The automobile production in all parts of Chongqing recovered rapidly after the Spring Festival. Factories of major brands such as Chang'an, Sokon, and SIH have been put into full operation, achieving mass production and sales, according to relevant departments and automobile enterprises on February 28, 2021.
The production line of Chang'an Automobile
On the morning of the 28th, hundreds of mechanical arms were working on the production line at the welding workshop in Chang'an Automobile Company Limited's plant in Yubei District. Workers who had taken protective measures were also busy at various positions. Currently, the average daily production of every plant of Chang'an Automobile exceeds the planned 4,000 units.
"Since this year, the production has reached the highest point every month," the head of Chang'an Automobile said. The sales volume topped 250,000 units in January 2021, up 87.3% year on year. Its products became the top-selling goods that month and all plants are now putting all-out efforts into production.
At the final assembly workshop of Saic-Iveco Hongyan Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (SIH), production is also in full swing. Some workers were operating the top pulley to place the lifted engines on the assembly line one by one.
The head of the workshop said that 90% of the final assembly workshop's employees showed up on the first day after the Spring Festival holiday. Their number reached four times that of the last year, including 303 stayings put in Chongqing during the festival, which accounts for nearly one-third of the total. At present, the workshop's daily production capacity is close to the highest point of 400 vehicles.
From February 18, the Sokon Group plants in Liangjiang New Area and Jiangjin, Shapingba, and Changshou Districts began full normal production as well. This year, Sokon Group is slated to launch four types of new energy vehicles. It started the organization and planned one quarter to ensure the supply of materials and plan in advance for employees returning to work on time. Priority was given to the vaccination of COVID-19 for relevant personnel who frequently went out to ensure the safety and smooth arrival of employees.
In the new year, these automobile enterprises also have new plans in terms of products and technologies. Chang'an Automobile plans to build the UNI-T and UNI-K series into new hot products in addition to the continuous development of classic products. Seres under Sokon Group will apply the new intelligent range extension system jointly developed with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. to its SF5 series, with a comprehensive cruising ability of more than 1,000 km and an acceleration performance of four seconds per 100 km. SIH will put more effort into internet trucks and exports this year. Since 2021, it has signed contracts for the export of 650 vehicles, with 240 delivered.