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Director-General of WTO: China is a textbook case of global trade integration promoting growth and development.

China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 was "a key event in the history of the multilateral trading system". WTO Director-General Okonjo-Ivera said that in the past 20 years, China has been "a textbook case of how to promote growth and development in global trade integration — — The economic rise of China has lifted millions of people out of poverty, not only in China, but also among the trading partners of developing countries. "

On December 10th, local time, the WTO Secretariat and the Permanent Mission of China to the WTO jointly held a high-level forum in Geneva to commemorate the 20th anniversary of China’s accession to the WTO. Okonjo-Ivera made the above statement when attending the meeting.

Ambassador Li Chenggang, Permanent Representative of China to the WTO, said that China will continue to firmly support the multilateral trading system and hopes that the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in the future can "achieve meaningful results in some key areas, such as fishery subsidies and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic."

Looking ahead, he added: "In order to revitalize the key functions of the WTO, while maintaining its core values and principles, China supports the necessary reforms and is willing to work together with other members to this end."

On the 9th, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Commerce, Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce of China, told the First Financial Reporter that in terms of opening up the market, China has greatly reduced its tariffs, and the total level of import tariffs has been reduced from 15.3% to 7.4%, which is lower than the commitment of 9.8% to join the WTO.

"The China government has kept its promises and fully fulfilled its accession commitments, which has been fully affirmed by the Director-General of the WTO and the vast number of members." Gao Feng said that the China government will continue to firmly support the multilateral trading system with the WTO as its core, maintain its position as the main channel for international rule-making, actively participate in WTO reform, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, support the WTO to play a greater role and promote the inclusive development of the multilateral trading system.

Source: WTO website

Source: WTO website

With China’s entry into WTO, WTO has become a real "world organization".

After 15 years of WTO accession negotiations, China joined the WTO on December 11th, 2001, becoming its 143rd member.

"The structural transformation triggered by the reform related to China’s accession to the WTO has promoted the strong growth and modernization of China." Okonjo-Ivera said.

For the WTO, welcoming China marks an important step towards becoming a real world organization, with more than one-fifth of the world’s population — — 1.3 billion producers and consumers — — Fully entered the multilateral trading system. "For other WTO members, China’s accession means a commitment to establish more predictable and mutually beneficial trade relations with a huge and fast-growing economy," she said.

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) was US$ 1.3 trillion in 2001, according to Okonjo-Ivera. By 2020, it has reached $14.7 trillion. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that China’s economy will grow by 8% in 2021 and 5.6% in 2022.

At the same time, Chinese’s living standards have improved significantly. In terms of purchasing power, the per capita income has risen from about $3,400 in 2000 to $16,200 in 2020. Extreme poverty has almost been eliminated. She said that China is the main destination of foreign direct investment and has become an important source of foreign investment. China’s stock of foreign direct investment has increased tenfold — — From about 200 billion dollars in 2000 to nearly 2 trillion dollars in 2020. At the same time, China’s stock of foreign direct investment soared to $2.3 trillion, an increase of 84 times compared with China’s entry into WTO.

Li Chenggang said: "We have seen great changes. With China’s entry into WTO, China has substantially opened its market for goods and services. The average tariff rate of manufactured goods has dropped from 14.8% to the current 7.4%— — 2.8% lower than the WTO commitment. In terms of trade in services, nearly 120 sectors have been opened, 20 more than those agreed upon at the time of accession. Constant opening and reform have fundamentally promoted the development of China. In the past 20 years, China has developed from the sixth largest economy in the world to the second largest economy in the world, and its GDP has increased 11 times, reaching nearly 15 trillion US dollars. "

Zhou Shijian, executive director of the WTO Research Association in China and a senior researcher at the China-US Relations Research Center in Tsinghua University, participated in the relevant work during the WTO accession negotiations.

He told the First Financial Reporter: "China’s accession to the WTO means integration into the global trading family and trade activities under the guidance of the same world trade rules, which is also a key step for China’s economy to integrate into the world."

Zhou Shijian said that at that time, China’s accession to the WTO meant that China suddenly became 1/143, enjoying the most-favored-nation treatment with each other, and "China’s goods with good quality and low price will have their place".

Zhou Shijian added that at the same time, the process of China’s entry into the WTO as a whole is also a process of promoting domestic reform by opening to the outside world, which involves the reform of enterprises, markets and legal provisions, which is also a very important point in the significance of entering the WTO.

According to the data of the Ministry of Commerce, China has basically completely lifted the restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector, relaxed the restrictions on foreign investment in agricultural sectors such as seed industry, and continuously expanded the opening up of service sectors such as finance, telecommunications, construction, distribution, tourism and transportation. Among the 160 branches of the WTO service trade classification, China has opened nearly 120.

US and European negotiators support China’s entry into WTO.

The forum also invited three negotiators from China, the United States and Europe who participated in China’s WTO accession, namely Long Yongtu, former Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and chief representative of China’s WTO accession negotiations, former WTO Director-General (2005-2013), former EU Trade Commissioner Lamy and former US Deputy Trade Representative (USTR) Cutler.

Lamy said that China’s accession to the WTO and the multilateral trading system is a "decisive moment", and China’s commitment and participation in the WTO in the past 20 years is worthy of recognition.

Source: meeting screenshot

Source: meeting screenshot

Cutler, on the other hand, emphasized the historical importance of China’s accession to the WTO, and pointed out that more time was needed to comprehensively assess its impact: "When we review the history of trade, it will be an important milestone in trade. But I don’t think this story is static. "

Cutler also questioned those voices that claimed that it was wrong to support China’s entry into WTO. "I think (China’s accession to the WTO) is the right decision made at the right time."

In the eighth WTO trade policy review on China earlier this year, there were some comments that China has not fully fulfilled its commitments when it entered the WTO.

On October 28th, Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy Representative of International Trade Negotiations, said at a press conference that when China joined the WTO, it had a protocol on accession and a report of a working group on accession. These two documents stipulated China’s obligations after its accession to the WTO and set a timetable for China to fulfill its WTO obligations.

"If you compare this timetable, you will see that we have fully fulfilled China’s obligations under the WTO and our commitments have been fully fulfilled." He said, "In this regard, several successive WTO Directors-General and most WTO members have fully affirmed and generally recognized this."

This time, Lamy also gave China an "A+" evaluation on fulfilling its WTO commitments, and he also insisted on this view at this meeting. And said, "I personally think that the problem is not the difference between China’s commitment and China’s implementation, but the difference between WTO rules and spirit".

He also said that if China fails to abide by its commitments, it will be brought to a dispute (settlement mechanism) because the WTO has a strong dispute settlement mechanism.

"Sometimes China will win, and sometimes China will lose. We have such a mechanism that allows countries to confirm whether they have fulfilled their commitments by interpreting text rules. Therefore, I gave A+. " He said.

"But if you are concerned about the spirit of WTO rules, the situation is different." Lamy said that in some cases, the rules of the WTO are still quite unclear and vague. They set a principle, but they don’t always explain the process behind it or the responsibilities they have to do in detail. This is the case with subsidies, for example. In my opinion, there is too much ambiguity between the spirit and the text of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASTM). Lamy said, "Therefore, I think this is not a problem for China, but a problem for the WTO. In some cases, we need WTO rules to be clearer and stronger. "

"Whether a member has fulfilled its commitments in the WTO is also related to whether it has fulfilled its responsibilities and whether it has actively helped the WTO move forward." Lamy added that at present, China has participated in the recently reached joint statement on domestic regulation of service trade: this is a sign that many other emerging economies have not joined, but China has, so China has played its responsibility and leadership.

Long Yongtu, on the other hand, said that he has seen encouraging signs that China wants to solve problems such as environment, industrial subsidies and state-owned enterprises.

He said that although the WTO is facing difficulties, it should still be the main channel for formulating new rules based on consensus: "We must emphasize to the world that the WTO should be a strong and efficient organization. Frankly speaking, the WTO is in a very difficult period and there is a trend of fragmentation. I think the most important thing is to build the confidence of the international community in the WTO, because only through this confidence can the WTO carry out substantive reforms to improve its rulebook and adapt to current and future challenges. "

A visit to the stellar gravity of 7 explosive online drama companies | Special planning

Stellar gravity: development of the whole industrial chain and refined operation

Established two years ago, he has seven works, including film and television drama "Morning Sun", "Chasing the Ball", "Once upon a time there was a mountain with a sword" and "Blame you for being too beautiful", online animated film "The Legend of the Sword and the Chivalrous Man", participated in the cinema movie "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind" and "Get My Brother Away", and Douban has been appraised by over 730,000 people, and his works frequently topped the list of major industries.

Behind such achievements is the construction and continuous upgrading of the industrial production system of Stellar Gravity Media. This IP operating company, which focuses on high-quality online content, adheres to the Internet product model with IP development as the source and user demand as the creation orientation, with point radiation and multi-party linkage, so as to achieve the development of the whole industry chain and maximize IP value. In July, Stellar Gravity released the latest film list of 2020, and more than ten projects are ready to go.

Meet diverse needs and make content that young users like. 

"We are good at making IP and content that young users like, so we should start from our own fields and screen and create innovative and high-quality content for young users." Wang Yizhen, founder and CEO of stellar gravity, said. Stellar Gravity insists on facing the audience in the end market and approaching users to dig deep into the first-hand demand. Although "Stellar Gravity has established a good cooperative relationship with several head video platforms, it can get feedback in time and understand what topics the platforms are interested in." However, Wang Yizhen also stressed that he will pay attention to the platform requirements, but will not take the content preference of the platform as a single creative orientation. "The main thing is to start from the needs of users and incubate suitable projects (scripts) in a targeted manner."

Due to the advantages accumulated by the company’s early fan research and data analysis, Stellar Gravity is very familiar with the current situation and needs of users. Based on user observation and market analysis, it "chooses and customizes the content that they like and are willing to experience deeply." In the latest film list released by stellar gravity, a number of key projects have been released, including many well-known IP with extensive fan base and influence. The Fox Demon Little Matchmaker, which is known as "the first IP of the country’s female frequency", is the first live-action film and television, and it is named "Tu Shan Little Matchmaker". Stellar Gravity will choose the most popular chapters of the original, Moon Red and Royal Power, to make two film and television dramas; "I want to go against the wind" is adapted from the novel of the same name by the best-selling author Wuzai, focusing on the changes of the times, telling the story of starting a business with the background of the transformation of traditional enterprises under the wave of Internet e-commerce, and reflecting the passionate features of young people under the wave of the new era, their pursuit of career ideals and a better life. In addition, there are many projects, such as "Canglan Tactics", "Si Ming" and "Talk to Your World", which have entered the preparatory period.

Stellar gravity has its own screenwriter, production team and content research and development system, which can undertake the preparation and development of multiple projects at the same time. At present, it has five unique film and television studios, focusing on different types of film and television dramas and IP development. Among them, Xingyue Studio focuses on the creation of realistic themes and dramas; Green Prince Studio focuses on the positive energy works of youth idols; Small universe studio is responsible for the development of new types of fantasy brain holes; Moonlight Night Studio is dedicated to the new theme of new women in the workplace, and Blame You for Being Too Beautiful is its successfully hatched work. Jiuye Studio focuses on well-produced high-quality film and television works. Hit the real pain point and dig deep into the market potential of female themes 

In recent years, with the rise of "she" culture, more and more plays focusing on urban women in the workplace came into being. In this regard, Wang Yizhen analyzed that with the progress of the times and the diversified development of society, contemporary urban women not only meet material needs, but also pursue emotions, and the consumption demand for film and television works is even stronger. "The emergence of more and more female-themed works shows the huge market potential in this field."

