On December 22, the 2023 Voice of China Automotive Industry Development (TEDA) International Forum with the theme of "Remodeling" was successfully held. The conference was jointly sponsored by Tianjin People's Congress, China Automotive Technology and Research Center, China Automotive Engineering and Research Center, China Society of Automotive Engineers, China Automotive Association, and China Automotive News, with special support from Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee.
As the annual closing event of the TEDA Automobile Forum, the conference invited a number of industry experts and senior executives to participate in the conference to interpret the new trend of automobile industry reform in an all-round and multi-angle manner.
Expert research and judgment to release the direction of industrial development
An Tiecheng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the China Automobile Center, said that China's automobile industry has the courage to meet internal and external challenges, actively expand domestic and foreign markets, accelerate core technology research and development and innovation, and continue to optimize the industrial ecology. He suggested that the first is to accelerate the solution of the "bottleneck" problem of key core technologies;Second, we must actively respond to changes in the external environment and strengthen the international development strategy.
Fu Bingfeng, executive vice president and secretary general of the China Association of China, pointed out that China's development in 2023 will show three major characteristics: first, new energy vehicles will maintain rapid growth;Second, automobile exports continue to grow rapidly;Third, the market share of Chinese brand passenger cars has increased steadily. By 2024, China's total auto sales (including exports) are expected to increase by 3-5% year-on-year to about 31 million unitsAmong them, new energy vehicles increased by 20% year-on-year, about 11.5 million units.
Hou Fushen, vice chairman and secretary general of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China, proposed that the transformation of the automobile industry should adhere to the leadership of science and technology and innovation drive. First, it is necessary to strengthen the research of cutting-edge technologies and persistently tackle key problems in the new systemThe second is to strengthen cross-integration and innovation, and accelerate cross-field technologies such as general artificial intelligence technology, next-generation mobile communication technology, and network and data security technology for high-level autonomous drivingThe third is to promote forward-looking pilot demonstrations, continue to promote and improve the pilot work of intelligent networked vehicles on the road, and accelerate the launch of city-level vehicle-road-cloud integration application demonstrationsFourth, promote the paradigm change of innovation;Fifth, deepen international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation.
Gui Junsong, editor-in-chief of China Automotive News, summarized the three keywords of "volume, blowing, and celebration" for the development of China's automobile industry in 2023. He pointed out that China's leading industry has ushered in an inflection point in the year of "70 years of standing", and in this critical period, he hopes that the TEDA Automobile Forum can better play the role of an industry think tank, conduct a serious and in-depth discussion on China's automobiles, and lead the development of the industry.
Focusing on the theme of "remodeling", share the feast of think tank ideas
Wu Zhixin, member of the Party Committee, deputy general manager of China Automotive Center and foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering, gave a keynote report on the theme of "remodeling". The report reviewed the development of the automobile industry in 2023, and made an in-depth elaboration from the seven dimensions of market scale, policy guidance, structural optimization, technology-driven, going international, integrated innovation, and high-quality development, and looked forward to the new pattern of the automobile industry in 2024.
In 2023, the scale of the automobile market will grow strongly, the policy will lead to the acceleration of industrial transformation and upgrading, and the overall structure will be continuously optimized to meet the new needs of the development of the automobile market. At the same time, driven by science and technology, the achievements of independent innovation in the industry are frequentThe energy of internationalization has increased sharply, and automobile exports have ranked first for the first timeIntegration and innovation promote the vigorous development of the industrial ecology, but the high-quality development of automobiles in the future still faces many challenges and has a long way to go.
Looking forward to 2024, we must take precautions and reshape our efforts. First, to reshape market cognition, environmental value enhancement is an important starting point;Second, to reshape the industrial structure, ecological system competition is particularly crucial;The third is to achieve a breakthrough in the industry and develop high-level intelligent networked vehicles to open the first year of commercialization.
The transformative power that China's auto industry has accumulated over the years will also further show its power in 2024 like a volcanic eruption, reshaping the industrial landscape and promoting the industry towards a healthier and more dynamic direction.
Enterprises speak out and talk about the path of industrial breakthrough
Lei Ping, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of China FAW Group, pointed out that the reshaping of the automobile industry pattern has created opportunities for China's auto brands, and independent brands should make every effort to accelerate the supply of new energy products and enrich the new carrier of brand competitionAccelerate technological innovation breakthroughs and create new advantages for the brand;Create a safe and controllable industrial chain and enhance the new potential energy of brand developmentAccelerate the breakthrough of overseas markets and write a new chapter in the international development of the brand.
You Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of Dongfeng Motor Group, said that the current great changes unseen in a century have accelerated the evolution, and accelerating the green and low-carbon transformation has become a global consensus. It is necessary to correctly grasp the core of the "double carbon" goal and promote energy conservation and emission reduction in the whole life cycle of automobiles and the whole industry chain: first, we must adhere to integrity and innovation, and correctly understand and grasp the "double carbon" goalSecond, we must seize the innovation highland, build a new system of productivity with scientific and technological leaps, and achieve the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutralityThird, we must accelerate transformation and upgrading, and accelerate the construction of new advantages in the development of new energy.
Yin Tongyue, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Chery Holding Group, pointed out that building a high-quality and sustainable overseas model is the key to creating a new pattern of Chinese auto brands "going overseas", and at the same time, the following points must be achieved: First, we must adhere to self-discipline and cherish word of mouth;Second, we must change our thinking and brand upward;Third, we must give first and then take and contribute value;Fourth, we must be open and cooperative, and share results.
Nineteen years of wind and rain, nineteen years of hard work. With the continuous rise and high-quality development of China's automobile industry, TEDA Automobile Forum has not only become a new window to observe the development of the automobile industry, but also a "wind vane" leading the development of the automobile industry. In 2024, the TEDA Automobile Forum will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Standing on the new starting line, TEDA Automobile Forum will unite more industry partners to work together to share opportunities, continue to play the core role of the high-end think tank forum, and help the automotive industry take solid steps.