The hot spots in the automobile circle have been continuously hot. FAW and Dongfeng have established a new joint venture company. The road of “convergence” has gone further; Changan FAW senior leaders once again conspired to cooperate and “creativity” drama kicked off; Geely’s sales in May increased by 60% to 123,000 units. Lead pick 01 rose again; Chery assistant general Zhao Hua confirmed the resignation, denied joining the Great Wall; German prosecutors issued a 1 billion euros penalty ticket for public diesel cheating, the public recognized the penalty; Tesla will build its first overseas factory in Shanghai Dreadnought... ... Gasgoo reviewed the car companies’ events in the first half of June for your reference.

1. SAIC Motor sold over 2.96 million SAIC passenger cars for 4 months in May for 5 consecutive months

On the evening of June 7, SAIC Motor announced its May sales bulletin. According to the data, SAIC Motor Group’s sales in May reached 574,430 units, which represented a year-on-year increase of 14.8% from the same period last year of 500,325 units. This year's cumulative sales volume reached 2,965,960 units, representing an increase of approximately 11.6% year-on-year.

As a whole, the top three vehicle manufacturers of SAIC Motor Corporation are still SAIC-Volkswagen, Shanghai-Wuxing, and SAIC-GM. The sales of the three companies totaled 492,329 vehicles in May, accounting for about 86% of SAIC's total sales. It is also worth noting that apart from Nanjing Iveco's decline compared to the same period of last year, all other car companies have achieved positive growth year-on-year, with the highest increase being SAIC Zhengda, followed by Iveco Hongyan. SAIC Passenger Car.

Specifically, SAIC Passenger Vehicle sales reached 58,607 units in May, although it fell slightly by 6% from the previous month, but it rose by nearly 50% from 40,026 units in the same period last year. According to statistics from previous months, the growth rate of SAIC Passenger Cars in January to May of 2018 was very stable, and the year-on-year increase was basically maintained above 40%. According to statistics, the accumulated sales from January to May in 2018 reached 302,734 units, which was comparable to the same period of last year. With a growth of more than 50%, the performance is very strong. According to the target of the beginning of the year, SAIC Motor's sales target for 2018 is 720,000 units, an average of 60,000 vehicles per month. According to the current data, the average monthly sales of SAIC passenger cars in the first five months have reached approximately 61,000 vehicles. Under the new listed eMG6 and Roewe RX8 models, it is expected to continue its good performance and complete the annual sales. The goal does not seem to be difficult...[detailed]

2. The FAW Group frequently moves its assets "mixed change" curtain will soon open?

FAW, which is undergoing in-depth reforms, has also been active in the capital market recently.

On June 5, Fuao Co., Ltd. issued the "Foo Ao shares detailed changes in equity report," said the company's shareholders, China First Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as FAW Group) intends to transfer the company's holdings of all A shares of about 316 million shares (To 24.41% of its total share capital) to FAW Equity Investment (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as FAW Investment).

Coincidentally, Changchun Yidong also announced in its "Changchun Yidong detailed equity change report" issued on June 5 that the company's shareholder, FAW Group, intends to transfer, without compensation, approximately 3,327,500 shares of the total A shares held by the company (accounting for its total share capital 23.51%) to FAW Investment.

From this point of view, this time of asset transfer, FAW Group handed over all its shares in Fuao and Changchun Yidong, and it was transferred to FAW Investment at no cost. FAW Investment was established on March 28, 2018. Its single shareholder is FAW Group and its main business is investment and investment management.

"The unconditional transfer of assets by FAW Group may be a request from the SASAC." The relevant person in charge of Changchun Dongdong Directorate Office told the reporter of "Daily Economic News" that even if it handed over all shares of Fuao and Changchun Yidong FAW Group is still the actual controlling party of the two listed companies.

In addition to relocating assets, FAW listed companies are conducting a series of intensive capital operations...[detailed]

3. FAW, Dongfeng set up a new joint venture company to "further" the road further

According to news released by the Dongfeng Motor official WeChat on the evening of May 31st, Dongfeng Auto Parts (Group) Co., Ltd. and Fuao Auto Parts Co., Ltd. Wuhan jointly signed a joint venture contract for the oil pump business, and the two parties will co-fund the establishment of Dongfeng Fuao. Pumps Co., Ltd., which not only marked the cooperation between Dongfeng Parts Group and Foosu shares has entered a substantial stage, but also to a certain extent that the relationship between FAW and Dongfeng has taken a step forward.