Blame You for Being Too Beautiful is adapted from the novel of the same name by the best-selling author Wuzai. The team has added a lot of career lines for Mo Xiangwan (Qin Lan), a gold medal agent who is a female host, so as to strengthen the theme core of "new women+workplace" and restore the "struggle between trapped animals" of urban women in the workplace and emotions. As a workplace drama, "Blame You for Being Too Beautiful" does not stay on the surface of the event, but deeply reveals the survival mode of the entertainment industry, such as the complex relationship between brokers and actors, how brokerage companies talk about projects for artists, and how brokerage companies compete with each other. The novel ideas and ideas, coupled with the real and sharp content, made the play attract people’s attention as soon as it started broadcasting.

Wang Yixu introduced that it has been some time since the original novel was published. During this period, the entertainment industry has undergone earth-shaking changes, such as technological innovation, media change, and reshaping of human resources structure, which makes it difficult for the content in the novel to integrate into the current creative context. In addition, although the original work has a workplace background, the story is more romantic. Therefore, the original author did not make drastic changes on the basis of the novel, strengthening the content of the workplace and compressing the emotional line, and the amount of adaptation was 70%. "Let the workplace events land, avoid suspension, and present a sense of reality in the industry." In Wang Yixu’s view, it is the joint efforts of the original author and chief planner Wei Zai, director Wang Zhi, music producer Huang Yi, producer Shen Jingjing, and actors such as Qin Lan, Godfrey Tsao, David Wang, Kara Wai, Boogie and Guo Xiaoting. The tacit cooperation between the whole team in front of the stage and behind the scenes helped Blame You for Being Too Beautiful to finally achieve gratifying results. "It has reached our expectations and is a successful attempt in this field."

Pay attention to talent training "Star Plan" to help creators 

Dreaming with light and shadow needs the support of industrialized production standards, and more needs people who can tell stories. Stellar Gravity launched the talent plan "S.Pro", aiming at serving and cultivating high-quality creative talents such as writers, screenwriters, directors and musicians, exploring, evaluating and creating their greater value, and conveying talents for the development of the industry. Wang Yizhen said that the original intention of launching this talent support program is to hope that young creators can better understand the platform demands, so as to gain more opportunities and development space in the film and television market.

Stellar gravity has used potential, talented and enthusiastic directors, writers and screenwriters in many film and television projects. According to reports, Wang Zhi, the director of Blame You for Being Too Beautiful, is the signing director of "Star Project", and his use of lens language and control of the quality of the series have a high standard; Signing director Yi Zheng once directed "The Tale of Young People in the Great Song Dynasty", which scored 8.2 in Douban and was selected as "TOP10”; with the highest score in Chinese drama series" in Douban’s 2019 film list; Signing director Ying Ying Lu, a post-90 s young female directors, has a unique aesthetic style, and the Lonely Beast directed by her is being filmed; Zhao Yilong, the signing director, directed the TV series The Founding of the People’s Republic of China and The Long River Sunset, and served as the executive director of Parents’ Love and nirvana in fire. The original author and chief planner of Blame You for Being Too Beautiful, as well as the popular writers Jiu Lu Fei Xiang, Taotao Yilun, Sheng Li, Jian Yan, Gu Qingyi, etc., are also contract writers and screenwriters of "Star Project", and many novels created by them have started to be filmed. Wang Yixu said that Stellar Gravity will continue to use more talented, potential and enthusiastic creators in the future to continuously produce high-quality content for thousands of users.

Dialogue with Wang Yixu, founder and CEO of stellar gravity:

Let every creator and IP become stars.

Audio-visual Radio and Television: What impact does this COVID-19 epidemic have on film and television companies this year?

Wang Yizhen:During the epidemic, more people put their time on TV and online platforms, which expanded the market in disguise and increased the audience. People who didn’t watch the drama before were also "forced" to join this camp. The audience is not only changing in number, but also changing in age, demand and class. On the whole, the audience’s demand for dramas has increased, and the requirements have also increased. Television platforms and video platforms need more new drama reserves, so there are more opportunities for production companies. During the epidemic period, the implementation of support policies throughout the country and a series of fee reductions and exemptions have also consolidated the foundation of the film and television industry to a certain extent, helping the development of production companies.

Audio-visual broadcasting:How to define stellar gravity and what kind of company do you want it to be? 

Wang Yizhen:Stellar gravity is currently an IP operation company with high-quality online content as its core. I hope Stellar Gravity can become a great IP operation company that provides users with high-quality entertainment products, creates value for the entertainment industry, and spreads positive energy and correct value orientation. Since its establishment, stellar gravity has been growing all the way, constantly innovating and changing, and we will strive to bring you more good works and quality experiences.

Audio-visual broadcasting:How many projects does the company run every year on average? How to increase the output rate of fine products?

Wang Yizhen:The operation cycle still varies according to the project type, which is no different from the common cycle in the whole industry. Every year, projects in the incubation period, shooting period and broadcasting period are operating simultaneously. Every project of stellar gravity is built with high-quality products, and every project is treated with 100% care and all-out efforts. From script polishing, shooting to post-production, every link is strictly controlled. All these are helpful to improve the output rate of fine products.

Audio-visual broadcasting:What is the general operating mode of the company?

Wang Yizhen:The company’s operation mode is roughly the middle platform mode. Front-end, constantly research and develop high-quality content and incubate quality projects; On-line, overall planning on-line operation, control the main marketing direction; On the production side, the company not only produces its own products, but also cooperates with good production teams and producers for joint development.

Audio-visual broadcasting:Future planning of the company? 

Wang Yizhen:In the future, the cooperation between Stellar Gravity and the platform will not only be limited to providing IP and producing drama series, but also cover the whole industrial chain, helping the platform to maximize IP development, including the authorization of drama series, animation, music, games, surroundings and even theme parks. I hope to operate each IP more completely and productively, so that every creator and IP can become a star.

Shanghai Hengxing Gravitation Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., established in 2018, is an IP operation company with high-quality online content as its core, focusing on the creation of high-quality online content, with IP development as the source and user demand as the creative orientation, and constantly creating industry quality products, covering the whole industry chain. The types of works cover a wide range, and its five film and television studios focus on female themes, fantasy themes and realistic themes.

Representative works:The movie "A Cloud Made of a Rain in the Wind" and "Take my brother away quickly". The TV series Patriot, Morning Sun, Chasing the Ball, Once upon a time there was a mountain with a sword, Blame you for being too beautiful, and The Legend of the Fairy Sword and the Chivalrous Man.

Works to be broadcast and in preparation:Thank you, Doctor, Lonely Beast, I’m going against the wind, Freesia Strategy, Unlucky VII on impulse, Si Ming, Tu Shan Little Matchmaker, Talk to your world.

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How to replace the automobile oil filter? What are the steps and precautions for replacing the oil filter?

Replacement of automobile oil filter: steps and points for attention

Automobile oil filter is one of the important components to ensure the normal operation of the engine. It is very important to replace the oil filter regularly to maintain the performance of the automobile and prolong the life of the engine. Let’s take a closer look at the replacement steps and matters needing attention of the automobile oil filter.

How to replace the automobile oil filter? What are the steps and precautions for replacing the oil filter?

First, the preparation for replacing the oil filter

First of all, you need to prepare tools needed to replace the oil filter, such as wrenches and filter wrenches. At the same time, ensure that the vehicle is in the flameout state, and prepare the oil receiving container to prevent oil leakage from causing pollution.

Second, find the location of the oil filter

The position of oil filter may be different for different models. Generally speaking, the oil filter is located under or on the side of the engine. You can refer to the owner’s manual of the vehicle to find the location of the oil filter accurately.

Third, drain the oil

Before replacing the oil filter, it is necessary to drain the old engine oil. This can be achieved by unscrewing the oil drain screw on the oil pan. Pay attention to let the oil completely flow into the oil receiving container when draining oil.

Fourth, remove the old oil filter

Use a suitable tool, such as a filter wrench, to rotate the old oil filter counterclockwise and remove it. A small amount of engine oil may flow out during disassembly, so protective measures should be taken in advance.

Five, clean the installation location

After the old oil filter is removed, use a clean rag to wipe off the oil stains around the installation position to ensure the tightness of the new oil filter when it is installed.

Six, install a new oil filter

Apply a layer of engine oil to the sealing ring of the new oil filter, and then tighten the new oil filter clockwise by hand until the sealing ring contacts the installation surface. Tighten it properly with tools, but don’t use excessive force to avoid damaging the oil filter or the installation surface.

Seven, add new oil

Add new oil into the engine, and the filling amount should refer to the provisions of the vehicle owner’s manual.

Eight, check and start

After adding oil, check whether there is any leakage at the oil filter and oil drain screw. After confirmation, start the engine, let it run for a few minutes, and then check for leaks again.

Matters needing attention in replacing oil filter

1. Select the appropriate oil filter: Select the authentic oil filter with reliable quality according to the vehicle model and engine requirements.

2. Replacement cycle: Replace the oil filter regularly according to the recommendations of the vehicle manufacturer, generally every 5,000-10,000 kilometers or half a year to one year.

3. Operating environment: When replacing the oil filter, ensure that the operating environment is clean and tidy to avoid impurities from entering the engine.

4. Tightening strength: When installing the oil filter, grasp the tightening strength. Too loose will lead to leakage, and too tight may damage the oil filter or the installation surface.

5. Oil quality: When changing oil at the same time, choose high-quality oil that meets the requirements of the vehicle.

The following is a simple comparison table to help you understand more clearly the differences in oil filter replacement of different models:

| Model | Oil Filter Location | Tool Requirements | Special Notes |
|—-|—-|—-|—-|
| Car | Under the engine | Filter wrench | Some models need to remove the guard |
|SUV| Engine side | Wrench | Pay attention to the oil filling amount |
|MPV| The lower part of the engine is backward | Special tool | Confirm that the sealing ring is intact when installing |

In a word, replacing the automobile oil filter is not a very complicated job, but it needs careful operation to ensure the normal operation of the automobile and the good condition of the engine.

2019 car news team is most looking forward to new cars: compact cars

  [car home News] Hello, netizens, with the end of the series "2018 Car Smell Team Impressive Models" and the opening of the series "2019 Car Smell Team Most Expecting Models", have you been reminded of the impressive models in 2018 and the most anticipated models in 2019? If so, which cars are they? Don’t worry, you can first see if the six editors today are most looking forward to the same model as you. In this issue, we will bring you some compact cars that will be launched in 2019. Are you ready? Then let’s take a look.

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● 2019 Editor’s Expectation Reason:Toyota’s sales king in China has finally changed.

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"the new corolla iM (American version)"

  At the new york Auto Show in March, 2018, Toyota released a new generation of Corolla iM (American version), which was built based on Toyota TNGA architecture, led by the latest family-style design concept, and its appearance was more radical.

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"The picture shows the new Corolla and Lei Ling."

