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On August 22nd, Geely Automobile’s financial report for the first half of 2023 was officially released. According to the data of this financial report, in the first half of the year, Geely Automobile achieved a total revenue of 73.18 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.8%. The revenue also hit a new high in the same period of its history. The net profit was 1.571 billion yuan, a slight increase of 1% year-on-year. In the first half of the year, Geely Automobile’s gross profit margin was 14.4%. Compared with the same period last year, it decreased by 0.2 percentage points.

In the first half of the year, Geely Automobile achieved a total sales volume of 694,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%. Among them, the export sales volume reached 121,000 vehicles, up 38.3% year-on-year, and the export accounted for 17.5%; The sales volume of new energy vehicles was 158,000, up 43.9% year-on-year, and the proportion of new energy vehicles was 22.7%.

Judging from the key data, Geely Automobile’s performance in the first half of the year is still good. Both revenue and sales growth have reached double digits.

Based on this, at the press conference of interim results report held on the same day, Dai Qing, CFO of Geely Automobile Group, said that Geely Automobile maintained its annual sales target of 1.65 million vehicles, of which the annual sales target was 140,000 vehicles.

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From last year, Geely Automobile management’s comments on the interim results at that time were "not satisfactory" to this year’s "basically in line with expectations". In the past year, Geely Automobile has obviously made some progress in business. However, after carefully reading the above-mentioned financial report for the first half of the year, the car novel noticed that behind the superficial figures, the progress of Geely Automobile in the past year was not significant enough. In other words, simply from the financial report, Geely Automobile, a big ship, is still in the adjustment period because it is not completely aimed at the channel.

In terms of revenue, the first half of this year earned nearly 15 billion yuan more than the 58.184 billion yuan in the same period last year. However, in terms of net profit, it only increased by 19 million yuan compared with 1.552 billion yuan in the same period last year. The income has increased but the profit has hardly changed, which means that the operating cost has increased significantly or the unit price of products has decreased significantly.

According to the financial report, the sales cost of Geely Automobile in the first half of this year was 62.641 billion yuan, nearly 13 billion yuan more than the same period last year, with an increase of 26.02%.

In terms of breakdown, in the first half of this year, Geely Automobile’s administrative expenses were 4.867 billion yuan, an increase of 4.42% over the same period last year; The distribution and sales expenses were 4.768 billion yuan, an increase of 44.31% over the same period last year.

In this regard, Geely Automobile said in the financial report that despite the continued implementation of strict cost control, the increase in expenses caused by the transformation of new energy and the implementation of new sales business models to increase competitiveness still led to a significant increase in related expenses compared with the same period of last year.

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Among them, in view of the substantial increase in distribution and sales expenses, Geely Automobile explained that it was mainly affected by the construction and operation of direct sales channels. The increase in administrative expenses is mainly due to vigorously developing and investing in new energy business.

In terms of R&D expenditure, in the first half of this year, Geely Automobile spent 2.99 billion yuan, a slight decrease (9.20%) compared with 3.265 billion yuan in the same period last year. In this regard, Geely Automobile said in the financial report that most of the ongoing R&D projects are aimed at new products that have not yet been listed, so most of the related expenses have been capitalized and gradually amortized in the form of expenses only after the products are put on the market.

In the direction of R&D investment, Geely Automobile will continue to focus on the innovation of new energy vehicles and key technologies, especially forward-looking technologies such as intelligent interconnection and digitalization.

(Source: screenshot of financial report)

In addition, in the first half of this year, Geely Automobile’s expenditure on staff costs (including directors’ remuneration) also increased by 27.54% compared with the same period last year.

Regarding "cost control", Gan Jiayue, CEO of Geely Automobile Group and executive director of Geely Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd., said at the press conference of the interim results report that "Geely’s cost supply chain system is very strong. From the perspective of the whole value chain, if the scale effect cannot be formed, the enterprise will lose all opportunities".

