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"The offshore money printer" reappears! COSCO Shipping Holdings expects its annual net profit attributable to the parent to double year-on-year | Quick read announcement.
① COSCO Shipping Holdings' container shipping business achieved growth in both volume and price compared to the previous year, with a year-on-year increase of 105.71% in Net income for 2024; ② One of the uncertainties in the shipping market for 2025, the strike at the East Coast ports of the United States, has been avoided, and freight rates on the US routes have already decreased.
After the "Salon" project was abandoned, Great Wall Motor is launching a new brand, with Wei Jianjun personally leading it and the CMO recruitment already started.
① The market news indicates that Great Wall Motor has established a new "Great Wall Brand Ultra Luxury Car BG," with Wei Jianjun serving as the Chairman of the new brand. ② The concept behind the new brand is "high quality, small batch," and the R&D process has been personally supervised by Wei Jianjun. ③ From the organizational appointment and naming of "Great Wall Brand Ultra Luxury Car BG," it is evident that the new brand's positioning is higher than that of Great Wall Group's current brands.
Leading mining company is making acquisitions! Zangge Mining is planning a change in control, and Zijin Mining Group intends to take the lead | Summary of the announcement.
Zangge Mining announced a significant notice, planning to transfer 24.72% of its shares, directly indicating a change of control, with the buyer being the mining giant Zijin Mining Group. It is worth noting that in recent years, Zangge Mining and Zijin Mining Group have made considerable moves in the expansion of lithium resources. The change of ownership of Zangge Mining to Zijin Mining Group is just one of several acquisition cases by the latter; looking at 2024 alone, Zijin Mining Group has already undertaken four large-scale acquisitions.
The expectation of alumina production boosts the market for caustic soda, and the profitability of related listed companies is expected to improve | Industry Dynamics.
① Driven by expectations of downstream Aluminum oxide expansion, on January 7, the Futures Block Orders contract SH2505 for caustic soda reached a high of 3068 yuan/ton, refreshing a nearly one-year high during the trading session; ② Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries stated that, supported by the growth in demand for downstream Aluminum oxide and electrolytic Aluminum, caustic soda prices are expected to be running at a high level in 2025.
AI takes center stage! The CES Autos exhibition booths have transformed as many automakers strengthen their application of Asia Vets in smart cabins.
① BMW globally debuted its next-generation super sensory intelligent cockpit at the 2025 CES exhibition - featuring the innovative panoramic iDrive and BMW's new generation operating system X. ② ZEEKR also regards the 'intelligent cockpit' as one of the key highlights of its exhibition, announcing a partnership with Qualcomm to jointly develop future-oriented intelligent cockpits.
bullrider_21 OP : Tesla's Europe sales fell in 2024. Tesla's US sales fell in 2024. Tesla's Australia sales fell in 2024. Only Tesla's China sales are up.
74216494 bullrider_21 OP : And ? NIOs European sales are microscopic, US sales non-existant, Australias sales non-existant, China sales mediocre, compared to newcomers like XIAOMI or ZEEKR. TSLA still makes money; NIO never did.
bullrider_21 OP 74216494 : Comparing Nio and Tesla is like comparing apple and orange.