  After seeing the American version, the brand-new Corolla sedan and Lei Ling sedan, which were made by Toyota’s two China partners, made their debut together at the 2018 Guangzhou Auto Show (the car released at the auto show was a hybrid version). Of course, the relationship between the two is still a sister car, and the visible difference at present is only in the appearance. Compared with the sedan image of the current models, the new Corolla/Lei Ling is young and avant-garde in appearance.

  As we all know, the current Corolla is made in China by FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota respectively. In order to distinguish them, they are not only distinguished by the names of Corolla and Lei Ling, but also have obvious differences in appearance. This Gemini strategy did not result in grabbing the market from each other, but successfully met the needs of different consumers, and this strategy was also used by Toyota. The same is true this time. The 12th generation Corolla from TNGA modular architecture and GA-C platform is also made in China by FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota respectively, and its name will still be postponed.

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"The picture shows the overseas model."

  First of all, from the appearance, the front face of the new Corolla is obviously different from that of Ralink. The former does not use the "fangs" headlights of overseas models, while the front face of Ralink is closer to the overseas version. The large grille on the front of the car is eye-catching. The difference is that Corolla is a banner style, while Lei Ling is a mesh design. The simple distinction is that Corolla has a beard and Lei Ling has a moustache.

  In the rear part, there are still obvious differences between the two cars. Corolla takes a simple route and Ralink is a sporty style. The advantage of this is that you can tell which car is Corolla and which car is Lei Ling at a glance, no matter from the front face or the rear.

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  In addition, the official announced at the launch that the new car will be equipped with the China version of the exclusive 12.1-inch central control panel and PM2.5 filtering system. Compared with the overseas version of the 8-inch screen, this can be said to be considerate of the needs of consumers in China. In terms of configuration, the new car will also be provided with the latest generation of Zhixing interconnection system and Zhixing safety system, of which the latest Zhixing interconnection system will be 100% installed in all future replacement cars of Toyota.

  The design changes of the new Corolla/Lei Ling are only superficial, and the real transformation is hidden inside. Toyota New Global Architecture is another highlight. The first model of Toyota TNGA architecture is the fourth-generation Prius which was first listed in Japan in December 2015. C-HR and new Camry, which have been listed, are also derived from TNGA architecture. Toyota predicts that before 2021, more than 60% of the sales of Toyota brand models will be products derived from TNGA architecture.

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"『TNGA architecture"

  The concept of TNGA is slightly different from the modular platform adopted by other manufacturers. In addition to modular production, TNGA has formed a more unified whole in the stages of project planning, product design and research and development. Compared with the practice of single model and single platform in the early years, the universal rate of vehicle parts is higher. Therefore, the use of TNGA architecture is undoubtedly beneficial for Toyota to reduce the cycle and cost of product development and manufacturing.

  The models produced under TNGA will be optimized in power system, body structure, manufacturing technology, suspension system, aerodynamics, NVH performance and ergonomics to further improve the vehicle performance, among which the improvement of power system is the most obvious. However, the powertrains of the new Corolla and Lei Ling have yet to be further announced, and we will continue to follow up the reports.

FAW Toyota Corolla 2019 Dual Engine 1.8L Basic Model

GAC Toyota Lei Ling 2019 Double Engine Basic Model

  As the sales pillars of Toyota in China market, Corolla and Lei Ling shoulder the heavy responsibility of stabilizing the compact car market, and also lay a solid foundation for Toyota’s expansion in China market. According to the latest data, Corolla sold 35,000 vehicles in November, and this year’s cumulative sales reached 348,300 vehicles; Lei Ling sold 19,900 vehicles in a single month in November, and accumulated 128,900 vehicles this year. It is not difficult to see that the two-car strategy has not affected the sales volume of Toyota compact cars, but each has its own advantages to meet the needs of more consumers and win market share.

  The appearance change of the new Corolla/Lei Ling is only the most obvious aspect, and the interior configuration and power part have not been announced yet. Judging from the existing information, the changes inside will be drastic and we like it. As for the market performance after listing, I think these two cars will continue their cash sales and seize more compact car markets.

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The most anticipated reason: ordinary family cars also have highlights.

  In the Mercedes-Benz family, mercedes benz c Class is responsible for the volume, and Mercedes-Benz E Class is used to attract high-end customers. Mercedes-Benz S Class is the jewel at the top of the car pyramid, while Mercedes-Benz G Class is the ultimate off-road artifact. Even small-scale cars such as Mercedes-Benz CLA and Mercedes-Benz CLS have their own distinctive features. However, when it comes to Mercedes-Benz B Class, many people may hesitate. Is it a car or an MPV? Who would buy such a car? Then, taking the opportunity of Mercedes-Benz B-Class replacement, let’s talk about this "passerby A" model.

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Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2012 B 180

"2012 Mercedes-Benz Class B"

  Although Mercedes-Benz B-Class is unremarkable, it can be regarded as the first compact car launched by Mercedes-Benz. To be exact, it is a cross-border MPV of compact car size, which shoulders the historical mission of developing market segments. And since the second generation (2011), Mercedes-Benz has paid more attention to the car demand of China consumers when developing this car, trying to make it a "special car for China". However, at that time, there were not many families who could afford such a luxury car in the domestic auto market, so Mercedes-Benz B-Class was in a state of obscurity for a long time.

  Some friends may think that since the sales volume is ordinary, the appearance is ordinary, and it is said that it is built for the family and the internal space is ordinary, is there any need for Mercedes-Benz B-Class (the same problem can also be thrown to the BMW 2 Series wagon). The answer is definitely yes. Its existence is not only used to fill market segments and fight against competitors. On the other hand, Mercedes-Benz has a big business. It is not difficult to develop such a car based on Mercedes-Benz A-class platform and general parts (the cost will not be too high). Why not?

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

  Then, let’s see if the new Mercedes-Benz B-Class (the third generation) has changed its status as a passerby. First of all, from the appearance, Mercedes-Benz’s latest Sensual Purity design language has been fully accepted by the new B-class. The front of the new A-class makes it look less simple, but more youthful and advanced. Multibeam matrix LED headlights support the functions of curve auxiliary lighting and intelligent far-near light switching, which further strengthens its scientific and technological attributes.

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

  Because the wheelbase of the new B-class is 30mm longer than that of the previous generation, its side lines look smoother and more harmonious, and even there are some visual effects of slipping back behind the C-pillar. I think the tail design is the success of this generation of cars. Although the shape is simple, it is at least not so moderate and closer to SUV models such as GLC and GLE. The taillights also have a subversive reconstruction, and the full LED light source is highly recognizable after lighting.

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

  Furthermore, the interior of the brand-new B-class car is its highlight moment. The dual-screen design of the central control panel and the instrument is continuously decentralized from the Mercedes-Benz E-class, so that the interior of the Mercedes-Benz B-class can completely get rid of the label of being at home and old-fashioned. In particular, the MBUX system on the 10.25-inch multimedia touch screen is specially tailored by Mercedes-Benz for its compact cars, and the new human-computer interaction system makes the interior layout of Mercedes-Benz B-Class more concise.

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  In addition, referring to the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class, many driver assistance systems (or optional devices) from Mercedes-Benz S-Class are also expected to make the new B-Class take a big step in the direction of intelligent automatic driving, such as active blind zone assistance, automatic lane change function, active brake assistance and so on.

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

  In terms of power, the new generation B-class gasoline version is equipped with the same 1.3T inline four-cylinder engine as the new A-class, and adopts cylinder-closing technology, in which the maximum power of the B 180 is 136 HP, the peak torque is 200 Nm, and the maximum power of the B 200 is 163 HP and the peak torque is 250 Nm. The transmission systems are all matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

Mercedes-Benz (imported) Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2020 B 200

  At present, the specific introduction time of the new Mercedes-Benz B-Class has not been officially announced, and if there is no accident, with the domestic production of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan version, the future domestic production process of the new B-Class is just around the corner. The home MPV market of China brand and joint venture brand is gradually maturing from the cultivation period, and more and more populous families are willing to turn their attention to this class of vehicles. I believe that in the near future, with the continuous upgrading of national consumption concept and consumption level, the luxury brand MPV market will also usher in a wave of growth boom.

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● 2019 editor’s expectation reason: the most sporty compact car, but it is not known whether it can introduce Chuangchi Blue Sky SKYACTIV-X engine.

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 sedan version

  Mazda’s products always give people the subjective impression of sports and black technology, but compared with Honda, Toyota and Nissan, Mazda, which has a small product line, has not ushered in an exciting new product for a long time. I was fortunate to witness the world premiere of the new generation Mazda 3 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opened in November this year. What I want to say is that the Mazda you are familiar with is back.

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  Mazda used to be a symbol of middle-class families in China. Once upon a time, a red mazda 6 drove by, which attracted people to look twice. In today’s market, SUVs are popular, and Mazda has also shifted its focus to SUV products. Even CX-8 was born to fill the market gap left by stopping MPV products in Japan.

  However, with the release of Mazda VISION COUPE and Kui concept car in October 2017, it is confirmed that Mazda’s research and development of cars has not stagnated. At the same time, with the mass production application of Chuangchi Blue Sky SKYACTIV-X compression ignition engine technology, a new generation Mazda 3 was officially released in November this year.

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

  Mazda, under the design of soul movement, has shaped the muscle feeling of the whole vehicle very well, but through the design idea of the latest concept car, Mazda seems to be deliberately slimming. We can’t seem to find the protruding line muscle feeling on the new generation Mazda 3, which is more capable in modeling. The cockpit structure with overall backward movement looks more like a vertical rear-drive vehicle (in fact, Mazda 3 is a horizontal front-drive platform), and the length, width and height of the sedan version are 4662/1797/140 in terms of size. The hatchback version is 4459/1797/1440mm. This is also the first time that I like the sedan version more than the hatchback version.

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

  Well, after having a very rare sports appearance design at the same level, the interior design has become an absolute driving attribute. The center console has a design style that surrounds the driver as a whole, and has a minimalist design for the air-conditioning control area. In contrast, the traditional triple instrument panel has a liquid crystal display and a head-up display, and insists on physical hands and dials.

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

  The rear space is still not Mazda 3′ s strong point. Although the wheelbase is 50mm longer than the old model to reach 2750mm, the rear leg space is still limited. This is mainly because the design effect of rear drive is pursued in modeling, so the extra wheelbase is not used in the rear space.

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

  Needless to say, as the first model of Chuangchi SKYACTIV-X compression-ignition engine, the first new generation Mazda 3 North America version only provides a 2.0L version as a low-profile, with a maximum power of 189 HP and a peak torque of 230 Nm. Equipped with Skyactiv-G engine which is still 2.5L version. This is surprising. We didn’t see a high-powered compression-ignition version of the engine.

  Recently, a new generation Mazda 3 was released in Italy. In the future, European models will provide a 2.0L Chuangchi Blue Sky Skyactiv-G M Hybrid powertrain. This powertrain adds a 24V micro-hybrid system to the Chuangchi Blue Sky G series, in which the maximum power of the engine is only 122 horsepower, thus reducing fuel efficiency and ensuring emissions. The expected Chuangchi Blue Sky SKYACTIV-X compression-ignition engine is still only available in a 2.0L version.

