Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  If the demotion attack is regarded as bullying, then the leapfrog attack means having enough self-confidence. When it comes to leapfrog, the first thing I think of is the brand Starway. Although Starway is a sub-brand of Chery, the cars it produces have basically achieved leapfrog, just like the previous 7-seat SUV with a class of 200,000, and the configuration is still very rich.

  Just some time ago, the appearance of Starway once again verified what is a leapfrog attack. The highest price of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is 200,000, but its target model is actually an SUV within 400,000. Such confidence is not available to any car company, so where does Starway Eta Ursae Majoris come from?

  In fact, it is not difficult to find out if we take a closer look at its configuration. The most 200,000-class model is actually equipped with an intelligent assisted driving system as high as L2.99, and it also has the blessing of CDC electromagnetic suspension system, as well as a brand-new cockpit and design language. Putting these on a car at the same time is really a little bit like dressing up as a pig to eat a tiger.

  It’s useless to talk about it. Only after driving the car and really experiencing it can we know how the so-called L2.99-level assisted driving performance is. But before driving, let’s take a brief look at the appearance and interior of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  Starway Eta Ursae Majoris adopts the aesthetic design language of Atlantis Light, and the whole front face will look more layered and futuristic. The air intake grille does not use the traditional modeling design, but boldly uses the borderless "Star Window" design, and the looming feeling also makes it more attractive for future technology.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The logo in the middle can be lit, which is a continuation of the previous 400T design. Although it is not a new technology, it is also a family-style continuation and inheritance.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  A rose gold color decorative strip symbolizing nobility is added above the penetrating LED headlights, which instantly enhances its temperament. X-shaped daytime running lights are also more exaggerated and fierce. In addition, the car is equipped with three light language configurations for the first time, which is definitely one of the few configurations in the same class or even 300,000-class models.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  Starway Eta Ursae Majoris adopts a slip-back design, especially the rear part of the car creates a feeling of tightening with lines, which makes it look more sporty and youthful. The drag coefficient of this car is 0.326cd, which is not comparable to that of new energy vehicles, but it is not high in the same class of fuel vehicles.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris are 4781x1920x1671mm and the wheelbase is 2815mm, respectively. Although it is not a new energy model, the hidden door handle still appears on this model. The car will be equipped with 20-inch wheels, and the matching Michelin tires are 245/50 R20 to maximize the comfort and quietness of the vehicle.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The shape of the rear of the car has added more rounded designs. The penetrating taillight group not only plays a layered role, but also has the function of signal language. At present, there are only three signal languages, and if there are any new ones, they can also be directly upgraded through OTA.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The exhaust design of Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris is a style of two-way four-way, but this is only for decoration. The actual exhaust is two-way double-way, but the exhaust of four-way looks really enough for fighting. Moreover, the unique top spoiler is designed like an airplane tail, which gives you the feeling of flying into the sky and looking for stars in the sky.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The interior adopts the design of the embracing cockpit, and the 24.6-inch high-definition curved screen is also essential, which not only increases the sense of technology, but also minimizes the number of buttons in the car. In terms of materials, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is not soft at all. It not only uses a lot of soft bag materials, but also adds Nappa leather for embellishment. This material and workmanship can really be used as a benchmark for leapfrog products.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The steering wheel adopts a flat-bottomed sports design, and the two-spoke design is also very scientific and technological. The above multi-function buttons all adopt touch-control design, and the technical attributes have indeed been improved a lot, but relatively speaking, it will also increase the chances of some misoperation, and the panel is really easy to leave fingerprints.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The central control screen adopts Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 car gauge chip, which has a very high operating fluency, and it also integrates many car functions, including mobile phone interconnection, online entertainment, APP download, driver assistance function setting, air conditioning, voice interaction, etc., with a very high degree of integration.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  Three knobs and two toggle buttons are designed at the bottom of the screen, which has the feeling of an airplane cockpit, and the outward protruding design is also a big surprise. Here, the knobs on the left and right sides and the toggle button are used to control the adjustment of air conditioning, and the knob in the middle is the switching knob of driving mode.

