According to the micro-network news, Apple iPhone assembler and Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry), the world’s largest electronic product OEM, expect a "slight decline" in business this year. Foxconn said, "The prospect is better than last year, but it faces the problem of shortage of artificial intelligence (AI) server chips."

Liu Yangwei, chairman of Foxconn, said, "Although we made a considerable write-down in the first quarter, our performance last year was quite good", referring to the write-down related to its 34% stake in Sharp, Japan, worth NT$ 17.3 billion.

Liu Yangwei said, "As for the prospect of this year, I think it may be slightly better than last year." Foxconn said in November last year that it held a "relatively conservative and neutral" attitude towards the prospect of 2024.

He added that the demand for artificial intelligence servers will be "of course" good, but due to geopolitical issues, the uncertainty of the global economy will affect the demand for consumer products.

Apple predicts that iPhone sales will decline due to the blow to China’s business, and the total revenue target will be lower than Wall Street’s expected $6 billion.

The results confirmed the concerns of some analysts that Apple’s iconic products are losing market share in major Asian markets, and consumers in this market are buying folding screen phones and Huawei phones supported by Kirin chips.

Liu Yangwei said that even if the demand is strong, the production capacity of server chips is limited. "When the demand is to be met, it may be necessary to build a new factory."

Foxconn will announce its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023 in March this year, and will also update its outlook for 2024.

The financial report shows that Foxconn’s net operating income in December 2023 was NT$ 460.12 billion, down 26.9% year-on-year; In 2023, the accumulated net operating income was NT$ 6.16 trillion, down 6.98% year-on-year. The company will release the January 2024 sales data on Monday (February 5).

Here is the Pazhou Complex of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou. From a height, the exhibition center looks like a white cloud fluttering by the river. From the east, it looks like a carp rising to the south bank of the Pearl River. The design concept of the exhibition center is derived from the "floating" of the Pearl River, and the undulating roof makes it seem as if it is fluttering from the Pearl River.

For those working in China’s auto industry, including auto companies, automotive industry supply chain suppliers and automotive media, it gets very busy in mid-to-late November every year, because the annual Guangzhou International Auto Show is held here. However, due to the pandemic, this year’s Guangzhou International Auto Show has been postponed to December 30. So, what are the highlights of this year’s Guangzhou International Auto Show?

As the fastest joint venture car company to achieve 15 million sales, at the Guangzhou International Auto Show, it grandly released the new energy strategic layout, actively explored intelligence and electrification, accelerated electrification transformation, and injected new vitality into the new energy track.

At the press conference, all the models of its brands were launched, and the first year of the three brands’ collaboration was announced, and the strategic layout of electric drive was fully accelerated. Take the lead in launching the new energy transformation, and create a better electric drive future by accelerating the layout of electric drive products and technological innovation.

Among them, the brand will adhere to the electric drive route of pure electricity and e-POWER, and launch the "electric drive new storm" including the ARIYA standard battery life version and the new generation of Qijun e-POWER in 2023.

The brand officially released the new energy transformation strategy and launched the first concept model based on the V-π native pure electric platform, the Ve concept, and the first model of DD-i super hybrid technology, the large V DD-i super hybrid.

At this auto show, with "electric drive" as the core, the future city landmark of "electric drive · heart city" was created, highlighting the concept of "symbiosis between technology and nature, integration of life and art", and fully demonstrating the industry-leading image of advanced electric drive technology and strong strength.

As the brave trendsetter of China’s market changes, it takes the lead in transformation, takes green low-carbon and digital intelligence as the breakthrough point, takes "multi-brand, multi-track" as the development strategy, and takes the 15 million user base as the "moat" of the enterprise. It forms the cohesion and joint force of the three major brands, and uses the three power combinations of fuel, pure electricity and e-POWER to bring a better "people, cars and life" to Chinese consumers.

In the next five years, its three brands will launch more than 20 new vehicles, covering traditional fuel vehicles and new energy models. By 2025, electric drive technology, including Zero Emission pure electric and e-POWER hybrid, will be deployed in nine models, making electrified models account for 40% of sales.

