The 15th China Auto Forum, hosted by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers or CAAM, took place in the Jiading district of Shanghai on July 10-12 — with "Enhance Quality, Embrace Innovation and Win the Future with Intelligence" being its theme.
The event featured 15 sessions, including closed-door summits and technical forums, to explore key trends in the global automotive industry.
It brought together experts, scholars and company representatives from around the world. The discussions focused on electrification, intelligent technologies and promoting industry growth through innovation and collaboration.
Wan Gang, president of the China Association for Science and Technology, stressed the importance of deepening cooperation in electrification and intelligentization — as well as promoting tech innovation and quality improvements to build a healthy industrial ecosystem.
He called for advancing intelligent technologies across new energy vehicle R&D, production and services.
Xu Niansha, head of the China Machinery Industry Federation, noted that China's auto sector maintained strong growth in the first half of the current year, performing brilliantly in global markets.
He advocated prioritizing core technology R&D, strengthening new energy and boosting smart connectivity reserves, as well as advancing green development.
Fu Bingfeng, the CAAM's executive vice-president and secretary-general, said China's new energy vehicle sales could hit 16 million this year, with a 10 percent ownership rate.
Adding to the sense of momentum, the forum launched a green low-carbon public service platform focusing on carbon footprint disclosures.
As Shanghai's automotive hub, Jiading's auto industry generated 304.51 billion yuan ($42.41 billion) last year in industrial output — 64.9 percent of its total industrial output — while hosting over 4,500 auto-sector business enterprises.