News from CNR Xi’an on May 17 (trainee reporter Chen Qiang and correspondent Zhang Jingpan) At the BYD Caotang base in Xi’an, auto parts enter the final assembly workshop after being stamped, welded and painted. In the workshop, the robot waved its mechanical arm to cooperate with the workers, and one after another new energy vehicles walked off the production line at a speed of 30 seconds. This is a vivid commentary on the vigorous and innovative development of the real economy in Xi'an High-tech Zone.
The real economy is an important foundation for economic growth and a strong support for high-quality development. In the first quarter of 2023, the GDP of Xi'an High-tech Zone increased by 10.5% year-on-year to 84.422 billion yuan. Among them, the total industrial output value above the designated size increased by 27.5% year-on-year, and the industrial added value increased by 23.9% year-on-year, demonstrating the strong momentum of sustainable development of the real economy. In particular, the rapid development of new energy vehicles and the electronic information industry has "installed" the core engine for the economy to maintain a high level of operation.
Two major industries "flying together"
Build the core "engine" of economic growth
New energy vehicles are a 100-billion-level industrial cluster that has rapidly emerged in Xi'an High-tech Zone in recent years. The area has gathered a number of key enterprises such as BYD, Samsung Huanxin, Zhongdi Lithium Battery, Fast, Aerospace Minxin, and Terad, and has attracted a number of key enterprises such as Higer Electric, Qingtaike New Energy, and Qiangzhong Power Battery. A batch of supporting enterprises in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain has built a complete industrial chain covering "R&D and design-core parts and components-vehicle manufacturing-automotive aftermarket services" and other links, and the development effect of industrial clusters is continuing to appear.
BYD Automobile Production Line (photo courtesy of Xi'an High-tech Zone issued by CNR.com)
In the past three years, with the completion and commissioning of a number of key industrial projects, the automobile production capacity of Xi'an High-tech Zone has been released at an accelerated rate. The output has rapidly climbed from 254,400 vehicles in 2020 to 995,000 vehicles in 2022, and the output value has successfully exceeded the 100 billion mark. . In the first quarter of this year, the output value of the new energy vehicle sector in Xi'an High-tech Zone continued to maintain rapid growth, with a growth rate of 60%. BYD Auto's Caotang factory has become one of the world's largest production bases for new energy vehicles.
At present, a number of automobile industry projects such as BYD's new energy passenger car parts capacity expansion project Phase II, France's Aden Xi'an high-end auto parts industry base project, etc. are being accelerated. In the future, with the completion and production of these projects, the automobile production capacity of Xi'an High-tech Zone will be further released and the scale will be further expanded.
