On January 18, the construction site of Dongfeng high-end new energy off-road vehicle project in Wuhan Economic Development Zone was started. Photo by reporter Li Yonggang
Yangtze River Daily Wuhan client January 18 news (trainee reporter Hao Tianjiao correspondent Zhang Jun) On January 18, Wuhan City in the first quarter of 2022 major projects began construction. Wuhan Economic Development Zone is the main venue, and the groundbreaking ceremony of Dongfeng high-end new energy off-road vehicle project was held. It is reported that the Dongfeng high-end new energy off-road vehicle project will build an advanced intelligent manufacturing center, off-road base, headquarters office and commercial display center in China Chegu, and is scheduled to be officially put into production in the first phase of 2023, and finally have a production capacity of 100,000 vehicles.
Fill the gap of domestic high-end new energy off-road vehicles
According to reports, the Dongfeng high-end new energy off-road vehicle project is an important part of Dongfeng's "Oriental Wind Up" plan and "science and technology leap" action, and it is also another high-end new energy vehicle brand created after Lantu Automobile, which will fill the gap of high-end new energy off-road vehicles in China.
"The core technology is all independently developed, and many indicators such as electric drive and intelligent level are leading the world, and it is the integrator of Dongfeng's cutting-edge technology." Cheng Bixiong, head of Dongfeng M brand business operation, said that Dongfeng's high-end new energy off-road vehicle project aims to create a new benchmark for China's intelligent manufacturing and compete with international competitors.
Why choose the Economic Development Zone? The person in charge of the project said that the Wuhan Economic Development Zone is one of the areas with the highest concentration of the automobile industry in the mainland, and it is China's automobile valley, with a complete automobile industry chain, a superior business environment, a gathering of industrial talents, and obvious transportation advantages. "At present, the Wuhan Economic Development Zone is accelerating the layout of new energy, intelligent networked vehicles and other next-generation vehicles, promoting the extension of the industrial chain upstream and downstream, and making every effort to build a trillion-level automobile industry cluster.
"Under the care of the development zone, the relevant departments of the development zone set up a special class, and the full-time service project landed, and it took less than a month from the end of December 2021 to the signing of the project to the start of this construction." The project leader said.
Build the world's leading intelligent manufacturing high-end customized factory
It is understood that the project started this time will build the world's leading intelligent manufacturing high-end customized factory, meet the personalized customization needs and off-road experience of high-end users, and feel the vehicle manufacturing process at zero distance. In addition, it will also build an off-road base and a large-scale off-road experience center, which can allow off-road vehicle enthusiasts to experience the ultimate off-road performance experience and promote the deep integration of off-road event experience with culture, cultural tourism and other industries.
"Different from building an off-road vehicle, the more important mission of Dongfeng's high-end new energy off-road vehicle project is to create China's off-road culture and promote China's off-road culture to the world." Cheng Bixiong said that the Dongfeng M brand will join hands with the Wuhan Economic Development Zone to continue to exert efforts in the field of high-end manufacturing and help the Wuhan Economic Development Zone to build a trillion-level automobile industry cluster.
According to reports, the project plans to have a production capacity of 100,000 vehicles and is scheduled to be put into operation in 2023. The new factory covers an area of 485 acres, with a total construction area of 96,000 square meters, including three major sections of advanced intelligent manufacturing center, off-road base, headquarters office and commercial exhibition center, and will build new welding workshop, painting workshop, assembly workshop, test center and experience center, off-road experience track and test track and other supporting facilities.
The person in charge of the project said that the Dongfeng high-end new energy off-road vehicle project is a key project of Dongfeng Company's "14th Five-Year Plan", and it is also an important support for Dongfeng Company to practice the "Oriental Wind Rise" plan, implement the "science and technology" jump action, and realize the strategy of one main and two wings, which plays a positive role in promoting the construction of the "Dongfeng" independent business system.
【Editor: Zhang Ling】
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