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　　As the second model of Auchan brand, COSMOS attracts consumers’ attention. Recently, Aika Automobile obtained the real car picture of COSMOS. The new car adopts family-style design language, and its shape is quite fashionable. According to previous reports, the new car will be the first to launch five models equipped with 1.5T+5MT, including a 48V hybrid version, and a 1.5T+7DCT automatic transmission model will be launched in the future. In addition, the car will be officially unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show, which opened this month, and will be put on sale at the end of the year.

　　In terms of appearance, the front face of the new car adopts a large-area lattice air intake grille design, which is quite similar to the star grille design of COS 1, and has a certain degree of family design recognition. The new car is equipped with the brand-new "Cloud Eagle" LOGO of Auchan brand, which is suspended on the surface of the grille, giving a calm and balanced visual effect as a whole. The L-shaped daytime running light and the front bumper with transverse opening are designed through, which has the effect of breathing and lighting.

　　On the side of the car body, the transverse through waistline design enhances the business temperament of the whole car, and with 17-inch multi-spoke two-color aluminum alloy wheels, it gives people a sense of solidity visually. The B, C and D columns are blackened, and the suspended roof reduces the visual center of gravity of the whole vehicle, which is calm and elegant.

　　The tail of the new car is simple in shape, and through taillights are applied, which not only improves the grade, but also extends the visual width of the whole car. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4840/1860/1890(1865)mm and the wheelbase is 2820mm, which is also the mainstream size in business MPV.

　　Auchan COSMOS central control adopts an embracing layout like a yacht, and the black and white interior creates a dignified and calm atmosphere. The seat, center console and door armrest area are all wrapped in a large number of leather, and the diamond-shaped lines and stitching techniques arranged on them further enhance the texture of the overall interior.

　　The most eye-catching thing in the central control area is the 10-inch central control large screen, which is internally equipped with an intelligent car system based on Auchan Auto APP, which has strong playability. In addition, this APP can be registered even if it is not the owner, and it can be exchanged for gifts including Tencent video members and various bags by signing in ~

　

　　The second row of the new car adopts two independent leather seats, which not only looks very atmospheric, but also provides passengers with a good riding experience. At the same time, the large panoramic sunroof not only looks comfortable, but also reduces the sense of depression inside the car. In addition, this car is equipped with double-sided electric sliding doors, which makes it more convenient to improve the quality. It is naturally excellent to do everything without hands.

　

　　In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged engine with a maximum output of 115kW(156Ps) and a peak torque of 210Nm. In terms of transmission system, this car offers manual or dual clutch gearboxes to choose from.

　　Editor’s comment:In the publicity of COS 1 listing, Auchan can be said to have played a new trick, which also proves the eclecticism of this new brand to some extent. In COSMOS or configuration, everything is available, and the appearance is also very good. The new car will be listed at the end of this year. Please pay attention to Aika car for details!

Since the release of BYD’s fifth-generation DM technology, many of its new models or cars have been installed, and even begun to attack the field of lidar. No, the 2025 BYD Han, which just held a press conference recently, has the highest version of smart driving. As for the price, the price of the 2025 Han DM-i is 165,800-225,800 yuan, and the price of the 2025 Han EV is 179,800-235,800 yuan. Compared with the 2024 model, the price has dropped a little. Next, let’s take a look at the new models with Xiaobian.

In terms of appearance, the 2025 BYD Han EV model is still the same, a typical dragon face design element. The 2025 BYD Han DM-i model has changed a lot, and it is directly replaced with the same front face of EV model, and the "Weiyang Grey" body color and blackening kit have been added. The overall design is still very atmospheric. On the side of the car body, the 2025 BYD Han adopts a sliding roof, and the sharp waistline design brings a hidden door handle. The taillight is a familiar Chinese knot style, full of BYD features.

Body size, the length, width and height of the 2025 BYD Han are 4995/1910/1495mm and the wheelbase is 2920mm, which is consistent with the 2024 Han EV Glory Edition, but the length of the car is increased by 20mm compared with the 2024 Han DM-i Glory Edition.

In terms of interiors, the 2025 BYD Han is still equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD instrument and a 15.6-inch floating central control panel, equipped with a high-end version of the smart cockpit -DiLink 100. Configuration, such as steering wheel heating, leather seats, front seat heating/ventilation/massage, passenger seat boss key, Nappa leather seats, Dana sound system and other functions to enhance comfort are not absent. However, compared with the 2024 BYD Han DM-i, the entry model of the 2025 BYD Han DM-i cancelled the ventilation/heating function of the driver’s seat.

It is worth mentioning that the 2025 Han DM-i and EV models all provide intelligent driving versions, equipped with DiPilot 300 "Eye of God" advanced intelligent driving assistance system, and the intelligent driving chip adopts NVIDIA Orin-X, which can support high-speed navigation, urban navigation and other functions; The other models are equipped with DiPilot 5 intelligent driving system, with L2-class assisted driving.

In terms of power, the 2025 Han DM-i adopts BYD’s fifth-generation DM hybrid technology and is equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged engine. The maximum power is increased by 13kW compared with the old models, reaching 115kW, and the zero-speed acceleration is increased to 6.9s；; The maximum power of the motor has also been improved, reaching 200kW；; The pure electric cruising range of CLTC is 125km, and the fuel consumption of NEDC is 3.8L/100km. The top model is equipped with Yunnian -C intelligent damping body control system.

The 2025 Han EV is equipped with a single motor front drive, and the maximum power of the motor is 150kW, 168kW and 180kW respectively, and the corresponding cruising range under CLTC conditions is 506km, 605km and 701km respectively. In addition to the entry-level models, the other models are equipped with a global 800-volt high-voltage platform. The suspension has also been improved, from a three-link suspension to a five-link independent suspension, and it is standard in the whole system.

