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Recently, General Motors released a preview image of its new pure electric pickup truck. As can be seen from the trailer, HUMMER will return to the market as a pure electric pickup truck. It is reported that the car will have a maximum power of 1,000 horsepower and a peak torque of 15,591 N·m, which can shorten the car's acceleration time to 100 kilometers to less than 3 seconds. The power performance is extremely powerful. This ad will be broadcast on the sky-high advertising screen of the Super Bowl in the United States, which shows that General Motors has invested a lot of money in the return of Hummer. It is reported that the new car will be officially released on May 20. Due to rising fuel prices and plummeting sales, Hummer withdrew from the market in 2010. This time, Hummer is making a strong comeback. We look forward to Hummer bringing more surprises to everyone.
Recently, a Mercedes-Benz spokesperson told the media in an interview that Mercedes-Benz decided to stop the production of X-class pickup trucks in May. Foreign media revealed that during a recent model evaluation, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck has been shrinking in the market and sales have continued to be sluggish, so it was decided to discontinue the model. The Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck is based on the Nissan Navara, but the X-Class with the "Mercedes-Benz" badge is much more expensive. Since its launch at the end of 2017, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class has faced discontinuation of production and delisting in less than three years. This may be one of the shortest-lived models in the history of automobiles.
As Audi's domestic entry-level model, the Audi A3 has been favored by many young consumers due to Audi's brand halo and low price. A few days ago, Audi officially stated that the new generation of Audi A3 will be officially unveiled at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show on March 3. The new-generation Audi A3 and Volkswagen's eighth-generation Golf share the same platform. Both the exterior and interior designs adopt Audi's latest family-style design, which is quite different from current models overall. In terms of power system, the new generation of Audi A3 is expected to be equipped with 1.0T three-cylinder, 1.5T four-cylinder gasoline engine and 2.0T four-cylinder diesel engine, which is the same as the eighth-generation Golf powertrain. The A3 that will be released on March 3 will be a hatchback version, while the sedan version will arrive later. For consumers who like luxury brands but have limited funds, I believe the new generation Audi A3 will be a good choice.
Recently, we obtained the appearance patent application drawing of Weimar EVOLVE from the Internet. It can be seen from the application pictures that the new car cancels the traditional rearview mirror and adopts a streaming rearview mirror. The front face adopts the WM family design language, and the tail design is quite different from that of the WM EX5. According to the plan, the new car will be launched in 2021, and the comprehensive cruising range is expected to reach 600 kilometers. At the same time, the new car is also equipped with WM's new generation supercharging technology, which can bring 300 kilometers of battery life after 15 minutes of charging. At present, WM EVOLVE is still in the design stage. We might as well wait for the mass production model to be announced before we make an evaluation.
A few days ago, focus2move released the 2019 global car sales rankings. In the list, Toyota Corolla successfully defended its 2019 global sales champion with 1.236 million units, once again becoming the best-selling sedan in the world. The second and third places are Ford F-series pickup truck (1.070 million units) and Toyota RAV4 (931,900 units) respectively. Honda’s sales volume is led by Civic (821,000 units) and CR-V (819,000 units). Five. Among the top five in the global sales list, Japanese brands occupy 4 seats. This shows that fuel-efficient and durable Japanese cars are favored by global sellers.
A few days ago, Honda Giken Industrial Co., Ltd. and Honda Giken Industrial (China) Investment Co., Ltd. announced a donation of 10 million yuan to the Hubei Provincial Red Cross Society to fight against the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. Among them, Honda donated 5 million yuan and Honda (China) donated 5 million yuan. Mizuno Yasuhide, Honda's executive director and China head, said that the novel coronavirus pneumonia has caused serious losses to China and many other regions. Honda expresses its most heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the epidemic. Officials stated: As a company rooted in China, Honda is willing to contribute its modest efforts to tide over the difficulties with the Chinese people.
In the future, Honda will work together with social leaders, pay attention to support the prevention and control of the national epidemic, and actively practice corporate social responsibility.
According to Reuters, U.S. auto parts giant BorgWarner announced that it will acquire Delphi Technologies for US$3.3 billion (approximately RMB 22.9 billion). According to the terms of the agreement, existing shareholders of BorgWarner will own approximately 84% of the combined company, while existing shareholders of Delphi will own approximately 16%, and the combined company will operate as BorgWarner. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. With the advent of the electrification era, automotive power parts companies are also expanding their businesses through mergers and reorganizations to consolidate their market positions in the change. This merger of the two major parts giants will undoubtedly have an important impact on the automotive industry. . In the future, the combined company will launch a more comprehensive product portfolio covering internal combustion engines, hybrids and vehicle electric systems.
According to foreign media reports, Tesla recently released the first official pictures of the Model Y mass-produced model and photos of the production line, suggesting a breakthrough in body manufacturing. In January, Musk flew to the Shanghai Gigafactory to announce that the domestic Tesla Model Y had begun production. Although Tesla's annual car sales are only a fraction of Volkswagen's and it has not yet achieved annual profits, it is shocking that Tesla's current market value has surpassed Volkswagen's and is second only to Toyota Motor Corp. . Realizing the problem, Volkswagen Group Chief Herbert Diess told Musk: "We are targeting Tesla." He suggested that only by keeping up with Tesla can Volkswagen surpass them.
Recently, Lincoln officially stated that its mid-size sedan, Lincoln MKZ, will officially cease production at the Hermosillo plant in Mexico this year. At the same time, MKZ will no longer launch 2021 models. Although the MKZ has been discontinued, Lincoln has already prepared a "successor". Foreign media revealed that Lincoln will build a rear-drive model based on the Ford CD6 platform to replace the existing MKZ. In addition, Lincoln is likely to resurrect the Zephyr name. Its concept version is expected to be released in 2020, and the production version will be unveiled in 2021. At present, there is little information about the MKZ successor model Zephyr, and we will continue to report more news.
The current driving assistance system is not enough for me to "completely trust". Because the current driving assistance system is still at the L2 level, and driving a vehicle is far from the driver. If I want complete information, it must at least reach the L4 or L5 level, then I can trust it. For now, a small number of public transportation vehicles such as high-speed rails and subways are already autonomous, and the driver acts more as a "supervisor" and intervenes when necessary. However, there is a big difference between rail transit and our daily car driving. The situations we encounter on the highway are far more complicated than we imagine, because only when the driving assistance system reaches a higher level and becomes more intelligent can it Let us use it with complete confidence. At this stage, driving assistance is still inseparable from manual work. Sometimes I even feel that driving assistance is not as useful as manual work because I have to keep an eye on it and am afraid that it will make "errors".
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