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HARTING Technology Group has been shaping the future for 75 years

Innovative products and solutions for Industry 4.0

ESPELKAMP, Germany, Aug. 28, 2020 For 75 years now, the HARTING Technology Group has been driving technological change. The vision formulated in 1996 by the owner family "We want to shape the future with technologies for people" remains the guiding star of our entrepreneurial activities. September 1 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding day of the family company.

The manufacturer of everyday products such as waffle irons and irons has evolved into a worldwide leading supplier of industrial connection technology for the three lifelines of data, signal and power, a global player fielding innovative products and solutions focusing on Industry 4.0 and digitization.    

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Wilhelm and Marie Harting opened the "Wilhelm Harting Mechanical Workshops" on September 1, 1945, in a repair workshop covering a good 100 square meters in Minden. From 1950 onwards, the company gradually moved to the neighbouring town Espelkamp. This was the period in which the success story of the Han® connector commenced. The Han® (HARTING standard), patented in 1956 and a registered trademark since 1957, became the standard, the epitome of the industrial connector. Thanks to the Han-Modular® series, customers are able to achieve optimal design solutions for the supply of machines, systems and plants.   

In October 2015, Dietmar Harting, son of Marie and Wilhelm Harting, handed over the reins as Chairman of the Board to his son Philip. Today, Philip Harting and his sister Maresa Harting-Hertz work closely with their parents Margrit and Dietmar Harting on the Board. The body includes three managers from outside the family.

Contact:

HARTING Stiftung & Co. KG
Detlef Sieverdingbeck
General Manager
Corporate Communications & Branding (CCB) 
Marienwerderstr. 3
32339 Espelkamp

Tel.: 05772 47-244
Fax:  05772 47-400
Detlef.Sieverdingbeck@HARTING.com
More information at www.HARTING.com

 

 

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Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Virtual Technical Symposium & Expo to Provide a First Look at the Future of the Vehicle-to-Human Interface

Society for Information Display (SID) Metropolitan Detroit Chapter Annual Meeting Sidelined by Pandemic to Now Take Place for a Global Engineering Virtual Only Audience October 14-15, 2020 and On Demand Until February 15, 2021

DETROIT, Aug. 27, 2020 — The Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the Society for Information Display (SID) is pleased to announce the 27th Annual Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Symposium & Expo will take place in a virtual-only format Wednesday and Thursday October 14-15, 2020, for the benefit of multi-disciplined and multi-international OEM teams and specialists composed of designers, engineers, scientists, technologists, researchers, and system integrators of land, air, sea, and space vehicle displays.

The SID Metropolitan Detroit Chapter recognizes that in the high-tech 4th Industrial Revolution a strong technical understanding of new and emerging Display 3.0 technologies is essential to the global success of engineers, display specialists and executives who design, manufacture, sell and buy vehicle displays, display components, services, and products that integrate display and visual information technology into vehicles. 

In the 2020-decade, the rapid evolution and divergence of visual information technologies continues on pace to connect humankind with their land, air, sea and space vehicles, and their vehicles to them.

"This year’s technical program underscores how the future of electronic vehicle displays resides in the confluence of new and emerging sciences, materials, form factors and technological advances in hardware, software, sensors, systems, components and applications." – Silviu Pala, SID Symposium Chair

The two-day Vehicle Displays & Interfaces October event gives registrants an opportunity for in-depth learning and valuable insights from keynote and back-to-back technical presentations from globally recognized scientists, tech visionaries, thought leaders and researchers presenting leading-edge science and R&D, with leading value-add suppliers providing solutions to global supply chains from pandemic disruption. Registrants can conduct online Q&A with speakers in ‘chat,’ as well as move projects forward by arranging real-time ‘private chat’ sessions with expert exhibitor technical staff.

The 2020 online technical program features distinguished speaker presentations from the global display, HMI, vehicle systems, photonics, academic and vehicle OEM communities. Peer-reviewed papers provide in-depth knowledge and insights on the latest scientific advances, most recent breakthroughs, and potentially revolutionary applications.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM SEGMENTS, TOPICS AND SPEAKERS FROM US, ASIA, EUROPE

Displays and HMI Systems:

  • Reflection Properties of AR Coated Flat and AG Glass Surfaces
    Dave McLean, MAC Thin Films, Santa Rosa, CA, US
  • IOT Intelligent Display Technology
    Lingling Zhang, Tianma, Shanghai, China
  • Display Module with Integrated Driver of Multi-screen
    Liang Zhou, Tianma, Shanghai, China
  • High Precision Optical Bonding for Free-form and Curved Displays
    Gino Mariani, Henkel Surface Technologies, Madison Heights, MI, US

Head-Up Displays:

  • Diffusive Microlens Array for Head-Up Display Applications
    Jerry Wu, Dexerials Corporation, Tagajo-shi, Japan
  • Human Perception Studies of Head-Up Display Ghosting
    Steve Pankratz, 3M Display Materials and Systems Division, St. Paul, MN, US
  • Computational Holographic Displays for 3D AR HUD Using Free-Form Optics
    Hakan Urey, CY Vision, San Jose, CA, US
  • Holographic Optical Elements and Projector Design Considerations for Automotive Windshield Displays
    Michael Firth, CERES Holographics, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

Tutorial:
Drs. Kai-Han Chang and Thomas Seder from GM R&D will deliver a presentation entitled ‘Holography and Its Automotive Applications: A Tutorial’

Display Metrology:                          

  • Understanding and Achieving Reproducible Sparkle Measurements for an Automotive Specification
    Ingo Rotscholl, TechnoTeam Bildverarbeitung GmbH, Ilmenau, Germany
  • Measuring MicroLEDs for Color Non-Uniformity Correction
    Mike Naldrett, ELDIM, Radiant Vision Systems LLC, Redmond, Washington, US

New Display Solutions:

  • Supervising (Automotive) Displays for Safe Visualization of Camera Video
    Benjamin Axmann, Mercedes-Benz Cars Group Research, Future Technologies, Boeblingen, Germany
  • Customized Local Dimming Algorithm and BLU for Automotive Application towards Low Power Consumption and High Visual Quality
    Maxim Schmidt, Institute of Microelectronics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany 
  • Automotive Smart Surfaces: Conformable HDR Displays and Smart Windows to Activate Almost Any Surface
    Paul Cain, FlexEnable, Cambridge, UK
  • The Functional Safety Designs of Vehicle Display Driver ICs
    Cheng-Chih Deno, Himax, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
  • Automotive Dual Cell microZone™LCD Development
    Paul Weindorf, Visteon Corporation, Van Buren TWP, MI, US
  • A Low-power Transflective TFT-LCD Based on IGZO TFT
    Lou Tenggang, Tianma Micro-Electronics Group, Shanghai, China
  • A Micro LED Device With 0mm Border
    TengGang Lou, Tianma Micro-Electronics Group, Shanghai, China
  • Enabling Features of VueReal MicroLED Technology for Automotive Applications
    Rexa Chaji, VueReal Inc, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  • New Challenges and Testing Solutions for Flexible Vehicle Displays & Interfaces
    Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Bayflex Solutions, Alameda, CA, US
  • New Material Solutions for Automotive Displays. Interfaces and Applications
    Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Bayflex Solutions, Alameda, CA, US 
  • An Alternative to OLED with Full-array Local Dimming in Automotive Displays
    Logan Cummins, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, US

Post-Event On Demand Viewing:
Registrants can view symposium presentations and virtual exhibitor booth content and videos anyplace, anytime, any time zone on demand until February 15, 2021.

Links:
To review the symposium program and exhibitor list, go to www.VehicleDisplay.org
To register, go to www.VehicleDisplay.org.
To secure a virtual exhibitor booth or sponsorship opportunity contact Joe Nemchek at jnemchek.@pcm411, or call (203) 502-8338.

About SID Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Detroit Symposium & Expo:
The SID Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Symposium & Expo Detroit is presented by the Metro-Detroit Chapter of SID (Society for Information Display) www.SID.org. SID is the only professional society focused on the advancement of electronic display and visual information technologies. By exclusively focusing on the advancement of electronic display and visual information technologies, SID provides a unique platform for industry collaboration, communication and training in all related technologies while showcasing the industry’s best new products. The organization’s members are professionals in the technical and business disciplines that relate to display research, design, manufacturing, applications, marketing and sales.

Bitauto Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results

BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2020 — Bitauto Holdings Limited ("Bitauto" or the "Company") (NYSE: BITA), a leading provider of internet content & marketing services, and transaction services for China’s automotive industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020[1].

Bitauto Second Quarter 2020 Highlights

  • Revenue in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.96 billion (US$276.9 million), compared to RMB2.79 billion (US$395.1 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.
  • Gross profit in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.30 billion (US$184.4 million), compared to RMB1.67 billion (US$236.9 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.
  • Net loss in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB536.4 million (US$75.9 million), compared to net loss of RMB136.2 million (US$19.3 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.
    Non-GAAP net loss in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB447.3 million (US$63.3 million), compared to Non-GAAP net income of RMB216.0 million (US$30.6 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.
  • Net loss attributable to Bitauto in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB368.8 million (US$52.2 million), compared to net loss attributable to Bitauto of RMB145.5 million (US$20.6 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.
    Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Bitauto in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB333.6 million (US$47.2 million), compared to Non-GAAP net income attributable to Bitauto of RMB155.3 million (US$22.0 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Mr. Andy Zhang, chief executive officer of Bitauto, said, "Despite China’s gradual economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, the domestic automobile industry remained challenged during the second quarter of 2020 with sluggish retail passenger vehicle sales and rising dealer inventory levels. The macro situation presents both challenges and opportunities for our business."

"While weak vehicle sales and increasingly fierce competition in China’s online automobile advertising sector put pressure on our advertising business, Bitauto’s paying subscriber base increased slightly during the quarter, helping to drive mild revenue growth in our subscription business. In our transaction services business, due to its conservative risk control approach, Yixin recorded about 69,000 total transactions in the second quarter, representing a year-over-year decrease of approximately 49.9%."

"In the months ahead, in response to the uncertainties in China’s overall economic environment and particularly the automobile sector, we will stay focused on our core strategic initiatives. First, our continued efforts to upgrade our content and product offerings will provide better value to automobile customers, car owners, automakers and dealer customers. Second, we will further raise Bitauto’s brand recognition through our on-going strategic brand building campaign, which we expect will help further expand our user base and enhance user engagement. Third, Yixin will continue to optimize its conservative risk assessment methodology and strengthen its dealer and financial institution partnerships to explore opportunities as China’s automobile market recovers. We believe our efforts will help strengthen Bitauto’s position as the leading provider of Internet content and marketing services and transaction services for China’s automobile industry."

Mr. Ming Xu, chief financial officer of Bitauto, said, "The weakness in China’s automobile sector in the second quarter of 2020 continued to impact our top line results. We also continued to experience margin pressure this quarter due to our branding and marketing initiatives as well as our on-going investments in user acquisition. In the long run, we expect these efforts will form a solid foundation to attract users and enhance our value proposition for our business partners."

Bitauto Second Quarter 2020 Results 

Bitauto reported revenue of RMB1.96 billion (US$276.9 million) in the second quarter of 2020, compared to RMB2.79 billion (US$395.1 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

  • Revenue from the advertising and subscription business in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.03 billion (US$145.5 million), representing a 2.2% increase from RMB1.01 billion (US$142.4 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.
  • Revenue from the transaction services business in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB737.6 million (US$104.4 million), compared to RMB1.49 billion (US$211.0 million) in the corresponding period in 2019, mainly due to weak passenger vehicle sales following the COVID-19 outbreak and more cautious underwriting standards imposed by Yixin.
  • Revenue from the digital marketing solutions business in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB190.3 million (US$26.9 million), compared to RMB294.7 million (US$41.7 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Cost of revenue in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB653.5 million (US$92.5 million), compared to RMB1.12 billion (US$158.2 million) in the corresponding period in 2019. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue in the second quarter of 2020 was 33.4%, compared to 40.0% in the corresponding period in 2019.

Gross profit in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.30 billion (US$184.4 million), compared to RMB1.67 billion (US$236.9 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Selling and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2020 were RMB1.80 billion (US$255.1 million), representing a 10.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2019. This increase was primarily due to the increase in provision for credit losses of receivables related to Yixin and the increase in marketing expenses associated with the Company’s branding and marketing efforts, partially offset by the decrease in amortization of intangible assets related to the strategic cooperation with JD.com, and decrease in expenses related to personnel.

Product development expenses in the second quarter of 2020 were RMB147.2 million (US$20.8 million), representing a 3.7% increase from the corresponding period in 2019.

