Jetta: Perfect Concerto of Space and Comfort

In the vast world of automobiles, Jetta has always played a practical and comfortable gorgeous movement with its exquisite carving of space and unremitting pursuit of comfort. Today, let’s go deep into Jetta’s interior world, carefully explore its outstanding accomplishments in storage space, front seat space and rear seat space, and feel how it creates infinite comfort possibilities in a limited body.

When you gently open the door of Jetta, the first thing you see is the front seat space full of humanized design. Jetta’s seat, like a caring personal butler, is always ready to adjust its posture according to your needs. Its adjustment function is rich and accurate, sliding back and forth smoothly and unimpeded, the lifting range is just right, and the backrest inclination angle can respond to your instructions in microseconds. Take a man with a height of 1.88 meters and a strong figure as an example. When he leisurely sits in the driver’s seat and adjusts the seat to the most suitable driving position, he will be pleasantly surprised to find that there is still an open space between his head and the roof of the car, as if there is an endless blue sky above his head, and his thoughts are free to gallop, and he will not be bothered by the depressed atmosphere at all. The performance of the legroom is also remarkable. The ample stretching area keeps an elegant distance between the knees and the center console. During long-distance driving, the legs can stretch freely, the blood circulates freely, and the fatigue seems to be forgotten far away. The wrapping on both sides of the seat is like a gentle and powerful embrace. When the vehicle turns or changes lanes, it gives the driver just the right support, which will not be too tight, but also ensure the stability and safety of the body, making every driving a pleasure.

Slowly turn around and step into the back row of Jetta, which is a spacious and comfortable new world. The spaciousness of the legroom in the back row is beyond imagination. Passengers are like being in a VIP seat in a luxury cinema, and their legs can be stretched forward as much as they like. Even passengers with long legs do not have to compromise their long legs, and they can easily change various comfortable sitting postures for a long time. The layout of the horizontal space is full of Jetta’s atmospheric demeanor. Three adults sit side by side, leaving plenty of room for activities between their shoulders. The arms are placed naturally and casually, and there will be no embarrassment and embarrassment between them. The backrest angle of the rear seat has been carefully designed, which perfectly fits the natural curve of the human spine, providing solid and comfortable support for the waist, as if it were a skilled masseur, silently relieving fatigue for you during the journey. It is worth mentioning that the uplift of the middle part of Jetta’s rear floor is extremely low. Compared with many similar models, this design provides a more friendly resting place for the feet of the middle passengers, so that every rear passenger can enjoy an equal and comfortable ride experience.

However, the charm of Jetta is not limited to the spacious and comfortable seating space, but also unique in the creation of storage space, which can be called a mobile storage treasure house. The bottom of the center console is like an exquisite storage cube, and the open storage slot is like a small intimate drawer. Small things such as mobile phones, wallets and keys can find their own shelter here. The exquisite design of its depth and width ensures the stability and safety of the items during driving, and even in the face of bumpy road conditions, they will not easily slide or shift. The glove box is like a hidden treasure chest, with amazing volume and regular internal space. All kinds of important materials such as vehicle manuals, insurance documents and bills can be properly kept here, and at the same time, it can easily accommodate paper towels, wet wipes, snacks, small first aid kits and other necessary items for your trip, providing all-round protection. The storage compartment on the inside of the car door is like a long, narrow and deep treasure house, and its length and depth are enough to accommodate all kinds of beverage bottles, whether it is a slim mineral water bottle or a stout sports beverage can, it can firmly embrace it. In addition, the door storage compartment also reserves enough space for travel AIDS such as umbrellas, folding maps, small flashlights, car vacuum cleaners, etc., so that you can get them quickly and conveniently when you need them. The central armrest box is like a private and practical treasure box. The internal space layout is reasonable, and it can store valuable or common items such as wallets, documents and sunglasses. The lid of the armrest box is like a solid shield, which effectively blocks the outside world.Provide intimate security protection for your items.

Finally, let’s focus on Jetta’s remarkable trunk space. It’s like a magical space pocket, and the opening of the trunk is wide and regular, just like a grand door to the storage kingdom, which is convenient for you to easily carry items of various shapes and sizes. In daily urban life, its regular volume is enough to meet the transportation needs of big bags and small bags for family shopping, luggage and equipment for short trips on weekends and various small items. Imagine a happy family camping trip. Tents, sleeping bags, barbecue grills, ingredients, drinks and all kinds of outdoor products can be easily stored in Jetta’s trunk, adding endless convenience to your trip. When you are faced with special handling tasks, such as handling large furniture, sports equipment or bicycles, the function of Jetta’s rear seats that can be laid down in proportion will come into full play. With a slight operation, the rear seat will fall gracefully, and perfectly blend with the trunk floor, forming an almost flat and huge loading plane, as if it were a mobile big bed customized for you. Whether it is a slender club, a huge snowboard suit, or a large TV set, bookshelf and other furniture, you can find a suitable habitat in this spacious and regular space, which provides great convenience and possibility for your handling work.

Jetta, like a master of space and comfort, uses its exquisite skills and persistent pursuit of details to perfectly integrate the front seat space, the rear seat space and the storage space to create a spacious and practical, comfortable and convenient mobile space. Whether you are traveling through the busy city or galloping between the heavens and the earth in vast expanse, Jetta has become the most trustworthy partner in your journey with its excellent spatial performance, accompanying you through every wonderful journey and leaving countless beautiful memories.

　　For logistics practitioners, to improve transportation efficiency, it is inseparable from the help of transportation vehicles. Compared with other models, new energy light vans are widely used in the freight field with large space and strong power. Especially at the moment of high oil prices, the demand for light vans in the logistics and distribution industry is also increasing. However, which light van is better? Today, through the comparison of two popular new energy light vans, let’s see which one is more worthy of starting: SAIC Chase’s big V1 or Geely Remote Star Enjoy V6E PLUS.

SAIC Chase MAXUS wins V1

　　Dana V1Light vanHigher space utilization rate

　　In order to improve transportation efficiency and reduce transportation time, a light van that can carry more goods is very heavy. So, let’s compare the spatial performance of the two cars first.

　　The interior volume of Montana V1 car reaches 7.3m3 While ensuring the large loading capacity, there is also a 520mm ultra-low floor with a straight container partition design, which improves the utilization rate of space.

Dana V1

　　Geely Remote Star enjoys the car content of V6E PLUS with a volume of 7m3+, which is slightly inferior to that of Montana V1.

　　Geely remote xingxiang V6E PLUS

　　While ensuring a large space, Montana V1 is still an intellectual school. The car is not only equipped with a cool seven-inch LCD dashboard, but also comes standard with reversing images. It also has the industry’s first "non-inductive" interactive design, which is powered on when you sit down, and coupled with the AI assistant "Xiaotong classmate" who supports full-scene voice interaction to share goods and traffic information in real time, making driving more convenient and efficient.

　　Dana V1Light van has better endurance.

　　Judging whether a new energy vehicle is worth starting with, its endurance is also a key consideration. Montana V1 is equipped with lithium iron phosphate battery, and the cruising range under CLTC can reach 305km. Coupled with the DC charging mode, it takes only 45 minutes to charge from 5% to 80%, with long battery life and fast charging function, so that there is no mileage anxiety in transportation. Geely’s long-range star enjoys a cruising range of about 240km.

　　While ensuring excellent battery life, the dynamic performance of Montana V1 is also remarkable. With the help of 90kW high-power electric drive, this car has a maximum power of 90kW and a peak torque of 190 N m.. At the same time, it is also equipped with the only electronic gear in its class, which supports three driving modes: ECO, NORMAL and SPORT, with a maximum speed of 100 km/h. Excellent in power performance and driving control.

　　Therefore, whether it is loading space, endurance, intelligent configuration, shelf control experience, etc., from the two aspects of endurance and loading capacity alone, the advantages of holding V1 are more obvious. At the same time, it also has an eye-catching shape, and the design aesthetics of "Fiona Fang’s integration" is unforgettable. As a light van with comprehensive performance, its strength does not stop there. Interested friends can go to official website to learn more. In addition, the starting price of Montana V1 is 153,800 yuan, and now there is a financial discount of up to 4,000 yuan and a four-fold gift. Interested parties can consult local dealers in detail.

