China Railway Express accelerates the “going out” of new energy vehicles, creating foreign exchange and increasing income to boost China’s economic growth

From January to February this year, good news came from many places that new energy vehicles and related parts were exported to earn foreign exchange on China-Europe trains. According to analysis by industry insiders, domestically produced new energy vehicles are highly competitive and cost-effective, and combined with the convenient logistics of the China-Europe Railway Express, it is more conducive to developing markets in countries along the route.

China-Europe Railway Express Helps Export of New Energy Vehicles

According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, my country’s auto exports will continue to maintain a relatively high level in 2022, with annual exports exceeding 3 million units. In January 2023, my country’s auto exports continued to maintain a good momentum, with passenger car exports reaching 250,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 35.6%. ; The export of new energy vehicles was 83,000, a year-on-year increase of 48.2%.

The vigorous development of automobile export puts forward higher requirements for vehicle logistics. At present, the export logistics methods of automobiles are divided into three modes: sea transportation, railway, and road flatbed trucks, and automobile sea transportation is the first to benefit. According to the CHOICE terminal of Oriental Fortune, the stock price of COSCO Haite, which owns the car shipping business, has risen by 26.85% this year.

The staff of COSCO Haite told the “Securities Daily” reporter: “Car exports are growing rapidly, car shipping capacity is tight and rents are soaring, and pulp shipping capacity has also been mobilized to ease the pressure. It is expected that the above demand will run through 2023. The whole year.” In the past few days, China-Europe trains have continued to deliver goods in many places, adding to the export of new energy vehicles.

On January 24, fully loaded with new energy vehicles produced locally in Sichuan, the China-Europe Railway Express departed from Chengdu International Railway Port and arrived in Vorotensk, Russia on February 6. This is the first special train for the export of complete vehicles in Sichuan in the Spring Festival of 2023 .

On February 28, 110 FAW-Hongqi new energy vehicles took the China-Europe Railway Express to Europe. This is a “factory-export” model specially created by Jilin Province in order to support the export of automobile industry clusters in conjunction with the China-Europe Railway Express. It takes about 45 days for transportation, and the China-Europe Express can arrive in about 25 days at the fastest, saving nearly 20 days.

On February 28, the China-Europe Railway Express, fully loaded with 250 Great Wall Motors, departed from the Yaohuamen Railway Freight Yard of the Nanjing Freight Center with a whistle and headed for Almaty, Kazakhstan. This is the first special train for commercial vehicles made in Jiangsu from China Railway Express (Jiangsu).

On March 4, a China-Europe freight train with 55 40-foot containers for export departed from Shenyang Puhe logistics base with a whistle.

Open a new export channel for inland high-tech products

The staff of the Logistics Port Office of the Changsha Municipal Government introduced the current situation of the new energy automobile industry in the Mainland to reporters: “Hunan supports the new energy automobile industry as a pillar industry and has formed a one-stop industrial chain from materials to complete vehicles. Yidian, Shanshan New Energy, Zhongwei Co., Ltd., Zhongke Electric, Jinbei Electric, etc. all have capacity allocation. The new energy automobile industry has become one of the pillar industries in Hunan to drive employment, create tax revenue, and earn foreign exchange overseas.”

The above-mentioned people affirmed the support of the China Railway Express to the development of the mainland’s new energy automobile industry: “Because Hunan is located inland, limited by the water level and bridge height, super-large car ships with deep drafts cannot go deep into the area, and other ships need to be used first. It is easy to delay the shipping schedule and delivery time after being shipped out of Hunan. Although flatbed trucks are convenient, they are expensive and have limited capacity. It can save time, and it is a must-choice solution for the export logistics of enterprises in Hunan’s new energy automobile industry chain. Judging from our horizontal exchanges with other regions, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi and other places also encourage the use of China-Europe Express to transport complete vehicles and spare parts, which will positively promote the mainland’s new energy vehicle industry to earn foreign exchange abroad.”

In this regard, Professor Cao Erbao, deputy dean of the School of Economics and Trade of Hunan University, said: “The export of new energy vehicles includes the export of complete vehicles, batteries and other key components, all of which have received strong support from the China-Europe Railway Express. Most of the vehicles depart by special trains. , batteries and key components are delivered in LCL containers, and then assembled in overseas bases, which effectively utilizes local labor and promotes the division of labor and cooperation in the international industrial chain. According to the data we track, in Russia, Turkey, Hungary, In Germany and other places, Chinese new energy vehicles have won the favor of consumers for their superior cost performance and short delivery window.”