/PRCWT/Qingdao, September 04, 2023——Foreign trade "new three things", industrial new business cards, "overtaking" killer... New energy vehicles are running out of the development of "acceleration".
Data show that China's new energy vehicle production and sales have ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years, with a global market share of more than 60%.
Qingdao, closely follow the national strategy and plan the layout: from 2013 to 2022, more than 100 new energy vehicle-related policies have been issued. Since the beginning of this year, the Municipal Party committee and government have held several surveys on the development of the new energy automobile industry, and at the top, promoted the accelerated development of the new energy automobile industry. At present, Qingdao has 9 vehicle production enterprises, 32 modified vehicle production enterprises, and more than 900 auto parts production enterprises, forming Jimo, Laixi, West Coast three major automobile industry cluster areas, with Jiefang Qing Automobile, SAIC-GM Wuling Qingdao branch, FAW-Volkswagen Qingdao branch and other vehicle enterprises as the chain, with Qingt axle, Guoxuan battery and other parts enterprises as the supporting Set of 100 billion industrial chain.
In terms of the market, the acceptance of new energy vehicles is also getting higher and higher. In the first half of this year, China's new energy penetration rate exceeded 28%, of which the number of new energy vehicles in Qingdao was 213,000, an increase of 32,000 compared with 2022, and the penetration rate reached 27.4%, ranking in the top of northern cities.
As an engine for future development, new energy vehicles are becoming a must-compete track in various cities. In the layout of "blooming everywhere", how does Qingdao grab the tuyere? Toward the goal of trillion-level industry, Qingdao will run out of what kind of development acceleration?
Qingdao Industry and Information Technology Bureau, Qingdao Radio and Television Station jointly produced large-scale financial media interview program "Work for Qingdao" in 2023, focusing on the development of new energy vehicles, invited Beijing Automobile Factory, SAIC-GM-Wuling Qingdao Branch, Chery Automobile Qingdao Base, Qingdao Guoxuan Battery Co., Ltd. and other automotive industry chain enterprise leaders and Jilin University Qingdao Automobile Wang Yuhai, president of the Car Research Institute, and Chen Weimin, executive director of the China Society of Urban Economics, discussed together.
Leading the rapid rise of Qingdao automobile industry
A strong industry makes a strong city. Nowadays, Qingdao's automobile industry has reached the 100 billion level and become the pillar industry of Qingdao's industry. Driven by leading projects, extending the industrial chain and creating a complete ecology, Qingdao's automobile industry is accelerating its transformation.
In 2020, the headquarters of Beijing Automobile Manufacturing Plant will be settled in Laixi, filling the gap of Qingdao vehicle manufacturing headquarters base. At present, BAIC Manufacturing has a commercial vehicle platform, MPV platform, pickup truck platform, off-road vehicle platform, high-end passenger new energy SUV platform and other categories, and has built an automotive research institute and two national testing centers, in the platform, modular technology application, R & D cost control and other aspects of the industry leading level.
When it comes to future trends, BAIC Manufacturing is very optimistic about the field of new energy commercial vehicles. Lu Yunran, vice president of Beijing Automobile Factory Co., LTD. : "With the improvement of new energy technology and the popularization of new energy, commercial vehicles will be transformed from the original market pattern divided by product form and load capacity to the main consumption scenario." I believe that in the future, new energy commercial vehicles will take two, three years or even less time to reach new energy passenger vehicles, and even exceed the proportion of new energy passenger vehicles in the market."
Saic GM Wuling, which came to Qingdao earlier, can be said to have witnessed and promoted the rise of Qingdao's automobile industry. From Hongguang MINIEV, the "people's mobility scooter" that has ranked first in global sales for 17 consecutive months, to the "Ground cart" that promotes the midnight snack economy, Wuling has always adhered to the belief that "what the people need, Wuling will make", and has continued to make efforts in the field of new energy. At present, SAIC-GM-Wuling Qingdao Branch, the proportion of new energy products has exceeded 40%, the output of more than 200,000.
Gong Tianlong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of SAIC-GM-Wuling Qingdao Branch: "As the main enterprise of Qingdao automobile industry chain, we have the necessity and responsibility to lead 44 supply chain partners to become bigger and stronger and go further."
Build a group of strong chain new energy vehicles strong "breakthrough"
In 2013, Qingdao was selected as one of the first cities in the country to promote and apply new energy vehicles, which opened the prelude to the development of new energy vehicles. Today, riding the wave of new energy vehicle development, Qingdao is pushing forward the transformation of products to new energy vehicles, high-end vehicles and intelligent vehicles at full speed. Therefore, the landing of Chery cars is of great significance to Qingdao.
As the fourth vehicle project completed and put into operation in Qingdao Automobile Industry New City, Chery Qingdao Base built a smart factory in only 17 months, creating a miracle of "Qingdao speed" and "Chery speed".
Chery Qingdao Super Factory covers stamping, welding, painting, final assembly four processes and R & D center, test testing, test yard and other facilities, designed annual capacity of 200,000 units, can achieve an annual output value of 38 billion yuan. The Qingdao super factory mainly produces Chery high-end brand main products - Qirui star road Yaoguang.
As a symbol of Chery's high-end and high-tech, Xingtu Yaoguang has achieved breakthroughs in market, product and user. Xu Jiangsheng, general manager of Chery Automobile Qingdao Base: "At present, the whole product direction is more focused on the overseas market. Last month, Star Road Yao Guang just listed in Russia, this month's new orders on more than 2,500 units, by overseas customers affirmed and welcomed. The second is the breakthrough of the product itself, the fuel vehicle is our first product, and the plug-in hybrid product is also in full preparation, is expected to be put into production in the fourth quarter of this year, and will continue to be upgraded in the later period. The other is the breakthrough of users, our users are more young, and the user level is rising."
Of course, Qingdao is not only aimed at vehicle manufacturing enterprises, but also focuses on the development of upstream and downstream parts supporting enterprises such as batteries and diaphragms. Power batteries are the core of new energy vehicles, and the landing of Guoxuan batteries in Qingdao can be said to be a "key link" to improve the industrial chain.
Wang Weidong, chairman of Qingdao Guoxuan Battery Co., LTD. : "The first is technological innovation. With the iterative upgrade of the Oems, in terms of driving range, charging speed, etc., we are also constantly increasing research and development to meet the requirements of the oems. Second, we also through our own efforts, to drive or introduce negative electrode material companies like Betrie to settle in Laixi, to do localization exploration and leadership, to achieve strong chain, chain complement, chain extension, so that our products in the local supporting radius smaller, faster response."
In the field of vehicle manufacturing, BAIC Manufacturing, Wuling Automobile, FAW-Volkswagen, Chery Automobile and other leading projects have settled down; In the field of supporting enterprises, enterprises such as Guoxuan Battery, Lanketu, and Compprius Energy Technology are providing strong impetus; In the field of future innovation, intelligent enterprises such as Zhiteng Microelectronics are also constantly broadening the boundaries of the automotive industry... Qingdao is stepping out of a "full chain" development route.
Why new energy vehicles Qingdao sailing?
From the national point of view, the development of new energy automobile industry is a high-frequency word in the work reports of provincial and municipal governments in recent years. In addition to cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Liuzhou, Chongqing, Guangzhou and other traditional automobile industry developed, Shenzhen, Changsha, Hefei and other "rising stars" are rapidly catching up and have a great momentum of "subverting" the traditional automobile city.
For Qingdao, the development of new energy vehicles has been urgent. How should Qingdao base on the existing industrial base and "break through" on the new energy vehicle track?
Wang Yuhai, president of Qingdao Automotive Research Institute of Jilin University, summed up the four advantages of Qingdao: "From the beginning of the three major industrial towns of" Shangqingtian "to the brand capital of cultivating" five golden flowers ", Qingdao has a strong industrial foundation. The second is the business environment combined with the trend and the initiative to break through. The third advantage is Qingdao's attractiveness as an economic highland in northern China for industry and talent gathering. Fourth, the mutual empowerment of the upstream and downstream of Qingdao's industrial chain will also give a good boost to the development of new energy."
Lei Yulong, a professor at the College of Automotive, Jilin University, put forward three suggestions: First, the introduction of high-end "three power" assembly manufacturers, manufacturers, manufacturing enterprises and advanced research and development institutions at home and abroad can be led by the OEM to quickly form Qingdao's local "three power" system supporting capabilities and research and development capabilities. Second, give play to Qingdao's industrial and talent advantages in the field of home appliances, focusing on high value-added products such as automotive electronic control, vehicle gauge chips, automotive sensors, receiving software and operating systems, and forming a research and development system and industrial cluster with Qingdao characteristics. Third, the recycling of batteries is expected to become a market of 100 billion scale, and Qingdao can make efforts in advance to seize the last piece of the cake of the new energy automobile industry.
"Work" gives Qingdao "wisdom" to create a strong city
Industry is the core, talent is the key, and ecology is the direction. In the next step, Qingdao will continue to adhere to the "four key tasks" : first, to break through key core technologies, second, to strengthen advantageous industrial clusters, third, to promote the construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and fourth, to preliminarily complete the industrial function layout of Qingdao International Automobile City. At the same time, strengthen innovation and research and development, deeply expand the whole industrial chain, and aim at the advance layout of the intelligent network connection field to create a highland of the national new energy automobile industry.
To realize the high-quality development of the new energy automobile industry, it is necessary to drive the leading vehicle enterprises and support supporting enterprises. It is necessary to have strong policy support and personalized service guarantee; Not only based on their own advantages, but also dare to dare to do... A new round of city racing has begun, and Qingdao new energy vehicles are poised to move, and will accelerate their voyage on the new track.