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Generally speaking, the 2025 Han model has both upgrades and downgrades, such as the price drop, the power improvement of DM-i model, the arrival of high-order intelligent driving and the upgrade of suspension, which further enhances Han’s competitive strength. However, compared with the old models, the new model has also cancelled some configurations. For example, the EV version has cancelled the dual-motor four-wheel drive power system, the rear multimedia screen, the car KTV, and even the electric adjustment, heating, ventilation and massage functions of the second row of seats with the top version have all been cancelled. Looking back at the sales of Han in medium and large cars in August, Han DM sold a total of 8,347 cars and Han EV sold a total of 6,979 cars, ranking relatively high overall. So, the upgraded 2025 Hanergy once again broke through sales?

I thought it would not be released until the auto show, but I finally can’t wait. On the third day before the start of Chengdu International Auto Show in 2024, that is, on the evening of August 27th, Tucki MONA M03 officially released its three models, namely, the 515 long-life version of 119,800 yuan, the 620 long-life version of 129,800 yuan and the 580 long-life Max version of 155,800 yuan.

It seems that the students who made a decision directly after shouting 99,800 yuan can’t do it now. But don’t hurry, let’s take a look at what kind of Tucki MONA M03 can be bought for 119,800 yuan, and which one is the most recommended among the three models?

The 119,800-yuan 515-long battery life version of MONA M03 in Tucki, as its name implies, has a CLTC battery life of 515km, which is higher than the joint venture new energy brand and reaches a strong level among independent brands compared with mainstream BYD Qin PLUS EV, Volkswagen ID.3 and other models of the same level. And then delve into the prices corresponding to different endurance, we can find that the Tucki MONA M03 with a price of 119,800 yuan has surpassed the AION S 2024 MAX 70 Star Edition and Star Edition with a price of 134,900 yuan or even 145,900 yuan.

Secondly, look at the body size. The length, width and height of Tucki MONA M03 are 4780/1896/1445 mm, and the wheelbase is 2815 mm. Although the length of the car is not long in the same class, its wheelbase is generally about 100mm ahead. However, as far as my actual experience is concerned, the back row is still not stretched. On the contrary, due to the squeeze of the head space in the back row, the whole sitting will be slightly depressed. If you care about this, you’d better advise yourself to go to the offline experience store to feel it.

And it is worth mentioning that the rear suspension of MONA M03 in Tucki is not a multi-link like BYD Qin PLUS EV, but a longitudinal arm torsion beam type non-independent suspension, so overall, the riding experience in the back row is not too friendly, especially for taller students.

Next, look at the configuration. First of all, it is the wheel hub that can improve the face value most. Tucki MONA M03 comes standard with 18 inches, and can support optional 19 inches. However, in order to look better, the new car also provides more color options such as 19-inch blackened rims and blackened brake calipers. However, since only dark night can choose the blackened kit, it is suggested that students who want to improve this aspect can go to the aftermarket to solve it.

Inside the cockpit, the basic auxiliary driving function of L2 is standard in the whole department. Although automatic lane change assistance and up-and-down ramp are still available on the 580-year-old Max version, which costs 155,800 yuan, these functions are seldom used in daily life, and complicated road conditions are definitely safer for autonomous driving, so for most people, this standard L2 is enough.

However, for the 515 long-life version, it is fatal that it is not equipped with front seat ventilation and heating functions. In today’s new energy vehicle market, it’s as uncomfortable as eating instant noodles without seasoning bags. Therefore, it is suggested that students from MONA M03 in Tucki should be really considered, and it is best to add another 10,000 yuan to the 620 long battery life version of 129,800 yuan.

After all, this 10,000 yuan, not to mention 105km more battery life, but also two more mainstream configurations, seat ventilation and heating, and 256-color ambient lights, and the maximum charging power has also increased from 77kw to 92kw, which is quite cost-effective.

So in general, the Tucki MONA M03 is really a good entry-level model, but its entry-level model is a bit too entry-level in terms of comfort, lacking the most basic seat heating and ventilation, and beautiful atmosphere lights. Therefore, I finally suggest that all students, if they are considering the Tucki MONA M03 car, first go to the field to experience its back-seat ride experience, and whether it is acceptable to everyone. Secondly, try to add 10,000 yuan to choose the 620 with 129,800 yuan.

On November 18, Huawei Mate 70 series mobile phones officially launched pre-sale, launching four models of Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro + and Mate 70 RS Extraordinary Master, which will be officially released on November 26.

Judging from the market reaction after the opening of the pre-sale, the Mate 70 series has become the most talked-about flagship new machine this year. At 14 pm today, the interface news reporter saw in the Huawei global flagship store in Wangfujing, Beijing, that consumers waiting for reservations outside the store had formed a long queue. The on-site staff said that since the pre-sale started at 12:08, more than 400 people have been lined up.

Several consumers who queued at the scene told Interface News that they all came to the store to queue up as soon as they saw the pre-sale news in the morning. In addition, there are long-awaited scalpers and throngs of people queuing outside the store.

At a number of Huawei stores such as Shenzhen Vientiane Tiandi, people waiting for reservations are also lined up outside the store. Staff said that currently only 0 yuan can register the purchase intention, and each person is limited to one registration, and there is no guarantee of stock, but those who book earlier have the opportunity to get the actual machine earlier.

The online booking situation is also quite hot. As of press time, in the official Huawei mall, the number of reservations for the Mate 70 series has exceeded 1.13 million. The online booking rules are the same as offline, with zero threshold reservations, but there is no guarantee of stock.

According to the official materials, the Mate 70 series continues the symmetrical large circular camera module design of previous generations, while the RS Extraordinary Master Edition continues to use the octagonal design. At present, Huawei has not announced the specific performance parameters of the new machine, but it has been reported that the series will use the side fingerprint scheme.

Another upgrade of the Mate 70 series is to be equipped with the Pure Blood Hongmeng system (HarmonyOS NEXT). However, since the Pure Blood Hongmeng ecosystem is still being improved, Huawei is likely to adopt a dual system mode, which is convenient for users to switch at any time.

Compared with the tighter production capacity of the Mate 60 series, the Mate 70 series has increased a lot. Interface News previously learned from the supply chain that the full life cycle stocking of the Mate 70 series is expected to be about 15 million units, which is about 20% higher than that of the Mate 60 series. According to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, the planned output of this series of parts has increased by about 50% compared with the same period of the Mate 60.

In the context of the general downturn in the smartphone market, Huawei remains optimistic about the sales of the new phone, and dealers are also waiting for this model to re-create a wealth myth like the Mate 60.

Many dealers interviewed believe that the chip and the price will be the two important factors affecting the sales of the Mate 70 series. The starting price of the Mate 60 series is 5,499 yuan, and whether the Mate 70 series will increase the price on the basis of the general price increase of domestic mobile phones this year will also be the main focus of the 26th conference.

New energy vehicles and fuel vehicles have their own characteristics. It is hard to say who is better than who, and consumers will boldly buy whatever they like. Today is a small suv. Let’s get to know each other.

Let’s take a look at the appearance of Baojun Yueye Plus. The front of Baojun Yueye Plus conforms to the aesthetics of consumers and looks very hard-core. The front headlights are very in line with consumers’ aesthetics and full of avant-garde feeling. The car is equipped with LED daytime running lights, automatic opening and closing, delayed closing and so on. Come to the side of the car, the car body size is 3996MM*1760MM*1726MM, the car uses simple lines, the side gives people a very capable feeling, with large-size thick-walled tires, giving people a very unique feeling. In terms of the rear end, Baojunyue Plus has a deep rear line, a more dynamic taillight style and an impressive overall layout.

Sitting in the car, the interior design is relatively calm and the visual effect is very good. The steering wheel of the car is very unique in shape, made of leather, and its shape is dynamic and lively. From the central control point of view, the car is decorated with a touch-sensitive LCD central control screen with young personality, which makes the interior design quite layered, and the overall design of the central control is very good. The dashboard and the seat are equally eye-catching. The dashboard of the car presents a fashionable and atmospheric design style, and the information reading is simple and clear. The car uses leather seats, which are wide and thick, and the overall comfort and wrapping are not bad.

Baojun Yueye Plus matches the gearbox, which is 75KW and 180N.m, with good power performance.

Baojun Yueye Plus trunk space has excellent overall performance and regular shape, which is convenient for people to take their luggage. At the same time, the car is equipped with anti-lock braking system (ABS), LED daytime running lights, brake assist (EBA/BAS, etc.), braking force distribution (EBD), traction control (ASR/TCS, etc.), main driver airbag, co-pilot airbag and front side airbag.

The model class introduced today is the most considered class when many people buy their first car, mainly because the size of this class is moderate and the price is reasonable. If you are going to buy a car, you might as well think about it.

Domestic mobile phones Xiaomi and Meizu are preparing for a press conference in a hotel in Beijing at the same time this week. I believe many people will feel a little happy.

In August and September of last year, Xiaomi’s annual flagship mobile phone should have been released. However, at the press conference to compete with Meizu, Xiaomi released a brand-new product line-Xiaomi 4c, with a price of 1299 yuan, instead of the expected Xiaomi 5.

As a result, Xiaomi, who claims not to engage in "sea tactics", has developed two sets of new products this year: Xiaomi Note, which focuses on the high-end market, and Xiaomi 4c, which is positioned between Xiaomi and Redmi.

Xiaomi, founded five years ago, has been catching up with Apple and Samsung, and has become the top smartphone manufacturer in China. After building a huge user base through cheap mobile phones, Xiaomi built an ecological chain, hoping to expand into profitable Internet service projects. In December 2014, Xiaomi received $1.1 billion in financing, and its valuation soared to $45 billion, making it an entrepreneurial company with a global valuation second only to Uber.

However, the outside world is worried about whether Xiaomi has encountered a bottleneck in the high-speed growth channel.

The obvious figure is that since the first device was released in 2011, Xiaomi’s smartphone sales have doubled every year. However, in the first half of 2015, Xiaomi’s mobile phone sales reached 34.7 million units, a year-on-year increase of only 33%. This achievement is also less than half of the annual mobile phone sales set by Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun at the beginning of the year. The goal is to guarantee 80 million units and sprint 100 million units.

Where is Xiaomi 5?

The rise of Xiaomi in China market originated from imitating Apple, but its price is less than half that of Apple. In the face of market criticism, Xiaomi subsequently improved the product design and began to introduce differentiated products.

At the beginning of this year, various analysts predicted that the growth rate of the global smartphone market would slow down this year. IDC also predicted that China’s market growth rate was lower than that of the whole world for the first time, only 2.5%.

Xiaomi, which has been growing at a high speed, has not been spared.

Lv Junkuan, chief analyst of market research firm Gartner Smartphone, told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn), "We observed that Xiaomi’s sales were still concentrated in Redmi series, but in the same price band, Xiaomi was strongly competitive by other manufacturers, such as Meizu and Glory, so its performance in the first half of the year was not as good as expected."

In the second half of the year, Xiaomi still runs through Redmi. Redmi is a thousand yuan machine released by Xiaomi Company, which is positioned lower than Xiaomi. Xiaomi released Red Rice Note 2 in August. Although it was accused by users of "false propaganda" and did not use Sharp or AUO’s screen according to the propaganda slogan, it was still very popular. According to the data released by Xiaomi, the sales volume of this machine reached 2.15 million units in one month, which set a record for the single-month shipment of Xiaomi and Redmi series mobile phones.

