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Volkswagen's automatic transmission (Tianjin) plant and FAW-Volkswagen Tianjin plant were closed Monday as a result of the outbreak of New Crown Pneumonia in Tianjin, and all employees at both plants have undergone two rounds of nucleic acid tests this week and are awaiting test results, according to the Financial News Agency. In addition, FAW Toyota confirmed that its factory in Tianjin has suspended production due to the impact of nucleic acid testing on all staff in the previous two days.

Near the end of the year, the epidemic returns. According to Tianjin Health and Health Commission released, January 13 0-24, Tianjin City added 34 confirmed cases of native new crown pneumonia, 3 new confirmed cases of imported new crown pneumonia, and 1 new asymptomatic native infection. Since the outbreak of Tianjin epidemic on January 8, as of January 13,290 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia have been reported in Tianjin City, 499 confirmed cases of imported new coronavirus pneumonia have been reported, and 499 asymptomatic infections have been reported (472 cases imported from abroad). At present, 23855 close contacts have been identified and tracked, and 5413 people are under medical observation.

According to inquiries from the automotive industry, Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. was jointly funded by Volkswagen Investment (China) Co., Ltd. and Audi Co., Ltd., and was established in the west of Tianjin Development Zone on July 16, 2012. The product line has also expanded from the initial DQ380 dual clutch automatic transmission to DQ500, DL382, DQ381, DQ 400e hybrid transmission and APP290, APP310 pure electric motors. Meet the public demand for new energy vehicles.

FAW-Volkswagen Tianjin Factory is the fifth factory of FAW-Volkswagen in China after Changchun, Chengdu, Foshan and Qingdao. It was officially put into operation in 2018, realizing the co-production of Audi Q3 and Tanyue (including derivative vehicles). It is understood that FAW-Volkswagen Tianjin factory covers an area of 1,080,900 square meters, equipped with stamping, welding, coating, assembly, quality assurance, factory logistics, IT, outsourcing parts mold and other factory production-related facilities, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 units.

FAW Toyota currently has three vehicle bases, located in Tianjin, Changchun and Chengdu respectively. It has several factories in Tianjin production base, the first factory located in Xiqing District of Tianjin, the second factory located in Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone and the third factory located in Tianjin Binhai New District, covering an area of 1.61 million square meters, with design production capacities of 120,000, 100,000 and 200,000 respectively. Its main products include Vios, Corolla, Crown Land and Asian Dragon. Asian Lion and other models.

According to the data of the Passenger Association, FAW Toyota accumulated retail sales volume of 846299 vehicles in 2021, with a year-on-year growth of 7.2%; FAW-Volkswagen accumulated retail sales volume of 1778389 vehicles in the whole year, winning the domestic passenger car sales crown again, but the year-on-year decline of 15.7% is also much higher than that of other automobile brands.

In addition to Tianjin City, Xi'an City is also an important area affected by the epidemic. According to Shaanxi Health Commission website news, January 13 0-24 o 'clock, Shaanxi newly reported 8 local confirmed cases (all in Xi'an City). Since December 9,2021,2066 local confirmed cases have been reported in Shaanxi Province (2039 cases in Xi'an City, 13 cases in Xianyang City, 13 cases in Yan' an City and 1 case in Weinan City),844 cases were discharged from hospital and 1222 cases were hospitalized.

Xi'an is one of BYD's important production bases. In terms of passenger cars, BYD Xi'an New Energy Vehicle Base Phase I Project was put into operation in Caotang Science Park of High-tech Zone in September 2014, forming an annual output scale of 300,000 vehicles. In January 2018, BYD launched the second phase expansion project of new energy passenger vehicles with a total investment of 2 billion yuan and an annual output of 300,000 vehicles. At the beginning of 2021, part of the production capacity of Phase II has been put into use, and the total production capacity of the base has increased to 400,000 - 500,000 vehicles, including popular models such as Qin and Song DM-i super hybrid.

BYD sold 740,131 cars in 2021, up 73.34 percent year-on-year, according to official BYD data. Among them, the sales volume of new energy passenger vehicles was 593,745, an increase of 231.60% year-on-year; the sales volume of fuel vehicles was 136,348, down 42.54% year-on-year. BYD has been frequently complained by consumers because of increased orders due to capacity problems, and the Xi'an epidemic could further exacerbate BYD's delivery tensions, although BYD did not disclose details.

As the New Year approaches, personnel flow becomes more frequent. At present, epidemic prevention and control work is in a critical period, so we should not take it lightly. National Health Commission disease control bureau relevant responsible person said, Suggest the general public adhere to frequent hand washing, Often ventilation, Try not to crowd dense, Air circulation places, Consciously abide by epidemic prevention and control measures, Cooperate with wearing masks, Code inspection temperature measurement, One meter line and other prevention and control measures.

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