Share-based compensation, which was allocated to related operating expense line items, was RMB55.0 million (US$7.8 million) in the second quarter of 2020, compared to RMB99.9 million (US$14.1 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Loss from operations in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB670.0 million (US$94.8 million), compared to loss from operations of RMB48.9 million (US$6.9 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Non-GAAP loss from operations in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB594.3 million (US$84.1 million), compared to Non-GAAP income from operations of RMB215.4 million (US$30.5 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Income tax benefit in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB148.0 million (US$20.9 million), compared to income tax expense of RMB6.7 million (US$1.0 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Net loss in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB536.4 million (US$75.9 million), compared to net loss of RMB136.2 million (US$19.3 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Non-GAAP net loss in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB447.3 million (US$63.3 million), compared to Non-GAAP net income of RMB216.0 million (US$30.6 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Net loss attributable to Bitauto in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB368.8 million (US$52.2 million), compared to net loss attributable to Bitauto of RMB145.5 million (US$20.6 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Bitauto in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB333.6 million (US$47.2 million), compared to Non-GAAP net income attributable to Bitauto of RMB155.3 million (US$22.0 million) in the corresponding period in 2019.

Basic and diluted net loss per ADS, each representing one ordinary share, in the second quarter of 2020 amounted to RMB5.15 (US$0.73) and RMB5.15 (US$0.73), respectively.

Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS in the second quarter of 2020 amounted to RMB4.65 (US$0.66) and RMB4.65 (US$0.66), respectively.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash of RMB8.61 billion (US$1.22 billion). Cash used in operating activities, cash provided by investing activities, and cash used in financing activities in the second quarter of 2020 were RMB830.5 million (US$117.5 million), RMB3.33 billion (US$471.4 million), and RMB2.19 billion (US$309.9 million), respectively.

The number of employees totaled 6,837 as of June 30, 2020, including employees of entities in which Bitauto has acquired and holds controlling interests as of such date. This represented an 18.6% year-over-year decrease, as Yixin optimized its team to improve operational efficiency.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had a total of 73,761,089 ordinary shares. Non-GAAP basic and diluted per ADS figures for the second quarter of 2020 were calculated using a weighted average of 71,796,549 and 71,796,549 ADSs, respectively. Each ADS represents one ordinary share of the Company.

Yixin Second Quarter 2020 Highlights

Bitauto’s controlled subsidiary Yixin, the primary operator of the Company’s transaction services business, facilitated approximately 69,000 financed transactions for the three months ended June 30, 2020, representing a year-over-year decrease of approximately 49.9%. The decrease was primarily driven by Yixin’s more conservative risk control methodology. The total aggregate financing amount facilitated through Yixin’s loan facilitation services and self-operated financing business was approximately RMB5.38 billion (US$761.3 million).

Amid the challenging macroeconomic environment, Yixin continued to adopt conservative risk control methodology and to focus on its loan facilitation services. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, Yixin facilitated approximately 53,000 financed transactions, representing a year-over-year decrease of 20.8% and approximately 76.9% of Yixin’s total financed transactions.

In the second quarter of 2020, under U.S. GAAP, Yixin’s total revenues were RMB745.2 million (US$105.5 million), representing a year-over-year decrease of 50.3%; new core services revenues, which include revenues from loan facilitation transactions and new self-operated financing lease transactions facilitated by Yixin during the period, were RMB254.7 million (US$36.0 million), representing a year-over-year decrease of 56.8%.

As of June 30, 2020, 90+ days (including 180+ days) past due ratio and 180+ days past due ratio for all financed transactions (including third-party loan facilitations) were 2.46% and 1.40%, respectively.

Under U.S. GAAP, Yixin’s provision for credit losses of finance receivables in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB321.4 million (US$45.5 million).

As Bitauto’s controlled subsidiary listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Yixin announced its consolidated financial statements under IFRS for the first half of 2020. In order to help investors to understand the difference between IFRS and U.S. GAAP for Yixin’s operation results, a reconciliation of the IFRS data to U.S. GAAP is presented at the end of this earnings release.

Changes to Board of Directors

Bitauto today also announced the appointment of Mr. Chenkai Ling, Vice President of JD.com Inc. ("JD.com") as a director to its board of directors ("the board"). Mr. Ling replaces Mr. Sidney Huang as JD.com’s designated director on Bitauto’s board due to Mr. Huang’s upcoming retirement from JD.com in September 2020. The appointment and the resignation became effective as of August 21, 2020.

"We are delighted to welcome Mr. Chenkai Ling to Bitauto’s board and we look forward to drawing on his experience and knowledge as we execute on our long-term growth strategy," Mr. Andy Zhang said. "We would also like to sincerely thank Mr. Sidney Huang for his service and dedication to Bitauto’s board of directors. Over the past 10 years, Sidney has consistently drawn upon his deep knowledge of China’s e-commerce and internet industries as well as his experience as a corporate leader to make invaluable contributions to Bitauto. We wish him all the best in his upcoming retirement."

Mr. Chenkai Ling is vice president of JD.com, head of strategy and the chief of staff to the CEO of JD Retail. He joined JD.com in July 2016. He is responsible for JD Retail’s strategic planning, M&A and post-merger integration, as well as public affairs. Mr. Ling has almost two decades of experience in strategic planning, consultancy and operations, having worked for multinational companies in various roles. Prior to joining JD.com, he worked at Bain & Company as a principal. Mr. Ling earned his master’s degree in Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and his MIS from Tongji University.

Conference Call Information 

Bitauto’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:15 AM on August 24, 2020 U.S. Eastern Time (8:15 PM on August 24, 2020 Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Conference Call Pre-registration:

Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below and dial in 10 minutes prior to the call. Once pre-registration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, direct event passcode, and registrant ID.

To join the conference, simply dial the number you receive, enter the event passcode followed by your unique registrant ID, and you will join the conference instantly.

PRE-REGISTER LINK: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/9674115

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until September 1, 2020:

US:

+1-855-452-5696 or +1-646-254-3697

International:

+61-2-8199-0299

Conference ID:

9674115

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.bitauto.com.

[1] This announcement contains translations of certain amounts in Renminbi into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.0651 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate as of June 30, 2020 in The City of New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 

About Bitauto Holdings Limited

Bitauto Holdings Limited (NYSE: BITA) is a leading provider of internet content & marketing services, and transaction services for China’s automotive industry. Bitauto’s business consists of three segments: advertising and subscription business, transaction services business and digital marketing solutions business.

Bitauto’s advertising and subscription business provides a variety of advertising services to automakers through the bitauto.com website and corresponding mobile apps which provide consumers with up-to-date automobile pricing and promotional information, specifications, reviews and consumer feedback. Bitauto also provides transaction-focused online advertisements and services for promotional activities to its business partners, including automakers, automobile dealers, auto finance partners and insurance companies. Bitauto offers subscription services via its SaaS platform, which provides web-based and mobile-based integrated digital marketing solutions to new car automobile dealers in China. The SaaS platform enables automobile dealer subscribers to create their own online showrooms, list pricing and promotional information, provide automobile dealer contact information, place advertisements and manage customer relationships to help them reach a broad set of purchase-minded customers and effectively market their automobiles to consumers online.

