Gu Hongdi, president of Xiaopeng Automobile, Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xiaopeng, said that with the increasing competition between Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers and European manufacturers, German auto manufacturers have made up their minds to solve problems and production.Electric vehicle.
According to Reuters, Gu Hongdi said during an interview during the International Auto Show at Munich, Germany on Wednesday (September 6) that German auto manufacturers have shown "the most firm determination to change ever in history"Try to catch up with competitors in the field of electric vehicles and deal with challenges.
Gu Hongdi's above -mentioned discussion is echoed by the German Automotive Industry Association (VDA) Chairman Hildegard Mueller.Mueller believes that the automotive industry in Germany is losing its competitiveness and is facing a serious situation of investing.
Gu Hongdi believes that the information transmitted by Mueller is that German car companies have produced a very strong sense of crisis."I think that by reflecting on the painful experience, they have shown the greatest determination to catch up." He also said that Chinese electric vehicle companies have sprung up into the overseas market and further exacerbate the sense of crisis of German car companies.
However, Gu Hongdi also said frankly that startups such as Xiaopeng Automobile still need to use the scale, brand and investment of German car companies to reduce costs and survive in the increasingly crowded market.
According to the car consulting company Inovev data, among the electric vehicles sold in Europe in 2023, Chinese brands accounted for 8%, higher than 6%last year and 4%in 2021.Stefan Bratzeel, the head of the German Automobile Management Center, also said in an innovative research report in the automotive industry that the number of technological progress in China in the fields of battery, autonomous vehicle software and other functions last year surpassed Germany and the United States for the first time.
Faced with the rise of Chinese competitors, European car companies are scrambling to increase the output of electric vehicles through cooperation and investment.