In fact, prior to this, the cooperation between Fuao Group and Dongfeng Components Group was already in place. On June 14 last year, Dongfeng Auto Parts and Fuao Group signed the "Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement" in Changchun, Jilin Province, and carried out extensive explorations and exchanges in various fields such as capital operation, system reform, and technological innovation.

Immediately after December 11, last year, Foosung and Dongfeng Components Group signed the "Letter of Intent to Establish a Joint Venture Company." According to the agreement, Foosung will provide technical support for the joint venture company in all aspects of product development, manufacturing process, trial production and other aspects. Both parties will license the joint venture company to use the Fosun shares and the Dongfeng trademark. Under the premise that the joint venture company meets QCDD (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Technology), Dongfeng Parts Group will strive for a priority matching opportunity for Dongfeng Group and its affiliates for the joint venture company. In other words, it is to give full play to the technical advantages of Fuao Group and the market advantage of Dongfeng Components Group to expand the market......[detailed]

4.Dongfeng Motor Group achieved sales growth of over 1.6 million for the month of March from January to May

On June 8, the reporter learned from Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. that the company sold 1.606 million vehicles in the first five months of this year, an increase of 4.36% year-on-year, and has achieved positive growth for three consecutive months. Among them, the cumulative sales of passenger cars were 1,347,600, an increase of 3.99% year-on-year; commercial vehicles sold a total of 259,100, an increase of 6.32% year-on-year; and new energy vehicles sold a total of 6,500 vehicles, an increase of 9.91% year-on-year.

From January to May of this year, Dongfeng's own brands sold 579,900 new cars in January-May, including 317,500 autonomous passenger vehicles and 253,400 independent commercial vehicles. In addition, Dongfeng joint-venture brand cars sold a total of 1,305,800 ...[detailed]

5. Changan Automobile sales in May increased by 11.7% year-on-year to nearly 120,000 vehicles

Since Changan Automobile announced its Shangri-La plan last year, it has been systematically upgrading its products in 2018. China Netcom learned from the official Changan Automobile Company that sales of Changan brand vehicles in May were 119,536 units, an increase of 11.7% year-on-year, including sales of 68,190 Changan brand passenger vehicles in May.

According to official sources, Changan brand cars sold 119,536 units in May, an increase of 11.7% year-on-year, of which Changan brand passenger vehicles sold 68,190 units in May. Among them, new energy vehicles sold 7,050 vehicles this month.

From the model point of view, the CS75 model coincides with the new and old replacement period, but its monthly sales in May are still as many as 9,213 units; CS55 sales in May monthly sales of 9,206 units; CS35 May sales of 10,991 units; Yat moving and Yat moving DT's Yat series reached 8,146 units in May; Ruixin CC sold 2,090 units in May.

Last year, Changan released the Shangri-La Plan, planning to 2025 to completely stop the traditional meaning of the fuel vehicle, to achieve full spectrum of electrification. For this reason, Changan Automobile established a new business unit in 2017 to implement the Shangri-La program. In May this year, Changan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. was established to develop the new energy division to socialize to integrate new energy, intelligence, the Internet, automotive services and other fields to achieve industrial integration...[detailed]

6. Changan FAW senior officials once again conspired to collaborate and kick off the "Creation" drama.

On December 1, last year, Changan Automobile, China FAW, and Dongfeng Motor signed a strategic cooperation agreement. In May this year, rivers and lakes were rumored to be a topic of three-party merger. Today, half a year has passed since the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement, the progress of cooperation among the three major automobile central enterprises has become confusing.

A few days ago, reporters learned that Changan Automobile and China FAW senior executives once again had a secret meeting. The heads of the two sides in the intelligent, new energy, travel and other business sectors also attended the meeting, which also means strategic cooperation between Changan and FAW. The relationship may be further deepened.

"Intelligent" and "new energy" are almost two technical vocabularies with the highest exposure in the automotive industry in recent years, and competition has almost become fierce. The high-level meeting between Chang'an Automobile and China FAW can also be seen as a new way for both parties to cooperate in this field.