　　[car home Che Ku Wen Hua] On the 16th of this month, Chang ‘an (|) was officially launched, which was the first time that the Explorer model was made in China. I believe many of my friends are like me. Because the explorers didn’t import much into China before, they are not very familiar with this car system. I have the impression that it is a big guy who looks very expensive. The reason why Changan Ford made it in China must be something extraordinary, so what is the good thing? We have to talk about it slowly from its ancestors …

The first generation (1990-1994): Shuangmen is the root of Miaohong.

　　Ford Explorer is defined as a medium and large SUV in China. As soon as we hear this name, a huge figure will appear in our minds, just like the image of the American fat man in the movie. But you may not know that as early as 1990, when the first generation of explorers came out, it was actually to replace a compact SUV: at that time, in order to better compete with rivals Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and Jeep Cherokee, Ford planned to introduce a larger SUV model to replace its compact SUV-Ford Bronco II, so there was Ford Explorer, whose name came from the Ford F-series pickup truck in 1967- In the early years, many American brands loved to do this. A certain model in a certain car series sold well, so the next car series was named after this model. For example, the new Focus automatic front-shining model sells well. Let’s get a new car another day, and call it Ford front-shining!

　　As mentioned earlier, Ford Explorer appeared to replace its predecessor, the two-door SUV Bronco II, so the younger generation certainly has to be two-door. So, the explorer who is rooted in Miaohong turned out to be a two-door SUV. Surely you didn’t expect it? Considering the diversified needs of the market, Ford also launched a four-door version for explorers. Of course, that’s what the Mandarin says. Personally, I guess the more important reason is to compete with rivals: Cherokee was listed in 1984 with two-door and four-door versions, and Chevrolet S-10 Blazer also launched a four-door version when it was redesigned in March 1990. Ford Explorer just went on the market in March 1990, and there were four editions. What a coincidence?

　　The first generation Explorer two-door version is much larger than the last Bronco II (the wheelbase is increased by 205mm and the vehicle length is increased by 320mm), and it has become a medium-sized SUV. The four-door version is even better, with a wheelbase of 2842mm and a vehicle length of 4618mm respectively, which completely surpasses the two competitors. In order to save costs, explorers shared a lot of parts with Ford Ranger, a pickup truck at that time, from bumper to middle net, headlights and fenders … almost the whole front of the car was transplanted from Ranger. In terms of power, it also shares the V6 4.0L engine used by Ranger, with a maximum power of 116 kW, matching two gearboxes: 5-speed manual gearbox and 4-speed automatic gearbox. In 1993, the engine was changed, and the maximum power was raised to 119 kW.

The second generation (1994-2000): a new car series was derived.

　　In 1994, Ford introduced the 1995 Explorer, the second generation model. The change of this generation can be described as drastic. First of all, the appearance is no longer as square as that of the first generation model, and many arc lines have been added to the front face, such as the corners of the net, headlights and bumpers, which have become more rounded. Although the two generations of cars are only separated by four years, it seems to be the design of two eras.

　　Secondly, the change of body shape. The first generation of explorers sold well for several years, and Ford seemed to realize that SUVs had to be big to be popular in the environment at that time. As a result, the second-generation models continue to gain weight. Although the wheelbase of the two-door and four-door versions has been reduced by about 10mm compared with the first generation, the length of the car has increased (the two-door version has increased by 104mm, and the four-door version has increased by 163mm), and there is a tendency to continue to gain weight in the later small changes. At this time, the explorers have completely left the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and Jeep Cherokee behind. From this generation, you can choose to install the third row of seats, which will become a seven-seat car.

　　The third change is the chassis. Ford’s original Twin I-Beam independent suspension is used in the front suspension of the first generation of explorers. This suspension is characterized by heavy load bearing and strong reliability, but it will occupy more chassis space. The second generation of explorers gave up the double-beam and replaced it with a double-wishbone independent suspension. On the one hand, this structure improved the handling of the vehicle, and at the same time greatly saved the space under the engine compartment. As mentioned earlier, the shortened wheelbase of 10mm was also caused by a new suspension. Therefore, Ford Explorer added a larger V8 5.0L engine when it was redesigned in 1996-finally there was room for it!

　　The last item is the change in vehicle classification: since 1998, Ford has classified the two-door Explorer into a single car series, Explorer Sport, and continued to use the chassis production of Ford Ranger, but it was not continued until 2003. At the same time, based on the four-door version of Explorer, a medium-sized pickup truck, Explorer Sport Trac, has been launched in two generations: the first generation in 2000-2005, and the second generation in 2005-2010 after a year of suspension. After production stopped in 2010, the four-door Ford Ranger took its place.

▌important news

▍BYD announced the recall of nearly 100,000 electric vehicles to fix the hidden danger of steering system.

First Electric reported on September 29 that BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd. and BYD Auto Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration of Markets according to the requirements of relevant laws and regulations, and announced the recall of some vehicles from September 30, 2024, with a total of nearly 100,000 vehicles.

BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd. recalled 87,762 domestic Dolphin and Yuan PLUS electric vehicles produced from February 4, 2023 to December 26, 2023. BYD Auto Co., Ltd. recalled a total of 8,952 domestic PLUS electric vehicles produced between November 2, 2022 and June 19, 2023.

The reason for the recall is that some vehicles’ electric power steering column assembly (CEPS) controllers have manufacturing process problems, which may lead to micro-cracks in capacitors, which may lead to short circuit, overheating and ablation, and even fire, which may pose a safety hazard. In order to solve this problem, BYD will install controller insulation gaskets for vehicles within the scope of recall free of charge.

BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd. and BYD Auto Co., Ltd. will entrust authorized dealers to carry out free maintenance work for this recall to eliminate potential safety hazards.

▍Tucki Huitian won an order for 150 flying cars, which will be delivered in 2026 and the price will not exceed 2 million.

On September 29th, First Electric announced that Tucki Huitian had signed a reservation contract for 150 mass-produced flying cars "Land Aircraft Carrier", and the booking parties were Gaozhi Airlines and Aocheng Airlines. The contract price does not exceed 2 million yuan, and the total order amount is nearly 300 million yuan. It is planned to be pre-sold at the end of the year and delivered in 2026.

The land carrier adopts 3-axle and 6-wheel design, which looks like Tesla Cybertruck, with a size of 5500/2000/2000mm and a four-seat design. C is a driver’s license. The vehicle adopts 800V silicon carbide extended range power platform, with CLTC cruising range exceeding 1000 kilometers, 6×6 all-wheel drive and rear wheel steering, which has good load-bearing and off-road performance.

The aircraft is located in the trunk, rechargeable, charging 30%-80% in 18 minutes, supporting 5-6 flights, adopting the design of four propellers, seating two people, and supporting one-button automatic take-off and landing and automatic navigation. Zhao Deli, the founder of Tucki Huitian, said that the company’s development strategy is divided into three steps: first, to achieve field flight, then to achieve inter-city flight, and finally to achieve free flight for all people.

▍Weilai China received a capital increase of 3.3 billion yuan from state-owned assets, and Weilai Automobile chased 10 billion yuan.

On September 29th, First Electric announced that Weilai Automobile had signed strategic investment agreements with three existing shareholders, including Hefei Jianheng New Energy Automobile Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Anhui High-tech Industry Investment Co., Ltd. and SDIC Investment Management Co., Ltd.. According to the agreement, these strategic investors will increase their capital by 3.3 billion yuan to subscribe for the newly issued shares of Weilai China, and Weilai Company will also invest 10 billion yuan to subscribe for the new shares.

The founder of Weilai Automobile said that the new round of capital increase reflects strategic investors’ recognition of Weilai’s leading position in the industry and their support for the high-quality development of the smart electric vehicle industry. Weilai will continue to invest in technological innovation and charging and replacing infrastructure to enhance the competitive advantages of products, services and communities and lay the foundation for the company’s long-term development.

▌domestic

▍The spy photos of the new model of Zunjie were exposed, and Yu Chengdong claimed to be the king of the million-level market

On September 29 th, the first electric news, the road test spy photos of Zunjie’s new model have been circulated on the Internet recently. Although the vehicle is highly camouflaged, the appearance features show that the front face is designed as a closed grille, and may be equipped with a penetrating light strip and Huawei xPixel smart headlights. Spy photos show that the new car has a sleek body curvature, a laser radar is installed above the roof, and the tail is designed with a slip-back, which is matched with a "pie"-style large-size wheel hub.

