which sold 14,000 units in January. Compared with the same period of last year, the sales volume decreased by 13.3%, but it is still quite capable of playing; BYD Tang followed closely, ranking fourth, and sold 8,542 units in January, which was not bad compared with last January.

The fifth and sixth places are from the ideal L9 and L8, with sales of 7996 and 6099 sets respectively.I have to say that although the price is not cheap, it is really good for the big six family SUV brothers, and L9 is better than L8.

The seventh place is frigate 07, a new member of BYD Ocean Network, which sold 5043 units. At present, the car belongs to the early delivery period, and it is expected that there will be a certain climb in the future.

The eighth to fifteenth places will not be introduced one by one. It is more intuitive for you to look at the pictures, but it should be noted that,AITO’s Wenjie M5 sold 2,732 units in January., the performance is average, you know, when it was brilliant, it sold nearly 10 thousand units a month.

As for the M7, according to the data provided by Cyrus, a total of 4,475 vehicles were sold in January. At present, AITO has two models, M5 and M7. After simple calculation,It can be seen that M7 sold 1,743 units in January.In this way, it is really not qualified to enter the top 15 list.

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FAW-Volkswagen CC has a fashionable and dynamic design, and its front face adopts a wide air intake grille with sharp LED headlights, showing a strong sporty atmosphere. The body lines are smooth, and the overall style is full of strength and fashion elements, making it an ideal choice for many consumers.

FAW-Volkswagen CC presents elegant and smooth body lines with its length, width and height of 4865*1870*1459mm and wheelbase of 2841 mm.. The front tread is 1586mm, and the rear tread is 1572 mm. With 245/45 R18 tires and exquisite rims, it shows the perfect combination of dynamic and fashion.

The interior of FAW-Volkswagen CC is fashionable and full of science and technology. The center console is equipped with a 9.2-inch high-definition touch screen, which supports voice recognition control of multimedia systems, navigation, telephones and air conditioners. The steering wheel is made of genuine leather, with manual up-and-down and forward-and-backward adjustment functions, providing drivers with a comfortable operating experience. The front seat is made of leather /Alcantara mixed material, which provides heating function. The main and auxiliary seats can be adjusted back and forth, height adjustment (4-way) and lumbar support (4-way), which greatly improves the riding comfort. In addition, there are multiple USB and Type-C interfaces in the car, which is convenient for front and rear passengers to charge electronic equipment. The rear seats support proportional tilting, which increases the practicability and flexibility of the vehicle.

FAW-Volkswagen CC is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 137kW and a maximum torque of 320 N m. It is equipped with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox to provide drivers with strong power and smooth shifting experience.

It is said that the appearance design of FAW-Volkswagen CC is impressive, the body lines are simple and powerful, and the large air intake at the front and the unique rear design give the vehicle a unique sense of domineering. This design not only leaves a deep impression on the eyes, but also makes the car a focus on any occasion.

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　　Photo by Zhou Qiqing

　　Photo by Liu Yun

　　Editor’s note: April 23rd is the Navy Memorial Day of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. From the fishermen’s small wooden boats crossing the river in those days to the modern fleet of the blue ocean today, the people’s navy has grown from scratch and from weak to strong. So, where was the People’s Navy born? What kind of process did it go through when it was established? What memories and history are still preserved today?

　　Another Navy Memorial Day is coming. Walking into the Memorial Hall of the Birthplace of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, we can find the answer here … …

　　Taizhou Baima Temple

　　Witness the birth of the People’s Navy.

　　A historical record of Zhang Zhengui is displayed in the exhibition hall of the memorial hall, which shows the reply of the Central Military Commission on the date of the establishment of the navy in 1989: "It is agreed that the date of the establishment of the navy of the East China Military Region on April 23, 1949 is the date of the establishment of the navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army."

　　This is where it all started. On January 8, 1949, the the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Conference put forward: "In 1949 and 1950, we should strive to form an operational air force and a navy to defend the coastal areas along the river." At the beginning of that year, the Central Military Commission handed over the important task of forming the People’s Navy to the Third Field Army. In late March, Chen Yi, commander of the Third Field Army, conveyed the decision of the Central Military Commission on the establishment of the People’s Navy to Zhang Aiping, deputy commander of the Central China Military Region and member of the Third Field Committee, and instructed him to be responsible for the establishment of the People’s Navy.

　　At the beginning of April, Taizhou Baima Temple became the headquarters of Sanye, with Su Yu, deputy commander and second deputy political commissar of Sanye, and Zhang zhen, chief of staff, leading his troops. "The geographical location here is good, not far from the Yangtze River, which is convenient for the command and flexible dispatch of troops in the battle of crossing the river; At the same time, as an old liberated area, it has a good mass base and convenient transportation. " Wang Mingzhe, a researcher at the memorial hall, said that the headquarters of the Third Field Army Crossing the River was located in the reading building of Wang Jinghu, a large local family. Zhang Aiping rushed to Baima Temple overnight. Under the leadership of Su Yu, he actively participated in the investigation, research and planning of preparing for the establishment of the navy, and began all the preparations for the formation of the People’s Navy.

