Hengchi 5 Shanghai’s first test drive, ＂new car builder＂ Hengda is ready？

On April 19, Hengda Automobile made its debut at the 2021 Shanghai International Auto Show and released nine new cars at the same time. Subsequently, Hengda Automobile held a media test ride and test drive activity at its Shanghai factory. The test drive models were blue and color-matching Hengchi 5.

The specific parameters of Hengchi’s nine cars were exposed, and the test ride experience of Hengchi 5 was good

Hengchi 5 is created by the team of international styling design master Shiro Nakamura. From the scene, Hengchi 5 has original H-shaped headlights, 21-inch oversized wheels, neat lines, dynamic color scheme, and exuding a youthful atmosphere.

The interiors of new energy vehicles have always been known for their sense of technology. After the test riders enter Hengchi 5, they can look up and see a panoramic sunroof, and in front of them is a 3D curved triplex screen. In addition, Hengchi 5 also has AR Driving augmented reality driving assistance, Tencent, Baidu dual ecosystem.

It is understood that the model has a range of up to 700km. "You can feel the outstanding design and careful workmanship of Evergrande," said the test driver.

At the morning press conference, Dai Lei, executive vice president of Hengda Automobile, who has just joined, disclosed the parameters of nine Hengchi cars: the maximum comprehensive battery life of all models is 700km, and some models exceed 800km. Among them, Hengchi’s flagship model, Hengchi 1, is the world’s first pure electric D-class flagship sedan, with a length of 5320mm, a wheelbase of 3170mm, and a battery life of 760km. The pure electric ultra-luxury B-class SUV Hengchi 9 has a length of 4810mm, a wheelbase of 2910mm, and a battery life of up to 810km.

What roads have you taken to make a car? The factory will interview for production in the fourth quarter

At a press conference in the morning, Liu Yongzhuo, president of Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, announced the mass production schedule. "In the fourth quarter of this year, Hengchi Automobile will fully start trial production and will be delivered on a large scale next year. In addition, power battery products with high specific energy, high safety, long life and super fast charging will also be mass-produced in the second half of this year," Liu Yongzhuo said.

Liu Yongzhuo said that the development of new energy vehicles and the promotion of peak carbon dioxide emissions and comprehensive carbon targets have been raised to the national strategy. As a world’s top 500 enterprise with 2.30 trillion total assets and 700 billion annual sales scale, Evergrande has made up its mind to enter the new energy vehicle market, and to do the best.

At the beginning of determining the car, Hengda made clear the positioning and goal of the car: Hengda Automobile will become the world’s largest and most powerful new energy vehicle group, with annual production and sales exceeding 1 million vehicles by 2025 and annual production and sales exceeding 5 million vehicles by 2035. Hengda Automobile’s core technology must be world-class, intellectual property rights must be owned independently, and product quality must be world-class.

Liu Yongzhuo said that by the end of last year, Hengda Group had invested 47.40 billion yuan in the new energy vehicle industry, of which research and development investment was as high as 24.90 billion. "Hengda Automobile already has the world’s leading core technology in the fields of chassis architecture, powertrain, battery engineering technology, intelligence, network connection, and autonomous driving," Liu Yongzhuo said.

According to the data, Hengda Automobile has established the Global Research Institute and the Academy of Intelligent Sciences, and established the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, including model research and development, vehicle technology, battery research and development, autonomous driving, intelligent networking, artificial intelligence, and intelligent communication. At present, Hengda Automobile has more than 8,700 professionals, a scientific research team of more than 3,500 people, and 20 top international experts, including Gao Jingshen, deputy general manager of GAC Toyota, Li Junxiu, former president of the battery research institute of SK Group in South Korea, and Dai Lei, a former BMW and Infiniti executive.

Mr. Liu said that Hengda’s production base would begin trial production by the end of this year. Hengda has planned and built "digital, intelligent and ecological" smart factories in accordance with Industry 4.0 standards, introduced advanced equipment and production processes from Siemens and ABB, and signed cooperation agreements with the world’s top 148 auto parts companies.

According to reports, the sales aspect mainly adopts the direct sales model, Hengda Automobile has set up 36 exhibition experience centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities, 1,600 investment sales centers, and 3,000 self-operated and authorized warranty after-sales service centers.

In the field of smart charging, Hengda Automobile and State Grid established a joint venture company "State Grid Evergrande" to focus on smart charging services in community parking spaces. At the same time, Hengda Automobile also connected the world’s largest real estate and automobile online and offline trading platform "RV Treasure". Hengda Automobile also launched the Hengchi Intelligent Network System with Tencent and Baidu, which fully integrates Hengda’s own ecosystem and gathers industry resources to achieve "car-family integration".

Beijing News Shell Financial Reporter, Bai Jinlei, Editor, Zhao Ze, Proofreader, Liu Baoqing