On the road of internationalization, SAIC Motor has once again laid out in advance.
On January 17, SAIC Motor and China State Shipbuilding Group formally signed an agreement that CSSC Jiangnan Shipbuilding will "tailor-made" two LNG dual-fuel, low-carbon and environmentally friendly ocean-going automobile carriers (ro-ro ships) with 7,600 parking spaces for SAIC AG Logistics, which will help SAIC And China Automobile export and accelerate the promotion of high-gold content "Made in China" to the world.
At the same time, a hidden champion surfaced - the distribution network covers more than 600 cities in China and more than 100 countries overseas, with an annual shipment volume of up to 10 million vehicles, SAIC Anji Logistics is not only the world's first auto parts and vehicle logistics enterprises, but also built the largest domestic automotive company self-operated fleet.
Just now, this fleet has once again "expanded".
Come to the global market
Fear the strictest european regulations
The two ocean-going car carriers are aimed at shipping in the global market. According to the plan, they will be delivered in the first quarter of 2024 and June, respectively.
"This is the first dual-fuel ocean-going vehicle carrier to be built by a Chinese shipowner, the first to meet the relevant EU requirements in 2030." This is also currently the highest standard in the world. Wang Zemin, general manager of SAIC Anji Logistics, introduced. It is reported that the EU "hit hard" the shipping industry: from 2023, ships sailing within the EU must pay for the pollution caused by ships, that is, they must purchase carbon emission permits. Otherwise, the EU will issue an "expulsion order" against the vessel. Ships that meet emissions standards will not have to pay carbon taxes.
"Intelligent new energy vehicles are the main force of China's automobile exports. We've made some customizations specifically for this purpose. Wang Zemin introduced, "13 decks, 4 of which have been specially modified for new energy (including hydrogen fuel) vehicles, such as height and other aspects." It is also understood that in terms of intelligent application, integration, speed optimization, and pollutant monitoring, these two ocean-going automobile transport ships have made breakthroughs. Xin Jianmin, deputy general manager of SAIC Anji Logistics, pointed out, "The new ship will help improve efficiency and reduce costs. Judging by the design data, new ships have an advantage over existing boats of the same size. ”
Self-operated at critical moments
Assist SAIC motor exports
In 2021, China's automobile export volume soared, and the ro-ro wheel capacity was extremely tight, and many car companies were distressed by "overseas orders that could not ship out products in time". However, because Anji Logistics has provoked the international shipping business, the transportation pressure of SAIC Group to go to sea has been reduced a lot. In 2021, SAIC Anji Logistics route will account for about 80% of SAIC's export volume, with a total of 32 self-operated voyages and 348,000 cars manufactured by SAIC Motor exported through various means.
At present, SAIC Anji Logistics has built the largest domestic automobile enterprise self-operated fleet, with 31 ro-ro ships (not counting the number of ships signed this time), including 12 river ships, 13 domestic trade ships, and 6 foreign trade special ships. In particular, the ability to transport goods has made many car companies envious. It is understood that on the one hand, this is due to the early layout of automobile transportation services by SAIC Group, and on the other hand, it benefits from saic's Anji Logistics's practice of "self-operation at key moments, and the safety of the supply chain is guaranteed".
As early as 2016, Anji Logistics took the lead in opening up the first ro-ro international route independently operated by Chinese car companies - China to Southeast Asia, and has successfully built 6 ro-ro international routes from China to Southeast Asia, Mexico, South America and West, and Europe.
In 2021, in the face of the surge in export demand of SAIC Group, SAIC Anji Logistics timely dispatched domestic trade ships to support foreign trade. In June 2021, SAIC MG and SAIC Maxus Maxus Automobile's export plan for the second half of the year was released, and the number of saic motor Maxus high-class export orders surged, but at that time, the European route market resources were tight, and only low-class seats could be obtained. As a result, SAIC Anji Logistics quickly held a high-level meeting to dispatch the "Anji 24" with foreign trade operation qualifications to perform the European route mission, and transported 2264 MG and MXAUS vehicles to Europe as scheduled. When the local dealer received the notification of the arrival of the new car, he was amazed.
SAIC Anji Logistics plans to implement end-to-end logistics services around the world. At present, SAIC Anji Logistics has comprehensively laid out the automotive logistics supply chain, and has formed a multimodal mode of railway, waterway and highway at the earliest; and has built a transportation network overseas. At present, SAIC Anji Logistics has a market share of more than 51% in domestic and foreign trade business, and has long been in the leading position in the market.
Layout of the whole industry chain
SAIC makes incense wafting overseas
Chen Hong, chairman of SAIC Motor, pointed out, "We must continue to increase the development of overseas markets. "Increasing foreign trade capacity will help SAIC continue to lead overseas markets."
According to the 14th Five-Year Plan, SAIC Motor's overseas sales will reach 1.5 million units, of which the export volume of complete vehicles will be 910,000 units, mainly sold to europe, Australia and New Zealand, South America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Today, for every three Chinese cars sold in overseas markets, one of them comes from SAIC. In 2021, SAIC Motor's overseas market sales reached 697,000 units (of which 598,000 units were exported and 99,000 units were produced and sold in overseas bases), which has won the top spot in the list of domestic car companies for six consecutive years; in Europe, ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand, South Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and other places, six "50,000 vehicles" regional markets have been formed; sales in emerging markets such as Mexico and Pakistan have achieved rapid growth; mature markets such as Germany and Italy have achieved breakthroughs, and the overseas brand awareness has continued to increase.
As the only automobile enterprise in China that has a systematic, planned and formed system to "go global", SAIC has established an automotive industry chain integrating R&D, marketing, logistics, parts, manufacturing, finance, and second-hand cars for the global market.
Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", SAIC motor has made every effort to tackle key problems in independent research and development, forming innovative technological advantages such as intelligent networking and new energy vehicles, and actively spilling out to overseas markets to create differentiated competitiveness.
The "i-Smart" intelligent network connection system independently developed by SAIC Motor has been used on more than 30 overseas models, with more than 130,000 activated users; in 2021, SAIC Motor's new energy vehicles will be "sold overseas" nearly 60,000 units, actively promoting green and low-carbon travel around the world. In India, after the ASTOR new MG car equipped with intelligent networking function opened pre-sale, 5,000 pre-sale places were all snatched up in 20 minutes; within 2 hours, the number of deposit orders exceeded 11,000, and it became a "hit" before it was officially listed. In developed countries and regions such as Europe, Australia and New Zealand, independent brands MG and MAXUS sold more than 50,000 new energy vehicles last year, ranking the forefront in the market segments of the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and other countries.