Liu Junsheng, secretary of the party committee and president of the Beijing News: China's automobile industry has risen to a new height

Liu Junsheng, secretary of the party committee and president of the Beijing News.

On January 20th, the "Smart Driving. The 17th SuperCar Forum was officially held. The forum was jointly supported by the Automotive Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Beijing Municipal High-level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone Work Office.

Liu Junsheng, secretary of the party committee and president of the Beijing News, said at the forum that at present, automatic driving, as the commanding heights of scientific and technological competition in various countries in the world, is also the key development direction of Beijing's high-tech industries. It is foreseeable that in the future, the pilot zone may have a larger range of commercial pilot sections or regional scopes, commercial large-scale operations will continue to advance as a whole, and enterprises will gradually transition from unmanned road testing to unmanned commercial pilots, continuing to bring the public the upgrade of autonomous driving service experience.

Liu Junsheng also said that China's auto industry has risen to a new height, with stronger strength and technological empowerment. In the future, under the promotion of "electrification, networking and intelligence", China's automotive industry will actively embrace a new round of scientific and technological revolution, adhere to innovation-driven, accelerate integration into the new development pattern, and become a leader in promoting the transformation and upgrading of the global automotive industry.

The following is the full text of the statement:

Dear Minister Li Yizhong, Director Kong Lei, distinguished guests and friends,

Hello everyone!

Welcome to "Smart Driving. Carbon New" 2021 17th Supercar Forum Live and "On the Cloud". Due to the epidemic situation, our forum is still held in a combination of offline and online, thank you for your support!

2021 is known as the "first year of high-level automatic driving", technology companies have made a comeback in car manufacturing, the country's first pilot for the commercialization of autonomous driving services was launched in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, and the production and sales of mainland automobiles ended the decline for three consecutive years since 2018, while the annual sales of new energy vehicles reached 3.521 million units, an increase of 1.6 times. In the future, under the "double carbon" strategy, how will the mainland automobile industry develop? How can technology companies compete for the new car market? How will autonomous driving be commercialized?

It is particularly worth mentioning that under the "double carbon" strategy, China's new energy vehicles will perform very well in 2021. The annual sales of new energy vehicles reached 3.521 million units, an increase of 1.6 times year-on-year, ranking first in the world for seven consecutive years. Among them, the proportion of new passenger cars equipped with combined driving assistance systems has reached 20%.

At present, autonomous driving, as the commanding heights of scientific and technological competition in various countries in the world, is also the key development direction of Beijing's high-tech industries. On November 25, 2021, the country's first pilot commercialization of autonomous driving travel services was launched in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, and mainland autonomous driving entered a new stage of commercialization pilot, which is of great significance for accelerating the application of autonomous driving technology and changing the future travel mode.

It is foreseeable that in the future, the pilot zone may have a larger range of commercial pilot sections or regional scopes, commercial large-scale operations will continue to advance as a whole, and enterprises will gradually transition from unmanned road testing to unmanned commercialization pilots, continuing to bring the public an upgrade of autonomous driving travel service experience.

As an important pillar industry of the national economy, the automotive industry has entered a new stage of innovation-driven, green development, transformation and upgrading. The transformation of the automotive industry with the goal of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" has become the consensus of the industry, and it is necessary to respond to the new challenges of the new stage with new ideas and seize the period of major strategic opportunities.

Facing the 2022 that has been opened, it is still facing tests such as chip shortages in the short term. However, China's auto industry has risen to new heights, with stronger strength and technological empowerment. In the future, under the promotion of "electrification, networking and intelligence", China's automotive industry will actively embrace a new round of scientific and technological revolution, adhere to innovation-driven, accelerate integration into the new development pattern, and become a leader in promoting the transformation and upgrading of the global automotive industry.

Beijing News Shell Finance has always been with the times, recording the changes that are taking place in the automotive industry, and will better serve the development and innovation of the automotive industry in the future.

I believe that China's auto industry "will sometimes hang on the clouds and sails to the sea". Seize the new development opportunities, our dream of building an automobile power will certainly be realized.

Finally, I wish this event a complete success, and I wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year.

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