Mazda (import) Mazda 3 (import) 2019 hatchback version

  On the whole, at present, Chuangchi SKYACTIV-X compression ignition engine does not seem to be widely promoted, so how will the powertrain be laid out in China market in the future? We are still very much looking forward to whether such a compact sports car full of black technology can regain the hearts of consumers in China market, and it will officially land in China market as a domestic product in 2019.

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● 2019 editor’s most anticipated reason: "one and a half" expectations about gearbox and rear suspension.

  At the press conference of the brand-new Bora, a question popped up in my mind: What about sagitar?

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Body size comparison Project/model Quanxin Bora Old Bora Brand-new lavida Cash sagitar Length (mm) 4663 4562 4670 4655 Width (mm) 1815 1793 1806 1780 Height (mm) 1473 1468 1474 1453 Wheelbase (mm) 2688 2614 2688 2651

  At the same time, Bora and LaVida completed the replacement this year. Apart from the changes in design, the overall increase in size is an unavoidable topic. As you can see from the table we made above, the new Bora has not only greatly improved in size compared with the old model, but also achieved a comprehensive transcendence compared with the current sagitar, and the wheelbase is more than 37 mm. So, what should sagitar do?

Volkswagen (imported) Jetta 2018 basic model

Volkswagen (imported) Jetta 2018 basic model

  As early as January in north american auto show, Volkswagen released a new generation of Jetta models. Jetta overseas is not Jetta currently on sale in China, but Sagitar’s overseas relatives. The new Jetta adopts Volkswagen’s latest family-style front face, such as hexagonal air intake grille and T-shaped elements. The waistline on the side is simple and powerful, which brings a stronger three-dimensional effect with the lines at the bottom.

  The new generation of vehicles is built on the MQB platform, and its body size is further increased. For example, the wheelbase of the new car has increased to 2685 mm. Did you find something? The wheelbase of domestic brand-new Bora and LaVida has surpassed the overseas version of Jetta. In the future, the sagitar after domestic production can only be lengthened.

Volkswagen (imported) Jetta 2018 basic model

  Overseas Jetta’s interior also adopts the latest design style. You can refer to the new generation Bora for the overall modeling, and the design ideas are the same. Because they are products of the same platform, many of their modules are actually the same. However, by changing the details, such as lines, the new Jetta looks more sporty. 

Volkswagen (imported) Jetta 2018 basic model

  The new Jetta overseas is equipped with more advanced and rich comfort and technology configuration. For example, 10-color LED ambience lights have been added to some models to make them closer to luxury brand products. At the same time, it will be equipped with the latest MIB II information system, BeatsAudio sound system, full LCD screen, mobile phone remote control, automatic emergency braking, blind spot detection, adaptive cruise and lane keeping.

  On the other hand, the new Jetta overseas is equipped with a newly adjusted 1.4TSI engine with a maximum power of 148 HP (109kW) and a peak torque of 249 Nm. In the transmission system, in addition to matching the 6-speed manual gearbox, it also matches the 8-speed automatic manual transmission.

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  In October, we obtained the new sagitar declaration information from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the replacement model first appeared in our field of vision. In addition to retaining the overseas design, the biggest change is that the body size of this car is further lengthened: the length, width and height of the new car are 4753/1800/1462mm, and the wheelbase is 2731mm, which is 46mm longer than the overseas version and 80mm longer than the current model. In the power part, the domestic version of the 1.4T engine has a maximum power of 150 HP (110 kW).

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  In fact, there is no suspense about the appearance, interior, engine and space of the new sagitar. This article doesn’t say space? The wheelbase is 80mm longer than the cash. Do you think it will be smaller? As for the 8AT used in North America, it will not be brought to China. For example, Tiguan (Tiguan L) and Atlas (Touran) in the US market all provide 8AT, but they still continue to use the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox in the domestic market.

  In addition, the new Jetta overseas adopts the former McPherson rear torsion beam suspension structure. Volkswagen, which has experienced suspension doors in China, will not make any adjustments in domestic models and replace them with multi-link independent suspensions, which is also a matter of concern to many consumers. So for the new sagitar, my expectation is the above-mentioned "one and a half": the gearbox with no big suspense and the unknown rear suspension.

  As for sales, it is actually the most boring topic. Domestic consumers will not "mistreat" this car. Who makes people Volkswagen and who makes people sagitar?

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● 2019 editor’s expectation reason: fill the vacancy of AMG product line’s entry-level performance steel cannon and go to war with Audi S3 head-on.

  On the eve of the Paris Motor Show, which opened in early October this year, Mercedes -AMG A 35 4MATIC (hereinafter referred to as "A 35") was officially unveiled. This car is a high-performance version of a new generation of Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback, which adopts a more combative appearance and interior, and is equipped with a new 2.0T+7DCT power system, with a maximum power of 306 HP and an acceleration time of 0-100km/h of only 4.7 seconds. Competitors locked in Audi S3 and BMW M140i.

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

  Compared with the new A-level regular version, A 35 adopts a more radical design style in appearance. First of all, in the front part, on the basis of the new A-class AMG-Line model, the A 35 has been replaced with a front grille with a central double chrome strip and a black bottom guard net, with a large star LOGO, which conforms to the characteristics of AMG models; In addition, the front enclosure of the new car is based on the AMG-Line kit version, adding a more protruding lower spoiler (front lip) and a blade-type side spoiler, which looks more combative.

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

  As an entry-level performance version, the A 35 does not add a wide-body fender on the basis of the new A-class, but after lowering the body, its overall posture still has a good visual effect. From the side, we can see that the new car is equipped with a set of AMG-style dense-spoke 18-inch rims, which have different color schemes according to the different colors of the car (such as the yellow car black ring or the blue car gold ring in the picture), coupled with the black side skirt trim, the outer rearview mirror shell, the rear spoiler, and the high-performance braking system with considerable size, which also creates a strong competitive taste.

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

  In terms of the rear end, the changes of the A 35 compared with the new A-class AMG-Line suite model are mainly reflected in the top and bottom. First of all, the fixed rear spoiler above the rear window is fighting and towering, with a more complicated diffuser at the rear lip and two circular exhaust ports on both sides. Every detail seems to warn the rear car: "I am not easy to provoke."

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

  As for the interior, there is little difference between the overall design of A 35 and the new A-class, and the main changes focus on interior materials and detailed design. Black Artico leather integrated sports seat, the latest AMG three-spoke flat-bottomed perforated steering wheel and carbon fiber decorative bench have improved the sports atmosphere.

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

  In addition, the A 35 also continues the new A-class rich scientific and technological configuration, including the AMG theme style full LCD instrument panel+dual 12.3-inch screen of the central control panel. Its built-in MBUX car system also adds AMG TRACK PACE track data recorder, which can maintain and analyze the driver’s track driving data and help him improve the lap speed. In addition, the AMG DYNAMIC SELECT driving mode selection function of the new car provides five modes for selection: Slippery, Comfort, Sport, Sport+ and Individual.

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2019 AMG A 35 4MATIC

  In terms of power, the A 35 is equipped with a new 2.0T four-cylinder turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 306 HP and a peak torque of 400 Nm. In terms of transmission, the new car is matched with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox named AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7G and AMG Performance 4MATIC four-wheel drive system. Driven by this power system, the acceleration time of the new car from 0 to 100 km/h is only 4.7 seconds, and the top speed is 250 km/h. In addition, in order to improve the handling of the A 35, AMG has further improved the torsional rigidity of the car body, and the AMG RIDE CONTROL variable suspension with adjustable three-speed damping will also help it better balance the user’s comfort and handling requirements in different use scenarios.

Mercedes -AMG Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG 2017 modified AMG A 45 4MATIC

"cash A 45 4MATIC』"

  At present, the A-class AMG models on sale only include A 45 4MATIC product. Although the extreme power performance of 381 horsepower /4.2 seconds is outstanding, it is still surplus for most consumers. For the A-class hatchback imported at present, a relatively entry-level high-performance model is really needed to fill the "gap" between A 260 (which is in the stage of production suspension and sale) and A 45 4MATIC (which is priced at 463,800 yuan). Therefore, with the opportunity of replacement, a new generation of A-class has come with the newly-added derivative model A 35 4MATIC. Like the overseas Audi S3, it will also launch a sedan version. According to the latest news, the new generation A-class will continue to provide A 45 4MATIC models, and will continue to introduce A 45 S 4MATIC models. The latter has a maximum power of 421 horsepower, and the "breaking 100" time may only take 3.9 seconds! Therefore, the new generation of A-class /A-class AMG will provide a more complete product sequence for different levels of consumers to choose from.

Audi (imported) Audi S3 2019 S3 2.0T Limousine

The current Audi S3 is a hot star model in the performance car circle.

  German brands have a very high market share in the field of high-performance vehicles. In the range of 400,000-700,000 yuan, compact high-performance models include AMG A 45/CLA 45, Audi S3/RS 3, BMW M140i/M240i/M2, Volkswagen Golf R and many other products. Among these models, The most popular and best-selling model is the Audi S3 Limousine, which costs only 371,500 yuan and has a certain discount on the terminal. Its excellent power and technological quality, huge modification potential and outstanding cost performance make this car a hot star model in the performance car circle.

  Nowadays, A-class AMG will re-align competing products with more subdivided models, with A 35 benchmarking S3 and A 45 benchmarking RS 3, and more direct competition is about to begin. In 2019, the A 35 sedan version will also be launched and introduced into the domestic market, while the overseas versions of Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series will be in the gap period before the big change. At that time, the opportunity for the more intimate AMG A 35 and the more powerful new AMG A 45 to "jointly monopolize" the steel gun market will come. Let’s look forward to it together.

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● 2019 editor’s expectation reason: With the blessing of M family design, the visual effect has made a qualitative leap.

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  Good morning Wednesday, everyone. I put me on page six this time, mainly because the magnitude and freshness of this car I am looking forward to are really much lower than the six new cars above. After all, it is only a kit version. However, even if it is a kit version, it is what I am most looking forward to in the compact car that will be listed in 2019! The main reason is that the current BMW 1 Series is too ordinary in design, so ordinary that it has no spirit and no youthful atmosphere.

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  To be honest, when BMW Brilliance officially announced that it would launch a 1-series sedan model, I personally looked forward to it. After all, with the launch of domestic Audi A3 in China market, the luxury compact car market seems to be officially opened, and BMW’s intention to follow up and launch a new 1-series sedan version in time is obvious, just to compete for the market.

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 125i Sport

  Although the new car is built with a front-wheel drive platform, it is different from the familiar rear-wheel drive BMW. However, as an entry-level sedan, the new car is more likely to attract young consumers to buy in the future, and it is not just necessary for daily travel, but since it comes from BMW, this car has not lost its sports characteristics in the adjustment of chassis suspension.

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 120i design suit

  However, after the car was officially launched at the Guangzhou Auto Show in 2016, the flame full of expectations was poured in half, because the design of this car was too flawed. Just let’s take a brief look at this car, which adopts the front face style similar to the current 1 series imported models. The headlights do not adopt the "open corner" design of the current 3 series models, but the LED daytime running lights are still the latest family design. The air inlet at the lower part of the front bumper is like a smiling face, with bright black trim on both sides, which feels that the sporty atmosphere of the car is reduced to some extent.

