"91 Ten Articles" - A must-read daily briefing for the new energy vehicle industry (210203)

1. CATL (300750) issued an announcement stating that it plans to invest 29 billion yuan to expand production or build three battery production line projects in Yibin, Sichuan, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, and Xiapu, Fujian.

2. Quanfeng Automotive (603982) will reach a contract with ZF Transmission for new energy vehicle motor housing and electronic control housing, with an estimated amount of 375 million yuan.

3. BYD: Will accelerate the replacement of fuel vehicles with new energy vehicles through technological innovation.

4. Liao Bing, former CEO of GAC Aion, announced the establishment of Freedom (Shenzhen) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., which will launch a new energy vehicle brand - Freedom Car.

5. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Action Plan for the Development of Basic Electronic Components Industry (2021-2023)", which clearly proposed to focus on key markets such as smart terminals, 5G, industrial Internet, data centers, new energy vehicles, etc., to promote breakthroughs in the basic electronic components industry and enhance the supply chain security capabilities of key materials, equipment and instruments.

6. The "Huawei version" model jointly developed by Huawei and BAIC New Energy will be released in April and will be available in November.

7. Swedish consulting firm EV-Volums said that global electric vehicle sales are expected to exceed 4.6 million in 2021, with Europe and China both expected to achieve annual sales of 1.9 million.

8. Kia signed a memorandum of understanding with cold chain startup S.lab Asia Inc. to use the Kia Niro electric vehicle to enter Singapore's last-mile delivery market.

9. State Grid Electric Vehicle Company is piloting scheduled charging, with the first batch open to Liangzi Lake District in Ezhou, making it convenient for car owners to enjoy off-peak electricity prices.

10. With the help of the EU industrial development plan, Tesla is expected to obtain at least 1 billion euros in public funds from Germany to help it build an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Brandenburg.

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