Static appreciation of BYD destroyer 05, a new member of "marine aesthetics"

  [Pacific Auto Network] In recent years, BYD’s models mostly belong to the dynasty series, and its domineering "Dragon Face" design and car series named after the dynasty have left a deep impression. However, as one of the independent brand giants, how can BYD’s model matrix stop at the dynasty series? I believe readers who pay attention to BYD’s dynamics will remember that this year, BYD brought a quite lovely — — dolphin Dolphins, on the other hand, belong to a refreshing series of ocean nets.

  BYD’s Ocean Net is a comprehensive sales network, which has more distinctive new energy attributes and is aimed at younger users. It has two product sequences, namely, a pure electric product series named after marine life and equipped with the latest technology of E platform 3.0 and a hybrid product series named after warships and equipped with DM-i super hybrid technology. The destroyer 05, which was unveiled this time, is the first car of Ocean Net and the first model of warship series.

  As the first car of Ocean Net, destroyer 05 is equipped with a subversive DM-i super hybrid system, and has created a brand-new body posture with marine aesthetics. Recently, Xiaobian participated in the static appreciation of destroyer 05. Although the interior design of the real car has not been made public, there are also many bright spots in the modeling that are worth mentioning. Let Xiaobian take you to appreciate it carefully.

  In recent years, BYD’s models mostly belong to the series of "Long Yan Aesthetics" design, which has won the aesthetics of many consumers in China through domineering and three-dimensional lines. As for the models coming to Ocean Net series, based on the younger target user group, destroyer 05 did not inherit the previous style, but was built with the design concept of "ocean aesthetics", which is obviously different from the "Dragon Beauty" of Dynasty series in design style.

  According to the official statement, "marine aesthetics" is based on inheritance and innovation, so it is more inclined to carve the body posture of trend aesthetics to interpret the new energy attribute of its scientific and technological movement. Therefore, we can also see that the style of destroyer 05 is obviously different from the BYD model that we are used to seeing. In this static appreciation, the official gave the real car with blue and gray paint. When the more concise figure and the front face with full impact were covered with these two colors, it showed a different freshness from BYD in my mind.

  I believe that everyone who sees destroyer 05 for the first time will be shocked by its exaggerated front face. This set of front face, called dot matrix borderless grille, builds the design core of destroyer 05. Its design inspiration comes from the ripples of the waves. Through the drop-shaped dot matrix and staggered decorative strips, the boundary of the traditional grille is weakened. On the basis of inheriting BYD’s traditional horizontal bar grille, its trapezoidal horizontal strips are staggered, and the visual width of the whole vehicle is further extended by combining the vertical air guides on both sides of the front.

  The destroyer 05 adopts LED light source, and the recognizable penetrating daytime running light combined with the decorative strip above creates a wide-body, low-lying and radical visual effect; The dual-lens headlights are sharp in shape, supplemented by dot matrix design on both sides, combined with BYD’s new Logo, which further enhances the recognition and sense of technology of the front face.

  Headlights and decorative strips parallel to logo are connected into a whole, and the transparent shell is wrapped, while all horizontal decorative strips on the front of the car, with gradient floating points, finally converge into the ultimate simple plane, which, together with the headlight group, shows a smooth and neat feeling, which is very rich in design and impact.

  The side of the car body inherits BYD’s design language at the same level, giving it a simple and full sense of movement with the proportion of the coupe and the waistline of the ship jump and the window line outlined upwards. In terms of body size, the length, width and height are 4780/1837/1495mm and 2718mm, respectively, and the length is slightly increased compared with that of other dimensions, so the destroyer 05 is more slender visually.

  The destroyer 05 is equipped with 17-inch front halberd wheels, with two-color multi-frame modeling and four ellipsis embellishments echoing the front face design theme. The size of the real model is 215/55R17, and the brand is Atlas AS380 series, which has a good performance in wetland control and mute.

  There are also three slash concave lines on the exterior rearview mirror as decoration, which echoes the "dot matrix borderless grille" on the front face. The word "NFC" on it means that users can associate the online wallet App with BYD cloud service App on their mobile phones, activate the car key function, and then swipe the mobile phone in the identification area of the main driver’s rearview mirror to complete the vehicle unlocking and locking actions. There are also cameras under the rearview mirrors on both sides. Combining the front and rear cameras, we can see that the destroyer 05 will have a 360 configuration.

  The rear of destroyer 05 echoes the front face from a distance, and the rear air guide keeps the language unified with the front face. By accurately controlling the proportional relationship, the rear vision is wider, and the layering of the rear is greatly enriched. At the same time, the towering tail outlined by the rising side waistline makes the visual effect quite compact.

  The taillights of the new car are designed in a geometric array lattice, which is highly recognizable with the penetrating running lights echoing the front of the car. At the same time, the blackened taillights and the red penetrating running lights form a cold and warm contrast, showing the style of science and technology and exquisiteness.

  If you look closely, you can see that the interior of the lamp group is quite three-dimensional and meticulous, and the LED lamp group similar to the dotted line is divided into two layers, which also echoes the overall design theme.

  In terms of power, the DM-i super hybrid system carried by destroyer 05 includes: Xiaoyun-plug-in special 1.5L high-efficiency engine, EHS electric hybrid system and core components of DM-i super hybrid special power blade battery.

  Xiaoyun-Plug-in special 1.5L high-efficiency engine is specially built for DM-i super hybrid technology, with a thermal efficiency of 43%, a peak power of 81kW/6000rpm and a peak power of 135 N m/4500 rpm, and many revolutionary changes such as 15.5 superelevation, Atkinson cycle, EGR cooling, etc. Compared with the previous generation engine, the friction loss of BYD plug-in special high-efficiency engine is reduced by 10%, the weight of the whole engine is reduced by 10 kg, the fuel consumption without charging is controlled within 4L/100km, and the emission meets the "National Six B".

  BYD has developed to the third generation of DM technology since it first introduced the first generation of DM technology in 2008 on plug-in hybrid vehicles. First of all, the DM-i system adopts an electric hybrid structure driven by a high-power motor, with a large-capacity power battery as the main energy supply and supplemented, and the fuel consumption is only 3.8L/100km in the case of power shortage. DM-i super hybrid consists of core components such as Xiaoyun-plug-in special 1.5L engine, EHS electric hybrid system, DM-i super hybrid special blade battery and AC/DC vehicle charger.

BYD DM-i's re-ignition also depends on the advantages of its EHS hybrid system.

  The black technology in EHS electric hybrid system is the integration of double motors+double electronic control+single gear reducer+direct drive clutch+motor oil cooling system. Compared with the separate arrangement of motors and electronic control in the first generation DM technology, the volume is reduced by 30% and the weight is reduced by 30%. In terms of motor speed, the speed of EHS electric hybrid system can reach 16000rpm. Due to the increase of speed, its backup power is more sufficient and the overall driving experience is better. However, due to the increase of rotating speed, it is a great challenge to its sealing and NVH.

