In this regard, Weimar Automobile said that Lu Bin's departure was a personal reason, and he also expressed his gratitude for his contribution. As of press time, Lu Bin himself has not responded to our reporter's inquiry about his resignation.
From Lu Bin's own WeChat circle of friends, we can find that since June 24th, he has never published anything related to Weimar.
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On 20 15, Lu Bin and Weimar Automobile founder Freeman Shen co-founded Weimar Automobile. Lu Bin is responsible for strategic planning and implementation. During his tenure, he established a series of systems such as product planning, marketing, sales channels, customer management, public relations, after-sales support and travel services.
2065438+In September 2009, Freeman Shen announced in the company's internal letter that Lu Bin, senior vice president, would be the chief travel officer, leading the travel department, accelerating travel and To? Business development.
In fact, at least three senior executives of Weimar have left this year, including Lu Bin. Liu Liqun left in February this year and previously served as the general manager of Weimar Travel Division; Qi Liren left in April this year, having previously served as the chief retail officer of Weimar.
Although the domestic automobile industry as a whole is in a state of decline, Weimar's performance still makes it among the first camp of domestic new car companies. Its first model, EX5, was officially launched in September 20 18, and has achieved good sales results since then. The data shows that the cumulative sales volume of Weimar EX5 has exceeded 30,000 units since its delivery, making it the champion of new power bicycle sales.
In the first half of this year, the sales of new energy vehicles in China decreased by 44% year-on-year. In July 2020, the sales volume of Weimar reached 2,036 vehicles, nearly doubling year-on-year, achieving "five consecutive increases" from the previous month.
In addition, since Li Chenggong IPO landed on July 26th with a valuation of $8.6 billion, it can be described as "good news after good news" in financing. For example, less than half a month before the C+ round of $500 million financing, Xpeng Motors received more than $300 million in financing again. It is reported that the IPO process of Xpeng Motors in the United States is also accelerating.
Weimar, also in the first camp, has also received extensive attention in the industry. Recently, the news that Weimar will land on the science and technology innovation board this year spread like wildfire, which caused many people in the industry to speculate.
In this regard, although Weimar officially said: "No comment", it did not deny the relevant matters.
It is reported that up to now, Weimar Automobile has completed six rounds of financing, and the total amount of financing disclosed is about 654.38+07 billion yuan. The latest financing took place in June last year, 10, and Weimar Automobile received a 3 billion yuan C+ round of financing led by Baidu Online.
In other words, when Weimar was in good financial condition and expected to start an IPO, it was somewhat incomprehensible that Lu Bin, who had accompanied Weimar for five years, suddenly left his job.
However, according to Weimar's official statement, Lu Bin's departure will not affect Weimar's established development rhythm.
From the second half of this year to next year, Weimar will launch two SUVs and a car model. Among them, a 6-seat SUV will be launched in the second half of this year; In the first half of next year, a brand-new SUV will be released with the breakthrough of 5G and autonomous driving; Maven, Weimar's first car, is also scheduled to be released at the end of next year.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.