Chechi's overseas opening momentum is strong
From January to February this year, Wuhu's foreign trade exports achieved impressive results, with a total import and export value of 39.23 billion yuan, an increase of 60.6%; Among them, the export value of automobiles reached 22.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.3 times; The export of "new three types" products such as electric vehicles reached 10.52 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.7 times.
This set of data is a vivid portrayal of Wuhu's reliance on its advantage in the automotive industry, amplifying Anhui's largest "seaport" effect, and leading high-quality development with high-level openness.
Going global for products is not simply about crossing mountains and seas, but a global competition of quality and reputation. Currently, Wuhu is based on the core advantages of the automotive industry, deeply embedded in the global supply chain, promoting key components to go global, while relying on manufacturing infrastructure and technological upgrades, cultivating high-end products in the value chain, and seizing the high ground of foreign trade exports.
Optimize business services to safeguard products going global. We helped Chery complete the account opening of its subsidiary at our Amsterdam branch within one month, serving as a pivot for funding business in the European region and assisting the company in smoothly expanding into the European market. The relevant person in charge of the Anhui Provincial Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China introduced a new model of cross-border financing services for overseas subsidiaries in the Wuhu area of the Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zone, jointly with domestic banks to directly grant credit to overseas subsidiaries, solving the problem of "going global" financing for enterprises and providing sufficient financial confidence for car companies to expand globally. The relevant experience has been awarded the "Best Practice Case" in the Ministry of Commerce Free Trade Zone.
In addition to financial empowerment, customs services are also continuously increasing. Wuhu Customs has tailored the "Group+" AEO training model, carrying out group based training for four subsidiaries of Chery Group. A professional credit training team has been selected to provide on-site guidance, online Q&A, simulated certification, and other methods to accurately assess the situation for car companies and help "chain owners" pass customs AEO certification smoothly.
By 2025, the automobile export volume of Wuhu will reach 1.351 million vehicles, accounting for 82% of the province's export volume and 19% of the national export volume. This will drive the city's total import and export volume to become the highest among non provincial capital cities in the central region last year, and its growth rate will rank first among the top 50 foreign trade cities in China. The relevant person in charge of the city introduced that in the future, Wuhu will continue to focus on the three major models of "leading overseas", "group overseas", and "exhibition overseas", and make precise efforts to promote the layout of advantageous industries overseas, continuously enhancing the international influence and competitiveness of "Made in Wuhu". (Reporter Fan Kelong and Ruan Mengyue of this newspaper)