1. The oil price will change again!
Before the Spring Festival, oil prices rose twice in a row in 2022, and now it has entered the statistics of the third oil price adjustment in 2022. As the international oil price is still near the high point recently, it is likely that the oil price adjustment will still rise after the year, especially at present, the expected increase is still above the upward standard.
The new oil price adjustment will be carried out at 24: 00 on February 17. Before the Spring Festival holiday, the oil price has been expected to increase by 75 yuan/ton, and the oil price is expected to increase by 0.06 yuan/liter -0.07 yuan/liter according to the liter calculation. However, as far as the international oil price has risen and fallen more and less in recent days, I am afraid that the increase will continue to increase.
2.2021 Global New Energy Sales List
In 2021, the global electric vehicle market started strongly, and finally ended with record sales data. More than 6.495 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide, up 108% year-on-year, which is the highest annual growth rate since 2012. As far as electric vehicle brands are concerned, Tesla won easily again in 2021 and won the title of the best-selling electric vehicle brand in the world for the fourth consecutive year. However, with the decline of its market share (17% in 2019, 16% in 2020 and 14% in 2021), the top-selling position in 2022 may be taken away by other brands, most likely BYD, which ranks second.
SAIC-GM-Wuling won the third place, and Volkswagen fell from the second place in 2020 to the fourth place. The rankings of BMW and Mercedes-Benz will remain the same as in 2020, and the ranking of SAIC will rise from 10th to 7th. Great Wall Motor climbed four places to 12th place, Guangzhou Automobile jumped to 14th place, Chery returned to 18th place on the list, and Xpeng Motors was 19th place. It is the best-selling China electric vehicle startup brand in the world. Besides the Top 20, Dongfeng brand is worth mentioning. At present, there is a sales gap of 4,000 vehicles between it and the 20th Changan, and it should strive to return to the TOP 20 list in 2022.
3. Increase capital and start a new stove, and Kia of yueda seeks a comeback.
Kia’s joint venture in China has made the latest progress. A few days ago, Kia of South Korea signed a contract with Yancheng Municipal People’s Government and Jiangsu yueda Group. Kia and yueda will set up a new joint venture with Yancheng of Jiangsu as the base for future development, expand investment and establish an export base, and introduce more global traditional and new energy vehicles. It is planned that six brand-new electric vehicles will be launched one after another by 2027, opening a new joint venture era for Kia of South Korea in China. Kia and its former joint venture partner, Jiangsu yueda Group, plan to set up a new joint venture company with a capital increase of 900 million US dollars. The two parties will announce the name of the new company in April this year.
Mercedes-Benz’s new G-Class is expected to go on sale before the end of the year.
Overseas media have exposed a set of road test spy photos of the new Mercedes-Benz G-Class (parameter picture). The air intake grille is still a classic three-banner style, but the headlight group is expected to make adjustments in styling. In addition, the hood becomes smoother and has no lines. It is worth noting that the road test cancelled the exhaust layout on both sides, and the tailgate light group also moved from the lower bumper to the upper position.
The interior has not been exposed, and foreign media speculated that the size of the multimedia screen in the car may be increased, and it is equipped with the latest version of the infotainment system to enhance the sense of science and technology of the whole car, which is probably the most important upgrade of this car. The new Mercedes-Benz G-Class is expected to be officially released in the second half of this year at the earliest, and will go on sale before the end of the year.
5. Bentley’s new pure electric SUV imaginary map exposure, released in 2025.
Previously, Bentley announced that it will launch a brand-new pure electric vehicle every year for five consecutive years from 2025, and the first pure electric vehicle will be launched in 2025. Judging from the imaginary map of the obtained model, this SUV uses many unique design elements of Bentley, and the front enclosure design is more bold and radical than Bentley’s existing models.
The side lines of the car are deep and powerful, and the whole body is very compact. The large size and low wind resistance wheel hub highlights its special pure electric identity. As for the power information of this car, there is no news yet, but as the pioneering work of Bentley pure electric model, the power system will naturally not disappoint.
6. Jaguar develops pure electric vehicle platform.
According to media reports, Jaguar is developing a new platform for its future electric vehicle production. It is understood that the brand-new pure electric platform is named "Panthera", which is expected to support the production of Jaguar electric vehicles after 2025.
In fact, as the largest automobile manufacturer in Britain, as early as the end of 2021, Jaguar brand confirmed that it would stop production of diesel locomotives in 2025, and realize electrification and become an electric vehicle brand. By 2030, all new cars sold will be pure electric vehicles. A simple understanding is that the fuel vehicles under the Jaguar brand will be gradually eliminated and replaced by electric vehicles.
7. BYD Han DM-i four-wheel drive version price exposure
Then pay attention to the price and listing rhythm information of BYD Han DM-i four-wheel drive version. It is reported that the suspected price range of the car is 220,000-300,000 yuan, and the starting price of the two-wheel drive version is expected to be around 200,000 yuan. It will be pre-sold in the second half of this month and officially listed in early April.
Compared with Han DM, the appearance of the front air intake grille is slightly adjusted, the internal lattice decoration style is changed, and the visual effect of the air intakes on both sides is more sporty. The side of the car body remains unchanged, but more styles of wheels and green brake calipers will be added. The rear of the car is a brand-new LED light group, which is more recognizable after lighting. The power is equipped with a 1.5T plug-in hybrid system. The pure battery life of the two-wheel drive version is 121km and 242km, and that of the four-wheel drive version is 202km.
8. Retro design, Euler ballet cat will be listed next month.
We learned from the exposed tender announcement of the launch conference of Euler Ballet Cat that the car will be officially launched on March 30th. The ballet cat made its debut at the Chengdu Auto Show last year, combining the retro style with the modern sense of science and technology. The front face still follows the unique styling style of cat models, and the visual experience is round and cute.
The interior adopts a relatively pink color scheme. The retro-styled multi-function steering wheel with full LCD instrument and central control LCD screen has a strong overall sense of science and technology. The door panels on both sides and the co-pilot position also have exclusive pattern embroidery. The power is equipped with a motor with a maximum power of 126kW and a lithium iron phosphate battery pack, providing two maximum cruising ranges of 400km and 500km.
9. GAC Mitsubishi New Outlander spy photos exposure
GAC Mitsubishi’s brand-new Outlander Road test drive appeared in China. Judging from the spy photos exposed, the appearance and interior are highly consistent with those of overseas models. The front face adopts a split light set, and the recognition is significantly improved compared with the current one. The honeycomb closed air intake grille brings stronger visual impact. Compared with the current model, the shape of the taillight group has also been changed and its position has moved up, which has improved the visual center of gravity of the tail.
In the interior, full LCD instrument, suspended central control panel and electronic stop lever are provided. Power is expected to retain the current 2.0L power and replace the current 2.4L engine with a 1.5T engine, and a hybrid version will be launched in the future.
10. The factory resumed to recruit people, and Evergrande resumed its vitality.
Recently, a recruitment poster of Rolling Automobile (Tianjin Company) showed that Evergrande recruited more than 100 positions from environmental health safety officer to chassis engineer, and a staff member of Evergrande also confirmed to the media that Evergrande was recruiting on a large scale.
In addition, some staff members said that Evergrande still has a resurgence plan to let the resigned employees return to the company. Some employees said that they received a year-end bonus of up to six figures, but the year-end bonus benefits did not benefit all employees, and some employees said that they did not receive it. There are indications that Evergrande, which has acted decisively, has started another wave of strong impact on the new energy field.