　　On April 20th, the battle of crossing the river started. On the 23rd, the main force of Sanye crossed the river successfully, and the 35th Army of the 8th Corps of Sanye liberated Nanjing. On the same day, the Central Military Commission sent an urgent telegram to Sanye: immediately set up a navy, named the Navy of the East China Military Region of the China People’s Liberation Army. At 1: 30 pm, Zhang Aiping called 13 people, including Li Jin, deputy chief of staff of the 84th Division of the 28th Army, in the conference room on the second floor of Baimamiao Reading Building to hold the inaugural meeting of the East China Military Region Navy.

　　In this way, the first unit of the People’s Navy was proclaimed. The White Horse Temple thus became the birthplace of the navy and was written in history.

　　Hundreds of cultural relics

　　Show the development process from scratch

　　The former site of the headquarters of the third field army crossing the river has been preserved for many years. In 1989, the reading building and hall house were officially opened to the public after renovation. In 2006, the former site was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

　　Today, in six exhibition rooms in four exhibition areas of the former site, rich pictures and detailed words tell the story of the victory of the East Line Group under the command of Sanye Command. The reading building in the former courtyard has a history of more than 130 years. On the second floor of the reading building, the scene of the conference room of the Sanye River Crossing Campaign Command Center is reproduced; Downstairs, the bedrooms and offices of Su Yu, Zhang zhen and Zhang Aiping have been restored, and Chen Zhan has more than 50 physical objects such as carved wooden couches, wooden boxes and coffee tables that the generals have used.

　　About 500 meters west of the former site of the birthplace of the navy, it is the memorial hall (new hall) of the birthplace of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy. It was completed and opened in April 1999, the 50th anniversary of the birth of the People’s Navy. From a distance, it looks like a huge warship sailing in the sea. On the memorial square, there are more than 20 pieces of navy decommissioning equipment, such as fighter planes, helicopters, mines, radars, missiles and naval guns.

　　Enter the exhibition hall from the square through a "gangway". The exhibition area, full of naval elements, consists of five parts: Modern Vicissitudes, Building a White Horse, Powerful Seas, Developing and Growing, and Deep Fish and Water, showing the development process of the People’s Navy from scratch and from weak to strong. More than 300 precious literature and history materials are convenient for the audience to browse and flip through with the help of rear projection TV and touch screen.

　　Wooden boat before crossing the river

　　Reproduce the history of military and civilian fighting side by side

　　The "treasure of the town hall" in the memorial hall is a special wooden boat before crossing the river. From the bullet holes and the traces of cork blocking the eyes covered with it, it is not difficult to imagine the scene when the people braved the bullets to support the liberation army to cross the river.

　　This wooden boat before crossing the river, which was unanimously evaluated as a national first-class revolutionary cultural relic by the expert group, was used by the father of Zhou Dehong, a fisherman in Yonganzhou Town, gaogang district, Taizhou, and was collected into the museum in 1999 when the memorial hall was built.

　　Zhou Dehong’s father made a living by fishing in Yonganzhou on the Yangtze River, which coincided with the People’s Liberation Army collecting ships and preparing to cross the Yangtze River. Zhou Dehong’s father took the lead in responding and modified his fishing boat to cross the river. After taking the initiative to donate, Zhou’s fishing boat and other collecting vessels moored in Jiajiang, Yonganzhou, along the Yangtze River for short-term training. Later, Zhou Fu paddled the boat and took part in the work before crossing the river. After the victory of crossing the river, this wooden boat has been repaired many times and has been used as a fishing boat by Zhou family.

　　"At that time, the People’s Liberation Army almost relied on this wooden fishing boat to cross the Yangtze River. Many unknown boatmen were also behind-the-scenes heroes of this battle, reflecting the history of the military and civilians fighting side by side." Yang Development, director of the memorial office, said.

　　Rapid upgrading of naval equipment

　　The second aircraft carrier

　　The aircraft carrier was developed by China itself. On April 26, 2017, the main hull of the aircraft carrier was completed, and the main system equipment such as power and electricity were installed in place, and the launching ceremony was held in Dalian. This indicates that China’s independent design and construction of aircraft carriers has achieved significant stage results. From rebuilding to building an aircraft carrier independently, it shows that China has fully mastered the relevant technology and management experience of aircraft carriers.

