At the beginning of 2024, we ushered in an exciting news: at No. 55 Shenlong Avenue in Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Dongfeng Honda's new energy vehicle plant is about to be completed. This is not only Honda's world's first all-electric smart factory, but also an important milestone for China's automotive industry.
The plant will produce the all-new e:N series of electric models, marking Dongfeng Honda's comprehensive transformation to smart electrification. This is not only a huge leap forward for the brand's own development, but also a huge boost to the development of the automobile industry in Hubei and even the whole country.
Let's step inside the factory of the future and see it in action. In the welding workshop, 230 intelligent robots are busy assembling the body, and it only takes 90 seconds to complete the assembly of a body. This high-efficiency production mode not only improves production efficiency, but also represents a new height of automation and intelligence in the manufacturing industry.
Not only that, but the plant is also at the forefront of the industry in terms of environmental protection. The factory is equipped with photovoltaic power generation devices and advanced automotive wastewater treatment technology, which greatly reduces the emission of VOCs and other air pollutants, showing the charm of green manufacturing.
Dongfeng Honda's move is a microcosm of the new energy transformation of China's automotive industry. With the government's strong support for the new energy vehicle industry and the growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly and intelligent vehicles, China's auto industry is ushering in unprecedented opportunities for change.
In 2024, Dongfeng Honda plans to launch three pure electric products, and by 2025, the proportion of its electrified products will exceed 50%, and it plans to completely stop the launch of new gasoline vehicles in 2027. All this shows Dongfeng Honda's ambition in the field of new energy vehicles.
In addition, Hubei Province's "Work Plan for the Steady Growth of the Automotive Industry" also puts forward the goal of improving the scale and competitiveness of new energy vehicles, and strives to increase the province's new energy vehicle production capacity to 900,000 by 2024. The commissioning of Dongfeng Honda's new energy plant will provide strong support for the realization of this goal.
This is the beginning of a new era, an era of full electrification and intelligence. This step by Dongfeng Honda not only opens up a new development path for the brand itself, but also provides a strong impetus for the transformation and upgrading of the entire Chinese automobile industry. We have reason to believe that the opening of this plant will become an important chapter in the history of China's automobile industry.
In this era of rapid change, this initiative of Dongfeng Honda has undoubtedly brought profound enlightenment to everyone who pays attention to the automotive industry. It is not only a symbol of technological innovation, but also a strong commitment to the future. Let's wait and see how this plant will lead China's automotive industry to a whole new level in the new year.