On the production line of Great Wall Motors' Tianjin production base, a brand new Wei brand V9X slowly drives down every 84 seconds. This is the world's first native AI powered vehicle platform based on Great Wall Motors; Returning to Yuan; The newly developed car model has quickly become the focus of market attention since its official launch on May 18th.

“ Before the end of August, we plan to mass produce three new models based on this platform. The Wei brand V8X, positioned as a mid to large sized SUV, has completed the application and filing with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. It will adopt a 5-seater layout and will soon be available to consumers. ” The relevant person in charge of Great Wall Motors introduced to the reporter, '; Driven by the intensive production of new models, the Tianjin Haval branch of Great Wall Motors produced 11500 units in June, a year-on-year increase of 85.4%. ”

With“ 84 seconds per car; The corresponding manufacturing speed is; Full stack development; Innovative layout. In June, Great Wall Motors Tianjin R&D Center officially registered and landed in Tianjin Economic Development Zone. The center has the ability to develop intelligent full stack automotive products from product design to project management, and has a complete software R&D system and toolchain, stability laboratory, cloud testing platform and other infrastructure. In addition to undertaking global production vehicle project research and development, we also conduct software technology research and product function development around intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving, involving operating systems, software ecology, AI technology, etc. In terms of cloud platform, the center will mainly be responsible for the research and development of overseas vehicle networking backend systems, providing technical support for vehicle networking businesses in multiple overseas countries and regions.

The series of actions taken by Great Wall Motors is a vivid reflection of the accelerated transformation and upgrading of Tianjin's automotive industry in the first half of 2026. In addition to the Wei brand V9X, in the first half of the year, FAW Volkswagen Tanyue L plug-in hybrid and FAW Toyota 2027 Gravia were successively launched, covering multiple segmented markets. The three major vehicle companies in Tianjin are fully committed to electrification and intelligent transformation.

FAW Volkswagen Tianjin Branch officially launched its first pure electric SUV model project at the beginning of the year, with an investment of 1 billion yuan, covering four core processes: stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly. It is expected to achieve the first new car offline by the end of this year and mass delivery of the entire vehicle next year. After the renovation is completed, the factory will have; Oil electricity co line; The production capacity.

On the part of FAW Toyota, the 2027 Gravia has been mass-produced at the Ecological City New Energy Factory, taking only 12 months from project approval to vehicle production, which is 3.5 months shorter than the previous generation modification. The core upgrades of the new model focus on interior texture, intelligent configuration, and rear seat comfort, with the addition of a 50W wireless fast charging panel. The entire series is upgraded with a 15.6-inch large screen and a new generation of intelligent car infotainment system, and 360° Panoramic imaging and electric tailgate can better meet users' needs for convenience, comfort, and intelligence.

The whole vehicle is powered, and the components are synchronized and followed up. Driven by mid to high end vehicles such as FAW Toyota, FAW Volkswagen, Great Wall Haval, and surrounding Beijing Benz and Xiaomi Motors, the city has formed a parts supporting system mainly composed of foreign investment from Japan, Germany, and South Korea, with a sound private sector and diversified capital coexisting. There are more than 400 large-scale parts enterprises in the city.

Taking Wuqing District as an example, since the beginning of this year, Wuqing District has accelerated the construction of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Technology Ecological Port, and 8 automobile projects including Dongya Automobile have been put into operation successively within the year. In May, the Tianjin Yanlong Automotive Parts Production Base, with a total investment of 1 billion yuan, officially started construction at the Ecological Port. It focuses on the research and development, design, production, and sales of lightweight automotive parts, anchoring mold design, ultra high strength hot forming stamping technology, and integrated die-casting in three core areas. It is committed to providing integrated solutions for vehicle body lightweight for vehicle enterprises and filling the supply gap of high-end lightweight components in the region. At present, Wuqing District has gathered over 170 automobile parts enterprises, including 85 enterprises above designated size, with an annual output value exceeding 25.7 billion yuan. This ecological port is linked with Shunyi in Beijing and Langfang in Hebei, with a planned collaborative space of about 8000 acres, focusing on four major areas: powertrain, chassis and body, intelligent networking, and automotive services to strengthen the chain. It has already settled in more than 40 automotive parts enterprises, closely supporting vehicle manufacturers such as Xiaomi, Ideal, BAIC, and Great Wall Motors.

According to data provided by the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the current number of employees in the automotive industry in our city is 104000, with over 1200 automotive companies, forming a complete industrial chain from vehicle manufacturing to core components. Tianjin produced models such as Crown Land Cruiser, Gravia, Corolla, Tanyue, Audi Q3, Weipai V9X, and Haval Big Dog Plus are well-known to consumers.

In terms of new energy vehicles, in the first quarter, the city's production of new energy vehicles increased by 78.1% year-on-year. In May, the city's new energy vehicle production increased by 62.5% year-on-year. “ Our city has formed a relatively complete industrial system for new energy vehicles, covering vehicle development, power batteries, control systems, and testing and inspection. It can produce new energy passenger vehicle models such as FAW Toyota bZ3, bZ5, FAW Volkswagen Tanyue L plug-in hybrid, Great Wall Motors V9X, and Dagou second-generation plug-in hybrid, as well as new energy commercial vehicle models such as Geely Remote and Tianjin Guangtong. It gathers key players such as China Automotive New Energy, BorgWarner, and Denso Motors; Three Electric&rs; Enterprises, as well as testing and testing research institutions such as China Automotive Center, China Automotive Engineering, and China Electronics Technology 18th Institute, and design and construction general contracting companies. ” Qin Hong, Director of the Automotive Industry Department of the Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, said.

On January 1st of this year, the "Regulations on Promoting the Development of Intelligent Connected Vehicles in Tianjin" officially came into effect, which is an important legislative breakthrough in the field of intelligent connected vehicles in our city and provides strong legal protection for innovative applications of high-level autonomous driving. The regulation specifies the opening of intelligent connected vehicle testing roads throughout Tianjin, supporting innovative applications in multiple scenarios such as personal passenger car travel, urban public transportation, taxis, road freight transportation, ferry connections, environmental sanitation cleaning, and public security patrols.

Qin Hong introduced that our city's intelligent connected vehicle industry has established an industrial support system covering environmental perception, decision control, system integration, and testing and evaluation. It has gathered a group of key enterprises including Jingwei Hengrun, Yingchuang Huizhi, Deke Zhikong, Zhongke Huiyan, Zhongqi Data, Tian'an Zhilian, etc., forming a development model of standard first, research and development innovation, and incubation and cultivation. As of now, the city has opened a total of 7274 kilometers of testing roads for intelligent connected vehicles (including 600 kilometers of highways), of which 14 areas have achieved full regional opening, including Heping District, Hongqiao District, Hebei District, Xiqing District, Dongli District, Jinnan District, Baodi District, Zhongxin Ecological City, Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Ninghe District, Binhai New Area, Economic Development Zone, Binhai High tech Zone, and Jizhou District, providing solid road support for the development of our city's intelligent connected vehicle industry.

“ ‘ Fifteen Five Year Plan; During this period, our city will adhere to the basic principles of innovation driven, technology sourcing, cluster development, network collaboration, scenario driven, and demonstration applications, accelerate the upgrading of vehicle electrification, networking, and intelligence, layout the commercial vehicle industry through multiple technological routes, optimize and enhance key core component areas such as power batteries, motor and electronic control, and automotive electronics, and basically form a differentiated advantage in fully intelligent networked vehicles. ” Qin Hong said, '; By 2030, the scale of our city's automobile industry will reach 340 billion yuan, and we will build a leading intelligent connected new energy vehicle cluster in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. ”