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Hundreds of people commented on the new car-Qin PLUS with high cost performance

   [car home Information] Hello, netizens, the 74th issue of the series of articles "100-person word-of-mouth comments on new cars" has met with you. In this issue, we will bring you a compact car-BYD (|). As early as the Guangzhou Auto Show in 2020, the car officially met with us. The new car will be built on BYD’s new DM-i platform, and its appearance follows BYD’s classic "Dragon Face" design language. At present, the car has launched a 1.5-liter hybrid version and a pure electric version, with a price range of 105,800-174,800 yuan. Since the car went on the market, it has gained a good reputation. Then, in the eyes of many car owners, what is the performance of the car? Please find out through this issue of "Hundred People’s Word of Mouth on New Cars".

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  What is word of mouth? Netizens who have read our previous articles may know that I will explain to you here that word-of-mouth evaluation can actually be simply understood as car home certified car owners’ feelings about the use of their vehicles in eight aspects, such as appearance, interior, comfort, handling and space, and give corresponding scores (ranging from 1 to 5 points).

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  "Hundred People’s Word-of-mouth Review of New Cars" is a series of contents launched by the team. We selected the protagonist as a popular new car, and during this period, the number of word-of-mouth participants in car home exceeded 100. Up to now, 3060 car home certified car owners have filled in the word-of-mouth content of BYD Qin PLUS. Let’s first look at the car owners’ impressions of this car.

● Impression label of BYD Qin PLUS

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  Click the "Word of Mouth" button on the car home BYD Qin PLUS model page to view the impression keywords of BYD Qin PLUS. Car owners are satisfied with BYD Qin PLUS, such as spacious front head space, good hand feel of steering wheel, attractive waistline design and good steering hand feel, while owners complain that the rear head space is small, the chassis is too low, the car paint is thin and the weight of brake pedal is unreasonable.

● Byd Qin PLUSComprehensive score of

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  From the analysis results, the comprehensive score of BYD Qin PLUS is 4.79, which is at a high level compared with the compact cars in the previous series of articles "A Hundred People Comment on New Cars", which means that car owners are satisfied with the products in their daily use after buying a car. Specifically, the appearance, fuel consumption and cost performance are the highest items with a score of 4.93, followed by the evaluation of power with a score of 4.89. As a family compact car, this achievement is worthy of recognition. In addition, the car’s performance in space and interior is also good. In contrast, the interior needs to be further improved. For car owners, the appearance and cost performance of a car have become the primary consideration in choosing the car. Overall, the performance of the car is still very satisfactory.

● Byd Qin PLUSAppearance score: 4.93 points

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  Qin PLUS is the third product of BYD Qin family. The appearance design of the new car is obviously different from that of Qin and Qin Pro which were listed before. The hexagonal mouth is further extended to both sides, and the interior is decorated with array grille, but it is very similar to BYD Han DM. The front face of the car is equipped with LED headlights with "arrow feather" as the design element. In addition, we can see the camera, parking radar probe and millimeter wave radar at the front of the car.

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  The side design of Qin PLUS is very similar to that of Qin Pro, but it is different only in details such as rims. Except for the minimum 16-inch rim, the other three models all use 17-inch rims.

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  The tail of Qin PLUS adopts a penetrating taillight, and the shell of the lamp group is blackened, and the LED light source is used inside. Above the taillights, there is also a "Build Your Dreams" trailer with the latest design font.

  From the score point of view, BYD Qin PLUS’s appearance score reached 4.93 points, ranking first in all the project scores, which shows that most car owners are very appreciative of BYD Qin PLUS’s appearance. We can see from the word-of-mouth evaluation of car owners that many car owners said that Qin PLUS has beautiful exterior design, beautiful front design, beautiful headlights and fashionable body. Among them, the owner of the car heard Mei uh mention in word of mouth: "The biggest feeling of BYD Qin PLUS is that it is very exquisite, and the whole body is also quite atmospheric, mainly reflected in the front face. Its grille and headlight design are different and particularly conspicuous." In addition, the owner of the wine shop, Mr. Qing 4o, also said: "If you savor it carefully, you can see that its headlights, rims and the lines of the whole body are very well matched, and the details are particularly excellent, which makes me see that it has spent a lot of thought on its appearance, which is what makes me feel satisfied with this car."

● Byd Qin PLUSInterior score: 4.59 points

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  The overall layout of the new car continues the design of Qin family, but after re-polishing, it presents a different style. First of all, the shape of the panel is no longer the simple style of horizontal and vertical on Qin Pro, but the curve design is added. The rotatable large-size LCD screen in the center is retained, and the original LCD instrument is further simplified.

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  Judging from the word-of-mouth evaluation, most car owners have two different views on BYD Qin PLUS interior evaluation. Some car owners think that the interior of the car is satisfactory, the design of the central control panel is good, and the interior material is strong, but some car owners think that the car has problems such as strong interior odor and poor instrument panel design.

  Owner Foshan rider i9ncsv said: "I am quite satisfied with the design of the interior. The interior is well done in many details, especially the materials used in the central control, and some small details around it are well handled, which is more exquisite at the same level." Regarding the central control design of the interior, the owner’s past scar said: "The design inside the car is relatively modern, which is in line with my aesthetics. The most eye-catching thing is that the central control adopts a 10.1-inch central control screen, which can be rotated, and the voice recognition accuracy inside is also relatively high, even if it is a little dialect."

  However, some car owners have put forward different views. Among them, the owner of Qujing Cheyou o8qzbr mentioned: "The smell inside the new car is obvious, so it is usually necessary to open the window for ventilation." Not only that, the owner bird’s light mood also mentioned: "The few days after the car was just bought, I always asked some strange smells, and I had to ventilate. Later, it gradually got better."

  As a family car, the interior design of BYD Qin PLUS is satisfactory, but some car owners are uncomfortable because of the odor inside. This problem really needs to be solved urgently.

● Space score of BYD Qin PLUS: 4.69.

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  In terms of space, my colleagues have previously conducted a space test on the top model of Qin PLUS DM-i, and in summary, it is at a fairly satisfactory level. For car owners, in the word-of-mouth evaluation, car owners generally think that the car has enough space, large trunk space, sufficient trunk space and reasonable storage space design. Among them, the owner’s dustless uncle said: "The space of this car is still enough, and it is still very comfortable to sit in the back row. The space in the front and rear rows is still quite spacious, and the space in the trunk is ok. Usually, there is enough room for things." In addition, the owner listened to Mei uh in the snow and said: "What makes me most satisfied is the space. Its space utilization rate is very good, the internal space design is in place, and there is enough space in the front and rear rows for riding. The performance of the trunk is also good. It is easy for a family of three to travel normally, and there will be some room left. "

● Comfort score of BYD Qin PLUS: 4.56.

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  In terms of comfort, the owner gave different views. Most car owners think that the car has good comfort, comfortable seats and good sound insulation effect in the car. However, some car owners said that the car has problems such as high tire noise and high wind noise. Among them, owner Yue E hand 8z said: "For me, the comfort of this car is still relatively high, and I appreciate this kind of car with relatively high comfort. Especially the design of the seat, its support is very good and it attracts me very much. " In addition, the owner of the car, Shaoxing rider 7y8pm, also expressed satisfaction with the comfort of the seat. He bluntly said: "In terms of comfort, I prefer its seat, because it is leather, and it is more comfortable to sit on."

  However, some car owners have also raised the problem of loud tire noise. Among them, the car owner Yueyang Cheyou 3332564 said, "The tire noise is still a bit loud, especially when driving on asphalt roads. I endured it for more than a month, because I used more cars and added soundproof cotton myself. "

● Power score of BYD Qin PLUS: 4.89.

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  In terms of power, Qin PLUS currently has plug-in hybrid vehicles and pure electric vehicles. Among them, Qin PLUS DM-i is equipped with Xiaoyun-plug-in special 1.5L engine, which has two versions of pure electric battery life of 55km or 120km. The pure electric version will provide AC permanent magnet synchronous motors with maximum power of 100kW and 135kW, with cruising range of 400, 500 and 600 km.

