{"id":1986601,"date":"2023-07-31T08:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-leapmotor-unveils-new-manufacturing-platform-wants-others-to-use-it\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T08:18:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:18:45","slug":"chinas-leapmotor-unveils-new-manufacturing-platform-wants-others-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-leapmotor-unveils-new-manufacturing-platform-wants-others-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Leapmotor introduces new manufacturing platform, invites others to adopt it."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinas-leapmotor-unveils-new-manufacturing-platform-wants-others-to-use-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Chinese\u200c EV Maker Leapmotor Unveils New Platform for Licensing to Automakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SHANGHAI \u200c(Reuters) -\u200d Chinese electric \u200bvehicle (EV) maker \u2064Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology unveiled on Monday a new platform it developed in-house for\u2062 making vehicles\u200b which its\u2064 CEO\u2064 said it wants \u2062to license to other\u2064 automakers. <\/p>\n<p>The \u2063\u201cFour Leaf Clover\u201d architecture features\u2063 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-leapmotor-unveils-new-manufacturing-platform-wants-others-to-use-it\/\" title=\"China's Leapmotor introduces new manufacturing platform, invites others to adopt it.\">integrated \u2064computing platform capable<\/a> \u200dof\u2064 controlling all intelligent functions including an EV\u2019s autonomous\u200c driving and smart cockpit\u2064 functions,\u2064 Leapmotor\u2019s CEO\u200c Zhu Jiangming told \u2062reporters in Shanghai. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The company hopes to \u200bsell\u2063 the\u200b platform\u2062 to\u200c other automakers via tech \u2062licensing\u200b agreements, he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope Leapmotor will not only be an\u200c EV brand\u2062 but also a \u200clicensor of core technologies,\u201d \u2063Zhu\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>Companies in the automotive\u200b sector use the terms \u200dplatform and\u200d architecture to describe\u200b the basic \u200cengineering and\u2063 design that determines a vehicle\u2019s\u200c size, weight and key elements\u2064 of performance.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Leapmotor engineer\u2063 told the event the firm had achieved cost savings with the\u200b architecture by reducing the use of controls and \u200cwire \u2064harnesses, and Zhu said this would cut\u2063 the bill of materials cost per\u2062 car by 500 yuan ($70). <\/p>\n<p>The company is \u2064already \u2062planning \u2062to launch the platform\u2019s next generation in 2025, \u2064which would include improvements in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-35-the-worlds-best-fighter-hell-yes\/\" title=\"F-35: The World\u2019s Best Fighter? Hell Yes\">computing capabilities<\/a> and smart \u2064cockpits, Zhu said. <\/p>\n<p>Zhu, a veteran electronics engineer \u2064who co-founded surveillance\u2063 giant Dahua, launched \u200bLeapmotor in 2015 with \u200cthe backing of investors including state-owned Shanghai Electric Group Corp\u200c and Hongshan,\u2063 formerly known as\u200b Sequoia Capital\u2063 China.\u200c    <\/p>\n<p>The company and\u2062 its fellow Chinese EV \u2064startups have been struggling with losses and sales slumps\u2063 since U.S. rival Tesla started a price war at the\u200c beginning of \u2063the year. <\/p>\n<p>Leapmotor, \u200dwhich employs more \u2063than 2,000 engineers, sold 44,500 \u2064units \u2063in \u200cthe \u2062first half, 14% fewer than a year ago. <\/p>\n<p>But some young EV manufacturers, \u200dthanks to their heavy\u200d R&#038;D\u200c investment, have been at the forefront \u200bof EV technology innovation that appeal to the preferences of tech-savvy Chinese consumers who like having more \u200cintelligent features in cars.<\/p>\n<p>Leapmotor \u2064spent 11%\u2062 of \u200dits total revenue on R&#038;D in 2022. \u200c <\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen and Xpeng announced last week a partnership to \u200bjointly \u200bdevelop EVs on Xpeng\u2019s\u200d G9 \u201cEdward\u201d platform, in a fillip for the Chinese startup\u200b that analysts said \u2062could\u200b boost \u2064its sales and profitability.<\/p>\n<p>($1 = 7.1512 Chinese yuan renminbi)<\/p>\n<p>  (Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Robert Birsel)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/chinas-leapmotor-unveils-new\/attachment\/leapmotors-ev-production-line-in-jinhua\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Alabama Nursing\u200c Student Charged for Faking Her Own Kidnapping<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Democrat and Republican Legislators Analyzing Joe\u2062 Biden&#8217;s Afghanistan\u200c Withdrawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Hunter Biden Case Judge Lays \u200bDown \u2063the \u2063Law, Joe Denies Secret\u2062 Service Protection to RFK Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>2024 Election Predictions: Who Will Win the Presidency?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Google Accepts Commitments to End Competition Watchdog Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>SEC Asks Coinbase to Stop Trading\u2063 in All Cryptocurrencies Except Bitcoin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Japan&#8217;s Tourism Resurgence \u200dBoosts Seibu&#8217;s Post-Pandemic \u200bOutlook<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Foxconn Signs\u200b Agreement \u200bwith Tamil\u2063 Nadu to Invest $16 Billion\u200d in \u200cIndia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese EV manufacturer Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology introduced its self-developed platform, &#8220;Four Leaf Clover,&#8221; designed for vehicle production. 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