It stands to reason that the annual flagship machine can also bring considerable sales. However, this year, Xiaomi 5 was postponed. In this regard, the industry says that Xiaomi 5 is waiting for Qualcomm Xiaolong 820 processor or MediaTek 10-core processor, but these two processors may not be released until the end of the year. Xiaomi considered Xiaolong 810 before, but gave up for various reasons.

"Xiaomi 4c may be to fill the gap (before the arrival of Xiaomi flagship Xiaomi 5)." Wang Yanhui, secretary-general of China Mobile Alliance, told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn).

"Hunger Marketing" is history

Xiaomi is also changing the sales model.

In the past, it was very difficult to buy the latest Xiaomi mobile phone. Even in September this year, a diary of a Wall Street Journal reporter who spent two months buying Xiaomi was madly transferred online. Now, including the latest Xiaomi 4c, users can go to third-party e-commerce channels such as Tmall to buy, or they can go to the offline Xiaomi home to queue up for purchase.

Lin Bin, president of Xiaomi, recently released this signal frequently: "The biggest change of Xiaomi in the past six months is that we have changed from an abnormal e-commerce to a normal e-commerce. The outside may not feel anything, but it is very important to us internally. We call it’ Xiaomi 2.0′. "

As for the reason why I couldn’t buy a mobile phone before, I’m afraid only Xiaomi himself can figure it out. Some people say that this is Xiaomi hunger marketing, and the official said that this is because the production capacity can’t keep up with the user’s demand.

Xiaomi said that the change in sales model is not to cope with the completion of the annual target.

"Xiaomi no longer pursues the first launch of a chip, but is more concerned about whether the mobile phone is stable after it comes out. Under the’ Xiaomi 2.0′ mode, the mobile phone will be sold in large quantities and the quality must be good, otherwise there will be big problems." Lin Bin said.

Opponent "pixel level" copy

Lu Junkuan did not predict whether Xiaomi could achieve the annual target. He said: "The China market showed signs of recovery in the third quarter, and at the same time, we expect the China market to warm up in the second half of the year. The reason is that the main festivals are concentrated in the second half of the year, plus more new machines are released, such as a new generation of iPhone, Huawei Mate S and Samsung Note5. "

Competition in the mobile phone market is still fierce, and other smartphone manufacturers are even trying to copy Xiaomi. Both mobile phone manufacturers such as Lenovo, Huawei and ZTE, and new mobile phone manufacturers such as 360 and LeTV have launched products that compete with Xiaomi mobile phones. "Crazy price wars, homogeneous products, unprofitable business models." Internet analyst Wang Bin said.

Hugo barra, vice president of Xiaomi Global, said in July that Xiaomi’s competitors were chasing the old business model. "I think the model they are currently adopting is the model we adopted maybe a year ago, and we are still innovating."

In 2013, Xiaomi hired the former Google vice president to take charge of international expansion, but at present, Xiaomi mainly enters the Indian market. Xiaomi said that Xiaomi is already the fifth largest mobile phone manufacturer in the Indian market, and India’s smartphone sales this year are 80 million units.

In fact, many local start-up mobile phone manufacturers in China have chosen India as a transit point to enter the international market. This is mainly because the United States and other markets have very strict requirements for patents, and the weak patents of China manufacturers are a common problem. Even so, Ericsson still got into trouble last year and once stopped selling Xiaomi.

"If Xiaomi regards domestic manufacturers as rivals and restrains energy, it is doomed to an increasingly cruel profit squeeze trend, which may destroy its original market space." Fang Xingdong, chairman of Internet Lab, said.

Chen Tong is "quite satisfied" with the TV business.

After several rounds of strategic changes, Xiaomi is currently centered on three product lines: mobile phone, TV and router.

Regarding TV, the government has not released detailed data. Xiaomi, which has not yet been listed, has no obligation to announce a lot of data.

Chen Tong, who jumped from Sina editor-in-chief a year ago and joined Xiaomi as vice president, spent $400 million, less than half, on the $1 billion investment fund that Lei Jun gave him. Chen Tong told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) frankly that there is still a lot to be done in TV content, such as the membership system of various video websites needs to be opened, and it is not yet possible to watch all paid content with one vote, and cinema movies cannot be broadcast on TV simultaneously. Chen Tong also admitted that after-sales maintenance is Xiaomi’s weakness.

This year, Xiaomi TV "achieved Lei Jun’s expectations, but the long March has only taken one step. The competition is long, and it will not be seen in two or three years, but the Internet TV faction will win in the end." Chen Tong said.

This year, Xiaomi and Letv had a quarrel, which seemed to be a content dispute, but in fact it was a mode dispute. Letv does not rely on hardware to make money, but relies on the mode of charging service fees and ecological services to make profits, which is in direct conflict with the hardware profit model on which Xiaomi depends.

If it can attract attention and sales by mouth-to-mouth, it should be excellent.

Xiaomi Ecological Chain: "We use each other"

Xiaomi is still laying out the ecosystem around the mobile phone, which is the future of Xiaomi.

Xiaomi plans to invest in 100 eco-chain enterprises to replicate the "Xiaomi model", launch low-priced intelligent hardware products, and open brands and traffic to them.

Explosive products such as mi band, Smart weighing scale, Air Purifier, smart plug, etc. began to enter daily life. Xiaomi told The Paper that Xiaomi has invested in about 40 eco-chain enterprises.

According to The Paper (www.thepaper.cn), the relationship between Xiaomi and its eco-chain enterprises is becoming subtle.

Insiders of an enterprise in Xiaomi Eco-chain told The Paper, "Users only recognize Xiaomi’s brand, but not their own. If the goods produced for Xiaomi develop very well, it will be both good and bad for us. We don’t want to be an OEM. I think that we are actually using each other with Xiaomi. "

However, this statement was refuted by Huang Wang, CEO of Huami Technology. "We regard the wearable products of Xiaomi brand as our own brand, do research and development, do sales and do market operations, just like the Amazfit brand, but the user base is different and the marketing methods are different." He told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn). Mi band is made by Huami Technology, and it is the only eco-chain enterprise product that is still out of stock after open purchase.

Some commentators said that it is faster for eco-chain enterprises to expand in Zhang Zhilu and adapt to China. But at the same time, it means that this former subversive has become a typical "Chinese giant"-building barriers by high enough market share and traffic, rather than exporting technology and patents.

Some people also say that this is the story that Xiaomi told the capital market. "Selling a purifier is to get a user, and selling a mobile phone is also a user. In the future, Xiaomi can provide users with more added value in big data mining."

"Xiaomi Company is not valued as a hardware company, but as an Internet company. The standard for measuring the valuation is the number of users." Wang Yanhui said that the value of "running sales" of red rice mobile phone series was also highlighted.

Pan Nongfei, another fast-growing start-up in China, the vice president of DJI Innovation, a drone manufacturer, once commented on Xiaomi: "After several years, Xiaomi has become a $45 billion elephant, but recently it released a new product, a patch panel in 49 yuan. Does China really lack a tens of billions of dollars company to make patch panels? Rejecting the cottage, making products with high brand premium and doing value-added innovation, this road, if the older generation of entrepreneurs and enterprises have no ability, will and courage to take this step, let the new generation of entrepreneurs and enterprises complete this mission. "

"What is the ecosystem based on smart phones? At present, it is far from an outline. If you really have a chance to build an ecology, you need at least a killer application with a billion users. The top two companies with the most opportunities are Apple and Google. These two companies control the operating system and the app store, but their ecosystem is still very uncertain and unstable. " Fang Xingdong said.

　　() Financial Research Center On July 12th, some investors asked (). What about the development of the company’s industrial robots?

　　The company replied that Gree Electric adheres to the development concept of "mastering the core technology independently" and deeply cultivates the technical fields of industrial robots such as servo motors, servo drivers, motion controllers, etc., and has achieved full range coverage of robot products from 1kg to 600kg, which can be widely used in different industrial scenes such as machinery manufacturing, auto parts processing, household appliances manufacturing, 3C, etc. The company has developed GR35, GR50E, GRS20 and other industrial robots for lithium batteries and photovoltaics, GR200 industrial robots for die casting of automobile parts, and GRX5 cooperative robots for matching liquid dispensing workstations, and provided robot automation application solutions for the manufacturing of new energy automobile parts, which continuously helped the intelligent upgrading of the national manufacturing industry.

Positive signals pop up!

Official website, Hon Hai Technology Group, reported today that Foxconn Technology Group, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Technology Group, signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Henan Provincial Government and Foxconn Technology Group to Accelerate New Business Projects with the Henan Provincial Government. The signing ceremony was held in Zhengzhou. According to the agreement, the Henan provincial government supports Foxconn to build a new business headquarters in Zhengzhou. Foxconn will give full play to its core competitiveness in the field of smart manufacturing, as well as its advantages in technical reserves and industrial chain resources on a global scale, accelerate the landing of electric vehicles, energy storage batteries, digital health and robotics industries, focus on Henan, and build a global high-end manufacturing industrial chain and strategic emerging industry ecosystem.

According to the news of Reference News Network, Apple CEO Cook also went to Chinese mainland to reorganize the supply chain because the iPhone15 assembled by the Indian factory was not returned smoothly last year and was forced to cut prices sharply. After this lesson, Apple has transferred part of its production capacity back to Chinese mainland foundry this year, and BYD, Luxshare and other big manufacturers have joined the iPhone16 supply chain and become Apple’s latest OEM partners.

Recently, there are media reports that Foxconn, Apple’s main foundry, has also started to recruit workers in the peak season, and the current hourly wage of Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou Airport has been raised to 25 yuan. Although there is still a gap above 30 yuan in the period of the most shortage of manpower, it is relatively high in the same period. If the worker chooses the refund mode, he can get an extra bonus of 7500 yuan after 90 days in office.

Foxconn burst

Foxconn Technology Group, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Technology Group, signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Henan Provincial Government and Foxconn Technology Group to Accelerate New Business Projects with the Henan Provincial Government. The signing ceremony was held in Zhengzhou.

According to the agreement, the Henan provincial government supports Foxconn to build a new business headquarters in Zhengzhou. Foxconn will give full play to its core competitiveness in the field of smart manufacturing, as well as its advantages in technical reserves and industrial chain resources on a global scale, accelerate the landing of electric vehicles, energy storage batteries, digital health and robotics industries, focus on Henan, and build a global high-end manufacturing industrial chain and strategic emerging industry ecosystem.

In recent years, Hon Hai Technology Group has actively developed 3+3 new businesses and launched a global layout. Foxconn’s new business headquarters in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, is a very important part of the group’s new business development in Chinese mainland.

This strategic cooperation focuses on the transformation of the Group’s 3+3 strategic industries, that is, three emerging industries, namely electric vehicles, digital health and robots, as well as three new technical fields, namely AI, semiconductors and new generation mobile communication, and actively cooperates in the fields of making development plans, core technology research, overall management of industrial investment, industrial landing, market development and customer development, gathering and training of key talents and professionals, and building industrial ecosystem, and makes joint efforts to build Foxconn’s new business headquarters into a new enterprise.

To this end, Foxconn will invest in the construction of a new business headquarters building in Zhengzhou to carry the functions of the new business headquarters. The first phase of the project is located in Zhengdong New District, with a construction area of about 700 hectares and a total investment of about 1 billion yuan. It will mainly build seven centers, including headquarters management center, R&D center and engineering center, strategic industrial development center, strategic industrial financial platform, industrial research institute and key talent center, marketing center and supply chain management center, which will provide industrial resources and technical support for Foxconn to implement the 3+3 strategy in mainland China.