In addition to the increase in expenses and costs, the losses of Geely Automobile’s Link and Krypton in the first half of this year also affected Geely Automobile’s gross profit margin.

According to the financial report, in the first half of this year, Lectra achieved a sales volume of 82,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. In addition to the domestic market, as of the first half of this year, Lectra has also entered the markets of the Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Spain and other countries.

However, contrary to the positive growth of sales, in terms of financial books, Lectra failed to bring positive growth. According to the financial report data, in the first half of the year, Lectra achieved a net loss of 660 million yuan.

In this regard, Geely Automobile explained that the main reason for the decline in Lectra’s performance was the massive investment in accelerating the transformation of new energy and the business expansion of Lectra in the European market.

(Source: screenshot of financial report)

In addition to the Lexus, Krypton Motors also continued to lose money in the financial aspect in the first half of the year. According to the financial report data, in the first half of the year, the net loss of Extreme Krypton Automobile reached 810 million yuan.

In terms of market performance, the company delivered a total of 42,000 vehicles in the first half of the year, up 124% year-on-year. In the pure electric market of more than 300,000 yuan, the krypton market share accounts for 27.4%. Among them, the average order amount of Extreme Krypton 001 exceeds 336,000 yuan; The evaluation order amount of Krypton 009 reached 527,000 yuan. From the market point of view, the performance of Krypton cars is not bad.

However, based on the direct terminal sales model and the construction of the full-scene charging and recharging service system, the existing sales scale is obviously difficult to support the financial profitability.

In this regard, An Conghui, CEO of Extreme Smart Technology, said in the interim results report that there are only three models at present. With the launch of other products with vast architecture, the scale effect will be rapidly formed, and he is more confident in reducing costs. According to its disclosure, a brand-new car will be launched this year, and two brand-new SUVs will be launched next year. All three brand-new products will cover mainstream market segments. In An Conghui’s view, "the scale of sales (of extremely krypton cars) will definitely rise, with the same scale and higher gross profit, which is our consideration of the quality of operation."

For the extremely low price, An Conghui said at the press conference that "some rights and interests were offset by cash, which had little impact on gross profit". An Conghui said, "(using cash to deduct rights and interests) so that the user’s choice of opening will increase. From the current point of view, it has achieved good results and orders have been greatly improved. "

In response to the progress of the extremely embarrassing IPO, An Conghui said that the capital market is changing rapidly and will continue to track the dynamics of the capital market and choose the right window to go public.

According to a report by Cailian, Krypton plans to open a new round of water testing meeting with investors at the end of August, and plans to raise about $1 billion in IPO in the future.

According to the financial report data, as of the first half of the year, there were 306 directly operated stores (including offline stores such as Extreme Center, Extreme Space and Delivery Center), covering 75 cities across the country. In terms of recharging charging stations, 750 krypton charging stations have been built in more than 120 cities across the country.

In the second half of the year, six new models will be launched at the new product level. Among them, Geely brand will launch four models: Geely Yinhe L6 (a compact plug-in hybrid car developed based on CMA architecture and Raytheon hybrid system), Geely Yinhe E8 (a pure electric car developed based on pure electric modular infrastructure), and Jixing series (a new hybrid version of Xingyue L and a new hybrid version of Xingrui L).

Krypton will launch a pure electric car based on the vast platform (SEA) in the second half of the year. Lectra will launch Lectra 08.

For the next outlook, Geely Automobile believes in the financial report that although the growth rate of the new energy vehicle market has slowed down, it still believes that it has great development potential and opportunities. The above-mentioned upcoming hybrid and pure electric vehicles will bring new growth opportunities. In addition, we will continue to optimize the product portfolio of fuel vehicles and launch a small number of strategic upgrade models to stimulate market demand. At the same time, it will also strengthen cost control to ensure that the fuel vehicle business continues to be stable and profitable.