According to the information released before, Zunjie, a brand that Huawei cooperates with Jianghuai, will enter the car and MPV market of one million yuan class, and related models will be produced through JAC X6 platform, with an estimated annual production capacity of 35,000 vehicles. Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei Terminal BG, said recently that he would strive to be the first in the million-level market.

The first model of Zunjie is expected to be launched in the first quarter of next year. At present, Jianghuai is accelerating related projects, including recruiting quality system experts and product line quality experts, and preparing to compete with ultra-luxury brands such as Maibakh and Rolls-Royce.

▍Li Bin: Artificial intelligence will become the core basic capability of intelligent electric vehicle enterprises.

Li Bin, founder of Weilai, said at the Global Smart Car Industry Conference (GIV2024) that artificial intelligence will become a core basic capability of smart electric vehicle enterprises.

He bluntly said that NOMI was a little stupid in the first two years. "It’s not because it’s stupid, it’s not growing fast enough, which reflects that artificial intelligence technology has reached a bottleneck. Without GPT and big model, it’s actually a bit difficult for NOMI to become smarter."

With the development of the big language model in the past two years, Wei Lai reconstructed the underlying framework of NOMI by using the GPT big language model. "The AI big model has upgraded our entire cockpit experience to a very high level. Now NOMI’s satisfaction score is 4 points, knowing astronomy and geography, and talking about anything is no problem."

He said that the best application scenario, the best product and the best application industry of artificial intelligence are the smart electric vehicle industry. Conversely, a successful smart electric vehicle company must have the research and development capabilities and operational capabilities of AI, and a successful smart electric vehicle company must also be a successful AI company.

▍Power supply or affected by sudden fire in Z base

On September 29th, the Emergency Management Bureau of Ningde City, Fujian Province reported that a fire broke out at Z base in Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. As of 3 pm that day, there were still open flames and smoke at the scene. There are no casualties at present. The fire broke out in the high-temperature static room of the base, so it was difficult to put out the fire. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited is the first power battery loading enterprise in China, accounting for 44.46% of the market. This fire may cause some car companies to delay the delivery of new cars.

▍Zhiji LS6 SUV’s 48-hour order exceeded 10,000, and the new chassis technology was upgraded.

According to the official news of Zhiji Automobile on September 29th, more than 11,000 large and medium-sized SUVs of the new Zhiji LS6 were placed on the market within 48 hours. The new car was launched on September 26th, offering five models with a price range of 239,900-302,900 yuan. The new Zhiji LS6 has been upgraded in appearance, intelligent driving, etc., and replaced with a digital chassis of Linglizard, which supports OTA, including air suspension, electronically controlled damping system and high-performance braking system.

▍Geely New Energy Automobile Headquarters settled in Beilun, Ningbo, with an investment of 440 million.

On September 29th, the first electric news, a major project promotion meeting was held in Beilun District, Ningbo, and the project of Geely New Energy Automobile Headquarters was officially started. The project is located in the core area of Beilun District, Yongjiang Science and Technology Zone, with a total investment of 440 million yuan and a construction area of about 46,000 square meters. It is scheduled to be completed in March 2028. After the project is completed, it will become the project management headquarters of Geely New Energy Automobile, covering R&D, procurement, sales, after-sales service and other functions.

In recent years, the layout of Geely Automobile Group in Ningbo has been continuously strengthened, including the headquarters of Geely Automobile Group, the headquarters of Link Automobile, the global headquarters of smart brand and the global headquarters of Krypton. From January to August this year, the output of Geely automobile in Beilun reached 79,000 vehicles, up 19.7% year-on-year, among which the output of new energy vehicles was 44,800 vehicles, up 5.7 times year-on-year.

▍BMW continues to deepen the China market and increase investment in power batteries, intelligent networking and material recycling.

On September 29th, BMW China news, Gao Xiang, president and CEO of BMW Group Greater China, said that BMW is optimistic about the development prospect of China’s new energy vehicle market, and has signed a demand contract for battery production with more than 10 billion euros with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited and Yiwei Lithium Energy, and plans to establish two battery factories in China and Europe, each with an annual production capacity of 20GWh. At the same time, BMW Chengmai has become the largest intelligent networked automotive software research and development center in Asia, providing technical support in software development, map navigation and other fields.

BMW Group is committed to achieving climate neutrality and promoting the large-scale use of recycled materials, and has built a closed-loop system in China to recycle raw materials such as nickel, lithium and cobalt in power batteries. BMW’s power battery life cycle management system includes digital monitoring, closed-loop recovery and battery reuse. BMW has set up battery recycling service outlets in more than two-thirds of dealers nationwide, and plans to achieve full coverage by the end of this year.

▍In August, car sales were sluggish, and both traditional and new power models were frustrated.

According to the news of the Automobile Commune on September 29th, among the cars with the lowest sales volume in August, there are both traditional fuel vehicles and pure electric vehicles made by new forces. Some models that have sold more than 10,000 yuan, such as Xiangyu, Lingpai, Mai Rui Bao, and some models of luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac, also appeared on the list of poor sales. This may be due to the choice of the market and consumers, but also reflects the lack of product strength.

▍Geely Star is willing to carry unbounded space and lead the new experience of smart cars.

On September 29th, Geely Automobile reported that the company announced the launch of an innovative intelligent Che Yun entertainment platform-Boundless Space. Through cross-border cooperation and core technology, the platform has broken through the limitations of the traditional car-engine system and realized the infinite expansion of the interior ecology. Geely Star is willing to be the first mass-produced vehicle equipped with this platform, and it is expected to be launched in early October, with a pre-sale price range of 7.88-107,800.

Highlights of the unbounded space platform include cooperation with Tencent Appbao, where users can download high-frequency applications in the market with one click, and it is expected that it will adapt to 300+ mainstream applications by 2025. The platform also supports a variety of application installation paths, and users can choose to pre-install Geely self-developed and third-party cooperative applications in the cloud without occupying local storage and computing power. In addition, users can upload private APK through the WeChat applet "cloud hosting Butler" for direct installation.

▌international

▍Hyundai Motor Group’s first dedicated electric vehicle factory was completed.

First Electric reported on September 29 that Hyundai and Kia brands under Hyundai Motor Group have made remarkable achievements in the field of electric vehicles, but only recently did the first factory dedicated to the production of electric vehicles be built. Kia held the completion ceremony of its first dedicated production plant for electric vehicles last Friday, which is called KIA Guangming EVO Factory, located in Guangming City, south of Seoul, with a total investment of about 300 million US dollars and an area of nearly 60,000 square meters. The new factory will be used to produce Kia’s new EV3 and the upcoming EV4, with an annual output of 150,000 electric vehicles. EV3 has started production in the first half of this year, and EV4 is planned to be launched in the first half of next year.

Hyundai and Kia brand electric vehicles are not only sold in the Korean market, but also exported to the United States and other markets. The completion of the new factory marks the further expansion and specialization of Hyundai Motor Group in the field of electric vehicle production, which is helpful to enhance its competitiveness in the global electric vehicle market.

▍Chery Automobile Delays Production Plan in Europe

Bloomberg News on September 28th, Chery Automobile postponed its plan to launch electric vehicles in Europe due to the temporary import tariff imposed by the European Union on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and now plans to launch its flagship Omoda 5 electric vehicle in Spain in October 2025. The move caused dissatisfaction among Spanish SIGEN-USOC trade union workers, who had expected to get more than 600 full-time jobs in Barcelona from October 1st this year.

Chery Automobile and Ebro plan to produce 150,000 cars in Spain by 2029, and re-employ 1,250 workers who were laid off four years ago due to the closure of Nissan factory.

The EU imposed a temporary tariff of up to 38% on electric vehicles imported from China, which came into effect in July this year. China and the European Union are negotiating an alternative solution to tariffs. EU member states are expected to vote on the draft legislation on tariffs on electric vehicles in China in early October. EU tariffs have aggravated Sino-EU trade tensions and forced European and China automakers to re-examine their plans to sell more electric vehicles in Europe.