In fact, in the face of changes in the automotive market environment and future trends, autonomous car brands headed by Changan Automobile and China FAW have accelerated the pace of technology research and development and product distribution in areas such as smart, new energy and automotive travel. Decent industry and market reputation......[detailed]

7. Great Wall Motor's cumulative sales of 409,000 Hover family have significantly decreased from January to May

Recently, Great Wall Motor released the latest sales report. The data showed that in May, a total of 70,909 new vehicles were sold, a year-on-year increase of 2.85%, of which SMEs sold 58,689 vehicles, a slight increase of 0.51% year-on-year, a slight increase of 2.39% year-on-year. From January to May, the total sales volume was 409,329 units, an increase of 3.29% year-on-year, completing 35.26% of the sales target in 2018.

(Source: Great Wall Sales Express)

Among them, the overall sales of the Haval SUV last month were 47,610, a year-on-year decrease of 18.46%. In addition to the stable sales of Haval H9, other Haval family members have basically declined in different degrees. The sales pillar of Haval H6 was 30,616 vehicles sold in the month, a year-on-year decrease of 13.18%. The Haval H2 was even more vulnerable to Waterloo, with monthly sales of 5,086 units and a drop of 67.27%. In addition, the monthly declines of Haval H5 and H8 also exceeded 50%. On the whole, the market weakness of the Haval H series gradually revealed. However, the Great Wall has also made positive adjustments in product differentiation and product mix. Great Wall Motors’ investor relations manager Li Hongqiang recently stated that the company will continue to sort out the Haval product structure. In the future, the Haval brand will focus on compact-class models. For the M/H/F series, the company continued to adjust its product differentiation and layout different consumer groups...[detailed]

8. Geely's May sales increased by 60% to reach 123,000.

On June 6, Geely Automobile announced its sales report for May 2018. According to the data, Geely's May sales totaled 123,068 units in May (including lead-brand car sales), which was a year-on-year increase of 61%, which is a decrease of approximately 4% from the previous month. At this point, the cumulative sales of Geely Automobile in the first five months of the year reached 638,181 vehicles, an increase of 44% over the same period of last year, and completed approximately 40% of its annual sales target of 1.58 million vehicles. It is also worth noting that Geely’s exports in May were 1,663 units, compared with 207 units in the same period of last year.

In terms of cars, sales of Geely's new emgrand in May declined compared to April, but it remained at more than 20,000 units. In this month, it sold a total of 20,288 new cars, and achieved an increase of 17.8% compared to 17,226 units in the same period last year. Recalling its performance from January to May, apart from falling below 20,000 in February, Geely’s new emperor’s sales remained at more than 20,000 in several other months, which also helped its total sales from January to May reach 108,363. Vehicle.

The new vision of another hot-selling car is similar to that of the New Dihao. In May, it sold a total of 11,489 vehicles, down from the previous month, but compared with 7,089 units in the same period of last year, it showed a substantial increase, with an increase of more than 60%... …【detailed】

9. Geely's generous layout revisited the car circle Geely Holdings and Tencent

This time, through equity transfer, it is determined that establishing Wi-Fi platform with Tencent and Geely Holdings to build an EMU Wi-Fi platform is an important achievement of the railway sector in accelerating the reform of state-owned railway enterprises and actively developing a mixed-ownership economy. This will promote the high-speed rail network and the Internet. It is of great significance to integrate development, expand new areas of asset management for the State-owned railway enterprises, improve the quality of railway transportation services, and further enrich and meet the new needs of travellers. China National Railway Corporation will combine Tencent and Geely Holdings to give full play to the advantages of all parties. While guaranteeing the basic service standard Pratt & Whitney, it will speed up the construction and operation of the EMU Wi-Fi platform to provide passengers with integrated car and line services. On-line and offline collaborative travel services, including Wi-Fi service, leisure culture and entertainment, news and information, online ordering, special e-commerce, joint travel, smart retail, etc., make travel experience even better.

After 20 years in the auto industry, Li Shufu’s pattern has not been as simple as “building a car,” and Geely has continued to expand the boundaries and extensions of travel.

In recent days, Geely's large-scale layout has been revisiting the automobile circle again. Geely Holding and Tencent have successfully won the bidding for the 49% equity transfer project of Automobile Network Technology Co., Ltd., and will jointly manage value-added services with China National Railway Corporation and its related companies in the future... …【detailed】

10. BYD's total sales of 57,796 new energy vehicles from January to May are expected to reach 200,000 goals.

BYD recently released its May 2018 sales bulletin. The data shows that BYD sold a total of 37,780 new vehicles in May, a slight increase from the previous month, and accumulated sales reached 186,920 units this year. Among them, the sales of fuel vehicles in May was 23,539, and the cumulative sales this year reached 129,124; the sales of new energy vehicles in May totaled 14,241, and the cumulative sales this year were 57,796.