  In addition, the EHS electric hybrid system is mainly driven by electricity in terms of architecture. When the power is sufficient, it has the driving experience of pure electric vehicles, and in the state of power loss, it is mainly driven by electricity, which can greatly reduce fuel consumption. In terms of driving experience, because it has many different driving modes, it can reduce the driver’s driving fatigue, which will be different from the single driving mode in extended-range vehicles.

  In terms of battery, destroyer 05 adopts DM-i special power blade battery, which has a more efficient power output range and further improves endurance. In addition, its high safety without fear of acupuncture test and high space utilization without modular structure can bring users a different new energy driving experience.

  This blade battery supports 3.3kW AC slow charge and 17kW DC fast charge, and also has the characteristics of high power, large capacity and low internal resistance.

  According to Xiaobian, it is learned from the official that the price range of the destroyer 05 will be between 120,000 and 150,000, and the vehicle positioning and configuration will be higher than all the compact cars at present. With the younger design and the blessing of DM-i super hybrid technology, the destroyer 05 is quite exciting. At present, the official has not released the interior design and detailed configuration of the new car. For more follow-up information about destroyer 05, please pay attention to the latest report of our Pacific Auto. (Photo/Text/Photo: Pacific Auto Network Yang Jiaxuan)

Starting Xiaomi Ecological Chain: 8 years of investment of 500+, nearly 30 successful listings, and many queued IPOs.

Text |VCPE Reference Li Zixuan Zhou Jianyu

Editor | Li Youran

The tree attracts the wind, and the ecological chain laid out by Xiaomi for many years is controversial.

Recently, there are rumors in the market that the eco-IPO policy represented by Xiaomi has changed significantly. "At present, the projects involving Xiaomi’s industrial chain under review in science and technology innovation board and GEM have been investigated, and the IPO policy concerning Xiaomi’s industrial chain is limited."

In response, the CSRC responded on March 29th, saying, "I will pay attention to some articles about the significant changes in the IPO policy of Xiaomi’s industrial chain from the media. In this regard, we made it clear that we did not introduce IPO restrictive policies for enterprises related to Xiaomi industrial chain, nor did we carry out special investigations. "

Subsequently, Xiaomi also responded to this matter in its official Weibo, saying that "recently, a large number of distorted, fabricated and unfounded false rumors have been published by the media against our eco-chain and related investment business", and said that a lawsuit has been filed against it and a trial will be held in the near future.

Xiaomi has carefully laid out the ecological chain for eight years. Is the IPO of related companies blocked because of Xiaomi? Will the ecological chain layout touch the regulatory red line?

VCPE Reference (ID:vcpecankao) tries to find the answer through Xiaomi’s investment layout, its impact on the invested enterprises and the opinions of professionals.

01 We have invested more than 500 companies in 8 years, and our manufacturing is a good idea.

Xiaomi has been laid out for 8 years, and with the business adjustment in each period, a huge industrial ecological chain has been built.

At the end of 2013, Xiaomi started the "Eco-chain Investment Plan". According to the enterprise investigation, Xiaomi carries out ecological chain layout through three platforms, one of which is direct investment through Xiaomi and its Hanxing Venture Capital Co., Ltd.; The second is indirect investment through two private equity institutions wholly owned by Xiaomi-Tianjin Jinxing Venture Capital Co., Ltd. and Xiaomi Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd.; Thirdly, the investment is made through Xiaomi Changjiang Industrial Fund jointly initiated by Xiaomi and Hubei Changjiang Economic Belt Industrial Guidance Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership).

As for Shunwei Capital, which is often mentioned by the outside world, it is more like a financial return-oriented institution established by Lei Jun for his angel investment dream. Only when encountering a project with strategic value, the investment department of Xiaomi Group will join hands with Shun.

It is worth noting that Xiaomi’s different investment platforms have different emphases, which also shows that Xiaomi will adjust the investment layout according to business expansion in different periods.

In the early days, Xiaomi’s strategy focused on using mobile phones as Internet terminals to connect the needs of all parties. From this, we can see that the most invested areas at that time were cultural media, hardware and enterprise services.

Around 2013, Lei Jun saw the popularity of intelligent hardware, and intelligent life products became its more concerned subdivision track, such as Roborock (688169.SH), a sweeping robot manufacturer, and Zimi, an intelligent hardware manufacturer acquired by Xiaomi.

Since then, Xiaomi has invested in companies such as Iqiyi (IQ.US), Fun Headline (QTT.US) and Jinshan Cloud (KC.US) in cultural media and corporate services.

Hundreds of rivers end up in the sea, and several major investment sectors complement each other. Unconsciously, Xiaomi has woven a large and comprehensive investment ecological network.

According to the statistics of business cards, Xiaomi has made a total of 521 investments, involving 17 fields. Among them, the top three investment times were manufacturing, hardware and cultural media, with 94, 76 and 59 investment events respectively, accounting for about 18%, 15% and 11%.

Among them, in addition to the investment department of Xiaomi Group, the Xiaomi Changjiang Industrial Fund has the highest frequency at present, with a total of 123 investments in five years, mainly focusing on semiconductor, hard technology and other related fields, such as Weilan New Energy, a solid-state lithium battery developer, and Zonghui Xinguang, a photoelectric semiconductor developer, Sagitar Juchuang, a multi-line laser radar developer, and Black Sesame Intelligent, an autonomous driving computing chip.

In addition, Xiaomi Private Equity Fund, which was established less than one year ago, contributed 10 investments. With Xiaomi’s ambition to build a car, it invested in automobile-related enterprises such as Zhilu chilye, a new energy vehicle parts provider, Aitek Automotive Electronics, a high-end controller chip developer, Qixin Micro Semiconductor, and Internet of Things technology-related enterprises such as Youzhilian Technology and Jiangyan Intelligent.

However, as an Internet company with mobile phone, intelligent hardware and IoT platform as its core, Xiaomi’s investment field is slightly extensive, but its layout is still perpendicular to its main business field.

In terms of investment rounds, Xiaomi entered the market earlier, mostly in Angel Round, A Round and B Round, with 121, 86 and 61 investment times respectively, accounting for 23%, 17% and 12%. This may be related to "Lei Jun has a hobby of angel investment".

In general, Xiaomi’s seemingly complicated investment ecological chain actually has a clear strategic layout. Xiaomi has its own logic on how to divide the control and investment details in the main line.

02Nearly 30 companies went public, and many companies entered the countdown to listing.

According to incomplete statistics, at least 30 of the eco-chain enterprises invested by Xiaomi have successfully listed, and most of their businesses are distributed in the fields of intelligent hardware and advanced manufacturing, and a few are financial and entertainment companies, which are coordinated with the business layout of Xiaomi’s hardware, finance and Internet.

However, the stock prices of these companies after listing show a picture of ice and fire at home and abroad.

