The production of new energy vehicles in China has exceeded 20 million units, marking a new stage of high-quality development of large-scale and globalized new energy vehicles on the basis of industrialization and marketization, leading the transformation and upgrading of the global automotive industry with electrification and intelligence as the main directions. China's new energy vehicle industry has ushered in another milestone moment! On July 3rd, the 2023 Special Action for the Upward Development of Chinese Automobile Brands - the 20th Million New Energy Vehicle Offline Event of China, guided by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, organized by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, and organized by GAC Group and GAC Aian, was held at the Guangzhou GAC Aian First Intelligent Manufacturing Center. This industry event is not only a record and tribute to the development achievements of China's new energy vehicle industry, but also a special tribute to the 70th anniversary of China's automotive industry.

Leaders from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the governments of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City, as well as relevant responsible departments, representatives from departments and industry institutions such as the National Information Center, the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers, the China Electric Vehicle Hundred People Association, the China Automobile Distribution Association Passenger Association, and the China Automotive Research and Development Automobile Testing Center, academician experts, dealers, and supplier partners, as well as new energy vehicle enterprises such as BYD, Dongfeng Company, Geely Group, and FAW Group Representatives of executives from SAIC Group, Changan Motors, BAIC Group, Chery Motors, Jiangqi Group, Great Wall Motors, NIO, Xiaopeng Motors, Tesla and other companies, as well as representatives of brand officers from more than 20 Chinese automotive companies under the China Automobile Association's Chief Brand Officer Joint Conference (CB20), attended the event, witnessing this important moment in the development history of new energy vehicles in China. The event was hosted by Liu Yan, Deputy Secretary General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Xin Guobin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Zhou Ji, Academician of the CAE Member, Sun Zhiyang, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province, Tu Gaokun, Director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province, Jiang Zhitao, Vice Mayor of Guangzhou, Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of CAAC, Feng Xingya, General Manager of GAC Group, Feng Changjun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Chief Accountant of Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Wei Zhiling, Senior Vice President of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, and Lian Yubo, Executive Vice President of BYD Group, Gu Huinan, General Manager of GAC Aian, jointly took the stage and launched the 20th millionth offline production of new energy vehicles in China.

Years of hard work have yielded fruitful results, marking another milestone for China's new energy vehicles

Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, all parties involved have made joint efforts to promote the development of China's new energy vehicle industry and achieve positive results. A structurally complete and organically coordinated industrial system has been established, the world's largest consumer market has been cultivated, and a good development situation of mutual integration, coexistence, and win-win cooperation between new energy vehicles and related industries has been formed. China has contributed to the promotion of the global electric transformation of the automotive industry.

Vice Minister Xin Guobin stated in his speech that the official launch of China's 20th millionth new energy vehicle is not only a shining moment for GAC, but also a concentrated reflection of the years of hard work of outstanding enterprises such as BYD, FAW, Dongfeng, Chang'an, SAIC, Geely, and others. He said, "New energy vehicles are the main direction for the transformation, upgrading, and green development of the global automotive industry, and also a strategic choice for the high-quality development of China's automotive industry. In the past 70 years, China's automotive industry has grown from scratch, from small to large, from weak to strong, and the 20th million new energy vehicles have been taken offline, which is an important moment of historical significance

Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the China Automobile Association, said in his speech, "In recent years, China's new energy vehicles have developed rapidly. In September 2020, China's new energy vehicle production has exceeded 5 million units, achieving the" Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2012-2020) " The objectives proposed in; In February 2022, this number exceeded 10 million vehicles; Today, the 20th million vehicles were taken offline, and the second 10 million vehicles took only one year and five months He stated that the glory of China's new energy vehicle breakthrough of 20 million vehicles belongs to all contributors who are striving for the development of the new energy vehicle industry.

Multiple governments are also actively promoting the high-quality development of the new energy vehicle industry. Taking Guangdong Province as an example, as the largest automobile production province in China for six consecutive years, the province's automobile production exceeded 4.15 million vehicles in 2022. In 2022, the production of new energy vehicles in Guangdong reached 1.297 million units, a year-on-year increase of 142%, accounting for 18% of the total national production. This is equivalent to 1 out of every 6 new energy vehicles being manufactured in Guangdong. "Sun Zhiyang, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province, stated that the automotive industry has become the eighth industrial cluster in Guangdong to exceed one trillion yuan, and China's 20th million new energy vehicles have been offline at GAC Ai'an, which is both recognition of the past achievements of the Guangdong automotive industry, It is also a fervent expectation and favorable spur for Guangdong automobile enterprises. Facing the future, Guangdong Province will further leverage its existing advantages and accelerate the construction of a world-class automotive industry cluster.

As an excellent representative of new energy vehicle enterprises, GAC Group has provided the industry with the "GAC Plan" with its unique development path of new energy vehicles. Since 2017, GAC Group has been the first in China to invest 45 billion yuan to launch the construction of GAC Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Industrial Park, and establish GAC Aian for independent brand operation. Feng Xingya, General Manager of GAC Group, said, "Over the past six years, under the clear guidance of national industrial policies and the strong support of provincial and municipal governments, GAC Aian has explored a development path for intelligent connected new energy vehicles with 'GAC characteristics'. Data shows that GAC Aian's sales have exceeded 270000 units from less than 10000 units in 2017 to over 270000 units in 2022, and this year it is expected to exceed 500000 units. It has accumulated the favor of over 800000 users and created a remarkable "Aian speed" in the industry.