Specifically, BYD's fuel truck sales reached 23,539 units in May. Among them, the sales volume of sedan in May was 4,634, SUV sales were 4,620, and MPV sales were 14,285. To achieve such performance, Song MAX apparently contributed. It is understood that since Song Song MAX has been listed on the market, with a very high price/performance ratio, the data show that Song MAX continued to sell well in May, when the monthly sales of 14,285 units, as of now has been over seven million consecutive sales, since listing 99,000 vehicles.

In the first half of May, it is not difficult to find that the sales of BYD's fuel trucks fluctuate in the first three months of the month: In January, the sales volume of fuel vehicles reached 35,008 units, which fell sharply to 17,916 units in February. In March, it rebounded and the sales volume reached nearly 30,000 units. . In the March-May period, it began to become relatively stable, especially in April and May, with a difference of less than 100 vehicles.

Compared to fuel vehicles, the industry may be more concerned about BYD's performance in the new energy automotive market. Driven by main new energy vehicles such as Qin, Tang and Song DM, BYD new energy vehicles sold a total of 14,241 vehicles in May. Sales of new energy passenger vehicles reached 13,388 vehicles, including 5,213 pure electric vehicles and 8,175 units of plug-in hybrid vehicles. [detailed]

11. Multi-brand "sales worrying", new energy "out of the limelight" - Beiqi independent sales in May

According to the data released by the Federation of Trade Unions in recent days, the Geshi Research Institute has made in-depth interpretation of the sales of BAIC Group's own brand (hereinafter referred to as “Group”) narrow-sense passenger car models. It has also combined the Group’s multi-brand and brand model strategy, and specializes in the following: Content analysis, a brief observation of its development.

As shown in the data in Table 1, although the overall sales volume of the Group increased significantly in May 2018, based on the relatively low base of the same period of last year, its cumulative year-on-year decline of 7% still continued the 2017 downturn and was much lower than The entire narrow passenger car market has a positive growth rate of 6%. It is not difficult to see that most of the Group’s main brands have experienced different degrees of cumulative sales decline. Only the growth of Beiqi New Energy’s sales volume has been encouraging. Only the sales of EC series models have contributed more than 20,000 sales increments to the Group. Difficult to save the entire group in a depressed situation...[detailed]

12. Guangzhou Automobile Group sold over 165,000 vehicles in May for a month-to-month increase of 11.36% from January to May

Recently, GAC Group disclosed its automobile production and sales data in May 2018. The data show that the Group’s vehicle production in May was 180,205 units, an increase of 10.14% year-on-year; the cumulative production from January to May was 852,285 units, an increase of 7.96% year-on-year. In May, the sales volume of automobiles was 165,070 units, a year-on-year decrease of 0.26%. From January to May, the cumulative sales volume was 837,817 units, a cumulative increase of 5.72% over the same period last year.

Specifically, GAC's autonomous passenger vehicles sold 38,298 units in May, compared with 44,154 units in the same period of last year, a year-on-year decrease of 13.26%. In the first five months, cumulative sales of new vehicles totaled 231,099 units, an increase of 11.36% year-on-year, and completed 33.01 of the annual sales target of 700,000 units. %. GAC's own brands have launched GA8, GS8 and GN8 “3-8” to launch the brand's high-end strategy. Guangqi Chuanxi is quality-oriented and system-based. It ranks first in the list of JD Power new-car quality Chinese brands for five consecutive years, becoming a leading quality brand leading Chinese brands, and creating a new era of “quality+” for Chinese auto brands... 【detailed】

13. Chery General Manager Assistant Zhao Huan confirms that he left to join the Great Wall

On May 30th, Zhao Huan, assistant general manager of Chery Automobile, executive deputy general manager of marketing company, and Zhao Huan, executive director of corporate public relations and product public relations, confirmed through the circle of friends that he had left from Chery. She sent a message in the circle of friends and said, "I resigned from Chery a few days ago. All positions in the car."

After Zhao Huan left office, the specific destination has not yet been revealed to the public. However, for the rumors that Zhao Huan will join the Great Wall, Zhao Huan himself clarified in the circle of friends. At the same time, she also indicated that she does not rule out the possibility of returning to the media platform.