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 125i Sport

  It is difficult to find the shadow of other models in the rear shape of the new car. Its taillights are large, the rounded shape is not as sharp as the taillights of the 3 series, and the overall style is somewhat cute. Of course, you can also say that it is slightly bloated. The two-way exhaust layout under the bumper can only be equipped for 120i/125i models, and the 118i model is only a single-way exhaust layout.

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 118i Fashion

  It is necessary to vomit here. In fact, consumers are very simple. Choosing BMW brand is nothing more than taking a fancy to the inherent sports genes of this brand. Moreover, this car owner plays a young consumer market, and the price range of this car is 1998-317,800 yuan. Only the bilateral two-way exhaust layout that can show some sports visual effects in appearance only appears in high-end models such as 120i/125i, while the 118i model with a close price is only equipped with a single-sided exhaust layout. This way,

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 118i Fashion

"Interior of BMW 1 Series sedan with low profile"

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 120i design suit

"Interior of BMW 1 Series sedan with high profile"

  Turning around and looking at the interior, the center console of the new car is designed to tilt slightly to the driver’s side. The leather multi-function steering wheel is standard for all models, and the 2.0T models will also be equipped with shift paddles. The center console is equipped with a large suspended central control screen, and the middle part is a compact air conditioning and multimedia control area. Of course, the most obvious difference between high and low models is the size of the central control panel, which is 6.5 inches and 8.8 inches respectively.

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 125i Sport

"Gear handle modeling of BMW 1 Series sedan"

BMW Brilliance BMW 3 Series 2019 320Li M Luxury Suit

"Electronic gear handle of BMW 3 Series"

  Because the new car is developed with UKL front drive platform and the engine is matched with Aisin transverse gearbox, the gear handle of this car is the same as X1 and 2 series sports wagons, and it is a simple mechanical gear handle, and its visual effect is slightly inferior to that of other BMW brand electronic gear handles commonly known as "chicken legs" on front and rear drive models.

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 125i Sport

  Ok, after understanding the exterior interior of the car, let’s take a look at the BMW 1 Series sedan currently on sale in terms of power, 118i model (19.98-25.78 million yuanIt will be equipped with a 1.5T three-cylinder engine with a maximum output of 136 HP and a peak torque of 220 Nm. 120i model (287,800 yuanIt is equipped with a low-power version of a 2.0T four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 192 HP and a peak torque of 280 Nm. 125i model (317,800 yuanIt is equipped with a high-power version of a 2.0T four-cylinder engine with a maximum output of 231 HP and a peak torque of 350 Nm. In terms of transmission system, the new car will be matched with a 6-speed automatic manual transmission (118i) or an 8-speed automatic manual transmission (120i/125i).

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2018 118i Sport

  Why do many netizens spit out the BMW 1 Series sedan currently on sale? In the final analysis, it is because the positioning of this car is in a very embarrassing situation. After all, it focuses on the young consumer market. Since they are all young, the main crowd is still those who have just entered the society or worked hard in the society for several years, but having savings does not mean abundant savings. The configuration of low-equipped models is slightly lower, and it is a three-cylinder engine that many consumers can’t accept at present, but they need to pay more savings to buy high-equipped models. However, there are too many competing models that overlap with 287,800-317,800 yuan, which greatly reduces the competitiveness of this car.

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  In addition, one more thing is that many consumers not only see the quality behind the brand, but also take a fancy to the better "face" that the brand brings to consumers. Just when the BMW 1 Series sedan version entered the market, many travel companies bought a large number of this model and put it into the field of shared cars. This strange move also destroyed the recognition of potential consumers for this model to some extent. After all, most consumers don’t want their cars to become street cars or even "taxis", which will also affect the car purchase demand of some potential consumers to some extent.

Sales data of BMW 1 Series sedan in 2018 age Sales volume (vehicle) January 3819 February 2205 Mar. 3354 April 3258 May 3542 June 3204 July 3409 August 3678 September 3951 October 3755 November 3667 December No Cumulative sales from January to November 37842

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2019 120i M Sport Edition

BMW Brilliance BMW 1 Series 2019 120i M Sport Edition

  Through the sales inquiry, the BMW 1 Series sedan version sold a total of 37,842 vehicles from January to November 2018, with an average monthly sales of more than 3,000 units. I believe that such sales data is also unwilling to be seen by the government. Therefore, at the 2018 Guangzhou Auto Show, the BMW 1 Series sedan M sports version was officially launched, and the new car will add sports kits to the details on the basis of the regular version.

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  Specifically, the BMW 1 Series sedan M sports version adopts a brand-new sports kit in appearance, in which the shape of the front bumper draws on the design style of the M series sports model, and the large-size air intake is matched with black trim, which looks sporty. At the rear of the car, the 1-series sedan M sports version also adopts a rear enclosure with a rear diffuser, and at the same time, it is equipped with two exhaust ports on both sides. In addition, the new style of double five-spoke M-sports rims and multiple M-marks on the car body also highlight the differences of the car. In the interior, it has also replaced the latest M family sports steering wheel, and the visual effect has been greatly improved.

Beijing Mercedes-Benz A-Class 2019 A 200 L

"Mercedes-Benz Class A sedan edition"

  As for the power, I won’t go into details. After all, this is only a kit version, and I have talked about the power parameters of the ordinary version above. At the end, I hope this M-kit can be optional. After all, consumers who can really choose this car can already accept that three-cylinder engine. Why doesn’t the official give some "comfort" in appearance? Of course, I hope that the BMW 1 Series sedan version can be redesigned in the medium term more quickly, and the brand-new BMW family-style design will be put down to this car, just like the Mercedes-Benz A-class sedan version just listed a while ago, and the latest family design language will be adopted both inside and outside, so that consumers can feel "value for money".


  Thank you for taking the precious time to read the third issue of the series "Car Team’s Most Expecting Model in 2019"-Compact Cars. Did the six editors above tell you the reason for their expectation? Are you satisfied with their comments? You can leave your valuable suggestions and your unique views in the comments section to share with us. Of course, if the car you like is not in this level dimension, don’t worry. In the next issue of "The Most Expecting Model of Car News Team in 2019", we will bring you six medium/large cars in the same form. Let’s wait and see! (Text/car home Information Section)

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The exterior design of the Peugeot 4008 combines modernity and futurism, showing a unique French charm. The front face is uniquely designed, and the air intake grille adopts a family-style lion logo design, which is paired with a sharp headlight set to form a distinct visual focus. The body lines are smooth, the overall style is both powerful and dynamic, and the profile design of the body side highlights the perfect combination of power and elegance. The details reveal Peugeot’s insistence on quality and design, making it easy to recognize this is a Peugeot 4008 at a glance.

杭州标致4008正在优惠!特价12.97万,数量有限

The Peugeot 4008 outlines its unique design aesthetic with elegant side lines. The body measures 4510mm x 1850mm x 1628mm and the wheelbase is up to 2730mm, showing good space utilization and comfort. The front and rear wheelbases are 1579mm and 1587mm respectively, ensuring driving stability and handling performance. The tire size is 225/55 R18, and it is paired with a stylish wheel design, which not only enhances the overall visual effect, but also provides the vehicle with excellent grip and driving texture.

杭州标致4008正在优惠!特价12.97万,数量有限

The interior design of the Peugeot 4008 is dominated by a modern minimalist style, with attention to detail and texture. The steering wheel is made of high-grade leather material to provide a comfortable grip, and supports manual up and down + front and rear adjustments, so that the driver can adjust according to needs. The 10-inch central control screen stands in the center, with built-in multimedia system, navigation and automatic speech recognition functions, which is convenient to operate and full of technology. The seats are made of highly comfortable leather materials, and the main and passenger seats are equipped with multi-directional adjustment functions, including front and rear, backrest, height and waist support, to ensure the comfort of long-distance driving. The front seats also have a heating function to provide passengers with extra care in the cold season. The distribution of USB and Type-C ports in the car is also quite practical, making it convenient for passengers to charge the equipment.

杭州标致4008正在优惠!特价12.97万,数量有限

The Peugeot 4008 is equipped with a 1.6T engine with a power output of 170 horsepower and a maximum torque of 250 N. m. This engine adopts an L4 layout to provide the driver with strong and stable power support. The matching 8-speed automatic transmission further optimizes the driving experience and fuel economy.

Overall, Autohome owners showed great interest in the new Peugeot 4008 when considering replacing their family car. He was attracted by the individual design of this model, especially the sharp contrast with the round style of Tianyi. The improvement of space was also an important factor in his choice of 4008, believing that it can meet the needs of family travel. At the same time, he was impressed by the quality of the materials used in the dissection car in the store, emphasizing the importance of safety performance in the car purchase decision. For Mengshi Dazed, the new 4008 not only provides practicality to meet the needs of the family, but also has a unique design and reliable safety guarantee, which seems to have become the ideal choice in his mind.

EV Morning News | Berkshire Hathaway once again reduced its holdings of BYD, with the shareholding ratio falling below 5%; NIO released the vehicle operating system "SkyOS Tianshu" on July 27

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??Berkshire Hathaway again reduced its shareholding ratio to below 5%

On July 22, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange documents show that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reduced its holdings of BYD shares on July 16, reducing its holdings of 1.396 million shares, with an average price of HK $246.96 and a holding ratio of 5.06% to 4.94%. Since the first disclosure of the reduction in August 2022, this is the 16th time that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has disclosed Berkshire Hathaway’s reduction in BYD shares.

Previously, some industry analysts believed that the reduction of shareholders holding less than 5% did not require disclosure,Once the shareholding ratio drops to 5%, the pace of reduction will accelerate,Until clearance

It is understood that Buffett bought 225 million shares of BYD at HK $8 per share in September 2008. Without taking into account factors such as dividends, based on the average price of HK $228.57/share of the above 16 sales, Buffett has accumulated about HK $39 billion after this round of sales.

In May this year, Buffett attended the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ meetingSay: "BYD’s investment is similar to the investment in Japan five years ago. We rarely make such a large investment outside the United States. But in the future, we will focus on the United States as our main investment direction."

??On July 27, the entire vehicle operating system "SkyOS ? Tianshu" was released.

IT HomeNews on July 22nd,NIOAnnounced that the NIO IN 2024 NIO Innovation and Technology Day will be held in Shanghai on July 27th. At that time, NIO will share the practice and thinking on intelligent electric vehicles driven by AI, and officially release to the general public NIO vehicle global operating system "SkyOS · Tianshu". During the NIO IN 2023 NIO Innovation and Technology Day event held last year,SkyOS, the NIO vehicle global operating system, was announced for the first time, with the Chinese name "Tianshu". SkyOS · Tianshu operating system is the underlying operating system of the vehicle independently developed by NIO, and it is also the first operating system in China specially tailored for smart electric vehicles. The system not only covers the entire vehicle system, but also involves a wide range of aspects such as assisted driving, intelligent cockpit, connected services, supplementation and mobile Internet, bringing users a safer, smarter and smoother driving experience.

