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.
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.
Another photovoltaic leader is heading to the Middle East. JA Solar Technology plans to invest 4 billion yuan to build Battery component production capacity in Oman | Quick read announcement.
① After planning projects in Egypt, JA Solar Technology announced plans to invest in Oman to build a project with an annual production capacity of 6 GW of high-efficiency Battery cells and 3 GW of high-power Battery modules, with a total investment of nearly 4 billion yuan; ② The Middle East and North Africa region has become a new destination for photovoltaic export, with many Chinese companies officially announcing plans and progress, aiming for production as early as 2025.
Tuesday, Tech Pulls Back, While Traders Await FOMC Rate | Wall Street Today
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.
Huawei Shengsi Artificial Intelligence Framework Summit will soon be held to accelerate the prosperity of AI applications
① According to media reports, on December 14, the Shengsi Artificial Intelligence Framework Summit will be held in Beijing. ② CITIC Securities said that the model ecosystem is booming rapidly, and it is expected that in 2025, with the support of upgrading model capabilities and lowering the threshold for industrialization, combined with the implementation of applications such as agents, the commercialization of AI will continue to accelerate.