  Because the arms are used, the central passage becomes a huge storage space, and it is designed with a sliding cover, which can be closed when not in use, which can effectively increase the overall feeling of the vehicle. When it is opened, it will change two cup holders and a storage box in seconds.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The seat adjustment of the car is designed on the door panel, which makes it easier to operate. Moreover, all four doors are designed with electric door opening switches, which directly improves the sense of science and technology to a higher level. However, for the sake of safety, the traditional mechanical handle has also been retained.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The comfort of the front seats is really high. The main driver supports electric adjustment, seat heating, ventilation and memory functions, and has leg adjustment and waist adjustment. The headrest is also integrated with speakers, which can better ensure the driver to hear the prompts and navigation broadcasts.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The function of the co-pilot seat is more comprehensive. In addition to electric adjustment, heating and ventilation, there is also a massage function. At the same time, leg rests and foot rests also appear in the co-pilot seat, so it is no exaggeration to call it "the queen’s co-pilot".

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The riding comfort of the rear seats is really high, and the seat cushion and backrest are beyond many models at the same level. The softness is really unknown, and it also has the adjustment of the electric backrest, which is much higher than many manual adjustments.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  In terms of driving experience, the car uses a 2.0T engine and 7DCT powershift, with a maximum output of 192kW and a maximum torque of 400 N m.. This power system is actually very strong, but it may take care of the needs of more drivers and passengers, so the engine power output will be a little slow, but it is still completely acceptable.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  If you switch to sports mode, the throttle response time will be improved a lot instantly, and the feeling of acceleration is very linear, but the noise will be a bit high, but fortunately it is also within the acceptable range.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  The shifting logic of the transmission is actually very clever, but when the vehicle is going downhill, it will occasionally upshift itself, which is still a bit strange. Shifting paddles really add a lot of driving pleasure, especially when driving on mountain roads, and the playability is instantly improved.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  There are seven driving modes to choose from, namely, economy, standard, sports, snow, mud, sand and off-road, and when each mode is switched, there will be a corresponding screen on the central control screen, which is quite interesting design.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  In addition, this car is equipped with a four-wheel drive system. Although we didn’t have any chance to feel its four-wheel drive capability this time, we have felt the power of its four-wheel drive system in the venue test drive before. If you are interested, you can take a look at our previous test drive.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  In addition, the top model of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is equipped with CDC electromagnetic suspension, which can filter out the vibration of the road surface very well, especially on the gravel road surface, and the effect is very obvious.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  However, this suspension also has a small problem, that is, the support for the roll is not as good as expected. Although it can be felt that the chassis is fighting against the roll, the effect is not particularly obvious. I hope it can be adjusted more later, which will bring a better driving experience.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  In terms of assisted driving, Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris has indeed achieved the leading level in its class. It not only has a 540 transparent chassis, but also has lane keeping, lane departure warning, fatigue monitoring, rear car warning, front collision warning, ACC adaptive cruise, lane change assistance, traffic sign recognition and so on. Basically, we can find everything we can think of in Eta Ursae Majoris, which is really worthy of praise and recommendation.

Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.
Test-drive Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and feel how hard it is to leapfrog.

  In addition, the car is also equipped with a HUD, which can display the driving information of the vehicle, including speed, speed, road traffic signs, etc., and can also directly display the navigation information, which is convenient for the driver to observe, so as to maximize the driving safety.

  Summary:

  As a 200,000-class medium-sized SUV, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris did not compare itself with the same-price model, but instead set its goal on the 400,000-class model. This leapfrog comparison is really rare, but Starway Eta Ursae Majoris has proved that it can do it with its own strength and configuration. At present, the car has been delivered to users on a large scale, and we are also expecting that more car companies will set their sights on the longer term and win the market with more practical configurations in the future.

Women’s online shopping for mobile phone accessories led to a fraud case worth 100 million yuan.

