SONY's battery business hon hai wants to take over?

Reports said SONY was in talks with Japanese government-private investor InnovationNetwork to acquire the company's battery business, while media reports said hon hai of Taiwan was interested in taking over the business.

Currently, the InnovationNetwork has made no representation; There was no official announcement from SONY. Hon hai, for its part, said only that it was looking for opportunities among Japanese companies, but didn't respond positively to the SONY deal.

SONY CEO kazuo hirai has said the company will consider finding a partner in the battery business to move its focus to mobile devices.

The entry of electric vehicles into the Chinese market remains a hot spot for battery technology competition

China has been the world's largest auto producer and largest auto market for five consecutive years. In the field of new energy vehicles, the United States is now the world's largest market. It is widely believed in the industry that China will soon surpass the United States as the world's largest producer and market of new energy vehicles as the Chinese government promotes and popularize new energy vehicles.

As an important measure in the planning of energy conservation, emission reduction and air pollution control in the automotive sector, the Chinese government has launched a series of preferential policies to vigorously promote new energy vehicles. Fuel cell vehicles are too expensive to commercialize. Domestic promotion of new energy vehicles, mainly pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Some experts believe that in 2015, China's production and sales of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles) surpassed the United States and became the world's largest market for electric vehicles.

Foreign auto giants, attracted by China's electric cars, have entered the Chinese market to compete for the central plains.

BMW is challenging tesla

Over the past year or so, tesla has made waves in the global auto industry and the capital world. On September 19, tesla motors delivered the first batch of vehicles to six local users in chengdu and started the third supercharger station in the city. This is after tesla delivered vehicles to users in Beijing and Shanghai in April this year, it has successively established service centers in hangzhou, shenzhen and chengdu and delivered vehicles to users.

In just half a year, tesla has preliminarily completed its market layout in east China, south China, west China and north China. Ji long, vice President of global sales and service of tesla, specially came to chengdu from the United States to attend the car ceremony and the launching ceremony of the supercharger station.

Although tesla has only sold more than 200 cars in China in the past six months, it is far from the nearly 10,000 cars it sold in the United States. But tesla sees China as one of its most important markets, and it plans to sell a third of its cars there in the future.

On September 21, BMW held the launch event of imported BMW i3 and i8 in Beijing. BMW i3 is a lightweight electric vehicle independently developed by BMW. The i3 chassis is made of aluminum, while the body is made of carbon fiber and plastic. The BMW i3 pure electric version can achieve a range of 160 kilometers, and the extended range version adds a 650CC gasoline engine, which can charge the lithium battery, and the range is also increased to more than 300 kilometers. The BMW i3 is priced between 450,000 yuan and 520,000 yuan.

The BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid supercar that can accelerate from zero to 100 kilometers in just 4.4 seconds and has a top speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It costs about 2 million yuan. It is not only the price that is much higher than tesla, but also the configuration and quality.

At present, BMW has authorized 7 BMW franchised dealers to carry out i3 and i8 sales and after-sales service in Beijing, Shanghai, shenzhen and shenyang.

In the us, the world's largest market for electric cars, the just-launched BMW i3 is already a big threat to tesla. In August, BMW's U.S. sales of the i3 surged to 1,025 vehicles, far outpacing tesla's U.S. sales of 600 vehicles for the month.

Some analysts believe that the entry of BMW electric cars into China poses a direct challenge to tesla. With BMW's technology and strength, it is expected to dominate China's high-end electric vehicle market.

Daimler has a joint venture in China

Daimler, one of the world's leading luxury car companies, also takes the Chinese electric car market very seriously. Four years ago Daimler set up a research and development joint venture with byd, China's leading electric car company, to develop electric cars. The first mass production car of the tengsey electric car developed by byd and Daimler co., ltd. has officially rolled off the production line in shenzhen base, and was first listed in Shanghai on September 26.

Tang shikai, chairman of byd and Daimler, said that the tengsey is the first time Daimler has developed models outside Germany, and has achieved its goal of producing the safest, most reliable and most convenient electric cars for the Chinese market based in China. Denso represents the highest level of electric vehicles in China at present, surpassing other European counterparts' investment in new energy vehicles in China and becoming the pillar of Daimler's electric vehicle strategy in China.

With a range of up to 300 kilometers, the tengse electric car combines more than 100 years of experience of Daimler in vehicle manufacturing and byd's advantages in iron-lithium batteries to achieve a strong alliance and its products have strong vitality.

The denza is widely expected to be a tesla stopper. As a domestic independent brand, tengse can obtain more national policy subsidies and has a great price advantage.

