Chinese president urges SAIC stronger competitiveness

Chinese president urges Shanghai stronger competitiveness

May 24, SAIC President Xi visits come in SAIC Technology Center President Xi visited automotive design, prototype and new energy vehicles like the FBI test.  He came Roewe, MG series like the two cars in front of their own brands, ask technical performance, cost, market acceptance, sure they catch the forefront of innovation.  President Xi stressed that "The automotive industry is a large market, high technical content and manage the degree of precision industries, the development of new energy vehicles is the power of the car from the car towards the big country the only way to increase research and development efforts, carefully study the market, flexible use policy, developed to meet the needs of a variety of products, making it a strong growth. "



Want to know more inside it?  Today Roewe Secret friends, learning to SAIC chairman Technology Center, here is the study of science and technology as one of many SAIC their base camp, away from the hustle and bustle of the city center which is located in the beautiful town of Anting new security research Road, where flowers, really good enviable ah!



The President Xi visited powertrain lab, is the core of the trial division of SAIC, but most people get in.  This powertrain laboratory mainly on engine performance tuning, engine noise control, gearbox calibration, engine and gearbox matching system research and verification department.

The next stop is the gearbox test chamber, the test chamber is a powerful simulator, which can simulate various road conditions and physical conditions, and even simulate different people's driving habits.  Focus, you see a new energy vehicles dedicated EDU smart electric drive gearbox it!  ?

In addition, the President also visited the SAIC study design centers, including the design workspace, modeling the hall, the model workspace, outside the judging area, the virtual model assessment area, indoor judging area of ​​several parts.  To see this car clay model, future Roewe models are designed to be exposed so early it!



As President Xi models are most concerned about the focus, executive-level luxury car Roewe 950 is not only stylish and elegant design, the interior, the whole car seats are imported calfskin, after careful sewing techniques, single-handedly defined the distinguished new benchmark.  Deluxe rear center armrest control center set up multi-dimensional information INFORMATION CONTROL CENTER, achieve control of all audio, air conditioning, rear screen, etc., before they see between subtle luxury real life.  In addition, the Roewe 950 pairs Chief Business mute system to optimize active and passive noise reduction pronged approach, supplemented by 20 more muted processes, create real peace and quiet texture.  In addition to the traditional power of the Roewe 950, this year's Beijing Auto Show, SAIC Roewe 950 has released a plug-in hydrogen fuel cell car, bring more quality selected for this executive-level car.



If the Roewe 950 plug-in hydrogen fuel cell car is too far, then Roewe 550 Plug-in plug-in hybrid cars have entered our daily lives.  It uses Green-motion high-performance three-core hybrid engine group, equipped with EDU smart electric drive transmission, the full realization of all the hybrid driving mode "full-time" smart controls to ensure that the gasoline engine under most circumstances in the economy range , while full electrical output strong power at low speeds, traffic congestion as first-tier cities offer the best solution for new energy vehicles, is a main force for the Chinese market demand for new energy vehicles.

After visiting this study believe that the President, SAIC people will shoulder the mission, new energy vehicles will be better, better self-brand models, market acceptance test, so we drove Roewe.

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SAIC plans the Silicon Valley venture capital firm

SAIC Motor Co. said it would in the United States in Silicon Valley (Silicon Valley) was founded a venture capital firm, to acquire advanced technology. With increasingly fierce competition from foreign brands, the company's move to boost its brand in China's domestic market performance.

As measured by sales, is China's largest automaker SAIC.

SAIC President Chen Hong at a shareholders ' meeting on Thursday announced the plan, but his description is done largely on the plans. He said, the company is working with Silicon Valley venture capitalists and private equity investors over a potential cooperation talks. Chen Hong did not disclose the discussion object's name.

Chinese car companies, including SAIC hopes to get the help and support available to all, because most consumers prefer to buy foreign-brand cars in China. A Government-backed industry group released data showing May domestic-brand vehicles in China's passenger car market share fell to 36.5% from 39.4% in the same period a year earlier, Nineth consecutive month of decline.

Chen Hong said, as foreign companies increase production of affordable car, used to be dominated by Chinese car companies market penetration by foreign firms in the field.

He said that building brands is a daunting task, Chinese auto manufacturers to improve product quality, otherwise the situation will deteriorate.

From the begin in May this year SAIC Chairman Chen Hong. He said that judging from the sales, SAIC is one of the largest car makers; but on the core technology, SAIC is far stronger. He said that a number of emerging technology companies in Silicon Valley, to find its footing in Silicon Valley will help the company improve the innovation ability.

Pay attention not only to United States market opportunities, SAIC is also building a research center in Shanghai to focus on emerging automotive technologies. Mr Chen said that the Center is scheduled to be completed by June 2015.

Plagued China's urgent need for new technologies to ease their problems, such as traffic congestion and air pollution. Mr Chen said that we must have a sense of urgency.

Chen Hong, referring to recent comments by XI Jinping, China's President, said that the development of the new energy vehicles is SAIC's priorities. Last month, XI Jinping has just visited Shanghai Automobile Group, one of the facilities. Mr Chen also said that SAIC has a product line for electric vehicles, the next step is to reduce the price of these vehicles by cutting costs.