Recently, another new energy vehicle has attracted attention. The main vehicle manufacturer is an electric bicycle company, and it is also related to Brilliance Automobile, which is on the verge of bankruptcy.
From the news, Brilliance Xinri New Energy Vehicle is a joint venture between Brilliance Auto and Xinri Electric Vehicle. The first car 103/103A will be officially rolled off the production line on December 2 and is positioned as a micro electric vehicle. , there are two appearance styles, one is a more conservative design style, the headlights, fog lights and taillights are all circular design, the front grille is a dot matrix shape, the design is a relatively conservative series.
The other model has a completely closed front shape, the headlight design has also been changed to a line style, and it also uses a through-type taillight design. The dimensions of the new car are 3288/1670/1654mm in length, width and height respectively, and the wheelbase is 2185mm. From the size point of view, the size of Hongguang MINI EV is 2917mm*1493mm*1621mm, and the wheelbase is 1940mm. The two should be in the same level, better than Wuling Hongguang MINI. ?EV is slightly larger.
In addition, the new car is equipped with a ternary lithium-ion battery pack from Far East Battery Jiangsu Co., Ltd. and a permanent magnet synchronous motor with a power of 45 kilowatts. The cruising range is about 300 kilometers and the top speed is 100 kilometers per hour. The new car is expected to It will be mass-produced and delivered early next year.
As we all know, Xinri Group is an electric vehicle R&D, production and sales enterprise, with two major business segments: electric bicycles and motorcycles, and new energy vehicles. At the same time, it is also an electric bicycle company listed on the A-share market.
As early as August 2018, Brilliance Group and Xinri Group signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement, and the Brilliance Xinri New Energy Vehicle Project signing ceremony was held to jointly carry out strategic cooperation and expand the new energy vehicle market. After signing the contract, former Brilliance Chairman Qi Yumin braved the scorching sun and 40-degree high temperature to inspect the construction site of the Xinri Automotive Research Institute and the new new energy vehicle factory, and was confident in the future cooperation between the two parties.
Through the joint venture and cooperation with Brilliance Group, the transformation from electric bicycles to electric vehicles has been achieved, which is an important breakthrough in the business development of the new energy vehicle segment of Xinri Group. It can obtain the core qualifications for new energy vehicle production. Three vehicles are being designed and developed, and the independently developed van logistics vehicle has been produced and sold.
The cooperation agreement was signed, and after two years of sales, the car models are about to be rolled off the production line. However, now Brilliance has built a wall of debt and has filed for bankruptcy and reorganization. Except for the BMW brand, almost all other brands have fallen into decline. It can be said that Brilliance Xinri Electric Vehicle was born at the wrong time.
In July this year, two sets of patent pictures of Brilliance Xinri’s pure electric mini-cars were leaked. The new cars adopt the Xinri electric car logo and have the Brilliance Xinri tail logo.
Judging from the news at the time, Brilliance Xinri’s Wuxi domestic project has a total land area of ??393.6 acres, a new factory area of ??122,000 square meters, and a planned production capacity of 50,000 units in the first phase. The factory is scheduled to be topped out in early 2020 and the first mass-produced trial vehicle will be launched in April.
Wuling Hongguang MINI EV has been a hot seller since its launch and has surpassed Tesla to become the first among new energy vehicles. After the launch of Brilliance Xinri Micro Electric Vehicle, it will compete with Wuling Hongguang MINI EV with its 1,500 sales channels and 5,000 outlets for electric bicycles.
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