The nissan leaf takes a different approach in China

The world's best-selling electric car is the nissan leaf, developed by nissan motor co. It has sold more than 130,000 vehicles worldwide and more than 60,000 in the us in less than four years since its launch. The nissan leaf sold 18,941 units in the U.S. in the first eight months of the year, its best month on record in August, when it sold a record 3,186 units.

Carlos ghosn, chairman of the renault-nissan alliance, has long had a soft spot for the Chinese car market and introduced the leaf early. Unlike other manufacturers, which import foreign products directly into China for sale, the nissan leaf takes a different approach, producing directly in China and adopting the joint-venture, own-brand model.

On September 10th, dongfeng nissan held the launch event of pure electric vehicle qi Chen Chen feng in Shanghai. Qichen is a joint venture brand registered by dongfeng nissan in China. Morningwind is considered the Chinese version of the nissan leaf.

Qichen chenfeng and nissan leaf use the same platform, the same high-efficiency lithium manganate power battery, the same high-efficiency permanent magnet synchronous motor and the same advanced battery management system. On the basis of nissan's experience in vehicle manufacturing, qichen chenfeng has made necessary improvements and improvements by taking into account the actual road environment in the Chinese market, consumer habits, policies and regulations on pure electric vehicles and other factors. Compared with the nissan leaf, the range of qichen chenfeng is increased by 10% to 175 kilometers, and the length of the car is increased, which is more suitable for the road environment in China. It can be said that blue than blue.

Qichen chenfeng, an electric vehicle of its own brand, can enjoy financial subsidies from the central and local governments and is exempt from auto purchase taxes. In some cities with restrictions on driving and buying, car licences are also available on a priority or free basis. The Chinese version of the nissan leaf, also known as qichen chenfeng, has a big advantage over other imported electric cars in the Chinese market.

Ren yong, deputy general manager of dongfeng nissan, believes that qichen chenfeng is an excellent product, together with various national policies to encourage, will be able to achieve market success in the Chinese market. We expect qichen chenfeng to achieve an annual sales volume of about 50,000 units in 2018 and become the best-selling pure electric vehicle brand in China.

Plug-in hybrid is more suitable for China's national conditions

At the ongoing Paris auto show, plug-in hybrids are a highlight. Mercedes launched the S500 plug-in hybrid model, and said it would promote plug-in hybrid vehicles throughout the entire mercedes-benz family in the future. Volkswagen introduced the PassatGTE plug-in hybrid model in mass production. Audi also introduced a plug-in hybrid concept car. At the Paris auto show, Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, mitsubishi, porsche and other manufacturers have also launched plug-in hybrid models.

The United States is the world's largest market for new energy vehicles. In the first eight months of this year, the top-selling model in the U.S. was the all-electric nissan leaf, with 18,941 units sold, followed by the Chevrolet volt with 13,146 and the Toyota prius plug-in hybrid with 11,489. Most American families have more than two private cars. Range anxiety in all-electric vehicles is not a prominent issue in the United States. But sales and growth of plug-in hybrids in America have also outpaced those of pure electric models.

The average Chinese family has only one private car and has to balance the demands of commuting and traveling. Pure electric cars, with a range of just over 100km, cannot meet this demand. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles use electricity for short distance and long distance, and can be charged by household power source, which eliminates consumers' mileage anxiety and is the most suitable new energy vehicle for China's national conditions.

Byd's self-developed plug-in hybrid car qin has led the way in sales since it was launched in December, with nearly 8,000 units sold by the end of August, accounting for about 40 percent of China's new energy vehicle sales in the same period.

Plug-in hybrids have a relatively short range, generally between 50 and 70 kilometers, and use a lightweight battery that can greatly reduce costs. On the other hand, it can eliminate mileage anxiety. As long as there is a fixed parking space can solve the problem of charging. Plug-in hybrid vehicles are of great significance for the popularization and promotion of new energy vehicles in China.

Toyota is the world leader in hybrid cars, with one in every 10 sold. Toyota motor on the basis of hybrid, the successful development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Toyota prius plug-in hybrid is the third-largest seller of electric cars in the United States.

Toyota's research and development center in changshu, China, is also gearing up for localization of hybrid and plug-in hybrids. Once the product is launched, it will bring a significant impact on the Chinese new energy vehicle market.

Along the route of new energy vehicle technology, Volkswagen has abandoned hydrogen and biofuel power and made plug-in hybrid power the focus of future development.

Martin winterkorn, vw's global chairman, says plug-in hybrids offer the most promise of all alternative driving systems. Volkswagen focuses on the development of new energy vehicles on plug-in hybrid vehicles. The next few years will see the electrification of all levels of production through plug-in hybrids. The plug-in hybrid model developed by Volkswagen will enter the Chinese market and achieve domestic production as soon as possible, according to professor heizmann, President of Volkswagen China.

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