· Wanxiang is expected to enter China in 2017 or will be against Tesla

A few days ago, some media reported that "the first model after the universal acquisition of Fisker will be named Karma Revero, which will be launched in the United States before the end of this year."
"If nothing else, Karma Revero will enter China by 2017." A person close to Wanxiang said.
In fact, the first electric passenger car built by Wanxiang is also sold in China in the form of imports. As early as Wanxiang acquired the American battery manufacturer A123 and the electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker, it hoped to take advantage of the development of domestic electric vehicles to enter the passenger vehicle market. At that time, not only did the national policy give Wanxiang a passenger car such as “foreign Han”, but the universal transformation plan was also launched.
"The reason why Wanxiang did not introduce Fisker's technology into China for domestic production, the last obstacle is the production qualification of electric passenger cars." The above-mentioned people close to Wanxiang revealed that they had been expected to get the first batch of new electric vehicles. The reason for the qualification of production qualification has not yet obtained qualifications. "The main reason is that the model was adjusted at the end of last year and fell behind in the filing time."
After the production qualifications have been approved, Wanxiang's domestic electric passenger car plan will also be fully launched.
To the standard Tesla?
Mentioning Wanxiang's car-making plan goes back to 2013. In January 2013, the US Foreign Investment Committee (CIFUS) officially approved the acquisition of American battery manufacturer A123 Systems by Wanxiang Group. As a company based on parts at the time, Wanxiang acquired A123, a battery company, which was interpreted by the industry as an important move for its electric parts.
A year later, Wanxiang Group re-acquired Fisko, the American electric vehicle manufacturer facing the crisis. The completion of this acquisition is actually an important step for the chairman of Wanxiang Group, Lu Guanqiu. Some analysts pointed out that Wanxiang is a component manufacturing company. The acquisition of A123 has acquired the core technology of the battery, coupled with Fisko's vehicle manufacturing technology. It should be said that Wanxiang will soon be able to produce electric vehicles in China.
However, after the two acquisitions, Wanxiang’s dream of building a car will first land in the United States.
The above-mentioned sources close to Wanxiang told reporters that "Karma Revero, the first model after Wanxiang's acquisition of Fisko, will be produced in the United States by Karma, which is owned by Wanxiang. It is scheduled to be officially unveiled in July or August and will be sold before the end of the year. Although the price of this car has not yet been determined, its competitor should be Tesla's Model 3."
Wanxiang's first electric passenger car not only points its competitors to Tesla, but its sales model is also expected to replicate Tesla. “At present, Wanxiang is considering whether to use the direct sales model for sales.” The above-mentioned close to Wanxiang said.
At the same time, Wanxiang also imitates Tesla's management methods, mining executives from GM and other multinational companies, responsible for product development, finance, marketing and other departments. It is understood that at present, Wanxiang's electric vehicle factory built in California has entered the trial operation stage of the production line and will be put into operation in June.
"After the sale of Karma Revero in the United States, with the release of capacity, it will officially enter the Chinese market by import in 2017." The above-mentioned close to Wanxiang told reporters. This is in line with what the insiders of the Wanxiang Group said, in 2017, the Wanxiang electric passenger car will be in line with the time of listing.
Waiting for the qualification of production to build a factory in the United States is not only to fulfill the promise of the acquisition of Fisker, but also helpless.
According to the data, Wanxiang was able to successfully acquire Fisko because it was clear in the "Rescue Plan" proposed to the US government that it would set up a factory in the United States to solve some local employment problems.
“More importantly, at present, Wanxiang has not obtained the production qualification for producing electric passenger cars in China.” The above-mentioned close to Wanxiang said.
In fact, after Wanxiang acquired A123 and Fisker, its transformation plan has been launched. After obtaining the production qualifications of special vehicles and buses, electric special vehicles and electric buses have been put into use. There is a view in the industry that although there is a certain gap between the manufacture of electric passenger cars and electric commercial vehicles, partial sharing can be achieved in the supply chain.
At the same time, it is reported that Wanxiang has already produced a small number of electric passenger cars and has been trial-running in Hangzhou. The operational data and data will also become an important support for the mass production of Wanxiang electric passenger cars.
At this time, China issued the "New Pure Electric Passenger Vehicle Production Enterprise Investment Project and Production Access Management Regulations", which opened the entry into the electric passenger vehicle field for the "Wanxiang" who had not been involved in the production of passenger vehicles. The door.
However, since this year, although BAIC New Energy and Changjiang Automobile have obtained new energy production qualifications, Wanxiang, a company that has been considered by the outside world to be the most promising, still has not obtained production qualifications. “An important reason is that it has made adjustments in the vehicle supporting enterprises and other aspects, delaying the data declaration time.” The person close to Wanxiang said.
It is understood that in November last year, Wanxiang’s Karma Motor Company and Baomo Motor entered into an agreement. The next generation of the company’s developing models will use more BMW powertrain technology to ensure the creation of leading new energy vehicles. product.
From this point of view, in the future, the production conditions of Wanxiang domestic factories, as well as the electric vehicles built on A123 battery technology, Fisker body technology and BMW powertrain technology, can be recognized by relevant departments in China and obtain electric passenger car production. Qualification, its electric passenger car program will also be rapid prototyping.

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