Taxi reform clarifies the basic conditions for online car-hailing vehicles and drivers

  Xinhua News Agency Beijing July 28 New Media Special Telegram: Focus on Taxi Reform Four Major Concerns of the People

  Xinhua News Agency "Xinhua View" reporters Ding Jing, Qi Zhongxi, Zhao Wenjun

  The "Guiding Opinions on Deepening Reform and Promoting the Healthy Development of the Taxi Industry" and the "Interim Measures for the Management of Online Booking Taxi Business Services" were issued recently, and the "boots" of taxi reform have been implemented. Can the reform ease the "difficulty of taking a taxi" and "expensive", and can private cars drive online taxis? Will the "share money" be reduced?

  Can my car drive an online car-hailing? What are the conditions?

  At present, many people driving online car-hailing are often investigated, and some people want to drive online car-hailing, but they are still waiting and seeing because of the unclear policy.

  After the document was issued, worry and wait-and-see will become "past tense". The document gives online car-hailing platform companies legal status, supports the continuous innovation and standardized development of online car-hailing platform companies, and relaxes restrictions on online car-hailing platform companies to not require their own vehicles.

  According to the regulations, the conversion of private cars to online car-hailing requires meeting three basic conditions: passenger cars with 7 seats or less; installation of vehicle satellite positioning devices and emergency alarm devices with driving record functions; and vehicle technical performance meeting the requirements of relevant standards for operational safety.

  At the same time, the regulations also specify four requirements for online car-hailing drivers: obtaining the corresponding type of motor vehicle driver’s license and having more than 3 years of driving experience; no traffic accident crime, dangerous driving crime record, no drug use record, no drinking driving record, and no 12-point record in the last 3 consecutive scoring periods; no violent crime record; other conditions stipulated by the urban people’s government.

  "It is worthy of affirmation that administrative reform should take the initiative to adapt to the trend of the’Internet + ‘era and the reality of the taxi industry, and face the problem head-on," said Yu Mingyuan, a highway transportation development research center at the Highway Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport.

  Guo Jifu, director of the Beijing Transportation Development Research Center, believes that the new policy reflects respect for market laws. But for online ride-hailing included in the operation, its market behavior should be regulated.

  It is worth noting that in order to encourage the "sharing economy", the new policy also allows private passenger car sharing, or "hitchhiking". However, the requirements are not for profit, and should be carried out during commuting hours or holidays. There should be a certain limit to the number of rides per car per day. Part of the travel cost is limited to direct expenses such as fuel costs and tolls.

  Can "taxi difficulty" be alleviated?

  Whether you can get a taxi during the morning rush hour, and whether you will be "rejected" when you go to the nearest hospital. "Difficulty in taking a taxi" is one of the most concerned issues for the people in the taxi reform. Experts believe that the change in the capacity scale is the key issue affecting the difficulty of taking a taxi for citizens.

  As of the end of 2015, there were about 1.39 million taxis in China, about 8,500 taxi operating enterprises, and about 130,000 self-employed households. According to the document, the next step in the development of taxis is to adhere to the principle of giving priority to the development of public transportation, moderately developing taxis, coordinating the development of cruise cars and online cars, and promoting the gradual integration of the two formats.

  Liu Xiaoming, deputy minister of transportation, pointed out that the "moderate development" of traditional taxis requires cities to take into account the actual situation of the city, reasonably grasp the scale of taxi capacity and the proportion of sharing in the urban comprehensive transportation system, and establish a dynamic monitoring and adjustment mechanism.

  According to the requirements of the document, the number and scale of online car-hailing are controlled by various localities. Cheng Shidong, director of the Urban Transportation Office of the Comprehensive Transportation Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, believes that the overall direction of the policy for online car-hailing is "deregulation". Previously, it was worried that the setting of the scrapping age of online car-hailing would affect the enthusiasm of some online car-hailing owners, but this condition in the document became "600,000 kilometers", and many private cars can be converted into online car-hailing, increasing part of the transportation capacity.

  Guo Jifu believes that it is understandable that some cities with limited road resources and severe congestion may implement a number control on online car-hailing.

  Will taxi prices go up or down?

  According to the document, government pricing or government-guided pricing will be implemented for traditional taxi rates, and a dynamic adjustment mechanism for freight rates will be established. For online taxis, market-regulated pricing will still be implemented, except for those that the city people’s government deems necessary to implement government-guided pricing.