Perhaps influenced by geopolitics, listed companies in US and Hong Kong stocks have experienced different degrees of decline. As of the close of March 31st, the share price of ZEPP.US was 2.87 USD/share. When it was first listed, its issue price was 11 USD/share. VIOT.US also dropped from the issue price of $9/share to $1.85/share; PINTEC titanium (PT.US) even dropped from the issue price of $11.88/share to $0.59/share.

The poor stock price performance of listed companies in the ecological chain has also affected Xiaomi’s finance.

Previously, science and technology innovation board Daily quoted Luo Pan, a teacher in the financial field, as saying, "In recent years, the market value has been sharply adjusted back, which has seriously affected the fair value and further reduced the profit of Xiaomi".

According to Xiaomi’s latest financial report, by the end of 2021, Xiaomi had invested 390 foreign companies, while at the end of 2020, this figure was still 310, and at the end of 2019, it was 290. Despite the increasing number of foreign investments, the fair value of Xiaomi Group’s investment at fair value through profit or loss in 2021 was 8.132 billion yuan, a decrease of 38.3% compared with 13.2 billion yuan in 2020.

However, most companies listed in China have gratifying market performance. For example, as of the close of March 31st, the share price of No.9 Robot (689009.SH) doubled after its listing in science and technology innovation board, from the issue price of 18.94 yuan/share to 44.10 yuan/share; Lihexing (301013.SZ), listed on the Growth Enterprise Market, had an issue price of 8.72 yuan/share at the time of listing, and now it has risen to 18.9 yuan/share.

In addition, a number of Xiaomi Eco-chain companies are queuing up for IPOs in science and technology innovation board and Growth Enterprise Market, and many of them are only a short walk away from listing.

Weijie Chuangxin (688153.SH) has officially launched science and technology innovation board IPO subscription; The initial inquiry time of Fengxiu Technology (688279.SH) is April 6th.

In addition, Sitway (Shanghai) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. also entered the countdown to listing. On March 29th, official website, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, approved that it would register the initial public offering of shares with Tewei science and technology innovation board in accordance with legal procedures.

Among the companies that have not yet been listed, there are also many star companies that Weilan New Energy, Weizhao Semiconductor, Aibi Intelligent, and Newlink are betting on.

Among them, Weilan New Energy, a developer of solid-state lithium batteries, has frequently received hundreds of millions of large-scale financing in recent years. The investors behind it include well-known enterprises such as Huawei, Weilai and Geely, and the latest valuation has reached 15 billion yuan. In addition, after the completion of the C round of financing in September last year, the valuation of Black Sesame Intelligence also reached nearly 2 billion US dollars (about 12.7 billion yuan). Newlink, an energy digital open platform, reported the news of listing in Hong Kong at the beginning of the year.

03How to hedge the layout ecological chain?

By combing the IPO situation of enterprises in the Xiaomi ecological chain, VCPE Reference (ID:vcpecankao) found that since 2018, companies have succeeded in IPO almost every year, but there are also cases where the listing is not so smooth.

Fun Sleep Technology passed the IPO review in 2021 and submitted for registration, and was inquired twice by the CSRC at the end of 2021 and the end of January 2022 respectively.

In an inquiry letter, the CSRC asked Fun Sleep Technology to explain "the reason why Xiaomi has always been the main sales channel, and the efforts to expand third-party online platforms and unrelated sales channels are relatively small, and whether there are related obstacles".

Subsequently, the CSRC sent a second inquiry, pointing out that "the company takes Xiaomi e-commerce platform as its main sales channel", asking the issuer to explain "whether there are any special treatment or preferential treatment in Xiaomi platform sales, promotion, rebate, etc." and it is necessary to "compare and analyze whether there are differences in the sales policies of the company on the main e-commerce sales platforms".

Then, is [eco-chain company terminating IPO] really related to [Xiaomi’s large-scale layout of eco-chain]?

Industry insiders told VCPE Reference (ID:vcpecankao), "The core of the’ independence’ problem in this case lies in the’ big customer’, that is, whether the order number of Xiaomi, a big customer, accounts for too much in the total transaction volume of the IPO reporting company. Faced with the question of’ independence’, the company should explain clearly the rationality of excessive customer concentration, the sustainability of the transaction and its own hematopoietic capacity. "

Another senior investment banker, Wang Jiyue, told VCPE Reference (ID:vcpecankao) that "the failure of IPO was caused by Xiaomi" was just the rhetoric of the defendant media.

In this case, under what circumstances will large companies cause the IPO of eco-chain related companies to be blocked?

Wang Jiyue believes that the crux of the problem lies in "whether the business volume brought by industrial linkage is sustainable, whether it is only to help the listing to rush performance, and how much impact it has on the industry." If before the IPO, the enterprise can fully disclose the financial data, put the risk warning in place and sort out the solutions clearly, this will not necessarily become a problem. 」

Song Qinghui, a famous economist, told VCPE Reference (ID:vcpecankao) that at the external public opinion level, as long as there is no major public opinion, it will generally not cause the IPO of Xiaomi Eco-chain related companies to be blocked; If the public opinion is out of control, it will not only affect IPO pricing, meeting and other procedures, but even lead to IPO "abortion."

With the fermentation of public opinion, there are rumors in the market that Xiaomi will touch the red line of antitrust.

In this regard, Wang Jiyue believes that "whether it violates the Anti-Monopoly Law depends on whether the core enterprises that lay out the ecological chain have a dominant market position. Xiaomi’s ecological chain layout is only an investment, not a holding type, and it is not exclusive, so it generally does not involve the Anti-Monopoly Law".

As for the "disorderly expansion" that makes people talk about it, Song Qinghui said: "The disorderly expansion of capital means that capital alienation makes capital deviate from its established track, causing great risks to economic and social levels and even endangering the stability of the overall situation."

Wang Jiyue believes that "the layout of Xiaomi ecological chain belongs to normal industrial linkage".

Finally, Song Qinghui emphasized that "the mass reaction triggered by one incident is actually revealing the hidden truth of society, which is worth pondering. The reason why Xiaomi sued a media for spreading rumors that Xiaomi’s eco-chain enterprises are restricted by IPO policy is mainly because the disorderly expansion of capital in recent years has endangered national security and the bottom of people’s lives. If it is not guided and regulated, it will definitely impact the economic and social development order, such as the development space of small and medium-sized enterprises being compressed and squeezed out.

What do you think of this public opinion event? Welcome to leave a message in the comments section.

Spotted seals returned to Liaohe estuary in January ahead of schedule.

The naive and quaint spotted seal is a natural comedian.

At the end of October, researchers of marine animal protection in Liaodong Bay, Bohai Sea, Liaoning Province successively monitored the activities of 19 national first-class protected wild animals-western Pacific spotted seals (also known as spotted seals) in the waters near Sandaogou, Liaohe Estuary. According to their body shapes, the researchers determined that they were migratory western Pacific spotted seals this year. These lovely elves returned to their "home" in Liaodong Bay a whole month earlier than in previous years.

