The annual public charging capacity of electric vehicles in Shanghai has exceeded 100 million kilowatt hours for the first time
On December 22nd, according to State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company, as of December 20th, the public charging capacity of electric vehicles in Shanghai in 2023 reached 100.1556 million kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 81%. This is also the first time that the annual public charging capacity of electric vehicles in Shanghai has exceeded 100 million kilowatt hours. According to the staff of State Grid Shanghai Electric Power, in the next stage, Shanghai will focus on improving the quality and efficiency of charging network operation, establishing a market-oriented benchmarking mechanism for stations, continuously optimizing network layout, investigating and treating inefficient piles one by one, and comprehensively achieving zero inefficient piles.
Caixin Automobile: The quantity and quality of new energy vehicle charging facilities are very important.
China Association of Automobile Manufacturers: Sales of 46000 pickup trucks in November increased by 9% year-on-year
On December 22, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) Pickup Truck Market Information Joint Conference, the pickup truck market sold 46000 vehicles in November 2023, a year-on-year increase of 9% and a month on month increase of 10%, which is at the median level in the past five years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in November last year, the production and sales of pickup trucks were hindered, and the promotion of a low base was significant. This year's real estate market has been sluggish, and the purchasing power of the pickup truck group is not strong. However, the overall demand for pickup trucks under the policy of promoting consumption has improved, resulting in an overall sales volume of 465000 pickup trucks from January to November 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 1%, and a relatively stable trend.
Cui Dongshu from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers: As the effect of pickup trucks entering the city is far inferior to that of going to the countryside, the false proposition of pickup trucks entering the city is highlighted.
SAIC Group appoints three vice presidents
On December 22nd, SAIC Group announced that Jia Jianxu, General Manager of SAIC Volkswagen, Jiang Jun, CEO of Zhiji Automobile, and Wu Bingsheng, General Manager of SAIC Passenger Car Branch and CEO of Feifan Automobile, will serve as Vice President of SAIC Group.
Caixin Automobile: SAIC's new energy plan aims to accelerate its implementation.
Jihu Approved Beijing Autonomous Driving (L3 Level) Test License
On December 22nd, according to the official WeChat account of Jihu Automobile, on December 16th, relevant departments in Beijing issued the "Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone Conditional Autonomous Driving Function Vehicle Road Test Management Rules (Trial)", making Jihu one of the first enterprises to obtain the Beijing Conditional Autonomous Driving (L3 level) Expressway Road Test License, The conditional actual road test of auto drive system will be officially carried out on the designated roads in Beijing.
Caixin Automobile: Add another L3 level autonomous driving testing enterprise.
NIO: The construction of 1000 replacement power stations has been completed this year
On December 22nd, NIO announced the achievement of its 2023 thousand station plan, adding 1000 replacement stations in 355 days and building a total of 2305 replacement stations.
Cailian Automobile: A milestone event in NIO's battery swapping business.
Tesla's Shanghai New Super Factory Project Officially Launched
On December 22nd, Tesla announced that the company has officially launched a new large-scale factory project in Shanghai with an annual production capacity of 10000 Megapack fixed battery depots. The land acquisition signing ceremony for the project was held in Shanghai on Friday morning, marking the official launch of what the company called a "milestone project".
Caixin Automobile: In addition to new energy vehicles, Tesla is also a leading enterprise in the new energy storage industry.
(Compiled/commented by Zhang Yipeng, journalist from Caixin News Agency)