  It can be seen from the score that most car owners are satisfied with the dynamic performance of Qin PLUS. Most car owners think that the car has strong power, strong acceleration, smooth shift and strong start. Only some car owners have suggested that the engine is shaking and the engine starts loudly, but it can be regarded as an individual phenomenon because of the small sample size. The owner’s love sighs V: "The acceleration of the car is very smooth, and there is no sense of frustration during the acceleration." In addition, the owner Heze netizen 1887525 also said: "The power of this car is still very powerful, and I feel full of power every time I drive. Even in a fully loaded state, it will not affect the power output. "

● Control score of BYD Qin PLUS: 4.80.

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  In terms of handling performance, car owners have more positive comments on BYD Qin PLUS, such as "powerful handling", "reasonable steering wheel weight", "accurate steering" and "satisfactory driving stability".

  L9ncsv, the owner of Foshan Cheyou, said: "BYD Qin PLUS is easy to operate and particularly easy to use, but it was really a bit difficult at first. After all, I have never driven a hybrid car before, and I feel that this car is a bit stressful for me to drive, but it also takes time to verify and feel." In addition, the owner’s memory burned to ashes also said: "BYD Qin PLUS is very convenient to control, the steering wheel is relatively light, and it is easy to step on the accelerator and brake. Compared with my previous car, it is not difficult to drive."

● Fuel consumption score of BYD Qin PLUS: 4.93 points.

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  BYD Qin PLUS has a high score in fuel consumption, and the word-of-mouth page shows that the average fuel consumption of this car is 4.27L/100km, which is obviously better than the average level of compact cars. It is worth mentioning that BYD Qin PLUS currently provides plug-in hybrid and pure electric power, which is its advantage. In terms of fuel consumption, we mainly show the average fuel consumption of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Among them, Tao Dongning, the owner of the car, said: "This car has strong fuel-saving ability, and I bought this car mostly for this reason. The car is really beyond my imagination in terms of fuel saving. This fuel consumption is even better than I expected, which is simply too economical. "

  In addition, in terms of the power consumption of pure electric models, the car owners voluntarily coexist. C said: "At present, the power consumption is still very standard. My car has a battery life of 600 kilometers. I usually drive to and from work, and I only need to charge it once when I come back from shopping on weekends to prepare for next week. Moreover, when I bought a car, I also sent a charging pile for free, so charging is still very convenient. "

● BYD Qin PLUS’s cost performance score: 4.93 points.

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  In terms of cost performance, the most popular configuration is the 2021 DM-i 55KM flagship model, and the official guide price is 119,800 yuan. Among them, the owner of Chifeng rider rhurlv said: "More than 100,000 cars can unlock NFC, cruise control, remote control, electric sunroof, multi-function steering wheel, 10.1-inch central control screen, voice control, reversing image, plus satisfactory fuel consumption, and the appearance of the vehicle is full of modernity. This car is very cost-effective."

  In addition, the original owner said, "It’s a natural thing for me to choose this car. At first, because of its beautiful appearance, I gradually felt that all aspects of this car met my requirements. The most important thing is that it is cost-effective and the price is right. And I like it very much, so I started."

● BYD Qin PLUS’s main car purchase purpose:

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  Through data analysis, we can see that the main car-buying purposes of the car owners who buy BYD Qin PLUS are commuting, go on road trip and shopping, which is consistent with the use of most family cars. It can be seen that home use is still the core usage scenario of BYD Qin PLUS. Therefore, many car owners are more concerned about fuel consumption, space and cost performance.

Full text summary:

  Among the 100,000-150,000 yuan new energy vehicles, BYD Qin PLUS has a certain competitive advantage. Among them, Qin PLUS DM focuses on low fuel consumption and the price is close to the people. Qin PLUS focuses on high battery life, attracting the attention of many home consumers. Of course, the significance of its launch does not stop there. From a certain point of view, the significance of Qin PLUS for BYD is to further seize the market of traditional fuel vehicles. It is not an exaggeration to say this. After all, it will directly cut the pain point of "fuel consumption" of traditional fuel vehicles. Isn’t this kind of car fragrant? Well, after reading the true reputation of so many car owners, would you choose BYD Qin PLUS? Tell me in the comments section. (Text/car home Li Na)

Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is on sale for 152,800 yuan. Who do you choose, it or Song PLUS DM-i?

Yin Tongyue, the head of Chery Group, always emphasizes that Starway should be made into Chery’s "Audi", but from the actual sales results, Starway has not caused much trouble before. However, recently, the listing of a heavy new car of Xingtu brand may refresh the value of its own B-class SUV and lead Xingtu brand to stand firm in the 200,000-class SUV market.

On February 21st, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris was officially listed, and the guide price range of the new car was 1528-202800 yuan. As the first product created by Starway M3X Mars Architecture 2.0, the new car has a good performance in terms of design, dynamic performance and vehicle intelligence. Let’s take a look.

First of all, in terms of design, Eta Ursae Majoris’s front face is made of a large-sized diamond-cut borderless grille with a penetrating light set, which has a strong sense of science and technology and a strong "future mech wind", but for some people who have "secret fear", it may take a while to adapt. On the side of the car body, a sharp waistline runs through the car body, and with the design of hidden door handles, sports multi-frame wheels and suspended roof, it is still in place to create a sports atmosphere.

The tail is also full of attention, and the split brake light is integrated with the tail spoiler; The slim through taillight adopts stepped design on both sides, which widens the horizontal visual effect well; The layout of the blackened exhaust gas from the two sides below is also enough to scare people. On the whole, it does smell like a performance SUV.

In terms of interior, the design of 24.6-inch integrated curved double screen, double-width steering wheel, through air conditioning outlet and piano paint panel has rendered the technology and luxury inside the car well. In addition, the car also uses a large area of soft packages and stitching, which shows that Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is very cheap this time.

Secondly, in terms of intelligence, this 24.6-inch curved dual screen is equipped with the Lion Smart Cloud LION5.0 car networking system, built-in Qualcomm 8155 smart chip, and has a rich intelligent ecology, integrating common APP software such as WeChat, Meituan, Gaode Navigation and iQiyi.

On the level of intelligent assisted driving, Eta Ursae Majoris provides L2.9 intelligent assisted driving system, and is equipped with Horizon J3 assisted driving chip, which includes 21 basic functions of ADAS and 11 high-order intelligent assisted driving functions, and can realize the functions of autonomous parking service, automatic overtaking lane change, full-speed adaptive cruise, automatic ramp up and down, etc. In addition, Eta Ursae Majoris is equipped with a 50-inch AR-HUD, which can provide 50-inch clear imaging at a line-of-sight of 7.5 meters, and subsequently support OTA upgrade.

Furthermore, in terms of ride experience, Eta Ursae Majoris has a length, width and height of 4,781/1920/1,671 mm and a wheelbase of 2,815 mm. Although the size of the car is only quite satisfactory in terms of parameters, Eta Ursae Majoris has given enough configurations in terms of ride comfort: NAPPA leather seats are used for the main driver, as well as headrest audio, electrically adjustable leg rest and seat ventilation/heating/massage; Extra electric foot rest and queen’s co-driver with five massage modes; Equipped with electric adjustment of rear backrest angle and rear independent fresh air system. To put it simply, looking at SUV models at the price of 150,000-200,000, they rarely give users as many seats/comfort configurations as Eta Ursae Majoris, so it is no wonder that Eta Ursae Majoris dares to say that he is on par with luxury models at the level of 400,000.

In terms of driving control, in terms of power, Eta Ursae Majoris is equipped with a 2.0TGDI+7DCT gold power combination, with a maximum power of 192kW and a peak torque of 400 N m. The fuel consumption under WLTC is 7.5 L/100 km. In terms of handling, Eta Ursae Majoris is equipped with a brand-new flying fish extrasensory chassis, which integrates many advanced technologies and configurations, such as CDC electromagnetic suspension system, Soft stop system, chassis hydraulic vibration isolation system, all-terrain technology system, all-scene intelligent four-wheel drive system, intelligent brake-by-wire system and so on.

To put it simply, Eta Ursae Majoris’s product strength is definitely worthy of its price, so how is its competitiveness compared with competing products of the same level/price?

Let’s talk about independent competing products first. According to Eta Ursae Majoris’s guide price range, we can basically determine that its biggest competitor is BYD Song PLUS DM-i (the price is 15.48-218,800), and the latter is a PHEV model, which has the advantage of being able to get a green license.

