As a leading private enterprise in Jilin's auto parts industry, Jilin Universal Machinery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Jilin Universal Machinery) has been dedicated to driving industrial transformation and upgrading through technological innovation. This has enabled the company to achieve leapfrog development from "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing" and from "catching up" to "taking the lead."

"Our core products are automotive chassis components, with an annual output of 40 million various products," said Li Jibao, Chairman of the company. Through intelligent transformation and the replacement of manual labor with machines, the group's revenue has increased significantly. For instance, in the stamping workshop, automation tripled the output without adding more staffs. The group now ranks among the global leaders in both scale and quality.

Keeping pace with the lightweighting trend in new energy vehicles, Jilin Universal Machinery established Changchun Jitong Kaiser Aluminum Co., Ltd., to address the gap in domestic aluminum processing production lines. The subsidiary has developed 12 aluminum casting and forging processing lines, six of which meet European standards, with 28 patents obtained. Independent R&D has cut equipment import costs by 80% and filled a critical gap in China's high-end lightweight aluminum forging market. The group has become a strategic partner of premium brands such as Volkswagen, Audi, and BMW, with an additional annual revenue increase of over RMB 500 million.

While consolidating its strengths in auto parts, the company is also building the Jitong Industrial Park, with a planned area of 5 million square meters and a total investment of RMB 35 billion. The park is designed to attract and host high-end industries such as smart equipment and industrial robots, with annual manufacturing output projected to reach RMB 100 billion by 2035. According to Li Jibao, the group will actively expand into new sectors such as low-altitude economy, aerospace, advanced agricultural machinery, and embodied robotics, accelerating its transformation from an "auto parts leader" to a "high-end manufacturing service provider across multiple fields."

Source: Changchun Government Affairs  Editor: Liu Jiadi