Bitauto’s transaction services business is primarily conducted by its controlled subsidiary, Yixin Group Limited (SEHK: 2858), a leading online automobile finance transaction platform in China, which provides transaction platform services as well as self-operated financing services.

Bitauto’s digital marketing solutions business provides automakers with one-stop digital marketing solutions, including website creation and maintenance, online public relations, online marketing campaigns, advertising agent services, big data applications and digital image creation.

For more information, please visit ir.bitauto.com.

Safe Harbor Statement 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook of the Company and the quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Bitauto’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Bitauto may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Bitauto’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our goals and strategies; our future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the automobile industry and the internet marketing industry in China; our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our services and service delivery model; our expectations regarding enhancing our brand recognition; our expectations regarding keeping and strengthening our relationships with major customers, partner websites and media vendors; relevant government policies and regulations relating to our businesses, automobile purchases and ownership in China; our ability to attract and retain quality employees; our ability to stay abreast of market trends and technological advances; competition in our industry in China and internationally; general economic and business conditions in China; and our ability to effectively protect our intellectual property rights and not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Bitauto’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Bitauto does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Bitauto undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

To supplement Bitauto’s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Bitauto uses Non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations, Non-GAAP net income/(loss), Non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to Bitauto and Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income/(loss) per ADS as Non-GAAP financial measures , and uses Yixin’s Non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations and Yixin’s Non-GAAP net income/(loss) as Non-GAAP financial measures to supplement the disclosure of financial performance of Yixin. Non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations is defined as income/(loss) from operations excluding (i) share-based compensation; and (ii) amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions. Non-GAAP net income/(loss) and Non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to Bitauto, respectively, are defined as net income/(loss) and net income/(loss) attributable to Bitauto excluding (i) share-based compensation; (ii) amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions; (iii) investment loss/(income) associated with the share of equity method investments; (iv) investment loss/(income) associated with non-cash investment matters; (v) amortization of the BCF discount on the convertible notes; and (vi) tax effect of Non-GAAP line items. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income/(loss) per ADS is defined as Non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent company divided by basic and diluted weighted average number of ADS. Yixin’s Non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations is defined as income/(loss) from operations excluding (i) share-based compensation; and (ii) amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions. Yixin’s Non-GAAP net income/(loss) is defined as net income/(loss) excluding (i) share-based compensation; (ii) amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions; and (iii) tax effect of Non-GAAP line items. These Non-GAAP financial measures provide Bitauto’s management with the ability to assess its operating results by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the performance of its business such as non-cash and non-recurring items. Bitauto believes these Non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors by understanding supplemental information used by management in its assessment of operating results.

The use of Non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations. These Non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that have been and will continue to be incurred in the future and are not reflected in the presentation of the Non-GAAP financial measures. These Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP results. In addition, these Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate such measures in the same manner as Bitauto or Yixin does.

Reconciliation of these Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure is set forth at the end of this release.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact: 
China

Suki Li
Bitauto Holdings Limited
Phone: +86-10-6849-2145
ir@bitauto.com

Philip Lisio
Foote Group
Phone: +86-10-8429-9544
bitauto@thefootegroup.com

 

 

 

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

RMB

RMB

RMB

(in thousands, except for per share data)

(in thousands, except for per share data)

Revenue 

2,791,586

1,956,260

3,694,477

Cost of revenue

(1,117,951)

(653,468)

(1,282,566)

Gross profit

1,673,635

1,302,792

2,411,911

Selling and administrative expenses

(1,637,159)

(1,802,355)

(4,255,383)

Product development expenses

(142,052)

(147,245)

(294,219)

Other gains/(losses), net

56,703

(23,237)

(70,959)

Loss from operations

(48,873)

(670,045)

(2,208,650)

Interest income

38,627

23,565

49,777

Interest expense

(90,487)

(9,955)

(15,703)

Share of results of equity investees

(21,328)

(18,938)

(32,812)

Investment loss

(7,384)

(9,000)

(7,604)

Loss before tax

(129,445)

(684,373)

(2,214,992)

Income tax (expense)/benefit

(6,740)

147,969

399,948

Net loss

(136,185)

(536,404)

(1,815,044)

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

1,710

(175,784)

(630,526)

Accretion to redeemable noncontrolling interests

7,586

8,204

16,408

Net loss attributable to Bitauto Holdings Limited

(145,481)

(368,824)

(1,200,926)

Non-GAAP financial data

Non-GAAP net income/(loss)

216,044

(447,329)

(1,485,260)

Non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

53,110

(121,966)

(524,603)

Accretion to redeemable noncontrolling interests

7,586

8,204

16,408

Non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to Bitauto Holdings Limited

155,348

(333,567)

(977,065)

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP results

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2019

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

RMB

RMB

RMB

(in thousands, except for per share data)

(in thousands, except for per share data)

Loss from operations

(48,873)

(670,045)

(2,208,650)

Share-based compensation

99,881

54,957

133,108

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions

164,390

20,783

185,039

Non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations

215,398

(594,305)

(1,890,503)

Net loss

(136,185)

(536,404)

(1,815,044)

Share-based compensation

99,881

54,957

133,108

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions

164,390

20,783

185,039

Investment loss associated with the share of equity method investments

1,541

5,969

5,905

Investment loss associated with non-cash investment matters

7,384

9,000

9,000

Amortization of the BCF discount on the convertible notes

80,701

Tax effect of Non-GAAP line items

(1,668)

(1,634)

(3,268)

Non-GAAP net income/(loss)

216,044

(447,329)

(1,485,260)

Non-GAAP net income/(loss) per ADS

Basic

2.17

(4.65)

(13.62)

Diluted

2.12

(4.65)

(13.62)

 

 

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2019

June 30, 2020

RMB

RMB

(in thousands)

