The 21st Guangzhou International Auto Show Opens

Today, the 21st Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition officially kicked off. In 2023, the unexpected performance of the auto market has paved the way for the smooth holding of the Guangzhou International Auto Show. The Guangzhou International Auto Show in turn will add "fire" to the auto market in 2023 that is full of surprises.

New energy is still the core context. As the advantages of China's new energy vehicle market are further amplified, the scale and product strength of new energy vehicles at this Guangzhou International Auto Show have also reached a higher level. New energy products from domestic and foreign "new and old" brands compete on the same field, with 469 participating models. Accounting for more than 40% of the total number of vehicles on display.

Today (November 17), the 21st Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition officially kicked off. Global mainstream car companies gathered here with new products and new technologies, becoming the best platform for industry insiders to understand the new trends in the auto market. Fans are in for a treat. More than that, the Guangzhou Auto Show held at the end of each year is also the final masterpiece of the annual auto market and a key link between the past and the next.

Looking back, since its inception in 2003, the Guangzhou International Auto Show has always adhered to the positioning of "high quality, internationalization and comprehensiveness" and has gone through an extraordinary 20 years steadily. In the past 20 years, the Guangzhou International Auto Show has witnessed the rapid development of China's automobile industry. It has also continued to grow, and its influence and importance have continued to increase. Especially amid the impact of the global epidemic and economic slowdown in recent years, the Guangzhou International Auto Show has still tenaciously and actively achieved "full attendance", further highlighting its status.

Among them, the 20th Guangzhou International Auto Show in 2022 will be stubbornly restarted after being postponed, and will be held across the New Year for the first time. It is on the same track as the "V-shaped" rebound of the Chinese auto market that year, and its importance is self-evident. Entering 2023, the unexpected performance of the auto market has paved the way for the smooth holding of the 21st Guangzhou International Auto Show. The Guangzhou International Auto Show, in turn, has added "fire" to the auto market in 2023, which is full of surprises.

Specifically, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to October, my country's automobile production and sales completed 24.016 million units and 23.967 million units respectively, a year-on-year increase of 8% and 9.1% respectively. After the auto market achieved unexpected growth in both production and sales in August, the auto market hit a record high in September for the same period in history, with both production and sales exceeding 2.8 million vehicles. In October, the popularity of the auto market continued unabated, with production and sales continuing to top 2.8 million units. The "Golden Nine and Silver Ten" "It can be said to be of great quality.

The continuously rising market sales and popularity will undoubtedly provide more room for the 21st Guangzhou International Auto Show to get back on track.

In terms of exhibition area, following the opening of the newly constructed Area D of the Canton Fair Complex in the last exhibition, this Guangzhou International Auto Show continues to expand the area of the Area D exhibition hall, including 6 indoor exhibition halls and the outdoor exhibition area in the south square of Area D; at the same time, it was opened for the first time The newly constructed "International Conference Center" has an exhibition scale of 220,000 square meters.

In terms of participating brands, almost all international mainstream automobile brands are present. Domestic automobile groups are also exhibiting on a large scale with a full range of products. Many new and old new energy automobile brands will also compete at the same venue. In addition, many luxury cars, luxury modified cars, high-end business modified cars and RV brands will also be on the booth of this Guangzhou International Auto Show. This is also in sharp contrast to the increasingly "regionalization" of the two traditional global international auto shows, the Geneva (Qatar) Auto Show and the Tokyo Auto Show, which were just held in October.

In terms of products on display, there were a total of 59 world premiere vehicles at this Guangzhou International Auto Show. Among them, there are 8 first-run cars from multinational companies; 20 concept cars, including 9 international brand show cars; 469 new energy vehicles, including 119 foreign brand show cars. The total number of cars on display reached 1,132.

In terms of exhibition themes, new energy is still the core theme of this Guangzhou International Auto Show. It is worth noting that since the 2014 Guangzhou International Auto Show was the first to hold an independent electric vehicle theme exhibition at a large-scale international auto show, it has entered a new stage leading the transformation and upgrading of the Chinese automobile industry, and has entered a new era with the Chinese automobile industry. A high-quality development fast lane with the four modernizations as the core.

Today, China's new energy vehicle market advantages are further amplified. As of 2022, China's new energy market has ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years; from January to October this year, China's new energy vehicle production and sales totaled 7.352 million units and 7.28 million units, a year-on-year increase of 33.9% and 37.8% respectively, and the market share has increased to 30.4%. The scale of new energy exhibitors and product strength at this Guangzhou International Auto Show have also reached a higher level, with 469 new energy models on display, accounting for more than 40% of the total number of vehicles on display. Weilai, Xiaopeng, Ideal, Leapmoon, Nezha, Jiyue, HiPhi, Hongmeng Zhixing, Hechuang, Lantu, Warrior, Venucia, Avita, Deep Blue, ARCFOX Jihu, Zhiji, Feifan, A number of new energy vehicle brands such as JiKrypton, Ruilan, Euler, iCAR, Yuanhang, Dayun New Energy, and Cyrus will compete on the same field.

In addition, as an industry event covering the entire automobile industry chain, the Guangzhou International Auto Show not only keeps pace with the times in terms of front-end vehicle themes, transforming and upgrading towards electrification and intelligence, but also the supporting parts and supplies exhibition area follows suit, forming a new A new pattern of high-quality development with technology as the core, meeting new life requirements, and covering the entire new automotive industry chain. At this Guangzhou International Auto Show, the two professional themed exhibition halls were expanded and improved with the themes of "New Technology" and "New Life", covering motor electronic control, charging and energy storage, autonomous driving, mobility, smart cockpits, and ecological interconnection. , artificial intelligence, virtual reality, consumer electronics, digital technology, smart wear, smart home, car modification, accessories, RV camping, self-driving travel, trendy peripherals, personal mobility tools and other upstream supporting supplies and downstream aftermarket entire industry chain.