However, after a detailed comparison between the two vehicles, we can actually find that, thanks to the vehicle positioning and cost advantages, Eta Ursae Majoris, as a B-class fuel SUV, has a larger seating space and more comfortable configuration, a lower cost than Song PLUS DM-i in terms of intelligent configuration and interior materials, and finally its four-wheel drive version has a lower entry threshold than Song PLUS DM-i (the former is 174,800, and the latter is 20.77).

The weakness of Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris is that the daily car cost will be higher. Although the fuel economy of its 2.0T engine is good, the fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is 7.6L/100km, but the fuel consumption as low as 4.4L/100km compared with Song PLUS DM-i is still not enough.

Let’s compare the joint venture competing products. Here we list two Japanese veterans at the same price, Toyota RAV4 Rongfang and Honda CR-V. We choose Eta Ursae Majoris four-wheel drive exclusive edition (202,800) /CR-V 2023 two-wheel drive Fengshang edition (201,900) /RAV4 Rongfang 2022 two-wheel drive fashion Plus edition (200,800) with three overlapping price versions.

Through comparison, it can be concluded that the advantages of Eta Ursae Majoris are space (the other two are compact SUVs) and dynamic performance (the maximum power of CR-V 1.5T version is 142kW, and the peak torque is 243N·m;; RAV4 Rongfang 2.0L version has a maximum power of 126kW and a peak torque of 209N·m), configuration and intelligent level. At the same time, Eta Ursae Majoris’s four-wheel drive purchase threshold is lower than them. However, the weakness lies in two aspects: brand power and value-keeping rate. At the same time, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris only provides five seats, while CR-V provides a five-seventh seat layout, which will be less attractive to families with multiple births.

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To sum up, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris’s product strength in driving control, configuration, space, intelligence, materials and other aspects, combined with its price, really has a good competitiveness. However, as we all know, the 200,000-class SUV market in which Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is located needs to strive for service and brand value in addition to technology and product strength. In these aspects, it depends on how Starway brand can improve its marketing and service level.

Then the question is, within the car purchase budget of 150,000-200,000 yuan, will you choose Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris, Song PLUS DM-i, or a Japanese joint venture SUV with the same price? Welcome to leave a message and discuss in the comment area.

Has Volvo been abandoned because the new product has been delayed?

In 2017, Volvo brought S90 and XC60 products, which have been the main sales force of Volvo for five years. Although it is often necessary to attract users with huge discounts, in terms of sales volume, relying on these two main models, Volvo’s performance in the past five years can be described as brilliant. However, as the product strength became more and more old, Volvo’s sales began to decline, and it was time for Volvo to innovate.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, Volvo finally released a flagship pure electric SUV—— some time ago. However, in its report, it was impressively written: "It is planned to be produced and sold in the United States in 2023 and localized in China in 2024." In other words, Volvo, whose current main force has already appeared tired, has released new electric products, but it will take two years to meet consumers. Some insiders believe that the pace of Volvo is still so slow in the new energy era, and it is afraid of being abandoned by the market.

At present, if we only look at the sales data of Volvo, there is something gratifying, because in this market where the epidemic situation is repeated and traditional luxury cars and fuel vehicles are eroded by new energy sources as a whole, compared with those friends who are prone to decline by more than ten or twenty points, the cumulative sales of Volvo in the first 11 months of this year has declined by 7.4%.

But Volvo’s real pain lies not in its sales volume, but in its price and brand image: as early as two or three years ago, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus were still increasing their prices, but XC60 was already in a state of "fracture price", with an average discount of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan, and S90 in some areas could even be discounted by 100,000 yuan. On the surface, Volvo’s guide price can still keep up with the first-line luxury, but in fact its price system has almost slipped to the point of competing with joint ventures for the market.

Judging from the financial report, as early as 2019, Volvo’s operating profit in the first half of the year fell by 30%; In the second half of the year, the growth rate of 0.8% was barely maintained through layoffs and other means. In the first half of this year, Volvo’s revenue alone fell by 14.1%; The net income has been completely negative, with a negative growth of SEK 1.171 billion, which dropped by 134.5%. During this period, although Volvo has set foot in PHEV, the actual performance of T8 power is not inferior to that of BBA, but Volvo’s popularity in the hybrid world is not as high as its "Raytheon Hammer" headlights. At this point, Volvo is in urgent need of an innovation.

Fortunately, in the era of electrification, BBA and Lexus, the top four traditional luxury markets, have not come up with strong gestures and products, and consumers no longer give face to their brands and popularity. This can be said to be an excellent opportunity for other so-called "second-line luxury" to break through.

Volvo’s attitude of transforming into electrification is also quite firm: first, it transferred the main shares of Aurobay to Geely, and at the same time announced that it would stop production of pure fuel vehicles in 2025, which announced that it officially withdrew from the research and development of internal combustion engines and focused on electrification. However, the flagship electric technology exhibited by EX90, as well as the latest design, technology and concept, cannot help worrying about Volvo’s future.

First of all, this car was built on the SPA2 platform. Although this is an upgraded platform of SPA, SPA is an oil-electricity sharing platform that has never exploded and has never had a well-known black technology. Even the initiator of Volvo’s big price reduction came from this platform. The upgraded SPA2 is also not surprising: the maximum battery life of the EX90 is only 600 kilometers, and the minimum is only 467 kilometers (competing products can generally be 50-100 kilometers higher); The 8155 chip (which is the mainstream now, and will certainly be compared in two years) used for car engines, and the driving assistance computing power is 250TOPS (now many domestic flagships have a computing power of over 1,000, and most high-end models are in the range of 407Ps, 770N·m, 503Ps and 910N·m), but this is also compared with other traditional luxury brands.

In addition to the book parameters, the face value of EX90 also gives people a feeling of "XC90 pure electric version" (of course, this is indeed shared by oil and electricity platforms). Not only is the appearance lacking freshness, but the simple interior is also difficult to remind people of the word luxury. In addition to these most important information, EX90 is left with some "flowers": for example, its seat is made of environmentally friendly materials made of PET plastic bottles and resin; For example, the car will be equipped with sensors to detect whether children or pets are left behind; It can even charge in reverse, and use its cruising range of up to 600 kilometers to "feed back" the power grid or other vehicles.

As for the product strength of EX90, to be honest, even if it goes on the market at the end of 2022 and sets a price similar to that of XC90 (starting at 500,000), compared with its competitors, it is in a state where there are basically no advantages but many shortcomings. Compared with the new cars produced in recent years, the disadvantage of EX90 is even greater.

To give a few simple examples, the 11.4 million version of Aouita can have a battery life of 680 kilometers, and the entry version has a horsepower of 578Ps; Tucki G9 not only reached 700+, but also gave 508TOPS computing power; And those extended-range players who have broken thousands of battery life are even more annoying. In addition, technologies such as in-car life detection and reverse charging have already been seen in the domestic camp. The strength of EX90, which is average in book and not new in technology, is dangerous even in the 400,000-level market. But EX90 not only has a high probability that the price will be higher than XC90, but also will not be made in China until two years later … Such a performance certainly makes people uninterested.

More importantly, as a flagship, EX90 not only has low expectations, but also makes people’s thoughts on Volvo’s new products drop to freezing point. Is the future Volvo electric car the appearance of this current model after changing from oil to electricity, with a simple vertical screen interior? Compared with the extreme krypton that has blossomed in the high-end market, is Volvo’s future performance and battery life just like this? For the increasingly important intelligent travel, is Volvo such a mentality of running behind others? If so, in the new energy era, let alone Volvo’s luxury status, it will lack characteristics and competitiveness even if it is downgraded to an ordinary brand.

It must be said that Volvo, which is slow in electrification and weak in strength, not only faces being abandoned by the market, but also seems to be at arm’s length with Geely Group. Two years ago, the two companies announced that they would really merge into a group company, but the result after that was not only that the merger failed, but also that their cooperation in the power field came to an end. During this period, not only did Krypton successfully rush into the mid-to-high-end electric vehicle market of 300,000-400,000 grades, but also the geometric new energy, which is the main entry-level market, became the enemy of Ai ‘an. Geely even used the vast structure of SEA to help smart jump from the 100,000-grade fuel market to the 200,000-grade pure electric vehicle market, and the monthly sales volume of 1,000+was also higher than before.

On the other hand, Volvo is determined to realize electrification as soon as possible, but its real strength is still in the stage of plug-in+oil-for-electricity exchange. No matter whether SPA2 compares with the vast architecture of SEA or EX90 competes with Krypton 001, Geely can’t pretend to be a "teacher" when it comes to electrification, but it needs to ask this "senior" some difficult problems about the China market. The reason why the merger of the two companies broke down is probably because Volvo, whose car business was only $1.8 billion at the beginning, has an IPO valuation of nearly $30 billion after ten years of growth, which makes it have the idea of going solo, and perhaps makes it offer a price that even Geely, a "diamond VIP" in the acquisition industry, can’t bear in the merger negotiation.

In fact, Volvo needs Geely more now than it did 12 years ago. Not only because of the huge capital investment required by electrification technology, but also because of Geely’s achievements and strength in this field. For example, in the embarrassing period when Volvo’s sales and profits are both declining, Geely’s vast SEA architecture can help it tide over the difficulties.

However, these two brands in the same group began to "play their own games" in the field of electrification, which needs to concentrate on doing big things: they are extremely separated and independent; Volvo has never been able to use the vast structure of SEA. After 12 years, the couple finally began to sleep in separate rooms. Judging from the situation, Volvo’s soaring valuation is only temporary, and Geely, which has already taken off geometrically, has grasped the future. If we really want to part ways, Volvo may be the one abandoned by superior resources.

Summary:Among many luxury brands, Volvo never shows its edge, and rarely shows its ambition to surpass anyone. From the cost performance of products to the main concepts of safety and environmental protection, it even has many unique places. But after these years, Volvo’s main ideas have not been further recognized by domestic consumers. The slow pace of updating has led to a brand that cannot catch up with the high-end market at the price level and must be discounted in the main market. Faced with this situation, Volvo’s determination to cross the rubicon and "fully and quickly" electrify is worthy of recognition, but its achievements are obviously difficult to reverse the current decline. What’s more, the localization time of EX90 has been set in 2024, and it and Geely have begun to "drift away" in technology … So, Volvo may once again usher in a cold winter.

Guangzhou Automobile Science and Technology Day 2024: All-solid-state battery/no-picture pure visual intelligent driving, etc.

  [Pacific Auto] On this year’s Science and Technology Day, three key messages were announced, namely GARCIA’s unmanned pure vision autopilot, GAC’s all-solid-state battery, the new intelligent light architecture iGLCA, and the E9 electric welfare version went offline. The first two items will be installed on the model in 2026.

  No-map intelligent driving is the place that all car companies want to break through, while the pure vision scheme is to abandon sensors such as laser radar and only identify obstacles around the vehicle through the camera, which provides reference for vehicle control decision-making for intelligent driving system. On Guangzhou Automobile Science and Technology Day in 2024, Guangzhou Automobile officially released NDA, a map-free city that does not rely on high-precision maps. According to the official, Guangzhou Automobile’s map-free NDA can be opened regardless of the urban main roads, expressways, narrow streets, barren hills and wild roads and country roads, as long as there is no map NDA in the area covered by navigation.

  This system has basically realized the function of high-speed and urban NDA in Guangzhou’s core urban area through the ability to accurately understand complex traffic roads, the ability to identify traffic lights and the ability to deal with complex and changeable scenes. It is reported that after the official release of the city map-free NDA today, it will be launched by the new Haobo HT in the near future, and strive to achieve national coverage in the second half of the year.

  Two automatic parking modes were demonstrated on the spot, one of which was a vertical parking space facing the broken road and close to the broken road. The driver can complete the whole reversing action with his hands without taking over as long as he chooses the target parking space in the car. In this process, the overall performance is like an old driver. He will first find a spacious place to transfer the body, and then park the car with about 2-3 hands, and the wheels on both sides will not press the edge of the mechanical parking space.

  There is also a kind of remote parking that people leave the car near the mechanical parking space, only to see that Haoplatinum GT still stops in the parking space very smoothly, and the overall performance is the same as that of the old driver.

  On-site experience of a Haobo GT model test car equipped with this map-free intelligent driving function, to sum up, it is to face complex road conditions, such as full cars on both sides, electric cars in the same direction or retrograde, cars in the same direction occupying roads and borrowing opposite lanes, and other systems can be handled perfectly without manual takeover. The daily operations such as stopping, starting and turning automatically are close to the performance of old drivers.

Volvo, which has two enemies at home and in Europe, is expected to land on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in the second half of the year.

Wen | You Niu Finance

After Geely Automobile decided to terminate its trip to science and technology innovation board, Volvo once again revealed its trend in the capital market.

According to media reports, in an interview with the media on June 30th, samuelson, CEO of Volvo Cars, revealed that Volvo’s listing process has made good progress, and it may land on the Nasdaq Stockholm Stock Exchange at the end of this year.

In fact, Volvo Car has discussed the possible listing many times. After giving up the plan to merge with Geely Automobile, Volvo once again embarked on the road of landing in the capital market.

Volvo Car, which is famous for its safety, was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1927. After decades of development, it has gradually become a famous luxury car brand in Sweden. Volvo’s two founders originally worked for SKF, a well-known ball bearing manufacturer at that time. One was an engineer and the other was the manager of international marketing department. They persuaded SKF’s board of directors at that time to start research and development of new cars in 1926, and officially launched the first product a year later.

With excellent sales performance, Volvo grew in size. In 1935, it officially left its parent company SKF and continued to operate independently for Volvo. In 1999, Volvo Group sold its Volvo car business to Ford Motor Company of the United States, and eleven years later, it was acquired by Geely Automobile in China for $1.8 billion.

After Volvo embraced Geely Automobile, it embarked on the highway of development. According to the data released by Volvo Cars, its global car sales in 2019 were 705,400 vehicles, up 9.8% year-on-year, achieving a six-year continuous increase in sales. Among them, China is still Volvo’s largest single market, with a cumulative sales volume of 154,000 vehicles.

At the same time of rapid development, Volvo began to plan the route of landing in the capital market.

In March 2017, some media reported that Volvo planned to raise 500 million US dollars to prepare for listing. In 2018, Volvo officially launched the listing plan. At that time, top investment banks such as Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were hired for listing counseling. However, Volvo finally stopped the IPO plan because the valuation given by the investment banks did not meet expectations.

On February 10 last year, when Geely announced that it would merge with Volvo, some analysts thought it was Geely’s action to help Volvo go public as a whole. Wang Guanqiao, chief analyst of Industrial Securities Transportation Equipment Industry Research, said: "Volvo’s listing is inevitable, but it is only a matter of what form and how much valuation."

However, this merger only lasted for about a year. In February this year, Geely Automobile said that the previous merger plan was shelved, and the two parties would maintain independent operations, but they would cooperate in the fields of autonomous driving, electrification and powertrain.

In mid-May this year, Volvo announced in a statement that it was seeking an initial public offering from the Nasdaq Stockholm Stock Exchange, and also extended the contract of CEO samuelson until the end of 2022, while samuelson had been hoping to promote Volvo’s listing.

Looking at the whole automobile market, new energy vehicles have become the focus of a new round of competition in the global automobile industry after 2020.

According to Canalys’ forecast, it is estimated that in 2021, the global sales of electric vehicles will exceed 5 million, accounting for more than 7% of global sales, up 66% year-on-year. It is estimated that by 2030, the sales of electric vehicles will reach 48% of the global passenger car sales.

On the one hand, with the progress of artificial intelligence, big data, autonomous driving, 5G and other technologies, and the establishment of carbon-neutral targets around the world, a new round of technological revolution will bring earth-shaking changes to the automobile manufacturing field.

On the other hand, the domestic sales of new energy vehicles account for a small part of the global market, and the national policy support originally planned to withdraw from the market this year is still being distributed because of the continuation of the epidemic, which also provides more support and encouragement for the development of the new energy market, which keeps the domestic new energy fever high for a long time.

Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary-general of China Automobile Industry Association, said in an interview with the media recently: "At present, it is not a problem for the domestic annual sales of new energy vehicles to exceed 2 million this year, especially under the advocacy of the two principles and policies of" carbon neutrality "and" peak carbon dioxide emissions ",the internal and external environment of the new energy vehicle market is still constantly optimized and accelerated."

