2006 China Automotive Industry Development International Forum Held in Tianjin

From September 15 to September 18, the "2006 China Automotive Industry Development International Forum and Tianjin International Auto Parts Exhibition" was jointly organized by the China Automotive Engineering Society, the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, and the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone Administrative Committee in Tianjin. Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center was held.

Vice Minister Zhang Guobao of the National Development and Reform Commission, Wei Jianguo, Vice Minister of Commerce, Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Minister of the Ministry of Machinery Industry, Honorary President of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers He Guangyuan, Vice President of the China Federation of Machinery Industry, and Chairman of the China Association of Automotive Engineers Zhang Xiaozheng, etc. Attending the meeting.

Fan Zhong, deputy secretary of the Dongfeng Party Committee, was invited to attend the meeting and made an important speech. Fan Zhong pointed out that commercial vehicles are a successful example of independent innovation in the Chinese automobile industry. After 50 years of development, China’s commercial vehicles have formed a complete industrial system and a competitive independent R&D system, which has nurtured a large number of domestic brands with strong influence such as Dongfeng and Liberation. . Due to its own research and development capabilities and low cost advantages, China's own-brand commercial vehicles have greater advantages in terms of price and performance than international ones. The comparative advantage formed by self-owned brand commercial vehicles not only blocks the occupation of imported cars by the Chinese market, but also serves as the main force in the process of Chinese cars entering the international market.

Fan Zhong also pointed out that joint ventures are an important force for independent innovation. He said that from the reform and opening up in 1978 to the end of 2005, China has cumulatively absorbed foreign direct investment of 630 billion U.S. dollars and established 480,000 foreign-invested companies, and foreign direct investment has contributed more than 40% of GDP. If the joint venture that accounts for half of the Chinese auto industry and embodies the elite part of the Chinese auto industry is excluded from the independent innovation system, it runs counter to the general direction of the central reform and opening up, and it is also unbearable for the auto industry itself. Practice has proved that it is not only necessary but also entirely possible to carry out independent innovation in joint ventures.

Fan Zhong said that Dongfeng has always insisted on the direction of independent development. In the strategic reorganization, it has always attached importance to the cultivation of independent innovation capabilities. This is mainly manifested in: leading independent innovation in the field of commercial vehicles and military vehicles; insisting on cultivating independent innovation in joint venture companies. Ability to continue independent innovation in the field of clean energy vehicles. After undergoing large-scale restructuring, Dongfeng has established a two-level, diversified research and development system centered on the Dongfeng Automobile Engineering Research Institute, headquarters unified coordination and guidance, and independent R&D institutions of all subsidiaries. This kind of open and complex R&D system is more conducive to the product development of Dongfeng Polymer Group and its partners.

It is understood that the main purpose of Dongfeng's participation in the exhibition is to demonstrate Dongfeng’s new passenger line products, highlighting the results of Dongfeng’s international cooperation and the ambition of the development of the passenger vehicle business. The participating models were Dongfeng Citroen Triumph, Dongfeng Nissan Sylphy, Dongfeng Honda Civic, and Dongfeng Yueda Kia Cerato.