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the event site. photo provided by the organizer

hualong.com (reporter liang haonan) on september 20, the automobile new quality productivity development forum with the theme of "towards new quality, integration and steady progress" was held in chongqing. more than 100 guests from national ministries and commissions, local governments, industry experts and corporate executives gathered together to explore and discuss effective paths for high-quality development of the automobile industry around the new quality productivity of the automobile industry.

the automobile military standard extreme test brand was released. photo provided by the organizer

chongqing returns to being the "first automobile city" after 8 years

strive to achieve 1 million new energy vehicle production this year

as a strategic pillar industry of the national economy, the automobile industry is an important engine for cultivating new quality productivity.

at present, my country's automobile industry has made breakthrough progress, and the pace of industrial transformation and upgrading and high-quality development has been significantly accelerated. data shows that in 2023, my country's automobile production and sales will exceed 30 million for the first time, ranking first in the world for 15 consecutive years; the operating income of the automobile manufacturing industry will exceed 10 trillion yuan, driving more than 6 million direct jobs, and more than 30 million direct and indirect jobs, driving the development of industries such as metallurgy, machinery, petroleum, electronics, and downstream sales, maintenance, banking, insurance and other industries, and playing a huge role in driving the economy.

especially in recent years, with the wave of automobile intelligence, networking and electrification, china's intelligent and networked new energy vehicles have accelerated their rise. not only has it achieved the first place in new energy vehicle production and sales for nine consecutive years, but in july this year, the market penetration rate of new energy passenger vehicles exceeded 50% for the first time.

as an important automobile industry base in the country, chongqing has also delivered impressive results in recent years. in 2023, the city's automobile production reached 2.32 million units, ranking second in the country, and the production of new energy vehicles exceeded 500,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 37%.

in the first half of this year, chongqing's automobile production reached 1.214 million units, returning to china's "no. 1 automobile city" after 8 years. among them, the production of new energy vehicles was 391,000 units; the growth rate of new energy vehicle production ranked first among the top ten cities in the automobile industry, driving the city's industrial added value above the designated size to increase by 8.6% from january to june, ranking fifth in the country.

behind the impressive achievements, chongqing is accelerating the creation of a trillion-level intelligent networked new energy vehicle industry cluster. chongqing has the most complete intelligent networked new energy vehicle industry chain in the western region, the richest application scenarios, and the country's leading testing level. so far, chongqing has gathered 1,200 large-scale auto parts companies, focusing on cultivating more than 300 intelligent networked new energy vehicle parts companies, and has achieved full coverage of three systems, 12 assemblies, and 56 components of intelligent networked new energy vehicles.

anchored on the goal of building a world-class intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry cluster, chongqing strives to achieve a new energy vehicle production of 1 million this year, and strives to build a convenient supercharging ecosystem with a balanced layout, convenient charging, intelligent and efficient, and advanced technology by the end of 2025, and build a trillion-level intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry cluster by 2027, and the overall level of the industry reaches world-class level.

healthy china automobile maternal and child safety research system was released. photo provided by the organizer

big names gathered together to contribute "golden ideas"

explore the path to high-quality development of the automotive industry

the automobile manufacturing industry is a pillar industry of my country's economy. with the development trend of intelligence, electrification and networking, it is urgent to stimulate new models and new momentum. on that day, many experts focused on the new characteristics, new hot spots and new pain points in the high-quality development of china's automobile industry, and discussed the effective path for the high-quality development of the automobile industry.

talent is the first resource. the automotive industry needs high-quality, compound and innovative industrial talents to cultivate new productivity. yang zhiming, a special researcher at the state council counselor's office, president of the china labor society, and former deputy secretary and vice minister of the ministry of human resources and social security, said that the wave of digitalization is accelerating the innovation of mechanisms to stimulate the vitality of talents in the automotive industry through digital intelligence. the more detailed the division of labor during the industrialization period, the more efficiency can be improved. in the internet era, the more integration can be achieved, the more new benefits can be generated. in the digital era, the more transformation can be achieved, the more it can become a top player. at the same time, it is necessary to accelerate the technological innovation, intelligent scene application innovation, skilled talents in the automotive industry, and environmental innovation of skilled talents in the automotive industry through digital intelligence.

strengthening talent training is one aspect. as the main participants and promoters in developing new quality productive forces, how will enterprises, especially state-owned automobile companies, make efforts?

ji xiaonan, former chairman of the supervisory committee of the state-owned key large enterprises of the state council, believes that it is necessary to accelerate the transfer of the strategic center of development of state-owned auto companies, give full play to the advantages of the state-owned assets system in concentrating resources to run auto companies, and actively promote the construction of innovation consortiums of state-owned auto companies. for example, new energy vehicles involve the research and development of batteries and related materials, process improvement and innovation, as well as vehicle system innovation and cost reduction. only when all parts are optimal and the cost is the lowest can they be competitive. in order to be ahead of the industry in the development of new energy vehicles, state-owned auto companies need to concentrate and integrate various resources and reorganize their competitive advantages as soon as possible.

as the development pattern of the automobile industry enters a period of deep reshaping, my country's automobile industry has also seen positive changes. liu ming, deputy director of the information and industry development department of the national information center, said that last year, my country's automobile exports ranked first in the world, and now it has risen to 10%, indicating that the global influence of chinese automobile products is gradually increasing. in recent years, some multinational companies have launched extensive joint ventures and cooperation with chinese companies, whether they are complete vehicle companies, parts companies, or technology companies, and some technology has been exported. china's automobile industry used to be large, but now it is on the road to becoming stronger.

cheng bo, dean of suzhou automotive research institute of tsinghua university and deputy director of state key laboratory of automotive safety and energy conservation, said that after 20 years of development, china's automobile industry is now the world's largest automobile industry and market. "in the process of moving from a big country to a strong country, it is not enough to have products and supply chain ecology. in addition to strong products, a large market, and a strong supply chain, we must have hard-core technology and high-end brands. this brand must be internationalized. today's theme is the development of new quality productivity, which is also the key turning point for china's automobile industry to move from big to strong."

at the scene, representatives from automobile companies such as china first automobile group co., ltd., chongqing changan automobile co., ltd., and seres group also shared their experiences and achievements in digital transformation around the future development of new quality productivity in the automotive industry.

it is worth mentioning that this event also released research results such as the "research report on the development of new automotive productivity in china", the automotive military standard extreme test brand, and the healthy china automotive maternal and child safety research system, forming a series of "think tank" resources to provide professional and rich resource support for the high-quality development of china's automotive industry, and empower the industry with more soft power for research and exploration.

in the afternoon of the same day, the event also held 5 sub-forums and seminars with different themes. the topics covered multiple sub-sectors including the intelligence of the automotive industry, high-quality development of the automotive supply chain, safety warning technology for new energy vehicles, fire safety and electrical safety technology for new energy vehicles, and automotive health, opening up three-dimensional and multi-dimensional exchanges on the high-quality development of the automotive industry.

the event is hosted by xinhua news agency china economic information service, china certification & inspection group, and xinhua news agency chongqing branch, and co-organized by china automotive engineering research institute co., ltd. and china economic information service chongqing center, with special support from chongqing municipal economic and information commission, chongqing municipal commerce commission, and chongqing yubei district people's government.