In May, for example, the domestic sales volume of new energy vehicles was 217,000, a year-on-year increase of 159.7%. From January to May this year, the cumulative sales volume of new energy vehicles reached 950,000, a year-on-year increase of 224.2%. However, due to the epidemic last year, this data may not directly reflect the real situation of new energy vehicles in China. Compared with the sales of 1.206 million vehicles in 2019, the sales of new energy vehicles in the first five months of this year have reached 78% of the sales in 2019, with a huge overall increase.

On the other hand, according to the report of Forward-looking Industry Research Institute, as Volvo’s home market in Europe, the proportion of new energy vehicle sales in global sales in 2020 even exceeds that in China, reaching 43.8%, which may be a good situation for Volvo, which focuses on Europe and China, because of its previous sales base.

In the face of the growing global new energy vehicle market, it is inevitable that Volvo chooses to go public to promote the company’s development. For Volvo, if it can be listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, it will be able to face global investors and reduce the influence of China investors. Moreover, Volvo’s independent listing, for Geely and Volvo, can be valued separately, which also has certain advantages in the capital market.

In the rapidly growing new energy vehicle market, listing can reserve some funds for Volvo, which can reduce the financial pressure, whether it is used for follow-up research and development or to open up sales channels. However, it needs to be clear that after Volvo’s independent listing, Geely Automobile will remain its major shareholder.

However, in such a big market of new energy vehicles, there are naturally many players who want to take a slice of this big cake.

After the year 2021, many domestic enterprises such as Baidu, Xiaomi, 360, SAIC, Beiqi and Dongfeng have joined in the manufacturing of new energy vehicles, and some enterprises have launched smart car brands to grab market share, such as the HI version of Extreme Fox Alpha S Huawei, which adopts many Huawei technologies, and the first new energy vehicle equipped with HarmonyOS OS smart cockpit.

Not only in China, but also in Europe, which accounts for the largest sales volume of new energy vehicles in 2020, with the introduction of various favorable policies (subsidies and suppression of traditional vehicles) for new energy vehicles by the European Union, many traditional automobile giants such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi have actively or passively engaged in this field.

"At present, the automobile industry is undergoing changes at an unprecedented speed. Electrification, autonomous driving, intelligent networking and new business models are coming like a wave, and the competition in the industry is becoming increasingly fierce. We must be fully prepared. " Geely wrote in an internal letter published on February 10th.

In fact, the pressure on Volvo is not only from other players entering the market, but also from Geely.

On the one hand, Geely and Baidu cooperated to set up a new energy vehicle enterprise named "Jidu" at the beginning of this year, which gathered Baidu’s autonomous driving technology and Geely’s experience in vehicle manufacturing.

On the other hand, as early as 2016, Volvo and Geely jointly established a high-end brand named Lectra, and a year later, Polar Star was established, which also had a certain impact on Volvo’s new energy vehicle strategy. For example, Polar Star released a pure electric vehicle Polestar 2 in early 2019, while Volvo did not release a model named XC40 Recharge until October, and the parameters of the two models were almost the same.

Fortunately, Volvo is also trying to make changes.

Volvo plans to standard lidar on the next generation of new cars, and in order to achieve software autonomy, Volvo began to switch from relying on suppliers to developing its own software. According to Volvo, it is currently cooperating with NVIDIA, Google and other technology companies, gradually transforming into a full-stack self-research and central computing platform, and plans to equip future models with self-developed in-vehicle systems.

Samuelson plans to achieve full electrification in 2025, reaching the global sales target of 1.2 million vehicles, of which 50% are pure electric vehicles and the rest are hybrid vehicles; In 2030, it became a pure electric luxury car enterprise; Strive to become a climate zero-load benchmark enterprise in 2040; All pure electric vehicles will be sold online.

If this transformation strategy can be carried out smoothly, it will help Volvo to occupy a place in the global competition of new energy vehicles, but the road to change is full of risks and unknowns. Facing the eyeing competitors, listing is a rare opportunity for Volvo to become the leader of luxury pure tram enterprises.

Heduo Technology Releases Smart parking service Product HoloParking Announces A Round of Financing

  BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua)-Today, Heduo Technology held a press conference in Beijing, and released and displayed its self-developed intelligent parking service product HoloParking. This product is the first self-driving parking service product that supports all-weather and all-scene real operation, and can realize the whole process of unmanned parking and car pickup. Heduo Technology will join hands with partners to implement the "2020 Plan" and jointly promote the landing application of HoloParking. In addition, Heduo Technology also announced that the company has recently completed a round of tens of millions of dollars in financing.

Ni Kai, founder of Heduo Technology, released HoloParking.
Ni Kai, founder of Heduo Technology, released HoloParking.

  Eliminating parking anxiety, HoloParking lets human drivers get rid of parking lots.

  Heduo Technology focuses on building an autonomous driving scheme based on cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology and automobile industry technology, and is one of the few companies in the industry with full-stack autonomous driving research and development capabilities. According to Ni Kai, the founder of Heduo Technology, the original intention of the company was to realize the technology landing as soon as possible and let people enjoy the benefits of autonomous driving as soon as possible. HoloParking released this time applies L4 autopilot technology to parking scenes, aiming to completely liberate human beings from the chore of parking.

  Different from the existing parking assistance function in the market, HoloParking doesn’t need the driver to drive the vehicle to the parking space, and the driver can get off at the gate of the parking lot, and the vehicle can find the parking space and park it by itself, without being watched. When picking up the car, the owner can also remotely start the HoloParking system, so that the vehicle can park itself and drive to the boarding place. In other words, the owner can complete the whole process of parking and picking up the car without entering the parking lot. Ni Kai believes that the value of this product lies in saving time and energy for car owners in all weather and all scenes.

  The first parking service product that supports "all-weather", "full scene" and "real operation"

  In fact, the parking scene is an application scene of autonomous driving technology that is widely concerned by the industry. At present, many automobile manufacturers, Tier 1 (first-class supplier) enterprises and autonomous driving companies are competing to develop solutions for this scene.

  In Ni Kai’s view, compared with other parking service schemes, HoloParking’s advantage lies in its ability to support all-weather and all-scene real operation. No matter in the environment with serious light shortage, in the complex parking lot with mixed traffic and many emergencies, or in bad weather such as rain, snow, strong wind and dense fog, HoloParking’s system can operate normally, providing users with safe and stable parking service service.

  Ni Kai believes that in order to achieve all-weather and all-scene real operation, parking service system must have three capabilities: intelligence, robustness and landing. Heduo Technology can achieve this function mainly due to HoloParking’s unique "three-in-one" technical scheme.

  According to Ni Kai, the conventional thinking of the industry is to take the car as the only carrier to realize autonomous driving, but the pure car-end solution can not meet the three requirements of intelligence, robustness and landing at the same time. The practice of Heduo Technology is to introduce the field terminal and high-precision map terminal into HoloParking system, and form a set of "three-in-one" scheme together with the vehicle terminal. Through the coordinated operation of the three terminals, HoloParking is obviously more intelligent in perception, positioning and decision-making; Through sufficient redundancy, higher robustness can be achieved, and various complex working conditions, climates and unexpected situations can be properly dealt with. In addition, by empowering the field end, the sensor and calculation unit at the vehicle end completely meet the requirements of the vehicle regulations.

  During the conference, HoloParking was dynamically displayed on the spot.

  In the first round of display, the tester started HoloParking service with one button through the mobile APP 100 meters away from the open-air parking lot, and then the vehicle automatically drove to the parking lot. When the sudden appearance of pedestrians on the road is detected, the vehicle stops immediately, waits for the pedestrians to leave before moving on, and finally stops smoothly. When returning the car, the tester remotely started HoloParking through the App, and the vehicle was parked independently. When an obstacle car parked on the road was detected, it bypassed the obstacle car through secondary route planning and continued to drive, successfully reaching the boarding place.

  The second round shows that HoloParking is equally intelligent and stable when multiple vehicles are running at the same time. Three different types of vehicles carrying HoloParking received parking instructions at the same time, two stopped and one picked up the car, all of which successfully completed the task. On the way to the vehicle, the nearby waterwheel began to water to simulate heavy rain. Under such conditions, the vehicle still successfully completed the whole process.

  Wang zheng, vice president of Heduo Technology, pointed out that HoloParking has been able to effectively cope with all kinds of bad weather and emergencies, and support multiple vehicles to run at the same time, thus meeting the needs of actual landing operation, with high stability and safety.