The brand has deep accumulation in the field of electric vehicles. According to the "Automobile 2030 Vision", the car plans to invest 2 trillion yen in the next five years to accelerate the layout of electric drive products and technological innovation, and launch 23 electric drive models by fiscal 2030, including 15 pure electric models. By fiscal 2030, it is expected that the pure electric vehicles in China and North America will account for more than 40%. In the spring of 2023, 4 new electric drive products are planned.

将聚焦新能源领域，不再研发纯燃油新车，未来每年将推出不少于2款新能源车型，覆盖多个区隔，满足不同消费者的出行需求，具备年销30万台的体系能力，逐步挑战50万台的目标，最终成为的第二增长曲线。

V-π原生纯电平台，搭载全新一代X in 1超级电驱，最低实现12千瓦/百公里的超低电耗，换算电费低至5元/百公里。同时，该平台拥有SOA场景化定制空间及AIOT智能外设，配合行业首创声纹识别账号联动技术，可实现千人千面的个性空间。除此之外，V-π原生纯电平台还具备L2+高阶领航辅助驾驶，带来智能人性化的驾乘体验；五星级碰撞安全平台到航空级高强钢车身结构的多维守护，结合NTP无热蔓延电池技术，1500万台量级合资制造体系保障的实绩验证。

DD-i超混动，硬件方面搭载1.5T十佳发动机、5合1高集成电驱，软件匹配DHT智能电混系统及Auto.E全维能量管理系统，可油可电：百公里加速7秒级；4L级百公里馈电油耗，相比同级燃油车下降30%；综合续航超1000km；易操作性提升50%。

面向未来低碳生活，还积极布局氢动力技术路线，以FCV氢能源技术为依托，为消费者创造绿色、高效、可靠的出行体验。

两款全新新能源车型也正式亮相，分别是基于V-π原生纯电平台打造的首款概念车型——Ve concept，以及首款搭载DD-i超混动技术的车型——大V DD-i超混动。

大V DD-i超混动，是首款插电混动车型，实现可油可电、智能双驱，集跃动设计、极劲动力、超低油耗三大亮点于一身，为用户带来省心畅快的全新出行体验。（上述图片均来自网络）

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　　The 2021 Munich Auto Show is the first offline international A-class auto show restarted overseas since the outbreak of the epidemic. Various car companies have also actively released a variety of heavy new cars. Under the background of the electrification era, careful card friends will also find that more than 50 new cars exhibited at the auto show are mostly new energy products, and many of these new cars will be introduced to the domestic market in the future. Among them, Mercedes-Benz pure electric medium and large cars — — Mercedes-Benz EQE will be made in Beijing next year; BMW electric four-door coupe model — — BMW i4, which will be launched in China on September 16th, is expected to be listed in China at the end of the year or next year. Mercedes-Benz New Generation C-Class Cross-border Travel Edition — — Mercedes benz c-class All-Terrain is expected to enter China next year, benchmarking Audi A4 Allroad, etc. Mercedes -AMG’s first pure electric vehicle — — Mercedes -AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ was officially released, which opened the electrification era of AMG. In this article, we will take you to pay attention to what heavy new cars have entered China at the Munich Auto Show.

　　Mercedes EQE

　　At the Munich Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz EQE officially made its world debut, and the new car will enter China next year and be put into production by Beijing Benz. Mercedes-Benz EQE adopts the design style of "EQ family style". As an electric vehicle, the drag coefficient of Mercedes-Benz EQE is optimized, and the drag coefficient is only 0.2cd. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Mercedes-Benz EQE are 4946/1961/1512mm and the wheelbase is 3120mm. Compared with Beijing Mercedes-Benz E-Class long-wheelbase car, the car body length is reduced by 132 mm..

　

　　In terms of interior, Mercedes-Benz EQE adopts an interior design similar to Mercedes-Benz EQS, which is full of science and technology as a whole. In addition, the concept of Mercedes-Benz MBUX Hyperscreen is the finishing touch of the interior, which seamlessly connects three 12.3-inch displays, 17.7-inch central control display and 12.3-inch (front passenger) OLED display.

