"Made in Chongqing" new energy vehicles accelerate "going to sea"

　　Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing, January 25.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Xing

　　Cyrus new energy models debuted in Europe and won orders in Europe, Ruilan Automobile's new energy vehicles were sold to South America, and "Made in Chongqing" new energy vehicles were exported via the China-Laos Railway for the first time...Since January, Chongqing's new energy vehicle manufacturers have aimed overseas The market is speeding up the launch of new products, and relevant departments are also actively smoothing the passage of cars "to the sea", urging the new energy automobile industry to strive for greater development opportunities in the global market.

　　"The accelerated development of Chongqing's new energy vehicle industry has effectively driven the 'made in Chongqing' new energy vehicles to accelerate their 'going overseas'." The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Economic and Information Commission said that Chongqing, as an important domestic automobile production base, is accelerating the creation of intelligent networked new energy The automobile industry cluster gathers 16 intelligent and connected new energy vehicle manufacturers. The output of new energy vehicles is expected to reach 369,000 in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 142.5%; the export volume of automobiles will increase by nearly 90% year-on-year.

　　The reporter learned that the continuous improvement of the industrial chain, the continuous improvement of product quality, and the increasingly stable supply chain system have also become important factors supporting the acceleration of Chongqing's new energy vehicles "going to sea".

　　"Chongqing continues to promote the electrification of automobiles, intelligent upgrades and product structure optimization, and has comprehensively deployed various technical routes such as pure electric, plug-in, extended range, hydrogen fuel, and battery replacement, forming a complete chain." Chongqing City The relevant person in charge of the Economic and Information Commission said that a number of "Made in Chongqing" mid-to-high-end new energy models have been launched one after another and sold well, pushing Chongqing's auto industry to move towards the mid-to-high end of the value chain; enterprises have accelerated the pace of international development, continuously improved brand influence, and driven new Exports of energy vehicles continued to rise.

　　Changan Automobile is the "leader" of Chongqing's automobile industry and the main force of export contribution.

Walking into the company's production base, one can see that the mechanical arms on the digital assembly line are constantly dancing, closely cooperating with the workers in various procedures, and new energy vehicles are rolling off the assembly line one after another... It is the Spring Festival holiday, and the company's production line is still It is a busy scene. While the production of off-line products meets the needs of the domestic market, it is also stepping up "going overseas" to seize the international market share.

Data show that in 2022, Changan Automobile's overseas sales will reach 249,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 57.3%.

　　"The company perseveres in promoting new energy and intelligent transformation and upgrading, which has brought solid confidence to the development of 'going overseas'. In recent years, the company has invested no less than 5% of sales revenue in research and development every year, and has mastered 600 in the fields of intelligent interconnection and intelligent driving. Remaining intelligent and low-carbon technologies." The relevant person in charge of Changan Automobile said that in order to promote overseas development, Changan Automobile will build an ASEAN base for production before 2025, and will actively enter the European and American markets, and strive to build an international brand and strive for overseas sales in 2025 up to 500,000 vehicles.

　　Like Changan Automobile, many automobile companies in Chongqing have extended their tentacles to all over the world to obtain development opportunities in the vast market.

In mid-January, the new energy model SERES5 was unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium, and orders for new cars exceeded 20,000 units.

Zhang Zhengping, rotating chairman of Celes Group, said that Celes has formed high-performance pure electric drive technology and intelligent range-extending electric drive technology, launched electric vehicles and three electric products, and the company's market foundation in Europe has gradually stabilized.

　　Recently, 200 new energy vehicles produced by Ruilan Automobile also departed from Chongqing and exported to the Chilean market.

Lou Yuanfa, chairman of Ruilan Automobile, said that Chile, as an important economy in the South American market, has seen rapid growth in sales of new energy vehicles.

In addition to the export of new energy vehicles, Ruilan Automobile will also start the construction of battery swap stations in Chile.

　　The accelerated "going to sea" of automobiles puts forward higher requirements for logistics and transportation.

On the basis of traditional shipping, Chongqing also relies on the China-Europe Railway Express (Yuxinou) and the Western Land-Sea New Corridor to build efficient car export channels.

The customs department also continued to reduce the customs clearance time for automobile exports, supported the development of special trains for new energy automobile transportation, and fully guaranteed the export of automobile products.

　　Just on the 24th, a China-Europe train (Yuxinou) loaded with 55 containers of complete automobiles and parts and components departed from Chongqing Orchard Port and was sent to the European market via Horgos.

"During the Spring Festival, Orchard Port maintained the stable operation of the open channel, and all production personnel in the company worked in three shifts to ensure that 'Made in Chongqing' products such as automobiles went to the international market." said Xie Songyu, manager of the production command center of Chongqing Orchard Port Co., Ltd.