Although China automakers such as Chery Automobile and BYD are opening factories in Europe to avoid tariffs, EU officials have warned that these factories must create some value locally. During his visit to China this month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced his opposition to the EU’s new tariffs on China, which runs counter to the EU’s position. EU policy makers are trying to promote the transition to cleaner cars without damaging the EU’s vital automobile industry.

▍Zero-run cars listed in 13 countries in Europe, and joined hands with Stellantis Group for global expansion.

On September 29, Easy Car News, C10 and T03 models of zero-run cars were officially listed in 13 European countries, and the vehicles have arrived at overseas stores to start selling. These two models will be displayed and sold together with many well-known brands under Stellantis Group, such as Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen.

Using Stellantis Group’s global distribution network, Zero Car plans to complete the layout of 350 global sales outlets in the fourth quarter of 2024, including 200 in the European market, and it is expected to expand the European sales network to 500 by 2026.

Zero Run International has selected about 140 logistics centers of Stellantis Group in Europe as distribution centers for zero run auto parts. Since the establishment of Zero Run International on May 14th, Zero Run Auto has cooperated closely with Stellantis Group, and successfully completed a series of work including EU certification and adjustment of driving experience for European users, and the first batch of thousands of cars have arrived in Europe. This shows the quick response ability of zero-run cars, and also reflects the competitiveness of China car companies in the international market. The pricing strategy of zero-run cars in Europe has not yet been announced.

▍A new milestone in Norway’s electric vehicle market: Tesla Model Y sells more than Nissan Leaf.

On September 29th, the sales of Tesla Model Y in Norway surpassed Nissan Leaf and became the best-selling electric car in the country’s history. Norway is the country with the highest degree of electrification of automobiles in the world, and the number of electric vehicles has surpassed that of gasoline vehicles. Nissan Leaf was launched in 2011, while Tesla Model Y was released in 2019. In the past two years, Model Y has been the best-selling model in Norway, with sales reaching 2,107 vehicles in August this year. As of September, Model Y has sold 59,775 vehicles in Norway, exceeding Nissan Leaf’s 58,860 vehicles. Tesla also plans to introduce the seven-seat Model Y into the European market, which is expected to further promote sales growth. In Norway, the sales of Model 3 and Model Y far exceed that of Model S.

After the development in recent years, new energy vehicles have become the dominant force in the market, bringing vitality to the whole market that has not been seen for many years. Small and medium-sized MPV, hard-core off-road vehicles, pickup trucks and other original niche models have also become popular.

The dark blue car, which developed well in 2023, is also preparing to join the off-road vehicle war. Recently, some media have exposed some information about the Deep Blue G318. This is the first time that the Deep Blue brand has tried this model, so can it gain a firm foothold?

Deep blue G318, where is it like an off-road vehicle?

Judging from the information released so far, the Deep Blue G318 adopts a load-bearing body, which may prove that it is not the traditional off-road vehicle. However, in recent years, many off-road vehicles have also adopted load-bearing bodies, which is not a big problem. Judging from other information exposed by Deep Blue G318, this car should be heading for a hard-core off-road vehicle.

First of all, the dark blue G318 adopts a classic square box shape, and the front line is simple, atmospheric and full of wildness. In addition, the new car also uses thick front and rear bumpers. This style is obviously different from the Deep Blue SL03 and Deep Blue S7 currently on sale by Deep Blue Auto.

The closed front face, simple and atmospheric headlights, and the roof spotlights in the official pictures can all prove that it is a hard-core off-road vehicle.

It can be proved that the dark blue G318 is a hard-core off-road vehicle, as well as its side-lift tailgate and external spare tire, which are also the classic design elements of off-road vehicles. From the exposed pictures, we can also see the design of trailer hook, which is also prepared for outdoor rescue and extrication.

At the same time, the dark blue G318 will also have the function of in-situ U-turn, but from the information that has been exposed, it can’t reach the level of looking up at U8. The in-situ U-turn of the dark blue G318 only refers to a smaller turning radius, and the principle is that the rear wheels are intermittently locked. From an objective point of view, this function is quite practical in some outdoor environments.

The four-wheel drive system common on hard-core off-road vehicles is not absent from this car, and it also has the qualification of towing. This design is also very common in the hard-core off-road vehicle circle. It can be said that the original design intention of Deep Blue G318 is to make it a hard-core off-road vehicle.

The new car is positioned in a medium-sized SUV, but its wheelbase is only 2880mm, so it is called a medium-sized SUV or more appropriate. At the same time, the deep blue G318 also adopted the traditional five-seat layout, without any innovation. In addition to these basic performances, Deep Blue G318 will also provide users with a variety of original factory extensions such as roof rack, roof spotlights, electric pedals and spare tires.

Is it also extended-range electric?

So far, the new energy off-road vehicles with better performance are basically hybrid models, and tank 500, tank 400, looking up at U8 and Equation Leopard 5 are all good examples.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the environment of off-road vehicles is harsh, and many times they are driving in the outdoor environment. Consumers are very sensitive to the situation of "no electricity". The current pure electric vehicles can never solve the problem of battery life, so the deep blue G318 adopts an extended-range electric system.

The new car is equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged engine as a range extender with a maximum power of 110kW. This power is not strong, but it can meet the demand if it is only used for power generation. In addition, the new car is divided into two versions: single motor and dual motor. The former has a total power of 185kW and the latter has a total power of 316kW. All models are equipped with lithium iron phosphate batteries.

According to the application information of the network transmission, the new car is expected to provide two kinds of batteries of 18.99 degrees and 35.07 degrees. The pure electric cruising range of the entry model is 77 kilometers, and the pure electric cruising range of the other models is between 138 and 146 kilometers earlier. Such cruising range can be used as a pure electric vehicle in some working conditions.

Deep blue brand is good at extended-range electric, and the extended-range electric system can also avoid all kinds of shortcomings of pure electric vehicles. Such a power system can dispel users’ doubts about this car and get their approval faster.

How much is the right price?

After the product performance is determined, the rest is the price issue. According to the online news, the price of Deep Blue G318 may be around 300,000 yuan, but judging from the situation of Deep Blue SL03 and Deep Blue S7, the price of the main models of Deep Blue should be around 200,000 yuan, even if we want to open up the off-road vehicle market, the price will not be so high.

What’s more, on top of the deep blue brand, Changan Automobile has a higher positioning of the Aouita brand. If it really wants to pay more than 300,000 yuan for off-road vehicles, it should also be given to Aouita. At present, the Deep Blue G318 has not shown enough core technology to deal with the tank 500 or the equation Leopard 5, so this car may take the cost-effective route.

After the development of Great Wall, BYD and other manufacturers, new energy off-road vehicles have been recognized by more and more users. Deep blue G318 doesn’t need to compete with those high-end models. It just needs to use the identity of new energy to bring users lower car cost and better car experience than traditional fuel vehicles, and it has already achieved its goal.

Who will buy this car?

From an objective point of view, with the technical accumulation of the deep blue brand, it is unlikely that it will come up with a hard-core off-road vehicle with strong performance in the short term, but it should be noted that consumers pay attention to practicality rather than how advanced the technology is, so the prospect of the deep blue G318 is still good.

The approach angle of the dark blue G318 reaches 27 degrees, and the departure angle reaches 31 degrees, which exceeds the general SUV model, which will bring stronger passability; Its extended-range electric system can significantly reduce the cost of car use; In addition, the new car may also provide external discharge function and stronger entertainment function, and the driver assistance system can reach L2 level at least.

Only these can attract users who like camping and light cross-country around the city. With the rise of camping economy, this user group is gradually expanding. Therefore, if the dark blue G318 can give a more reasonable price, there is still great hope to occupy a place in the off-road vehicle market.

Summary: At present, all market segments are rapidly transforming into new energy sources, and the off-road vehicle market is no exception. Deep blue G318 may be difficult to compete with Wangwang, Equation Leopard and Tank, but if consumers only use cars around the city, then deep blue G318 can still meet the needs. After the new car goes on the market, it will play a good role in promoting the sales of deep blue cars.

On February 28th, Chery New Energy iCAR 03 was officially launched on the market. Six new models were launched, with the price range of 109.8-169.8 million yuan, including three two-wheel drive models and three four-wheel drive models. It is understood that iCAR 03 is the first model of iCAR Automobile, positioning a hard-core pure electric SUV, making its debut at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, based on the i-MS multi-element Rubik’s Cube new energy architecture.