  Zhou Hanhua, a researcher at the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that traditional taxis used to be set by the government, and the price adjustment had to go through a hearing. But this time using government pricing or government-guided pricing allows traditional taxi companies to adjust prices between the upper and lower limits according to market conditions, giving them more flexibility.

  According to the document, online car-hailing practices market-adjusted prices, but it is worth noting that "unless it is necessary to implement government-guided prices". Guo Jifu believes that even for online car-hailing, consumers’ bargaining power is still very weak, so special weather such as rain and snow, peak hours, and congested locations require a certain price adjustment mechanism to protect the rights and interests of passengers.

  At the same time, the document stipulates the low-price subsidy promotion behavior of online car-hailing platforms: online rental car operators shall not disrupt the normal market order by operating at a price below cost in order to crowd out competitors or monopolize the market.

  "Some platform companies have seized the market through low-price subsidies and promotions, which has impacted the normal market order and affected the taxi industry and social stability," said the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport.

  Zhou Hanhua believes that subsidized promotions also need to be distinguished. It is not possible to operate below cost for a long time, but holiday "red envelopes" should be normal market competition activities.

  "Generally speaking, the price of online car-hailing will not fluctuate too much." Cheng Shidong said that the current price of online car-hailing is basically market pricing, and the reduction of subsidies is also an inevitable result of market development. In the future, price competition will turn to service competition, and by improving service quality, it will create brand effect.

  Will "molecular money" decrease?

  "Molecular money" is the common name for the contract fee that taxi drivers hand over to the company, which is an important source of income for taxi companies. "I owe the company hundreds of yuan every day when I open my eyes" is a typical taxi driver complaining about high molecular money.

  In the document, there are two main reforms related to molecular money: one is to implement term restrictions and free use of new taxi operating rights, and the operating entity cannot be changed; the other is that "molecular money" is determined and dynamically adjusted by taxi companies, industry associations, taxi drivers, and trade unions.

  Cheng Shidong pointed out that "part money" includes the value of the concession right, and the cancellation of the paid user fee for the operation right is an important measure to reduce the "part money" of taxis.

  "Negotiating on an equal footing and implementing dynamic adjustments will help taxi drivers have the voice over prices and raise their enthusiasm," Mr. Yu said.

  At present, some regions have begun to explore reducing "part money". In Hangzhou, several companies return 10% of the contract fee to drivers, and through subsidies and rewards, "part money" has been reduced from 8,000 yuan per month to the current minimum of 6,400 yuan per month.

  In Shanghai, Didi Chuxing, Shanghai Seagull Holdings and others have launched a "Shanghai Seagull Taxi Driver Service Agency". The service agency does not charge money, and drivers who join the club only need to pay a monthly service fee of 50 yuan to enjoy invoice management, vehicle commercial insurance, online tax payment and other services.

Guosen Securities: Maintain Geely Automobile (00175) "Overweight" rating, intelligent electric hybrid car Galaxy L6 released, Galaxy L7 sales exceeded 10,000 in a row

Zhitong Finance APP learned that Guosen Securities released a research report saying that Geely Automobile (00175) "overweight" rating is maintained, and the profit forecast remains unchanged. It is expected that the net profit in 2023/2024/2025 will be 47/69/104 billion yuan. Geely Automobile is a car company that is good at late-mover. The era of new energy vehicles has arrived. Geely has actively transformed. It has successively launched heavy new products or new technologies such as geometric brand, extreme krypton brand, SEA vast architecture, and Raytheon hybrid. In the continuous efforts of trial and error, the complete set of underlying technologies and channel ecology have been improved. The transformation attitude is firm and the development path is clear. In 2023, Geely/extreme krypton/Lingke/Ruilan brands plan to launch 5/2/2/1 new cars respectively.

The report said that on September 16, 2023, Geely Galaxy’s new generation of intelligent hybrid sedan L6 was officially launched. The new car launched a total of 5 models, namely 60km pure electric battery life AIR version, 60km pure electric battery life PLUS version, 125km pure electric battery life PLUS version, 125km pure electric battery life MAX version and 125km pure electric battery life Starship version, the price range is 11.58-14 9,800 yuan. In terms of smart cockpit, Geely Galaxy L6 is combined with a full-stack self-developed full-scene AI model for the first time. The whole system is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip as standard, equipped with Galaxy NOS system, and matched with the standard 13.2-inch touch high definition central control vertical screen and 10.25-inch all-digital LCD instrument. At the same time, the car is equipped with external pickup microphones and speakers to realize innovative voice interaction outside the car. At the same time, it integrates functions such as induction unlocking, non-inductive start, and remote OTA upgrade. In terms of intelligent driving, Geely Galaxy L6 supports AEB automatic emergency braking, LKA lane keeping, and ICC intelligent pilotage system. The MAX version and the Starship version will be upgraded to "Galaxy Butler Sentinel Mode" through OTA at the end of the year, and the low power consumption will guard the body

