About a week ago, the Internet company Ninth City announced that it had signed a strategic cooperation consultation memorandum with the Office of the Leading Group for the Development of Shaerqin Industrial Zone in Hohhot Economic and Technological Development Zone, and the two sides carried out strategic cooperation on Faraday's future and the new energy automobile joint venture company established in Shaerqin Industrial Zone where Jiucheng is located.
At that time, the news that Sha 'erqin government would take over for Jia Yueting spread like wildfire. In this regard, some media called Shaerqin Industrial Zone, and the official reply was, "It is only the beginning of contact, and it is more accurate to define this cooperation with' intention'."
Although things have just begun to take shape, it is an indisputable fact that after many capitals, local governments have become "investors" that many new car-making forces are vying for.
In recent months, Nanyang municipal government has invested 4 billion yuan in water-hydrogen engine project, which is still in full swing. Weilai "likes to mention" Yizhuang SDIC's cash of 654.38 billion yuan, and the news that Evergrande Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shenyang Municipal Government keeps coming. If we go back, although there is no direct investment, Baiteng in Nanjing, Weimar in Wenzhou and Tucki in Zhaoqing have all received the support of many local governments.
So, is it the mutually beneficial cooperation between local governments and automobile enterprises, or is it a gamble of "the emperor's new clothes"?
Competing to enter the automobile industry, local governments are "stupid and have more money"?
Recently, the leak in Weilai garage has been raining all night.
On June 14, a Weilai ES8 car in the parking lot of Han Xi Building Materials Market in Wuhan, Hubei Province spontaneously ignited, which was the third spontaneous combustion accident of this car in more than one month. At the same time, the share price of Weilai Automobile continued to fall. At the time of listing, the market value of Weilai Automobile was as high as11900 million US dollars, but now it has fallen to 2.48 billion US dollars, and the market value has evaporated by 9.42 billion US dollars.
The financial report shows that the net loss of Weilai Automobile in 20 18 was 9.639 billion yuan; The net loss in the first quarter of this year was 2.6236 billion yuan. If the same loss level is maintained in the next three quarters, the loss of Weilai Automobile will far exceed that of last year. At a time when the stock price is falling, the market value is evaporating and negative news is frequent, Weilai Automobile has ushered in good news.
On the afternoon of May 28th, Weilai announced the signing of a framework agreement with Yizhuang Guotou. According to the agreement, Weilai will set up a new entity "Weilai China" in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, and inject specific business and assets into Weilai China. Yizhuang SDIC will contribute 654.38 billion yuan in cash to Weilai China through its designated investment company or jointly with other investors, so as to obtain the rights and interests of non-controlling shareholders holding Weilai China.
Compared with capital investment, local governments often have stronger financial resources. For example, the Shaerqin Industrial Zone and the Jiucheng project are started. According to the memorandum, the former will reserve no less than 5,000 mu of land for the joint venture project and support the joint venture company to obtain the qualification for the production of new energy passenger cars.
At the same time, Jiucheng and Hohhot Shaerqin Industrial Zone will jointly set up a new energy industry fund. Jiucheng and its subordinate enterprises have invested not less than 500 million yuan (including funds for purchasing industrial land and commercial land), and the government has invested not less than 654.38+05 billion yuan (including financial subsidies, infrastructure and other commercial supporting construction) to invest in industry-related investment and operation.
Of course, local governments are not "stupid people with more money". Most of them are eager to get manufacturing projects that can drive the local economy and drive investment in the entire industrial chain. As we all know, the automobile industry chain is very long. Once the scale is formed, it can promote the improvement of manufacturing level in a region. In addition, the automobile industry is relatively high in technology, which will train a large number of workers and solve the employment problem.
In the initial stage of China's automobile industry, there are indeed a number of cities, such as Shenyang, Chongqing and Wuhan, which have climbed to a higher level because of automobiles. These make many regions and cities eager to own their own car companies. Wenzhou officials once called the introduction of Weimar "Wenzhou's 30-year car dream", and Zhaoqing also put the production base in Xpeng Motors as "1 project".
So we can see that during the "two sessions" in 2065438+2008, almost all local governments took vigorously developing new energy vehicles as the focus of their work reports and listed new energy vehicles as key development plans. For some "potential" automobile manufacturing projects, local governments have money, land and resources, and startups often get rare support.
In the vigorous tide of car-making movement, the shadow of local government is indispensable everywhere.
There are many ways to build a car, so local governments need to be cautious in investing.
In fact, long before the rise of the new energy market, there were precedents for local governments to enter car companies, and the storytelling skills of some traditional fuel car companies were no less than those of new forces.
When Huatai Automobile entered Ordos in 2005, it was a grand goal in Thank you. It was proposed that the facilities and equipment of the 20 15 base should be perfect, and the annual output of engines 1 10,000, transmissions 1 10,000 and automobiles 1 10,000 could be realized.
In sharp contrast, in the first half of 20 18, Huatai Automobile sold less than 30,000 vehicles.
Despite this, Huatai Automobile "has not earned less". Although the car has not been sold, Huatai Automobile has benefited from coal mines and land in the local area by investing in automobile projects.
According to media reports, on June 5438+ 10, 2008, Huatai Automobile introduced Anhui Huainan Mining Group into Tang Jiahui Coal Mine with a reserve of 800 million tons, and the two parties jointly established Ordos Huaxing Energy Co., Ltd., in which Huatai Automobile indirectly held 30% of the shares. In the same year, Huatai Automobile resold the mining right of Nianpanliang Coal Mine to Shanxi Puda Coal Industry Group, making a direct profit of 700 million yuan.
In addition, although two-thirds of Huatai Automobile's factories in Ordos are still wasteland, the land price has increased by eight times. ? So far, Huatai Automobile is still wrestling with the Ordos government on the property right dispute of 6000 mu of land in the downtown area.
Similar to Huatai automobile, there are also youth cars. A while ago, a report about "water changing into hydrogen" pushed Pang Qingnian, chairman of Nanyang Municipal Government and Youth Automobile Group, to the forefront. Although the Nanyang municipal government denies the rumor of investing 4 billion yuan, it can drive water-hydrogen fuel vehicles without refueling, charging and adding water, which also makes the voice of "local governments should strengthen anti-fraud awareness" on the Internet endless.