Liaohe lipstick beach wetland where spotted seals live.

Are there any wild seals in China? In the impression of most people, seals are sea animals that only live in foreign seas and polar seas. If we want to witness their original ecological life with our own eyes, we have to go to the ocean, which is not easy for us to achieve. But in fact, in northern China, Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea in Liaoning Province, there is a kind of seal that allows people to observe its original ecological life at close range, which is the western Pacific spotted seal.

Wuqi time

Birth of a cub

The western Pacific spotted seal is the only marine mammal of Pinpoda that breeds in China’s waters, and it belongs to the national first-class protected animals. Spotted seals mainly feed on marine animals such as fish, crustaceans and cephalopods, and mostly feed on barracuda in autumn and winter, while the Liaohe Estuary is rich in barracuda. The sea area from Sandaogou to Xiaodaozi in Liaohekou, Liaoning Province is the southernmost breeding habitat of spotted seals on the earth, and hundreds of spotted seals live here for food every year. They usually migrate from South Korea’s Bailing Island to Liaodong Bay at the end of November each year, give birth in the frozen area of Liaodong Bay in January the following year, enter the Liaohe estuary with the tide in February-March, enter the Liaohekou shoal in March-April the following year and gradually fatten up, and gradually drift away from the Bohai Sea in May.

Overlooking the reef

Spotted seals are naive and quaint. In the water, they are agile and elegant, and they are highly skilled ballerinas. On land, they are cute and clumsy, and they are lovable comedians. Every winter and spring, the appearance and stay of spotted seals add vitality and fun to the beautiful Liaodong Bay. Fishermen and tourists from passing ships all look around the seal reef and look forward to seeing the seal, which is known as the "beast of the Bohai Sea". (Wei Xinhe Li Bo)

Gorgeous sunset glow in Liaohekou wetland

Spotted seal is the only marine mammal of Pinpoda that breeds in China’s sea area, and it belongs to the national first-class protected animal. They usually migrate from Bailing Island in South Korea to Liaodong Bay in Bohai Sea in Liaoning Province in China at the end of November every year, and "go home" a whole month earlier this year.

"It feels good to be home."

"Good hi yo"

You and me

"What are you looking at?"

Pose on the reef

sing with outstretched neck

Skyworth EV6 adds two new models, starting at 171,800 yuan

A few days ago, the 2021 Skyworth EV6 added two new models, 620 Happy Edition and 620 Travel Edition, the official guide price is 171,800 yuan and 190,800 yuan respectively. The two models are the same as the 410/520 Happy Edition and Travel Edition models in configuration, only the battery life has increased, and the comprehensive battery life of CLTC working conditions is 620km.

The 2021 Skyworth EV6 adopts a middle net design, with a straight roof line and a through waist line design. The side of the body is very smooth, and the wheel hub adopts a multi-spoke shape, which looks more delicate. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4698/1908/1696mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2800mm.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a motor with a maximum power of 150kW and a peak torque of 320N · m; under CLTC conditions, the 85.97kWh battery pack provides a range of 620km.

The new car is equipped with a full LCD instrument panel, a floating central control screen, a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and a knob-type electronic stopper, with a relatively simple style.

2022 Skyworth EV6, has opened the pre-sale, the new light water blue color scheme, a total of three models, the pre-sale price is 199,800 yuan for the standard version, 225,800 yuan for the smart version, and 272,800 yuan for the PRO version.

The 2022 Skyworth EV6 is equipped with The first wire-controlled chassis in the country , adopt 40% lower EHB (Intelligent electric booster), efficient recovery of braking energy, can increase the mileage in urban conditions by about 30% when the brake pedal is smooth, with multi-stage braking backup. 85.97KWh high energy storage battery pack This gives the car a CLTC range of 620km.

Shen Teng’s Spring Festival Evening sketch is funny, still sick, and Tom cat collides with it.

Shen Teng's sketch is highly similar to Tom Cat's.

Shen Teng’s sketch is highly similar to Tom Cat’s.

     Shen Teng, Mary, Chang Yuan, Allen, Wang Chengsi and Xu Wenhe performed the sketch "Don’t Pay Back" during the Spring Festival Evening of the Year of the Tiger in 2022. This time, Shen Teng played Lao Lai "Lao Shen" who owed money and didn’t pay back. Shen Teng, who came out with an infusion pole in his hand, was disheveled, with an oxygen tube inserted in his nose, limping and limping, which was exactly the same as the shape of Tom Cat in the cartoon Tom and Jerry. (one article/article)

Semi-automatic brings new experience, Wuling Hongguang S3 automatic clutch version is listed, and Qiumingshan is waiting for you!

The dispute between automatic transmission and manual transmission has become a topic that riders often talk about after dinner. The owner of manual transmission thinks that the friend who drives automatic transmission is not good at technology, and the friend who drives automatic transmission thinks that the friend who drives automatic transmission can’t afford automatic transmission can only buy low-grade manual transmission. In fact, automatic and manual models have their own advantages and disadvantages, but everyone’s preferences are different. But recently, a model that can balance the advantages of manual transmission and automatic transmission will meet with you. He is it.Automatic clutch version of Wuling Hongguang S3! Before introducing this car, Xiaobian will briefly introduce it.Automatic clutchSystem.

Let’s explain what is called automatic clutch first. The automatic clutch version isOn the basis of retaining manual shift operation, remove the clutch pedal.Thus, the purpose of balancing the two is achieved. In the whole shift process, the step of stepping on the clutch is omitted, which is a good thing for novices who want to drive manual gears. In fact, this is not a new term. It is equipped on many luxury cars and even supercars, and manual transmission models can also achieve this function through post-modification. Wuling Hongguang S3 automatic clutch version is directly equipped with this function, which saves the cost of post-modification, and the quality of post-modification is mixed, which will have certain security risks. The direct installation of the original factory plays a role in ensuring safety.

Existence is reasonable, and automatic clutch integrates most advantages of manual gear and automatic gear, and the following is for you:

1. It won’t stall.

The biggest difficulty of manual gear for beginners is the cooperation between throttle and clutch. If the timing is not right, the vehicle will stall directly, especially.Ramp startStarting on the ramp can be said to be a nightmare in the driving test, but there is no need to worry about flameout for models equipped with automatic clutches!

2. Low maintenance cost and low oil consumption.

This article is only established relative to automatic transmission models. The maintenance cost and fuel consumption of vehicles equipped with automatic clutch are lower than those of automatic transmission models, but higher than those of manual transmission models.