In this regard, Gui Shengyue, CEO of Geely Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd. said that with the listing of Geely Galaxy products, all brands under Geely Automobile have sounded the horn of comprehensive transformation to new energy. With the gradual deepening of the "all-round to new" strategy, Geely Automobile has completely completed the basic investment and ecological construction in the transformation to new energy, and its products have also completed the process of intelligent transformation. In the brand-new market competition pattern, Geely Automobile is expected to take off for the second time.

However, Geely Automobile also said in the financial report that the Group is in a critical period of transition to new energy sources, and the management level still faces various challenges in the transition period.

Securities Times E Company News, Hesheng Co., Ltd. said on the interactive platform on April 5 that the company has perfect production technology and material research and development capabilities, and its customers include battery manufacturers and vehicle manufacturers. The company can customize and produce different types of battery tray products according to customers’ requirements, and can carry various batteries including semi-solid batteries and solid-state batteries. The company has been driven by technology for a long time, and has been widely recognized by customers. It has laid out the production of new energy automobile parts in advance and accumulated certain technology.

　　What do you mainly look at when buying a laptop?Although there will be some performance differences between laptops and desktops, there are still many office users and designers who choose to buy laptops as their main machines. Laptops may not be as portable as tablets, but the advantages of laptops are still very obvious when dealing with some large documents or design tasks. So what do you mainly look at when buying a laptop? As a person who used a laptop to edit, Xiaobian shared with you the experience of buying a notebook.

What do you mainly look at when buying a laptop? Look at the demand

　　(1) the notebook configuration requirements, that is, use.

　　Buying a notebook computer mainly depends on the purpose, what is the best notebook, and a notebook suitable for many people is the best, so when buying a notebook computer, you must first know what you will use it for in the future.

　　If it’s just ordinary internet access and office work, it’s almost unnecessary to consider the computer configuration, and just holding a laptop can meet the needs of ordinary internet access and office work.

　　If it is audio-visual entertainment, it pays more attention to high definition and video decoding, so the relatively new second-generation SNB integrated graphics platform is a good choice.

　　3. If it is used for professional drawing, then the focus is on professional drawing graphics card, so choosing a notebook will have certain requirements for graphics card, and the integrated graphics card book may not be suitable.

　　2. If you are a mainstream game or a user who needs video rendering, you will have higher requirements for the comprehensive performance of computer notebooks, such as computer cpu, graphics card and memory, and multi-core discrete graphics card is more important.

　　The requirements listed above are gradually increasing from low configuration to high configuration, so the later the budget, the higher it will be, but here we will involve budget and practical issues.

　　② Are there any special requirements for notebooks, such as Bluetooth, HDMI (High Definition Output Interface), eSATA, fingerprint encryption, etc. In fact, this non-essential condition depends on personal hobbies.

　　③ What is the budget for purchasing a laptop?

　　Undeniably, the budget for purchasing notebooks is a part that players pay close attention to, and the budget is also closely related to the use of computers. For example, notebooks with general configuration that can meet the needs of office and ordinary Internet access can be bought with a budget below 3,000. According to different brands, their prices will be different, but basically there will be a trend. At present, the overall performance is good, and the price budget of dual-core brand notebooks will be around 4,000 yuan. According to different brands, the price will be around 4,000 yuan.

　　For example, the price of an i3 notebook with Shenzhou brand is about 3,500 yuan, but the price of the same configuration on the more famous Lenovo brand may reach 4,000 yuan or higher, so the purchase of notebooks here is also related to the brand. Although different brands have the same configuration, there are differences in workmanship, so the purchase of notebooks is based on the user’s use and the budget is related to the brand.

What do you mainly look at when buying a laptop? Look at the configuration.

　　The first consideration when buying a laptop is the size of the laptop. Whether to buy a small size or a large size, Xiaobian has the following suggestions:

　　Notebooks 13 inches and below are mostly used for mobile office, so they can basically meet the daily document processing in performance. However, with the dual pursuit of small size and high performance by consumers, many manufacturers have launched small size and high performance notebooks. Such as MacBook Pro and SurfaceBook.

