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165438+1On October 26th, SAIC announced:

SAIC formally contributed to the establishment of Shanghai Yuan Jie Intelligent Technology Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership).

Focus on:

Investors: SAIC, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech and Hengxu Capital.

Investment amount: 7.2 billion yuan, SAIC 53.99 billion yuan, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech 654.38+0.8 billion yuan, Hengxu Capital 0.065438+0.8 billion yuan.

Investment projects:

The Fund intends to cooperate with Alibaba (China) Network Technology Co., Ltd. (including its designation? Subordinate investors) specialize in investing in high-end intelligent pure electric vehicle projects (tentatively named "smart car?" Car ").

From the above equity investment funds announced by SAIC, we have not seen Ali. However, the project announcement clearly mentioned the cooperation with Alibaba. What level is it?

According to SAIC's official press release, the first round of financing was jointly completed by SAIC, Pudong New Area and Alibaba Group. With the full support of the three giants, bosom friend automobile has become the first domestic automobile technology company with the scale of10 billion.

SAIC mentioned here that "the three parties worked together" and "the confidant car became the first founding wheel in China, that is, it reached the order of billions", among which Ali's contribution was 654.38+08 billion.

So, what is the specific division of labor of SAIC+ Zhangjiang Hi-Tech+Alibaba? SAIC made it very clear in the official press release:

SAIC: More than 60 years of professional experience in building cars, profound technical accumulation, perfect parts system, global layout, sufficient capital reserves and rich cooperation resources have laid the most solid foundation for building smart cars.

Zhangjiang Hi-tech Industrial Park: a world-class high-tech industrial cluster ecology and core technical resources such as AI and chips.

Alibaba: With the big data of users, the latest technology of Dharma Institute and the synergistic advantages of Alibaba Cloud and other ecological circles, * * * fully empowers smart cars and helps them seize the first highland in the field of smart cars in the world.

Judging from this division of labor, SAIC will focus on designing and manufacturing supply chain systems, while Zhangjiang Hi-Tech will use its own industrial cluster capabilities to provide AI and chip services for smart cars. Ali focuses on big data and smart ecology. The three parties have a clear division of labor.

Obviously, "Zhiji Automobile" is another high-end intelligent pure electric vehicle brand released by domestic automobile enterprises after Weilai, Jihu and Lan Tu.

We might as well sort out the existing domestic high-end electric vehicle brand map:

The state-owned BAIC Group's high-end intelligent electric brand, Polar Fox Automobile, was released in August 20 16. Polar fox brand actually belongs to BAIC Blue Valley Magna Company, which is controlled by BAIC and Magna with a share ratio of 565,438+0: 49. The first model of polar fox brand has just been released this year.

Ke Ling Automobile, a brand owned by Geely Automobile, was released on 20 16120/6, and was originally based on fuel vehicles. In September 2020, Lectra released a brand-new vast sea architecture and announced the transformation of electric vehicles.

Weilai Automobile, the brand was released on 201611+21. This is a private enterprise founded by Li Bin, a serial entrepreneur, and listed on the American stock market. At the same time, it is also the object of joint venture between Guangzhou Automobile and Changan.

Lan Tu Automobile, a brand owned by Dongfeng Motor Group, a central enterprise, was released in July 2020, focusing on high-end electric vehicles. Start.

Judging from the above brands, in addition to Weilai's current sales volume and upward trend, other brands are still groping forward.

As the first enterprise to launch "the world's first mass-produced Internet car" and as an advocate of "electrification, intelligent networking, internationalization and enjoyment" of new car modernization, it is not too late to launch a high-end intelligent pure electric car brand at this moment.

It can be predicted that there will be more intense competition in the field of high-end intelligent electric vehicles in China.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.