Recently, Zhuhai Yinlong, which is at the forefront of the turmoil, has a new movement. It is reported that it launched a panda-shaped bus, which has aroused the attention of the outside world.
It is worth mentioning that this bus was unveiled in Chengdu. Since this year, Yinlong's technology has been criticized by the market, and its factories have been shut down. The news of closing the door has also been transmitted one after another, including Chengdu factory.
Previously, the Yinlong Chengdu factory was exposed to 'half stop work'. Recently, after the short-term seizure, the door of Nanjing Yinlong was also blocked by the first-line workers with cranes due to funding problems.
An insider of Yinlong said: 'At present, most of the Yinlong factories including Chengdu are in normal operation. The Nanjing project is only a special case. This is not a big event but has been amplified by the media. Yinlong has not adjusted its technical route for the time being. Plan. '
Even though doubts continue, Dong Mingzhu is still optimistic about Yinlong, and said that the company will not shrink. 'I am full of confidence in the prospect of (Yinlong), because first of all its energy storage technology is there.'
The pace of the expansion of Yinlong in the past few years has sparked heated debates in the industry. Yinlong, which was not in the field of new energy vehicles, has been invested in Dongming, Zhuhai, Chengdu, Lanzhou and Tianjin. In Nanjing and other places, a total of about 80 billion yuan of new energy industrial park projects have been signed, and such large-scale expansion has attracted attention from the outside world.
However, the development of Yinlong is not satisfactory. According to the data, in 2017, Yinlong plans to produce and sell 30,000 new energy vehicles, which actually only achieves 20% of the set target. In the context of the rapid growth of domestic new energy vehicle sales Yinlong is not optimistic about the sales of passenger cars or buses. Recently, Yinlong was once again exposed to tight funds and owed a number of suppliers. At present, its debt ratio is close to 80%. Yinlong also announced that it will reduce the number of employees by 8,000.
However, Yinlong insiders said: 'At present, Yinlong is working hard on innovation. The previous business and personnel changes are short-term adjustments made by the company in the face of market demand.'
Previously, Yinlong’s retro bus, the dolphin-shaped bus, won the attention of everyone in the design of new products. In the domestic bus, especially the bus market with a slightly monotonous shape, the shape design of the Yinlong bus Let it get a part of the market. It is understood that its retro bus in Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Lanzhou, and other dozens of cities have achieved bulk purchases. In June this year, Zhuhai purchased 500 dolphins-themed buses in Yinlong car.
However, Yinlong's proud lithium titanate battery technology is the focus of outside controversy, and the prospects are still unclear. Whether it can help Yinlong out of the predicament, it remains to be seen.