Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

CTOnews.com February 21 news, the Financial Associated Press said that the fourth factory of Weilai Automobile will be located in Anhui Chuzhou Economic Development Zone, and will be put into production of the third brand product internally codenamed "Firefly".

Officials from relevant departments in Chuzhou said that the factory has been integrated on the basis of the original factory of Cheetah. "more information may be announced in March or April." The relevant person of the local investment promotion bureau said.

Qin Lihong, founder of Weilai, previously said that the new brand is in intensive preparation, the second brand is code-named Alps and is expected to start delivery within 2024; the third brand, Firefly, is a small car brand of Weilai, which will debut in Europe and is expected to launch in the third quarter of 2024.

Qin Lihong explained why it was first launched in Europe, because Europe is a typical car market, and cars are the main models in Europe. CTOnews.com reminded that at present, "Alps" and "firefly" are internal code names, and the specific brand name has not yet been officially announced.

It has been reported that the third brand being built by Weilai, Firefly, is aimed at the middle and low end of the market, focusing on the entry-level market of 100000 yuan, and its first model in Europe is similar to BYD Dolphin, about 20,000 to 30,000 euros. In addition, the third brand is operated independently by a team independent of the NIO brand. At present, the team building speed is accelerating, "even the market and other functional departments have many people in place."

Weilai has said several times that it will launch a Volkswagen brand, which, according to previous revelations, will be named "Alps" and will focus on the middle and high end of the market. the model will be priced between 150000 yuan and 300000 yuan and is scheduled to be completed and put into production in 2024.

It is reported that within Weilai, the three major brands are regarded as the stepped matrix of Toyota Group "Lexus, Toyota and Suzuki".

Expanded reading: "it is reported that the layout of million-yuan electric vehicles in Xilai is expected to be released in 2025."

"Weilai Li Bin: five new cars will be launched in the first half of next year. I hope the Volkswagen brand to be released will sell 50,000 cars a month."

"Li Bin: the production capacity of Weilai Volkswagen brand plans 500000 vehicles, which is 10% cheaper than Tesla Model3 / Y"

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