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Inaugural meeting of the NSD Automotive Industry Association

Oct 22-2024   



The inaugural meeting of the NSD Automotive Industry Association was held on 24 August 2024. Huang Yiping, Dean of the NSD, and Huang Zhuo, Vice Dean of the NSD, attended and gave speeches. Alumni Xu Changming and Wang Ning gave a keynote speech. Vice Dean Huang Zhuo and several alumni held a roundtable discussion on "Innovation Drive - Opportunities and Challenges of China's New Energy Vehicles Going Overseas".

 

Industry exchange

Xu Changming, NSD EMBA 2012 alumnus, is a senior economist at the State Information Centre. Xu shared his views on 'The Rise of China's New Energy Vehicles and Going Overseas', stating that China's new energy vehicle industry has achieved leapfrog development and independent brands have become the main force, especially in intelligent and electrified vehicles. Our electric vehicle export competitiveness is very strong, the international market has great potential, but considering the high tariffs and other obstacles, “going overseas” will not be particularly smooth, but from the final result, “going overseas”  is unstoppable. Mr Wang Ning, former Vice President of Cummins and Vice Chairman of Cummins (China) Investment Co. Mr Wang shared his views on 'Innovation and iteration of commercial vehicle power systems'. He said that we are at an intermediate stage: in the light-duty segment, pure electric technology has gradually become the mainstream solution, while in the medium- and heavy-duty segments, low-carbon fuels and hydrogen/fuel cell pathways will continue to be the focus of future innovation. In addition, in the commercial vehicle sector, China has the richest application scenarios, the best industrial chain and supply chain, and a strong innovation gene and talent pool. If we insist on doing it in a solid way, as the penetration rate of new energy commercial vehicles in the country increases, we will have the same opportunities to go overseas as passenger cars.

 

Industry-academia-research round table exchange

The five guests mainly focused on two important questions: First, what has China's auto industry done right in the past development process? What innovations have been made? Second, what are the advantages and disadvantages of China's new energy vehicles going overseas?

Professor Huang Zhuo pointed out that China's new energy automotive industry is a model of combining an active government and an effective market, and stressed that the success of the industry depends on the healthy development of the market, as well as the importance of branding, cross-cultural leadership and talent cultivation for automotive companies to go overseas.

Alumnus Gu Xiaodong shared the transformation of China's automotive industry from "technology market" to "technology going overseas", and the role of joint ventures in the future will be determined by the market.

Alumnus Xu Jun summarised the four success factors of China's new energy car development: taking advantage of the situation, choosing the path, employing people and exploiting the advantages. He shared the experience of Zero Run Automobile and discussed the four phases of the strategic path of going to sea: borrowing a boat to go to sea, going with the trend, moving the flowers and trees, and being farsighted.

Alumnus Fan Xing shared that the core of Chery's corporate development has always been adherence to technological innovation, and this adherence has enabled them to maintain strong growth in the traditional fuel vehicle sector.

Alumnus Pang Yicheng reviewed the development of China's new energy automotive industry, suggesting that the role of industrial policy combined with market mechanisms, especially the entrepreneurial spirit, has played a key role in driving the development of the automotive industry through technological innovation, branding and market insight. He was also concerned about possible future technological changes, such as the development of general artificial intelligence, noting that this could have a disruptive impact on the shape of the automotive industry and the way we travel.

There was a warm atmosphere throughout the roundtable. The success of China's automotive industry is not only due to the guidance and support of the early automotive industry policy, the introduction of enterprise strategy and international cooperation, but also lies in the continuous promotion of independent innovation and technological breakthrough, which has resulted in the formation of a highly competitive industrial chain. In the future, China's new energy vehicles will continue to rely on the innovation drive of the industry. 

Inaugural meeting of the NSD Automotive Industry Association

Oct 22-2024   



The inaugural meeting of the NSD Automotive Industry Association was held on 24 August 2024. Huang Yiping, Dean of the NSD, and Huang Zhuo, Vice Dean of the NSD, attended and gave speeches. Alumni Xu Changming and Wang Ning gave a keynote speech. Vice Dean Huang Zhuo and several alumni held a roundtable discussion on "Innovation Drive - Opportunities and Challenges of China's New Energy Vehicles Going Overseas".

 

Industry exchange

Xu Changming, NSD EMBA 2012 alumnus, is a senior economist at the State Information Centre. Xu shared his views on 'The Rise of China's New Energy Vehicles and Going Overseas', stating that China's new energy vehicle industry has achieved leapfrog development and independent brands have become the main force, especially in intelligent and electrified vehicles. Our electric vehicle export competitiveness is very strong, the international market has great potential, but considering the high tariffs and other obstacles, “going overseas” will not be particularly smooth, but from the final result, “going overseas”  is unstoppable. Mr Wang Ning, former Vice President of Cummins and Vice Chairman of Cummins (China) Investment Co. Mr Wang shared his views on 'Innovation and iteration of commercial vehicle power systems'. He said that we are at an intermediate stage: in the light-duty segment, pure electric technology has gradually become the mainstream solution, while in the medium- and heavy-duty segments, low-carbon fuels and hydrogen/fuel cell pathways will continue to be the focus of future innovation. In addition, in the commercial vehicle sector, China has the richest application scenarios, the best industrial chain and supply chain, and a strong innovation gene and talent pool. If we insist on doing it in a solid way, as the penetration rate of new energy commercial vehicles in the country increases, we will have the same opportunities to go overseas as passenger cars.

 

Industry-academia-research round table exchange

The five guests mainly focused on two important questions: First, what has China's auto industry done right in the past development process? What innovations have been made? Second, what are the advantages and disadvantages of China's new energy vehicles going overseas?

Professor Huang Zhuo pointed out that China's new energy automotive industry is a model of combining an active government and an effective market, and stressed that the success of the industry depends on the healthy development of the market, as well as the importance of branding, cross-cultural leadership and talent cultivation for automotive companies to go overseas.

Alumnus Gu Xiaodong shared the transformation of China's automotive industry from "technology market" to "technology going overseas", and the role of joint ventures in the future will be determined by the market.

Alumnus Xu Jun summarised the four success factors of China's new energy car development: taking advantage of the situation, choosing the path, employing people and exploiting the advantages. He shared the experience of Zero Run Automobile and discussed the four phases of the strategic path of going to sea: borrowing a boat to go to sea, going with the trend, moving the flowers and trees, and being farsighted.

Alumnus Fan Xing shared that the core of Chery's corporate development has always been adherence to technological innovation, and this adherence has enabled them to maintain strong growth in the traditional fuel vehicle sector.

Alumnus Pang Yicheng reviewed the development of China's new energy automotive industry, suggesting that the role of industrial policy combined with market mechanisms, especially the entrepreneurial spirit, has played a key role in driving the development of the automotive industry through technological innovation, branding and market insight. He was also concerned about possible future technological changes, such as the development of general artificial intelligence, noting that this could have a disruptive impact on the shape of the automotive industry and the way we travel.

There was a warm atmosphere throughout the roundtable. The success of China's automotive industry is not only due to the guidance and support of the early automotive industry policy, the introduction of enterprise strategy and international cooperation, but also lies in the continuous promotion of independent innovation and technological breakthrough, which has resulted in the formation of a highly competitive industrial chain. In the future, China's new energy vehicles will continue to rely on the innovation drive of the industry.