Prior to joining Chery Automobile, Zhao Huan served as deputy editor-in-chief of Sina Automotive Division and had more than 10 years of experience in Internet media industry. After joining Chery, she was responsible for taking the lead in Chery's “Great PR” system transformation and digital marketing, using internet thinking, diversified communication and marketing methods to further promote Chery's marketing system and consolidate Chery’s new corporate image. The Zhao Huan announced that she had left for only half a year to join Chery...[detailed]

14. Appoints the first female CFO in the history of the new CFO company

According to foreign media reports, on June 13 local time, General Motors announced that the company’s current chief financial officer, Chuck Stevens, will soon retire and will be replaced by Dhivya Suryadevara on September 1 this year. After retirement, Stevens will be in March 2019. Before continuing to serve as a consultant to the company. On the same day, General Motors shares rose 0.6% to close at 44.45.

GM CEO Mary Barra stated in a statement, “Suryadevara plays several key roles in our entire financial operations, and its experience and leadership position have enabled us to achieve in the past few years. Strong business results.” Among them: Opel was sold to the PSA (Peugeot Citroen) Group last year, Cruise Automation was acquired, Lyft invested $500 million in the taxi company, and Cruise automated driving project obtained Softbank's $2.25 billion investment.

Suryadevara, 39, graduated from Harvard Business School and is a star of GM's rapidly rising financial operations. He currently serves as the company’s vice president of finance and will report back to Bola. Suryadevara will become GM’s first female CFO and one of the company’s youngest executives. Suryadevara has joined GM since 2015. From 2015 to 2017, Suryadevara served as GM’s treasurer; served as chief executive officer and chief investment officer of GM’s asset management company from 2013 to 2017, responsible for managing the business and investment activities of the US$85 billion pension operation... …【detailed】

15. German prosecutors issued a one-hundred-thousand-euro penalty ticket for public cheating on diesel fuel

According to foreign media reports, on June 13th local time, the German prosecutor in Braunschweig said that from 2007 to 2015, Volkswagen Group installed "illegal software functions" on 10.7 million vehicles, so it imposed a billion euros on them. (About 7.54 billion yuan) fine. On the same day, the Volkswagen Group stated that it was punishing.

The Volkswagen Group stated in its statement: “After thorough inspections, the Volkswagen Group accepts penalties and no longer appeals. By doing so, the Volkswagen Group is taking responsibility for the diesel emissions crisis and is a major step forward in resolving the emissions scandal. In January 2017, Volkswagen pleaded guilty in the United States and agreed to pay US$4.3 billion to resolve civil and criminal lawsuits for cheating on diesel vehicle emissions in the United States.

Brunswick prosecutors said that the fine will not resolve any civil claims and owners’ claims. However, the prosecution will end the investigation of Germany’s Violation of the Order Act against the Volkswagen Group. The Volkswagen Group stated that the conclusion of the investigation will help resolve other administrative litigation in Europe...[detailed]

16.Toyota and Denso plans to integrate electronic components business

According to foreign media reports, on June 1 local time, Toyota Motor Corporation announced that it had reached an agreement with its major supplier, Denso Corporation, to integrate the core electronic components business of both companies into Denso.

Toyota said that it will hold talks with Denso to discuss the transfer of electronic components originally manufactured at the Hirose plant near Toyota's global headquarters around the end of 2019. The Hirose plant will produce motor inverters.

Toyota said that Denso will start mass production of electronic parts for Toyota vehicles from 2022 onwards.

Denso manufactures components ranging from air conditioning systems to semiconductors, and considers Toyota to be its largest customer. The transaction volume with Toyota accounts for nearly half of annual sales of electric equipment. Toyota is the largest shareholder of Denso and owns a 24% stake in Denso.

Core Technologies for Future Mobility is the current R&D direction of Denso, including "DENSO Efficient Driving", "DENSO Automated Driving" and "DENSO Connected". Three major modern smart technologies. It is an indispensable advanced technology for achieving a better transportation society in the future......[detailed]

17. Ford wants to expand digital services tailored to the team

According to foreign media reports, Ford Business Solutions wants to expand its digital services to help fleet operators better monitor and maintain vehicles.