　　14-inch is considered by most people to be a balance of mobility and performance, with good cost performance and performance, good look and feel, and not too heavy and too big, which is suitable for most people and the mainstream choice. If it is a game book, you may have to pay attention to heat dissipation. It is recommended by people who want mobility and performance.

　　15 inches, poor mobility, generally focusing on screen enjoyment and game performance, and the cost performance is generally good. It should be better than the 14-inch one if the heat dissipation is not cut corners. Recommended by people who often stay at home to play games or watch movies and rarely take them out.

　　17 inches and above, poor mobility, the recommender is the same as above.

　　Another thing to consider is that the battery life of notebook computers is generally inversely proportional to the screen size, and of course it depends on the specific hardware configuration and settings; In addition, we can change the battery, so we can choose it flexibly, and ordinary household users don’t have to pay too much attention to it. After all, household notebook computers generally use mains electricity and won’t use notebook batteries, but for mobile office friends, we need to pay attention to the endurance of notebook computers.

　　The special functional requirements of notebooks, I mean Bluetooth, HDMI, eSATA and other functions that are not available on every computer. Bluetooth has a lot of notebooks with reserved positions, so you can open and add a module yourself with strong hands-on ability, while HDMI and eSATA seem to have no way to add them. Some people need to use Bluetooth to link printers or mobile phones, use HDMI to play high-definition TV, use eSATA interface to connect high-speed mobile hard disks, and use fingerprints to encrypt notebooks. If you have special requirements in these areas (I have said or others), you should pay attention to them when buying a book.

　　After determining the configuration of the notebook you want, you should start to compare the workmanship and performance of various brands and models, and the brand is in a relatively backward position here. I don’t value the brand so much, not to say that I ignore the workmanship. In fact, the workmanship is very important. But now most of the notebooks are entrusted by Taiwan Province enterprises (some big brands also have their own local factories, usually high-end products), and all the components are almost the same brand, and some even let the manufacturers do the design work.

　　Although the quality of finished products of different brands from the same factory is different, the internal quality of finished products of the same consumption positioning level is basically not much different except for external parts such as shells. Therefore, I think that under the premise of good design function and no defects (referring to firmness, heat dissipation, functions of various components, etc.), if external factors such as appearance and mold fineness can reach the bottom line of personal acceptance, even second-line brands are still worth considering, and the price of first-line brands is expensive, and the cost performance is not excellent. Of course, it is better to go directly to the first line.

　　Brand here is also an important place for after-sales service, such as how many years of warranty, free or paid, and how long the specific parts will be guaranteed, such as screen, door-to-door service or repair service, under what circumstances, and how long the period is, etc. These also require personal efforts and comparison. Here, we are not advised to buy brands that are completely unknown, too close to the cottage, and the quality is not assured.

　　The important performance of a notebook related to work is heat dissipation, especially for a game book with strong performance. When the performance of the graphics card is enhanced, it will inevitably lead to the improvement of the overall heat, so we should pay more attention to the heat dissipation performance. After all, notebooks are made of various electronic components with solder, and too high a temperature is definitely not good for stability and life. I’m afraid the heat dissipation performance can’t be concluded from the manufacturer’s parameters or the promoters’ introduction. The best way is to look at the evaluation and comments of netizens online, but it should be noted that there are many online gunmen. I suggest you go to JD.COM Mall to look at the transaction evaluation, which is more reliable.

　　In addition, in addition to the differences in hardware, notebooks also have the differences between their own systems and software. Some are pre-installed with Win7, some are Linux, and some are bare-metal Dos systems. It is best to choose according to your own situation. In fact, this is generally easier to solve, and stores will generally install the latest system for you.

　　Summarize what to buy a laptop: look at the demand, look at the configuration, look at the face value and look at your own savings. Whether you are working in the morning or eating chicken at night, what kind of laptop you choose to buy is mainly based on your own needs. Then choose the notebook computer that meets the requirements from the configuration, and it is not difficult to find the one you like.