Assets

Current assets

  Cash and cash equivalents

4,260,533

4,963,823

  Restricted cash

3,136,926

3,467,575

  Accounts receivable, net

3,792,641

3,881,598

  Uncollateralized finance receivables – current portion, net

4,451,575

2,932,424

  Collateralized finance receivables – current portion, net

12,301,329

8,950,691

  Other current assets

2,720,558

2,936,796

30,663,562

27,132,907

Non-current assets

  Restricted cash

114,318

181,858

  Investments in equity investees

1,912,803

1,881,535

  Investment in convertible notes

2,153,790

2,185,682

  Property, plant and equipment, net

205,394

618,559

  Intangible assets, net

381,749

189,679

  Goodwill

861,583

861,609

  Uncollateralized finance receivables – non-current portion, net

2,906,280

1,838,716

  Collateralized finance receivables – non-current portion, net

7,330,610

3,941,436

  Other non-current assets

1,846,955

1,901,850

17,713,482

13,600,924

Total assets

48,377,044

40,733,831

Liabilities

Current liabilities

  Short term borrowings

10,860,862

9,256,192

  Asset-backed securitization debt

6,201,021

3,884,712

  Accounts payable

3,081,405

3,247,919

  Other current liabilities

3,499,449

3,438,106

23,642,737

19,826,929

Non-current liabilities

  Long term borrowings

2,263,614

1,088,815

  Asset-backed securitization debt

1,167,910

466,487

  Other non-current liabilities

1,546,562

1,492,226

4,978,086

3,047,528

Total liabilities

28,620,823

22,874,457

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

390,437

406,845

Total equity *

19,365,784

17,452,529

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests
and equity 

48,377,044

40,733,831

* The Company has adopted ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses ("ASC 326") beginning January 1, 2020
by applying the modified retrospective method with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the
date of initial application. The new guidance would mainly have impact on credit losses in connection with finance receivables,
accounts receivables, and guarantee liabilities. The cumulative effect on the opening balance of accumulated deficit upon
adoption of ASC 326 is RMB267.4 million.

 

 

Yixin

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands)

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

RMB

RMB

RMB

IFRS

Reconcilation

U.S. GAAP

Revenue 

1,623,834

(16,640)

1,607,194

Cost of revenue

(888,734)

(888,734)

Gross profit

735,100

(16,640)

718,460

Selling and administrative expenses

(2,114,153)

53,259

(2,060,894)

Product development expenses

(82,023)

(85)

(82,108)

Other gains/(losses), net

88,772

(122,486)

(33,714)

Loss from operations

(1,372,304)

(85,952)

(1,458,256)

Interest income

15,004

15,004

Interest expense

(17,902)

624

(17,278)

Share of results of equity investees

(833)

(833)

Loss before tax

(1,376,035)

(85,328)

(1,461,363)

Income tax benefit

323,123

21,707

344,830

Net loss

(1,052,912)

(63,621)

(1,116,533)

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP results

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

RMB

RMB

RMB

IFRS

Reconcilation

U.S. GAAP

Loss from operations

(1,372,304)

(85,952)

(1,458,256)

Share-based compensation

63,409

63,409

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions

119,041

(1,755)

117,286

Non-GAAP loss from operations

(1,189,854)

(87,707)

(1,277,561)

Net loss

(1,052,912)

(63,621)

(1,116,533)

Share-based compensation

63,409

63,409

Amortization of intangible assets resulting from asset and business acquisitions

119,041

(1,755)

117,286

Tax effect of Non-GAAP line items

(83)

(83)

Non-GAAP net loss

(870,545)

(65,376)

(935,921)

 

 

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Baidu Opens Apollo Go Robotaxi Service to the Public in Cangzhou

Users now can hail a robotaxi from train stations, hotels, and other public spaces in one easy click

CANGZHOU, China, August 21, 2020 — Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) today opened the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou, Hebei province, extending robotaxi coverage to the downtown area of a city for the first time in China. The launch marks a significant milestone in Baidu’s development of autonomous driving technology and its aim to bring about the era of intelligent transportation.

With Apollo Go, people in Cangzhou can hail a robotaxi ride from train stations and other public spaces.
With Apollo Go, people in Cangzhou can hail a robotaxi ride from train stations and other public spaces.

At first, the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou covers 55 pick-up and drop-off stations across the city, including train stations, schools, hotels, museums, business and industrial areas, and other public spaces. The launch in Cangzhou comes after Baidu opened robotaxi services in a 130 square kilometer region of Changsha, Hunan province, in April this year. By servicing busy areas of Cangzhou, Apollo Go is making autonomous driving technology more accessible—and helpful—to users as they go about their daily lives.

People in Cangzhou can easily hail a free robotaxi ride through one click on Baidu Maps. For example, visitors to Cangzhou could hail a robotaxi after getting off the train to take them to their hotels. With safety a top priority, a human operator is assigned to each vehicle to take control of the autonomous system as a backup.

The launch of Apollo Go in Cangzhou follows years of extensive testing and trial operations across several cities. Technological progress now enables robotaxis to safely operate in busier areas that have more variables for the autonomous driving system to process. In addition to the operations in Changsha and Cangzhou, Apollo continues to conduct manned autonomous driving tests in Beijing, Chongqing, and other cities.

Cangzhou is a strategically important city, located within the BeijingTianjinHebei region and on the BeijingShanghai corridor. In recent years, it has invested heavily in the development of intelligent network technology to facilitate the rollout of autonomous driving. Cangzhou was the first city in northern China to allow manned autonomous driving tests and has built one of the largest road networks for testing autonomous vehicles. Baidu reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Cangzhou to promote autonomous driving in September 2019. In November, the city opened certain road networks for manned autonomous driving testing, and Baidu Apollo’s fleet began testing with passengers shortly afterwards.

The ability of autonomous vehicles to operate in busier areas of a city is a result of Baidu’s continuous innovation. In 2019, Baidu Apollo and FAW Group jointly developed Hongqi EV, the first pre-installed and mass-produced L4 autonomous driving vehicle in China, and launched trial operations in Changsha in September.

Baidu Apollo is the world’s largest autonomous driving open platform. The Apollo fleet includes around 500 autonomous driving vehicles that have driven over 6 million kilometers and safely carried more than 100,000 passengers. Apollo now holds over 150 autonomous driving road test licenses and more than 1,800 intelligent driving patents globally.

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. is a leading search engine, knowledge and information centered Internet platform and AI company. The Company’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU". Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.

Media Contact 

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iQOO becomes Premium Partner of BMW M Motorsport for the 2020 DTM Season

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 19, 2020 — vivo’s global smartphone brand iQOO can today announce it is a Premium Partner of BMW M Motorsport in the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters). The BMW worksdriver Timo Glock, from Germany, will give his best to drive the iQOO BMW M4 DTM to victory this season and champion extreme speed and powerful performance under the new partnership.

iQOO becomes Premium Partner of BMW M Motorsport for the 2020 DTM Season
iQOO becomes Premium Partner of BMW M Motorsport for the 2020 DTM Season

As a legend in DTM events, BMW M Motorsport represents the ultimate pursuit of speed, and also ultimate performance, which coincides with iQOO’s brand concept of ‘I Quest On and On’ for perfect performance and breakthrough innovation.

