1. Oil prices may rise.
In the second oil price adjustment this year, the domestic refined oil price fell again, which finally reduced the oil price before the Chinese New Year. According to the rules of oil price adjustment, a new round of refined oil price adjustment window will open at 24 o’clock this Friday (February 3). Due to the recent continuous rise of international oil prices, oil prices have started to rise sharply again.
On January 30th, the change rate of crude oil on the 6th working day was 6.22%. It is estimated that gasoline and diesel will be increased by 280 yuan/ton, and will be increased by 0.22-0.24 yuan/liter after conversion. According to the calculation of 50-liter fuel tank of family car, it will cost 11-12 yuan more for car owners to fill up a tank of oil. It is worth noting that fuel prices may continue to rise in the future.
2. Domestic production and sales of new energy vehicles ranked first in the world for 8 consecutive years.
According to the latest statistics of China Automobile Industry Association, in 2022, the domestic new energy vehicles continued to grow explosively, with the production and sales reaching 7.058 million and 6.887 million respectively, up by 96.9% and 93.4% respectively, ranking first in the world for eight consecutive years. The market scale is leading the world.
Last year, domestic new energy vehicles sold 6.887 million vehicles, and the market share increased to 25.6%, 12.1 percentage points higher than the previous year, and the global sales accounted for more than 60%. Among them, the sales volume of pure electric vehicles was 5.365 million, an increase of 81.6% year-on-year; The sales volume of plug-in hybrid vehicles was 1.518 million, a year-on-year increase of 1.5 times.
3. Has the sales growth of new energy vehicles reached the bottleneck stage?
Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the Association, recently published an article on social platforms, saying that the sales growth of new energy vehicles has reached a bottleneck stage, and after the new energy policy is delisted in 2023, the sales growth will be a serious problem. The price of new energy vehicles increased too much in the early stage, with fewer orders, and then the price reduction of head enterprises such as Tesla was superimposed, which caused consumers’ wait-and-see mood, which decreased greatly from the previous month.
The Federation predicts that the growth rate of the automobile market will decline in January under the disturbance of pre-consumption, epidemic infection and early Spring Festival, and the average daily retail sales of major manufacturers in the first and second weeks will be -24% and -18% respectively. The third week is the week before the Spring Festival and the working day is five days. Due to the influence of the Spring Festival, it is estimated that the average daily retail sales will be the same as that of the week before the Spring Festival last year and -65% compared with the same period last year. Considering the post-holiday recovery effect and the impulse of manufacturers at the end of the month, it is expected that the market will rebound in the fourth week, with a year-on-year increase of about 9%. It is estimated that the retail sales volume of narrow passenger cars in January was 1.36 million, down 34.6% year-on-year and 37.3% quarter-on-quarter. Among them, the retail sales volume of new energy is expected to be 360,000 vehicles, up 1.8% year-on-year, down 43.8% month-on-month, and the penetration rate is 26.5%.
The new generation BMW X1 is expected to be put into production in March.
According to media reports, the new generation BMW X1 is expected to be put into production in March this year, and the current BMW X1 code-named F49 will be discontinued. This car has completed the declaration work, the size of the front kidney grille has become more square while increasing, and the internal structure of the headlight group is similar to that of the 3 series.
The tail looks wider because the taillights extend outward and are slender. In terms of size, the length and wheelbase of the car body have increased by 51mm and 22mm respectively, reaching 4616mm and 2802 mm. Power will be provided by 1.5T and 2.0T engines.
5. Starting from RMB 339,800, Ideal L7 will be listed soon.
We learned from the official in LI that Ideal L7 will be officially launched on February 8th. The new car is positioned as a 5-seat medium and large SUV, and two versions of "Max" and "Pro" will also be launched. The previously announced prices were 339,800 yuan and 379,800 yuan respectively. The overall appearance of this car looks more like a scaled-down version of the ideal L9, and the biggest difference from L8 is that the roof line presents a slightly downward sloping slip-back design.
