According to the website of Hefei Municipal People's Government, on the morning of February 25th, the signing ceremony of Hefei 2020 major industrial projects and the launching ceremony of Jianghuai Weilai EC6 mass production project were held in Hefei Jianghuai Weilai Factory. There are 8 centralized (cloud) contracted projects with a total investment of 654.38+002 billion yuan, of which 4 projects, including strategic cooperation of China Resources Group, strategic cooperation of China Electronics, headquarters of Weilai China, and 654.38+02 inch analog integrated circuit, all invested more than 654.38+000 billion yuan.
The China headquarters project of Weilai Automobile includes the establishment of China headquarters of Weilai Automobile in Hefei, the establishment of R&D, sales and production bases, and the establishment of the operation system of China headquarters centered on Hefei. The project plans to raise 654.38+045 billion yuan for the company's research and development, market system establishment and operation; At the same time, it is planned to build the headquarters and R&D base (65.438 billion yuan) and the second production base (65.438 billion yuan).
At the same time, the launching ceremony of Jianghuai Weilai EC6 mass production project was also held simultaneously. This is the third new Weilai car produced by Jianghuai Weilai Factory. It is expected that the price and configuration will be announced in July this year, and delivery will begin in September.
At first, Weilai Automobile planned to set its headquarters in China in Shanghai, and has planned to invest and build a factory in Shanghai. However, after failing to compete with Tesla for Shanghai's production qualification, Weilai suspended its plan to build a factory in Shanghai. In May last year, Weilai Automobile announced that it had signed a framework agreement with Beijing Yizhuang International Investment and Development Co., Ltd., and planned to raise 654.38+0 billion yuan, but there was no news after that.
"Still a fellow villager!" A media colleague lamented in a circle of friends.
As we all know, Li Bin was born in a poor mountain village in Anqing, Anhui Province on 1974. He was admitted to Peking University as a sociology major with excellent results and minored in law and computer. In June 2000, Li Bin founded Easy Car Company, 20 10, 1 17. In June, he led Easy Car to become the first overseas listed car internet company in China. After that, it got out of hand and invested in more than 30 travel companies, including mobike. 20 14 1 1, weilai automobile was established.
After more than five years of development, Weilai Automobile has become synonymous with high-end pure electric vehicles in China, and is also known as the only China electric vehicle brand that can compete with Tesla PK. In 20 19, Weilai delivered a total of 20,565 vehicles. And from the delivery date of the first car on 20 18, Weilai delivered a total of 3 new cars1913.
However, at the same time of rapid development, Weilai is also plagued by high cost and financing.
At the beginning of this year, some media revealed that GAC will invest about 654.38 billion US dollars in Weilai. Subsequently, Guangzhou Automobile Group announced: "The two sides have discussed Weilai's financing plan, but it is still in the early stage."
Last week, some media reported that Geely Automobile will invest 300 million US dollars in Weilai Automobile, which is expected to become the third largest shareholder of Weilai Automobile. In this regard, "Huashan Lun Jian" asked the relevant high-level officials for verification, and the reply was: "The two sides are indeed in contact, but they have not yet been finalized. I will see you in a few days."
After the news of Geely's investment in Weilai broke out, the opinions of all parties were quite divided.
Supporters believe that for Wei, Geely can not only provide funds, but also endorse Wei Lai. Industrial investment is much more reliable than venture capital. For Geely, Weilai is also a high-quality electric vehicle enterprise worth investing in.
Opponents believe that Geely Investment Weilai will inevitably hope that Li Bin will gradually withdraw, which is an unacceptable condition for Li Bin. And if you can't control it, there is no doubt for Geely. After all, Geely also owns two electric vehicle brands, Polestar and Geometry. Polestar focuses on high-end, and it was originally a competitor of Tesla and Weilai.
In contrast, local governments, as investors, can be said to be Weilai's best choice-not short of money, but also endorsement, of course, will not seek holding.
"Steady." Some media commented in the circle of friends.
Is weilai automobile stable?
In the short term, the financing from Hefei government, the establishment of China headquarters in Hefei and the further strengthening of cooperation with Jianghuai have solved the urgent need for funds and contributed to the follow-up financing. For Hefei and even Anhui Province, retaining Weilai is helpful to the development of its automobile industry chain.
But in the long run, Weilai's problem lies in whether the products can innovate quickly and remain competitive, and whether the high cost can be reduced. Of course, it depends on the overall development of the domestic new energy vehicle market and the shock wave brought by Tesla.
Any link that goes wrong may fall short.
Li Bin knew all about it. In an interview with the media last week, he said: "Companies like ours have been on the brink of the worst. Anyway, it's not the first day for us to seek survival mode. Our motivation to survive is much stronger than others. We have been fighting for survival since last year. "
He won't evade the important and say what investors like to hear to raise funds. This is Li Bin's consistent values and the reason why he has always been trusted by the capital market. One of the reasons why I am particularly happy about this is that when the media asked whether it would continue to lay off employees, Li Bin said, "Now is definitely not an opportunity. You have laid off staff, where can people find a job? "
This is Li Bin. Besides being very business-minded, he is optimistic and loyal. There are too many Li Bin marks on Weilai's car. Therefore, at any time, "going to Libinhua" is not a rational choice for investors.
I hope that this hand in hand with Hefei will enable Weilai to turn losses into profits and truly grow into a high-end electric vehicle enterprise that can compete with Tesla in China.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.