The bank said that after the launch of Geely Galaxy L7 on May 31, 2023, the sales volume continued to rise. In July and August, the sales volume exceeded 10,000 in a row. In August, the sales volume reached 11,117 units, an increase of more than 10% compared with the previous month. The cumulative sales volume reached 30,848 units in the three months of listing. The release of Geely Galaxy L6 adopts a family language design similar to the L7 style, which further enriches the product matrix of the Galaxy series. It is a heavy product in the compact car market of the Galaxy series layout. The starting price of 115,800 yuan is also more sincere and cost-effective. At present, Geely has formed a comprehensive brand layout of Galaxy focusing on 10-200,000 mass market, Lynk & Co focusing on 20-300,000 mid-to-high-end market, and JK focusing on the intelligent high-end market above 300,000, covering a wide range of sub-segments, and the overall brand is fully new. The bank believes that Galaxy L7 has become another popular model after JK 001, which opened the prelude to Geely’s strong cycle. In the second half of the year, the company’s Galaxy series products launched powerful new products such as L6 (A-class plug-in hybrid car) and E8 (pure electric car). The JK brand launched the sedan JK 001FR, which promoted Geely Automobile’s new energy transformation to the next stage.

Geely China Star · Xingrui Longteng Edition is newly listed, and the official guide price is 99,700 yuan

Recently, Geely China Star has launched a new Longteng version model on the basis of cash. The official guide price is 99,700 yuan, and you can enjoy a comfortable package worth 5,000 yuan for free when you buy a car from June. At the same time, if you buy Xingrui 1.5TD/2.0TD fuel series now, you can also enjoy "3 years or 60,000 kilometers free basic maintenance, 3M brand dark high thermal insulation film for the whole car, original driving recorder" and other 5,000 yuan star happy gift package, as well as 15,000 yuan replacement subsidy, 24 0-interest financial gifts and other generous gifts.

Since its birth, China Star Star Rui has always adhered to "user request as the center", constantly self-subverting, advanced, and continued to build high-value flagship sedan for users. The total sales volume of only 43 months on the market exceeded 460,000, with a monthly market share of up to 5.75%. In April, it won the NO.1 sales of fuel cars in China with a market share of 5.54% (domestic retail end point data, excluding imports), and its strength opened a new pattern of China’s fuel car market, helping China Star to quickly become the first high-end series of Chinese cars to break through one million sales.

In terms of safety, adhering to the high-safety gene engraved into the bones of China Star, Xingrui Longteng Edition comes with its own CMA architecture, which is naturally good bones, good brain, good foundation and good physique. It integrates 29000N · m/deg high torsional stiffness, high-strength steel above 70.2%, 7-series aviation aluminum alloy front collision beam, Z-shaped deformation stringer structure, sub-frame detachment structure and other high-strength cage body safety design. It has C-NCAP five-star certification safety quality and can withstand 4 times the weight of the vehicle. It is also equipped with car-grade CN95 high-efficiency composite air conditioner filter element, AQS intelligent air management, advanced cortical bacteriostatic steering wheel and other health and safety configurations. From passive to active, it fully guarantees the safety of users in all scenarios.

In terms of configuration, Xingrui Longteng Edition has 17-inch dynamic dazzling silver wheels, LED energy rhythm headlights, 7-inch LCD dynamic combination instrument, 12.3-inch high definition central control screen, OS system, 6 airbags, + dynamic guide line and other rich leapfrog configurations, as well as the leading 2800mm ultra-long wheelbase and 1869mm ultra-wide body, bringing intelligent and comfortable luxury experience.

In terms of power, the Xingrui Longteng version is equipped with a 1.5TD direct injection turbocharged engine + 7DCT wet dual-clutch high-efficiency power combination, with a maximum power of 133kW, a maximum torque of 290N · m, and a comprehensive fuel consumption of only 6.2L per 100 kilometers. It is also equipped with CMA’s unique wire-controlled chassis technology, four-wheel independent suspension, Sino-European joint professional chassis adjustment, DP-EPS steering power system, etc., to provide users with high-quality driving experience with both high power and high economy.