Wuling automobile’s position in China is quite high, and it is known as the "God Car". On the famous autumn mountain, other performance sports cars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Mercedes-Benz AMG are "scared", and many losers have left their logos to show their respect, like this:

This is the "glorious history" of the past. In recent years, Wuling has also made products in a down-to-earth manner, and its SUV Wuling Hongguang S3 can be said to beThe cheapest seven-seat medium-sized SUV (actually MPV), no one! In 2018, Wuling Hongguang S3 also became the sales king of its own brand medium-sized SUV, with more than 140,000 units sold in the whole year:

Calling big brother is not too much, strike while the iron is hot. Not long ago, Wuling Hongguang S3, an automatic clutch version, was introduced by Wuling. There is no difference in appearance from the manual transmission model, but the biggest difference is mentioned above.clutch pedalDisappeared, just shift gears directly. For those who don’t know much about the timing of shifting, this automatic clutch version of Wuling Hongguang S3 is equipped with a shift prompt, which will remind the driver whether the gear is too high or too low when appropriate.

There is no doubt about the strength of Wuling Hongguang S3 itself. The body of 4655/1735/1790mm has a wheelbase of 2800mm and a seven-seat layout of 2+2+3. Unfortunately, at present, the automatic clutch version of Wuling Hongguang S3 has only 1.5L manual transmission models to choose from, and the more powerful 1.5T model has not yet launched the automatic clutch version, which is inevitably a very regrettable place. In addition to space and power, the interior of Wuling Hongguang S3 is also unambiguous. The three-position multifunctional steering wheel, LCD dashboard, floating central control touch screen, the use of a large number of soft materials and the very youthful interior color matching style make the interior of Wuling Hongguang S3 look nothing like tens of thousands of cars, but even more.Central control quartz watchPushing the interior to a higher level, you know this stuff usually only appears in mid-to high-end luxury cars!

Let’s compare the prices of the 1.5L manual comfort version of 2018 Wuling Hongguang S3 and the 1.5L manual comfort version of 2019 automatic clutch version. The official guide price of the former is 65,800 yuan, and the official guide price of the latter is 68,800 yuan, which is only 3,000 yuan, and there is not much difference in other aspects. It costs 2,000 yuan or 3,000 yuan to install an automatic clutch later, and the automatic clutch brought by the original factory is only 3,000 yuan, which is guaranteed.

The strength of Wuling Hongguang S3 is obvious to all, and the main controversy lies in this "Automatic clutchIn fact, friends who really like manual transmission are disdainful of this automatic clutch model. After all, besides shifting, clutch control is also the soul of manual operation. In their eyes, this semi-automatic operation form has some nondescript feelings. Those who have money buy automatic transmission directly, and those who like manual transmission directly buy pure manual transmission. The position of this automatic clutch version is still awkward. Although the manual mode of most automatic vehicles is not very practical now, it can also be used by pressing buttons or.The automatic clutch model probably sells the feeling that the shift operation can be completed in the form of manual gear just like manual gear!

Save money! Summary of preferential policies for car purchase of major brands

  [car home Information] On May 31, the State Council issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing a Solid Package of Policies and Measures to Stabilize the Economy. According to the Notice, the vehicle purchase tax will be halved for passenger cars with a displacement of 2.0 liters or less whose purchase date is from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 and the bicycle price (excluding VAT) does not exceed 300,000 yuan. Based on this, major manufacturers responded positively and launched corresponding "plus code" reduction and exemption policies for car purchase concessions. We have specially summarized the latest offers of various brands for you, hoping that you can spend less money and enjoy more services when buying a car.

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Haval: Haval H6 National Fashion Edition is free of purchase tax and offers discounts for all models.

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  According to the official poster, Harvard enjoys a halving of the national purchase tax to a maximum tax exemption of 12,000 yuan, and also provides 1. A gift package of 3,000 yuan (1000 yuan Commercial Insurance+2,000 yuan boutique/maintenance voucher); 2, plus financial 0 down payment 0 interest; 3: overweight replacement up to 11,000 yuan; 4. Enjoy on-site test drive service.

Geely: Binyue enjoys a cash subsidy of 2000 yuan.

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  During the period from June 1st to December 31st, consumers can enjoy 2000 yuan car purchase subsidy, up to 7000 yuan financial discount, up to 4000 yuan replacement subsidy, lifetime free traffic for the first owner, and lifetime warranty of main parts of 1.5TD engine.

Pentium: all products can enjoy purchase tax free of charge and then give commercial insurance.

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  The official of FAW Pentium said that from now on, consumers who buy all its products can enjoy full reduction of purchase tax and then give away commercial insurance, among which three products, namely Pentium B70, Pentium T77 and Pentium T99, can enjoy free commercial insurance. On this basis, FAW Pentium also introduced two policies: easy car purchase and brand-new, which are also applicable to all models:

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  1. Easy car purchase: the ultra-low down payment is only 888 yuan, and the ultra-low monthly supply and demand is about 1000 yuan; 2. Brand-new: the replacement car purchase enjoys high subsidies, ranging from 13,000 yuan for Pentium B70, 11,000 yuan for Pentium T77, 16,000 yuan for Pentium T99, 8,000 yuan for Pentium T55 and 12,000 yuan for Pentium B70S.

Beijing Off-road: Beijing BJ40 Urban Hunter Edition enjoys free purchase tax immediately.

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  During the activity, consumers will enjoy free purchase tax when they buy BJ40 urban hunter model, that is, they will be given Qian Shan car clothes. Enjoy interest-free car purchase for 3 years; Replacement subsidies up to 15,000 yuan; Enjoy the benefits of 3,000 yuan upon purchase; Gifts for the old and new, and participation in code scanning activities can get a number of welfare policies such as value-added concessions or trendy items.

SAIC Volkswagen: All departments enjoy the highest purchase tax free of charge.

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  Among them, New Tiguan L, Tiguan X, Tuyue and New Passat are free of purchase tax, and other fuel vehicle products that meet the national reduction and exemption policy are reduced by 75%. At the same time, many products of SAIC Volkswagen brand have also introduced replacement subsidies, insurance subsidies, low down payment and zero interest rate financial policies.

Volvo: Exemption/reduction of purchase tax for some models

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  Purchase Volvo XC90 (excluding T8 model) can enjoy 50% purchase tax subsidy, plus free maintenance for the whole department; When purchasing Volvo XC60 (excluding T8 model), on the basis of enjoying the national purchase tax subsidy for most models, you can also choose an additional 5,000 yuan purchase tax subsidy or lifetime free maintenance courtesy; If you buy Volvo S90 (excluding T8 models), you can enjoy an additional 5,000 yuan purchase tax subsidy on the basis of the national purchase tax subsidy for most models; When purchasing Volvo S60 and Volvo XC40, on the basis of enjoying the national purchase tax subsidy for all models, you can also get a 3-in-1 equity card package worth 1,500 yuan during the 618 period. For the above specific subsidy amount and rights and interests, please consult the dealer in detail.

Mg: up to 125% special subsidy for purchase tax

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  At present, there are seven models of MG brand on sale, namely MG5, MG 5 Scorpio, MG 6, MG ONE, MG ZS, MG Pilotage, MG HS, etc. However, according to the official poster, the "special subsidy for up to 125% purchase tax" refers to the main sales model, and the local dealer should be consulted for details.

