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Ford kupuje na trgu Srednjega kraljestva s podružnico China EV

Ameriški avtomobilski velikan Ford Motor Company je napovedal ustanovitev hčerinske družbe, ki se bo osredotočala na razvoj pametnih električnih vozil in tehnologije za pomoč voznikom za kitajski trg. 

Ford je v a Izjava on its WeChat account that the Ford Electric Mach Technologies company will have a “strong R&D capability,” and will develop battery technology, battery packaging and integration, and motor and controller research. Ford said it will also work on developing smart cockpit technology, wireless connectivity, and over-the-air update technology for vehicles.

The Chinese subsidiary will also operate an Advanced Driving Assistance Center where Ford will work with Chinese companies to develop self-driving technology and help push the iconic carmaker’s BlueCruise tehnologija prostoročne vožnje. 

We asked Ford for more details on how its Chinese EV operations will influence its American vehicles or electrification efforts; we’ll let you know if it decides to share any information.

Ford se je odločil, da bo opustil zastopstva za svojo operacijo na Kitajskem in namesto tega izbral model prodaje neposredno potrošnikom. V skladu z izjavo WeChat namerava Ford ustvariti 106 prodajnih mest v 43 mestih po Srednjem kraljestvu, prva trgovina pa bo odprta v Šanghaju do konca leta 2022.

All part of Ford’s ‘China 2.0’ plan

In its statement, Ford Electric Mach Technology said its creation accelerates the implementation of Ford’s China 2.0 plan, which the company prvič omenjeno in 2019 as its plan to change Ford’s approach to doing business in China. 

According to Ford’s then-CEO and president Jim Hackett, the company sees China as a key part of its future plans. “Ford is deeply committed to China, and with our new China leadership team and vision, we’re investing in the future,” Hackett said in 2019. 

Intel’s car tech heads further inside China, too

Intel’s Mobileye business on Monday announced it, too, is expanding its Chinese presence.

Mobileye je specializiran za računalniški vid in ta tehnologija je že našla pot v avtomobile kitajskega proizvajalca električnih vozil Geely.

Podjetji zdaj načrtujeta sodelovanje še pri treh znamkah. Nekatera vozila bodo izvožena po vsem svetu.

Geely will also work on “new lidar-based features with Mobileye”.

Ford’s first all-electric vehicle exclusive to the Chinese market was the Mustang Mach-E SUV, launched in late 2021, which Chinese automotive news site Dongchedi reported has prodajal in se slabo izkazal od lansiranja. 

Ford doesn’t dispute its poor performance in the east-Asian nation, saying that its second-quarter sales in China were 22 odstotkov manj kot v enakem obdobju lani. Ford je za primanjkljaj okrivil nacionalne omejitve zaradi pandemije in druge omejitve, vendar je dejal, da se je prodaja proti koncu drugega četrtletja začela povečevati. 

In total, Ford said it sold 120,000 vehicles across China in Q2 2022, with 50,000 of those coming in June alone. While overall sales were down, Ford said the Mach-E did get a boost, and was up 16 percent “following initial delivery to customers in December.” ®

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