??Xiaopeng opens Tianji XOS 5.2 global early adopter recruitment, and opens XNGP unlimited version smart drive for the first time

On July 22nd, following the recruitment activities at the end of last month,Today, we announced the launch of AI Tianji XOS 5.2 early adopter recruitment for global users, covering Xiaopeng G9, P7i, G6 and X9 owners, 1,000 people in each model, a total of 4,000 people. In addition, Xiaopeng will also hold the XPeng Motors technology conference belonging to the fully intelligent explorer on July 30.The registration is now open and will end at 23:59 on July 23. The registration results will be notified to the selected owners through the App in-app letter 2 working days after the registration ends. The push is expected to start 2 working days after the registration ends.According to reports, this is the first time for domestic and overseas users to experience XOS 5.2 synchronously, and the features of this version cover hundreds of updates. Among them, the XNGP unlimited version is only available to Max configuration users in the mainland market. Pro configuration owners can experience other core functions such as tracking reversing, parking from the car 2.0, meter support for large maps, and private customization of driving control experience.

??BYD brings in Zhou Peng, the former head of Baidu’s smart driving technology,"Test the water" end-to-end

On July 22, 36Kr reported that Zhou Peng, the former head of Baidu Cabin Driving Fusion Smart Driving Technology, has joined BYD and is responsible for the development of end-to-end large-scale model regulation and control algorithms. Zhou Peng is not affiliated with the BYD Planning Institute’s Intelligent Driving R & D Center, but works in a department independent of the Planning Institute, which focuses on the application direction of intelligent driving algorithms. The report disclosed the organizational structure: the department has an equal relationship with the Intelligent Driving R & D Center. The head of the Intelligent Driving R & D Center is Han Bing, and the head of the algorithm application department is Xu Lingyun, the former director of Gahe Automobile’s Intelligent Driving. Zhou Peng will report to Xu Lingyun. As ofcurrentlyBYD has not yet responded to the news.

??Q Jie new M7 Ultra listed 50 days delivery broke 30,000, refresh the delivery speed of a new record

Q & J Automobile announced on July 22 that the new M7 Ultra has been delivered for more than 30,000 units in 50 days, setting a new record for the delivery speed of new power models. Q & J’s new M7 Ultra was listed on May 31, with a price range of 28.98-32 9,800 yuan. It is reported that it took 64 days for the delivery of 30,000 units of its rival Ideal L6.

??Inspur Information denies it will distribute NVIDIA B20 chips in China

Southern Finance, July 22nd, a person familiar with the matter told the media that Nvidia is developing a new flagship AI chip for the Chinese market, which will comply with the current export control regulations of the United States, and Nvidia will cooperate with one of its distributors in China, Inspur Group, to distribute this chip tentatively named B20. In this regard, Inspur Information Securities said: The company has not carried out business and cooperation with B20 at present, which is not true.

??Extreme Krypton plans to produce cars in Europe or share a European factory

Observer NetworkNews on July 22nd,According to Bloomberg, Extreme Krypton is actively considering manufacturing the model in Europe.

A number of foreign media, including INSIDE EVs, believe that the reason for the recent production of JK and other Chinese brands in Europe is the direct result of the new tariffs imposed by the European Union on imported electric vehicles from China. But unlike brands such as BYD, SAIC and SAIC, which need time to build factories, JK has a simple and straightforward choice. If JK does advance European manufacturing and localisation plans, INSIDE EVs believes, then the brand will cooperate with its existing factories (through Volvo).

Extreme Krypton confirmed some of the speculation in a response to the Observer Network, "based on this layout, Geely will choose to use the existing resources within the group’s ecosystem in manufacturing, rather than opening a new factory." But the specific factory will be used in Europe for production and more details, Extreme Krypton said that no more specific decision has been made.

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??SAIC submitted a defense against the preliminary ruling to the European Commission

On July 22, SAIC Motor Group announced that on July 19, at the request of SAIC Motor Group, the European Commission held a counter-meeting at the European Union headquarters in BrusselssubsidySAIC submitted a preliminary anti-subsidy ruling to the European Commission to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. The European Commission is expected to make a final ruling on November 2. SAIC Group reserves the right to take further legal measures against the European Commission’s unfair, unreasonable and illegal preliminary ruling.On June 12, 2024, the European Commission released the preliminary ruling information pre-disclosure, calculating a subsidy rate of 38.1% for SAIC. SAIC submitted a defense against the calculation errors in the preliminary ruling pre-disclosure. On July 4, the European Commission officially announced the preliminary ruling results, announcing that the tax rate was 37.6%, and plans to impose temporary countervailing duties accordingly.

??Wenyuan Zhixing sprinted to the US stock IPO in August

21 Economic Network July 22 news, Wenyuan Zhixing considered before the end of August in the US capital markets officially landed. In March last year, Wenyuan Zhixing was first reported to start a listing plan in the United States, and at that time it was reported that its financing scale was about 500 million US dollars. According to the rules, the time limit for overseas listing filing by the China Securities Supervision Commission is 12 months after the filing notice is issued, that is, Wenyuan Zhixing needs to complete the listing before August 25 this year. Wenyuan Zhixing was founded in 2017 and completed the last round of D + financing in 2022. At that time, the post-money valuation exceeded 5 billion US dollars. It is worth noting that with the fire of the Robotaxi concept, Wenyuan Zhixing has also attracted much attention as a leading enterprise in the Robotaxi industry.

??Extreme fox push limited-time preferential policies: the highest discount 50,000, and then grab 8888 consumption coupons

Easy car news on July 22nd,A few days ago, Beijing for car-free family directional additional 20,000 new energy passenger car indicators, ARCFOX extreme fox official welfare, all models launched to enjoy up to 50,000 yuan discount, but also synchronized to grab 8888 yuan car coupons. Full model specific discount, extreme fox car koala to a high time discount of 27,000 yuan, equivalent to 109,800; extreme fox α coefficient T5 to a high time discount of 25,000 yuan, as long as 130,800; 5 to a high time discount of 25,000 yuan, only 151,800; extreme fox α coefficient S/T forest version PRO to a high time discount of 50,000 yuan, 155,800 to enjoy.

??Lantu bosom friend Huawei smart driving version price or about 250,000 yuan

On July 22, the "Daily Economic News" reporter learned from sources that the price of Lantu’s confidant Huawei smart driving version is expected to be around 250,000 yuan. According to previous information, Lantu’s confidant has a maximum battery life of 901km, is equipped with an 800V high-voltage platform, 5C fast charging can achieve 15 minutes to replenish 515 kilometers, standard CDC adjustable damping suspension, and is developed and designed in accordance with the "China-Europe Double Five-Star" standard. In April this year, Lantu announced cooperation with Huawei in the field of intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving. At the end of June this year, Lantu has obtained the intelligent network test license jointly granted by the relevant departments of Wuhan, and has the L4 road test capability.

Previously, Lu Fang, CEO of Lantu Automotive, said that Lantu’s confidant has the ability to surpass all aspects of technology, and "we are confident that we will make it the most competitive product in this price range".

??Zero run C16 listed in the first month of the cumulative breakthrough of 10,000 vehicles

Fast TechNews on July 22nd,The car announced this afternoon that its medium and large In the first month of the listing of Zero Run C16, a total of 10,000 vehicles will be exceeded. The new car has been delivered nationwide. If you buy a car in the next 10 days, you can also enjoy a deposit of 1,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan for the purchase of the car, a listing gift of up to 20,000 yuan, and a limited-time purchase right such as the whole vehicle and the lifelong quality assurance of Sandian. Zero Run C16 six-seat SUV went on sale on the evening of June 28, providing an extended range/pure electric dual-power version. Each version provides three configurations: Smart Enjoy Edition, Exclusive Edition, and Smart Driving Edition, priced from 155,800 yuan.

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??Cui Dongshu: In 2024, the loading of power batteries will be low, and the output will be higher than the loading growth rate

On July 22, Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the Passenger Association, issued a document saying that the current production of power batteries in the proportion of loading is decreasing, from 2021 to 2023, the power battery loading production battery installed rate is 70%, 54% and 50%, 2024 1-June has dropped to 47%. Cui Dongshu analyzed that with the development of energy storage and other industries, especially the world energy crisis brought about by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the demand for batteries in energy storage and other industries has grown rapidly, resulting in a significant decline in the proportion of batteries loaded. The overproduction and inventory of power batteries and energy storage batteries are relatively under pressure. The growth rate of power batteries in 2021 and 2022 is lower than that of the whole vehicle, and the loading rate of power batteries in 2024 is low, and the battery output is higher than the loading growth rate.

??Doubao: No cooperation with WPS at the AI training level

On the afternoon of July 22, Doubao released a statement saying that it had recently noticed that individual users and media speculated that Doubao could ask for AI content that he had not yet released and use WPS’s cloud content to train AI, which was completely untrue. The statement said that some of the bibliographic information on Doubao came from public information, and Doubao would also give relevant website information. Doubao and WPS did not carry out any form of cooperation in AI training, nor did they use any private data that users did not disclose for training.

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??Responding to Trump: Surviving without subsidies

First electricNews on July 22nd,forTrumpThe previous attitude towards electric vehicles – "I will be there.(Take office)End electric vehicle injunctions on day one, saving the U.S. auto industry from total destruction and saving American consumers thousands of dollars per vehicle"MuskOn XResponse said: "Destruction will eventually come."Then he againSay: "Tesla doesn’t needsubsidySurvive. Surprisingly, many people think Tesla survives on subsidies. Our competitors are like this, but Tesla is not."

??The US charging operator claims that the tipping point has passed, and Trump cannot stop the transition to electric vehicles

Rick Wilmer, the chief executive of ChargePoint Holdings, the largest electric vehicle charging network operator in the United States, said sales of electric vehicles will continue to grow even if Trump returns to the White House. "I think the overall power of the market is much stronger no matter how the government accelerates or does not accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles," Wilmer said. "There is too much investment, and you hear a lot of CEOs of automakers saying that we are past the tipping point." Wilmer said that even if Trump tries to end Biden’s policy of building a nationwide charging network, other aspects of ChargePoint’s business will not be affected. This includes installing chargers for commercial building owners who provide charging services to customers or tenants.

??Musk: Tesla will produce a small number of humanoid robots for internal use next year

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the company will produce a small number of humanoid robots for internal use next year. A few months ago, he announced that the humanoid robot will be launched by the end of 2024. Musk said the company will achieve mass production of the robot in 2026, "hoping" to be used by other companies. In April, Musk said the Tesla robot, called Optimus Prime, will be able to perform tasks in factories by the end of this year and could go on sale as early as the end of 2025. Musk has repeatedly failed to deliver on bold promises to Wall Street, such as in 2019 when he told investors that Tesla would operate the "Robotaxi" autonomous car network by 2020, but the launch of the Robotaxi has been delayed until October 2024.

??Lower full-year revenue forecast

Porsche cut its full-year revenue forecast on Tuesday, saying a shortage of aluminum parts could lead to the suspension of some models.

In a statement, the company said it expects revenue this year to be between 39 billion and 40 billion euros (about $42.50 billion to $43.60 billion), down from the 40 billion to 42 billion euros previously forecast. Porsche AG Stuttgart announced today that it has updated its forecast for fiscal year 2024. As a result, Porsche AG now expects full-year sales revenue in 2024 of 39 billion to 40 billion euros (previously 40 billion to 42 billion euros) and an operating return on sales of 14 to 15 percent (previously 15 to 17 percent). In its statement, Porsche said the reason for the supply shortfall was the flooding of a production facility of an important European supplier. The company said the problem affected aluminium components used in all Porsche models. Porsche will report half-year results on July 24.

