Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, conducted research at the 2024 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition on April 28. He stressed that it is necessary to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions to promote the high-quality development of the automobile industry, vigorously develop intelligent connected new energy vehicles, insist on leading industrial innovation through scientific and technological innovation, deepen open cooperation, and promote the high-end, intelligent and green upgrading of the automobile industry.
Li Qiang visited the exhibition area of brands such as Dongfeng, BYD, Zhiji, Jiyue, BMW, Geely, Xiaomi, Cyrus, and Xiaopeng to inspect the participating models and technology displays.
Li Qiang said that China's intelligent connected new energy vehicles have formed a leading edge in market competition and open cooperation, and efforts should continue to be made to maintain and develop their advantages well. He pointed out that today's automobile products are very different from the past; they are no longer a simple means of transportation. Intelligent connected new energy vehicles can be called “large terminals” integrating various technologies such as machinery, electronics, computing, perception, audiovisual, and energy storage, and have become the main direction for the transformation and upgrading of the automobile industry. We hope that the vast majority of car companies will use innovation as the driving force, demand as the foundation, and quality as the foundation to speed up research on key core technologies, strengthen forward-looking technology research and development, and promote the continuous upgrading of the automobile industry.
Li Qiang stressed that the current NEV market in China and the world continues to grow. China will further promote the construction of a unified national market, expand a high level of openness to the outside world, treat domestic and foreign enterprises equally, and promote broader exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign car companies for common development, mutual benefit and win-win situation.
Li Qiang pointed out that China is carrying out a new round of large-scale equipment updates and trade-in of consumer goods. It is necessary to give better play to the driving role of the automobile industry in expanding investment and promoting consumption, implement policies to support the purchase and use, and unleash the consumption potential of commodities such as automobiles to a greater extent.
Editor/Jeffrey