German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Chongqing on April 14 for the official start of his visit to China.
This is Schultz’s second visit to China since he became prime minister, and it is also the first Western leader to visit China this year.
It is worth noting that in addition to the three cabinet ministers of the German Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Transportation, there is also an economic delegation composed of relevant responsible persons of famous German car companies, including BMW Group Chairman Ziptzer.
This year coincides with the 10th anniversary of the establishment of an all-round strategic partnership between Germany and China, and I am deeply honored to once again accompany Prime Minister Schultz on his visit to China.
BMW Group has been rooted in China for 30 years, and its development has benefited from the free trade between Germany and China and China’s high-level opening-up policy.
We are full of confidence in the future of the Chinese market, firmly continue to invest in China, and make greater contributions to deepening Germany-China cooperation.
” Ziptze said.
Photo: BMW Group, the global cumulative sales of BMW Group in 2023 was 2.
554 million vehicles, an increase of 6.
4% over the same period last year.
of which 824900 vehicles (BMW and MINI) were sold in China, up 4.
2% from the same period last year, accounting for about 1/3.
Chipze pointed out that the successful development of BMW Group in China is closely related to China’s vigorous economic development and social progress over the past 30 years.
Over the past 30 years, BMW Group has always insisted that “home is in China”, “China is the future, and it is also the largest market of BMW Group in the world.
” Our continued success in China is inseparable from the continuous growth and development of our footprint in China.
” The successful development of BMW Group in China is also an example of medium-and long-term win-win cooperation in Germany.
BMW believes that at present, it is all the more necessary to strengthen international cooperation, promote smooth trade, promote growth, seek prosperity and expand employment.
The development of new-quality productive forces provides a broad space for further deepening cooperation between Germany and China.
This covers a number of key areas such as green development, industrial upgrading and digital innovation, which coincide with the core strategy of BMW Group.
Ziptze said, “Green development is not a way to go alone, it requires everyone to go side by side.
” Germany and China uphold this common belief, and green development has become a new opportunity for the two sides to further expand cooperation.
As a leader in the sustainable development of the automotive industry, BMW Group is committed to promoting low-carbon emission reduction in the whole value chain, advocating circular transformation, and creating green productivity with partners.
” At present, BMW Group has achieved the milestone of the first stage on the road to electrification.
In the first quarter of this year, the BMW Group (including BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce) sold 82700 pure electric vehicles (EV), up 28 per cent from a year earlier, with electric vehicles accounting for 13.
9 per cent of the group’s total sales, up from 11 per cent a year earlier.
In addition, BMW celebrated the achievement of 1 million pure electric vehicles on the road.
Industrial upgrading is a key area for win-win cooperation between Germany and China.
While pursuing higher efficiency and higher quality of the production system, BMW also actively promotes technological innovation and industrial upgrading in the industry.
At present, BMW Shenyang production base has widely used cutting-edge digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtualization and big data.
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