GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent auto, Tencent's media platform for the
auto industry, serves as a new platform to discuss the development
of new-energy vehicle technology during the first "Guangzhou
International Electric Vehicle Exhibition", which is held during
the 12th China
(Guangzhou) International
Automobile Exhibition. Tencent Auto
and the Automotive Chamber of China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade held a new-energy car summit on the theme of
Trends and Breakthroughs, attended by auto industry leaders and a
broad array of officials from government bodies including the
Foreign Trade Division of the Ministry of Commerce, the China
Society of Automotive Engineering and the Institute of Industrial
Research of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
At the summit, Tencent Auto
announced it is setting up a new-energy vehicle channel to focus on
the development of this important segment, tracking the latest
progress with in-depth discussions on current industry news and
breakthroughs. Tencent Auto is the
first auto portal in China to
establish a specific platform for new-energy vehicles.
New-energy vehicles have become a key focus for the auto
industry worldwide, and are a particularly important element of
China's strategy to develop and
grow its auto industry. China
attaches great importance to the development of new energy and is
increasing its support of the sector, laying out a technology
roadmap including specific targets such as cumulative production
and sales of millions of new-energy vehicles.
At the summit, Deputy Director Zhi
Luxun of the Division of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Commerce, said Ministry of Commerce is determined to create a fair
and competitive environment for the players in the industry.
According to statistics from China Association of Automobile
Manufacturers, in the third quarter of this year, new energy
automobile production in China
exceeded 40,000 units, more than tripled over the same period last
year, which stayed at only 17,600 units. Also, new-energy cars with
independent intellectual property rights made by domestic auto
makers are now exported to developed markets in Europe and America.
Another featured speaker at the summit was renowned economist
Mao Yushi, who recalled the path of scientific and technological
inventions throughout history and noted how important technology
was at first greeted with scepticism.
"In spite of people's lack of confidence in fuel cells," Mao
Yushi said, "I believe electric cars will play a significant role
in public transportation, because buses don't drive very long
distances, and charging, which takes some time, shouldn't be an
issue for them, let alone battery changes. So the bus segment
shouldn't be ignored." He added that "One important way of
addressing environment destruction is to replace the cost of the
society with the cost of individuals, i.e., individuals have to pay
taxes if they pollute the environment. This method is commonly used
in countries around the world to make individuals more careful
about not to pollute the environment, because otherwise they will
bear the cost."
Yuan Xiaolin, President of Volvo Group China, said at the summit
that governments should issue policy guidelines for government
subsidies so that long-term forward-looking decisions can be made
in terms of which technologies or business solutions to invest
in.
As part of its commitment to the exhibition, Tencent Auto sent a huge media team and maximized
coverage of the event by blasting out feature columns and employing
an array of products including auto page cards on Tencent News terminals, touch-screen versions and
video pages via multiple channels to reach both PC and mobile
terminals. With an ongoing stream of media reports and
simple-to-read pages, Tencent Auto
provided 10 days of entertaining and informative coverage
throughout the China (Guangzhou) International Automobile
Exhibition.
At the launch ceremony for the Tencent Auto New-Energy Vehicle Channel,
Deputy General Manager Ge Yan
of the Regional Portal Operation Department of Tencent, said she believes that Tencent Auto will become an authoritative voice
in the new-energy vehicle sector and will initiate exploration and
information sharing in multiple facets of the industry.
"Tencent recognizes that the
development of new-energy vehicles can only take place with the
joint cooperation of government and business, and with the embrace
of the new technology by consumers. Tencent Auto is excited to be in the forefront,
providing a dynamic platform for all voices on new-energy vehicles
to be heard," said Ge Yan.
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