　　In terms of power, Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 is equipped with a driving system with a maximum power of 215kW(292 HP) and a maximum torque of 530Nm, and is equipped with a lithium-ion battery pack with a total capacity of 90.6kWh, with a maximum cruising range of 660km under WLTP conditions.

　　Summary:In July this year, Mercedes-Benz released the electrification strategy, and Mercedes-Benz is accelerating the layout of electrification strategy, transforming from "electric first" to "all-electric", and plans to prepare for all-electric pure electricity before 2030 when conditions permit. The latest Mercedes-Benz EQE unveiled at Munich Auto Show comes from EVA2 electric architecture, which is the second model launched by EAV2 architecture (the first model is Mercedes-Benz EQS, which was unveiled in China during Shanghai Auto Show).

　　Mercedes-Benz EQE will be put into production by Beijing Benz in 2022, and it will be the first brand in BBA to launch pure electric medium and large cars in China. At that time, the EQ family of Beijing Benz will add "experts" to form the product lineup of EQA, EQB, EQC and EQE.

　　Model: BMW i4

　　BMW i4 is positioned as a pure electric four-door coupe, and the new car was unveiled at Munich Auto Show. The BMW i4 is built on the pure electric platform of CLAR, which continues the design of the new generation BMW 4 Series. BMW’s iconic "double kidney" grille is very family-recognizable, and its back-sliding design and tail-lifting design are even more sporty.

　　The interior of BMW i4 adopts BMW’s latest design, adopts the dual screen design consisting of 12.3-inch full LCD instrument and 14.9-inch central control panel, and has built-in iDrive 8.0 operating system, which makes human-computer interaction more intelligent and richer in configuration.

　　In terms of power, the BMW i4 eDrive40i is equipped with a single motor drive system, with a comprehensive maximum power of 246kW(335 HP), a peak torque of 430Nm, and an acceleration time of 5.7 seconds per 100 kilometers. It is equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 80.7kWh, and the cruising range under WLTP standard is 483km. The BMW i4 M50 will adopt a front and rear dual-motor drive system, with a maximum power of 394kW(536 HP), a peak torque of 795Nm, a WLTP standard cruising range of 510km and an acceleration time of 3.9 seconds per 100 km.

　　Summary:BMW i4 will be launched in China on September 16th, and the time to enter China has also been put on the agenda. However, after entering China, BMW i4 will inevitably be compared with Tesla Model 3, but from the aspects of product design, positioning, size and price, these two cars are not competitive. In addition, from the user portrait, BMW i4 is also different from Model 3. The sports design of BMW i4 is more suitable for young consumers, and in terms of brand loyalty, it prefers consumers of traditional car companies, in other words, consumers who have absolute trust in BBA.

　　The competitor of BMW i4 is not Tesla Model 3. If you have to find an opponent to compete, it is largely the standard Weilai ET7.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 17th　(International observation) Biden’s trip to the Middle East yielded few results.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Guan

　　With the conclusion of the "Security and Development" Summit held in Jeddah, a coastal city in western Saudi Arabia, on the 16th, Biden’s first trip to the Middle East since he took office as US president ended. In Israel, he was vomited by netizens, protested by the people in Palestine, and questioned by reporters in Saudi Arabia. Biden’s visit ended flatly.

　　Analysts pointed out that before Biden’s visit, he made a high-profile announcement that he would open a "new chapter" in the relationship between the United States and the Middle East, but as a result, he hit a wall one after another and did not achieve much substantive results. Great changes have taken place in the political climate in the Middle East, and the pursuit of peace and development has become the mainstream of the region. There are obvious differences between countries in the Middle East and the United States, which adheres to hegemonic thinking. It is not surprising that Biden’s visit is unpopular and has achieved few results.

　　On April 11, 2022, US President Biden delivered a speech at the White House in Washington. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie photo

　　There are obvious differences.

　　Biden’s first stop in the Middle East was Israel, America’s staunchest ally in the region. During the visit, Biden signed a joint statement with Israeli Prime Minister Lapid, emphasizing "the unbreakable bond between the two countries" and "the enduring commitment of the United States to Israel’s security". The statement said that the United States will use its "all elements of national power" to ensure that Iran cannot acquire nuclear weapons, and promised to cooperate with other partners to deal with Iran’s "aggression and destabilizing activities." But Israel does not "buy" this. According to the Israeli Jerusalem Post, Lapid asked for a deadline for Iranian negotiations to return to the Iranian nuclear deal, but Biden refused.

