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The total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in Jiading exceeded 180.5 billion yuan (US$25 billion) in the first five months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 5.3 percent, according to the district's statistics bureau.
This growth rate is 0.7 percentage points higher than the rate recorded from January to April, indicating a steady upward trend. Notably, the automobile industry continued to play a significant role, while strategic emerging industries sustained positive growth momentum.
The automobile industry alone achieved an industrial output value of 116.78 billion yuan from January to May, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 8.2 percent and leading the district's industrial sector growth.
The auto parts industry also showed strength, increasing by 9 percent year-on-year to reach a scale of 95.01 billion yuan, underscoring the resilience of the regional industrial chain.
SAIC Volkswagen recorded an impressive performance, with terminal sales of 96,000 vehicles in June, a year-on-year increase of 15.1 percent. Its sales in the first half of the year reached 523,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 percent.
The output value from its Anting base has consistently grown this year. The MEB factory, the first of its kind for the Volkswagen Group globally, is specifically designed for the pure electric platform and continues to mass-produce new energy models, including the ID family and Audi Q5 e-tron.
SAIC Volkswagen cars
Meanwhile, the 15th China Automobile Forum, presented by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, addressed automotive industry hot topics in Jiading.
Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Certification & Tech Innovation Center Co and Tongji University's School of Computer Science and Technology inked a cooperation agreement to establish a collaborative laboratory for "AI + Inspection" artificial intelligence inspection applications.
Jiading possesses a complete automobile industry ecosystem, with over 4,500 firms in the vehicle industry chain and over 600 in auto parts.