CAAM: The Auto Industry's Profit Hollowing Trend Is Very Severe

Recently, Bohai Chemical announced that the company is planning to sell 100% of Bohai Petrochemical's equity and acquire control of Teda New Materials through the issuance of shares and cash payment (hereinafter referred to as "this transaction"). Preliminary calculations indicate that this transaction is expected to constitute a major asset restructuring as defined by the "Administrative Measures for Major Asset Restructuring of Listed Companies." This transaction will not result in a change of the company's actual controller and does not constitute a backdoor listing. According to the "Shanghai Stock Exchange Stock Listing Rules" and other relevant regulations, this transaction constitutes a related party transaction. As this transaction is still in the planning stage and related matters are uncertain, in order to protect the interests of investors and avoid abnormal fluctuations in the stock price, in accordance with relevant regulations of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the company has applied for a suspension of trading. The company's stock will be suspended from trading starting from December 8, 2025, with the suspension expected to last no more than 10 trading days.

On December 8, the Passenger Car Association stated that the hollowing trend of profits in the automotive industry is very severe, with significant profit diversion from upstream. Various regions are vigorously promoting the implementation of the "two new" policies, effectively releasing the vitality of domestic demand. The effects of the policy for replacing old consumer goods with new ones are notably expanding, but the improvement in the automotive industry's profitability is significantly lagging behind that of other consumer goods. As the national effort to combat "involution" continues, the automotive industry's profits are shrinking due to the fact that the profit margins in the non-ferrous metal mining and selection industry exceed 30%, the upstream steel industry's profits have significantly improved, the battery industry is highly profitable, and the high costs associated with smart driving.

On December 8, South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution announced in a regulatory filing that it has signed a contract worth 2.06 trillion won (approximately 1.4 billion USD) with Mercedes-Benz Group.Electric vehicleBattery supply contract. It is worth noting that this amount is equivalent to 8% of LG Energy's revenue of 25.6196 trillion won last year.

On December 8, BMW Group announced its latest emission reduction targets.By 2035, the company plans to achieve a reduction of at least 60 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent compared to 2019.Compared to the originally set emission reduction target for 2030, an additional reduction of approximately 20 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent will be achieved.Achieve net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.。 

On December 8th, Tesla officially announced that the 4 millionth vehicle has rolled off the assembly line at the Shanghai Gigafactory. The official statement said, "In six years, the Shanghai Gigafactory has contributed nearly half of Tesla's global electric vehicle deliveries, achieving a localization rate of over 95%, with an average of more than 30 seconds to roll off each vehicle."