特斯拉降价,小鹏跟了******
特斯拉自砍“一刀”挑起价格战后,外界将目光对准“蔚小理”。理想明确“不跟”,蔚来按兵不动,此前被销量逼到墙角的小鹏“跟了”。1月17日,小鹏汽车启动新年新价格体系,下调旗下G3i、P5和P7三款车型售价,最大降幅达3.6万元。由于“国补”退出、原材料价格上涨,今年初不少车企选择涨价。尽管特斯拉大幅降价,但多数车企选择观望。业内人士认为,硬刚特斯拉的同时,小鹏汽车正处架构调整期,此前低迷的销量也刚站回万辆线以上,此时需要一张降价牌稳定销量表现。
特斯拉的降价牌局,理想汽车扣牌“不跟”,小鹏加码跟进。
小鹏汽车发布公告称,1月17日14:00起,启动G3i、P5、P7的新年新价格体系。具体来看,小鹏G3i售价调整为14.89万-17.69万元,P5售价调整为15.69万-20.29万元,P7售价调整为20.99万-24.99万元。北京商报记者对比调整前后的价格发现,小鹏G3i、P5、P7三款车的售价整体降幅为2万-3.6万元。
据了解,特斯拉降价后,小鹏汽车成为继AITO问界第二家跟降的车企。首创证券研报称,特斯拉Model 3降价后价格区间为23万-33万元,预计将与原本处于该价位的比亚迪海豹、零跑C01和小鹏P7等车型直接竞争;Model Y降价后价格区间为26万-36万元,预计将加剧与蔚来ET5、极氪001、比亚迪唐EV、问界M5等车型的竞争。
事实上,特斯拉降价对市场的刺激效果立竿见影。有消息称,特斯拉降价3天内便收获3万张订单。“特斯拉降价后订单暴增,对部分车企同价位车型造成一定压力。”中国汽车流通协会专家委员会成员颜景辉表示,部分车企为保住市场份额会选择跟进。面对特斯拉掀起的价格战,本次小鹏汽车降价前,AITO问界已率先官降。其中,问界M5 EV售价下调2.88万-3万元,起售价为25.98万元,问界M7下调3万元,起售价降至28.98万元。
值得关注的是,特斯拉官降后曾引发老车主不满,因此AITO问界和小鹏汽车调价时均对老车主进行回馈。“调价公告发布前一年内订购G3i、P5、P7的首任车主,我们将同步予以新春回馈。”小鹏汽车相关人士表示。北京商报记者了解到,新春回馈包括整车质保延长至10年/20万公里(首任车主置换本品新车时,可再次享受同等质保)以及赠送四年基础保养。然而,该回馈依然引发热议。一部分网友认为:“相比特斯拉,小鹏汽车还是记得之前买车的用户,至少还有一点点补偿。”但另一部分网友却不买账:“这点补偿根本没有诚意,之前就已经购买终身质保的怎么办?不如送点积分或者免费充电。”
事实上,此次小鹏汽车选择硬刚特斯拉,外界认为与其近期的销量下滑不无关系。
去年,小鹏汽车过得并不如意,不仅经历最低月销不足6000辆的低谷,造车新势力销冠位置也易主哪吒汽车。此外,小鹏汽车推出的第四款车型——G9,发布后遭遇车型配置混乱、售价不合理等风波,随后小鹏汽车对其进行产品配置组合重构,调整之后叠加增加各类权益。
遭遇销量“滑铁卢”,小鹏汽车开启调整模式。此前,有消息称,小鹏汽车董事长兼CEO何小鹏曾连续多天主持公司管理层会议,并宣布全面组织架构调整。同时,何小鹏公开表示:“我本人将更多聚焦于小鹏汽车的战略、产品规划和研发,推动组织的变革和升级,并大幅减少个人在生态企业的直接参与度。小鹏汽车联合创始人、总裁夏珩也将辞去董事会的执行董事职务,工作精力更加聚焦于产品。”
不仅如此,小鹏汽车近日接连传出高管加盟——前长城汽车总裁王凤英、前吉利系高管易寒或将加入小鹏汽车。小鹏汽车方面表示,自去年下半年启动全面组织调整,目前已初见成效。
值得一提的是,经历去年10月和11月两个交付低迷期,去年12月小鹏汽车的交付量初见起色,重新回到1万辆以上的水平。“面对产品问题、交付量下滑,小鹏汽车正试图重新对企业全面梳理,包括引入传统车企有经验的管理人士等,就是为了解决眼下的难题。”业内人士认为,一方面向内动刀,另一方面稳定市场销量,虽然蔚来汽车和理想汽车均未调价,但对小鹏汽车来说,此时打出降价牌就是为保住市场份额,平稳度过调整期。
中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
(文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎)