Auto Morning Post ｜ The number of M9 bookings in the world reached 33,000. NVIDIA plans to expand the self-driving China team led by Wu Xinzhou.

National business daily reported that according to the "Implementation Measures of Shanghai Municipality for Encouraging the Purchase and Use of New Energy Vehicles" previously issued by Shanghai, Shanghai consumers can apply for a new energy exclusive license for free when purchasing pure electric vehicles before December 31st this year. At present, there is more than one month left before the expiration of this policy.

"The policy of buying pure electric vehicles to send green cards in Shanghai next year should be adjusted to some extent. According to the news we have received, green cards may also participate in the auction mode like blue cards. If there is a buffer period for the policy of purchasing new energy vehicles for free, it will probably be postponed until June next year. " A Cadillac car salesman in Shanghai who asked not to be named told reporters. During the visit, the reporter found that a number of automobile brand salespeople said that the new energy licenses in Shanghai next year will be adjusted, and consumers are encouraged to seize the window period to buy cars.

On November 28th, Li Xiang, CEO of LI, issued a document saying that the original plan was that NOA [beta version] of AD Max city would cover 100 cities by the end of the year, and the new plan was that NOA [official version] of city would cover the national expressway and ring road and 100 cities in December, and LCC could be used all over the world and delivered to users of AD Max in an all-round way.

On November 28th, NVIDIA posted a recruitment announcement on its WeChat WeChat official account, intending to expand its self-driving China team. Recruitment positions include planning and control, system integration, real vehicle testing, etc. The positions include Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. It is reported that the person in charge of autopilot in NVIDIA is Wu Xinzhou, who previously served as vice president of autopilot in Xpeng Motors.

On August 24th, Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng took photos with Wu Xinzhou and NVIDIA CEO Huang Renxun in Weibo, and said that deeper cooperation with NVIDIA was about to begin. Subsequently, Wu Xinzhou forwarded this Weibo and confirmed that he would leave to join NVIDIA.

On November 28th, at the press conference of Zhijie S7 and Huawei, Yu Chengdong, the chairman of Huawei BU, announced that the number of M9 cars booked in Zhijie exceeded 33,000, which will be officially released at the end of the year.

On November 28th, Lotus Technology announced that on the eve of the planned business merger with LCatterton Asia Acquisition Corp, the company had signed a financing commitment agreement with a total amount of about 870 million US dollars through public equity private investment (PIPE) and convertible bonds this year, and all financing agreements were signed according to the pre-investment valuation of 5.5 billion US dollars. LCAA belongs to consumer goods private equity investment company LCatterton. On April 28th, 2023, Lotus Technology announced that it had obtained about $120 million in financing, and the company recently received another financing commitment of about $750 million.

On November 27th, Deng Chenghao, CEO of Deep Blue Automobile, announced the plan of Deep Blue Automobile on the social platform. He emphasized that Deep Blue Automobile will launch two new models next year, with a global sales target of 450,000 vehicles in 2024. On the same day, Changan Automobile held a Southeast Asia conference in Thailand. Two models, Deep Blue S07 and L07, were officially unveiled and listed in Thailand. He said that the official appearance of Deep Blue S07 and L07 in Thailand is an important step in the globalization of Deep Blue, and it will also be a milestone for Deep Blue to expand overseas markets.

On November 28th, the patent of "battery and body integrated structure, vehicle" applied by Xiaomi Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. was announced. Through the technical scheme, the top of the battery pack shell is integrated with the cross beam, which can strengthen the shell body and improve the rigidity and side impact force transmission performance of the battery pack shell, and the top of the shell body is used as the floor panel, which is beneficial to improving the integration degree of the vehicle, reducing the self-weight of the vehicle body structure, realizing the light weight of the vehicle and improving the cruising range of the vehicle.

The Paper reported that at the 8th International Summit on Power Battery Application held in Shanghai, Liu Jincheng, chairman of Yiwei Lithium Energy, revealed that the company had started construction of a battery factory with a planned investment of 1 billion euros in Debrecen. In May this year, Yiwei Lithium Energy announced that Sun Company, a wholly-owned company of the company, had signed a land purchase agreement with the seller to purchase the seller’s land in the northwest industrial zone of Debrecen, Hungary, for the production of cylindrical power batteries. It is reported that the Hungarian factory of Yiwei Lithium Energy will be completed and put into production in 2026 as planned, and the large cylindrical battery produced will be supplied to the Debrecen factory of BMW.

According to the report of European Automotive News, Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, believes that the speed of electrification may slow down after the key elections in Europe and America, so Stellantis is preparing for this.

Carlos Tavares said, "There will be two important elections next year, namely, the European Parliament election in June and the American election in November. By then, the political situation may be different. " Carlos Tavares said that Stellantis may have to change its strategy "if politics and public opinion no longer favor electric vehicles". Carlos Tavares pointed out, "One of my tasks is to prepare the company for the new situation. We have prepared a plan for this. "

Reuters reported that Dominic Johnson, the British investment secretary, said on November 27th that he was trying to attract China automakers to set up factories in Britain, and that investment from China was crucial for Britain to achieve its environmental protection goals.

"To achieve the goal of net zero, China’s investment is crucial," Johnson said. I welcome the strong business cooperation between China and Britain in each other’s national investment. " He added that he would prefer China automakers to make cars in Britain rather than import them. He stressed: "There is no doubt that my goal is to attract China automakers."

On November 28th, it was reported that after a pedestrian accident last month, General Motors will reduce the expenses of its autonomous driving department Cruise. Previously, in October, a driverless taxi of Cruise failed to stop in time and hit a pedestrian who was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.