On April 14, He Xiaopeng, chairman of Xiaopeng Motors, posted in the circle of friends that if the supply chain enterprises in Shanghai and the surrounding areas cannot find a way to dynamically resume work and production, all Chinese automakers may have to stop work and production in May. He Xiaopeng's concern is not unreasonable: as one of China's important vehicle production bases, Shanghai will produce 2.833 million vehicles in 2021, accounting for more than one-tenth of the national automobile production (26.528 million units).
In addition to Xiaopeng, Shanghai also brings together many car brands. Since the beginning of this year, Shanghai's automobile industry has faced a major test, and SAIC Passenger Cars, SAIC-GM, SAIC Volkswagen, Weilai, Tesla, Great Wall and other car companies have been affected by the sudden epidemic in Shanghai, and there has been a reduction in production or even a direct suspension of production.
According to incomplete statistics, there are thousands of suppliers of the large-scale automotive upstream industry chain in Shanghai and its surroundings: from the first-tier suppliers of Bosch, Aptiv, BorgWarner, ZF, etc., to chip manufacturers Freescale, Horizon, etc., as well as sheet metal parts, metal parts suppliers Shanghai Long Air, AVIC and so on.