As one of the "aborigines" in the Hualong area of Panyu, GAC Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd. has witnessed and experienced the transformation from "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing" with Panyu in this hot land of innovation. After more than 10 years of hard work, Panyu's automobile industry has entered a new stage of digitalization and intelligence, entered a new threshold, and has also become the first local industry with an output value of more than 100 billion yuan. Among them, GAC Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd. has become a leading enterprise in the vehicle manufacturing industry in the jurisdiction and one of the "pillars" of the high-quality economic development of Panyu District. If GAC Passenger Vehicle is a thriving tree, then Panyu District is the fertile soil that nourishes the vigorous growth of "grass and shrub forest".
From manufacturing to "intelligent manufacturing" and Panyu's "hit it off"
There is more than one reason to choose Panyu. Speaking of why he chose to take root in Panyu, Ding Dong, deputy general manager of GAC Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd., said that Panyu not only has the absolute advantage of "congenital" location conditions, but also has a solid manufacturing foundation laid by "acquired" efforts. "Now, Panyu is accelerating the deep coupling of 'intelligent manufacturing + intelligent core' and striving to build an intelligent manufacturing innovation city, which coincides with our comprehensive construction of an intelligent manufacturing system, and it also shows that our choice was not wrong at the beginning. ”
When it comes to Panyu, Ding Dong believes that its superior geographical location is crucial in the rapid development of the city. Panyu is located in the geographical center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, and has Guangzhou South Railway Station, one of the world's largest high-speed rail passenger hubs.
"Here, I must mention the excellent business environment in Panyu. The Panyu District Government has always attached great importance to the development of enterprises and investment promotion, providing enterprises with a full range of policy support and service guarantees, establishing a close communication mechanism with enterprises, and providing efficient and convenient government services, which makes our enterprises feel great convenience and care in the settlement stage and development process. At the same time, Panyu has been continuously promoting the transformation and upgrading of the automobile manufacturing industry within its jurisdiction, accelerating the layout of new energy vehicles, actively cultivating the intelligent networked automobile industry, and accelerating the upgrading of intelligent manufacturing. Ding Dong believes that the government supports enterprises, enterprises feed back to the localities, and the "two-way running" between the government and enterprises will truly achieve mutual benefit and win-win results for both sides.
GAC Passenger Car product display
Adhere to the brand leadership and improve the quality drive
Today, GAC Passenger Vehicle has settled in Panyu District for more than ten years, and with the strong support of Panyu District, GAC Passenger Vehicle has developed by leaps and bounds and has become the "locomotive" of Panyu's automobile industry and advanced manufacturing industry.
It is understood that GAC Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary established by GAC Group, which is committed to the production and sales of vehicles, parts, powertrains, automotive supplies and automotive engineering technology research and development with international advanced level.
GAC Passenger Vehicle has always been committed to achieving a Chinese auto brand, always adhering to the path of "brand-led, quality-driven, and sustainable high-quality development", taking the lead in carrying out supply-side structural reform, comprehensively building an intelligent manufacturing system, in-depth optimization of production capacity structure, and closely focusing on market orientation to achieve high-quality and high-efficiency growth. Since the launch of the first car in December 2010, the cumulative production and sales have exceeded 3.6 million units, and it has won the 2017 Guangdong Provincial Government Quality Award, the 2019 China Brand Power Ceremony Annual New Brand, and the J.D. Power China New Car Quality (IQS) for eight consecutive championships and other strength honors and authoritative certifications.
GAC Passenger Vehicle Plant
Not only that, GAC Passenger Vehicle is also constantly expanding its domestic and foreign cooperation territory. In order to meet the needs of its own rapid development, GAC Passenger Vehicle has successively built and established factories in Hangzhou, Xinjiang and Yichang to achieve production capacity coverage in the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and the "Yangtze River Economic Belt". The layout of 26 countries in five major plates, including the Americas.
In response to the country's solemn commitment of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality", GAC Passenger Vehicle will adhere to the "GLASS Green Net Plan" of GAC Group, rely on "Green Engine Technology", promote the implementation of hybrid technology at full speed, build the strongest hybrid technology platform in China, and provide customers with better green mobility services.
"In the future, we will continue the inheritance, shoulder the task of transforming into a new energy technology enterprise, and under the guidance of the brand slogan of 'Yiqi Zhixing is better', follow the wave of the 'New Four Modernizations' of automobiles, keep pace with the times, pioneer and innovate, and contribute to creating a more pleasant mobility for users." Ding Dong said.
Be a good "model student" of intelligent car companies and ignite the "engine" of new quality productivity acceleration
Since GAC Passenger Vehicle settled in Panyu, it has accelerated the entire automobile manufacturing industry chain in Panyu and promoted Panyu to build a 100-billion-level automobile industry cluster. Relying on the foundation of Panyu's automobile industry, GAC Passenger Vehicle has formed a close cooperative relationship with local upstream and downstream enterprises to jointly promote the innovation and upgrading of automobile manufacturing technology. At present, GAC Passenger Vehicle has more than 500 active parts suppliers, with a procurement volume of about 30 billion yuan in 2023, of which there are currently 24 suppliers in Panyu District, with a transaction volume of about 6.3 billion yuan in 2023. At the same time, GAC Passenger Vehicle's strength and achievements have also attracted industry-leading suppliers in the fields of intelligent driving, electronic appliances and other fields to set up R&D centers and factories in Guangzhou. Up to now, GAC Passenger Vehicle has achieved 6 independent industrialization projects in Guangzhou and Panyu District, and 11 suppliers have invested in factory construction or capacity expansion projects, with an estimated additional investment of about 3 billion yuan. This will not only enhance Panyu's competitiveness in the global automotive industry, but also bring a more complete industrial ecology to the entire region.
Continue to accelerate the talent drive, and constantly improve scientific and technological innovation. With the expansion of production scale and business development, GAC Passenger Vehicle has provided more than 10,000 jobs for Panyu, and will cultivate more talents in the automotive industry for Panyu in the future, providing a strong talent guarantee for the sustainable development of the industry. In terms of technological innovation, GAC Passenger will actively promote the research and development and innovation of automobile manufacturing technology, invest more resources in the research and development of new products and the upgrading and improvement of existing products, and continuously introduce more environmentally friendly, efficient and intelligent automobile products, enhance the scientific and technological content and added value of Panyu's automobile industry, and promote the industrial transformation and upgrading of the entire region.
Nowadays, the cooperation between GAC Passenger Vehicle and Panyu is producing a positive brand effect and market influence, and the enterprise and the government are highly synergizing. GAC Passenger Vehicle will always adhere to scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the cultivation of new quality productivity, steadily move forward on the road of intelligent manufacturing innovation to be a "long-distance runner", continue to seek breakthroughs in quality and efficiency, improve the localization and proximity of "vehicle + important parts" synergy and symbiosis, help the deep coupling of intelligence and new energy, and work with Panyu to jointly enhance the influence of China's new energy vehicles in the world, plan to build a new pattern of "one base, one belt and two parks" automobile industry ecological space for Panyu District with high standards, and accelerate the construction of trillions in Guangzhou" "Smart Car City" provides strong support.
Text: Panyu financial media reporter He Jiajing
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