The company will launch a product that can wirelessly upload information such as GPS location, mileage, fuel usage, operating conditions and driving behavior of the vehicle to the cloud without third-party plug-in equipment. Ford’s second digitized service is similar to this, but it was created specifically for law enforcement agencies to allow them to collect data on vehicle fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, vehicle safety, and driver safety belt usage, allowing them to pass unique data. Web application to access data.

The newly introduced product uses the Transportation Mobility Cloud, Ford's open cloud platform. The platform was independently developed and operated by Autonomic, a Silicon Valley start-up company that Ford acquired this year. It is committed to providing mature back-end technologies to enable Ford and other automakers to focus on their products. To create products that customers want.

According to Lee Jelenic, CEO of Ford Business Solutions, “Our new product is tailored to all types of teams, whether it is a fleet of law enforcement teams made up of Ford cars or a large fleet that wants to get more insights from Ford cars. Can benefit from it."......[detailed]

18. Honda's cumulative sales in China formally broke 10 million in May

On June 4th, Honda released terminal sales data in China in May, showing that in May 2018, Honda sold 99,263 vehicles in China, a year-on-year decrease of 15.3%, and the decline further expanded. However, in the first five months of this year, Honda’s total sales in China reached 501,116 units, a decrease of 6.5% year-on-year, and the decline has narrowed.

Among them, Guangzhou Automobile Honda Motor Co., Ltd. sold 51,141 vehicles in May, down 12.9% year-on-year. From January to May, the total sales volume of Guangqi Honda Terminal was 276,328 vehicles, a slight decrease of 1.8% year-on-year. Dongfeng Honda Motor Co., Ltd. sold 48,122 vehicles in May, down 17.7% year-on-year. In the first five months of this year, Dongbei Terminal sold 224,788 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 11.6%.

Honda said that since the establishment of Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. in 1998, Honda has been entering the Chinese market for a full 20 years. In these two decades, Honda has successively launched global models such as CR-V and CIVIC in China, as well as proprietary models such as CRIDER, AVANCIER, XR-V and UR-V in the Chinese market. The product line is continuously improving, and Honda’s car sales in China have also been greatly improved. As of May of this year, Honda’s cumulative vehicle sales in China officially exceeded 10 million...[detailed]

19. BMW Group sold nearly 250,000 electric vehicles in China in the first 5 months

According to official data released by the BMW Group, due to changes in import tariffs, and BMW is trying to expand the global production of the BMW X3, BMW's sales in Europe and Asia have fluctuated. BMW Group's sales in May fell 2.1% year-on-year, and BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce sold 204,041 new cars. In the first five months of this year, BMW Group's cumulative sales reached a record high, which was a 1.6% increase from the same period last year to 1,003,573 units.

Pieter Nota, who is responsible for group sales and the board of directors of the BMW brand, stated that “BMW’s sales of over one million cars this year are a real milestone. The BMW X3 will have a global supply in the second half of this year. Sales growth in the third and fourth quarters will be even stronger. In addition, sales of BMW electric vehicles have also been increasing in the first five months of this year, an increase of over 40% over the same period last year.

From the brand point of view, the sales of the BMW brand and the MINI all declined in May compared with the same period of last year. Last month, global sales of the BMW brand fell 1.8% year-on-year and sold 173,940 vehicles. From January to May this year, the BMW brand delivered a total of 858,675 new vehicles to customers, a slight increase of 1.6% year-on-year. Among them, the cumulative sales volume of the BMW X Series during the first five months was 303,202 units, which was 3.4% higher than the same period of last year and accounted for 35.3% of the total BMW brand sales. The BMW 1 Series and BMW 5 Series contributed significantly to the sales growth of the BMW brand, with 82,828 vehicles and 156,105 vehicles sold in the first five months respectively. In the first five months of this year, the sales volume of the global MINI brand increased slightly by 1.2% year-on-year to 143,472 units.

