1. Audi FAW New Energy officially starts production in Changchun

2. Ningde Times: By 2025, the final scale of building 1000 chocolate swapping stations will reach 30000

3. Michelin partners with industry giants to comprehensively revolutionize vehicle performance

4. JD Auto Maintenance and CATL's Time Electric Service have reached a strategic cooperation agreement

5. Zero tolerance for false labeling behavior in grinding codes! Huili Tire launches an attack on the Guangdong market

6. Central government sets tone, experts interpret the five major trends of the automotive industry next year

Audi FAW New Energy officially starts production in Changchun

Recently, Audi FAW New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. officially started production in Changchun, Jilin. The first to be put into production this time is the Audi Q6L e-tron series, followed closely by the Audi A6 e-tron model specifically designed for the Chinese market.

Ningde Times: By 2025, the final scale of building 1000 chocolate swapping stations will reach 30000

CATL plans to build 1000 chocolate swapping stations by 2025 and will also expand into Hong Kong and Macau; In the plan, the company will jointly build 10000 sites with various partners; With the growth of the battery swapping ecosystem, the final scale of chocolate battery swapping stations will reach 30000. In addition, CATL has partnered with Changan, GAC, BAIC, Wuling, and FAW to jointly launch 10 battery swapping models. It is reported that ten models will be launched gradually from the end of this year, and there will be models introduced to the market every quarter thereafter.

Michelin partners with industry giants to comprehensively revolutionize vehicle performance

Recently, Michelin, a leading tire manufacturer and composite innovation expert, signed a global agreement with Brembo, a leader in brake solution design, development, and production, to fully leverage the potential of both parties' intelligent solutions, comprehensively revolutionize vehicle performance, and provide drivers with the ultimate standards of safety and comfort.

In this collaboration, Michelin and Brembo will combine their respective technical expertise: Michelin has industry-leading tire modeling and algorithm development, while Brembo has outstanding braking systems, vehicle modeling, and artificial intelligence technology.

This innovation relies on real-time data exchange between Michelin's interconnected solution software, providing innovative solutions for Brembo's SENSIFY ® The braking system provides tire grip data. Thanks to the uniqueness of tires, engineers are able to fine tune the braking system with extremely high precision, further enhancing the characteristics of SENSIFY.

JD Auto Maintenance and CATL's Time Electric Service Reach Strategic Cooperation

On December 17th, JD.com Auto Maintenance and CATL's wholly-owned subsidiary, CATL Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CATL"), announced a deep strategic cooperation. The two sides will conduct in-depth cooperation on battery subscription and battery swapping services, and jointly create a "one-stop station" for new energy vehicle maintenance and battery swapping.

According to the plan, Times Electric Service will jointly build a testing and battery swapping "integrated station" with JD Car Maintenance, and jointly promote the management system construction of the "Chocolate Battery Swap Station".

In addition, Times Electric will also open a brand flagship store on JD.com and launch battery subscription services, creating a more convenient, economical, and safe battery subscription and car consumption experience for JD users. It is reported that Times Electric Service is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CATL and has launched the "Chocolate Swap" overall solution, providing new energy operation services.

Zero tolerance for false labeling behavior during grinding! Huili Tire launches in Guangdong market

Recently, Huili Tire has joined forces with the local market supervision bureau in Guangdong to launch a series of crackdowns on illegal activities such as tire grinding and false labeling. After the Guangzhou region, another thunderous attack was launched, in conjunction with the Shantou Market Supervision Administration, to carry out a special law enforcement action against fake tires with grinding codes.

In this operation, law enforcement officers found more than 200 manually ground tire barcodes and falsely labeled Warrior tires in a tire warehouse. These tires were found to be missing product information and involved in fraud and counterfeiting, violating relevant national standards. The tires on site have been sealed according to regulations.

Central government sets tone, experts interpret the five major trends of the automotive industry next year

Recently, the two major meetings of the Central Political Bureau and the Central Economic Work Conference were held successively, setting the overall requirements, policy orientation, and key tasks for economic work in 2025, and also sending a clear signal of strong confidence to the automotive industry.

Firstly, the "two new" policies are intensifying and expanding, which will further ignite automobile consumption;  

Secondly, more proactive macro policies should be implemented to stimulate the vitality of the automotive industry;  

Thirdly, the government takes action to combat internal competition, and the market environment is expected to be cleaned up;  

Fourth, moderately advance the layout of new technologies and consolidate the advantages of electric intelligence;

Fifth, expand high-level opening up to the outside world, and China's automobile industry will cross mountains and seas and the Silk Road.

The meetings of the Central Political Bureau and the Central Economic Work Conference have sent a clear signal of strong confidence to the automotive industry, and at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, have once again uplifted the spirits of the automotive industry. Of course, the heat of the car market will not fall from the sky, and the entire industry needs to withstand pressure and refuse internal friction to create together.