In the second issue of "China Star Jump", the three goddesses 10-meter platform shocked the audience.


  Killer, the actress’s first jump in the 10m —— As the first contestant, Killer, a natural female voice, made her competitors fidgety when she started to jump. She directly stepped onto the 10m platform with her back to the pool, and the difficulty rose to another level. After almost flawless falling into the water, Killer became the first person in all diving programs.

Cailian Automobile Morning Post [August 7]

  Cui Dongshu: Among the top 500 enterprises in the world, China Automobile Company is generally better.

  On August 6, Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the Federation, issued a document saying that recently Fortune published the latest list of the world’s top 500 in 2023, the world.The overall performance of auto companies is good. The sales revenue of auto companies in the top 500 will increase from 2.4 trillion US dollars in 2015 to 3.1 trillion US dollars in 2022. The sales of major auto companies will increase steadily, and the overall performance of major auto companies is very good. China’s main automobile group performed particularly well.And Geely Group, all maintain an annual increase of $10 billion.

  Cui Dongshu: China enterprises in the automobile and parts industries performed well.Some independent car companies, such as independent groups, have outstanding performance, and the status of parts companies has weakened.

  Great Wall pickup truck: 15,841 vehicles were sold worldwide in July.

  Great Wall pickup truck recently released its sales data for July. Great Wall pickup truck sold 15,841 vehicles worldwide in July, and accumulated 118,437 vehicles worldwide from January to July, up 7% year-on-year. From January to July, the domestic terminal market accounted for nearly 50%.

  Cailian Automobile: In the pickup truck market, the leading edge of the Great Wall is becoming more and more obvious.

  Rong Tai, Zhejiang Province: The total sales amount of customer-designated projects in the life cycle is about RMB 1.223 billion.

  August 6, Rong Tai, Zhejiang, the company recently received an overseasFixed-point notice of automobile customers, choosing the company as the supplier of insulation parts for automobile thermal runaway protection. According to the customer’s plan, there is a total of one designated project, with a life cycle of 6 years and a total sales amount of about 1.223 billion yuan. The designated project is expected to start production in the first quarter of 2024.

  Cailian Automobile: The wave of automobile electrification has given upstream suppliers unprecedented development opportunities.

  Tengshi N8 is launched with Yunnian -C intelligent damping body control system.

  August 5, SmartThe full-scene SUV Tengshi N8 was officially launched, and two versions were launched, namely, the flagship six-seat version of the four-wheel drive super hybrid was 326,800 yuan, and the flagship seven-seat version of the four-wheel drive super hybrid was 319,800 yuan. As the second model of N series after Tengshi brand rejuvenation, Tengshi N8 locates medium and large SUV, equipped with DM-p super hybrid system and EHS electric hybrid system +1.5T Xiaoyun 40.12% high thermal efficiency engine.The comprehensive power is 360kW, and the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is only 4.3s s.. Based on the chassis adjustment of Tengshi X Mercedes-Benz, N8 is equipped with Yunqi -C intelligent damping body control system and CCT comfort control technology after upgrading, and can support OTA upgrade.

  Cailian Automobile: With the potential of a stable brand of generate, Tengshi focused on the pain points of SUV users, and created a product label for N8, which is "a city can be wild, and the whole region has a way".

  Suzuki, Maruti, India: The goal is to double the annual output to nearly 4 million vehicles by 2031.

  On August 6th, according to the latest annual report of Maruti Suzuki, the largest Indian automobile manufacturer, the company aims to launch new models and increase exports, and double its annual output to nearly 4 million vehicles by 2031, among which it plans to triple its overseas sales to 800,000 vehicles. By fiscal year 2030-2031, Maruti Suzuki is expected to launch six electric vehicles, which will account for 15% to 20% of its total sales by then.

  Cailian Automobile: Suzuki is still thriving in the Indian market.

  Kia recalled more than 120,000 cars in the United States due to the risk of engine fire.

  On August 5, according to the recall information updated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on August 5, Kia America will recall some 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro plug-in hybrid cars, totaling 121,411 vehicles, due to the risk of engine compartment fire.

  Cailian Automobile: Kia’s road to electrification transformation is not smooth sailing.

  (Cailian reporter Zhang Yipeng finishing/commenting)