2024 Year-End Review | Honda and Nissan Merger, Volkswagen "Internal Slimming" Global Car Market Faces Layoffs and Factory Closures Frenzy.

On December 23, Honda Motor and Nissan Motor jointly announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a merger, which will officially initiate merger negotiations; Previously, Volkswagen issued a statement that it would reduce more than 0.035 million employees at its German factories by 2030; According to incomplete Statistics by reporters, in just a few months approaching the end of the year, nearly 10 companies in the Global automotive Industry are experiencing painful layoffs or have already made corresponding decisions.

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Financial Association Autos Morning News [December 23]

① Zhengzhou: The proportion of synchronized construction of electric vehicle charging facilities in Residences has been increased from the original 10% to 30%; ② Chang'an Zhuhua Rong: The company will invest over 20 billion yuan in the low-altitude economy sector over the next five years; ③ NIO's third brand, Firefly, officially launched and will be released in April 2025;

cls.cnDec 23 08:28

IDC: Top Ten Insights into the Auto Market in China for 2025.

IDC predicts the market for 2025 based on the latest trends in the Technology industry and the recent development of the China Autos market.

Zhitong FinanceDec 20 13:38

A consortium including CRRC Corporation has won a $5.6 billion contract for metro construction in Dubai.

① The new metro contract in Dubai has been awarded to a consortium of Turkish and Chinese companies, with CRRC Corporation responsible for the railroads system; ② The blue line spans a total length of 30 kilometers, has three transfer stations, and upon completion, will cross the Dubai River for the first time through a 1300-meter-long bridge; ③ The blue line project is expected to generate a benefit-cost ratio of 2.60 by 2040, with anticipated total revenues exceeding 56.5 billion dirhams.

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Financial Associated Press Autos Morning News [December 20th]

① The Passenger Vehicle retail market is expected to be around 2.7 million units in December, an increase of 14.8% year-on-year and a growth of 11.4% compared to the previous month; ② Reporters learned from several informed sources that Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock may go for a secondary listing in Hong Kong and will hire China Securities Co., Ltd. and China International Capital Corporation as its listing sponsorship team.

cls.cnDec 20 08:49

Cui Dongshu: Driven by the scrapping and replacement policy, the mid-to-low-end market of the automotive market is recovering.

This year, driven by the scrapping and updating policy, the mid- to low-end market of the automotive industry has warmed up, and the Consumer in the mid- to low-price segment is recovering.

Zhitong FinanceDec 19 20:10