2024 Beijing International Auto Show kicks off with 117 new cars making their global debut – China News Service

Yesterday (25th), the 2024 Beijing International Auto Show, which returned after four years, opened. Many cutting-edge technologies and industry trends are exchanged and displayed here, becoming the focus of the global automotive industry.

2024 Beijing International Auto Show opens

　　CCTV reporter Zhang Congjing:As can be seen from the press conference schedule of this Beijing International Auto Show, there are a total of 117 new cars making their global debut at this auto show, creating a record number.

Nearly a thousand vehicles were unveiled at this exhibition, including 278 new energy models, an increase of 70% compared to the previous Beijing Auto Show. New energy models accounted for more than 80% of the first-ever new cars. Nearly 20 new energy brands made their debut. Appeared at the Beijing Auto Show.

As the world’s largest automobile market, China is becoming the strategic focus of major multinational automobile companies, especially in the field of new energy vehicles. This year marks the 40th year that Volkswagen of Germany has entered the Chinese market. During the auto show, Volkswagen held its global investor conference in China for the first time.

　　Meng Xia, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand China:As we all know, China’s new energy vehicle market is in a stage of rapid growth. It is expected that new energy vehicles will account for about 50% of the market this year, which is a huge opportunity.

This is the second time that the head of the BMW Group has come to China this year. During the auto show, they will announce an increase in new investments in China.

　　BMW Group Chairman Zipze:From 2010 to now, our investment in China has exceeded 100 billion yuan, and we will continue to invest further.

In addition, BMW and Mercedes-Benz jointly announced the establishment of a supercharging network in China. Honda has launched a new electric vehicle brand specifically for the Chinese market. Toyota and Ford have increased their investment in new energy products in China.

Not only vehicle companies, but in the parts exhibition area of ​​the 2024 Beijing International Auto Show, reporters saw that the proportion of parts being internationalized is getting higher and higher. More than 500 well-known domestic and foreign parts companies from 13 countries including China, the United States, Germany, France, and Japan participated in the exhibition.

　　Xia Wendi, Chairman of China National Machinery International Cooperation Co., Ltd.:In terms of internationalization level, our parts store has reached 24%. Particularly worth mentioning is the rise of China’s enterprise parts and components. China’s high-tech enterprises and specialized new enterprises (accounting for 42% of exhibitors); new energy enterprises (accounting for 10% of exhibitors) have reached 51%. %.

　　Xu Niansha, President of China Machinery Industry Federation:The deepening cooperation between multinational car companies and related industries indicates confidence in the Chinese market. The Beijing Auto Show is not only a Chinese auto show, but also a platform for international exchanges, highlighting the demand for new cars in the new era.

China’s development of new energy vehicles is “global”

The reporter noticed thatThe cooperation between multinational car companies and local brands has become a hot topic at this Beijing International Auto Showfully embodies the powerful role of the rapid development of new energy vehicles in injecting continuous momentum into industrial transformation and upgrading..However, the United States and the West have recently issued different voices, pointing out that China’s new energy vehicles have overcapacity problems. At the auto show, reporters conducted interviews on this topic.

A world-renowned designer with more than 30 years of global automotive design and management experience believes that China’s new energy vehicle production capacity is not excessive.

　　World-renowned designer Klaus Cicciora:I don’t see overcapacity. What I see is the huge demand for new energy vehicles in the global market. China will affect the global market more deeply than we see today.

　　Luc Chartel, President of the French Automobile Industry Federation:The market in today’s world is a globalized market, and the ultimate goal is to benefit consumers. In fact, China’s contribution in this field today is obvious to everyone around the world.

　　Källenius Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars:The Chinese automobile market is very dynamic, so we continue to expand our investment in China, not only in market sales, production R&D, but also in our partners and supplier network.

　　Volkswagen Group CEO Obermühne:We are continuously increasing investment in the Chinese market. By 2030, we will launch 30 new models in the Chinese market.