The 20th representative vehicle model, Haobo GT, was taken offline, improving the quality and growth rate of Chinese automotive brand development

As the representative model of China's 20 millionth new energy vehicle offline, the Haobo GT is not only the latest high-end brand model developed and launched by GAC Aian, but also the first mass-produced model of the Haobo brand. Gu Huinan, General Manager of GAC Aian, stated that to build the Haobo brand, we need to take advantage of the rapid development of the new four modernizations of automobiles to create advanced, trendy, fun, and high-quality "trendy products" for young elites.

It is reported that Haobo GT is equipped with Haobo's dual flagship technology - the new generation high-end pure electric exclusive platform AEP3.0 and the new generation Xingling high-end electronic and electrical architecture. Under the empowerment of the Hyper TEC technology group, the Haobo GT has better handling performance, highlighting its advantages in zero to 100 rear wheel drive acceleration, 100 kilometer braking distance, cornering speed, and stability evaluation indicators. At the same time, it also has the industry-leading high-speed NDA intelligent navigation assistance system, which is at the forefront of industry development in intelligent driving experiences such as lane merging and on-ramp accuracy.

In addition, the Haobo service platform and user ecological network are actively promoting the construction of a supplementary power network for the "Haobo Super Charge to Home" user co creation supplementary energy plan. This plan provides free application for power replenishment sites to various brands, and currently more than 100 sites have formed a cluster. Intended to create a convenient charging experience for users with "fast charging, wide network, and proximity to home", it has created a new standard in the field of user service.

With the awakening of consumers' awareness of new energy and the improvement of consumption power, the high-end pure electric vehicle market is experiencing explosive growth. Haobo brand, with deep insight into the car purchasing needs of young people in the new era, adheres to the brand concept of "only making technological artworks" and is committed to creating dream cars for the young and promising generation. Haobo GT, with its ultimate performance and luxurious quality, as well as its high-end intelligent coupe attributes that integrate sports, intelligence, and art, not only leads the technological products of the times, but also becomes a powerful manifestation of China's new energy vehicles entering a new stage of large-scale and high-quality development.

Continuously Promoting Brand Upward, Let the World See China's New Energy Vehicles

According to Liu Yan, Deputy Secretary General of the China Automobile Association, this offline celebration is also a special planning event for the 2023 "See China Automobile" brand tour nationwide. 'Seeing Chinese Automobile' is the theme of the special action for the upward development of Chinese automobile brands. It is an industry level event organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, and participated by mainstream automobile companies. Since its launch in 2021, it has entered its third year. The special action, with the theme of "Seeing Chinese Automobile", showcased the overall image of "Chinese Automobile", showcased the vigorous development vitality and strength of national automobile brands, and opened a new era of overall upward development for Chinese automobile brands. Seeing Chinese cars has become an exclusive event IP for the Chinese automotive industry

In the summary of the event, Deputy Secretary General Liu Yan stated: 20 million vehicles are a fruitful achievement in the marketization and industrialization of China's new energy vehicle industry, as well as a new starting point for the new journey of scale and globalization. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers will continue to be guided by the strategy of building a strong country, play the role of industry organizations as a bridge and link, provide full support and services for the upward development of Chinese automobile brands, gather the power of mainstream automobile enterprises, and create automobile brands with international influence. Continue to promote Move the overall upward trend of Chinese automobile brands, enhance the overall influence of Chinese automobiles, and use the brand to help achieve the goal of becoming a strong country in automobiles. Let users, the market, and the world see Chinese cars.

Vice Minister Xin Guobin also gave instructions on the "Special Action for the Upward Development of Chinese Automobile Brands" in his speech at the event. He said that the next step is to increase efforts and innovate ideas to do this work well. Promoting the upward development of Chinese automobile brands requires long-term persistence and long-term achievements. We need to play a good role in the joint meeting mechanism of Chief Brand Officers, deeply explore and increase the promotion of Chinese automobile brand stories, and jointly enhance the image of Chinese automobile brands.

The Joint Conference of Chief Brand Officers of Chinese Automobile Enterprises (CB20) is a working platform established between the China Automobile Association and enterprises around brand development, which has now attracted all Chinese automobile brands to participate. Since its establishment in 2021, it has played a positive role in promoting the overall development of Chinese automotive brands.

Spread your wings and take off, creating new brilliance. After the end of this event, the Joint Conference of Chief Brand Officers of Chinese Automobile Enterprises (CB20) officially issued a congratulatory poster. The member units of the joint conference, including Changan Automobile, SAIC Group, Dongfeng Company, Xiaopeng Automobile, NIO, Chery Automobile, GAC Group, BYD, Geely Group, and Jiangqi Group, all congratulated each other through official WeChat accounts, reproducing the good new atmosphere of Chinese automobile brands working together to advance, progress, and win.

It is reported that the 2023 "Seeing China's Automobile" brand upward special event will continue, not only limited to vehicle enterprises, but also targeting the entire industry chain, building industry platforms, assisting brand construction, and achieving the goal of building a strong automobile country with brand upward.

Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers