On April 16, the Unveiling Ceremony of the China-ASEAN Automobile Standards Regulations Exchange and Cooperation Dialogue Conference and the China-ASEAN Automotive Standards and Regulations Research Center were held in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. Wang Junwei, Deputy Director of the Industry Department of the China National Standards Committee; Yu Kai, Chairman of China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd.; Xu Feiyun, General Manager of SAIC-GM-Wuling Indonesia Automotive; Fu Jianhua, Deputy Chief Engineer, Institute of Standardization, China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. ASEAN government leaders attended the event. Under the witness of a number of media, the China-ASEAN Automotive Standards Regulation Research Center was formally opened.

The "China-ASEAN Automotive Standards Regulatory Research Center" was jointly initiated by China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. and SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive Co., Ltd. to assist the "One Belt and One Road" strategy and promote the exchange of automotive standards and regulations for the future of China and ASEAN countries. Set up a service platform; the technical center has a full-time standards and regulations research team, and will connect with professional engineers of vehicle products.

According to Yu Kai, after the establishment of the research center, relevant departments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand will jointly formulate industry standards to promote the development of automobile standards and regulations in the ASEAN region and promote the common development of the automobile industry in China and ASEAN countries. And technological progress. The reason why these five countries are selected first is because they have their own regulatory requirements for automotive products, and they are also members of the ASEAN region's auto industry with high discourse power. In the process of cooperation, China will give full play to its influence in the auto industry at home and abroad and its comprehensive technical service capabilities to create conditions for further in-depth exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries in the field of automotive standards and regulations.

Yu Kai, Chairman of China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd.

Yu Kai also stressed that at the beginning of the design of the research center, it was an open and shared framework. With the development of the work business, more Chinese companies will join in, and Wuling is doing better and better in Indonesia and setting up other companies. Model and confidence.

SAIC-GM-Wuling has always been actively exploring the overseas business development model. In recent years, relying on independent intellectual property rights products and technologies to implement the "shipbuilding to sea" strategy, in addition to its own investment in the construction of factories, the company will also bring suppliers to build factories overseas. Supporting and developing a network of local construction dealers. Up to now, SAIC-GM-Wuling Indonesia has invested a total of 700 million U.S. dollars, covers an area of ​​600,000 square meters, has an annual production capacity of 150,000, and has 15 suppliers in the supplier park. The first model Wuling Confero S has a localization rate of 56. %.

SAIC-GM-Wuling Indonesia factory interior

Xu Feiyun, general manager of SAIC-GM-Wuling Indonesia Automobile Co., Ltd. stated that SAIC-GM-Wuling Indonesia has created more than 3,000 local jobs since its official start-up in July 2017, with a cumulative product sales volume of more than 8,000 units. The first model, Confero S, was named 2017 new car of the year. In addition, in the Indonesian market where Japanese car ownership is as high as 95%, the local government also strongly supports the entry of competitive brands such as Wuling. In 2018, the SAIC-GM-Wuling Indonesia plant plans to produce 30,000 cars, and plans to put it in 2019. The output increased to 50,000 vehicles.

Xu Feiyun, General Manager of SAIC-GM-Wuling Indonesia Automotive Co., Ltd.

For the establishment of the research center, Xu Feiyun said that this provides a good platform for SAIC-GM-Wuling, and that there is an endorsement of the academic status of China National Automobile Research Institute, which will help Wuling make its own voice in the international exchange, and then the company’s Ideas and requirements were added to the competition in the industry rules. In addition, Wuling plans to participate more quickly in the establishment of the emerging ASEAN country’s new energy vehicle standards. The establishment of the research center has also given the company more hope.

Wang Junwei, deputy director of the Industry and Industry Department of China’s National Standards Committee, said that thanks to President Xi Jinping’s “One Belt and One Road” initiative and the development of China-ASEAN strategic partnership, frequent high-level exchanges between the two sides, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has effectively promoted bilateral Automobile trade. At present, new changes have taken place in the auto consumer market in ASEAN countries, and environmental protection, low-cost, green, and energy-saving vehicles are becoming more and more popular. This will also bring new opportunities for cooperation between China and ASEAN.

Wang Junwei, Deputy Director of the Industry Department of China National Standards Committee

Wang Junwei pointed out in particular that China is in line with ASEAN countries in the development of new energy vehicles. He said that China has the basis of market and technical regulations for the interconnection, exchange and cooperation with ASEAN countries in the automotive field, especially in the field of new energy vehicles. The China National Standardization Management Committee is willing to promote exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries on laws, regulations, certification procedures and technical standards in the automotive, especially in the new energy automotive field.

The establishment of the China-ASEAN Automotive Standards and Regulations Research Center is of great significance for the Chinese auto industry to go abroad, especially to enhance the competitiveness of China's autos in the ASEAN region. Since Chairman Xi Jinping proposed the "One Belt and One Road" initiative, the domestic automobile enterprises represented by the above-mentioned GM GM Wuling have responded to the call and went abroad to enter the ASEAN countries' markets. To this end, it is particularly important to accelerate the participation of the Chinese auto industry in the development of local auto standards and regulations in ASEAN countries and jointly create a better environment for the development of the auto industry. As another important measure to implement the “Belt and Road” initiative in the Chinese automobile industry, the China-ASEAN Automobile Standards and Regulations Research Center has a long way to go.