??US regulator opens investigation into 150,000 Stellantis vehicles over power issues

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday that it has conducted an initial assessment of about 150,000 Stellantis vehicles after complaints that they lost power, causing shutdowns and intermittent restarts. NHTSA has received 80 such consumer complaints involving 2022 RAM 1500 pickups and 2022 Wagoneer SUVs.

??Sales of Korean electric vehicles in the United States rose 46.4% year-on-year in the first half of the year.

The Korea Automobile Mobility Association (KAMA) released a report on the 22nd showing that the sales of Korean electric vehicles in the United States in the first half of this year were 72,528, an increase of 46.4% year-on-year, which was much higher than the growth of electric vehicle sales in the United States. According to the brand, the sales of automobiles (including Genesis) increased by 32.5% to 32,592. An increase of 111% to 29,251.

??The CEO calls on the European Union to completely abandon the 2035 fuel vehicle ban, which would be a serious strategic mistake

Renault is not yet on track to achieve 100% electric vehicles by 2035, chief executive Luca De Meo said, adding that it will have to cut costs if Renault wants to meet its electric vehicle targets. The recent European Union elections come at a time when demand for electric vehicles is weak, and calls are growing to lift the European Union’s 2035 ban on the sale of diesel and petrol cars, which will be reviewed in 2026. De Meo, who also chairs the European car lobby group ACEA, said we need a little more flexibility on the timeline, but added that it would be a serious strategic mistake to abandon this goal altogether just because of the current market slowdown.

??Pre-orders open for the new Q4 e-tron

Smart electric travel news on July 22, Audi’s new Q4 35 e-tron models have been listed in overseas markets for sale, the market starting price is 45,600 euros (about 340,000 yuan), compared to the 40 series models at a lower price, is expected to be the fastest in the fourth quarter to start the new car delivery work. At the same time, Audi’s new Q4 35 e-tron models are also expected to be launched before the end of the year, the market price is expected to remain around 250,000 yuan, after the discount, the price of naked cars will remain around 16-170,000 yuan, compared to the Volkswagen ID.4 models are also more cost-effective. In terms of power, Audi’s new Q4 35 e-tron model will be driven by a rear-drive single motor and provide a 55kWh battery pack with a maximum output power of 125kW and a peak torque of 310N · m. At the same time, the new car will also support 145kW DC fast charging function and can complete 10% -80% of the power reserve in 25 minutes.

??Demand has fallen short of expectations, admitting that its electric vehicle targets in Europe are too aggressive

IT Home news on July 22, Ford Motor Company admitted that its previous European electric vehicle development goals were too aggressive. The company’s electrification department chief operating officer Marin Jaya said in an interview that consumer demand for electric vehicles has not met expectations, so Ford will re-evaluate its electric vehicle strategy in Europe. Ford announced plans to achieve full electrification of European models by 2030 in 2021. However, a series of recent news shows that the company is slowing down this process. In May this year, Martin Sander, general manager of Ford Europe, said that gasoline vehicles may continue to be produced after 2030.

Mr. Jaya cited a slowdown in EV adoption and rising costs as the main reasons for the adjustment. Currently, Ford sells only the Explorer EV and the new Capri in Europe. The new Capri will go on sale later this year. Production of the Focus and Fiesta will be discontinued by mid-2025, when Ford will sell only the Tourneo, Mustang, Puma and Kuga.

Chongqing’s deputy mayor says taxi companies have the best returns in the world

  The Beijing News reported on December 2According to Xinhua News Agency, since November, Chongqing, Hainan Sanya, Gansu Yongdeng and Guangdong Shantou and other places have a series of taxi strikes. Taxi strikes are frequent, from one side of the refraction of monopoly.


  The right to operate a taxi was fired to millions


  In response to the taxi industry monopoly, Chongqing’s "brother" Yang Xiaoming proposed the idea of "People’s Taxi Company" three years ago. However, when Yang Xiaoming applied to the Chongqing Municipal Transportation Administration for "taxi operation indicators", he was rejected.


  In fact, what Yang Xiaoming was denied was a monopolistic public resource – the right to operate taxis.


  At present, the taxi operating rights used by taxi companies are transferred by the government in the form of "concessions". At first, they were mostly transferred for free or at a low price, but they were monopolized and speculated by some companies. In some cities, the operating rights of a taxi were speculated to millions of yuan.


  Taxi companies return’best in the world’


  Huang Qifan, vice mayor of Chongqing, said in a discussion with taxi drivers that the taxi company takes about 70% of the money. After deducting costs and taxes such as car purchases, a car has a profit of about 40,000 yuan per year. The average annual income is 50%, and some even as high as 70%. It is really "the industry with the best return on investment in the world."


  Some drivers say taxi companies are simply a "rentier" class created by a monopoly.


  Transportation department research will issue a new policy


  Experts believe that the top priority is for government departments to take measures as soon as possible to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of drivers. Such as mandatory "three insurance" protection, formulating the maximum price of "part money", and providing unified and standardized contract models. The second is to break the monopoly of the industry.


  According to the reporter, the State Council has identified the transportation department as the competent department of the taxi industry. At present, the transportation department is investigating the deep-seated problems of the taxi industry and will take policy measures to solve the historical legacy problems.


  The latest data shows that there are more than 1 million taxis legally operating in the country, and there are about 2 million "brother" in the country.


  ■ Related news


  Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shanghai punish "black cars"


  According to Xinhua News Agency, recently, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and other places have taken measures to crack down on illegal vehicles such as "black cars".


  The Chongqing Public Security Bureau has identified key areas for the illegal operation of motor vehicles in the main urban area, including railway stations, bus stations and areas around the airport, in order to focus on cracking down on "black cars".


  On the 1st, Guangzhou began a three-day large-scale surprise operation to rectify illegal operations. On the same day, a total of 81 vehicles suspected of illegal operation were seized and dealt with, of which 51 were detained by the transportation administration department according to the law, and 21 vehicles suspected of illegal operation with incomplete documents were seized by the traffic police department.


  On the same day, 21 law enforcement units in Shanghai established the "Railway Shanghai Station Regional Linkage Law Enforcement Brigade" to jointly control "black cars" and other illegal acts in the Shanghai Railway Station area.

Editor in charge: Li Erqing

Selenium-enriched millet in Zibo to build a rich industry

  In the golden autumn and October harvest season, selenium rice is fragrant with local conditions. While celebrating the third "China Farmers Harvest Festival" in China, Beifo Village, Zhaili Town, Zichuan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province held the first "Selenium-enriched Millet Harvest Culture Festival" in Beifo Village.

Zhang Jibo, Party Secretary of Zhaili Town, Zichuan District, Zibo, and Wang Lin, Mayor of Zhaili Town, celebrated the bumper harvest with the villagers of Beifo Village.

  The theme of the activity is "watching rural culture share the joy of harvest, and the natural selenium-enriched millet helps the industry to increase income", aiming to show the rich folk culture of Zhaili Town and promote the pace of rural revitalization.

  According to reports, Zhaili Town is a provincial-level modern agricultural industrial park, a provincial-level agricultural product quality inspection demonstration town, and a municipal-level industrial strong town. Beifo Village is a key regional protection area of the national geographical indication of "Liaowu Xiaomi", located in the semi-hilly area, and the fields on the hillside are located on limestone, semi-sandy, and pure selenium-enriched soil, which is most suitable for the growth of millet. The selenium-enriched millet in Beifo Village has been planted for thousands of years. Every year, the millet is harvested and the seeds are left for sowing next year. The selenium-enriched millet in Beifo Village is naturally grown without artificial fertilization and irrigation, which has high promotion value and edible value!

Beifo village natural selenium-enriched millet

  Beifo Village has a population of 835 households and 2,228 people. In order to help ordinary people grow millet for sale, Zhaili Town assisted Beifo Village to set up the "Judeyuan" agricultural products professional cooperative in Zichuan District, Zibo this year. The millet planting area in the village is 260 mu, and the millet output is 45,000 kg. Now it has sold 35,000 kg through various channels.

  Zhang Jibo, secretary of the Party Committee of Zhaili Town, said: "There are 26,000 mu of high-quality natural selenium-enriched land in Zhaili Town. The Party Committee and government of Zhaili Town attach great importance to the development of selenium-enriched industry, actively implement the" double promotion "project of party building industry, build the party organization in the industry, and gather party member in the industry, so as to realize a good situation that party building promotes the industry and the industry brings wealth to the people. Through industrial development, the enthusiasm of party member cadres will be stimulated, and a strong entrepreneurial atmosphere will be formed, and the cohesiveness, appeal and combat effectiveness of party organizations will be enhanced. "

  Xiaomi feast. Nearly ten special dishes, such as golden cake, golden spring rolls, gold and silver shrimp, millet balls, millet grains crisp, fried chicken with rice noodles, etc., are all made of local selenium-enriched millet, and the quality of millet products with the most regional characteristics in Beifo Village is vividly displayed.

  Although the songs and dances are not flashy, they are full of celebration of the harvest. The villagers in Beifo sing and dance, playing new hopes for a better life and dancing hard to get rich. Ju Suping, president of Zibo Liaozhai Folk Music Research Association, blessed the harvest of natural selenium-enriched millet in Beifo Village with beautiful folk art and non-genetic inheritor Guan Li of paper-cutting art, unique paper-cutting and cultural art.

Selenium-enriched millet blends with rural culture and becomes a beautiful landscape at the event site.

At the event site, rural programs were loved by guests and villagers.

  As a link between Beijing and Shandong, Beijing Zibo Enterprise Chamber of Commerce has never forgotten the feelings of mulberry and devoted itself to the two places. Zhao Jinlin, Executive President of the Chamber of Commerce, made a special trip to congratulate on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, and said: "Beifo Village is an old district with a glorious revolutionary tradition. In recent years, the development and changes of Beifo Village are gratifying and encouraging. With the rural revitalization and development strategy of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, the overall environment of the whole country working together to get rid of poverty, and the joint efforts of the leaders of the town and village committees and the villagers, the days of the villagers will surely be flourishing and every family will be happy. At the same time, he said that the Chamber of Commerce will also use its own advantages to do some work for the promotion of selenium-enriched millet and actively assist in enhancing brand influence. "

How to Tell the "China Story" in China Musical?

  China musicals have been developed for 20 years since they created and performed "Yangko Romance" and "Legend of White Snake". In these 20 years, China musicals have experienced ups and downs, however, there is still a long way to go from the developed countries in Europe and America in the presentation of their works, and even there are many gaps with the development of Japanese and Korean musicals. Last weekend, on the occasion of the 2nd Beijing Tianqiao Musical Performance Season, the "2016 Asian Musical Development Trend Forum" was held at the same time. How to develop China musicals became the focus of the forum.

  There are many grand theaters that are idle.

  In recent years, the hardware facilities of cultural construction have developed rapidly, and the grand theater has been rising all over China, which is gratifying. However, after the completion of the new theater, how to develop musical as one of the software has become an urgent problem.

