Chinanews.com, Guangzhou, December 31 (Reporter Xu Qingqing) The reporter learned from the opening ceremony of the China Guangzhou Automobile Industry Conference held on the 31st that the number of automobiles in China exceeded 300 million, and the number of automobiles per thousand people reached 220. car.

  The 20th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition opened on the 30th and will last until January 8, 2023.

Chu Shijia, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the China Foreign Trade Center, pointed out in his speech that this Guangzhou Auto Show is the first major exhibition after the opening of the fourth phase of the Canton Fair Complex, and it is also the only A-level auto show held in China this year, which is of great significance.

The theme of this year's Guangzhou Auto Show is "New Technology, New Life", with an exhibition area of ​​220,000 square meters, and 89 auto companies from all over the world participated.

Guangzhou Auto Show has become one of the most influential international auto exhibitions at home and abroad. It is known as the "wind vane of China's auto market development" and an important city card of Guangzhou.

  Xu Niansha, president of the China Machinery Industry Federation, introduced in a video speech that as a pillar industry of China's national economy, the output of automobiles has ranked first in the world for many years in a row.

At present, there are more than 17,000 auto manufacturers above designated size in China, employing more than 4 million people.

The market share of Chinese brand passenger vehicles reached 47.2%.

The number of automobiles in China exceeds 300 million, and the number of automobiles per thousand people reaches 220.

From January to November this year, the production and sales of automobiles exceeded 24 million units, a year-on-year increase of 6.1% and 3.3% respectively.

Among them, the production and sales of new energy vehicles exceeded 6 million units, and the export volume was 593,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 1 times.

China Automobile has not only made outstanding contributions to the development of the world's automobile industry, but also made important contributions to stabilizing China's national economic fundamentals and realizing the "six guarantees" and "six stability".

  The conference also held a centralized signing ceremony for the automotive industry's strong chain and supplementary chain projects. There were 34 signed projects, including investment promotion projects and capital increase and production expansion projects, involving 6 districts including Baiyun District, Panyu District, Huangpu District, Zengcheng District, Nansha District, and Huadu District. district.

  It is reported that during the auto show, Guangzhou will also hold a series of activities at the same time as the China-Guangzhou Automobile Industry Development Conference, including theme forums, intelligent networked vehicle driving competitions, intelligent networked vehicle technology conferences, etc.

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