Filing for bankruptcy and reorganization, is there still hope for Lifan Motors?
After two months of preparations, Lifan’s first creditors’ meeting was held yesterday (October 13) in the Chongqing No. 5 Intermediate People’s Court, marking the beginning of Lifan Motors’ bankruptcy and reorganization.
This court session is mainly to clarify the total claims of Lifan Sales Company. The audit results of the court administrator show that Lifan Sales Company currently has only about 30 million yuan in book assets and about 15 million yuan in fixed assets. The final approved total amount of its debt is 699 million yuan, which means there is a gap of nearly 700 million yuan between the assets and debts of Lifan Sales Company.
More than that, Lifan Sales Company has 162 pending civil and arbitration lawsuits, involving a total amount of approximately 870 million yuan. Lifan Sales Company's existing book assets will also give priority to paying employees' salaries for the previous year. The overall situation is not optimistic.
This court session is just the beginning of restructuring. The 700 million yuan debt is only the debt of Lifan Sales Company. The total debt of the main company Lifan Automobile has reached 16.8 billion yuan. The automobile business has basically stagnated. If you want to To achieve reorganization, a huge amount of input capital cannot escape.
So is there still hope? Although Lifan also has a motorcycle business and has certain hematopoietic capabilities, it is a drop in the bucket and the key depends on the introduction of new investments. In August, Lifan publicly recruited investors for its restructuring. Liangjiang Fund and Geely's Maijie Investment have both submitted registration materials and are preparing to participate in Lifan's restructuring plan. However, after Geely's public participation, no follow-up news has leaked out. , now the life and death of Lifan Motors seems to be still a mystery.
It’s so cute, Honda Fit’s sister car is called: Laifujiang
Today (October 14) Dongfeng Honda released the official nickname of its new car? LIFE - Laifujiang , Laifujiang is actually the sister model of GAC Honda Fit, which is preparing to make its debut at the Wuhan Auto Show tomorrow (October 15th).
Like the new Fit, Dongfeng Honda LIFE also launches two versions of models, the design of which is not much different from the new Fit. The main difference is in the details. The SPORT model has a new red wire decoration that represents Honda's high performance on the lower part of the front fascia. The taillights also use black background headlights, and the rear apron is also different.
The CROSS model adds a circle of decoration to the front bumper, and the body is surrounded by a lot of black, including the taillights are also treated in black. Personally, I feel that the design of the two LIFE models is more sporty than the Fit.
Other aspects, including size and power, are expected to remain consistent with the new Fit. Although the launch date will be later than that of Fit, judging from the naming and different details, its appearance seems to be no worse than that of the new Fit, and whether the configuration will complement each other or whether it will be improved, this is all It's a place to look forward to.
More suitable for young people, overseas official photos of Mitsubishi's new Yige leaked
More than two years after its launch, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (domestic name Yige) has indeed come to a mid-term revamp. The model has reached a new milestone. Mitsubishi previewed it last month, and its official photos were recently leaked by overseas netizens.
Previous preview pictures made us have high expectations. We originally thought that the new Ego would greatly restore the e-Evolution concept car launched by Mitsubishi in 2017, but now it seems more like the design of the current model.
It’s just that the headlights and center grille have been given a more sporty look, and the overall look is more like a return. After all, the Mitsubishi Ege’s predecessor was a Taiwanese sports car.
The domestic Yige is often criticized for its strange rear shape, but with the current changes in the new Yige, I think the rear of the car is the finishing touch. Taking advantage of the taillights on the concept car, its entire rear is also more... Simple and obviously more textured.
Judging from the exposed promotional album, Yige will still provide 7 colors in the future. The interior has not been announced, but the dashboard and body details are provided. The new Ego is expected to provide a plug-in hybrid model in addition to the fuel version. It is expected to be equipped with the 2.4L Atkinson set in the new Outlander. The plug-in hybrid system of the cycle engine, equipped with an all-wheel drive system, is of course still to be determined.
