宝能集团在收购万科失利之后已将目光转向中国另一块投资热土——新能源汽车，拟出资超过60亿元收购观致汽车51%的股份，着力发展新能源汽车。宝能专业团队已对观致进行多轮尽职调查，谈判目前已进入到关键时期。不过奇瑞否认上述说法，宝能也没有回应。今年4月6日，四川省宜宾市政府、奇瑞汽车、QuantumLLC、观致汽车在成都召开了“战略合作协议暨投资协议签署仪式”。协议约定在宜宾投资55亿元，规划建设年产50万辆汽车项目，其中包括20万辆新能源汽车。据知情人士透露，在这份协议中包含一份股权转让协议，比例是观致汽车的控股股东将三成左右的股份转让给宜宾市政府所属的国有投资公司，或许这就是宝能购买观致的主要原因。

Barbarian Yao Zhenhua plans to purchase Qoros with RMB 6 Billion

Baoneng Group turns its eye onto another hot field of alternative energy vehicle market after its failure in competition with Wanke Group. It’s revealed that Baoneng Group plans to invest RMB 6 billion to purchase 51% shares of Qoros Auto to develop alternative energy vehicles. It’s said that a professional group of Baoneng has conducted several rounds of responsible investigation on Qoros, and the negotiation has come into a critical period.” But Chery has denied the statement and Baoneng gave no response.

Yibin Municipal Government, Chery Auto, Quantum LLC and Qoros Auto held a signing ceremony on strategically cooperative agreement and investment agreement on April 6th this year, planning to invest RMB 5.5 billion to construct an auto project with an annual capacity of 500,000 units, including 200,000 units’ alternative energy vehicles. It’s revealed that the agreement contains a share transfer agreement, stipulating to transfer 30% of holding shares to the national investment company under Yibin Municipal Government. Suspicion comes out that it may be the main reason for Baoneng to purchase Qoros.