CCTV News:Ms. Wu, a citizen of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, is usually very cautious in shopping, and generally only chooses to buy genuine products. But this year’s online shopping experience made Ms. Wu very angry. I didn’t expect that after she called the police for help, she even brought out a fake and fake gang involving hundreds of millions of yuan!

Not long ago, Ms. Wu’s mobile phone broke the back cover. After searching and comparing online, Ms. Wu selected a back cover of the same model in a company called "Three Hammer Flagship Store". After the merchant swore that it was the original back cover, Ms. Wu readily paid.

After installing it on the mobile phone, Ms. Wu found that after the mobile phone, Gigan started to crack a little, and then the crack became bigger and bigger. After a few touches, the whole back cover cracked.

Ms. Wu asked for a refund, which was rebuffed by the online store customer service. Ms. Wu reported the police. Yangzhou police identified the back cover of the mobile phone bought by Ms. Wu and confirmed that it was a counterfeit registered trademark, so they immediately launched a secret investigation on the online shop involved. After investigation, the owner of the "Three Hammer Flagship Stores" is Liu from Shangrao, Jiangxi Province. This online store has many return addresses, which is obviously abnormal!

An online shop generally has 1-mdash; 3 return addresses, but in the background data of this online store, the police found that there are more than 30 return addresses.

Further investigation by the police found that Liu was a middleman who sold short, and the actual delivery place of counterfeit mobile phone accessories was the professional electronic market in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The capital flow of Liu’s online shop was finally collected in the account of Shenzhen Yao.

From January 2019 to the present, all online shopkeepers and Yao involved in the case have huge capital transactions, which are generated almost every day. In summary, the average monthly transaction volume is more than 1 million.

The police investigated Yao, but the result was unexpected, and he was not the source of counterfeiting.

In order to find the fake dens, Yangzhou police in Jiangsu Province conducted an in-depth tracking of Yao’s bank flow and company logistics, and found Zhao, a female boss who has close capital exchanges with him. Her fake factory may be in Chang ‘an Town, Dongguan.

According to the capital and logistics data of Yao’s company, a large number of fakes originated from Yinying Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. under Zhao’s name. At the end of August, 2020, Yangzhou police, under the guidance of the Ministry of Public Security and the Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department, deployed hundreds of police officers, divided into six roads, and collected the nets in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Shenzhen, Shandong, Linyi, Shangrao, Jiangxi, Shijiazhuang, Hebei and other places.

The police found in their factory that there are two complete production lines for counterfeiting. There are 8 production workshops on each production line, and nearly 5 workers operate in each workshop.The shipment is huge and there is no rest.

At the same time, the biggest middleman of this criminal gang — — Yao was arrested at home. Another policeman found the warehouse of Ge Mou, a wholesaler, in Linyi, Shandong Province, and obtained a large number of counterfeit mobile phone accessories at the scene.

The police’s arrest operation destroyed the counterfeit black factory in Chang ‘an Town, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, and sealed up two production lines; In all parts of the country, more than 40 people involved in the wholesale and retail sectors were arrested, eight dens warehouses were destroyed, and nearly 80,000 pieces of accessories of well-known domestic mobile phone brands such as Huawei and 100,000 pieces of semi-finished accessories were seized. After investigation, from 2019 to now, Yinying Company’s counterfeit factory in Dongguan has sold counterfeit mobile phone accessories with a total value of nearly 110 million yuan. At present, the case is still under investigation. 

"bride price loan" and "cemetery loan" are all kinds of "wonderful loans". The central bank: touching the bottom line of social public order and good customs

CCTV News:Buying a house requires a loan, and everyone has become accustomed to it; Now the cemetery can also get a loan. A few days ago, a cemetery in Kunming launched a "cemetery mortgage loan" with a maximum loan of 200,000 yuan and a term of 10 years.

According to the staff, this is a pure credit loan and no mortgage is needed. Male age+loan period is not more than 75 years old, and female age is not more than 65 years old. The down payment is 20%, and the loan interest rate is 9%. If there is a guarantor, you can also achieve a down payment of 0. If it is handled, it can be completed within one week at the earliest.