Around the implementation of the "3+3" strategy, Foxconn will focus on the layout of electric vehicle trial production centers, solid-state batteries and other projects in Zhengzhou Airport Economic Comprehensive Experimental Zone in the near future. The electric vehicle trial production center project will plan to build a world-class electric vehicle demonstration production line, build a display platform and a world-class lighthouse factory to provide manufacturing services to well-known automobile brands at home and abroad based on advanced, pilot and pioneering development strategies, and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent mass production of electric vehicles. The goal is to build Zhengzhou Airport into the core production base of Foxconn electric vehicles. As for the solid-state battery project, we will closely follow the industrial development trend, give full play to Foxconn’s long-term accumulated technical advantages, adhere to the principle of "overall planning and step-by-step implementation", and lay out and develop the solid-state battery industry in Zhengzhou Airport, focusing on the development and manufacturing of solid electrolyte, semi-solid and all-solid batteries.

Apple production capacity has also returned.

According to the reference news, Taiwan Province’s "China Times News Network" reported on July 23rd that in recent years, Apple implemented the strategy of "removing risks" and diversifying its supply chain, and turned its orders to India, but the actual operation was obviously not smooth. Last year, the iPhone15 assembled by the Indian factory was returned, and it was forced to cut prices sharply. Apple CEO Cook also went to Chinese mainland to reorganize the supply chain. After this lesson, Apple has transferred part of its production capacity back to Chinese mainland foundry this year, and BYD, Luxshare and other big manufacturers have joined the iPhone16 supply chain and become Apple’s latest OEM partners.

Foxconn’s production base in Sri Perumbudur, India, began to produce iPhone15 series Apple phones in August 2023, with the goal of shortening the shipping time difference between India and Chinese mainland and synchronizing the supply chains of the two places. Bloomberg reported that Foxconn India factory followed Chinese mainland factory and supplied iPhone15 series mobile phones to the global market only a few weeks later, and the production cycles of the two places were closely connected, so India even threatened to increase its output value five times in the next five years.

However, in fact, the number of iPhone15 OEMs in Indian factories accounts for only 10%. Indian factories also need to import a large number of spare parts from Chinese mainland, which affects their quality and efficiency. There are still problems in the yield of iPhone OEM in India (only about 50%) and hygiene management (E.coli exceeding the standard). These two problems caused troubles when the products were exported to Europe and Chinese mainland, which affected the market sales. Therefore, Apple decided to reduce the price and promote sales. During his visit to China, Cook not only went to Apple retail stores to interact with consumers, but also met with companies such as BYD and Luxshare, saying that he would strengthen cooperation with enterprises in Chinese mainland.

According to the report, a well-known smartphone blogger recently pointed out on the social platform that the upcoming iPhone16 series is still mainly assembled in Chinese mainland, and some high-end flagship models have been transferred from Foxconn to BYD, which also proves that the mainland is still in the leading position in the OEM level of smartphones, and it is not so easy to transfer to other countries such as India immediately.

It is also reported that Foxconn, Apple’s main foundry, has also started to recruit workers in the peak season, and the current hourly wage of Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou Airport has been raised to 25 yuan. Although there is still a gap above 30 yuan in the period of the most shortage of manpower, it is relatively high in the same period. If the worker chooses the refund mode, he can get an extra bonus of 7500 yuan after 90 days in office. It is reported that in previous years, Foxconn’s highest recruitment price appeared in August, mainly to fully stock up the new iPhone, and employees can generally get a subsidy of 10,000 yuan.

From the perspective of Industrial Fulian, Minsheng Securities released a research report on July 22, saying that it gave Industrial Fulian a recommendation rating. The rating reasons mainly include: 1) Industrial Fulian: the world’s leading high-end intelligent manufacturer and technology service integration solution provider; 2) Cloud computing: the leading ODM server enterprise, the demand for AI servers is growing rapidly; 3) Communication and mobile network equipment: the demand for switches is growing rapidly, and the capital expenditure of operators is rising.

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　　Xinhua News Agency, Brussels, April 4 th Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad reported that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held a ceremony for Finland to join NATO at its headquarters in Brussels on the afternoon of April 4. Finland became the 31st member of NATO.

　　On April 4th, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg spoke at the ceremony of Finland’s accession to NATO. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong photo

　　Earlier in the day, Finnish Foreign Minister haavisto submitted the document of Finland’s accession to NATO to US Secretary of State Blinken, the depository of NATO documents, marking Finland’s formal accession to the Treaty. Finnish President Ninisto said at the signing ceremony on the same day that Finland’s accession to NATO marked the end of the era of military non-alignment.

　　NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said at the ceremony that this is the fastest accession process in NATO history, and he also expects Sweden to join as soon as possible.

　　On April 4, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Finnish President Ninisto spoke at the ceremony of Finland’s accession to NATO. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong photo

　　The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the same day saying that Northern Europe was once one of the most stable regions in the world. With Finland’s accession to NATO, the situation in this region has undergone fundamental changes, and Finland’s accession to the treaty has a negative impact on Russia-Finland relations. On the same day, Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said that NATO’s expansion was damaging to Russia’s security and interests. Russia will take countermeasures to ensure its own security tactically and strategically.

　　The Finnish Peace Committee, a non-governmental organization, wrote in official website on the same day that armed and military alliances will not promote peace, and what is needed to achieve peace is diplomacy, peace negotiations and the resumption of agreement-based cooperation within the framework of the United Nations.

