Event highlighting development trends of automobile industry held in Hongqiao

Norbert Meyring, managing partner of KPMG China's automotive and industrial manufacturing sector, delivers a speech at the event highlighting the development trends of automobile industry, which was held in Shanghai's Hongqiao on Sept 14. [Photo/Website: hongqiaoshangwuqu]

A high-level event highlighting the development trends of automobile industry kicked off in the Hongqiao International Central Business District (Hongqiao International CBD), East China's Shanghai on Sept 14.

Over 200 experts, scholars, and industry luminaries gathered to discuss industry trends and the future automotive landscape from perspectives of development, technology, innovation, and capital collaboration.

Zhang Min, director of the Investment Promotion Service Center of Jiading district in Shanghai, highlighted Jiading's strengths in automotive scale, smart pilot projects, and hydrogen energy.

Hu Zhihong, deputy director of the Management Committee of Hongqiao International CBD, said that the automotive industry is a vital engine for boosting the high-quality development of Hongqiao.

Hu added that Hongqiao International CBD has been continuously promoting the aggregation of innovative elements and accelerating the creation of an automotive industry cluster with coordinated upstream and downstream innovation, and is now home to over 1,700 companies from the automotive industry chain.

A major highlight was the release of the 6th KPMG China Future Sector 50 Ranking Series of Autotech, which honored 50 leading national automotive enterprises. KPMG established this list in 2017 as one of the most authoritative evaluations in the auto-tech field, with a focus on innovation trends.

Experts and corporate representatives also engaged in discussions on automotive market trends, technology development, and autonomous driving applications.