In recent years, ASEAN has become one of the fastest growing regions in the world for car sales, and environmentally friendly, low-cost, green and energy-saving cars are becoming more and more popular in ASEAN countries. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, sales of new energy vehicles in Southeast Asia will increase to 10 million by 2025.
Under this development trend, new energy vehicles have become the "stepping stones" for Chinese auto brands to enter the ASEAN market, bringing new opportunities for China-ASEAN cooperation. More and more Chinese new energy vehicle companies are entering the Southeast Asian market, strengthening cooperation with local partners, further promoting the complementary industrial advantages of China and ASEAN countries, and helping the green development of ASEAN countries.
The China-ASEAN Expo is an important window for Chinese enterprises to go to ASEAN and the world. Over the years, China and ASEAN countries have used the East Expo as a platform to carry out all-round cooperation and exchanges to promote common regional prosperity and development. China's new energy vehicle companies give full play to the platform role of the East Expo and launch all kinds of new energy vehicles produced at the East Expo. New energy vehicles have also become a highlight of the East Expo.
Smart Energy and Power Exhibition Area
2021 is the Year of China-ASEAN Sustainable Development Cooperation, and energy and electricity is one of the key areas of sustainable development cooperation between China and ASEAN. The 18th East Expo set up a smart energy and power exhibition area on the topic of commodity trade to build a platform for cooperation between China's smart energy and power enterprises and buyers from ASEAN countries and other countries along the "Belt and Road".
Nezha car debut
The 18th East Expo Smart Energy and Power Exhibition Area
At the 18th East Expo, Chinese auto brand Nezha released a right-hand drive version of the model for overseas markets, and officially announced the "going to sea" strategy to open up the ASEAN new energy vehicle market. Daniel Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Nezha Automobile, said that the company will focus on Thailand to radiate the entire ASEAN new energy vehicle market and provide travel services for local people.
Small new energy vehicle "popularity king" Hongguang MINIEV
(Source: Nanguo Jinbao)
SAIC-GM-Wuling participated in the 18th East Expo for the first time in the form of "OEMs + directly operated stores", and for the first time, participated in the exhibition with the small new energy vehicle "Popular King" Hongguang MINIEV and the "Futuristic Modern Car" KiWiEV. SAIC-GM-Wuling hopes to participate in the exhibition through the East Expo and further publicize its new energy models to ASEAN countries and all sectors of society.
In addition to setting up exhibitions at the East Expo, the forum activities have also become an important path for the East Expo to help China-ASEAN new energy vehicle cooperation. Under the framework of the 18th East Expo, the China-ASEAN (Guigang) New Energy Electric Vehicle Industry Innovation and Development Summit Forum was held for the first time, and authoritative figures, experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from the national new energy electric vehicle industry jointly shared the most cutting-edge science and technology and innovative practices in the field of new energy electric vehicles at home and abroad, bringing the most dynamic ideas for accelerating the development of the China-ASEAN new energy electric vehicle industry, and contributing to the development and growth of the China-ASEAN new energy electric vehicle production base.
With the effective implementation of RCEP, the platform functions of the East Expo will be upgraded and upgraded, from the service "10+1" to the service RCEP. It is reported that the 19th East Expo held in September this year will add new energy vehicles and their accessories exhibition area, providing a broader platform for China's new energy vehicles to "go global" and bringing new opportunities for China-ASEAN new energy automobile industry cooperation.
Sources synthesized from: People's Daily, Dongbo News Agency, Nanguo Jinbao