　　On April 4th, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Finnish President Ninisto (left) and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg spoke to the media. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong photo

　　Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO at the same time in May 2022. In July of the same year, representatives of 30 NATO member countries signed the protocol of Finland and Sweden’s accession to the treaty. According to the rules, NATO can only recruit new members on the premise of "unanimous consent" of 30 member States. At present, Turkey and Hungary have not formally approved Sweden’s accession. (Participating in reporters: Ren Ke, Chen Jing, Huang He)

[Editor’s note]

This article is the 44th column of "European Observation Room" jointly published by Shanghai European Society and The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) "Diplomatic Scholar". On December 1st, Shanghai International Studies University and the Shanghai European Society held a conference on "Europe-America Relations Trend Report 2023" and a seminar on "Europe-America Sino-Russian Relations under the Influence of Euro-American Transatlantic Relations", at which the Annual Report on Europe-America Relations Trend 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "Report") was released.

After the twists and turns from Obama to Biden, the relationship between Europe and the United States has taken an obvious turning point under the pressure of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. By 2023, the relationship between the two sides has entered a relatively stable year. Just as the president of the Shanghai European Society,Ding Chun, a professor at Fudan University, wrote a preface for the Report, saying that the differences between the United States and Europe have not disappeared under the relatively stable pattern of the United States dominating Europe, but they should not be exaggerated. However, in specific topics and national relations, the relationship between the United States and Europe shows different forms and characteristics, which also leaves room for China to develop specific relations and realize national interests. A more timely and detailed study of the United States and Europe is of greater significance at present. The "European Observatory" recently published some articles in the Report.

The year 2023 is an important year for the world to get rid of the shadow of the COVID-19 epidemic, and it is also a year in which the Ukrainian crisis presents a long-term and complicated situation. Judging from the political and diplomatic relations between the European Union and the United States, the two sides continued to maintain the institutionalized and normalized dialogue and coordination after Biden took office, but the inherent differences of interests began to re-emerge as the "honeymoon period" aimed at repairing the alliance gradually passed. At the same time, in the face of regional hot issues such as the Ukrainian crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United States and Europe share common positions, but there are also differences in attitudes. Consultations between the two sides on these hot issues are becoming more and more frequent.

1. Normalization and institutionalization of EU-US political and diplomatic interaction

In 2023, the political and diplomatic interaction between the EU and the United States includes not only the exchange of visits and consultations between European and American leaders, but also the meetings and exchanges between the two sides on multilateral occasions.

On March 10th, 2023, in Washington, USA, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with US President Biden. 澎湃 image data map

From a bilateral perspective, on March 10th, 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the United States and met with Biden. On October 20, 2023, President Michelle and Ursula von der Leyen of the European Council visited Washington, D.C., and jointly held the second US-EU summit with US President Biden, and issued a joint statement after the meeting. In addition, other senior officials of both sides also interact frequently. For example, in early April 2023, US Secretary of State Blinken and EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs borrell co-chaired the EU-U.S. Energy Council)； in Brussels; At the end of May, several executive vice-presidents of the European Commission, together with officials such as Blinken, Minister of Commerce and Trade Representative, held the fourth ministerial meeting of the Euro-American Trade and Technology Council. On June 22, 2023, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Newland and Secretary-General of the European External Action Agency Stefano Sannino co-chaired the second dialogue between the United States and Europe on China and the fourth high-level consultation on the so-called "Indo-Pacific region".

At the multilateral level, the interaction between Europe and the United States mainly includes Biden’s trip to Europe in mid-July to attend the NATO summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, a Baltic country, and the EU, as a key partner of NATO, was also invited to attend the summit. The G-7 summit held in Hiroshima, Japan in May 2023 and the 18th summit of G-20 leaders held in New Delhi in September also became important platforms for Biden to communicate with Michelle and Ursula von der Leyen who were invited to attend the meeting. It can be said that these annual and institutionalized bilateral dialogues and multilateral meetings have become the main channels for normalized exchanges and consultations between the EU and the United States.

On October 20th, 2023, local time, the US-EU summit was held in Washington, USA. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Michelle met with US President Biden. 澎湃 image data map

Second, the main topics and purposes of EU-US political and diplomatic interaction

Judging from the content involved, the political and diplomatic interaction between the EU and the United States in 2023 mainly revolves around the following two goals.

First of all,Maintain the consistency of the positions of the United States and Europe on major hot issues and ensure the continuity and stability of the US commitment.The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has entered the second year, and the stalemate in the war indicates that this conflict will develop in a long-term and complicated direction. This makes the EU particularly worried that the United States will waver in any form on the Ukrainian issue, otherwise it will lead the EU and its member States to "fight alone" in the action of "supporting Ukraine and curbing Russia". For example, in October 2023, the US Congress failed to approve a new round of aid to Ukraine in time due to domestic political struggles, which caused great concern in the EU. During the Third European Political Community Leaders’ Meeting, borrell made it clear that "Europe can certainly not replace the United States" on the question of whether Europe can fill the gap in American aid to Ukraine. Therefore, the commitment of continuous assistance to Ukraine has become the core content of every dialogue between the United States and Europe. For example, in the joint statement issued after the second US-EU summit, the two sides once again stressed that long-term political, financial, humanitarian and military support for Ukraine will not waver. The two sides stood shoulder to shoulder and demanded that Russia end the war and immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its troops and equipment from internationally recognized Ukrainian territory. Moreover, the two sides have also given a unified attitude towards other political solutions to the Ukrainian issue proposed by all parties in the international community, that is, any proposal to pursue comprehensive, just and lasting peace must be based on complete respect for Ukraine’s independence.

