"China Automotive Manufacturing Equipment Innovation Alliance" was formally established

On November 7th, 2007, China Automobile Engineering Society and China Machinery Industry Research Institute jointly joined China’s top ten auto manufacturers, seven companies in the joint machine tool manufacturing industry, and related research institutes and six universities in China. The “China Automotive Manufacturing Equipment Innovation Alliance” (hereinafter referred to as the “Alliance”) jointly initiated and founded by the members was formally established.
Among them, automobile companies include FAW, Dongfeng, Chang'an, Chery, Geely and other large automobile groups. The machine tool industry has Dalian machine tools, Qi 2 and other leading enterprises in China's machine tool industry. It can be said that this is a real strength of the automobile industry and the machine tool industry. It is believed that this will play an important role in jointly promoting China's auto manufacturing equipment innovation. The establishment of the alliance is a new attempt to promote the reform and innovation of China's science and technology system. It will surely lay the foundation for the independent innovation of auto equipment and will also enhance the independent research and development capabilities and level of China's own brand vehicles.

Minister Wan Gang of the Ministry of Science and Technology sent a letter of congratulation to the establishment of the Auto Alliance. He pointed out that the automobile industry is an important pillar industry in China and is of great significance to the development of the national economy. The establishment of the China Automotive Manufacturing Equipment Innovation Alliance is a concrete embodiment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council’s strategy of advancing the construction of a technology-innovation system that focuses on companies as the mainstay, market orientation, and production-study-research-combination. It also aims to enhance China’s auto industry’s technological innovation capabilities and explore production. The mechanism and mode of the integration of studies and research are of great significance.” Minister Wan Gang hopes that the alliance will seize the important opportunity for the rapid development of China's auto industry, and strive to practice. With practical and effective measures and concrete actions, it will speed up the development of enterprises as the mainstay. The construction of a joint technological innovation system strives to achieve new breakthroughs in system and mechanism innovation.

Li Xinnan, Deputy Director of the Division of Policy Reform of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Director Chen Xiaohong of the Development Research Center of the State Council analyzed the status quo and problems of the development of the international and domestic industrial alliances, further analyzed the operational mode of the Auto Union, and also gave the work of forming the “Innovation Alliance”. Affirmed and proposed guidance. The Chairman of the China Association of Automotive Engineers Zhang Xiaokai issued the theme report titled "Promoting the Alliance of Industry, University, and Research Institute to Achieve Automotive Green Manufacturing" on behalf of the Alliance. The members of the Innovation Coalition signed and observed their names and warmly applauded the establishment of the alliance.

The Chairman of the First Alliance Council is Zhang Xiaoyu, Chairman of the China Automotive Engineering Society, Li Xinya, Executive Vice President of the Machinery Science Research Institute, Wang Jinyou, Deputy Chief Engineer of the General Research Institute of Machinery Science, and Deputy Secretary-General of the China Automotive Engineering Corporation. Chen Changnian, Minister of the Academy of Armed Forces, and Deputy Secretary-General Zhang Lipin, Minister of Scientific and Technological Development of the General Research Institute of Machinery Science. The expert committee is made up of well-known experts in the automotive industry. The director is Xu Xingzhao, the deputy director is Wang Decheng, and the deputy directors are Zhu Weicheng and Zhang Shulin.

Leaders who attended the conference include: Xiong Bilin, Deputy Director of the Industry Department of the National Development and Reform Commission; Li Xinnan, Deputy Director of the Division of Policy Reform of the Ministry of Science; Zhao Yuhai, Director of the High Technology Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Science; Chen Xiaohong, Director of the Institute of Enterprise Research of the State Council Development Research Center; Director of the Department of Political Affairs Su Jing, director of the China Association of Automobile Engineering Zhang Xiaoyu, president of the two presidents, and Li Xinya, director of the Machinery Science Research Institute. Expert Group Leader Advisory Expert Committee Director Xu Xingkai, Changan Automobile Company Vice President Zhu Jiabang, Qiqihar No. 2 Machine Tool Party Committee Vice Chairman of the Board Chen Xin, Director of the Institute of Machinery Science and Technology Hai Jingtao, Institute of Automotive Consultants Zhang Shulin, Joint Engineering Society Department of Science and Technology Minister Li Dongru, as well as Academician Chen Yunbo and Academician Lin Shangyang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering attended the meeting. The journalist was invited to attend the meeting and witnessed the establishment of the alliance.