Roewe: Some models can enjoy up to 0 down payment, 0 car maintenance and 0 purchase tax.

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  According to the pictures, consumers who purchase Roewe i5, Roewe RX5 PLUS, Roewe RX5 National Tide Edition and some models of Roewe RX5 MAX during the period from June 1 to July 31 can enjoy an additional 50% enterprise subsidy on the basis of national tax reduction and exemption.

Auchan: Buying a car in June enjoys the purchase tax subsidy.

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  According to the official, buying Auchan cars in June will enjoy the purchase tax subsidy, and then enjoy the car purchase benefits worth up to 20,000 yuan. During the activity, in addition to the purchase tax subsidy, consumers will also enjoy a cash subsidy of 3,000 yuan for ordering Auchan X5 and 4,000 yuan for ordering Auchan X7 PLUS.

   In addition, during the period from June 1st to June 30th, pay attention to the official live broadcast room of Auchan Auto, and you can get a gift certificate from the store for 0.99 yuan, and enjoy the test drive gift of 68 yuan at the store, and get the Changan financial welfare voucher for free and the cash subsidy of Gao 1000 yuan. In addition, in the official live broadcast room, 5.5 yuan /7.7 yuan can also grab a free maintenance coupon (including the first insurance) worth 2,880 yuan for three years and a car purchase voucher worth 1000 yuan.

Jietu: All models are free of purchase tax.

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  Jietu Automobile announced that from now on, the purchase of all models of Jietu can enjoy free purchase tax, of which the above policies reduce and exempt half of the purchase tax, and Jietu Automobile subsidizes half of the purchase tax; At the same time, Jetway will provide another 5,000 yuan subsidy for cars going to the countryside.

Mitsubishi: Outlander can enjoy a 65-year zero-interest financial policy.

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  1. Consumers can enjoy a 0-interest financial policy of 65,000 years when purchasing Outlander; 2. Participate in the 618 store head group purchase and win an oil card of up to 6180 yuan; 3. Enjoy a renewal subsidy of up to 8,000 yuan; 4. Make an appointment for a test drive to the store to win a car ticket of up to 2888.

Wuling: the subsidy for all products is up to 21,000 yuan.

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  From June 1st, consumers can purchase cars through official online channels such as LING Club App, Wuling Automobile official website, SAIC-GM-Wuling official website, and enjoy preferential policies such as a subsidy of up to 21,000 yuan for all products, 9 yuan and 9 yuan for ordering, and then paying compulsory insurance.

Chang ‘an: Some models enjoy free purchase tax.

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  Changan Automobile launched the "Changan Duty-free Car Purchase Festival", in which some models enjoy free purchase tax or a maximum reduction of 120% (including the national reduction), and the official will also provide financial coupons for car purchase. Please consult your local dealer for details.

Dongfeng fengshen: 0 purchase tax, 0 down payment, 0 interest, 5-year/10-year unlimited mileage warranty.

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  Dongfeng fengshen has introduced corresponding preferential policies to facilitate consumers to buy cars, including 0 purchase tax, 0 down payment, 0 interest, and 5-year/10-year unlimited mileage warranty. The starting and ending time is 6.1-12.31 days. At present, Fengshen has models such as Yixuan, Yixuan MAX and AX7, so you can choose according to your own needs and budget.

Nissan/Qichen: Some models are free of purchase tax.

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  Nissan has introduced activities such as free purchase tax and full insurance within a limited time, while Qichen has introduced two-year zero interest, a maximum replacement subsidy of 9,000 yuan, and a five-year double guarantee for all customers. See the figure below for specific policies. At present, Nissan’s models that meet the policy requirements include Sylphy, Hacker, Qijun, Jinke, etc., and Qichen’s models include Big V, D60 and Star.

Si Hao: Some models are free of purchase tax.

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  Sihao brand has introduced a free purchase tax policy (state subsidy 50%+ enterprise subsidy 50%) for its subsidiaries Sihao X8, Sihao QX, Sihao Yao and Sihao A5. At the same time, it also launched a preferential superposition, including fuel subsidies up to 5,000 yuan, financial subsidies up to 10,000 yuan, and replacement subsidies up to 100 million yuan. The activity time is from June 1 to December 31.

FAW Toyota: 5% tax reduction for some models

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  FAW Toyota has learned that it will increase the preferential intensity on the basis of official subsidies, and all the preferential treatments can save up to 40,000 yuan. In terms of specific models, Corolla sharp release can save about 7,000 yuan, RAV4 glory release can save 10,000 yuan, Lingfang can save 11,000 yuan, Corolla can save 7,000 yuan, Asian lion can save 8,000 yuan, and Asian dragon can save 10,000 yuan. At the same time, corolla and Asian lion models can also enjoy a gift package of 10,000 yuan on this basis.

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  In terms of financial policy, the minimum down payment for buying a new car is 40%, and a two-year zero interest rate loan is added. In terms of car replacement, the old customer replacement fund was upgraded from 5,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan. At the same time, FAW Toyota also held a group car purchase activity from June 1 ST to 6 th. During this activity, it can enjoy 0 down payment, 0 interest rate, long service life and up to 8,000 yuan replacement subsidy. If the group is successful, it can also draw purchase tax relief and 2,000 yuan vouchers.

Chery: Some models are free of purchase tax.

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  Chery Automobile announced that from now on, the purchase of Chery Automobile will be free of vehicle purchase tax (except for Tiggo 7 Series and 3x models), and the main sales model of Tiggo 8 Series can be superimposed with a red envelope of up to 6,800 yuan. In addition, from June 1 ST to June 18 th, the designated models will be purchased on relevant online platforms to enjoy 1000 yuan coupons.

Buick: Car/Angkewei family purchase tax is free

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  During the implementation of the policy of halving the national purchase tax, the purchase tax policy of Buick sedan and Angkewei family will be upgraded to 100% free, and the purchase tax of Angkeqi will be reduced to 75%, and with the superposition of financial, replacement and maintenance policies, the car purchase experience of 0 purchase tax, 0 down payment, 0 monthly payment and 0 interest will be created, so that the burden of new car owners will be cleared; In terms of MPV models, GL8 land business class can enjoy 100% purchase tax exemption, Buick GL8 ES designated models can enjoy 50% subsidy for purchase tax up to 15,000 yuan, and there are many privileges such as daily supply as low as 95 yuan, 60-term long loan, replacement subsidy as high as 8,000 yuan, and cash preservation rate guarantee of 10,000 yuan.

Chevrolet: All models can enjoy free purchase tax.

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  Chevrolet brand launched the courtesy activity of "halving the tax rate and strengthening the brand" from June 1 to June 30, and all models can enjoy the 100% free purchase tax policy and the welfare is upgraded. At the same time, the 618 brand promotion activities were also launched simultaneously. All Chevrolet models can enjoy an additional 36-phase rental scheme with a down payment of 6.18 yuan, and the new car can be easily driven home. Explorers, pioneers and cool RS can also enjoy multiple surprises and gifts such as 6.18 yuan SUV snapping up outdoor camping suits.

