Guangzhou is about to usher in the first real estate hybrid car. According to a new car catalog released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology yesterday, the hybrid Camry sedan under GAC Toyota was formally approved for production. This will also be a prelude to the state's launch of private subsidies for new energy vehicles and the opportunity for the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010 to accelerate the development of local new energy vehicles .
Hybrid Camry produces 1,000 cars per month
At the Guangzhou Auto Show held last month, the domestic version of the hybrid Camry made its debut and was determined to be produced and sold by GAC Toyota in the country. The new car catalog of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology yesterday showed that GAC Toyota had already obtained the “pass†for the hybrid production of the hybrid Camry. It is understood that the hybrid Camry was listed in the United States in 2006 and is currently one of the best-selling hybrid electric vehicles in the US market, with monthly sales maintained at more than 5,000.
According to the executive deputy general manager of GAC Toyota Feng Xingya told the Nanfang Daily reporter that the domestic hybrid Camry is a new model developed on the basis of the current Camry sedan, which uses 2.4 liters of displacement, but can reach the level of general vehicle 2.8-3.0 liters of power Because it is hybrid power, the fuel consumption level is basically within 6 liters per 100 kilometers.
The State Department last week confirmed that it will pilot subsidy for private purchases of new energy vehicles in five cities, thereby reducing the cost of purchases and increasing the attractiveness of new energy vehicles. Feng Xingya disclosed that the monthly production capacity of the hybrid Camry has been set at 1,000 units and is expected to increase gradually with demand.
New energy automobile ushered in opportunity for Asian Games development
From the viewpoint of Guangdong and even the domestic auto industry, the approved hybrid Camry will become a prelude to the new energy auto boom triggered by the opportunity of the Asian Games next year.
Zhang Guangning, the mayor of Guangzhou, said that with the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games as an opportunity to improve the urban ecological environment as the goal, Guangzhou City will further efforts in resources construction and environmental friendly, promote the manufacture and use of electric vehicles. In this context, Dongfeng Nissan has confirmed that it will introduce Nissan's electric cars in 2011.
From the perspective of Guangdong, Shenzhen BYD has taken the lead in the field of electric vehicles. GAC Group is developing a new gas-electric hybrid bus research and development. By the end of this year, it will provide 30 to 50 hybrid bus buses to the Guangzhou public transportation system for demonstration operation. The Asian Games in 2010 will provide 150 to 180 hybrid buses.
The reporter also learned that Guangdong Province has recently established an innovation alliance for the production, research, and research of electric vehicles. The leader is the Guangzhou Automobile Group, and it has jointly established electric vehicle manufacturing companies and related parts and components manufacturing companies in Guangdong Province, and will tackle technological problems in the third place. During the year, electric vehicles with independent intellectual property rights were mass-produced.