In terms of appearance, iCAR 03 is built in a fairly hard-core design language, and there is almost no rounded line design on it. The front face adopts a closed grille shape, and the "iCAR" brand logo is also designed in the center of the front of the car. The headlights with inverted "L" shapes on both sides are also integrated with the front of the car, and the internal light source layout is also very chic. After lighting, it has a high degree of recognition. In addition, the new car is equipped with a large front enclosure, and the overall gas field looks more domineering.

On the side of the car body, iCAR 03 adopts a straight waistline design, and the black wheel eyebrows and side skirts below with off-road tires further emphasize the off-road positioning of the car. In the rear part, the overall style of iCAR 03 is consistent with the front face, and the taillights are vertically distributed on both sides, and an I-shaped light source is integrated inside, which can form a good echo effect with its brand Logo. In addition, the rear enclosure of the new car is also quite wide, which can form a good echo effect with the front enclosure design, and it is also equipped with an external "small schoolbag" with a storage box inside. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4406/1910/1715mm, respectively, and the wheelbase is 2715mm, positioning a compact pure electric SUV.

Entering the car, the new car also adopts a very hard-core design style. With the blessing of various colors and materials, the interior of the car shows an overall atmosphere different from that of ordinary family cars. ICAR 03 adopts symmetrical layout, a large central control screen occupies position C, and the through design under the center console expands the internal storage space, which is convenient for storing and taking daily necessities. In the lower sub-instrument panel area, iCAR 03 also designs a knob similar to crystal material, which we guess can control the related functions of the vehicle. ICAR 03 adopts a three-position steering wheel, which simplifies the button design and cooperates with the wheel for functional operation.

In terms of configuration, iCAR 03 will be equipped with 6-way electric adjustable seat, dual-zone automatic air conditioner, air outlet of rear air conditioner, roof rack and other configurations as standard, and the middle and high-end models will also be equipped with higher-level configurations such as 8155 chip, NFC key, wireless fast charging of 50W mobile phone, four-tone voice interaction, steering wheel heating, front seat heating, main seat ventilation/massage, Infinity 12 speaker sound and electric tailgate.

In terms of power, the new car is available in single/dual-motor versions, in which the maximum power of the single-motor version is 135 kW (184 HP) and the maximum power of the dual-motor four-wheel drive version is 205 kW (279 HP). In addition, the new car will be equipped with iWD intelligent electric four-wheel drive and adopt H-arm multi-link and hydraulic bushing chassis structure, which can provide a variety of driving modes to meet various car scenes.

Generally speaking, iCAR 03 has certain competitive advantages. Its hard-core off-road design style is more sought after by young consumers, and it is also competitive as a pure electric SUV with a price of 140,000-190,000 yuan. However, the disadvantages of iCAR 03 are also obvious. Its 8155 chip is not standard in all systems, and the performance of the two-wheel drive version is not outstanding enough. The longest battery life of 501km is not as good as that of other electric vehicles on the market, which may be more focused on performance.

At present, Chery’s Chery, Xingtu and Jietu brands have all completed the layout of new energy, and the iCAR brand represented by young and cool has also started the model building of new market segments. It is understood that iCAR was released on the eve of the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show. It is the first new energy automobile brand under Chery Automobile. iCAR GT (concept car) and iCAR 03 were released at the auto show. It is understood that iCAR is mainly oriented to the price range of 150,000 yuan, first from A0 to the mainstream market layout of A-class cars, and then B-class cars will be launched.

According to the retail data, the cumulative sales volume of Chery New Energy in 2023 was 107,909 vehicles, of which the highest-selling model was Chery QQ ice cream with 67,787 vehicles, followed by Chery Ant with 26,750 vehicles. As a new layout of Chery Automobile in the field of new energy vehicles, it remains to be seen whether iCAR 03 can become the next explosion.

　　　　I am 35 years old and divorced. I met a divorced man with children on the dating website. He is four or five years older than me. When I first met him, I took a try attitude and went out to see him without dressing up.

　　I don’t intend to find a man with children in my heart. I have never had children myself, and I have no idea whether I have the ability and patience to take care of children.

　　After meeting me, the man seemed to have a good impression on me, and kept calling and texting, and there were many sweet words. At first, I was not tempted. I thought such a man was a bit unreliable.

　　After several meetings, he showed his sincerity. He showed me all kinds of documents, including ID card, real estate license and salary certificate, and insisted on buying me some expensive gifts.

　　The sincerity he showed made me constantly convince myself that this man is serious about me, and maybe I should try to have a good relationship with him.

　　According to what I mean, two people can talk about marriage after a period of normal communication, and after six months to a year. But he seems to be in a hurry. He keeps telling me to marry him. The reason is that it is very hard to live alone, and it is also very difficult for him to educate his children. I hope I can help him with his homework and take interest classes. I feel that his purpose is too strong, and my heart is very hesitant.

　　What makes me even more unacceptable is that he asked me for sex in various ways, implicitly or explicitly. I am not a very conservative person, and I feel that these things will be done after I have a certain emotional foundation. We have just begun.

　　I turned him down and told him a lot, but he just wouldn’t give up. Basically, he would mention this topic every time he talked on the phone or online, saying that he regarded me as his wife and was eager to have physical contact with me, but he also made it clear that he would respect my wishes and wouldn’t force it.

　　On the one hand, because of his sincerity, I don’t want to give up the opportunity to continue to associate with him; On the other hand, his forced marriage and bed made me feel embarrassed and didn’t know how to deal with it.

　　About three weeks later, one weekend, he invited me to his house. At that time, he said that there were old people and children at home. After I went there, I found that he was the only one. I asked him, and he said that the old people and children had gone to visit relatives.

　　After entering the house, I can’t quit, and then I think about what he said before, he won’t let me do what I don’t want to do, and I’m more at ease. Just sitting in the living room, chatting with him and eating fruit. Not long after talking, he got up and picked me up and walked to and from the bedroom. I was so scared that he wouldn’t listen to me at this time …

　　At the last minute, I refused to do anything. He actually hugged me and cried. I have never seen a man crying in front of me. It may be a natural motherhood. My heart suddenly softened and I felt that it was a bit cruel to a man who loved me.

　　Finally, he got his wish.

　　Afterwards, he said that he loved me and was responsible for me. Although I am full of doubts about his way, I have no choice at this time. I feel that I have been moved at once, and I still hope that he can treat me well as always.

　　Our relationship seems to have undergone some subtle changes after this incident. His phone messages seem to be much colder than before, and he no longer takes the initiative to find me when my QQ is online. I couldn’t bear to break up with him, and he struggled to get it back.

　　Finally, I chose to forgive and resume communication. After that, he asked for sex several times, and I was reluctant every time, and finally compromised. Then he regretted it, because every time he got it, he didn’t contact me very enthusiastically, and his wife’s name and sweet words were gone. I feel very lost.

　　When I am most sad, he can ignore everything when he is busy. I believe he is busy sometimes, and he is under great pressure when he arrives at a new unit. One thing that can comfort me is that he keeps saying that he still wants to get married with me as soon as possible.

　　This makes me believe that he is serious about me. But now, when we have been dating for more than three months, I also doubt this. The reason is that he forgot it on my birthday, and I am very unhappy. He said he was embarrassed and said it wouldn’t happen again, but he didn’t propose a remedy.

　　I asked him to accompany me to the movies, but he actually said that it was not cost-effective to watch movies outside, so he might as well watch them at home. He offered to invite me to dinner on Saturday, but the next day, he had something temporary and didn’t tell me in time that the plan had changed. He didn’t send a text message until one o’clock in the afternoon to say it, and he had something outside in the evening, and he didn’t call at ten o’clock in the evening. I called and the phone was turned off.

　　Later, at about eleven o’clock, I called again, and my cell phone was turned on. I suddenly got angry and had a quarrel with him. Because he didn’t know that I had been waiting for him, according to him, he went back after eight o’clock, and his mobile phone was charging, but why did he tell me that he had returned in other ways? The next day was Sunday, and I didn’t contact each other for another day. I called in the evening and apologized lightly for Saturday.

　　I don’t know what the problem is in this situation. Is it really because you get it that you don’t know how to cherish it? Is it time for us to end?