"The iQOO racing spirit will ignite a worldwide passion for ultra-fast technology. iQOO phones are built for consumers with a need for speed, who are naturally inclined toward superior performance. As a Premium Partner, this is a momentous opportunity for our brand. We can’t wait to demonstrate iQOO’s high performance to the world," said Felix Feng, President of iQOO China.

"Welcome, iQOO, to the BMW DTM family," said BMW Group Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. "Technology and innovation are what drive us, and these are the values that also stand for iQOO. This is the perfect basis for a successful partnership. We are very happy to welcome iQOO as a new Premium Partner on board, and all the more so in the unusual and difficult times that we are currently experiencing worldwide and also in motorsport. In addition, the iQOO BMW M4 DTM looks great."

Since the start of the DTM season on the first weekend in August, Timo Glock has already contested four races in the iQOO BMW M4 DTM at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) and at the Lausitzring (GER). He said: "It’s great that BMW M Motorsport has managed to attract such a large and forward-thinking concern as iQOO, the high-end smartphone brand to the DTM as Premium Partner. This is a great sign for the racing series, especially in these difficult times. I am particularly happy to be back in my familiar colour of yellow from my first few years in the DTM – when you look from the front, at least. I am enjoying driving the iQOO BMW M4 DTM."

Glock contests his eighth DTM season in 2020. In his 116 races to date, he has claimed five victories, five pole positions and 14 podium finishes.

About vivo

vivo is a leading, product-driven, global technology company, with its core business focusing on smart devices and intelligent services. vivo is committed to connecting users around the globe, through design of exciting and innovative smartphones and companion devices, as well as services which integrate technology and design thinking in unique and creative ways. Following the company core values, which include innovation, consumer orientation and benfen*, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy, with the vision of becoming a leading, long-lasting, world-class enterprise.

With headquarters in China, supported by a network of 9 R&D centers in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo and San Diego, vivo is focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, photography and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set-up five production hubs (including brand authorized manufacturing center), across China, South- and Southeast Asia, manufacturing over 200 million smartphones each year. As of 2019, vivo has branched out its sales network across more than 30 countries and regions, and is loved by more than 350 million users worldwide.

*"Benfen" is a term describing the attitude on doing the right things and doing things right – which is the ideal description of vivo’s mission to build technology for good.

Please stay informed of vivo’s news at https://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news 

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Dymax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Receives the Singapore SME 1000 & SME 1000 Award and Winner of D&B Business Eminence Award

TORRINGTON, Conn., Aug. 14, 2020Dymax Corporation, leading manufacturer of rapid light-curing materials and equipment, is pleased to announce that its Singapore subsidiary, Dymax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., has received the Singapore 1000 & Singapore SME 1000 award in its annual ranking of best companies in 2020. And it has been awarded one of the winners of the Dun & Bradstreet Business Eminence Award.

Dymax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. SME Certificate
Dymax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. SME Certificate

The Singapore 1000 Family of Rankings (Singapore 1000 & Singapore SME 1000) is the prestigious guide that ranks the nation’s top companies annually. For over 30 years, they have been profiling the success of businesses based on financial indicators such as revenue, net profit, return on equity, and overseas revenue. Taking into consideration all companies and requiring no paid nominations, the Singapore 1000 analyzes over 70,000 audited financials each year to arrive at the top 1,000 corporations and SMEs in Singapore. The rankings are shared publicly and distributed to government sectors, embassies, trade organizations, banks, universities, and libraries.

Nominees of the D&B Business Eminence Award receive this distinguished recognition for their achievements as an entrepreneurial business that has contributed to Singapore’s business landscape over the past several years. The assessment of candidates and selection process is based on Dun & Bradstreet’s proprietary financial model that recognizes top performing businesses and helps raise their international profile. The D&B D-U-N-S Registered Seal resonates with customers, suppliers, and business partners.

Dun & Bradstreet has the world’s largest commercial database, with over 240 million company records derived from 30,000 data sources. Some of the largest, most successful technology and service companies in the world embed Dun & Bradstreet data within their offerings. 

Dymax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. joined in the ranks of this prestigious group being recognized for their abilities and contributions. The company looks forward to an exciting journey as it continually strives to achieve business excellence around the world.

About Dymax Corporation

Dymax Corporation develops innovative rapid and light-curable materials, dispense equipment, and UV/LED light-curing systems. The company’s adhesives, coatings, and equipment are perfectly matched to work seamlessly with each other, providing design engineers with tools to dramatically improve manufacturing efficiencies. Major markets include aerospace and defense; medical device; and consumer and automotive electronics.

For additional information on Dymax, visit www.dymax.com or contact us at info@dymax.com or +65-67522887.

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Senmiao Technology Limited Announces Closing of US$6.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

CHENGDU, China, Aug. 7, 2020  — Senmiao Technology Limited ("Senmiao") (NASDAQ: AIHS), a provider of automobile transaction and related services targeting the online ride-hailing industry in China, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 12,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.50 per share.  The total gross proceeds from the offering are US$6.0 million, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses.

Mr. Xi Wen, Senmiao’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, "This financing not only strengthens our balance sheet, but also brings new investors to our company and will help us in regaining compliance with the Nasdaq minimum equity requirement.  We are grateful for this opportunity and plan to utilize the proceeds to further augment our business and help drive value for all shareholders."

Senmiao has granted the underwriters a 45-day over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,800,000 shares of common stock at the same price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP acted as the Company’s legal counsel and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP acted as legal counsel for the joint bookrunning managers.

The securities described above were offered by Senmiao pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230397) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 19, 2020, and declared effective by the SEC on April 15, 2020.  A final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to and describing the offering was filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by contacting The Benchmark Company, LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 150 E. 58th Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10155, by calling (212) 312-6700 or by e-mail at prospectus@benchmarkcompany.com.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Senmiao Technology Limited

Headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Senmiao provides automobile transaction and related services including sales of automobiles, facilitation and services for automobile purchase and financing, management, operating lease, guarantee and other automobile transaction services aimed principally at the growing ride-sharing market in Senmiao’s areas of operation in China. For more information about Senmiao, please visit: http://www.senmiaotech.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the statements regarding the use of proceeds of the public offering and Senmiao’s ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards. These forward-looking statements also are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those detailed from time to time in the Senmiao’s filings with the SEC, and represent Senmiao’s views only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing Senmiao’s views as of any subsequent date. Senmiao undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in events or circumstances. 

