91 Ten Articles: China's car exports to Australia soared, Skyworth said it would invest another 30 billion to build cars

1. Changan Automobile plans to increase its layout in the new energy field. In the future, 26 pure electric models will be launched successively, of which two intelligent models with internal code names E11 and C385 are expected to debut within the year. These 26 new cars include 8 plug-in hybrid models and 6 pure electric models of Changan brand, 3 plug-in hybrid models and 4 pure electric models of Oushang brand, and 5 models of new brands.

2. Skyworth founder Huang Hongsheng announced the "1-3-3-3" goal today: 1 represents the 10 billion yuan invested in Skyworth Auto, and the following three 3s represent another 30 billion yuan to be invested in the future. The market value of Skyworth Auto will reach 300 billion yuan after another 30 years of hard work. He also said that Skyworth Auto will become one of the top ten brands in the world.

3. The latest automobile export data released by the China Automobile Dealers Association shows that in the first quarter of this year, China exported 430,000 vehicles, an increase of 89% year-on-year and 19% month-on-month from the fourth quarter of last year. From the market point of view, China's automobile exports this year mainly rely on markets such as Chile, Saudi Arabia and Australia. In addition, the Russian, Swedish and Australian markets also performed strongly, and even the Belgian market became the core of the first quarter's increase. In terms of absolute numbers, the markets with relatively large increases in the first quarter are Europe, the United Kingdom, Russia, Norway and other markets. In 2020, my country's automobile exports fell by 13%.

4. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that from January to March, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 1,825.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.37 times, an increase of 50.2% over January to March 2019, and an average increase of 22.6% over the past two years. Among them, the profits of the automobile manufacturing industry increased by 8.43 times year-on-year.

5. TSMC will invest another US$2.8 billion in its Nanjing factory to increase the production of automotive semiconductors to meet the growing demand for 28-nanometer automotive chips. The monthly production capacity of the new production line is expected to reach 40,000 silicon wafers.

6. Tesla's stock price fell more than 4% as its first-quarter earnings report failed to ease investors' concerns about its overvaluation, as well as the long-term global chip shortage and intensified competition. Tesla's first-quarter revenue was only slightly higher than expected, and the sale of environmental credits contributed $518 million.

7. Ford Motor has taken a new step in electric vehicle battery design and production. The company announced that it will establish a research center in southeastern Michigan, called "Ford Ion Park", to develop lithium-ion batteries and solid-state battery prototypes.

8. The Automobile and Equipment Manufacturers Association (EMMA) told U.S. lawmakers that they opposed setting a specific date for stopping the sale of new gasoline passenger cars, and warned that a rapid shift to pure electric vehicles could lead to thousands of job losses.

9. Scientists at the University of Queensland have developed a new type of battery that combines graphene electrodes and aluminum-ion batteries. Experiments show that the battery has a lifespan three times longer than current lithium-ion batteries. Moreover, thanks to its higher energy density, its charging speed is increased by 70 times.

10. NUST MISIS and LG Electronics have jointly developed a new alloy material to Manufacturing Radiator LG has registered a patent for a magnesium alloy (Mg-Si-Zn-Ca) and a heat sink made of it, which is cheaper than other alloys.

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