　　Reply:

　　For one thing, I don’t think this man is purely here to cheat. If it’s really purely for cheating, I won’t show you my ID card, work permit and real estate license, and I’ll say goodbye to you after going to bed, so I’m too lazy to cope with your later petty sex!

　　Secondly, I can see that you are also a little "difficult" woman. In such a relationship, you are entangled with him too much, and you regard every detail as an index to evaluate love and men, which makes you more and more collapsed in your relationship.

　　Maybe you also want to know, what kind of man is he?

　　I think he is probably just an ordinary man. After years of divorce, he needs a life partner, but also a physical partner, and his children need a stepmother. He is really looking for a companion, someone to live with. Love or not, it is second.

　　But you and he have different needs on this point. You also need a partner, but first of all, you need a lover, a lover who can fall in love, talk about interest and accompany you in a small mood. Although you are 35 years old and divorced, the standard of choosing a spouse in your heart is still like a girl.

　　None of you are wrong. What’s wrong is that you don’t understand each other’s real thoughts correctly.

　　After a man gets a woman, he really won’t cherish it as much as before. At the same time, it also means that a man has returned to reality. Before, his hospitality, sweet words and expensive gifts were all to please you in order to get you. This kind of flattery doesn’t mean that he is a liar, a man with passionate desires, and sometimes he is impulsive enough to make you think that he is a pervert. After the impulse, if he still refuses to let you go and still wants to talk about marriage with you, it will be clear that he is not a pure liar.

　　I don’t know why your last marriage failed. But in a long letter, you can feel your paranoia about some details. Yes, although women who have failed once all refuse to fail the second time, it is not necessarily that the second time will be complete if they carry the details too clearly and carefully! Just like your performance in the "birthday event", it is a bit too serious. There are countless men in the world who forget their girlfriends’ birthdays, but this alone does not mean that he is really unreliable.

　　It is said that "details defeat love", and a woman who pays too much attention to details will certainly be defeated by love.

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After the long-lost offseason, the starting signal of F1 finally lights up again.

On February 29th, Beijing time, the opening match of the 2024 F1 season started in bahrain international circuit. In the first race of the new season, Red Bull Team still maintained a strong performance. In 2023, driver champion Vestapan and teammate Perez won the championship and runner-up, while the five major teams-Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mei Ben and Aston Martin-won the top ten.

In the competition for the "Earth Group", Guanyu Zhou of Sauber Team won successfully and achieved the 11th place. Bahrain can be called the "blessed land" for China drivers. In the mid-2022 season, Guanyu Zhou’s F1 "debut" was staged in Bahrain, and the first show, the tenth successful score, surprised the paddock.

For Sauber, Guanyu Zhou’s stable performance in the past three years has lived up to their vision of material selection. However, as a "small team", Sauber needs to tap the potential of the car and introduce more resources to support it if he wants to make further progress in F1.

Sauber will wait for another two years, and in the 2026 season, Audi will start to enter the market.

The second plum blossom? Audi wants to acquire 100% equity of Sauber Team.

Before talking about Audi’s entry into F1, let’s review several key nodes.

First, at the end of August 2022, Audi officially announced that it would enter F1 in 2026. Marcus duesman, then chairman of Audi’s board of directors, said that it is an excellent opportunity for Audi to enter F1 by adopting the new competition rules of power unit in 2026.

Second, on October 26th, 2022, Audi officially announced that it would choose Sauber as its strategic partner to enter F1. Sauber will compete as an Audi factory team and use the power unit provided by Audi.

Third, in January 2023, Audi officially announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Sauber. Duesman, the former CEO of Audi, planned to gradually acquire most of Sober’s shares through a three-year plan. However, according to recent reports, Gernoth dorna, who took over from duesman, adjusted his plan to seek 100% control at the end of 2023. It is rumored that Oliver Hofmann, chief technology officer of Audi, will step down as CTO and take over the F1 project.

Audi wants to hold 100% of Sauber, just like the heart of Si Mazhao, which is well known. Audi’s ambition to enter F1 is nothing more than trying to make some achievements in F1. The last time a well-known car brand that was talked about by car fans bought a team and entered F1, it was also the German Trident. At that time, Mei Ben, also known as Durham Group, and its partner Aabar Investment Company acquired 75.1% and 24.9% shares of Brown GP Team in November 2009 and February 2011, respectively, and formally entered the paddock.

With strong R&D and investment, Mei Ben started the Eight Crown Dynasty. Also backed by the powerful Volkswagen Group, there is no reason for fans not to believe that Audi will make a breakthrough in the paddock, and even "re-carve" Mei Ben’s achievements.

The way to enter F1 is not only to acquire the existing fleet, but also to "expand the army". Why not choose the latter? Cost and adaptability may be the two major factors that Audi chooses to acquire.

Compared with the way of "expanding the army", the cost of Audi’s acquisition of Sauber team to enter F1 is obviously lower. Especially considering the overall appreciation of F1 events, letting a new team join means that the profits of 10 teams are less now. The lack of "cake" is obviously not happy for those with vested interests.

According to the 2023 financial report released by Free Media Group a few days ago, the total dividends of 10 F1 teams increased from $1.157 billion in 2022 to $1.215 billion in 2023.

In 2023, Team Andreetti of the United States has publicly stated that it wants to join the ranks of F1. Even though the FIA’s attitude is to expand the F1 market, especially the American market, nothing happened in the end. The prerequisite for Andreetti team to join is to pay a fee of 200 million US dollars, which is equivalent to buying F1 seats to compensate other teams.

The cost of $200 million is not a stumbling block for Audi, but it is the most difficult to win the consent of the other 10 teams. The lobbying cost and time cost involved are the most "expensive" for Audi. Instead of stumbling, it is better to buy a "Earth Group" team directly.

Secondly, the acquisition of Sauber will also enable Audi to retain the main team working structure after entering F1. As the apple of today’s motor racing, the operation of an F1 team involves many aspects, and these staff will play a key role in helping Audi to adapt to the pace of the paddock. Although Audi has a long history in racing, the German brand still needs to learn and adapt in F1.

According to foreign media reports, in the three years from 2023 to 2025, Audi will acquire 75% of Sauber’s shares for 450 million US dollars, while Sauber’s team’s valuation is about 600 million US dollars. This figure is less than 1% for Audi Group, which earned more than 61.8 billion euros (about 67 billion US dollars) in fiscal year 2022.

The new regulations in 2026 are in line with Audi’s strategic goals.

The importance of power unit to F1 racing car, I believe fans must know it very well. In August 2022, the FIA officially announced that in the 2026 season, the brand-new F1 power unit will be officially implemented. This will be the biggest change in the F1 power unit since the application of the V6 engine of the hybrid power system in 2014.

The most obvious change is that the new power unit puts more emphasis on electric energy and sustainable fuel. The power output of the new power unit will be tripled, and the transition from 120kW to 350kW motor-generator will bring more power. After introducing more powerful electric energy, the peak output of the system will exceed 1000 horsepower. The application of sustainable fuels has always been the direction of F1 efforts. F1 aims to fully use 100% sustainable fuel in 2026. These two tasks will make F1 stadium more environmentally friendly.

It is worth mentioning that the key to Audi’s entry into F1 is that the FIA abolished the energy recovery system called MGU-H in the new regulations in 2026. In short, MGU-H can provide power for MGU-K by converting thermal energy in exhaust gas into electrical energy, and the latter’s function is to convert kinetic energy generated during braking into electrical energy.

As a very advanced and complex technology, MGU-H is very expensive to build and is one of the more expensive parts in racing cars. So this is also a power component that many teams and engine suppliers want to abolish. Audi is willing to join the F1 competition because the MGU-H parts are excluded from the new regulations.

Under the new rules of power unit, it means that all teams will return to the same starting line. This is undoubtedly good news for the new Audi. Otherwise, if F1 is added before 2026, the power unit that has been used for two or three years will be equivalent to "invalid" in the 2026 season. From the perspective of time cost and money cost, it is obviously not in line with the actual situation. Then under the new rules, Audi and other teams set off at the same starting line.

In the final analysis, "electrification, environmental protection and sustainability" is still the core of Audi’s entry into F1, which is also where the new regulations in 2026 are in line with the strategic objectives of Audi Group. From the company level, audi ag has been emphasizing electrification and sustainable strategy in recent years. In March 2021, Volkswagen released the "ACCELERATE strategy", one of which was to accelerate the electrification transformation.