However, once this "cemetery loan" was launched, it caused an uproar. Finally, the bank announced that it would cancel the credit project and ended in a hurry.

Qiqi’s loan can be more than this one. Not long ago, the advertisement of "bride price loan" launched by Jiangxi Jiujiang Bank rushed to the hot search, and the related recommendation language made people stunned: "Don’t worry about the bride price, lend a stable happiness." The poster shows that the "bride price loan" can be loaned up to 300,000 yuan, up to one year, and the annual interest rate is as low as 4.9%, which is used for wedding travel, car purchase, jewelry purchase and so on.

After the "bride price loan" rushed to the hot search and triggered a hot discussion on the Internet, the supervision intervened in the investigation. At present, the bank issued an apology statement, saying that the person directly responsible had been suspended.

In addition to cemetery loans and bride price loans, there are down payment loans for buying a house, second child loans for giving birth to a baby, rent loans for renting a house, home improvement loans for decoration, beauty loans for medical beauty, travel loans for going out, and all kinds of wonderful loans give people the illusion that there are loans wherever there is demand.

In addition to loans for specific projects, there are also loans for different groups of people. For example, tailor-made gardener loans for teachers, reporter loans for journalists, angel loans for medical staff, chef loans for chefs and so on. As long as you have a demand, you can definitely find a loan tailored for you.

Instead of welcoming the expected enthusiasm, these fancy loans full of gimmicks attracted criticism from ordinary people.

Consumers don’t pay the bill, why do banks have so many wonderful loans? The reason is that in the past two years, with the suspension of offline cross-regional operations of small and medium-sized banks, the restriction of online cross-regional lending, and the sinking of consumer loans, the performance pressure has become increasingly heavy. Under the pressure of business, in 2021, products such as "bride price loan" and "cemetery loan" which are known to be controversial began to take off.

Yue Yunsheng, Secretary General of Rules and Regulations Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association:The starting point of a bank must be to increase its income, and what products the bank designs. I think this is understandable. The key is that the premise is to comply with the laws and regulations, and the key is to conform to public order and good customs. You can’t design some products that will corrupt the social atmosphere.

The data shows that these wonderful loans are indeed slightly higher than the annual interest rates of other consumer loans. For example, "bride price loan" can buy a car, and its loan interest rate is 4.9% per year, while the average annual interest rate of consumer loans for automobiles may be only about 3%.

In addition to making money, banks’ competition for consumer application scenarios is also the reason for the endless stream of exotic loans.

Experts said that some loan scenarios in personal consumption have been occupied, such as mortgage and car loan. Therefore, banks have to find consumer application scenarios and make loans bigger, so various names have come out.

It is undeniable that with the intensification of competition in the financial market, the pressure on some financial institutions, especially small and medium-sized banks, has increased sharply in recent years. While competing for market segments, there are also some small and medium-sized banks that choose to go sideways and play special gimmicks.

Yue Yunsheng, Secretary General of Rules and Regulations Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association:Now, some of them may be scratching their edge, that is, the so-called public order and good customs, which are relatively vague with legal boundaries and moral boundaries after all. At this time, in order to be unconventional or gain a certain competitive advantage, banks always have to innovate something. The so-called innovation, whether in terms of innovation or innovation in marketing methods, is aimed at serving the purpose of making profits. 

Wonderful loan "loan" does not come to consumption upgrade

What kind of problems are reflected behind these wonderful loans? Is it really to promote consumption upgrading, as the bank said?

Ms. Li from Changsha, Hunan Province, had a rhinoplasty operation in a plastic surgery hospital two years ago. At that time, due to the shortage of funds, the beauty hospital recommended her a "phased" loan platform.

According to the information provided by Ms. Li, her loan has been repaid in 24 installments, and all of them have been repaid at present. However, recently, she found that one of the two credit cards in her name had a reduced loan amount, and the other was directly suspended. After the investigation, I found that I had a serious bad credit record.

It is clear that the arrears have been settled, but there is an overdue amount of 5652 yuan on the credit transaction details, which makes Ms. Li puzzled.

