A few days ago, Red Dot New Energy was informed that according to the survey data of Tianyan, in February of 14, Xpeng Motors invested and established Zhaoqing Tucki New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. with a registered capital of 1 100 million yuan, and its legal representative was Henry, co-founder and president of Xpeng Motors.
It is understood that the business scope of Zhaoqing Tucki New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. includes self-owned capital investment, energy management services, battery charging services for electric vehicles, research and development of electric vehicles, and technical consulting services.
SK lost? Volkswagen/Ford Power Battery Supply or Encountered Obstacles
Red Dot New Energy learned that the lawsuit against LG Chem and SK Innovation's electric vehicle batteries had a preliminary ruling, and the US Trade Commission (ITC) said that LG Chem won the case. Previously, LG Chem accused competitor SK Innovation of stealing its trade secrets in the lawsuit.
Automobile manufacturers are scrambling to lock in battery suppliers, and power batteries are also more expensive and key components of electric vehicles. Industry analysts believe that SK Innovation may purchase related patents from LG Chem to reach an out-of-court settlement, and the settlement amount will reach hundreds of billions of won. In addition, SK Innovation has decided to initiate an opposition procedure in the United States, asking ITC to consider the impact of this lawsuit on American interests.
According to the judgment, SK's innovative batteries, modules and related parts may no longer be imported into the United States. By then, Volkswagen and Ford's American factories will be adversely affected. At present, SK Innovation is building a battery factory worth nearly $654.38+$700 million in Georgia, USA, to supply the adjacent Tennessee Volkswagen electric vehicle factory. Production is expected to start in 2022. In addition, SK Innovation also plans to build another factory in Georgia to supply Ford's electric pickup trucks. SK Innovation is still supplying batteries for Kia Jirui New Energy, and now it is produced in South Korea and exported to the United States and other places.
LG Chem said in a statement that ITC will make a final ruling on the case on October 5th, 65438. SK Innovation expressed "regret" about ITC's preliminary ruling, and plans to raise objections according to the prescribed legal procedures after reviewing the court's decision.
Cadillac will launch its first pure electric vehicle in April.
Recently, according to foreign media reports, Cadillac will launch its first pure electric vehicle in April this year (2020). It is reported that the new car will be positioned as a medium-sized SUV.
Steve, president of Cadillac? Carlisle recently told dealers that the brand's first "electric car" will be launched in April this year (2020). However, he did not specify whether the "electric car" is a plug-in hybrid car or a pure electric car, but pointed out that the new car is positioned as a medium-sized SUV.
Red Dot New Energy speculated that due to Cadillac CT6? PHEV sales are not ideal; The ELR launched earlier was discontinued in 20 16 due to poor sales, so there is a considerable probability that the upcoming "electric vehicle" will be a pure electric vehicle. What's more, Cadillac released the official map of its pure electric SUV concept car on 20 19 1, with the same positioning as the medium-sized SUV, but the car did not appear in north american auto show that year. And according to previous reports, it has been reported that Cadillac will officially sell pure electric vehicles in 2022. The above clues can better prove that the upcoming "electric vehicle" is likely to be a pure electric vehicle. We will continue to pay attention to more news about the new car.
A drop of more than 50%? 1 month, the installed capacity of domestic power batteries is halved.
According to the data of China Automobile Industry Association, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China were 40,000 vehicles and 44,000 vehicles from June, 5438 to October, 2020/kloc-0, down by 55.4% and 54.4% respectively. 5438+ 10 June, the installed capacity of power batteries in China was about 2.32GWh, down 53% year-on-year. Most domestic battery companies, such as Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd., BYD, Yiwei Lithium Energy, Li Shen Battery, AVIC Lithium Battery, Funeng Technology, etc. , have experienced a decline in the installed capacity of power batteries.
On the whole, the decline in the production and sales of new energy vehicles and the installed capacity of some power battery enterprises is mainly due to the Spring Festival holiday, when the industry is in the off-season, enterprises cut production during the holiday and the capacity utilization rate is low. The situation in February seems even less optimistic, and the new energy automobile industry has not changed.
It is worth noting that a few power battery companies, such as Panasonic and LG Chemical, etc. , have increased their power battery installed capacity to varying degrees, and squeezed into the top power battery installed capacity 10 of new energy vehicles in China. LG Chem's 65438+ 10 month is only the supporting power battery of Tesla Model3 in China market, so its total installed capacity of 65438+ 10 month is contributed by Tesla, ranking seventh; In addition to supporting Tesla, Panasonic Battery also provided power batteries for plug-in models of GAC Toyota and Tianjin FAW Toyota in June+1October, 5438, so its total installed capacity in China market reached 87.38MWh in June+1October, 5438, ranking fourth.
At present, China, Japan and South Korea are engaged in a power battery war, and contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. has entered the domestic Tesla model? After the supply chain, the competition with Panasonic is more intense. In 20 19, the two companies accounted for more than 50% of the installed capacity of power batteries in the world with 32.5GWh and 28. 1GWh respectively. However, the supply of LG Chemical was in short supply, which affected Audi E-tron and Mercedes-Benz EQC, and Jaguar I-PACE directly closed the related production lines.
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