　　Ephraim Inbar, director of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic and Security Studies, said that the joint statement lacked substance. "The crux of the matter is what the United States will do on the Iran issue, which is what Israel is most concerned about. Although in public statements, the United States and Israel are doing their best to show that there are no differences, but the differences between the two sides are obvious. "

　　In the West Bank of Palestine, Palestinian President Abbas met with visiting Biden, but Pakistan and the United States did not issue a joint statement. Majidi halliday, adviser to the Palestinian President, revealed that the two sides were still talking about the joint statement a few hours before the meeting between Abbas and Biden, but they finally gave up because of too many differences.

　　Ali Jabawi, a professor at Birzai University in Palestine, believes that the Palestinian-Israeli issue is not the priority of Biden’s visit, and Biden’s visit to Palestine is more like completing a "political task." Mustafa Ibrahim, a Palestinian political analyst, said that Biden’s visit was aimed at building momentum for the mid-term elections in November, and he would not put forward any new ideas on solving the Palestinian-Israeli issue at all.

　　Analysts pointed out that the United States regards the Iranian nuclear issue and the Palestinian-Israeli issue as "chess pieces" and "chips" to realize its own self-interest in maintaining hegemony, stirring up the regional situation and serving domestic politics, and it is natural to expect differences with Israeli-Palestinian leaders.

　　This is the price tag of a gas station photographed in Millbray, California, USA on May 17th. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Li Jianguo)

　　unpopularity

　　It is the focus of Biden’s trip to seek oil and plan a "small circle" in the Middle East by visiting Saudi Arabia and attending the "security and development" summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. According to outside analysis, Biden administration hopes that Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil-producing countries will increase production to lower international oil prices, ease domestic inflationary pressure in the United States and help the mid-term elections. In addition, the intention of the United States to build a "Middle East version of NATO" and contain countries such as Iran and Russia is also obvious.

　　However, in his speech at the Jeddah Summit, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed was vague about increasing oil production, saying that Saudi Arabia "has the ability" to increase oil production to an average of 13 million barrels per day, but for the time being, it has no additional ability to continue to increase crude oil production. As for Biden’s intention to win over the Middle East countries against Iran, Russia and other countries, the leaders attending the summit did not respond clearly.

　　Ma Xiaolin, president of zhejiang international studies university Institute of Mediterranean Rim, pointed out that Biden’s government has been in office for nearly a year and a half, and his visit to the Middle East is late, with time and space behind Europe and Asia-Pacific. No one believes that he attaches importance to the Middle East. Coupled with the decline in the relative strength of the United States, the investment in the Middle East has decreased, and after repeatedly creating troubles in the Middle East, it has completely withdrawn, which has greatly reduced the trust of the Middle East countries in the United States.

　　Wang Guangyuan, an associate professor at Middle East College in beijing language and culture university, believes that for many years, in order to maximize the political, economic and security interests in the Middle East, the United States has deliberately created confrontation, stirred up the regional situation, and even subverted the political power of the countries in the Middle East by using various means such as military strikes, human rights diplomacy and the so-called "color revolution", which has caused the countries in the region to fall into a security dilemma and caused serious harm to the region. Nowadays, the pursuit of peaceful development has become the mainstream of the region, the credibility of the United States in the Middle East is going bankrupt, the strategic mutual trust between regional countries and the United States is decreasing, and Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East are increasingly aware of their strategic autonomy and are unwilling to serve the interests of the United States at the expense of their own development.

　　Saudi media reported that during Biden’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad, Muhammad warned Biden that every country has its own values, and the act of imposing its own values on other countries will only be counterproductive. The failure of the United States to promote American values in Iraq and Afghanistan is proof. "Saudi Arabia does not welcome American value diplomacy." (Participating in reporters: Wang Zhuolun, Liu Weijian, Wang Haizhou)