  The "2020 Plan" was announced for the first time, and parking service can be expected to land

  While releasing HoloParking, Heduo Technology also disclosed the future landing plan of this product.

  Ni Kai said that the commercialization process of HoloParking will start from important outlets and gradually realize large-scale operation. In this process, Heduo will work with commerce, automobile industry and capital to build parking service Alliance.

  At the press conference, Heduo Technology announced its "2020 Plan" for the first time.

  Starting from 2019, Heduo Technology will be the main technical participant, and cooperate with Shanghai Automobile City to carry out the "Last Mile" demonstration operation project, centering on the automobile innovation port, radiating Shanghai Automobile Museum and Shanghai Automobile Expo Park, and HoloParking will polish the technology in the continuous real operation.

  By 2020, Heduo will support more than 20 cities, with at least 20 parking lots in each city. In order to achieve this goal, at the parking lot end, Heduo will cooperate with the smart parking enterprise "Parking Simple" to jointly complete the intelligent upgrade of the parking lot, so as to support the service of HoloParking in parking service.

  In terms of sensors, Hedo has reached a strategic cooperation with Velodyne, the world’s leading laser radar supplier. As a strategic partner, Velodyne will provide Hedo with priority procurement rights and support Hedo’s wider deployment in the future. In the future, the two sides will work together to reduce costs. Heduo’s goal is to realize the cost of single parking space renovation of 2020 yuan.

  Ni Kai said that all these plans can not be completed without the help of capital. Heduo Technology has recently completed tens of millions of dollars in Series A financing, led by sequoia capital china, followed by Oceanwide Investment, and NavInfo, IDG Capital and BAI (Bertelsmann Asia Investment Fund) continue to increase their holdings. Ni Kai said that this round of financing will be mainly used to increase investment in technology research and development, and accelerate the large-scale testing of HoloPilot, an expressway automatic driving scheme independently developed by Heduo, and the landing application of HoloParking, an automatic driving scheme in parking service.

Can the listing of Qin Pro save BYD?

Text | Xu Zhe

With the launch of the new Qin Pro today (September 21st), BYD’s Dragon Face family has further grown. As BYD’s fist product this year, Qin Pro, like the new generation of Tang, launched three power versions-fuel version, DM plug-in hybrid version and EV pure electric version.

In terms of selling price, the guiding price of fuel version is 79,800-115,800 yuan, the subsidized hybrid version is 149,900-176,900 yuan, and the subsidized pure electric vehicle is 169,900-189,900 yuan. In addition, models for developers were also released, including 176,900-206,900 yuan for the developer version of Qin Pro DM and 189,900-299,900 yuan for the developer version of Qin Pro EV500.

Continue the "dragon face" design

Before the design director Wolfgang Eiger joined us, BYD’s face value was really heart-rending. Now, the former Audi design director used his "Dragon Face" to end the rustic old face value and the world’s spit for BYD. The reason why he chose "Dragon" as the theme of the design language is precisely because in the vast historical process of thousands of years, the dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation and the symbol of China culture.

Inspired by this, the models of BYD Dragon Face family all adopt a rounded large-size front grille design, with horizontal chrome trim strips, which looks like a faucet, and Qin Pro is no exception, which makes it highly recognizable.

Combined with the long and narrow headlights on both sides, two-color rim design, through taillights, etc., the whole car is more sporty.

The side waistline extends from the front fender to the tail, and the C-pillar is designed in an upward way. Slip-back modeling starts from B-pillar and presses down the curve to the rear of the car. In addition, the new car is also equipped with a five-spoke two-color rim design.

In terms of size, the three versions of BYD Qin Pro are consistent except the height of the car body. The length, width and height of Qin Pro are 4765/1837/1500mm, the wheelbase is 2718mm, and the height of the new energy version is 1495 mm.

In the interior part, the three models are basically the same, and the 8-inch LCD instrument panel and the 12.8-inch rotating large screen are undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

Qin Pro’s central control big screen has an 8-core processor, which can rotate adaptively, and is equipped with Android system, which can realize many interconnected functions such as chatting, games, entertainment, shopping and so on. BYD DiLink’s intelligent networking function also supports the interconnection of mobile phones and vehicles for remote operation.

In addition, the three versions all adopt the popular electronic lever design, but adopt different lever shapes.

Sandian technology highlights are full. DM version may become the main sales force

Qin Pro fuel version is equipped with 1.5L naturally aspirated and 1.5T turbocharged engines, with maximum power of 109 HP and 154 HP respectively, which are matched with 5-speed manual and 6-speed dual clutch gearboxes respectively. The DM plug-in hybrid version is equipped with a hybrid system consisting of 1.5T and a driving motor. The maximum output power of the engine is 154 HP and the peak torque is 240 Nm, while the maximum output power of the motor is 150 HP and the peak torque is 250 Nm. The integrated maximum power of the whole hybrid system is 295 HP, the integrated peak torque is 417 Nm, and the acceleration of 100 km takes only 5.9 seconds.

According to the official introduction, since Qin Pro9 opened the pre-sale on September 5, in less than a month, nearly 5,000 DM plug-in hybrid models have been sold. Not surprisingly, the DM plug-in hybrid model should be the main sales force in the early stage of Qin Pro’s listing.

At the same time, Qin Pro’s high-density and large-capacity battery has an energy density of 160.9Wh/kg and a capacity of 56.4kWh. In terms of cruising range, Qin Pro EV can achieve a maximum of 500km. According to the current national subsidy standard for electric vehicles, Qin Pro EV can get 66,000 national subsidies, and the maximum subsidy amount is 90,000 after local subsidies, which is highly competitive in price.

However, the listing price of Qin Pro is still "high" by netizens.

In particular, there is a certain gap between the starting price of 79,800 and the previous estimate of 60,000. Some netizens bluntly said: "The 1.5T engine is on S7, while the 1.5L engine is on Speedsharp. It costs 30,000 more to change the car shell and configuration, and the Speedsharp is only 50,000, and it has become 79,800 here."

Others compared the fuel version of Qin Pro with Geely Emgrand GL, and thought that the configuration of Emgrand GL was better than Qin Pro at the same price.

Some netizens believe that BYD has expanded after the hot sales of MAX in the Song Dynasty and the second generation in the Tang Dynasty. "I originally took a fancy to this car, but because the Great Wall that I opened now has a huge fuel consumption for five years, the BYD fo I bought for my wife has eight oils, which has made me lose confidence in the engine technology of domestic cars, and I can’t rely entirely on patriotism when buying things."

Affected by subsidies, the profit dropped by 70%.

Looking at BYD’s performance this year, apart from the "Li Juan incident" that has not yet escaped, we have to mention the embarrassment of the sharp drop in profits.

According to the sales report issued by BYD, in the first half of the year, BYD sold a total of 220,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 21%. Among them, the cumulative sales of new energy vehicles reached 71,200, up 106% year-on-year, ranking first in the sales list of new energy passenger cars.

Although BYD’s performance in the first half of the year is good from the sales data, there is still a big gap with its annual target. In January 2018, Zhao Changjiang, general manager of BYD’s automobile sales, once said that BYD hopes to achieve the annual sales target of 600,000 units in 2018, including the target of 200,000 new energy vehicles. As a result, in the first half of 2018, BYD only completed 36.92% of the annual task target, and the new energy part only completed 35.6%.

In addition, according to public data, BYD’s operating income from 2015 to 2017 was about 80.009 billion yuan, 103.47 billion yuan and 105.915 billion yuan respectively; The net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies after deducting non-recurring gains and losses is about 1.207 billion yuan, 4.613 billion yuan and 2.987 billion yuan respectively; The government subsidies included in the current profit and loss are about 581 million yuan, 711 million yuan and 1.276 billion yuan respectively.

After entering 2018, BYD’s profits have dropped sharply. According to the previous report of Observer Network, it can be found from BYD’s financial report for the first quarter of 2018 that its net profit in the first quarter plummeted by 83.09%. To make matters worse, the semi-annual performance expectation outlook: BYD expects the interim net profit to drop by at least 71%.

In this regard, BYD gave a big profit dive to the "decline in government subsidies for new energy vehicles". The financial report explained that "the overall profit of the new energy vehicle business, including electric buses and new energy passenger cars, has dropped significantly compared with the same period last year."

