Aragon Automotive Cluster from Spain Visits Chongqing to Deepen Precision Matchmaking in Chongqing-Europe Auto Industry Chain

From November 5 to 6, a delegation from Spain’s Aragon Automotive Cluster visited Chongqing for a special automotive industry research and matchmaking trip. This visit is one of the precision investment promotion activities organized by the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, focusing on supply-demand matchmaking in the smart connected new energy vehicle industry chain and targeting key European regions. It is also a pragmatic arrangement to advance industrial cooperation through a “small team, deep matchmaking” approach ahead of the “Eurasia Enterprises Chongqing Tour” event.

The Aragon Automotive Cluster has over 120 member organizations, whose member enterprises cover automotive parts manufacturing, smart manufacturing, industrial automation, new energy vehicle technology, and related services, forming a highly competitive automotive industry cluster in Southern Europe. The delegation included representatives from the cluster organization and companies and institutions such as Linamar, Modisprem (automotive lightweighting), Elmeg (automotive materials), Randstad, and Zebra Ventures (artificial intelligence), covering key links in the automotive industry chain including parts manufacturing, lightweight materials, and artificial intelligence.

During their stay in Chongqing, the delegation conducted intensive research across the smart connected new energy vehicle industry chain. At Changan Auto‘s Global R&D Center, the delegation toured the R&D facilities and held discussions with Changan’s procurement certification and supplier management teams, as well as relevant departments of the Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology. The two sides held in-depth exchanges on parts supporting, Chongqing-Europe two-way supply chain collaboration, and other topics, building a direct channel for further industry chain matchmaking. At the Inland International Logistics Hub Exhibition Center, the delegation learned about Chongqing‘s international logistics corridor network and multimodal transport system, with a focus on the advantages of the Asia-Europe Express, laying a solid foundation for subsequent cross-border logistics cooperation in auto parts. In the field of parts supporting, the delegation visited Chongqing Pingwei Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., Chongqing Pingwei Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., and Chongqing Xunchang Auto Parts Co., Ltd., gaining on-site understanding of Chongqing’s capabilities in stamping dies, body-in-white stamping and welding, and interior and exterior materials. In the power battery sector, the delegation toured the production line of Chongqing Ganfeng Power Technology Co., Ltd. and held discussions with the company‘s executive vice president and sales team. Ganfeng Power has established a solid-state battery technology research institute and industrialization base, creating a point of alignment with Spanish demand in the electrification supply chain.

A representative from the Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology stated that Chongqing is continuing to promote the strengthening, supplementation, and extension of the smart connected new energy vehicle industry chain, and that Europe is a key direction for Chongqing’s automotive industry to deepen opening-up and cooperation. From November 12 to 13, the “Eurasia Enterprises Chongqing Tour” will be held in Chongqing, where a list of industrial and scenario opportunities will be released to Chinese and foreign businesses. The Aragon Automotive Cluster‘s early visit to Chongqing for special research ahead of the event, through “advance matchmaking and in-depth research,” has added concrete content to Chongqing-Europe automotive industry chain cooperation and accumulated a project foundation for regular cooperation with Spain and the broader European automotive industry.

 

Contributed by: Investment Promotion Coordination Office, Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology
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