On May 17, the commissioning and mass production ceremony of the first vehicle of China FAW Yancheng Branch was officially held. The first model born in the new factory, the Benteng Pony, was mass-produced and shipped to dealers across the country. Along with the mass production of the first vehicle, the new energy plant of China FAW Yancheng Branch was officially unveiled for the first time, opening a new chapter in China FAW's development of making the Pentium brand bigger and stronger and accelerating the layout of the new energy industry.
Leaders from the Yancheng Municipal Party Committee and Government, China FAW, FAW Benteng, Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Jiangsu Yueda Group came to the scene to witness this important moment. The main leaders of the Yancheng City Party Committee and Municipal Government include Wang Guoqiang, director and deputy party secretary of China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Yang Fei, chairman and party secretary of FAW BentengAutomobile Co., Ltd., Kong Dejun, general manager and deputy party secretary of FAW Benteng Automobile Co., Ltd. Jointly launched the commissioning and mass production ceremony of the first vehicle of China FAW Yancheng Branch.
Wang Guoqiang said in his speech that as an important part of China FAW's new energy industry chain strategic layout, the commissioning of China FAW's Yancheng base has greatly supplemented China FAW's independent new energy vehicle production capacity layout and marked a key step in China FAW's new energy strategic layout. Sex step. As the first new energy strategic model of the Benteng brand, the Benteng Pony will further enhance the competitiveness and influence of Benteng in the new energy market and bring consumers a more scenario-based and personalized car experience.
As a new energy passenger vehicle production base established by China FAW, Yancheng Branch will be responsible for the production of various new energy main models of the Benteng brand in the future, becoming an important guarantee for supporting the development of China FAW's own brands and promoting the new energy transformation of FAW Benteng. As the transformation accelerates, FAW Benteng will successively launch 7 new energy models, covering pure electric, plug-in hybrid, extended-range power and other types of products.
Benteng Pony is the first product of FAW Benteng's new energy transformation and will be officially launched on the 28th of this month. In addition, the new new energy model of the Pentium brand, code-named E311, also made its debut at the event. This model is a pure electric SUV model created by FAW Benteng focusing on the travel needs of young family users in China. It will bring a new travel experience with cutting-edge technology.
By the end of this year, China FAW Yancheng Branch will successively invest and transform 30 production lines to reach an annual production level of 100,000 vehicles. By the end of 2025, the production capacity will exceed the 150,000 vehicle mark, becoming an intelligent, green, and efficient modern manufacturing enterprise. In terms of manufacturing quality, body welding is 100% automated, high-precision and zero-error, and 100% data uploading of final assembly enables traceability of vehicle quality. In terms of quality inspection, the laser radar with measurement accuracy thinner than a human hair ensures uniform and beautiful vehicle gaps. The 360-degree rain detection intensity reaches more than twice the national standard. More than 16 complex road condition tests exceed industry standards, with 19 items in 4 categories throughout the process. Strict testing reflects the quality standards of China FAW as a major manufacturer.
From the official mass production of Benteng Pony, to the surprise debut of E311, to the high-standard implementation of the new energy plant in Yancheng, FAW Benteng has entered a new round of "racing" in strategic transformation. Relying on China FAW's more than 70 years of vehicle manufacturing experience and Yancheng's complete industrial supporting facilities, FAW Benteng will complete its advantages in the Yangtze River Delta market, which is the core of new energy vehicle consumption, showing a new pattern of coordinated layout of north and south bases and common development of the north and south markets.
Post time: May-25-2024