As for 100% sustainable fuel, it has always been the development goal of Volkswagen Group. The goal of German automobile brands is to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050.

Thus, from the strategic goal, the new F1 power unit regulations in 2026 are in line with the efforts of Audi and Volkswagen Group. This can partly explain why Audi chose to enter F1 in 2026.

Audi entered F1 for what?

Audi or Volkswagen has long been expected to enter the F1 track.

The reason lies in Audi’s accumulation in motor racing. Fans who are familiar with Audi brand or motorsport must know that Audi’s important DNA is motorsport spirit, and this brand has a history of 100 years. German brands have appeared in world-famous automobile races, and have achieved brilliant results in many races, but they have not appeared in F1 at the top of the pyramid in the form of motorcades.

Audi’s last and most important piece of racing puzzle will finally be put together in 2026. With the addition of Audi, F1 has added more attractions and topics. For Audi, there have been many opportunities to join F1, but why did it not enter until now? The reasons behind it are worth exploring. In my opinion, there are four main reasons.

First, the rising value of F1 events. After the free media group took over, the income and attention of F1 events increased greatly. According to the 2023 financial report of Free Media Group, the total revenue of F1 in 2023 was $3.222 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25%, and the operating profit also increased from $239 million to $392 million, a year-on-year increase of 64%.

The rising revenue of F1 events means that the penetration of motor racing is deepening to some extent. Then Audi, whose brand DNA is motorsport, has no reason not to join in today’s F1 race. With its years of experience and technical accumulation in motor racing, Audi’s journey in F1 may bring surprises to fans.

Secondly, it is the brand strategy of F1 and Audi. As mentioned above, Audi has accelerated the transformation of electrification. Under the application of the new rules, Audi can transfer the technology of hybrid power unit to the commercial models in the future through the practice in F1. It is foreseeable that electric vehicles will become the mainstream of the automobile market in the near future, so the technology and experience acquired by Audi in F1 will enhance Audi’s competitiveness in the wave of electrification.

In addition, it is Audi’s strategy of deepening youth and digitalization, which is also what F1 has been doing in recent years. The documentary "Drive to Survive" co-produced by F1 and Netflix created many highlights and topics for this event on streaming media, and successfully attracted a large number of new fans. A considerable part of these fans are young audiences, and Audi is also a car brand that emphasizes youthfulness. For Audi, this young audience may be one of the potential consumers of Audi’s target. Therefore, Audi’s brand strategy is consistent with the audience of F1 events today, which is also an important factor.

The third point is that both F1 and Audi are eyeing the China and American markets. China is Audi’s largest market in the world, accounting for 38.37% of its sales in 2023. China’s first F1 driver, Guanyu Zhou, played for Sauber, which cooperated with Audi. To some extent, this has promoted the development of motor racing in China. However, it is still unknown whether Guanyu Zhou will continue to play for the team in 2026. But what is certain is that Audi wants to continue to increase its market share in China, and Guanyu Zhou is their best choice.

As for the American market, it is also an important target of Audi’s efforts. In the American market in 2023, Audi sold 228,000 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 22%. At the same time, the United States is also a key market for F1. In the F1 race of the 2024 season, the United States occupied three sub-stations. This is enough to show the importance of the American market to F1. In other words, Audi can join hands with F1 to enhance its influence in the American market.

Finally, the key factor is that domenicali, the chairman and CEO of F1, once worked in Audi Group. In the process of Audi’s decision to enter F1, the "lobbying" role played by Italians was not ruled out. Domenicali, who has been at the helm of F1 since January 2021, once said that he would like to see more new manufacturers join F1.

In my opinion, rather than saying that Audi wants to join F1, F1 also wants Audi to join-several world-renowned automobile brands compete for the championship in F1, which will inevitably make the attention of the event by going up one flight of stairs, enhance the attention and correspondingly increase the income of the event. Therefore, the ultimate beneficiaries of Audi’s participation in F1 may be F1 events and the 10 teams in the paddock.

After all, everyone is good, which is really good.

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CCTV News:A helmet, a battery car, behind the battery car body is a large storage box with large and small express boxes inside. At first glance, these couriers in Hongkou District of Shanghai are no different from ordinary couriers, and they are already familiar with local residents. But if you look closely at the red vests they wear in uniform, you will find that the words "deaf-mute delivery" printed on them are silently telling them that they are hearing-impaired people who can’t hear and speak.

They come from a team called "Wusheng Express", a newly established company in Shanghai, which is the first company specializing in recruiting deaf people. Gu Zhong, 36, is the initiator of this project.

Silent express, exploring a new mode of employment for the disabled

Before recruiting deaf-mute people to deliver express delivery, Gu Zhong had been engaged in social work to help disabled friends for many years. At the beginning of this year, he contracted a charity supermarket in the community and suddenly encountered an epidemic. In order to find a way out for the deaf-mute friends in the supermarket, Gu Zhong thought of a way to let them try to deliver the courier first, although he was not sure whether it would work.

Just do it, Gu Zhong began to take the initiative to contact the partners of the surrounding express delivery. However, everything is difficult at the beginning. How many difficulties will deaf people with communication difficulties encounter in delivering express delivery? No one expected it, which led to basically no courier willing to accept it when he went to talk. Later, Gu Zhong finally finalized the cooperation by negotiating and piloting with the head office of the express delivery.

Finding the channel is the first step. At first, everyone’s business was not skilled. On-time delivery and on-time delivery are the most basic requirements of the express delivery industry. Being familiar with every street in the distribution area is also an essential housekeeping skill for every courier. The high-rise buildings, staggered alleys and irregular street signs in Shanghai make Gu Zhong’s couriers confused. Gu Zhong and his team members had to teach them a little bit over and over again. The master with delivery experience would take them everywhere to recognize the building. The couriers drew a map by themselves and then looked at the map on the mobile phone, so that they could remember it firmly.

Recalling the scene at that time, Gu Zhong said that basically everyone has lost one or two pieces every day, and the only way to deal with it is to lose money.

How to deliver the courier to the user? It is the real test for deaf-mute couriers. In order to help them enter the community and open the access control with walkie-talkies, Gu Zhong’s team specially recorded a voice: Hello, I am a deaf delivery staff, and your courier has arrived. But because they can’t hear the sound, these little brothers sometimes don’t know at all, and there is no answer at the end of the recording that has been playing circularly.

When will someone receive the courier at home and where should I put it? A sound person who can figure out these problems can do it with a phone call, but the deaf courier has to send several short messages in succession. When you meet an old man who is inconvenient to type, or a more anxious customer, a phone call will make the courier brother who can’t answer feel at a loss. In order to cope with these situations, Gu Zhong developed the supermarket staff into customer service, and all calls to the courier were directly transferred to the customer service mobile phone. They also established a WeChat working group to connect the needs of couriers and customers as soon as possible.

After three or four months of trying to run in, the daily delivery volume of Wusheng couriers in Hongkou District has basically reached 150 to 300, with equal pay for equal work, which is basically the same as that of health couriers.

Have a platform and an opportunity to open up a new world for deaf friends.

The hot weather in Shanghai has not yet receded. At about 3 pm, Xu Shengliang rode an electric car to the front of a residential building and played a mobile phone voice on the walkie-talkie of the security door: "Hello, I am a deaf delivery staff, and your courier has arrived." After the door opened, he flew all the way up to the sixth floor.

This is the fifth time that Xu Shengliang has climbed the 6th floor to deliver the package today. After running downstairs sweating all over, he said in sign language: "customers are in a hurry to wait for the express delivery. It is inconvenient for us deaf people to communicate with each other, and we want to deliver it to customers as soon as possible."

After being unemployed at home for more than a year, 27-year-old Xu Shengliang, like other 39 deaf brothers, has a new identity — — "My voice courier". According to the calculation of one yuan per order, he can now earn eight or nine thousand yuan a month. Because of his good reaction and communication skills, he is Gu Zhong’s "right-hand man" and was recently promoted to group leader.

Although the express delivery business of Gu Zhong’s team is now on the right track, the complaint mode of the express delivery company has also caused them to stumble in the earlier "painful period". "Even if a phone call to a courier company is a complaint, a complaint will be punished by 60 yuan, which will make them unwilling to do it and their mentality will collapse." Gu Zhong said.

