Chongqing – Chang'an Group's products have been sold to more than 50 countries around the world, according to Wang Limeng, the deputy chief engineer of intelligent driving at Chongqing Chang'an Automobile Co., Ltd. Intelligent Research Institute ("Chang'an Automobile").
The 5th i-VISTA Intelligent and Connected Vehicle International Symposium was held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on December 3rd. Joining the discussions were industry leaders and R&D experts from Chang'an Automobile, China Telecom, Huawei, Lenovo, FAW, Dongfeng Motor, GAC, BAIC, Geely, JAC, BMW, Toyota, Hyundai, Chery, NIO, and Lixiang.
A panoramic view of the meeting hall where the symposium was held.
A view of the audience area.
As one of the essential keynote speakers, Wang discussed Chang'an Automobile's technology applications for testing and evaluating autonomous driving vehicles, 5G new infrastructure, and vehicle-road integration, as well as Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF ) of intelligent connected vehicles during the sub-forum.
This November, Chang'an Automobile's sales exceeded 200,000 units, reaching 219,526 units, a year-on-year increase of 24.5%. While achieving positive year-on-year growth for eight consecutive months, Chang'an Automobile’s cumulative sales this year has reached 1,803,047 vehicles, surpassing its full-year sales volume last year.
This November, Chang'an Automobile's sales exceeded 200,000 units, reaching 219,526 units, a year-on-year increase of 24.5%. (Picture provided by Chang'an Group)
Seeing the high-quality development of Chang'an's automobile industry, Wang pointed out that, since 1991, Chang'an Group has been expanding into the global market with a cost-effective product positioning. More importantly, they paid attention to user experience and product quality.
Currently, Chang'an Group's products have been sold to more than 50 countries worldwide, and 68% of the countries are along the Belt and Road. Their global market is mainly concentrated in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and other regions. Particularly, their sales in Saudi Arabia, Chile, Peru, Russia, and other countries have dominated the leading role.
A picture of Chang'an Group's vehicle product. (Picture provided by Chang'an Group)
Wang continued, Chang'an Group is also working hard to build an intelligent connected car system on the side of cloud and vehicle.
According to Wang, on the vehicle side, Chang'an Group focused on the development of intelligent connection systems from two aspects, involving automatic driving and automatic parking. Both have achieved certain results.
In building the cloud system, Chang'an Group has formed a big data center that can connect to millions of cars. The group figures out user needs through user data desensitized in the cloud and product upgrades.
In addition, experts and scholars from the government, industry associations, scientific research institutions, as well as automotive, communications, IT, and other industries have carried out technology sharing and exchange of views under the theme of "5G Convergence · Intelligent Connectivity New Ecology".
Officials, experts, scholars, and industry leaders take a group photo at the symposium.
More than 30 domestic and international leading experts attended the symposium, including authorities from the Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Transport, CEOs and senior executives from Germany’s CARHS, China’s Huawei, and the United States’ Qualcomm.
The symposium was organized by the CAERI Intelligent Connected Technology Co., Ltd., sponsored by the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., and under the guidance of China (Chongqing) Liangjiang New Area Management Committee, Chongqing Municipal Economic and Information Commission, China Society of Automotive Engineers, and China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
(Wang Yaomin as an intern also contributed to this report.)