　　Today (March 21st), China has entered the fourth solar term of spring — — Vernal equinox After the vernal equinox, the days get longer and the nights get shorter. In a day, the sunshine not only prolongs the "on-the-job" time, but also gradually increases the heat, and most of our country enters the fastest period of time in a year. Warming up urges the process of going north in spring, and more and more people feel the breath of spring by enjoying flowers, stepping in spring, flying kites and tasting wild vegetables. China Weather Network has specially launched a national spring map to see which places will be embraced by spring during the spring equinox.

　　Spring is strong in the south and accelerated in the north.

　　It’s the vernal equinox, and it’s already mid-spring, with flowers in full bloom and strong spring scenery. All the year round, before entering the vernal equinox solar terms, most of the spring in the south is already very strong, and many places in the north are still a winter scene. After entering the vernal equinox, the sun slowly moves northward, the days are long and the nights are short, the heat of the sun is gradually enhanced, and the average temperature in the area north of the Yellow River can reach above 10℃.

　　At the vernal equinox, the pace of spring accelerates northward, and more places in the north will enter the embrace of spring. Central and northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, northern and western Henan, southwestern Shaanxi, southwestern Shanxi, most of Hebei, most of Tianjin, most of Beijing, and northern Xinjiang Southern Xinjiang Basin will enter spring at this time.

　　The recovery is rapid and the spring breeze is booming.

　　On the vernal equinox, the sun shines directly on the equator, and the northern and southern hemispheres are equally divided day and night. Since then, the position of the direct point of the sun has moved northward, and the days in the northern hemisphere are long and the nights are short. Most of China’s temperatures have shown a rising state and entered the fastest period of time in a year.

　　The rapid warming urges the process of spring. At the vernal equinox, the pace of spring crosses from the Yangtze River to the Great Wall, and many places north of the Yellow River finally welcome the spring letter. In ancient times, the vernal equinox was also called the mid-spring moon. Under the warm sunshine in spring, everything grew, and the leaves of willow trees were no longer sparse in early spring. The mid-spring flowers such as apricot flowers and cherry blossoms also began to enter the best viewing period.

　　In addition to rapid recovery, the spring breeze is also the messenger who brings spring news to the north. The spring breeze in the spring equinox season often shows two faces, sometimes "blowing the face without chilling the willow wind" and sometimes "the wind suddenly sweeps away ten thousand flowers". When it is gentle, it is like a pair of hands to soothe people’s hearts, and when it is violent, it is cruel and ruthless.

　　During the spring equinox, the momentum of spring thunder gradually increased, and the first thunder in most parts of the south has already sounded, and it began to enter the period of frequent lightning; Many places in the north have ushered in the first thunder. The ancients also speculated about the weather through thunder. The dull thunder and rain lasted for a long time, and the thunder was a shower.

　　Swallows return to the north with flowers.

　　There are three stages in the vernal equinox: "When the mysterious birds arrive; Two Hou Lei Nai voiced; Three Hou Shi Dian. " Dark birds refer to swallows, which generally fly south in the autumn equinox and return north in the spring equinox. At the vernal equinox, the warmth in the north is getting stronger and stronger, and the return of swallows represents that spring has also reached further north. At this time, the Yellow River basin began to hear the first sound of spring thunder one after another. However, lightning, a weather phenomenon caused by the fierce collision between cold and warm air, will not be seen until the third day of the vernal equinox.

　　"On the fourth day of mid-spring, the spring scenery is in the middle." The spring equinox season is just the right time, and the choice of flower viewing is very rich. As soon as the begonia blooms, the white flowers fall sporadically with the spring breeze, which seems to be the trace of her coming in the earth in spring. The pear blossoms are like snow, and her strong fragrance and elegant figure complement each other, adding a touch of color to spring. Mulan, also known as magnolia, is often used by the ancients as a metaphor for the noble character of being pure and clean.

