New car information: Bentley plans to launch the first pure electric vehicle in 2025; The spy photos of 202 1 BMW 4 Series convertible were exposed and released during the year; Bugatti designer personally manipulated the knife, and Hengchi's first model was exposed; The first BMW X5, Volvo flagship SUV XC90 made in China; Toyota expands GR product lineup, and Corolla performance version renderings are exposed.
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Due to the dispute over the sales contract between Lifan passenger car and Panda car, Panda car submitted an arbitration application to Chongqing Arbitration Commission. Panda Motor filed five arbitration claims, including loss of assets, loss of income, loss of traffic insurance and loss of parking lot rent, with an application amount of 798 million yuan. At present, the case is in the arbitration acceptance stage, which is expected to affect the current profit or future profit of the parent company Lifan Industrial.
It can be seen that it is very important for travel companies to choose a brand with excellent quality when purchasing vehicles, and the public fire is not without reason.
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Even after the consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Strahl injected 536 million pounds, British luxury car manufacturer aston martin may still need to use high-interest bonds to make up for the funding gap. Since the listing of 20 18, Aston Martin has been struggling with the cash flow and inventory backlog of dealers. The company had hoped that the financing approved by shareholders on Monday could make up for the capital demand, but the novel coronavirus epidemic further widened the funding gap, even if Strahl injected capital, it would not help.
-A person who has no hematopoietic capacity will lose his life, and an enterprise that has no positive cash flow contribution will go bankrupt, but Aston Martin is still struggling.
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According to foreign media reports, McLaren became the first Formula One team to temporarily lay off employees and cut drivers' salaries due to the novel coronavirus epidemic. The sports car manufacturer said in a statement on Wednesday that due to the impact of the epidemic on its business, it will take salary reduction measures in the next three months, and the senior management will accept the salary reduction together with the drivers. Workers who are temporarily laid off can get a monthly subsidy of 80% of their wages, up to 2,500 pounds.
Most of the budget of F 1 team comes from sports income, bonuses and sponsorship. If there is no competition, they will really face a major financial blow.
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FAW Group recently released the latest personnel adjustment: Wang Gang, the former executive deputy general manager of FAW Toyota, was transferred back to FAW Group to be responsible for the sales of FAW Hongqi and served as the chairman of FAW Travel Technology Co., Ltd.; Huang Yong, former head of personnel department of FAW Group, succeeded Wang Gang as executive deputy general manager of FAW Toyota.
—— Intensive high-level personnel changes undoubtedly point to the intention of FAW Toyota to carry out in-depth changes, and 2020 is undoubtedly a crucial year for FAW Toyota.
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Recently, Hyundai Motor released the sales data of April 1. In March 2020, the brand's global sales volume was 308,500 units, down 20.9% year-on-year. However, compared with 275,000 units in February, sales in March rebounded 12%. In terms of regions, Hyundai Motor's sales volume in March was 72 180, a year-on-year increase of 3%; Sales in markets outside Korea were 236,323 vehicles, down 26.2% year-on-year.
-Numbers are the most convincing, especially in the critical period of the epidemic, and they are important indicators to observe the current situation of the global automobile industry.
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Bentley has started the conceptual design of a brand-new passenger car, and is ready to show its achievements through its first pure electric vehicle launched in 2025, so as to build Bentley brand into the world's most environmentally friendly and sustainable leading high-end luxury car manufacturer. However, before that, Bentley will launch its first hybrid model in 2020. By 2023, Bentley aims to provide hybrid and internal combustion engine versions for all models.
—— When new energy becomes a trend, major luxury brands have been unable to balance the advantages and disadvantages between the launch of pure electric vehicles and driving experience. You can appreciate this phenomenon.
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Recently, foreign media took the lead in exposing the test spy photos of the 202 1 BMW 4 Series convertible model. It is reported that the 202 1 BMW 4 Series convertible model will be released at the end of the year. The new BMW 4 Series convertible will be replaced by a fabric roof, which may increase the trunk space and rear legroom. In addition, lightweight and soft fabric headlights are more conducive to reducing the weight of the car body. The new BMW 4 Series convertible model will use many of the same components as the current BMW 3 Series, including internal design and technology, power system selection and suspension.
—— As a medium-sized coupe under the brand, its positioning is more sporty than that of the BMW 3 Series, and it also meets the car purchase needs of young consumers at present, and it is not afraid to sell the series.
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Recently, the design patent of Evergrande's first SUV model Hengchi 1 was exposed. According to the plan, the car will be unveiled this year, and all products of Hengchi will be mass-produced from 202 1. The new car will be positioned as a medium-sized SUV with a simple front design. The slender headlights and fog lights below are Y-shaped, and the slowly pressed roof and rising waistline are very similar to Land Rover Aurora. It is worth mentioning that one of the main designers of the new car once designed Bugatti Vision? GT, Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 6 12? GTO and other models of Celie panov.
-Evergrande's 75% discount on selling a house is really a fire, but there is still a big difference between building a car and selling a house. It is not impossible for Evergrande to create another myth of selling cars in terms of designers and complete the layout of the entire automobile industry chain within one year.
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XC90 is currently Volvo's top flagship SUV model, which is sold in China in the form of import, and the price range is 633,900-833,900 yuan. Recently, it was learned from suppliers of Volvo parts department that the next generation Volvo XC90 will be officially made in China, replacing S90 as the new domestic flagship. It is expected that its selling price will be greatly reduced, lowering the entry threshold of new cars, and it is very likely to be put into production in Volvo Chengdu factory.
-The news of domestic cars is always loved by consumers. After the next generation XC90 is made in China, it is expected to be reduced to less than 500,000, easily saving hundreds of thousands!
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Toyota is expanding Gazoo? Racing high-performance brand lineup, following GR? After Supra, Gazoo? Racing cars will also launch GR? Yaris、GR？ 86。 The latest news shows that Toyota Corolla and C-HR will also have GR performance versions, because Toyota has applied for the registered trademarks of these two new cars in Australia.
-Although the application of these trademarks does not necessarily mean that Corolla and C-HR high-performance versions have been approved for production, at least it shows that Toyota has made plans!
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