Where is the "cow" of this car, and the prime ministers of Li Keqiang and Belgium boarded it at the same time?
Premier Li Keqiang sits in the car, and on the other side sits Belgian Prime Minister Michelle. It was Li Shufu, president of Geely Group, who leaned into the car to explain this "luxury passenger lineup".
This scene took place in the evening of June 2, local time in Brussels, Belgium. At the end of his visit to Europe, Premier Li Keqiang took time out to visit the Geely-Volvo Automobile Innovation Exhibition accompanied by Belgian Prime Minister Michelle.
Geely Automobile officially completed the acquisition of all the shares of Volvo Car Company in 2010. The Volvo Ghent automobile factory in Belgium has achieved a steady increase in output and export sales after the acquisition.
This is the reason why the Chinese and Belgian prime ministers attended the event together. Li Keqiang and Michelle visited the automobile chassis jointly developed by Geely and Volvo, and the new cars based on the chassis, and also learned about the innovative exploration of the enterprise in the fields of autonomous driving.
"We encourage China enterprises to improve their technical level in opening up and cooperation, temper their craftsmanship and upgrade their manufacturing in China." Li Keqiang said.
I hope you can further update your ideas and introduce more new products to meet the individual needs of consumers.
In this temporary exhibition hall, one of the most striking exhibits is the car chassis with silver-white frame structure in the center of the booth. Li Shufu introduced to the two prime ministers that this is the "new modular architecture of CMA" developed by Geely and Volvo in three years.
Li Keqiang walked to the front of the chassis, stretched out his hand and shook one side of the frame, and asked, "This is aluminum. Didn’t you use composite materials? "
"This is aluminum, and some other parts use composite materials." Li Shufu answered. He said that a major feature of this architecture is that the chassis as a whole is "variable" and the track and wheelbase can be adjusted.
"That is to say, this chassis is flexible, and different models can be produced on this platform?" Li Keqiang continued.
"Yes, and we have achieved a modular design. Whether it is a three-cylinder, four-cylinder, six-cylinder or hybrid engine, or an A-class car, a B-class car or an SUV, it can be shared by modules." Li Shufu said.
"It seems that you have now formed a new concept, flexible universal platform, modular production, and personalized customization." Li Keqiang said, "I hope you will further update your ideas and launch more new products that meet the individual needs of consumers."
Strengthen joint innovation and jointly explore the international market
In fact, the first mass-produced SUV model of Geely’s own brand "Linke" based on this platform is placed in the exhibition hall.
"This is our practice ‘ Made in China 2025’ The latest achievements in innovative research! " Li Shufu said.
Li Keqiang and Michelle got into the car with great interest, carefully checked the configuration, and inquired about the engine design technology, energy consumption, materials and sales in detail.
"How many cylinders is this car? How big is the displacement? " Premier Li asked.
"Four cylinders, the displacement is 1.5 and 2.0, but if you add batteries and motors, the horsepower will be even greater." Li Shufu said. He further introduced that this car jointly developed by Geely and Volvo has many functions such as automatic braking, human-computer interaction and voice interaction. At the same time, the two sides have also carried out in-depth innovative cooperation in the fields of methanol fuel vehicles, driverless and electrification technology, hoping to be at the forefront of the world.
"Your joint R&D and production model is good, and the results are transformed through collaborative innovation." Li Keqiang affirmed, "We should give full play to our respective advantages in talent, capital, technology and market, strengthen joint innovation, jointly explore the international market and achieve a win-win situation."
Only through opening and cooperation can enterprises further improve their own level.
There are many Belgian employees in the exhibition hall, all from Volvo’s Ghent factory in Belgium. This factory is the largest assembly plant of Volvo Car Company outside Sweden, and its output accounts for more than half of Volvo Car’s global output, 40% of which has entered the China market.
Stopping in front of a display screen, Li Keqiang and Michelle not only saw the real-time production picture of Ghent factory, but also saw the working scenes of Geely’s factories in Belgium, Sweden, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Taizhou, Zhejiang and other places, as well as the design and styling centers in Gothenburg, Sweden, Barcelona, Spain, Los Angeles and Shanghai, China.
Li Shufu introduced: "This is the layout of Geely-Volvo’s global technology research and development and production."
"Your exploration fully proves that enterprises can further improve their own level through opening up and cooperation." Li Keqiang said, "China is implementing ‘ Made in China 2025’ Strategy, and actively promote a new round of higher-level opening up. We encourage more China enterprises to expand open cooperation, and welcome more foreign enterprises to invest in China and make common development and progress through complementary advantages and mutually beneficial cooperation. " (Special correspondent Chu Sizhen)