On 10 Aug., 2016, Leshi Internet
Information and Technology Corp., Beijing (Leshi) declared that it would invest
about USD3.02 billion (RMB20 billion) into constructing the Leshi super car eco
experience park in Mogan mountain economic development zone (Deqing County,
Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province), which has officially started up.
Source: Baidu
As planned mutually by Zhejiang government and Leshi, the park will cover 286.67 ha (4,300 mu) and
secure an overall car manufacturing capacity of 400,000 unit/a (Phase 1 given
at 200,000 unit/a and Phase 2 also at 200,000 unit/a, to run two years later,
following Phase 1 operation). In the meantime, the park will be established as
a global car manufacturing base and a themed tourist destination by integrating
Leshi sports, Leshi music and ecological elements of movie and television.
Moreover, both sides will strategically partner in various projects such as
smart car industry fund and "Internet + finance".
Jia Yueting, president of Leshi said in the
following, "The initiation of this project signals that we become the
first internet company in the world to manufacture car and also the first to
self-construct car manufacturing factory."
About Leshi super car
As early as April 2016, the conception car LeSEE manufactured by Leshi was
first exposed to the public, marketed for its concept of smart connection, and
featuring functions including automated driving, self-learning, and human face/
emotion/ environment/ path recognitions.
Liu Hong, vice president of Leshi, revealed
that the car manufacturing might start at the end of 2016 or at the beginning
of 2017 and mass production would be realized pretty soon.
It’s worth noting that Leshi has not obtained the electric vehicle (EV)
production license yet. According to the officially issued Administrative Measures
on Establishing Battery Electric Passenger Vehicle Enterprises by China's
National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology, requirements to apply such a license include
registration of enterprise in China, integral EV R&D experience, vehicle
manufacturing capability, independent intelligent property right and relevant
patents of invention in certain areas. If the above-mentioned requirements are
satisfied, the license can be granted.
As indicated by officials in the company, the company is in the process of
application, and examination and approval will not be a problem.
According to investigation source, the
smart car market size would exceed USD22.63 billion (RMB150 billion) in the
future. If after-sale service and rising "Internet of Vehicle", the
figure will surpass USD150.88 billion (RMB1 trillion).
Faced with such a gigantic market
potential, other internet companies are also attempting to compete. Apart from
Leshi, Beijing Chehejia Information Technology Co., Ltd. also held a ground
breaking ceremony for its smart car manufacturing base in Wujin national
hi-tech development zone in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province on 10 Aug., 2016,
with an intention to build a production capacity of 300,000 unit/a. Of this,
Phase 1 (capacity: 200,000 unit/a) is expected to go into operation at the end
of 2017.
This article comes from China Li-ion Battery E-News 1608, CCM
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