In the BMW electric vehicle sector, cumulative sales of the BMW i brand, BMW iPerformance and MINI electric vehicles surged 41.0% year-on-year to 46,849 units in the first five months of this year. Five years after the BMW i-Series models were launched, their customer demand continued to grow. The Leipzig plant will increase production by more than 50% this fall to reach 200 vehicles per day to meet market demand. From the perspective of the electric vehicle market, electric vehicles accounted for nearly 7% of all BMW brands and MINI models sold in the United States in the first five months of this year, and sold a total of 9,762 vehicles, a 61% increase from the same period last year. Of the BMW brands and MINI models sold in the United Kingdom, electric vehicles accounted for more than 7% of the total, reaching 6,555 vehicles, up 34.2% year-on-year. In some markets, such as Norway and Malaysia, its electric vehicle sales have accounted for more than half of BMW's and MINI's total sales. BMW Group still maintains a good momentum, and it is expected to complete the sales target of 140,000 electric vehicles this year......[detailed]

20. Audi's May sales in the world increased slightly in May

According to sales figures released by Audi's global official website, the global delivery of the brand in May this year was 160,600 units, a slight increase of 0.7% over the same period of last year. In the first five months of this year, Audi's global sales reached 785,300 units, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%.

On June 5, Audi officially released its new flagship SUV Audi Q8 at the Audi Brand Summit in Shenzhen. The model will be sold in Europe in the third quarter of this year and will be officially listed in the United States by the end of the year. The Chinese market will wait until the first half of 2019.

According to the official Audi official data, from January to May this year, Audi's SUV models are the largest increase in market segments, up 10.9% year-on-year, accounting for about 36.6% of total sales. From the beginning of the year to the end of May, Audi sold 287,500 Q family models. Audi pointed out that by 2025, Audi sales will come from SUV models. Last month, Audi had already achieved this goal in North America. Q family sales accounted for 51% of the total sales, and the proportions in Europe and China were 33% and 34% respectively. Among the Q family, the Audi Q5 is the most popular, with 125,750 units sold this year. From a single month in May, the sales volume of the Audi A5 reached 24,700 units, an increase of 16% over the same period last year.

In May, Audi achieved growth in the Asia Pacific region, China, and North America, while in Europe it experienced a 5.2% decline in sales. Last month, Audi sold 51,732 vehicles in China, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%. As of the end of May, Audi's cumulative sales in China reached 258,413 units in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 27.4%, setting a new Audi sales record in China over the same period. In China, the Audi A5 sold 9,929 vehicles in May, and the domestic long wheelbase version was also recently sold. In the entire Asia-Pacific region, Audi sold 58,200 units in a single month in May. The cumulative sales volume in the first five months reached 289,400 units, an increase of 25.7% year-on-year. [detailed]

21. Mercedes-Benz sales in China increase by 16.7% in the first five months. May sales in China exceeded 56,000.

According to Daimler’s official data, Mercedes-Benz’s sales volume reached a record high in May of this year, reaching 198,187 units in May this year, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%. Thus, the Mercedes-Benz brand has achieved growth for 63 consecutive months. . In the first five months of this year, the global sales of the Mercedes-Benz brand were 985,063 vehicles, an increase of 5.4% compared with the same period of last year. From the market point of view, the Mercedes-Benz brand won the luxury car registration championship in May in Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, the United States, Canada, Brazil, South Korea, Japan and Australia.

From a regional point of view, in Europe, the cumulative sales of Mercedes-Benz brand from January to May this year hit a record high of 393,977 vehicles, basically the same period last year. Last month, Mercedes-Benz Europe delivered 81,011 vehicles, down 4.1% year-on-year. Among them, the accumulated delivery of the German domestic market in the first five months since the beginning of the year was 125,817 units, which was an increase of 2.6% from the same period of last year. In the French, Spanish, Swedish, Polish and Danish markets, Mercedes-Benz brand sales have refreshed the historical records of the first five months of the year and the month of May. In Hungary, Mercedes sales in May and the first five months have achieved double-digit year-on-year growth, and also set a record high for the same period.

In the Asia-Pacific region, in May, the Mercedes-Benz brand delivered a total of 79,481 vehicles, a record high, a year-on-year increase of 10.2%. Since the beginning of the year, the Mercedes-Benz brand has been growing at a double-digit year-on-year rate. As of the end of May, the cumulative sales of the Mercedes-Benz brand in the region were 408,844 units, a year-on-year increase of 13.6%, a record high in the same period. The brand's sales in China in May also hit a record high in the same period, a year-on-year increase of 12.1%, and a total of 56,066 new cars were delivered to customers...[detailed]

22. Full Blood Resurrection! Guanzhi’s monthly sales exceeded 7,000 units in January-May, and rose by 366% year-on-year

At the end of 2017, Baoneng Group’s strategic investment philosophy, Automotive, brought a lot of resources and financial support to this decade-old independent brand, which also brought about a rapid increase in sales.

