The 19th TEDA Auto Forum Opens

On September 2, the 19th International Forum (TEDA) on Chinese Automotive Industry Development was held in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA). This year’s forum has been upgraded and is jointly sponsored for the first time by Tianjin Municipal People’s Government, China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd., China Society of Automotive Engineers, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, and China Automotive News Agency. It is specially supported by the Tianjin Industrial and Information Technology Bureau and the TEDA Administrative Commission. Several state ministries and departments are participating, including the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Transport, and Ministry of Commerce.

Major domestic and international automotive manufacturers and core component producers are in attendance, such as FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Changan Automobile, GAC Group, JAC Group, Volkswagen, BMW, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Chery, Bosch, Denso Corporation, Voyah, Leap Motor and CATL. Experts and scholars from domestic and foreign institutions like the China Society of Automotive Engineers, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Russian Academy of Engineering, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, and the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association have also gathered for this event.

Themed by “New Future with High Quality”, this forum focuses on strategic, forward-looking, and global topics in the automotive industry. It particularly emphasizes key topics of interest to Tianjin, such as new energy and intelligent connected vehicles. So far, there have been a closed-door session about the China Automotive Chip Standard Testing Alliance, an international closed-door session, two opening ceremonies, and two high-level summits, which have provided strategic insights into the industry’s development. On September 3, there will be eight sub-forums for discussions on hot topics like new energy, dual-carbon, and domestic and international markets.

Founded in 2005, the TEDA Auto Forum has since been positioned as a high-end think tank forum. It continues to play a leading role in cooperation with various government departments and industry organizations. Through 18 years of innovation and upgrades, the forum has gathered numerous authoritative experts, scholars, top executives of corporate groups, and mainstream news media. There have been over 600 speeches and approximately 12,000 participants over the years. The research results of previous forums have received significant attention and profound consideration from the industry and have been recognized as “the Davos of the automotive industry” and “an indicator of automotive industry development.”