Beijing Auto Industry Cluster
Beijing is one of the cities with the largest economic development potentialities in China. Beijing has an industrial system with a sound foundation and striking characteristics, and has formed a cluster-type industrial pattern supported by state-level and municipal level industrial development zones and key industrial bases. Foundational industries including auto, electromechanical, chemical and steel industries have achieved a considerable economic scale. The high- and new-technology sector such as electronics and IT have formed remarkable industrial scale, which is taking the lead in China and keeping a high growth rate.
In the 21st century, Beijing will vigorously promote the formation of an industrial pattern with high- and new-technology industries taking the lead, modern manufacturing industries providing supporting and modern service industries developing in an all-round way. The auto industry plays a leading role in the modern manufacturing sector of Beijing. The production and sales of automobiles in Beijing reached 350,000 vehicles in 2003, and the output value of the auto manufacturing industry reached 38.5 billion yuan RMB. Both the turnout and the sales income of entire cars rank the fifth in the industry nationwide. Enterprises manufacturing passenger cars represented by sedan and cross-country truck, commercial cars represented by light truck and heavy-duty truck, and components and parts have experienced all-round development.
Based on the “Two axes, two strips and multi-centers” development pattern of the City, shape the “East Region Development Strip” originating in Huairou and Miyun in the north and focusing in Shunyi, Tongzhou and Yizhuang. Currently the existing auto industrial enterprises of Beijing are mainly distributed in the East Part of the city, and an auto manufacturing base pattern focusing on the East Part development strip is taking shape. Meanwhile, industries that have a promoting function to the auto industry such as electronics and Photo-Electro-Mechanical integration are also developing and progressing in the East Part Development Strip.
With a good foundation of development of entire cars industry as well as compenents and cars industry, Yizhuang, Shunyi, Tongzhou, Pinggu, Huairou and Miyun are key development areas for the auto industry. Industrial clustering is an important route to foster and upgrade the auto industry, and an organic integration between the industry and the region. Entire car manufacturing projects including Beijing Hyundai Auto Co. Ltd. Project, Beijing Jeep Project and Benz Car Project, and enterprises manufacturing entire cars and components and parts, such as Mobis, Johnson and Fuyao are all located in this region, and an industrial cluster is preliminarily taking shape.