　　New 10,000-ton destroyer

　　This type of ship is completely independently developed by China, equipped with new air defense, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons, and has strong information perception, air defense and anti-missile and sea attack capabilities. It is a landmark warship for the navy to achieve strategic transformation and development. On June 28, 2017, the ship was launched in Shanghai Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., which marked a new step in the development of destroyers in China.

　　New integrated supply ship

　　This ship is a new type of comprehensive supply ship independently developed by China with the world advanced level, which can provide maritime accompanying supply for our naval aircraft carrier formation and offshore mobile formation. The first ship, Hulun Lake Ship (Ship No.965), was listed on September 1, 2017. The entry of the ship laid a more solid equipment foundation for naval vessels to go deep blue, marking the naval ocean support capability jumping to a new level.

　　Other equipment

　　Since March 21, 2014, new guided missile destroyers such as Kunming Ship, Hefei Ship and Xining Ship have been listed one after another, which has enhanced the regional air defense and sea strike capability of the surface combat vessels formation; Since January 31, 2013, new guided missile destroyers such as Changchun Ship, Zhengzhou Ship and Xi ‘an Ship have been in service successively. Because of their excellent regional air defense and over-the-horizon strike capability, they have been praised as "China Aegis" by military fans.

　　In addition, carrier-based fighters were delivered in batches, early warning aircraft and carrier-based helicopters were added to the family, and the people’s navy team grew stronger.

　　Cartography of this edition: Cai Huawei

As a leading independent brand in China, Chery Automobile has been committed to building high-quality, cost-effective and high-tech automobile products to meet the needs of different consumers. In April this year, Chery Automobile officially released its brand-new iCAR brand, anchoring the new youth market, covering multiple product sequences such as cars and SUVs, providing intelligent solutions for system scenarios, and positioning itself to cut into the passenger car market of 150,000-300,000 yuan.

As the first model of iCAR brand, iCAR 03 made a stunning appearance at this year’s Shanghai International Auto Show, which aroused widespread concern. This car is positioned as a pure electric hard-core SUV, relying on four technical fields of Chery Group and S5X electric platform, equipped with i-MS multi-element Rubik’s Cube new energy architecture and i-VA ecology, with intelligent real-time electric four-wheel drive, all-aluminum body structure and integrated die-casting longitudinal beam, as well as all-aluminum H-arm suspension, high bionic seat and large-size damping software. Recently, according to official news, iCAR 03 is expected to be officially listed at the end of September, and the estimated price is around 150,000 yuan.

So, what are the highlights and advantages of this car? Let’s take a look.

In terms of appearance, iCAR 03 adopts the design language of square box style, the convex front bumper and large-size wheel eyebrows are angular, and a large number of straight-line designs highlight the hard-core off-road characteristics. The front face is designed with a closed air intake grille, and the headlights on both sides are also unique in shape. The interior of the headlights has also been carefully designed. The middle of the grille is a brand-new "I"-shaped logo, and the lower surrounding design is also very off-road. The side of the car body looks simple, adopting the popular hidden door handle design, straight line design on the side, black wheel eyebrows with large wheels. The external storage box at the tail is quite unique. The taillights on both sides are vertical and the internal light source has been designed.

In terms of interior, iCAR 03 looks simple and technical as a whole, with a large central control screen in the middle and support for OTA upgrade and voice control. Below the central control screen are air conditioning outlets and some physical buttons. The steering wheel adopts a three-piece design, and a large area of soft material is used for wrapping, which has a good performance in texture. The dashboard is a full LCD screen, and can display a variety of information and modes. The seat is made of high bionic material and has the functions of heating, ventilation and massage. It is also worth mentioning that the auxiliary instrument panel has a large storage space, and there are handrails on both sides to facilitate the operation of drivers and passengers. There is also a mobile phone wireless charging area at the front end, and an open water cup slot at the back.

In terms of power, iCAR 03 will provide two versions of single motor and double motor. The maximum power of single motor version is 135kW, and that of double motor version is 70kW+135kW. As for the battery, iCAR 03 will be equipped with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited lithium iron phosphate battery, which will be packaged by Qida Power, and the capacity will be 65kWh and 69Wh. According to official estimates, the cruising range of iCAR 03 will reach 500 kilometers. In addition, iCAR 03 is also equipped with a solar charging system, and solar panels are integrated in the front hatch cover and roof skylight, which are used as on-board solar power generation components to provide additional power for the whole vehicle. It is officially claimed that in Shanghai, for example, on-board solar energy will probably provide vehicles with more than 2,000 kilometers of battery life throughout the year, and external solar energy will provide vehicles with more than 7,000 kilometers of battery life throughout the year.

In terms of safety, iCAR 03 will be equipped with the intelligent driving assistance system i-Drive independently developed by Chery Automobile, including ACC adaptive cruise, AEB automatic emergency braking, LKA lane keeping, LCA parallel assistance, BSD blind spot monitoring, RCPA reversing warning and other functions. In addition, iCAR 03 will also be equipped with 360-degree panoramic image, TPMS tire pressure monitoring, EPB electronic parking and other functions.