Cadillac: up to 15,000 yuan, the purchase tax is halved.

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  Nearly 20 models of Cadillac brand can enjoy the benefits of halving the purchase tax of up to 15,000 yuan. On this basis, Cadillac has launched the "Privileged Courtesy Plan for Anti-epidemic Angels". From now until the end of the year, on-the-job doctors and nurses in medical institutions at all levels in China can enjoy free basic maintenance for four times in three years, free car damage insurance for three years and 10,000 club points to thank angels in white for their hard work during the war. In addition, Cadillac also introduced high replacement subsidies and flexible financial solutions with low down payment and low monthly payment.

Dongfeng is popular: you can enjoy free purchase tax immediately after buying a car, and the replacement subsidy is as high as 10,000 yuan.

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  Dongfeng Fengxing announced that on the basis of halving the national purchase tax, Fengxing will subsidize the other half, and consumers will buy Dongfeng Fengxing new cars, and the purchase tax will be free. In addition, consumers can also enjoy a car replacement subsidy of up to 10,000 yuan when buying a new car popular in Dongfeng.

Ruifeng: Some models are free of purchase tax.

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  Ruifeng Automobile announced that on the basis of halving the national purchase tax, it launched the Huimin car purchase plan of "free purchase tax for star models", and enjoyed preferential benefits of up to 20,000 yuan. The specific models include Ruifeng M3 PLUS, Ruifeng M4 diesel version and gasoline manual, Ruifeng L6 MAX and Ruifeng L5, and the maximum subsidy is 20,000 yuan.

  In addition, Ruifeng Automobile also launched 12 and 24 zero-interest financial loans, and also provided 36 zero-interest fixed loan financial portfolios. For car owners who need to increase their purchases, a replacement gift of up to 10,000 yuan and an additional purchase subsidy of 4,000 yuan will be offered.

Dongfeng Peugeot: the new 5008 to 10 thousand yuan replacement subsidy

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  Dongfeng Peugeot announced that on the basis of halving the national purchase tax, Dongfeng Peugeot has introduced preferential policies for the new 5008 model, such as the subsidy for replacement of used cars of up to 10,000 yuan, the purchase of cars with zero interest, the three-year value-added repurchase and the five-year/150,000-kilometer vehicle warranty, giving consumers certain car purchase benefits.

  Have you been tempted to see this? Even ready to buy a car! I hope this summary of preferential policies will be helpful to your car purchase, and at the same time, this article will continue to be updated to bring you more brand preferential policies for car purchase, so please continue to pay attention! (Text/car home Zhang Xuelian)

Russian media reveals the president’s personal life. Putin swims 2000 meters every day (photos)

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Putin is with his dog Kony.



In August, 2003, Putin rowed in the Altai mountain river.



Putin swims in the presidential residence on the outskirts of Moscow. The above three pictures are from Zhongxin.com.


  Be content with a big fish in your hand


  Russian media revealed the president’s personal life, and invited officials to eat kebabs and dogs to engage in diplomatic diving, attracting high-ranking officials to follow suit-


  On April 21st, the Russian Communist Youth League Pravda published an article that revealed Putin’s little-known leisure life.


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  During President Putin’s vacation, those government officials who met with him "semi-officially" did not always leave after the meeting. Sometimes, President Putin will leave them and treat them to a "light meal". In this case, a brazier will be set up in the courtyard of the "Bocharovo Creek" official residence where President Putin lives, and then everyone will sit around and eat grilled fish or kebabs.


  Sometimes, vegetables, such as eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and onions, are added to the kebabs. In addition to the delicious "presidential kebabs", there will be delicious sour juice to drink. It is said that this is also what Putin particularly likes.


  On one occasion, Putin hosted a security meeting in Sochi. After that, he took all the participants to the seaside restaurant adjacent to a disco, and the president went to the balcony with them, listening to the deafening disco music coming from next door and munching on delicious food. President Putin nodded at the ballroom and asked the others, "Do you want to try it?" But they didn’t go to the party in the end.


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  Take a break and have a good time.


  Putin is a car lover, but what makes him feel depressed is that since he became president, he has rarely had the opportunity to drive in person, especially in Moscow, which is "forbidden". However, this is not difficult for the Russian president. He often drives his own car when he inspects his work in other places. Of course, for the sake of safety, bodyguards will always follow him.


  Cultivate your dog to be a "diplomat"


  Not long ago, Putin’s dog Kony became one of the "protagonists" in Russian media: when Putin accompanied the visiting Presidents of Belarus and Tajikistan for a walk, Kony obediently followed. It is reported that Putin deliberately brought Kony out, just to close the relationship with the two leaders.


  Last year, Putin met with Kuchma, then president of Ukraine. When they were ready to start the talks, the dogs began to bark, and Putin had to go back and "appease" them. However, what everyone heard was: "Shut up!" The dogs immediately quieted down. Obviously, they knew who was the head of the family.


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  A tour is 2000 meters.


  Usually, President Putin gets up at 7: 30 in the morning. After getting up, his homework is swimming, and a trip is 2000 meters.


  Last summer, Putin also mastered a new "underwater skill"-diving. It is worth mentioning that after learning about the president’s new hobby, senior government officials around him followed suit and learned to dive. In this way, if invited by the president, you can go to sea with him, which is undoubtedly good for your future development.


  Although President Putin also likes alpine skiing, his men may not be willing to learn this sport. The reason is very simple, even if you learn it, you can’t show your skills in front of the president: because the president never takes anyone with him when skiing!

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Republicans want to impeach Biden’s son and sue 11 former Trump administration officials.

  The day after American Republicans announced that they would launch an impeachment investigation against President joseph robinette, the second son of the Democratic president sued Garrett Ziegler, a White House official under former Republican President Donald Trump, and 10 others, accusing them of illegally obtaining a large amount of personal information and spreading it on the Internet.

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  Biden’s second son Hunter’s lawyer sued the above 11 people in a federal court in California on the 13th, accusing them of "accessing, tampering, manipulating, modifying, copying and destroying other people’s computer data" since December 2020, and obtaining Hunter’s "tens of thousands of emails, thousands of photos, dozens of videos and recordings" and spreading them on the Internet.

  The plaintiff said that the data copied by Ziegler and others included Hunter’s credit card details, financial and bank records. These data come from Hunter’s mobile phone and laptop, and are backed up on the cloud disk.

  Hunter is seeking a jury to hear the case and determine how to "compensate", while preventing Ziegler from continuing to access or tamper with his personal information.

  According to Reuters, according to California law, once the defendant is convicted of computer data fraud, he will face imprisonment or a fine.

