Chinese and European Auto Industry Leaders Discuss Cooperation in Beijing

Published: Apr 28, 2026 17:05

Save

On April 28, Xin Guobin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, met with Dives, Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, in Beijing on April 28. The two sides exchanged views on the policies and industrial cooperation of the automotive industry in China and Europe. Xin Guobin said that this year is the first year of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and China will continue to expand high-level opening-up, support foreign automakers, including European automakers, to develop in China, and jointly build an open, inclusive and win-win industrial ecology. I hope that the European Automobile Manufacturers Association will continue to play a good role as a link and bridge, and guide industry enterprises to invest in China and deeply cultivate

Data Source Statement: Except for publicly available information, all other data are processed by SMM based on publicly available information, market communication, and relying on SMM‘s internal database model. They are for reference only and do not constitute decision-making recommendations.

For any inquiries or to learn more information, please contact: lemonzhao@smm.cn

For more information on how to access our research reports, please contact:service.en@smm.cn

Related News

42 mins ago

[SMM Tin News Flash: USGS: Lithium Ore in Appalachia Sufficient to Meet Demand for 130 Million EVs]

The latest research by the US Geological Survey (USGS) indicated that the Appalachian region in the eastern US contains enough lithium to reduce the country's dependence on imports for centuries to come. The study showed that this area, covering Maine, New Hampshire, and the Carolinas, holds approximately 2.3 million mt of previously unnoticed and economically viable lithium ore. This lithium ore is sufficient to meet the demand of 130 million EVs or 1.6 million power grid-scale batteries. Calculated based on the amount of lithium ore imported by the US last year, these reserves could replace 328 years of imports.

42 mins ago

1 hour ago

The Most-Traded SHFE Tin Contract Maintained Low-Level Sideways Movement During Night Session; Spot Market Trading Sentiment Recovered Notably Compared to Earlier Period [SMM Tin Morning Brief]

[SMM Tin Morning Brief: The Most-Traded SHFE Tin Contract Maintained Low-Level Sideways Movement During the Night Session, and the Spot Market Trading Atmosphere Recovered Notably Compared to the Previous Period]

1 hour ago

Overnight LME Zinc Recorded a Shaven Head Bearish Candlestick with Daily Candlestick Center Shifting Downward [SMM Morning Meeting Minutes]

[SMM Morning Meeting Minutes: Overnight LME Zinc Recorded a Shaven-Head Bearish Candlestick with Daily Candlestick Center Shifting Downward] Overnight LME zinc recorded a shaven-head bearish candlestick, with the daily candlestick center shifting downward and the 5-day moving average forming resistance above. As increased uncertainty over the US-Iran conflict triggered inflation concerns, the US dollar strengthened, non-ferrous metals were overall in the doldrums, and bears

1 hour ago