LensToLens | Chinese new energy vehicles shine at Turin Auto Show

September 27, 2024

Abstract : The 2024 Turin Auto Show, which was held recently in the northern Italian city of Turin, attracted over 40 global automakers and more than 500,000 visitors, with growing attention paid to Chinese carmakers.

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Turin Auto Show, which was held recently in the northern Italian city of Turin, attracted over 40 global automakers and more than 500,000 visitors, with growing attention paid to Chinese carmakers.

Many Chinese carmakers, including Dongfeng, Voyah, BYD and Chery, showcased their latest products to the crowds of visitors.

People watch a BYD Yangwang U9 on the 2024 Turin Auto Show in Turin, Italy, Sept. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

Vehicles of Chinese brands are seen on the 2024 Turin Auto Show in Turin, Italy, Sept. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

New NEV models in China offer better experiences for tech-savvy users than before, with enhanced technology features, lower maintenance costs, a longer driving range and improved power performance. Advances in core technologies from batteries to intelligent systems and the formation of an efficient and reliable industrial chain have further enhanced the competitiveness of Chinese NEVs.

People watch a BYD Yangwang U9 on the 2024 Turin Auto Show in Turin, Italy, Sept. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

People visit the booth of Chinese carmaker Dongfeng on the 2024 Turin Auto Show in Turin, Italy, Sept. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

People watch a BYD Yangwang U9 on the 2024 Turin Auto Show in Turin, Italy, Sept. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

To accelerate the development of the NEV industry and sustain their competitive advantages, Chinese auto companies are striving to expand their product layout, optimize industrial chains and enhance production capacity by working with partners both at home and abroad.

At a factory in the city of Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, new energy vehicles are rolling off the production line to meet the growing market demands.

A worker installs curtain airbags to a vehicle at an assembly line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A worker carries motors of electric vehicles at an assembly line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A worker works at an assembly line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)

A worker works at an assembly line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A worker installs the dashboard to a vehicle at an assembly line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A worker checks the paint of a new vehicle at an assembly line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)

Workers check the function of doors at an assembly line in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

New energy vehicles, by reducing reliance on fossil fuels, directly lower greenhouse gas emissions, playing a crucial role in meeting the global temperature control targets set by the Paris Agreement, not to mention the European Green Deal and China's carbon neutrality goal.

In 2023, China exported 4.91 million vehicles, marking a year-on-year growth of 57.9 percent. Among these, 1.203 million were NEVs, representing a 77.6 percent increase. This milestone establishes China as the world's largest automobile exporter for the first time, highlighting that China's NEVs are earning strong recognition both at home and abroad.

This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024 shows a maiden voyage ceremony for vehicle carrier vessel "BYD EXPLORER NO.1" held at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua)

Visitors view an electric vehicle of Chery from China during the Festival of Motoring in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

This photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows a new energy vehicle (NEV) produced by BYD, China's leading NEV manufacturer, at a plant of BYD in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)