Recently, the "New Energy Bus Production Base" jointly built by FAW Group and the Dalian Municipal Government held a ground breaking ceremony in the Dalian Economic Development Zone. At the same time, Dalian Bus Group has signed a 160 million yuan procurement contract with FAW Bus Dalian Bus Factory, including 150 hybrid buses and 110 natural gas buses. Xu Jianyi, general manager of FAW Group, said at the ceremony that this is an important part of the implementation of the new energy vehicle strategy by FAW Group and an important milestone in the cooperation between FAW Group and Dalian Deepening.
FAW New Energy Bus Production Base is located at No. 57 in Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone. It covers an area of ​​138,000 square meters and a total investment of 600 million yuan. The new base will adopt advanced manufacturing technology and introduce advanced production equipment to enable the production processes of stamping, welding, painting and final assembly to reach the leading domestic and international level. The new base is planned to be completed and put into use in July 2010. By 2013, the annual production capacity of 3,000 passenger cars will be realized, among which new energy buses will account for 50% of the total output.
Since 2001, FAW Group has invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources in conjunction with the national “863†plan for a new energy bus development project. It has completed the development of a prototype, prototype vehicle, and prototype vehicle of the hybrid bus. The autonomous new technology centered on passenger car hybrid powertrains, electronically controlled engine systems, and AMT systems with independent intellectual property rights has further accelerated the industrialization of new energy buses.
In December 2008, the Dalian Municipal Government, the Economic and Technical Development Zone Management Committee and FAW Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement to build a production base for energy-saving and new energy buses, further clarifying that FAW-bus Dalian passenger car plant will serve as FAW Group energy-saving and new energy. Bus only production base. In February of this year, the four ministries and commissions of the country identified 13 cities including Dalian as demonstration and promotion cities for “energy-saving and new energy vehiclesâ€.
Li Wancai, Acting Mayor of Dalian City, said at the ground-breaking ceremony that energy-saving and new energy vehicles represent the development direction of the future automobile industry and are an important area for the development of the "green industry." The foundation of the new energy bus base built by Dalian City in cooperation with FAW Group reflects Dalian's responsibility for sustainable economic and social development. It is not only conducive to environmental protection and the construction of ecological livable cities, but also creates the development of Dalian's emerging industries. A rare opportunity. Li Wancai stated that under the new situation of responding to the impact of the international financial crisis, the new energy bus demonstration project is an important measure for implementing central government policies to expand domestic demand, maintain growth, and adjust the structure. As one of the national “energy-saving and new energy vehicles†demonstration and promotion cities, Dalian City will further refine the support and incentive policies, accelerate the implementation of the “33511†project, fully support the development of FAW Group in Dalian, and actively promote the construction of bases to make it as early as possible. Form the scale of the industry, ensure the completion of the national demonstration and promotion tasks, and contribute to the healthy and rapid development of China's energy-saving and new energy automotive industry.