Of course, the reason for BYD’s profit decline is obviously not only the subsidy decline, but also the unbalanced structure of BYD’s existing models and weak profitability. Therefore, the listing of BYD Qin Pro is particularly urgent.

Back to the product, compared with the self-owned brand cars of the same class in the first echelon on the market today, from the fuel version, Geely Emgrand GL, brand-new Changan Yidong and SAIC Roewe i6 are all competing products of Qin Pro. In terms of new energy, two new energy compact cars, Roewe ei6 and MG 6, owned by SAIC will compete with Qin Pro.

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The first entry-level BYD Han EV Champion Car Purchase Manual

In the past year, BYD has undoubtedly become the top stream of the new energy market. In the new wave of price reduction, although BYD did not participate in the price reduction, the newly launched champion version lowered the entry threshold of the whole vehicle in disguise at a lower price range, which also attracted the attention of many consumers. The BYD Han EV Champion Edition, which was recently launched, has launched five models with configuration versions, with the price range of 209.8-299.8 million yuan. Compared with the old version, the price of the Champion Edition has been lowered, and a new model with a battery life of 506 kilometers has been added. At the same time, the configuration has also been upgraded. Next, let’s take a look, which version of the new Han EV Champion Edition is more worth buying?

506km predecessor distinguished type

Guide price: 209,800 yuan

First of all, the entry-level version of the 506km predecessor distinguished model, compared with the standard battery life version of 21 models, the battery capacity is reduced from 64.8 kWh to 60.48 kWh, and the battery life is 506 km from the NEDC of the old model to 506 km from the CLTC of today. You know, CLTC is more virtual than NEDC in battery life data. The power of the motor has been reduced from the old 163kW to the new 150kW, but the suspension system has been upgraded and the FSD damping system has been added.

In terms of configuration, such functions as L2 intelligent assisted driving, DiLink 4.0(5G) intelligent network connection system, panoramic sunroof, hidden door handle, keyless entry/start, battery preheating, external discharge, 12.3-inch LCD instrument, 15.6-inch central control panel, LED headlights, adaptive far and near light, ambient light, induction wiper and automatic air conditioner. Compared with the 21 standard endurance versions, the configuration has more functions such as electric trunk, ambient light, heat pump air conditioner, DiLink car and 5G network. Generally speaking, after the price reduction of 10,000 yuan, the configuration performance of the 506km predecessor distinguished model is still relatively cost-effective.

605km predecessor distinguished type

Guide price: 229,800 yuan

The next 605km predecessor distinguished model is 20,000 yuan higher in price. First, the battery life is increased from 506km to 605km, and the motor power is upgraded from 150kW to 168kW. In addition to the upgrade of power life, in the configuration, there are more functions such as parallel line assistance, door opening warning, rear collision warning, reversing car side warning, etc., and the audio system is upgraded to a 12-speaker Dana audio.

715km predecessor honor type

Guide price: 259,800 yuan

The price of the 715km predecessor distinguished model is 30,000 yuan higher than that of the 605km predecessor distinguished model, and the power and endurance are also further upgraded. The endurance of CLTC is increased from 605km to 715km, and the motor power is upgraded from 168kW to 180kW. In the configuration, there are more functions such as HUD head-up display, co-pilot ventilation and heating function, and main driver seat memory. Generally speaking, the extra 30,000 yuan is mainly for upgrading the endurance configuration.

715km precursor flagship type

Guide price: 279,800 yuan

The next flagship model has increased the price by 20,000 yuan compared with the distinguished model. The configuration has more functions such as fatigue driving reminder, automatic parking, automatic lane change assistance, steering wheel heating, automatic anti-glare rearview mirror, etc. At the same time, the steering wheel and seats are upgraded to leather materials. This version mainly upgrades the comfort function and configuration. If the budget is sufficient and the function is concerned, you can choose this version.

610km four-wheel drive flagship type

Guide price: 299,800 yuan

The biggest change in this version lies in the adjustment of the power system, which is upgraded from a single-motor front drive to a front-rear dual-motor four-wheel drive. The comprehensive motor power is increased from 180kW to 380kW, and the 0-100km/h acceleration time is increased from 7.9s to 3.9s s. In addition, although the battery power has not changed, the cruising range is reduced from 715km to 610km due to the energy consumption problem of the four-wheel drive. In the configuration, there are many functions, such as steering wheel memory, sports seat, two-row seat electric adjustment, two-row seat heating/ventilation, two-row seat backrest adjustment, rear multimedia, car fragrance, Brembo brake, DiSus-C intelligent electronic control active suspension and so on. This version is still very attractive to consumers who like passionate driving.

Conclusion:Judging from the five configuration models launched by the Champion Edition, in fact, the entry-level version is already full in configuration, which is very suitable for some pragmatic consumer groups. If there is a high requirement for battery life, then the 715km predecessor distinguished model can fully meet the demand. If there is a higher pursuit for driving control, then the four-wheel drive flagship model may be a good choice.

For the travel market, the starting price is 179,800 yuan, and the new version of Qin PLUS EV is coming.

In recent days, BYD Qin (parameter picture) PLUS is undoubtedly the brightest star in the A-class sedan market. In 2022, the car successfully won the title of monthly sales champion, and after the champion version was launched this year, its sales data soared. Today, the monthly sales level is stable at around 40,000 units, and the outstanding sales data is simply envious of others.

Recently, the 2023 BYD Qin PLUS EV new model was officially launched, and the new car was launched in two configurations, with a price range of 179,800 ~ 209,900 yuan. It is reported that the new model belongs to the exclusive version launched for the network car market, and the whole vehicle is mainly adjusted for configuration and warranty policy. Let’s take a look at its performance.

appearance design

As a new model, BYD Qin PLUS EV Travel Edition has not changed in styling design. Specifically, the new car adopts Dragon Face 3.0 design language, the front face is designed with a closed front grille, and many sharp lines are added to the hood and front enclosure. Together with the front bumper, the temperament of the whole car is more sporty. The two sides are equipped with angular headlight groups, and the middle part is connected by a silver plaque, which enhances the integrity of the front face design. Its internal structure is inspired by the arrow feather, and the arrow-shaped light strips are arranged neatly, and the visual effect is quite exquisite after lighting.

In terms of body size, the specific length, width and height of the new models are 4765×1837×1515 mm and the wheelbase is 2718mm. The car’s side shape is relatively compact, the roof is designed with a sliding back, and the front and rear wheel eyebrows are slightly expanded and the raised waistline shows a certain sense of strength.

The rear of the car has a good layering. The taillight group adopts the popular penetrating design, with straight lines around it, and the visual effect is quite layered. At the same time, the lamp group is flattened and integrated with the profile, which has a natural feeling.

Interior design

The interior design of BYD Qin PLUS EV Travel Edition has not changed either. Among them, the center console of the car adopts a symmetrical layout, and the materials and workmanship are relatively in place. The areas that can be contacted frequently in daily life are basically wrapped in soft materials, and the details are decorated with elements such as piano paint decorative boards and wire drawing decorative boards, and the texture is quite outstanding. At the same time, the center console of the car is equipped with a rotatable 10.1-inch central control display screen, which has comprehensive functions, including vehicle settings, color adjustment of ambient lights, navigation, 360-degree panoramic images and other functions, and also supports the download and application of major apps.

The seats in the new car are uniformly wrapped in leather-like fabrics, and the main driver’s seat is electrically adjusted as standard in terms of functions. The front seats are in one-piece shape, with double color matching, moderate internal filler hardness, excellent cushion length and good comfort.

The two sides of the rear seat are slightly sunken, and the inclination angle between the seat cushion and the backrest is more suitable for Chinese people. The experiencer with a height of 1.75 meters comes to the back row, and the leg space can reach more than two fists, while the head space is four fingers, and the spatial performance is also outstanding.

power system

BYD Qin PLUS EV Travel Edition is equipped with a front-mounted single motor, which is divided into two versions at the same time. Its maximum output power is 100 kW and 150 kW respectively, and its peak torque is 180 Nm and 250 Nm respectively. In addition, the new car provides lithium iron phosphate batteries with two capacities of 57 kWh and 72 kWh, and the NEDC pure electric cruising range is 500km and 610km respectively.