Nowadays, there are still many serious consequences caused by beauty loans. Because Wuhan Xiaowang was unable to repay the loan after cosmetic surgery, he was taken by the intermediary to sell eggs and pay back the money.

I went to three hospitals in a row, and after 17 days of egg-promoting injections, the egg retrieval still ended in failure. When Xiao Wang came home, he felt unwell and suddenly fell into a coma, almost losing his life.

Micro-loans like this are everywhere in today’s society. An ID card and a mobile phone number can enjoy the treatment of advanced consumption, which seems to be convenient for the public, but it is hidden. 

Central Bank: Individual financial institutions launch "wonderful loans" to touch the social bottom line.

In response to these wonderful loans, the central bank also responded yesterday (1 ST). Individual banks challenged social pain points under the banner of so-called financial innovation, guided residents to over-debt, and touched the bottom line of social public order and good customs.

Zou Lan, director of the Financial Markets Department of the Central Bank, said that individual banks, under the banner of so-called financial innovation, challenged social pain points, guided residents to over-debt, touched the bottom line of social public order and good customs, and broke away from their duties of financial services to the real economy. In fact, the essence of this kind of loans is consumer loans, and individual banks promote customers by making gimmicks, which also reflects the lack of service capabilities of some small and medium-sized banks.

Director, Financial Market Department, People’s Bank of China Zou LAN:We should promptly correct practices that violate public order and good customs and run counter to the state’s major policies.

Neusoft Group’s big car business is still losing money. The company hopes to have stable profits after the painful period | Interpretation of financial report

Cailian News on January 29th (Reporter Wu Xin)The automobile industry is full of smoke, and Neusoft Group (600718. SH) carrying automobile genes turned losses into profits in 2023.

This evening, Neusoft Group released a performance forecast, predicting a net profit of 72 million to 86 million yuan in 2023 (a loss of 343 million yuan in 2022).

"The overall business of the company is growing healthily." The director of the company told reporters that there will be more strategic adjustments in 2024, and there will be corresponding actions in areas where new products are released, the state encourages and the company has advantages.

According to the announcement, Neusoft Group’s operating income in 2023 continued to grow steadily year-on-year, and its gross profit margin increased compared with the previous year. During the reporting period, the overall performance of Neusoft Medical, Neusoft Xikang, Wanghai Kangxin, Neusoft Ruichi, Rongsheng Insurance and other innovative business companies constructed by the company in the sectors of "Big Health" and "Big Automobile" decreased, but the net profit of listed companies and the net profit after deducting non-recurring gains and losses were still negatively affected.

The performance forecast shows that in 2023, the company deducted non-net profit from-140 million yuan to-115 million yuan.

Cailian reporter learned from Neusoft Group’s semi-annual report in 2023 that its smart car interconnection business achieved revenue of 1.606 billion yuan in 2023 H1, exceeding 40% of the total revenue. In this field, Neusoft Group provides a series of solutions from automotive electronics, automotive software, intelligent driving to intelligent transportation.

At present, "involution" is the main tone of the domestic automobile industry, with price-for-quantity as the main way of playing, which greatly reduces the profit space of automobile enterprises and affects the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. According to the data of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to November 2023, the profit of automobile manufacturing industry was 448.98 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of only 2.9%.

The above-mentioned company source said, "The related business is still relatively healthy, but the competition among car companies is fierce, and there may be some (impact), and other companies will definitely have some losses in gross profit margin."

"There are many new models now, but the market is biased towards saturation, which leads to the compression of the upstream and downstream profits of the entire industrial chain. There are still some influences, and we can’t escape from this area."

Looking forward to the market outlook, with the automobile industry going through the painful period and forming a new pattern, the upstream and downstream of the automobile industry chain are expected to enter a stable period simultaneously. A person from Neusoft Group said that the big waves will leave behind high-quality enterprises. At present, new car companies have been eliminated, and Neusoft Group will also achieve "stable profits".

(Cailian reporter Wu Xin)
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