On December 21, the 2023 China Commercial Vehicle New Drive Model Event hosted by Commercial Vehicle News Media was successfully held in Beijing. The New Drive Role Model Activity is an annual combing and summary of the commercial vehicle industry, aiming to clarify the breakthrough ideas for the upstream and downstream of the commercial vehicle industry chain and open a new chapter of industry synergy through the shaping of role models.
At the event, Xie Rongbin, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of China Energy Automotive Communication Group, President of China Automotive News and Editor-in-Chief of China Energy News, delivered a speech on behalf of the organizers.
The following is a transcript of the speech:
It is a great pleasure to gather with you at the "2023 China Commercial Vehicle New Drive Model" event, and on behalf of China Energy Vehicle Communication Group, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your attention and support to the media of Commercial Vehicle News over the years.
Commercial vehicles have always been regarded as a "barometer" of the national economy. This year, under the correct leadership of the country, various policies to stabilize the economy and stabilize growth have been implemented one after another, the operation of the national economy has continued to recover, and the prosperity level of the manufacturing industry has continued to improve. Affected by the economic rebound, the commercial vehicle industry has come out of the trough period that lasted for more than a year and returned to the normal pace and track of development.
Looking back on the upcoming 2023, the production and sales of commercial vehicles have rebounded steadily, with the cumulative sales volume in November increasing by more than 20% year-on-year, and the production and sales of trucks and buses have shown double-digit rapid growth. At the same time, driven by the wave of "new four modernizations" of automobiles, the commercial vehicle industry has been accelerating the pace of transformation and upgrading, and has steadily entered a new stage of innovation and development.
In the process, we are pleased to see:
Under the guidance of the "dual carbon" strategy, the commercial vehicle industry chain actively assumes the responsibility of carbon reduction, diversifies energy and power, and diversifies the technical route of the whole vehicle. With the advent of the era of "full electrification" of public sector vehicles, the penetration rate of new energy commercial vehicles has steadily increased.
With the empowerment of AI, 5G, big data and other technologies, commercial vehicles have entered a new stage of intelligence, and assisted driving technology has been widely used in all scenarios of commercial vehicles, playing a positive role in improving transportation efficiency, reducing safety accidents, and reducing logistics costsAutonomous driving of commercial vehicles is the first to be implemented in multiple scenarios such as logistics parks and ports.
With the digital transformation of commercial vehicle enterprises, commercial vehicles from manufacturing to sales to use to service, and even the second-hand car aftermarket are linked to one ecology, laying a solid foundation for industry transformation and upgrading, and user cost reduction and efficiency increase.
In this process, "Commercial Vehicle News", as the people's first and the authority of the commercial vehicle industry under the Energy Automobile Group, has been guided by "industry observers, recorders, and leaders", continued to pay attention to industrial policies, focus on industry trends, listen to user demands, and set an example for the commercial vehicle industry's technological progress, product upgrades, service improvements, and safety advancements through various offline brand activities.
Today, we gather here to pay attention to the new trends of the development of the commercial vehicle industry, the new direction of the high-quality development of the industry, find new driving forces for the future development of commercial vehicles, and contribute to the healthy development of the commercial vehicle industry. In the face of the upcoming 2024, it is believed that with the gradual emergence of the effect of policy combination and the concerted efforts of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, the commercial vehicle industry will be able to quickly climb over the hurdles and climb to new heights.
Finally, I wish this event a complete success, and thank you again for your participation and support