According to the application information, lidar can be provided as an option, and the "bulging" design was cancelled for the roof without lidar. In terms of size, the length of the car is 5050mm and the wheelbase is 3005 mm. The power is still equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder range extender and a four-wheel drive system consisting of front and rear dual motors.
6. Xpeng Motors: 200,000 vehicles delivered in 2023.
On the first day after the Spring Festival holiday, He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, issued an internal letter to all employees, and planned to launch five new and redesigned models this year, with the delivery target of 200,000 vehicles in 2023. In addition, full scene assisted driving (XNGP) will be delivered in the third quarter of this year.
According to the known information, Xpeng Motors will make changes to the P7, G3i and P5 models this year, among which the P7 replacement model is expected to be unveiled in March, and the other two new cars are the five-seat coupe SUV G7 based on the F platform and the medium and large MPV models based on the H platform.
7. The exposure of the fourth generation Haval H6 spy photos
The road test spy photos of the fourth generation Haval H6 were exposed again after the new version of Haval H6 was listed in the new car declaration catalogue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It is reported that the real car will be officially unveiled in the first half of this year. In terms of appearance, the front face adopts a larger air intake grille, and the headlights have added a "tearful eye" design. No accident, it should be a daytime running light. The shape of the taillight group is familiar, and it is a bit similar to the Haval beast.
The interior began to align with the new forces. The screen size of the main driver was larger, and the co-driver was directly equipped with a through screen. The design style of the center console and central armrest is similar to Wei brand, and two wireless charging panels are provided. Power should continue to be equipped with 1.5T and 2.0T engines, and the 1.5T plug-in hybrid system will not be absent.
8. Or for 500,000 yuan, here comes M9.
The test spy photos of the M9 are also circulated on the Internet, and the body size looks a little bigger than that of the M7. There are two kinds of grille designs on the front face, which are expected to correspond to the extended range version and the pure electric version respectively, just like the M5. In terms of interior, it is equipped with the same large screen as the M5 and M7, and the brown seat looks very comfortable.
It is reported that this car will be equipped with lidar, and the intelligent driving assistance will be a new highlight of the M9. There is no exact news about the power. It is said that this car may appear on the same stage with Huawei Mate60 series from September to October, and the estimated price is about 500,000 yuan.
9. Push five electric vehicles within two years, and Peugeot announces electrification strategy.
Peugeot has released the E-LION electrification strategy. In 2023, all Peugeot models will be electrified, and in 2030, only pure electric models will be sold in the European market. In the future product planning, the CEO of Peugeot Citroen Group once said that by 2025, Peugeot will introduce five new pure electric vehicles to the market, including E-308, E-308 SW, E-408, E-3008 and E-5008. Among them, E-3008 and E-308SW are equipped with brand-new motors, and the cruising range under WLTP conditions exceeds 400 kilometers. These two cars were released at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September and are expected to be launched in the world in the second half of this year.
In addition to pure electric vehicles, by 2025, models including 208, 2008, 308, 3008, 408 and 5008 will be equipped with hybrid systems. According to the official preview, the future appearance of Peugeot pure electric vehicles will adopt the classic lion’s paw-shaped daytime running lights, the luminous brand LOGO, the penetrating LED strip and the borderless illuminable grille.
10. The appearance of Xiaomi car is suspected to be leaked.
Finally, it is the news that the first model "MS11" of Xiaomi Automobile is suspected. Judging from the appearance renderings circulating on the Internet, the new car should be at the same level as BYD Seal and Tesla Model 3, and the bump directly above the front windshield is likely to be a lidar. Closed front face, drop-shaped headlights, hidden door handles and other designs are very new energy.
The design of the rear of the car is more in line with the trend, and you can see the penetrating taillights and the duckling tail on the trunk lid. According to the information circulated on the Internet, the first model of Xiaomi Automobile will be launched in the first quarter of next year, and the price may be between 260,000 yuan and 300,000 yuan.