Summary: Chery iCAR 03, as a pure electric hard-core SUV, has good performance and competitiveness in terms of appearance, interior, power and configuration. This car not only meets the needs of new young people for fashion personality, but also meets their needs for off-road performance and intelligent technology. I believe that this car will bring more surprises and choices to consumers after it goes on the market.

　　　 [XCAR Information Original]

　　　　According to the previous news, the 2011 mazda 6 (redesigned Xinma 6) will be officially launched in early December.The estimated selling price is152,800 yuanrise. With the official guide price of cash mazda 6.17.98-19.98 million yuanIn comparison, the preferential margin of Singapore-Malaysia 6 is very large. Recently,Before the new horse 6 went on the market, we also got the clear spy photos of the new car..

2011 mazda 6 is clear and free from false spy photos.

　　　　There are some changes in the appearance of the redesigned mazda 6, the most obvious change is the front grille, which adopts the grille design of the previous old Ma 6 coupe, and the front face is more youthful and sporty. At the same time, the front bumper also moved closer to the old mazda 6 coupe, and the fog lights originally integrated in the headlights came to the bumper.

2011 mazda 6 is clear and free from false spy photos.

　　　　Compared with the front of the car, there are few changes in the rear of the new mazda 6, only in the shape of the rim. However, due to cost considerations, the rim size of the redesigned mazda 6 remains unchanged, and it is still a 16-inch aluminum alloy wheel. The tail of New mazda 6 has remained basically unchanged.

2011 mazda 6 is clear and free from false spy photos.

　　　　In terms of power, the redesigned mazda 6 will not be changed basically, and it is still a classic 2.0L engine with a maximum power of 108kw. Matching 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic manual transmission.

Mazda 6 2.0L engine

Front face of mazda 6 coupe

　　　　The biggest significance of the introduction of the redesigned mazda 6 is to lower the price of this model in the official name. In fact, mazda 6 has already had a discount of 30,000 yuan.

　　　　Editor’s comment:It is a wise choice to adopt the front face of the coupe in 2011 mazda 6, and the younger design can give full play to the residual heat of mazda 6.

　

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　　　 Extended reading:4S shop real shot domestic mazda 8 will be officially listed at the end of the year

　　　 Recently, I learned from the official of FAW Mazda that the brand-new mazda 8 is expected to be officially launched in December, and we saw this upcoming mazda 8 in the 4S shop of FAW Mazda at the first time. Its main competitors are Buick GL8 and Honda Odyssey.

Domestic mazda 8

　
Equipped with chrome-plated door handles, keyless starting system and five 16-inch wheels.

　　　　According to the information obtained before, the body size of domestic mazda 8 is 4860mm； long; Width 1852mm；; It is 1685mm high and can accommodate up to 8 people, far exceeding the 2950mm wheelbase of B-class cars, ensuring sufficient rear row space.

Domestic mazda 8

　　　　In the combination of rear seats, it also shows that more humanized design space is more spacious. The second row of seats not only has high riding comfort, but also can realize long-distance free movement back and forth. At the same time, the right seat in the second row can move left and right, so that passengers can easily get in and out of the second and third rows.

Domestic mazda 8 rear seat

　　　　In terms of comfort configuration, the new car will be equipped with electric sunroof, leather steering wheel (multi-function)/seat, 8-direction electric adjustment of driver’s seat, second row independent seat (right seat can slide left and right), electric folding exterior rearview mirror, four-door one-touch lifting electric doors and windows, three-zone independent control electric air conditioner, keyless start and so on.

Very sharp headlights

　　　　In terms of safety configuration, the new car will be equipped with ABS+EBD, DSC+TCS+EBA, front fog lights, 6 airbags, water-repellent front and exterior rearview mirrors (which can be heated for defogging)/window glass, and light-sensitive smart headlights with automatic opening and closing functions.

Domestic mazda 8

　
Electric outside rearview mirror with turn signal and high-position brake light at the rear.

　
Electric outside rearview mirror with turn signal and sharp headlights.

　　　　In terms of power, the original Japanese mazda 8 is equipped with two engines in terms of power, namely a 2.3LMZR turbocharged engine and a 2.3LMZR inline 4-cylinder naturally aspirated engine. It is expected that the domestic models will only have a 2.3L naturally aspirated engine for the time being.

Domestic mazda 8

　　　　Edit commentsDomestic mazda 8 has the strength to become a strong competitor of Odyssey, GL8 and other business models, but Mazda is a sports brand after all. How mazda 8 moves into the business MPV field is a test of the brand marketing ability of manufacturers.

　

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2. 4S shop real shot domestic mazda 8.

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