For more information, please contact:

At the Company:
Yiye Zhou
Email: edom333@ihongsen.com
Phone: +86 28 6155 4399

Investor Relations:
Rene Vanguestaine
Christensen
Email: rvanguestaine@ChristensenIR.com
Phone: +86 178 1749 0483

Linda Bergkamp
Christensen
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com
Phone: +1 480 614 3004

 

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AUTOCRYPT Wins V2X SCMS Contract for Nationwide ITS Project

SEOUL, South Korea, July 23, 2020 — AUTOCRYPT Co., Ltd., a leading transportation security solutions provider, announced that it would be heading the Korean Expressway Corporation (KEC) V2X Security Credential Management System (SCMS) project. AUTOCRYPT is to deliver production-grade SCMS for KEC, which announced its plans for a national V2X security authentication system earlier this year. 

SCMS implementation is essential in a connected car environment as vehicles share information and data with all elements of the transportation environment including other vehicles, traffic infrastructure, mobile devices, and service providers through Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication. AUTOCRYPT’s SCMS will ensure that only authenticated and enrolled devices can participate in communications to prevent attempts to infiltrate V2X communication messages, while protecting personal information in autonomous driving environments. 

AUTOCRYPT remains the first and only company in the APAC region to have not only developed a standards-compliant V2X SCMS, but to have also successfully tested and verified its interoperability with global device vendors. In addition to certification and verification activities via the Intelligent Transport Society of Korea (ITSK) as well as OmniAir PlugFest, AUTOCRYPT has already deployed its V2X security technology for KEC’s Intelligent Transport System (ITS) projects across the Sejong, Yeoju, and the Hwaseong K-city testbeds, securing communications since 2016. The larger Seoul Metropolitan area as well as Jeju Island are currently undergoing the final stages of construction in support of security system implementation, and Gwangju and Ulsan are set to begin construction in July 2020. 

Daniel ES Kim, CEO, said regarding the project, "Security is the cornerstone of smart mobility because no amount of risk should be permissible when it comes to driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety. Therefore, we are very honored to be heading this project for KEC, and do not take the responsibility lightly when it comes to securing V2X communications. We hope that other smart road projects worldwide will follow suit and implement comprehensive, end-to-end full stack security solutions as well." 

In June 2020 AUTOCRYPT announced headway in the Chinese market, and that it plans on further expanding its ITS efforts worldwide in Q4 2020 and into 2021. 

AUTOCRYPT is the leading player in mobility security technologies. Recognized by TU-Automotive as the Best Auto Cybersecurity Product/Solution of 2019, AUTOCRYPT continues to pave the way in transportation and mobility security through a multi-layered, holistic approach. Through security solutions for V2X/C-V2X, V2G (including Plug & Charge security), in-vehicle security, and Fleet Management, AUTOCRYPT ensures that security is prioritized before vehicles hit the road. 

Visit www.autocrypt.io for more information, and contact marketing@autocrypt.io for partnership inquiries.

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Frost & Sullivan Applaudes AWS for Leading the Automotive Cloud Services Market with a Comprehensive Suite of Solutions

AWS complements its large ecosystem of solutions and partners with a deep focus on customer experience

SANTA CLARA, California, July 22, 2020 — Based on its recent analysis of global automotive cloud services platforms for the mobility industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) with the 2020 Global Company of the Year Award. AWS has cemented its leadership in cloud by delivering innovative solutions to automotive companies for unique connected, autonomous, shared, and electric (CASE) use cases. It also offers unparalleled support through dedicated account managers, solution architects, and a partner community that can deliver round-the-clock services at scale.

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AWS offers over 175 fully featured services from the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platfrom from 76 Availability Zones (AZs) within 24 geographic regions. The company boasts a more extensive set of CASE-related cloud services, such as AWS IoT, AWS Outposts, and AWS Wavelength, than what is available from other competitors. AWS offers broad and deep capabilities, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), high-performance computing, purpose-built databases, and data analytics. These capabilities reinforce high performance, tight security, continuous innovation, and the largest customer and partner community in the world.

“AWS stands out with its industry-best scalability, elasticity, innovation, cost savings, and global reach. More importantly, it creates clear value by focusing on its clients and then co-locating, co-developing, and co-investing with them through a highly distinct engagement model,” said Niranjan Manohar, Research Director at Frost & Sullivan. “The company places direct emphasis on interoperability to connect its platform to the broader ecosystem of Amazon’s offerings, such as its supply chain or Alexa. By maintaining this level of interconnectivity, AWS can provide a rich, differentiated experience for its customer base.”

Further demonstrating its leadership, AWS supports the entire automotive value chain, including auto-tech start-ups, Tier I suppliers, mobility service providers, fleet providers, and OEMs. Its partner-centric strategy supports several purpose-built, connected car, and autonomous third-party platforms. Besides CASE offerings, AWS specializes in product innovation, connected mobility, digital customer engagement, manufacturing, and supply chains. Its solution architects are available to provide assessments and actively seek out opportunities to reduce operational costs and increase revenue.

“In 2019, AWS collaborated with Volkswagen to power Volkswagen’s Industrial Cloud. Ford Motor Company and Autonomic both began a multi-year agreement with AWS to expand the availability of cloud connectivity services and connected car application development services. Its expanding list of clients includes industry powerhouses like BMW Group, Kia, Honda, Mazda, Uber, Elektrobit, Cox Automotive, and Edmunds,” noted Manohar. “With its innovative solutions, customer-centric design, and strong overall performance, AWS is expected to continue dominating the market in the future.”

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Frost & Sullivan

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Nine Leading Businesses Launch New Initiative to Accelerate Progress to a Net Zero Future

Initiative is committed to leading by example, charting the course for other businesses to follow

REDMOND, Washington, July 21, 2020 — The heads of nine companies today announced the establishment of a new initiative to accelerate the transition to a net zero global economy. The initiative, known as Transform to Net Zero, intends to develop and deliver research, guidance, and implementable roadmaps to enable all businesses to achieve net zero emissions.

The Initiative will be led by founding members including A.P. Moller – Maersk, Danone, Mercedes-Benz AG, Microsoft Corp., Natura &Co, NIKE, Inc., Starbucks, Unilever, and Wipro, as well as Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The Initiative is supported by BSR, which is serving as the Secretariat for the Initiative.

Transform to Net Zero will focus on enabling the business transformation needed to achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050, in addition to driving broader change with a focus on policy, innovation, and finance. The outputs of the initiative will be widely available to all, though additional companies may join. The Initiative intends to complete the outputs of this work by 2025.