The changes of the new Yige can be said to be more suitable for young people, but there is still doubt whether Yige will continue to be updated in the country in the future, because according to Mitsubishi’s plan, it will focus on the Southeast Asian market in the future. Its performance in the domestic market is not good, so whether to eventually introduce a mid-term facelift model is a big question mark.
Slightly upgraded, SAIC Volkswagen’s new Tiguan L is on the market
According to SAIC Volkswagen officials, the new Tiguan L is officially launched. This time it brings 7 models, and the official guide price is 21.58- 285,800 yuan.
With this minor facelift, the appearance and interior of the new Tiguan L have not changed, except for a new, flatter logo design.
So what to upgrade? This time, Tiguan L is mainly equipped with a 10.3-inch digital instrument panel and an Area View 360-degree bird's-eye view panoramic imaging system, which provides four 190-degree cameras and 14 different viewing angles to check the surroundings of the car at any time.
Looking at specific models, the Comfort Edition model has more front and rear head air curtains than the old Fashion Edition model at the same price. The four-wheel drive flagship version has been updated with an 8-inch central entertainment large screen and navigation system, including CarLife/CarPlay, online map upgrades, natural voice control and Bluetooth functions, etc., which will improve the interactive experience.
Although these upgrades are not many, they are Tiguan L's adjustment to the market and continue to maintain the competitiveness it deserves at this price point.
Four years later, FAW and Audi established a new joint venture.
FAW and Audi have recently engaged in trouble: the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding and jointly established a company to produce PPE platforms. A pure electric joint venture and will be put into production in 2024.
Audi currently mainly relies on four major platforms to develop pure electric models, namely MEB, MLB EVO, PPE and J1 platforms. The MEB platform is a platform developed by Volkswagen, and it can also be said that it is the most entry-level platform for Audi. The electric vehicle platform, the Q4? e-tron that just debuted will also be mass-produced on this platform. MLB EVO is positioned at a higher end, and the Audi e-tron is the model born on this platform.
As for the J1 platform, it was developed under the leadership of Porsche. The Porsche Taycan was born here, and the e-tron GT will also become a sister model of the Taycan on the same platform.
The protagonist PPE platform is a high-end platform developed by Audi and Porsche*** for large electric vehicles. The platform will adopt multi-link front suspension, air suspension, torque distribution, rear-wheel steering, and support 800V Voltage and 350kW fast charging and other functional support, the models under the current platform are also being prepared, and the debut time is not expected to be too far away.
This introduction is actually expected. After all, Audi’s previous high-end pure electric models have stated that they will be produced simultaneously with the domestic market. In addition to promoting the transformation speed of Audi’s electrification, this platform is bound to become Audi’s leading brand in the future. It is a new sales growth point in China, and the electric vehicles it will produce in the future will be sold by FAW-Volkswagen Audi's dealer network.
Honda’s new Civic will also join the “two-car strategy”?
In the past two years, Honda has been balancing the products of its two domestic joint ventures, especially allowing the use of a two-car strategy for some models with good sales, such as CR-V and Haoying, Accord and INSPIRE. As Honda's most important A-class car in China, the Civic now also has a "dual-car strategy."
Recently, Dongfeng Honda's new Civic, code-named 2YN, is entering the trial production stage. On the other hand, Guangqi Honda also has a project code-named 2LN in progress. It is the "sister model" of the new Civic.
In fact, the patent drawings of the overseas version of the new Civic have been exposed. The front face of the new Civic has undergone major changes. The internal structure of the lamp group has been obviously changed. The original chrome-plated grille has also been replaced with a design similar to the new overseas Fit. , but the overall feeling is that it is no more radical than the current Civic.
In addition, it also canceled the "boomerang" taillights and replaced them with the more popular through-type design. Judging from the interior patent drawings, it is obvious that there is a place for a screen above the center console. It is expected that a large-sized floating center control screen will be used. There are quite a few changes this time.
There is currently no time information, but based on previous product cycles, it is expected that it will be released at the end of 2021 or early 2022 and will be replaced.
This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.