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The 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Conference was held in Haikou, Hainan, aiming to explore industrial transformation and resilient growth. The automotive industries of China and Germany have a profound foundation for cooperation in terms of technological complementation and market access.
[European Special Line] The Sino-German automotive industry in Haikou talks about "win-win": international cooperation is crucial
China News Service, Haikou, September 22 (Reporters Li Yufan Lin Shijie) "For the German automobile industry, China is not only an important procurement market, but also a core position for innovation." Muxia, Chairman of the German Automobile Industry Association, said at the "Sino-German Automobile Industry Cooperation and Development" special forum at the 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Conference on the 22nd that the Chinese and German automobile industries can achieve win-win results through deepening exchanges.
On the same day, the 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Conference opened in Haikou, Hainan. With the theme of "Transformation and Upgrading·Resilient Growth", this conference brought together guests from more than 20 countries and regions and representatives of global new energy vehicle industry chain companies to conduct exchanges on hot topics such as industrial transformation, intelligent network connection, and overseas automobiles.
Muxia said that today, electrification, connectivity, digitalization, artificial intelligence and autonomous driving are reshaping the automotive industry at an unprecedented speed. In this context, international cooperation is crucial.
Muxia said that German automobile companies are known for their superb engineering technology, creative design and global industry experience; while Chinese companies are developing rapidly in the fields of battery technology, digital ecology and smart travel. Deepening cooperation can bring mutual benefit and win-win results to both parties in the fields of battery technology, charging infrastructure, intelligent manufacturing, autonomous driving, hydrogen energy and artificial intelligence travel. Combining the advantages of both parties can promote the implementation of more sustainable, smarter and user-centered travel solutions on a global scale.
Zhang Jinhua, Chairman of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China, said on the same occasion that deepening Sino-German new energy vehicle cooperation will not only benefit the industrial upgrading of the two countries and consumer welfare, but will also be of great significance to the stability of the global industrial chain, supply chain, green and low-carbon transformation and the open world economy.
Zhang Jinhua put forward four suggestions for deepening Sino-German new energy vehicle cooperation: adhere to the innovation drive and jointly build a community of Sino-German automotive industry innovation; strengthen the coordination of standards and regulations to jointly promote open and inclusive global industry rules; improve the resilience of the supply chain and jointly build a safe, green and win-win industrial ecology; deepen talent and ecological cooperation to jointly cultivate an open and inclusive development environment.

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