Vehicle configuration and purchase suggestions

As a new model, BYD Qin PLUS EV Travel Edition maintains the internal and external styling design of the current model, and the whole vehicle is mainly adjusted in terms of configuration. At the same time, the new vehicle has changed its warranty policy according to the driving characteristics of operating vehicles, in which the warranty policy for power batteries has been adjusted from 8 years or 150,000 kilometers for non-operating vehicles to 6 years or 600,000 kilometers, and the warranty policy for whole vehicles has been adjusted from 6 years or 150,000 kilometers to 1 year or 100,000 kilometers. The new car has launched two configurations this time, with a price range of 179.8 ~ 209.9 thousand yuan. Let’s make a detailed comparative analysis to see which one is more cost-effective.

2023 500km Travel Edition

Recommended index: ★★★

Configuration Comments: Basic configuration level is average.

The guide price is 179,800 yuan, which only provides child safety seat interface, rear parking radar, reversing image, cruise control, driving mode switching, remote parking, single sunroof, Bluetooth key, low-speed driving warning, four-way steering wheel adjustment, built-in driving recorder, wireless charging of mobile phone, sports style seat, electric adjustment of front seat, 4G network, OTA upgrade, Gaode map, voice recognition control, remote control, LED far and near light.

2023 610km Pilot Diamond Edition

Recommended index: ★★★★

Configuration Comments: Perfect functional configuration and high cost performance.

The guide price is 209,900 yuan, with L2 intelligent driving assistance system, additional functions such as external discharge, NFC key, 8.8-inch central control display screen, electric adjustment of co-pilot seat, heating of front and rear seats, 12.8-inch central control display screen, 220-volt power supply, adaptive far and near light, multi-color ambient lights in the car, heat pump air conditioning, air quality monitoring, air purifier, etc. The configuration performance is more perfect, and the power performance and endurance are obviously improved.

Che Shu concluded

Generally speaking, BYD Qin PLUS EV Travel Edition has no obvious change in styling design compared with the ordinary version. The whole vehicle is mainly adjusted in terms of configuration and warranty policy, which is more in line with the use requirements of the network car. In Uncle Che’s view, the travel version will not have much impact on our ordinary consumers, but the introduction of the travel version will help improve the sales level of the whole vehicle. From the aspect of sales, the cumulative sales data of this car reached nearly 120,000 units from January to April this year, and the monthly sales data in April and March remained at around 40,000 units, accounting for more than 10% of the compact car market. The performance is really quite scary. I believe that after opening up the B-end market, the sales level of Qin PLUS series will be significantly improved, and we will wait and see.

Byd Han DM-i: equipped with 1.5T plug-in system, or 176,800, is a prelude to hot sales.

BYD made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show.
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After the -i model, some friends are very much looking forward to it.
-i, this is not in the latest new car declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, but in the Chinese DM-I..So what’s the point of Han DM-i, and what’s the starting price? Xiao bian believes that: referring to the existing DM-I model price, Han DM-i or 176,800.Below, let’s take a look at the specific analysis.

Tips: 1. The price is analyzed and predicted based on the existing data, and the final price is subject to the official; 2. There are many articles. If time is limited, it is recommended to read the summary at the end of the article directly.

(a) size:The length, width and height of Han DM-i are 4960 x1910 x1495mm and the wheelbase is 2920mm, which is different from that of Han DM and Han DM.
Keep consistent, positioning belongs to medium and large cars.

(2) Power:Han DM-i will be equipped with the current one.
The 1.5T hybrid system on -i, according to the data of two models of Han DM-i in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, shows that the maximum power of 1.5T engine is 102kw and the maximum torque is 231N.m, and the maximum power of the motor is 145kw and the maximum torque is 316N.m (refer to the data of Tang DM-i for torque).It should be noted that the 145kw motor version should be two entry-level models, belonging to the power configuration of Tang DM-i entry-level models.
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With the configuration of two high-profile models, the later Han DM-i may also have a 160kw motor version with a medium-high profile model.

(1) Premise: 1.5T(102kw)+145kw power start.At least we know that the starting power of Han DM-i is composed of 1.5T(102kw)+145kw motor, so it is relatively easy to analyze its starting price.

(2) Refer to the existing price distribution of BYD DM-i cars (all tables are DM-i models):

(1) Price distribution of models equipped with 145kw motor:From the perspective of price distribution, 145kw motor matching Han and Tang models should be entry-level models. At the same time as the corresponding model
(compact SUV) and Qin PLUS (compact), the price difference between the two cars with the same power configuration is 20,000-30,000 yuan.Considering that the positioning of Han (medium and large cars) is higher than that of Tang (medium SUV), the price of Han DM-i is likely to be similar to that of Tang DM-I.

(3) Analysis of the DM-i entry-level model of Tang Dynasty

By comparison, it can be found that the only 145kw motor version configuration of Tang DM-i is similar to that of the 160kw low-profile version, with a price difference of 10,000 yuan. The same comparison with Qin PLUS shows that the top configuration of Qin Plus’s 132 kW motor is similar to that of the 145kw low-profile version, with a difference of 10,000 yuan.Therefore, if Tang DM-i also has four models, its starting price should be around 179,800 yuan. Han DM-i is likely to have two low-priced versions of 145kw motors, so its starting price may be around 180,000 yuan.

(D) Comparison of the prices of the same-power vehicles in Han and Tang Dynasties

A: 2.0 TDM version comparison: Han DM is two four-wheel drive models (both 2.0T+ single motor versions), and the guide price is 21.98-23.98 million yuan. Tang DM is a four-wheel drive model with three models, and the guide price is 23.68-286,800 yuan (the minimum is 2.0T+ single motor). The same DM system, Tang DM starts at a higher price.If you look at the 2.0T+ single motor, the price of Tang DM version is the top price of Han DM, which is very similar to the current Tang DM-i with only one 145kw version, while Han may have two 145kw versions.It means that the second lowest allocation price of Han DM-i may be around 189,800 yuan, and the lowest allocation is about 10,000 yuan (17.About 980,000 yuan).

B: EV version comparison: As can be seen from the table,Under the condition that the number of motors and driving forms are the same,
The starting price is still higher than that of Han EV.
This may also indicate that the price of Han DM-i 145kw version and Bitang DM-I 145kw version is similar or even lower.

(5) The starting price difference between DM-i and DM models.

According to our previous analysis data:The starting price of DM models is generally about 45 thousand yuan higher than that of DM-i models.Therefore, the starting price of Han DM-i may be 21.98-4.5 = 174,800 yuan, which is also in line with our basic analysis and forecast interval above.

The above analysis summary is summarized as follows:

(1) Song PLUS (compact SUV) and Qin PLUS (compact car) of the same level, the price difference between the two cars with the same power configuration is 20,000-30,000 yuan.Han (medium and large cars) is positioned higher than Tang (medium SUV), so the price of Han DM-i is probably similar to that of Tang DM-I.

(2) If Tang DM-i also has four models, its starting price should be around 179,800 yuan. butHan DM-i is likely to have two low-priced versions of 145kw motors, so its starting price may be around 180,000 yuan.

(3) According to the 2.0T+ single motor, the price of Tang DM version is the top price of Han DM, which is very similar to the current 145kw version of Tang DM-i, and there may be two 145kw versions of Han DM-i, which means that the second lowest price of Han DM-I may be around 189,800 yuan, and the minimum price is about 10,000 yuan (about 179,800 yuan).

(4) In the case of the same number of motors and driving forms, the starting price of Tang EV is still higher than that of Han EV top models. This may also indicate that the top price of Han DM-i 145kw version is similar to that of Tang DM-I 145kw version (18.89), or even lower.

(5) The starting price of DM models is generally about 45,000 yuan higher than that of DM-i models, so the starting price of DM-i in Han may be 21.98-4.5 = 174,800 yuan, which is also in line with our basic analysis and forecast interval above.

To sum up, we think that the starting price of Han DM-i may be 176,800 yuan (deviation 5K).Of course, this is just a routine analysis based on the existing data. Now BYD’s production capacity has been insufficient. In order to maintain sufficient production capacity to cope with orders, and Han itself belongs to BYD’s flagship car,It is hard to say whether the final price of Han DM-i will be lowered below 200,000 yuan, so we can only wait.. Then, if the starting price of Han DM-i is around 176,800, would you choose it? Welcome to leave a message.

Text: Ming Chen car research/drinking cup Chen