　　Vertical eggs, spring vegetables, flying kites in spring

　　In the folk, the custom of the spring equinox season is related to the spring character of Otawa. People’s activities to enjoy spring are not limited to spring flowers, but also flying kites and tasting spring vegetables. Toona sinensis and spring bamboo shoots are served on the table one after another, becoming a limited food in spring. In addition, in order to celebrate the arrival of spring, there is also the custom of separating eggs in spring in our country. As early as 4000 years ago, people believed that laying eggs on the vernal equinox was easier to succeed.

　　Busy farming is at the right time

　　At that time, the spring equinox is busy with agriculture, and spring tube, spring ploughing and spring planting are about to enter the busy stage, winter crops enter the growth stage, and wheat begins to jointing. Because the temperature rises rapidly and the water demand of crops is relatively large, it is necessary to strengthen water storage and moisture conservation in the northern spring rainy area.

　　It’s another year of deep spring! During the spring equinox, as the weather warms up, people’s activities of enjoying spring begin to be colorful. Whether it is enjoying the scenery in spring, flying kites, tasting spring vegetables and experiencing the spring on the tip of the tongue, it has added some fun to daily life. After the vernal equinox, the days are getting longer and the sun is shining on the earth. Hope is ahead. Let’s start from spring and go to the future with such a mood.

Live on May 21 ST, Manchester City won the Premier League three times in a row, and won the league five times in the last six seasons. Danny Murphy, a former England international and a famous Liverpool player, talked about Manchester City coach Guardiola in the latest personal column of the Daily Mail. The article is as follows:

Guardiola is not only a talented coach, but also the best coach I have ever seen in "upward management". "Upward management" is a very important part in modern football.

He has an amazing budget and amazing players, but he didn’t get everything he wanted by clicking the golden finger. Two years ago, he wanted to bring in a top center, but Manchester City failed in the deal to bring in Kane or Cristiano Ronaldo. Some coaches will complain about this for weeks, but Guardiola has not made such a gesture. He just kept working hard and found a way to win the league title without a recognized center!

Nowadays, what a football coach needs is a set of more complicated skills than ever before: they are part of a "large company" and keep in touch with Sports director, the CEO, the chairman and the boss, as well as the huge referral department and the medical department, all of whom will give their opinions. Guardiola has always publicly supported his boss, even during the investigation of Manchester City for alleged violations of the Fiscal Fairness Act (FFP). Manchester City’s success on the pitch reflects their harmony outside the pitch. Even if there are differences in the club, we outsiders don’t know. Thanks to Guardiola, the whole world has seen their "united front".

Their football director, Begiristan, can continue to do his job quietly and effectively, just as we did when we won the trophy for Liverpool under Gerard Houllier. The players work with peace of mind in an environment without a culture of accusations or excuses.

Guardiola is passionate about winning, but he will still allow players to leave if they want to.

It was a bold decision to let Cancelo and Zincenko leave this season, but Guardiola transformed Ake, who was originally a central defender, into an excellent left-back, as did Akanji. He hoped that Gundogan could reach a new contract extension with the club and stay, but he didn’t put any pressure on either side.

As his Manchester City is getting closer and closer to becoming the historic "Triple Crown", not to mention the work he has done on the pitch. He put forward the idea that "full-backs enter the midfield to control the ball", and now every team is learning from them. In the Champions League against Real Madrid, when he was worried about vinicius’s speed, the countermeasure was to let stones enter the midfield from the back line and add an extra defensive midfielder.

The best managers can manage upwards. In this respect, klopp is also very good at it. If Liverpool failed to sign Bellingham, you wouldn’t hear him furious with the boss.

There is a reason why many players in Guardiola have recovered better after the World Cup offseason. Stones looked exhausted at Manchester City before, but he has done well this season. Grali also looks like a completely different player, so people won’t be surprised to see Foton excluded from the starting line-up. The B-seat was the center of midfield last year. Now, he has replaced the top scorer Mahrez on the right.

All this depends on Guardiola’s communication and work on the training ground-he is not addicted to the psychological game of fighting with his boss.