China Association of Automobile Manufacturers vice chairman and secretary-general Fu Bingfeng said at the 2026 China Auto Supply Chain Conference that shifting geopolitics and regional trade protectionism have severely disrupted auto supply-chain sta

2026-10-23

China Association of Automobile Manufacturers vice chairman and secretary-general Fu Bingfeng said at the 2026 China Auto Supply Chain Conference that shifting geopolitics and regional trade protectionism have severely disrupted auto supply-chain stability. He said that at the start of the '15th Five-Year' period maintaining volume and improving quality is the develop theme and urged industry and firms to prioritize breakthroughs in key core technologies—vehicle-grade chips, in-vehicle operating systems, solid-state batteries, new electronic/electrical architectures and basic industrial software—to shore up supply-chain security. He also called for deeper integration of electrification, intelligence and green development, stronger OEM-supplier coordination and cross-sector cooperation, and co-innovation between vehicle makers and domestic and foreign core suppliers to boost industry resilience and innovation efficiency.