The 18th Changchun Auto Expo Concludes

Updated : 2021-07-20Source : CCFAO
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The 18th China (Changchun) International Auto Expo concluded with success on July 18, 2021. The 10-day event not only ignited the passion of local citizens and car fans but also brought about heartening achievements: 33,482 vehicles were sold, with a total value of RMB6.69 billion; the number of people who visited the main venue Changchun International Convention and Exhibition Center amounted to 375,000 visitors, and that at the branch venues reached 89,000 times, increasing the total number to 464,000, and that online to more than 10 million. 

It is reported that a new breakthrough has been made in exhibition scale. This edition was organized in the form of “main venue plus branch venue plus online platform” to realize effect of “one main, multiple areas, synchronous interaction”. The total exhibition area exceeded 200,000 square meters. The main venue accommodated 153 auto brands, 127 exhibitors and 1,403 vehicles. All branch venues interacted with the main venue, with a total of 322 vehicles on show. The highlights also included new energy, new power, new technology and new models for which more than 30 conferences for new car launches were held and 76 new energy cars were exhibited. In addition, intelligent travel, online car hailing, driverless and other new technologies also became the new focus of exhibition themed “for a better life”. 

The effort in making this “Auto Expo plus” covering such fields as economy and trade, culture, tourism, sports, athletics, commerce and trade played a positive role in enriching people’s life, driving people’s consumption and promoting economic growth. The government of the city and FAW jointly held the opening ceremonies of the 18th Changchun Automobile Expo, Changchun International Auto Culture Festival and the 3rd Hong Qi Carnival at the pavilion 1 on July 10. This year, Hong Qi made another harvest of selling 1400 vehicles, up 16% year on year. 

Based on the city’s strong industrial foundation, Changchun Auto Expo is becoming increasingly influential, which plays a positive role in leading the development of exhibition economy of the city. Statistics show 33,482 vehicles were sold, with a total value of RMB6.69 billion. The number of people who visited the main venue Changchun International Convention and Exhibition Center amounted to 375,000 visitors, and that at the branch venues reached 89,000 times, increasing the total number to 464,000, and that online to more than 10 million. According to the data of Changchun Municipal Bureau of Commerce, the capacity of public transport increased 79.64%, a year-on-year increase of 1.84% compared with that of 2020. The accommodate rate of hotels increased 56%, up 12% over the same period last year. The business hours of surrounding catering enterprises were extended by 5.4 hours on average, and the business incomes increased by 4.6 percentage points compared with the same period last year. The passenger flow of leisure industry increased by 70%, and the turnover increased by 72.3%. The number of visitors key cultural tourist attractions increased by 55.6%, and the business volume of advertising, logistics, leasing and other industries increased by 77.1%, a surge of 7.1% year on year.