Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: accelerate the technological breakthroughs and industrial applications of new system batteries, automotive chips, automotive operating systems, etc

On March 1, 2023, The State Council Information Office held a series of themed press conferences entitled "Opening Remarks of Authoritative Departments" to introduce the "Accelerating new industrialization, strengthening, improving and expanding the real economy". At the meeting, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong introduced the relevant information of "accelerating new industrialization, strengthening, improving and expanding the real economy". Xin Guobin, vice minister of industry and Information Technology, also said at the press conference that after comprehensive research and judgment, China's new energy vehicle industry will maintain a good development momentum this year, with stable growth in production and sales.

Thanks to the concerted efforts of all parties, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 7.058 million and 6.887 million last year, up 96.7% and 93.4% year on year respectively. China's production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years. With the concept of green development deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, consumers' satisfaction with new energy vehicles is also constantly improving. The new energy automobile industry has become the tuyere industry. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the competent department of the industry, will attach great importance to the development trend of the new energy automobile industry this year. To maintain this positive trend, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also said it will focus on five aspects.

First, we need to strengthen overall planning. We will further improve the coordinated promotion mechanism for the development of the new-energy automobile industry, and coordinate the overall work of electrification, networking and intelligent development. We will continue to focus on technological breakthroughs, popularization and application, and infrastructure construction, and continue to cultivate self-owned brands with high levels of innovation, strong comprehensive capabilities and international competitiveness.

Second, we need to support innovation and breakthroughs. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will focus on supporting efforts to play a leading role in accelerating technological breakthroughs and industrial applications of new system batteries, automotive chips and vehicle operating systems. We will launch trials for access to and use of smart Internet-connected vehicles, accelerate the technology application of 5G vehicle-road collaboration, and promote the coordinated development of electrification and smart Internet-connected vehicles.

Third, we will further increase our efforts to popularize and apply. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with other relevant departments, has issued a notice to further improve the level of electrification of vehicles in such fields as official vehicles, taxis, postal delivery and sanitation. We will work with relevant departments as soon as possible to formulate and clarify policies on vehicle purchase tax reduction and exemption for new energy vehicles, and revise and issue the "double-point" management measures to stabilize market expectations.

Fourth, we will improve our ability to provide services. We should speed up the development of domestic resources, stabilize the supply of key raw materials through international cooperation, and ensure their supply and prices remain stable. To improve the recycling and utilization system, strengthen intelligent dismantling and other key technologies to improve the recycling and utilization level of power batteries.

Fifth, promote open development. The automobile industry is a typical international industry. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to implement opening-up measures in the automobile sector, give full play to the role of multilateral and bilateral cooperation mechanisms, and support exchanges and cooperation between enterprises, research institutes and industry organizations in trade and investment, technology research and development, standard setting and other fields to achieve win-win development.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology predicted at the meeting that the new energy vehicle industry will maintain a good development momentum this year, with stable growth in production and sales.

Article from China Daily