After achieving a good start of a year-on-year growth of 288% in the first quarter of this year, Qoros Autos continued to maintain rapid growth in the second quarter. In April, it achieved a 400% year-on-year increase to 5,355 units; in May, it hit another record high.

Recently, Gasgoo Motor Co., Ltd. was informed by the official of Guanzhi Auto that, in the past May, the company’s monthly sales volume was 7,028, an increase of 31% over the previous month. At this point, the total sales volume of Qoros Automotive from January to May this year was 23,754, an increase of 366% year-on-year.

At present, Qoros Automotive owns 5 models of the Qoros 3 Series (Kyoto 3 Sedan, Kyodo 3 City SUV, Kyodo 3 5th Edition, Kyodo 3 GT) and the 5 Series SUVs.

With the acceleration of the “new four modernizations”, Qoros has released the MILE plan at the 2018 Beijing International Auto Show and launched the first model of the MILE plan – the Kyodo MILE 1 high-performance smart electric coupé. According to the MILE plan, Qoros will accelerate the iterative optimization of existing models and create a new platform.

It is reported that in the second half of this year, the modified models introduced by Qoros Automotive plans to upgrade 20 models and introduce pure electric models with a maximum cruising range of 700 kilometers and intelligent network applications. In 2019, the powertrain for product sales was comprehensively upgraded, a new model was introduced, a new model, a full upgrade, and an explosive model were created, and a second pure electric vehicle was introduced. At the same time, Qoros Automotive is gradually improving the C, D-class platform and pure electric exclusive platform, covering 7 SUVs, 7 MPVs, and medium- and large-size sedan markets...[detailed]

23. Volvo Global Sales Breaks 50,000 in China in May Sales Increase by 8.2%

According to official Volvo sales data, Volvo’s sales have maintained its growth momentum due to the strong market demand for SUVs and the 90-series models. In May of this year, Volvo’s global sales reached 53,539 units, an increase of 13.3% compared to 47,247 units for the same period last year. The sales volume in the first five months increased by 13.6% year-on-year to 253,581 units, which has increased in major markets.

From the perspective of sales in various regions, thanks to strong consumer demand for domestic XC60 and S90, Volvo sold 10,582 vehicles in May in China (Volvo's largest single market), a 8.2 increase over 9,779 units in 2017. %. This year, 49,792 vehicles were sold in the first five months of the Chinese market, a year-on-year increase of 19.1%.

In the European market, due to strong market demand for the 90 Series, XC60 and XC40, Volvo sold 25,395 new vehicles in May in Europe, a slight increase of 1.7% year-on-year.

In the US market, thanks to the good performance of the SUV lineup, Volvo sales continued to show growth. In May, 9,338 vehicles were delivered, a significant increase of 50.6% year-on-year.

From a global perspective, the new Volvo XC60 is still the best-selling model in May this year, with a total of 16,171 sold, and the Volvo XC90 was ranked second with 7,979 units (6,647 units in the same period in 2017). The Volvo V40/V40 Cross Country ranks third with 5,844 (2017,997)...[More]

24. Tesla: will build its first overseas factory in Shanghai named Dreadnought

According to foreign media reports, on June 5 local time, Tesla’s global sales director Robin Ren stated at Tesla’s shareholders’ meeting that Tesla will set up its first overseas factory outside of the United States in Shanghai.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the conference that unlike Tesla’s US factory, Tesla’s new-generation factory, called Dreadnought, will also produce batteries and assembly vehicles. In the United States, Tesla has set up the Gigafactory, a super factory in Nevada, to produce batteries for the company's vehicles and home energy products. In addition, Tesla has an electric vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California that produces Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles.

In April this year, the National Development and Reform Commission stated that the auto industry will be divided into different types to implement the transition period. In 2018, the ratio of foreign-invested shares of special vehicles and new energy vehicles will be abolished; the ratio of foreign-invested shares of commercial vehicles will be removed in 2020; the foreign-investment-to-share ratio of passenger cars will be cancelled by 2022. Restrictions, while cancelling the limit of no more than two joint ventures. Through the 5-year transition period, the auto industry will cancel all restrictions.对于特斯拉来说，在华建厂不仅可以避免进口关税，更有利于在全球最大的汽车市场提高份额，实现盈利。在股东大会上，马斯克表示，预计特斯拉今年第三和第四季度将实现净收益和正现金流……【详细】