One "expansion" and two "stability" help the auto industry to speed up

The automobile industry is an important pillar industry of the national economy, with a long industrial chain, high correlation and strong driving force, and plays the role of "ballast" for the steady growth of the industrial economy. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance and other seven departments jointly issued the "steady growth of the automotive industry work Plan (2023-2024)", proposed that in 2023 the automotive industry operation to maintain a stable and good development trend, and strive to achieve annual car sales of about 27 million, an increase of about 3%. The added value of the automobile manufacturing industry increased by about 5% year-on-year. In 2024, the automotive industry should continue to operate within a reasonable range, and the quality and efficiency of the industry should be further improved.

"The plan involves the consumption and production of automotive products, product quality, innovation, development of key components, supply chain security and stability, and new energy infrastructure." Fu Bingfeng, executive vice president and secretary general of CAAM, said, "Each of these measures provides practical and feasible promotion plans, which will strongly promote the high-quality growth of the auto industry, and we are confident of achieving this year's target."

We will expand the promotion of new energy vehicles

New energy vehicles are the main direction of the transformation and upgrading of the global automobile industry and the green development, and they are also the strategic choice for the high-quality development of China's automobile industry. In the first seven months of this year, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China exceeded 4.5 million, an increase of more than 40% year-on-year. Among them, 636,000 were exported, an increase of 1.5 times year-on-year, which has become a strong growth point of China's economy.

But growth is slowing as the sales base gets bigger. The "plan" clearly stated that the sales of new energy vehicles this year should reach about 9 million, an increase of about 30%, slightly exceeding expectations. "At present, the global economic recovery is weak, and the domestic industrial economy is under great pressure to stabilize growth. Further accelerating the promotion and application of new energy vehicles is of great significance to expand consumption, smooth the circulation and promote the sustained recovery of the industrial economy." Ministry of Industry and Information Technology equipment industry a director Wang Weiming said.

"Plan" proposed, on the one hand, to implement the existing new energy vehicle vehicle and vessel tax, vehicle purchase tax and other preferential policies, do a good job of new energy vehicle subsidy funds liquidation review, and actively expand the proportion of personal consumption of new energy vehicles; On the other hand, it is necessary to organize the pilot work of the pilot area for comprehensive electrification of vehicles in the public domain, accelerate the promotion and application of new energy vehicles in the fields of urban public transport, taxi, sanitation, postal express delivery, urban logistics and distribution, study and explore the promotion of zero-emission pilot projects for regional freight heavy trucks, and further improve the level of electrification of vehicles in the public domain. In addition, it is necessary to organize the activities of new energy vehicles to the countryside, encourage enterprises to develop more advanced and suitable models, and fully tap the consumption potential of rural areas.

"Automobile companies should deeply understand the needs of rural consumers, and develop and design products according to their requirements, and work hard in product appearance design, vehicle safety, charging safety and convenience, driving comfort and handling, and functional requirements." Xu Haidong, deputy chief engineer of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said, "Take pickup trucks as an example, which can carry people and pull goods, and rural consumers may need such durable products more."

In addition, the "Plan" clearly encourages the application of new energy vehicle power change mode, and promotes the deep integration of new energy vehicles and energy. "The automotive revolution with electrification as its main feature and the energy revolution with the gradual increase in the proportion of new energy are happening simultaneously." The key question for us to address is how to promote the integration of the two." Zhang Yongwei, vice chairman and secretary general of the China Electric Vehicle 100 Association, said that the power change network is currently the energy security system that has attracted much attention in the field of commercial vehicles. With the fast charge network and the simultaneous construction of the power exchange network, it is conducive to the mutual support and integration of the two fields to become a new growth point.