It is already night, and Gu Zhong is still patiently teaching the courier buddy in sign language in the courier warehouse. How to contact, how to deliver, and what to do if the customer refuses to put it in the courier cabinet … … Everything is covered. At present, how to further reduce the complaint rate is a difficult problem that Gu Zhong focuses on. At the beginning of September, Gu Zhong contracted an online shop alone in Putuo District, and all of them recruited hearing-impaired couriers. Different from the previous cooperation with the existing express outlets, this time, he not only contracted the company to evaluate, reward and punish the outlets, but also invested 700,000 to 800,000 yuan to buy equipment and express vehicles, and also added benefits such as accommodation and dinner to employees. "We also provide five insurances and one gold for the courier, in addition to employer liability insurance and tripartite liability insurance, which can compensate up to 100,000 yuan." Gu Zhong said.

In addition to the protection of wages and rights and interests, this hard but fulfilling job is of far more significance to deaf-mute couriers. Their self-confidence has increased, their sad faces have gradually been replaced by smiles, and more and more people are willing to call on their deaf-mute friends to come and work together. In Gu Zhong’s view, these changes of friends have made him more satisfied.

Born in a deaf-mute family, he wants to bring hope to more children from disabled families.

Because both parents are deaf-mute, Gu Zhong can play authentic "Shanghainese" sign language since childhood. Now, in addition to busy with the work of express outlets, Gu Zhong will spare one or two days a week to insist on doing news sign language broadcasting on TV stations. He hopes that through his own efforts, disabled friends will have the right to know social information in time.

Talking about the original intention of planning this project, Gu Zhong admitted that he did have a little "selfishness": I knew from an early age that children in our family especially needed financial support in their studies, but many families with disabilities could not do so, which led to many children from disabled families going astray. I don’t want them to go my way. It’s very difficult since they were young, and they eat subsidies and subsistence allowances.

At present, "Wusheng Express" is docking with special schools in many places, and plans to recruit deaf-mute people from poverty-stricken areas to work. It is estimated that the team size will reach 300 by the end of the year, and more people will shine here like Xu Shengliang.

"At first, I saw the courier and he gave me a sign language. I didn’t understand it either. I gave him a thumb and he was very happy." An old man smiled and told his first experience of meeting a deaf-mute courier brother. With more and more understanding and appreciation, although the people who are helped can’t say "thank you" to themselves personally, Gu Zhong feels that everything is worth it when he sees many deaf-mute friends running on the road to a better life. (Text/Wang Ruoyi Proofreading/Jiang Cheng)

Cctv news: According to the news of WeChat WeChat official account, the Internet and related service industries developed steadily from January to October. Business income and operating profit of enterprises maintained rapid growth; Internet platform services and data services have grown significantly; Many provinces maintained a growth trend; The number of mobile applications continues to decline.

I. Overall operation

Internet business revenue maintained a rapid growth trend. From January to October, China’s Internet and related service enterprises above designated size (referred to as Internet enterprises) completed business income of 1,310.2 billion yuan, up 23.4% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 2 percentage points compared with the previous three quarters, with an average growth rate of 18.1% in two years.

Figure 1 Growth of Internet business income from January to October in 2020-2021 (%)

Operating profit and operating cost increase simultaneously. From January to October, Internet companies achieved an operating profit of 117.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.3%, an increase of 4.5 percentage points over the previous three quarters, with an average growth rate of 14.9% in two years. Operating costs increased by 20.9% year-on-year, and the growth rate decreased by 3.7 percentage points compared with the previous three quarters.

The growth rate of research and development expenses has dropped. From January to October, Internet companies spent 58.79 billion yuan on R&D, up 2.6% year-on-year on the basis of a high base in the same period last year, and the growth rate dropped by 9.3 percentage points compared with the previous three quarters.

Second, the sub-business operation

(1) The revenue from information services continued to grow, and the field of audio and video services showed an outstanding growth. From January to October, Internet companies completed information services (including online music and video, online games, news information, online reading, etc.) with a total revenue of 706.1 billion yuan, up 17.5% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 2.3 percentage points compared with the previous three quarters. It accounts for 53.9% of Internet business income. Among them, the field of audio and video services has maintained rapid growth; Enterprises in the field of online games grew steadily; The business income of news and content service enterprises increased rapidly; The growth rate of business income of enterprises mainly providing search services rebounded.

(2) Internet platform revenue grew rapidly, and the growth rate of online sales and production logistics services declined slightly. From January to October, the income of Internet companies from platform services (mainly production service platform, life service platform, scientific and technological innovation platform and public service platform) was 484.1 billion yuan, up 38% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 3 percentage points compared with the previous three quarters. It accounted for 37% of Internet business income, up 3.9 percentage points year-on-year. Among them, the business income of online sales platform and life service platform enterprises declined slightly compared with the previous three quarters; Enterprises providing manufacturing platform services grew steadily; The income of production and logistics platform enterprises has declined compared with the previous three quarters.

(3) The income from Internet access services increased slightly, and the development of Internet data services accelerated. From January to October, the income of Internet enterprises from Internet access and related services was 35.03 billion yuan, up 3.4% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than that in the previous three quarters. The revenue from completing Internet data services (including cloud services and big data services) was 22.21 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.2%, and the growth rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than that in the first three quarters.

Third, the operation by region

The income of Internet business in the eastern region has grown steadily, while that in the western region has increased rapidly. From January to October, the income from Internet business in the eastern region was 1,115.4 billion yuan, up 23.6% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 1.6 percentage points compared with the previous three quarters, which was 0.2 percentage points higher than the national average, accounting for 89.6% of the national (excluding cross-regional enterprises) Internet business income. The income from Internet business in the western region was 78.29 billion yuan, up 41% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 17.6 percentage points higher than the national average. The income from Internet services in central and northeast China was 47.64 billion yuan and 3.93 billion yuan respectively, up by 2.3% and 6.9% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 0.9 and 3.6 percentage points respectively compared with the previous three quarters.

Internet services in many provinces maintained a rapid growth trend. From January to October, Beijing (up by 29.6%), Guangdong (up by 11.8%), Shanghai (up by 36.5%), Zhejiang (up by 17.7%) and Jiangsu (up by 3.7%), the top five Internet businesses, achieved a total revenue of 1,041.9 billion yuan, up by 23.7% year-on-year, accounting for the whole country (. There are 25 provinces and cities that have achieved positive growth in the growth rate of Internet services nationwide, an increase of one from last month. Among them, Hainan, Yunnan, Tibet and other three provinces increased by more than 50%, while Anhui and Jilin provinces decreased by more than 15%.

Fourth, the development of China’s mobile application (APP)

The total number of mobile applications (apps) continues to decline. By the end of October, the number of apps monitored in China’s domestic market was 2.72 million, a net decrease of 20,000 compared with the end of September. Among them, there are 1.36 million APPs in local third-party app stores and 1.36 million apps in Apple Store (China). In October, there were 110,000 new apps on the shelves and 130,000 apps off the shelves.

The number of game applications still ranks first. By the end of October, the number of apps ranked in the top four in mobile application scale accounted for 59.1%, and other 10 types of apps such as life services and education accounted for 40.9%. Among them, the number of game apps continued to lead, reaching 679,000, and the number was the same as at the end of September, accounting for 25% of all apps. The number of daily tools, e-commerce and social communication apps reached 406,000, 274,000 and 247,000 respectively, ranking second to fourth. The number of photo photography and theme wallpaper apps has increased more than that at the end of September.

The downloads of games, daily tools, social networking and audio-visual applications are in the top. By the end of October, the total distribution of on-shelf applications in China’s third-party application stores reached 2,039.4 billion times. Among them, the downloads of games, daily tools, social communication and music videos all exceeded 200 billion times, reaching 292.4 billion times, 279.2 billion times, 254.5 billion times and 231 billion times respectively, ranking first to fourth; Life service, news reading, system tools and e-commerce ranked fifth to eighth with 187 billion times, 156.6 billion times, 150.8 billion times and 138.9 billion times respectively. Among other applications, the applications that have been downloaded more than 50 billion times include finance (99.7 billion times), photography (77.5 billion times) and sports health (50 billion times).