Toyota Seeks to Build EV Plant in Shanghai, Hoping for Tesla-like Treatment, Report Says
Toyota Seeks to Build EV Plant in Shanghai, Hoping for Tesla-like Treatment, Report Says
Toyota is in discussions with Shanghai authorities about the possibility of building a wholly owned factory to produce Lexus' EVs, according to Bloomberg.
據彭博報道，豐田正在與上海政府商討興建全資工廠以生產雷克薩斯電動汽車。
Japanese auto giant Toyota is discussing with Shanghai authorities the possibility of building a wholly owned factory, Bloomberg said in a report today, citing people familiar with the matter.
據知情人士透露，日本汽車巨頭豐田正在與上海政府商討興建全資工廠。
Toyota is negotiating for treatment similar to what Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) received, including tax breaks, policy support, land grants, and the unusual ability to directly own and control factories in China without the need for a local joint-venture partner, people familiar with the matter said.
知情人士表示，豐田正在談判與特斯拉（納斯達克：TSLA）獲得類似的待遇，包括稅收減免、政策支持、土地撥款以及直接擁有和控制中國工廠的能力，而無需找到當地的合資夥伴。
Tesla's Shanghai factory, which began construction on January 7, 2019, and became operational by the end of 2019, is the first wholly foreign-owned automotive manufacturing project in China.
特斯拉的上海工廠於2019年1月7日開工建設，並於2019年年底開始生產，是中國第一個全外資的汽車製造項目。
Giga Shanghai began delivering Model 3 sedans in January 2020 and Model Y crossovers in January 2021 to local consumers.
Giga上海於2020年1月開始向本地消費者交付Model 3轎車，2021年1月開始交付Model Y跨界車。
Toyota will use the plant to produce electric vehicles (EVs) for its premium Lexus brand, people familiar with the matter said, according to Bloomberg.
知情人士稱，豐田將利用該工廠生產其高端品牌雷克薩斯的電動汽車。
Authorities in Shanghai are open to attracting more foreign investment from large companies but may need central government approval, one of the people familiar with the matter said, meaning talks are far from finalized and could change.
知情人士稱，上海市政府歡迎吸引更多大型企業的外商投資，但可能需要國家中央政府的批准。這意味着談判遠未敲定，可能會發生變化。
Toyota is the world's No. 1 automaker, but it is seeing a decline in share in China, as are other Japanese carmakers, as local carmakers rise rapidly.
豐田是全球排名第一的汽車製造商，但與其他日本汽車製造商一樣，它在中國的份額正在下降，而本土汽車製造商正在快速崛起。
Toyota has several joint ventures in China, but sales come mainly from its joint ventures with GAC Group and FAW Group.
豐田在中國有多個合資企業，但銷售主要來自與廣汽集團和一汽集團的合資企業。
In the January-May period of this year, GAC Toyota's retail sales were down 14.8 percent year-on-year to 292,377 vehicles, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
據中國乘用車協會數據顯示，今年1-5月，廣汽豐田的零售銷售同比下降14.8%，爲292377輛乘用車，這使得廣汽豐田排名中國銷量前十名的第七位，佔有3.6%的市場份額。一汽豐田未能進入前十名。
This puts GAC-Toyota in seventh place among the top 10 selling car brands in China, with a 3.6 percent share. FAW Toyota failed to enter the ranking.
豐田似乎正試圖改變這種情況。
Toyota appears to be trying to change the situation.
財經媒體財經網5月8日報道，豐田在中國的合資企業計劃在未來兩到三年內推出插電混合動力電動汽車（PHEV）車型，而且可能會採用比亞迪的DM-i技術，而不是豐田的原有混合動力技術。
Local media outlet Caijing reported on May 8 that Toyota's joint venture in China have plans to introduce plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) models in the next two to three years, and that instead of Toyota's original Hybrid model, it's likely to adopt BYD's DM-i technology.
今日早些時候，廣汽豐田在其技術日活動上宣佈，將與本土創業公司Momenta合作，使用端到端技術打造一個智能駕駛系統，首批將應用於豐田的bZ3X車型。
Earlier today, GAC Toyota announced at its Technology Day event that it will work with local startup Momenta to build an intelligent driving system using end-to-end technology, which will first be available on Toyota's bZ3X model.
豐田將在中國採用本地創業公司Momenta的駕駛輔助解決方案
Toyota to adopt local startup Momenta's driver assistance solution in China
豐田在中國採用本地創業公司Momenta的駕駛輔助解決方案
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