Chongqing - A financing roadshow focused on "AI plus manufacturing" in Chongqing drew preliminary investment interest of 530 million yuan (about 77 million U.S. dollars) on March 23, as the southwestern Chinese metropolis stepped up efforts to connect advanced manufacturing companies with capital providers.
At the Changan Automobile factory, robotic arms on the production line assemble vehicles. (Photo/Lin Hao)
The event brought together manufacturing companies working in artificial intelligence with a range of financing institutions, including equity investors, lenders, insurers, and guarantors. In China, "AI+manufacturing" refers to the use of artificial intelligence across industrial processes such as research and development, production, and operational management.
More than 150 companies joined the event online, along with nearly 200 financial institutions, organizers said. Offline, six companies- including Guoqi Zhimou (Chongqing) Technology, Chongqing Fellison Technology and Chongqing Zhengyue Digital Technology- delivered project presentations and outlined their financing needs.
As the core segment of the roadshow, President Bei Yilin systematically outlined Fellisen's core capabilities in the field of industrial large models during the event. (Photo/ Fellisen)
The companies shared examples of how AI is being applied to manufacturing to improve efficiency and quality throughout the full production chain, from research and development to factory operations. Their presentations were designed to attract financing support and deepen coordination between industrial and financial sectors.
Experts from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Chongqing Base, Chongqing Yufu Holding Group, and Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank offered financing perspectives on how to build an "AI+manufacturing" ecosystem and discussed what organizers described as more effective and higher-quality financing solutions for participating companies.
According to official figures released at the event, participating companies collectively reported financing demand of 1.77 billion yuan. Financial institutions expressed preliminary investment interest totaling 530 million yuan.
Organizers said the event was both a continuation of Chongqing's broader "technology-industry-finance integration" roadshow series and a concrete step toward implementing the city's recent push to integrate AI and manufacturing more closely. The goal, they said, was to create an efficient and targeted matchmaking platform so that frontier technologies can attract capital attention and financial resources can be directed more precisely to industrial development.
A Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology official said the city is working to build itself into a major hub for AI applications, supported by an expanding policy framework. The city has introduced a package of 20 support measures across six areas, including large-scale equipment renewal and major technological upgrades in manufacturing, aimed at accelerating digital and intelligent transformation and promoting greener, more integrated industrial development.