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  Ziegler served as a White House policy analyst during Trump’s presidency of the United States, and later served under Peter Navarro, then director of the White House National Trade Commission. Hunter said in the complaint that Ziegler spent most of his time and energy obtaining Hunter’s personal information after leaving his post.

  According to CNN, earlier this year, Hunter’s team asked the US Department of Justice to launch a criminal investigation against Ziegler and others who spread Hunter’s information.

  Ziegler’s statement quoted on the website of Politico reported that he had understood the contents of the complaint, but had not received the notice of responding to the lawsuit. Ziegler claims that his actions are protected by state and federal laws.

  Ziegler also stressed that Hunt filed a lawsuit the day after Biden faced impeachment investigation in the House of Representatives. "This is no stranger to us."

  △ McCarthy announced the launch of an impeachment investigation against Biden.

  Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the Republican House of Representatives of the US Congress, announced on the 12th that he had asked the relevant committees of the House of Representatives to start an impeachment investigation against Biden. McCarthy said that in the investigation of Hunter’s overseas transactions, Republicans in the House of Representatives found that Biden’s behavior was suspected of "abuse of power, obstruction of justice and corruption".

  On the same day, White House spokesman Ian sams denied these accusations against Biden on social media, calling the Republican move "the worst extreme politics".

  Analysts pointed out that as the campaign for the 2024 US presidential election continued to advance, the democratic and Republican parties attacked each other more and more, accusing and attacking the main candidates such as Biden and Trump. The political tear in the United States has become polarized, and the internal rot of American democracy has been exposed.

Rotor technology or return, can Mazda spend tens of billions of dollars to accelerate electrification?

At the end of November, Mazda announced its production and sales in October. Like other Japanese brands, Mazda’s global production and sales in October achieved positive growth year-on-year, with sales of 94,971 vehicles, up 9.2% year-on-year.
In late November, Mazda not only heard the good news that sales were warming up, but also announced its electrification plan. Mazda’s updated medium-term business plan and basic business policy for 2030 show that Mazda plans to invest 1.5 trillion yen (about 10.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the electrification process in conjunction with many suppliers by 2030, and equip all its vehicles with electrification technology by 2030. Pure electric vehicles account for about 25% to 40% of its global sales. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time Mazda has made a clear timetable for the electrification process.
Take mixing as the breakthrough point, or introduce the rotor range extender.
Mazda 2030 electrification strategy is divided into three stages. In the first stage, Mazda will make full use of the existing multi-path electrification technology to produce products; In the second stage, Mazda will launch a new hybrid system, and at the same time launch exclusive pure electric vehicles in the China market with high-speed penetration of electrification, and gradually launch pure electric vehicles around the world; In the third stage, Mazda will start to fully launch the exclusive model of pure electric platform, and consider strengthening investment in battery production.
Mazda 2030 strategic time point. Figure/car company official website
In the industry’s view, Mazda’s clear goal of electrification transformation is an inevitable choice under the changes of industries such as the upgrading of environmental protection laws and regulations in various countries and the rapid transformation of the new four modernizations. Zhang Xiang, an analyst in the automotive industry, said that under the background that the global electrification transformation is accelerating and new energy vehicles are eroding the market share of traditional fuel vehicles, Mazda can only avoid further market share grabbing by promoting electrification transformation. Mazda President Marubeni also said with emotion, "The demand for pure electric vehicles is stronger than previously expected."
Mazda further emphasized the importance of having a variety of solutions, including internal combustion engines, electrification technologies and alternative fuels, and said that it would take hybrid as the breakthrough point. It is worth mentioning that Mazda 2030 strategy reveals or will "resurrect" rotor technology. Mazda said that it will use multi-path electrification technology to build products. The industry believes that this means that Mazda will launch a rotor range extender. In fact, Mazda has repeatedly publicly stated that it is waiting for a suitable opportunity to restart the rotor technology, and as early as 2017, Mazda has registered the technical patent of the rotor extended-range hybrid system; A few days ago, Mazda said that it will release the MX-30 R-EV extended range hybrid version at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium in January 2023, which will use a rotary engine as the range extender.
Mazda’s rotary engine technology dates back to 1961. The rotor engine can improve power and torque through design, and at the same time, because the overall structure of the rotor engine is small, it will not occupy too much space; In addition, the vibration and noise of the rotary engine are much less than those of the piston engine, so it can achieve high speed with its unique single cavity structure. However, there are obvious disadvantages. High-intensity rotation makes the rotary engine wear seriously, and its service life is short. Moreover, due to the inability to achieve a high compression ratio, fuel combustion is very inadequate, resulting in substandard emissions and high fuel consumption.
The mechanical structure, space design and operation mode of Mazda’s "resurrection" rotor range extender are its advantages; At the same time, Mazda also needs to consider how to avoid the high fuel consumption of rotary engines. Mazda will be the only company withCar companies equipped with hybrid vehicles with rotary engines have also become their advantages in the new energy vehicle market; But the industry believes that,Mazda’s electrification transformation needs fundamental innovation. Zhang Xiang said that Mazda needs to reverse the inferior situation of brand influence.System forceCarry out reforms.
The China market attaches more importance to it and will push exclusive electric vehicles.
Mazda said that the second phase will launch exclusive electric vehicles in the China market. The industry believes that this means that Mazda has paid more attention to the China market.
Mazda’s sales in China market continued to decline in 2018, and the annual sales volume in 2021 was 183,900. Due to the lack of business scale, Mazda’s joint venture company in China has also changed. In 2021, North and South Mazda merged; Mazda China said that the merger is conducive to the integration of resources to promote the long-term and sustainable development of Mazda brand business. However, Mazda’s sales in China have not changed significantly. In the first 10 months of this year, the cumulative sales volume of Changan Mazda was 91,941 units, down over 17% year-on-year.
The industry believes that the merger of North and South Mazda actually means that Mazda has taken an important step in the development of China market, but the fundamental problems of Mazda are not solved by the merger.
Ren Wanfu, an auto industry analyst, said that Mazda’s unfavorable performance in China market is closely related to its own strategic layout in China, in addition to fierce competition. Mazda has long been criticized for its slow introduction of products in China market, aging product line and lack of new models. Take 2021 as an example, Changan Mazda has only one electric vehicle listed in the whole year. He further stated that under the wave of the global automobile industry’s transformation to electrification, Mazda’s electrification pace is slow.
According to Mazda’s plan, the second phase will launch exclusive electric vehicles in the China market; However, it is worth noting that Mazda did not put forward a clear time point. According to the current competitive situation in China’s new energy automobile market, independent brands are making full efforts, and traditional automobile giants are fighting back. Mazda is facing a lot of competitive pressure. Zhang Xiang believes that for Mazda, it is necessary to further fill the shortcomings in terms of new car research and development progress, marketing and channels.completeGuochengCui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the Car Market Information Association, believes that,Software intelligence is also the key to the development of new energy vehicles in the future, and Mazda also needs to work hard on intelligence.
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