This article is reproduced from Gasgoo.com. Great Wall Motors established a research and development company in Zhangjiagang

　　According to the company’s information, on May 17, Zhangjiagang Great Wall Motor R&D Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Mu Feng with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. The company’s business scope includes: engineering and technical research and experimental development; technical services and technical development. , Technology consultation, technology exchange, technology transfer, technology promotion; new material technology research and development; auto parts research and development, etc. The company's equity penetration shows that the company is 100% controlled by Great Wall Motors.

　　Basic information of Zhangjiagang Great Wall Motor R&D Co., Ltd.; source of pictures: Qichacha

　　From the point of view of the place of registration, the new company is likely to serve the Great Wall-BMW joint venture, Light Beam Motors, and the mass production of Light Beam Motors may have to accelerate.

　　Geely Ganzhou 12GWh power battery project starts construction

　　On May 17, the Geely Ganzhou 12GWh power battery project officially started construction. This project is the first phase of the power battery project signed by Geely Technology Group and Ganzhou People's Government in March this year.

　　The Geely Ganzhou Power Battery Project invested by Geely Technology Group is mainly engaged in the production of power battery cells, modules, and PACKs. It is reported that the overall production capacity of the project is 42GWh (12GWh+30GWh), with a total investment of 30 billion yuan, of which the first phase of the project will invest 8.5 billion yuan to build a 12GWh power battery project, and the subsequent 30GWh project will invest 21.5 billion yuan.

　　Geely Ganzhou Power Battery 12GWh Project Commencement Ceremony; Image source: WeChat account "Ou Tan Financial Media"

　　Get involved in the production of power batteries, which will help Geely get rid of its dependence on a single battery manufacturer. Of course, this also reflects its confidence in the sales of electric vehicles from home.

　　Chery's full-featured hybrid configuration DHT will be mass-produced in the second half of the year

　　On May 18, Chery Holdings announced that its full-featured hybrid configuration DHT (special hybrid transmission) was officially off the assembly line in the morning of the same day. It is reported that the product will be officially launched with mass-produced models from the second half of this year.

　　Chery's full-featured hybrid configuration DHT goes offline; picture source: Chery Holdings

　　It is said that Chery's full-featured hybrid configuration DHT is currently "the first and only dual-motor driven DHT of a Chinese brand", which can realize single/dual motor drive, extended range, parallel connection, direct engine drive, and single/dual motor energy recovery 9 kinds of high-efficiency working modes, such as driving/parking charging, etc., can not only meet the needs of users for all-scene travel, but also realize autonomous control of key core technologies.

　　In addition, based on the configuration basis of dual-motor drive, the Chery hybrid DHT has 11 combined gears. During operation, the control system calculates the optimal working gear in real time. It cooperates with Chery’s original FIO fixed-point injection oil-cooled motor technology and TEM ultra-efficient. Hybrid integrated technologies such as dual-motor power distribution technology and ultra-smooth TSD dual-axis drive design can achieve an excellent balance of driving dynamics, ride comfort and economy.

　　In the second half of the year, let’s see how much Chery’s full-featured hybrid configuration DHT can make a splash in the automotive industry.

　　The new factory of Continental's electronic suspension system is officially put into operation

　　On May 18th, the Changshu plant of Continental Automotive Systems was officially put into operation. It is reported that the new factory covers an area of ​​more than 13,500 square meters and is the R&D and production base of Continental's electronic suspension system in China. In the first phase of the new plant, there are six production lines to produce and assemble air suspension modules and air supply systems. The annual production capacity will reach 200,000 car sets.

　　Changshu Plant of Continental Automotive Electronics Systems; Image source: Continental

　　Su Sheng, director of the Changshu plant of Continental Automotive Electronics Systems, said that the number of orders and customers for ESS (Electronic Air Suspension System) in China has increased significantly, and its business layout in China is to meet the strong growth demand of the Chinese market.

　　The significant increase in the number of orders and the number of customers in China once again proved the necessity of this investment by Continental.

　　Volkswagen and Toyota plants suspend production due to chip shortages

　　On May 17, Volkswagen Americas stated that due to global chip shortages, the company will suspend car production at its Chattanooga plant for two weeks starting on June 7. The company said in an email statement that production will restart on June 21.

　　On May 18, Toyota also said that due to the shortage of chips, the company will suspend operations of three production lines at two Japanese factories in June.

　　How serious is the “core shortage” of cars? Just look at the car companies that announced the suspension of production.

　　The United States plans to invest US$52 billion to boost the chip industry

　　According to foreign media reports, a source revealed that on May 14th, several US senators will announce a chip development plan. They plan to invest US$52 billion in 5 years to greatly boost the development and production of domestic semiconductor chips in the United States.

　　This chip investment is expected to be included in a bill to be implemented by the US Senate this week. The bill will invest more than 110 billion U.S. dollars in basic and advanced technology research in the United States to better compete with China, including an emergency additional allocation of 49.5 billion U.S. dollars to fund the chip regulations in the National Defense Authorization Act this year, but this requires Another process to get funding.

　　The current shortage of cores makes chips the focus of multinational investment. Judging from the current practice of the United States, China is already a force that cannot be underestimated.