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict that broke out in October, like the Ukrainian issue, occurred in the surrounding areas of the EU, which once again posed a serious security threat to the EU. Therefore, the coordination of positions on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has become another important issue of regional security in the United States and Europe. In the above-mentioned joint statement, Europe and the United States not only recognized Israel’s right to self-defense, but also emphasized the premise of "conforming to international law, including humanitarian law" and the importance of protecting civilians and ensuring corresponding material supply channels. This joint statement can be regarded as the strengthening of position coordination between the United States and Europe, and the rectification of the "one-sided" attitude and "unreserved solidarity" towards Israel in the early stage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Secondly,The United States and Europe hold consultations around the differences of interests, hoping to achieve the coordination of US and European policies and the compatibility of interests.In the second half of 2022, the Biden administration of the United States promulgated the Inflation Reduction Act, which plans to provide subsidies and tax incentives worth $369 billion for green technologies. These preferential measures will only be given to those related enterprises that have settled in the United States for manufacturing. This legislation immediately triggered strong dissatisfaction and worry in the European Union, fearing that the US bill would lead to a large outflow of domestic industrial capacity in Europe and cause a huge blow to the European economy. Therefore, the purpose of Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to the United States on March 10, 2023 was to negotiate with Biden on the Inflation Reduction Act, hoping to push the United States to make corresponding amendments and adjustments, but in vain.

In addition to the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration of the United States has successively issued a series of policies and bills to activate the development of specific industries in the country, such as the Chip and Science Act (August 2022), the National Defense Production Act (June 2022), and the Infrastructure Investment and Employment Act (November 2021). Faced with these competitive modes, mainly through tax reduction or exemption, loans or subsidies, the European Union successively launched the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the Clean Zero Industry Act and the Key Raw Materials Act in 2023 as a response, relaxing the restrictions on subsidies provided by member States to specific industries, strengthening the requirements for the proportion of production capacity within the region, and improving the investment environment for green technology production. As the global governance issue of climate change is more and more closely related to the production capacity and social employment of various countries, the compatibility of industrial policies, economic legislation and economic stimulus measures is increasingly appearing in the political dialogue and consultation agenda between the United States and Europe. Similarly, such issues also dominated the second summit between the two major EU leaders and the Biden administration in October. However, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on the export tariff agreement for steel and aluminum.

Furthermore,The EU urgently needs to ensure that it will not be marginalized in the tripartite game between China, the United States and Europe.Ensure that US-European interaction takes precedence over Sino-US interaction. The joint statement issued by the two sides after the second EU-US summit clearly stated that they are using various bilateral and multilateral platforms to discuss their China policies. On the one hand, both sides are ready to build a constructive and stable relationship with China, recognizing the importance and necessity of strengthening China’s cooperation in the fields of climate change, biodiversity, debt sustainability, global public health governance, macroeconomic stability, etc., but on the other hand, both sides also emphasize the importance of risk reduction and diversification of the industrial chain and the necessity of protecting certain advanced technologies. In addition, the two sides have once again expressed their common position and principles on the Taiwan Strait issue, the situation in the South China Sea, Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, and the Ukrainian issue. From the time point of view, the interaction between the United States and Europe on China policy was earlier than the San Francisco meeting between the top leaders of China and the United States on November 15, 2023 and the China-EU Summit held in Beijing on December 7, 2023, achieving the goal of giving priority to coordination.

Third, the future prospect of EU-US political and diplomatic relations

Under the background of the persistent game between big countries, frequent and difficult regional conflicts, and increasingly urgent global governance issues, the political and diplomatic interaction between the EU and the United States is one of the main ways to maintain the stability and unity of transatlantic relations, expand their voice and influence in the international community, and maintain the dominance of Western alliance relations in international affairs. However, the seemingly solid alliance is also facing many challenges. Therefore, the political and diplomatic interaction between the United States and Europe is also a mirror that reflects the differences in positions and interests between the two sides. Despite the frequent political and diplomatic interactions between the EU and the United States since Biden took office recently, whether this seemingly solid alliance can continue to be consolidated and enhanced in the future depends on many uncertain factors in the era of chaos.

First of all,The future direction of US-European relations is closely related to the internal political game between the two sides.From the perspective of the United States, the presidential election in 2024 has already begun. The possibility of Trump’s comeback should not be underestimated. The foreign policy of the United States has been changing with the change of president. For example, the climate policy of the United States has undergone several rounds of general adjustment from the Clinton administration to the Biden administration. This undoubtedly affects the nerves of European allies on the other side of the Atlantic. From the perspective of the EU, under the complicated and special mechanism of the EU, there are different opinions between leaders of different institutions and between different member States on important issues such as US-Europe relations and regional conflicts, which affect the unity and consistency of the EU’s foreign policy. For example, the differences between Ursula von der Leyen, Michelle and borrell have been exposed quite openly for many times. Ursula von der Leyen’s overly pro-American stance and strong stance in the field of EU diplomacy have earned him the title of "American agent" inside and outside the EU. The year 2024 will be the election year for the European Parliament and the appointment year for three important figures, namely, the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Council and the High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs. Their views on Europe’s position and role in the international order and US-Europe relations will have an important impact on the future US-Europe relations.

Secondly,Whether the differences in economic and security interests between the United States and Europe are enlarged or narrowed will also profoundly affect the political and diplomatic relations between the two sides.From the perspective of economic interests, Germany, the economic engine of the European Union, is experiencing a difficult transition period of industrial structure and energy structure. A series of economic stimulus measures with obvious protectionism in the United States have seriously damaged the economic development prospects of Germany and even the whole European Union, which has further widened the differences of interests between the United States and Europe in the fields of economy, trade and investment and interfered with the synchronization of political and diplomatic actions between the United States and Europe. From the perspective of security interests, the long-term and complicated conflict between Russia and Ukraine may lead to different views in the west on how to end the conflict, which will also interfere with the consistency of the positions of both sides and the efficiency of their actions.

(Long Jing, deputy director of European Studies Center of Shanghai Institute of International Studies. The original title of this article is "Review of European and American Political and Diplomatic Relations", and now the title is drafted by the editor. )