The work will be led by the following principles:

  1. Focused on transformation: Delivering on our individual commitments and translating into action, which will include corporate strategy, governance and accountability, finance and operations, risk management, procurement, innovation and R&D, marketing, and public affairs.
  2. Led by science and best practice data and methods: Committed to standardized approaches to achieve what the best available science requires for a 1.5 degree C world; committed to improving the quality and availability of research, data, and tools for all; committed to the highest return for the climate on investment.
  3. Leveraging existing efforts: Committed to open collaboration with existing net zero initiatives (sign-on, advocacy, sectorial, methodology efforts) to leverage existing work and advance business transformation to net zero.
  4. Strong governance and oversight: At the highest levels of the company, governance and oversight structures will work to achieve net zero, including through developing innovative products, services, and business models. 
  5. Robust reduction and removal across the extended enterprise: Net zero requires emissions reductions across the entire value chain, including impact of products and services and supply chain. Net zero requires us to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions aligned with the latest science and increase our capacity for GHG removals in the near term to be the path to get companies–and the world–to net zero no later than 2050 to ensure a stable climate, and will mean a mix of climate-positive actions should be pursued.
  6. Investment in innovation: Substantial commitment and willingness to invest in and accelerate innovation to achieve net zero transformation, including partnering with others.
  7. Policy engagement: Advancing public policy that enables and accelerates progress towards net zero, and engagement with bodies such as trade associations to achieve this objective.
  8. Transparency and accountability: Public reporting and disclosure on progress towards net zero transformation to key stakeholders, including investors, customers, consumers, and where required–regulators; sharing information with all stakeholders on good practice to net zero transformation. 
  9. Just and sustainable transition: We know that marginalised groups and low-income communities bear the greatest impacts of climate change. Therefore, we will help enable conditions needed to achieve effective, just, and sustainable climate solutions for people of all gender, race, or skills.

Commentary:

A.P. Moller – Maersk
Soren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk, said: “A.P. Moller – Maersk is committed to a carbon-neutral future of transport and logistics. To contribute to the Paris agreement’s goal, we announced our ambition of having net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 back in 2018. Since then we have taken several concrete actions to decarbonise the industry. The overall target of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees can only be reached through strong alliances across sectors and businesses. We are therefore happy to join Microsoft and other global companies in the Transform to Net Zero initiative.”

BSR
Aron Cramer, President and CEO of BSR, said: “Over the past decade, many businesses have committed to net zero targets. It is now time to accelerate the actions needed to achieve this essential goal. Our window for staying under 1.5 degrees of warming is closing, and fast.  We are now in a decisive decade, in which we must urgently decarbonize the economy, if we are to stave off the worst impacts of climate change. That’s why Transform to Net Zero is so important. More than just setting a high bar for inspiration, Transform to Net Zero will provide companies with an actionable roadmap enabling them to transform their businesses to thrive in and shape a net zero economy.”

Danone
Emmanuel Faber, Chairman and CEO of Danone, said: “Our One Planet. One Health frame of action puts the climate at the core of the food system transformation. Carbon neutrality is therefore not optional for Danone, it is a way to reinvent our growth model. This revolution cannot be achieved alone. That’s why I truly believe in the collective power of Transform to Net Zero. Let’s share best practices and build new systems to create the evidence-based solutions that will help us drive the change and keep global warming under 1.5°C.”

Environmental Defense Fund
Fred Krupp, President of Environmental Defense Fund, said: “The gap between where we are on climate change and where we need to be continues to widen. So does the gap between businesses that just talk about action and those that are actually getting the job done. This new initiative holds tremendous potential for closing these gaps. Especially if other businesses follow in the coalition’s footsteps, leading by example and using the most powerful tool that companies have for fighting climate change: their political influence.”

Mercedes-Benz AG
Ola Kallenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, said: “If there is one lesson we can learn from dealing with the COVID-19-pandemic it is how much we can achieve if we act together. This is the only way we can also win the fight against climate change. We need to set common goals and implement measures to achieve them. That’s why we are joining ‘Transform to Net Zero.’ Our mission at Mercedes-Benz is CO2-neutral mobility. We are making good progress towards this end and we are determined to follow through.”

Microsoft
Brad Smith, President, Microsoft, said: “No one company can address the climate crisis alone. That’s why leading companies are developing and sharing best practices, research, and learnings to help everyone move forward. Whether a company is just getting started or is well on its path, Transform to Net Zero can help us all turn carbon commitments into real progress toward a net zero future.”

Natura &Co.
Roberto Marques, Executive Chairman of the Board and group CEO of Natura &Co., said: “At Natura &Co we truly believe in cooperation. We recently released our 2030 Commitment to Life in which we set for all our business the target to become net carbon zero in ten years. But to address the climate crises the world is facing, we need to help each other to do more and faster. The Net Zero initiative strives to do just that, bringing together companies committed to making the right changes at the right pace. We are committed to build a brighter future that will allow not only a greener world for future generations but the economic recovery under new premises that that society is demanding.”

NIKE, Inc.
Andy Campion, Chief Operating Officer, NIKE, Inc., said: “When it comes to protecting the playing field we share–our planet–there isn’t a moment to lose. That’s why we aren’t waiting for solutions to climate change, we’re coming together as global leaders to create them. If we act now, and work together, we can drive meaningful progress toward a more sustainable future. We’ll be relentless in our pursuit of ensuring a healthy planet for generations of athletes to come.”

Starbucks
Kevin Johnson, Starbucks President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Starbucks aspires to be a resource-positive company by building on our long history in sustainability. Joining Transform to Net Zero aligned with our aspiration for a more sustainable future. Partnering with other like-minded companies, we will open-source best practices, advocate for positive government policies, and support a just transition. We believe in driving real change and encourage other organizations to join us in this critical effort for humanity.”

Unilever
Alan Jope, Unilever CEO, said: “The climate crisis is not only a threat to our environment, but also to lives and livelihoods, and it is critical that we all play a part in addressing it. The business world of the future cannot look like it does now; in addition to decarbonisation, a full system transformation is needed. That’s why we’re pleased to join other leading businesses as a founding member of Transform to Net Zero so we can work together and accelerate the strategic shift that is needed to achieve net zero emissions; in Unilever’s case, by 2039.”

Wipro
Thierry Delaporte, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Wipro Limited, said: “We are pleased to be a founding member of Transform to Net Zero. It is closely aligned with our values and our commitment to sustainability. Climate change is a defining challenge for our times and we firmly believe that businesses must step up and address the challenges head-on. A partnership forum like this can help catalyse and accelerate such a response and guide our future engagements across the value chain through a collaborative spirit of innovative, transformational solutions.”

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