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The Dow barely ended its longest continuous decline in 50 years, Micron fell by 16%, the US dollar reached a two-year high again, and US bonds, oil, and Bitcoin all dropped.
U.S. stock market's other Indexes turned down towards the end, Tesla rose by nearly 4% before closing down, NVIDIA reached a high of 4%, and Micron Technology had its steepest decline in five years. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds briefly increased by nearly 10 basis points approaching 4.60%, close to a seven-month high, while short-term bond yields fell, with the 2/10-year yield spread at its widest in two and a half years. The Bank of England held rates steady, but more officials supported a rate cut, leading to a decline in the British Pound. The Governor of the Bank of Japan suppressed interest rate hike expectations, causing the yen to fall towards 158, and the offshore renminbi briefly dropped below 7.32 yuan to its lowest in 15 months. Bitcoin fell by 5%, approaching $0.096 million. Spot Gold rose by 1.6% before narrowing back below $2,600, while the futures silver fell by 5%, and U.S. crude oil fell below $70.
The number of auto finance companies penalized this year has increased to three, with BYD Auto Finance receiving the fine. The related Trade amount for 2023 is approximately 29.2 billion yuan.
① Risk control levels and due diligence capabilities remain key areas of focus for Institutions. Furthermore, with the continuous improvement of the financial consumer protection mechanism, violations related to financial consumer protection have become a "red line" that Institutions need to pay special attention to. ② With the national government introducing various supportive and guiding policies for New energy Fund, New energy Fund loan Business may become a new opportunity for transformation and development for Autos finance companies.
Is spring coming for the New energy Fund battery swap market? Zeng Yuqun: One-third of the market is held, Li Bin: 20% of battery swap stations have reached the break-even point.
① NIO's battery swapping station | The G25 Changshen Expressway Hongze Lake service area is online, and the battery swapping network of the G25 Changshen Expressway Jin-Guangdong section is officially connected. ② According to the plan of Contemporary Amperex Technology, 1,000 chocolate battery swapping stations will be built by 2025, and the company will also expand into Hong Kong and Macau.
The "Ning Wang" proposed a blueprint for ten thousand battery swapping stations.
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“Battery swapping, home charging, and public charging will share the market.” Zeng Yuqun officially announced Contemporary Amperex Technology's battery swapping strategy, planning to build 1,000 battery swapping stations next year.
① Zeng Yuqun personally announced that Contemporary Amperex Technology would increase its layout for battery swapping; two types of standard battery packs were released, named 20# and 25#; ② Zeng Yuqun stated, "We determine that by 2030, battery swapping, home charging, and public charging will each take a third of the market"; ③ Contemporary Amperex Technology plans to build 1,000 chocolate battery swapping stations by 2025.
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Report: Trump's transition team will revoke Biden's electric vehicle and emissions policies.
According to Reuters, the transition team's plan includes eliminating the Consumer tax credit for Electric Autos purchases, imposing tariffs on all Battery materials globally, and withdrawing Biden's support for Electric Autos and charging infrastructure.
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A year-on-year increase of 32%! Global electric vehicle sales have set historical highs for three consecutive months, with China accounting for 70% of the market.
The performance of the China market is impressive, with sales in November growing by 50% year-on-year to reach 1.27 million vehicles, accounting for about 70% of Global total sales. Overall Auto sales in China for November increased by 16.6% compared to the previous year, marking the highest growth rate since January this year. BYD is expected to exceed the annual Global sales target and surpass Ford and Honda.
The Nasdaq fell to 0.02 million points, Adobe plummeted more than 13%, the China concept Index rose against the trend, and Bitcoin dropped below 0.1 million dollars.
In November, USA PPI inflation exceeded expectations, with the market betting on a pause in interest rate cuts in January next year. The Dow has fallen for six consecutive days, with NVIDIA experiencing the largest drop of 2.5%. Tesla, Meta, Google, and Amazon have moved away from their highs, uranium mining stocks have declined, but Apple reached a new high. Broadcom rose nearly 5% in after-hours trading, and Chinese stocks Baidu and PDD Holdings increased by over 1%. Bond yields in Europe and the USA have risen significantly, and after the European Central Bank cut interest rates, the euro fell to a one-week low, before rebounding. The dollar reached a two-week high, while the offshore yuan once rose over 200 points, breaking through 7.26 yuan. Commodities generally fell, with spot gold down over 2% and spot silver down over 4% during the session.
There has been no further news on the collaboration with Contemporary Amperex Technology, and CNNC Hua Yuan Titanium Dioxide is partnering with Guangdong Construction to sign a 4.27 billion yuan Energy project丨Quick Read Announcement.
① CNNC Titanium-White and Guangdong Construction Engineering plan to invest a total of 4.27 billion yuan to build related energy projects; ② Previously, the 10 billion yuan new energy project that the company and Ningde Times planned to invest did not follow.
Frequent disclosure of project progress and bidding information. After annual sales exceed 4 million vehicles, BYD enters a new round of expansion cycle.
On December 6, the Changzhou Natural Resources and Planning Bureau announced the pre-approval for the construction project of the second phase of the Changzhou BYD Autos production facility. On December 4, the relevant departments in Jinan also announced the pre-approval for the second phase of the Jinan BYD New energy Fund Passenger Vehicle and parts industrial park construction project. The Shen-Shan production base completed the signing of the fourth phase project in November, which is used to expand the production of Cells and other core components of New energy Fund vehicles.
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Top 10 electric vehicle sales in November: BYD's monthly sales again exceed 0.5 million vehicles, while Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock unfortunately drops off the list.
① In November, 9 auto companies saw year-on-year retail sales growth, and 8 auto companies experienced month-on-month growth; ② BYD has already met its annual target, while Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock has dropped out of the TOP 10 list.
Accelerating the layout in Europe! Contemporary Amperex Technology plans to build a factory in Spain for 4.1 billion euros.
After "the European version of Contemporary Amperex Technology" Northvolt filed for bankruptcy, Europe seems to realize even more that it is difficult to reduce dependence on Battery from China.
U.S. stocks closed: The Dow Jones fell for four consecutive days, Chinese concept stocks plummeted over 4%, as the market focused on the CPI report.
① The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell 4.34%, as China Concept Stocks collectively declined; ② Apple is reportedly planning to equip its smartwatches with satellite communication capabilities; ③ Google A rose 5.62%, as the company launched its latest quantum chip "Willow," achieving significant technological breakthroughs; ④ Microsoft shareholders voted against the Bitcoin investment proposal.
ZhongAn Insurance has been authorized to use the uniform terms of the compulsory insurance in Shanghai and Zhejiang, becoming the second company after BYD Property Insurance this year.
On December 10, the official website of the National Financial Regulatory Administration disclosed that ZA ONLINE Property Insurance Co., Ltd. is authorized to use the nationally unified compulsory insurance terms, basic insurance premium rates, and corresponding adjusted premium coefficients in the Shanghai and Zhejiang regions. This follows the approval granted to BYD Property Insurance in multiple locations back in May of this year.