Concentrate on clean energy and practice green development. On January 31, 2024, Chang Fukang, General Manager of Huade Amperex Automobile (Weihai) Co., Ltd., and Zhang Jinguang, Chairman, organized the 2023 Work Summary and 2024 Mobilization Conference. Summarize the achievements of the company's various work in 2023 with the strong support of the Nanhai New Area Management Committee in Weihai City; Deploy to seize market opportunities in 2024, launch the "Spring Shoot Action" for research and development, production, and domestic and foreign marketing, and promote the explosive development of various products throughout the entire line; Mobilize all employees to work hard and strive for the dream of becoming a strong automobile country in China on a broad career platform, with a global perspective and courage to take the lead. Chang Fukang issued a warm invitation, and the company's business platform is open to the whole society. We welcome knowledgeable people from home and abroad to join hands with Huade Amperex, and work together with vigor to the future.
Huade Amperex General Manager Chang Fukang and Chairman Zhang Jinguang organized the 2023 Work Summary and 2024 R&D Production Marketing "Spring Shoot Action" Mobilization Conference.
At the meeting, the research and development institute reported on the company's new product research and development achievements in 2023 and the work plan for 2024. The company implements project management measures from the R&D source, guided by market orders, and controls the source from various aspects such as new product development results, development time, and technological investment. In 2023, in response to market demand, the company successfully developed multiple products such as luxury minibuses, pure electric buses, one and a half layer luxury buses, and box trucks, obtaining invention patents and utility patents, and winning the favor of customers at home and abroad. The meeting pointed out that in 2024, in addition to the above products, we will promote the research and development of high-end commercial vehicles, pickup trucks, light trucks, heavy trucks and other products.
The leaders of Huade Amperex Company attended the meeting and reported on their responsibilities and plans for 2024.
The Light Passenger Business Unit reported that in 2023, the company was the first in the country to develop widened and extended 5.1 meter electric bread logistics vehicles and electric bread passenger vehicles, which were welcomed by domestic and foreign merchants by increasing cargo (passenger) capacity and range; Reported the great situation of entering the overseas public transportation market with luxury minibuses, competing with local buses for maintenance reduction with high-quality new energy vehicles, gaining a huge comparative advantage, winning the favor of customers, and receiving a large number of orders. The meeting emphasized the operational philosophy of "igniting the market with good car models, focusing on overseas markets, and carefully organizing workshop production plans", continuously optimizing and forging high-quality products, expanding and strengthening the light passenger product line, while leveraging the company's technological and equipment resources, restoring the electric low-speed vehicle production line, and meeting the strong demand of overseas markets.
The marketing center reported on the team building and sales channel construction of the department, and reported on the overseas sales business unit's efforts to meet market differentiation needs, successfully expanding into customers in countries such as the United States, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Australia, Romania, Malta, Nigeria, Zambia, etc. We have received visits from clients from countries such as the United States, Indonesia, Nepal, Romania, and Mongolia, as well as dozens of visiting foreign trade and import and export companies. The meeting pointed out that marketing work should adapt to demand and seize opportunities, adhere to establishing product comparative advantages with high quality and low cost, establish long-term cooperation through mutual benefit to achieve common growth, and practice the global common mission of energy conservation, emission reduction, and green development.
In 2023, Huade Amperex successfully developed multiple products, including new energy bread logistics vehicles, bread passenger vehicles, luxury minibuses, pickup trucks, and high-end safety school buses, which were well received by customers at home and abroad.
The finance department reported on the construction of the cost accounting management system, emphasizing relevant rules and regulations; The Legal Department reported on the results of friendly exchanges and contract signing with domestic and foreign partners; The procurement and logistics department reported on the progress and achievements of the company's supply chain construction; The production workshop reported on the construction of safety production systems and related measures; The administrative department reported on the team building and supervision situation.
In response to market demand, Huade Amperex will launch multiple new energy vehicle products in 2024, including high-end commercial vehicles, pickup trucks, 3.5-ton and 4.5-ton trucks.
At the meeting, Zhang Jinguang systematically analyzed the promising situation of China's new energy vehicle sales in the world, and analyzed the huge opportunities and challenges faced by the company. He pointed out that modern automobile manufacturing factories are the fundamental guarantee for the company's production capacity explosion, and the company's production workshops, stamping, whole vehicle electrophoretic coating, and robot welding production equipment are at the forefront of the industry. He specifically analyzed the market competitive advantages of the company's various products, emphasizing people-oriented technology innovation, user first, and continuous improvement of product quality; He made specific arrangements for the company's product research and development, trial production, sales, production, and other work, requiring each department to scientifically plan and carefully arrange, sign military orders for each link of work according to the planned time, organize reasonably, efficiently connect, and reduce costs and increase efficiency. He emphasized that sales work should make comprehensive efforts this year to achieve better results.
Huade Amperex has a modern automobile production workshop, with forging and hydraulic stamping equipment shown in the picture, as well as robot automatic welding and assembly production equipment.
In his concluding speech, Chang Fukang expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Nanhai New Area Management Committee of Weihai City. The rapid development of the company is first and foremost due to the government's recognition and support for us as a group of new energy vehicle dream chasers; Thank you to our customers at home and abroad for their trust in us, thank you to friends from all walks of life for their attention and support, and thank them for walking with us all the way. He pointed out with great anticipation that since we have chosen the distance, we only focus on the journey of wind and rain. Since we have chosen the dream of becoming a strong automobile country, we must dare to think, dare to work, and strive for our ideals and aspirations. We must repay the trust of the government and friends from all walks of life with a hundred times our efforts. He emphasized that energy conservation, emission reduction, and green development are the long-term missions of the world, and new energy vehicles have just entered a period of rapid growth. He warmly extended an invitation, and the company's business platform is open to the whole society. We welcome knowledgeable people from all walks of life at home and abroad to join hands with Huade Amperex and work together with vigor to the future.