  Li Dun, a producer of musicals, believes that "musicals have developed rapidly in China. In 2014, there were 1,518 musical performances, an increase of 12.4% over the same period in 2013. Among them, 930 original musicals were performed, accounting for 60% of the total musical performances for the first time, and its development activity is close to the data of South Korea, a developed Asian musical country. On the other hand, the investment in national theater construction is too fast, but the supply of theater performance content is insufficient. Nearly one-third of the performance venues are idle or used for other purposes. Most local group performances are difficult to support local theaters, and more excellent performance groups and original plays are urgently needed. "

  Experts attending the meeting thought that the hardware of Tianqiao Art Center, Shanghai Cultural Square and theaters in many places is already very good. In contrast, the original software of China musicals is still difficult to match the hardware, and there is no representative classic of China original musicals. The basic talent pool of musicals is not enough, and the market of musicals is not strong enough to support the perennial performances of theaters everywhere. These are the problems that need to be solved in the development of China musicals.

  There is self-promotion but no good story.

  There is no classic musical in China. This judgment comes from the fact that the original musical did not get good feedback after it was put into the market, and it can only be performed in one place for two or three times. The judgment of its standard comes more from self-promotion. In addition to the market operation problem, poor storytelling is one reason.

  Lv Yisheng, former president of Beijing Dance Academy and founder of musical teaching major, said: "In the past two years, I have participated in large-scale competitions of mainstream groups, including musicals, operas and dance dramas, all of which are non-verbal arts, but there is also a drama problem. The foundation of drama cannot be laid, and it is useless to sing musicals and dance well. " Lv Yisheng compares the stage art that needs to tell stories with Hollywood and Broadway musicals. "We all choose real materials, but we make the real ones fake, and Hollywood makes the fake ones real."

  In Lu Yisheng’s view, the poor storytelling of the script is mainly due to the writer’s cultivation: "Not only the cultivation of the bank, but also the cultivation of cross-border. You must have all aspects of cultivation to tell the story of the musical well."

  There is a musical major, but no outstanding talents can be cultivated.

  In the developed countries of musicals, a city has more than ten musicals every day, but no city in China can do it. In addition to the problem of original musical writers, finding musical actors is also a big problem.

  Yin Haozhen, director of Korean musical, said: "One of the problems encountered in the development of musical in China is the cultivation of talents. In Seoul, South Korea, many musicals are staged every day. When recruiting actors for musicals, there will be about 1,500 actors for each role, and the professional education of musicals has become very popular. With this foundation, there will be great development of musicals. "

  In China, although many art colleges now have musical majors, the talents trained are flawed, the actors from drama colleges lack singing and dancing skills, the dance and acting skills from music colleges are insufficient, and the singing skills from dance colleges are flawed, so it is difficult to find comprehensive high-level musical actors.

  In musical teaching, some teachers have misunderstandings about students’ material selection and teaching, thinking that they can sing musicals if they can sing pop songs. Therefore, it is really hard to find an actor with a real dramatic voice. The weakness of talents is also a reason for the slow development of China’s original musicals.

  Many musicals have no box office.

  In addition, the operation mode did not form an effective scale of development, which also limited the development of China musicals. In original musical dramas, some are created as brands of regional cultural construction, and many of them have not really entered the market operation mode; Some musicals are produced and run by musicians themselves, and there is not much financial support. However, in developed countries in Europe and America, as well as South Korea and Japan, the main reason why musicals can form a climate is to enter the real market operation.

  In the past two years, there have been seven-act musical production companies in the market, which have produced One Step to Heaven, Avenue Q, I, Don Quixote and The Sound of Music. Sha Qing, director of the application of Seven Acts Life, said: "Seven Acts thinks that musicals are more important in terms of operation, and we use a stupid method to make them — — The more money you spend, the better the product. We still take this very seriously. There is no shortcut to this. "

  In terms of operation, the "Seven Acts" also adopted a "stupid" approach. Sha Qing said: "We expect to support ourselves at the box office. Perhaps it is smarter to burn investors’ money or rely on subsidies. However, we believe that if we want to develop healthily for a long time, we must rely on the box office. "

  In this regard, some predecessors in the musical industry think that the idea of "Seven Acts" is a bit "idealistic". Because in the current market environment, although the annual box office income is constantly improving, on the whole, the pressure to rely solely on the box office to support themselves is still great.

  However, in Sha Qing’s view, a company with no college background like "Seven Acts" has to earn enough money at the box office if it wants to survive for a long time, and every drama has to make money. Only in this way can we survive.

  Fan Chong, a screenwriter and producer of musicals, said: "The biggest problem in China musicals is learning. Why study? Learn what? How to learn? First of all, producers and producers need to learn how to control the volume and scale of a play, how to evaluate the cost of a play, how to radiate values, and whether there is any soil for this play to perform in China. Drama needs rationality and data, cost control, and attracting the most audience with the least money. Creators should be rigorous and responsible to the audience, investors and theaters. Only by focusing on one thing can we witness the arrival of a musical era in China. "

  Text/reporter Lun Bing

International observation | It is extremely irresponsible for Japan to approve the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea.

  Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, July 23rd Japan’s nuclear regulatory agency, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission, held a meeting on the 22nd, officially approving the plan of Tokyo Electric Power Company (hereinafter referred to as TEPCO) to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. According to this plan, TEPCO will start to discharge nuclear polluted water next spring if the local government agrees again.

  Analysts pointed out that in April last year, the Japanese government officially decided to discharge nuclear polluted water into the Pacific Ocean despite strong opposition at home and abroad. Over the past year or so, despite the rising opposition at home and abroad, the Japanese side turned a deaf ear and pushed forward the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea, which is extremely irresponsible and will cause serious harm to the global marine environment.

International observation | It is extremely irresponsible for Japan to approve the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea.

  This is the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shot on April 13th, 2021. (Xinhua News Agency/Kyodo News Agency)

  Push hard

  In April this year, Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission ignored domestic and international objections and doubts, and "generally agreed" to TEPCO’s emission plan, forming a draft "review book". After confirming the draft of the "review book" in May, the Committee said that the draft was "no problem" and entered the public consultation session.

  According to reports, 670 of the more than 1,200 opinions collected publicly are technical opinions, including concerns about the determination of the concentration of nuclear contaminated water and the earthquake resistance of equipment. Despite this, after discussing the opinions collected on the 22nd, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission said that TEPCO’s response was "appropriate" and approved its plan to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea.

  After the Fukushima nuclear accident in March, 2011, a large amount of nuclear polluted water was produced to continuously cool the nuclear reactor whose core melted. TEPCO has prepared about 1,000 water storage tanks for storing nuclear contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. With the available capacity of water storage tanks getting less and less, the Japanese government held a cabinet meeting in April last year and formally decided to filter and dilute these nuclear polluted water and discharge it into the sea.

International observation | It is extremely irresponsible for Japan to approve the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea.

This is the nuclear sewage storage tank of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan, which was photographed on February 13, 2021. (Xinhua News Agency/Kyodo News Agency)

  Analysts pointed out that although the emission plan was nominally formulated by TEPCO, in fact, it could not be completed without the participation and support of the Japanese government.

  According to Japanese media reports, in addition to promoting the approval of emission plans, Japan is also stepping up the construction of sea-discharge pipelines. At the end of April this year, TEPCO started the construction of the outlet of the submarine tunnel for discharging nuclear polluted water, with the goal of completing related projects in April 2023.

  make irresponsible remarks

  At present, all parties are generally concerned about the impact of Japan’s discharge of nuclear polluted water on the marine environment and people’s health in countries along the Pacific Ocean. At the same time, questions are raised about the legitimacy of the nuclear polluted water discharge scheme, the reliability of Japanese data, the effectiveness of purification devices and the controllability of environmental impact. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, pointed out in an interview last year that Japanese nuclear waste water discharged into the Pacific Ocean should not cause environmental damage.

  The International Atomic Energy Agency set up a technical working group to visit and evaluate Japan twice. So far, it has not reached a conclusive opinion on Japan’s sea discharge plan, and at the same time, it has put forward many clarification requirements and improvement opinions. China and Russia submitted a joint technical questionnaire to the Japanese side, and they still haven’t received feedback from the Japanese side. Not long ago, the leaders’ meeting and foreign ministers’ meeting of the Pacific Island Forum also expressed serious concern about related issues.

  In this regard, the Japanese side not only deliberately avoided these questions, but also made irresponsible remarks and tried to cover up the harm. The Japanese side claimed that before the Fukushima nuclear polluted water was discharged into the sea, it had to be filtered by "Multi-nuclide Removal Equipment" (ALPS) to remove more than 60 radioactive substances. Tritium, which is difficult to be removed by the equipment, will be diluted to a concentration far lower than the Japanese national standard and discharged into the sea. The Japanese side also confuses the concept and confuses nuclear polluted water with waste water, saying that waste water discharged from nuclear power plants all over the world contains tritium, and it is safe to dilute it and discharge it into the sea.

  In fact, Fukushima nuclear contaminated water is not tritium-containing wastewater discharged during the normal operation of nuclear power plants, and the radioactive substances contained in it are extremely complex, so it is doubtful whether it can be effectively removed. Given that the Japanese government and TEPCO have many dishonest records in dealing with the Fukushima nuclear accident, their statements are unconvincing.

  Japanese media have found out that there are many radioactive substances in Fukushima nuclear polluted water beyond the standard except tritium. TEPCO also admitted that more than 70% of the nuclear polluted water treated by ALPS does not meet the discharge standards and needs to be filtered again.

  strongly oppose

  There have been a lot of doubts and objections in Japan and the international community about Japan’s plan to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea. The statement made by the Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission on the 22nd once again aroused serious concern, and all parties urged Japan to cancel the wrong decision to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea.

International observation | It is extremely irresponsible for Japan to approve the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea.

On April 13, 2021, protesters opposed the discharge of Fukushima nuclear polluted water into the sea outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Yiyi)

  People from Tokyo, Chiba and Fukushima held protests that day. The people who participated in the event said that the decision of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission is related to the future of Fukushima and the marine environment, but it is very irresponsible to make such an important decision without fully informing the Japanese people. Some people also said that they are resolutely opposed to discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea, and Japan can no longer pollute the ocean and pollute the earth.

  The National Federation of Fishery Associations of Japan held a meeting in Tokyo a few days ago and unanimously adopted a special resolution of "reaffirming the position of resolutely opposing the discharge of nuclear polluted water from Fukushima into the sea". This is the third time that the group has passed a resolution against the discharge of Fukushima nuclear polluted water into the sea.

  Japan’s irresponsible behavior triggered strong opposition from neighboring countries. The South Korean government said on the 22nd that it was worried about the Japanese nuclear regulatory agency’s approval of discharging pollutants into the sea, and it would take countermeasures. At the same time, South Korea will also strengthen cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and strengthen the detection of domestic marine environmental radiation.

  China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated on the 22nd that the disposal of nuclear polluted water in Fukushima is related to the global marine environment and the public health of Pacific Rim countries, and is by no means a private matter of Japan. China once again urges Japan to earnestly fulfill its due international obligations, dispose of nuclear polluted water in a scientific, open, transparent and safe way, and stop pushing the plan of discharging the sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China emphasizes that before full consultation and agreement are reached with stakeholders and relevant international institutions, shall not start the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea without authorization. If Japan insists on putting its own self-interest above the international public interest and taking a dangerous step, it will pay the price for its irresponsible behavior and leave a historical stain.