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On November 1, the 18th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) officially kicked off in Shanghai. During the high-profile event, a special exhibition was held to showcase the latest developments of 2016 intelligent manufacturing pilot projects in commercial airplanes and high-speed rails, etc. Yutong, as the only auto maker, has also been invited to exhibit its latest achievements in intelligent vehicle manufacturing.
In 2015, Yutong Energy-saving and New Energy Bus Modularized and Flexible Intelligent Manufacturing Project passed the assessment of a specialist panel organized by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). In July 2016, Yutong’s Bus Intelligent Manufacturing Pilot Project was listed among 2016 Intelligent Manufacturing Pilot Projects released by MIIT. As the leading bus maker in China, Yutong is the only brand in China’s auto industry to make its way to such highly coveted list.
Yutong’s Bus Intelligent Manufacturing Pilot Project focuses on the automation and intelligent manufacturing of energy-saving and new energy buses. By integrating modularized design, modularized sales and flexible production of energy-saving and new energy buses, the bus maker is striving to roll out a new generation of intelligent energy-saving and new energy buses with a new height of automation level. Consisting of seven different aspects, such as the modularized design and distance intelligent upgrading, the project is expected to make full use of the state-of-art information technologies and help the bus maker build manufacturing and management systems featuring high level of automation and intelligence. More importantly, it will lay a solid foundation for the company’s business transformation and upgrading as well as future market expansion.
At its exhibition stand, Yutong brought its ZK6115BEV5 and ZK6808BEVQ1 full electric buses on display, both of which fully demonstrate its impressive achievements in intelligent bus manufacturing sector.
On product life-cycle management, Yutong takes full advantage of modern information technologies and state-of-art manufacturing technologies. Focusing on customer orders, it fully integrates the whole production procedure, from customers’ needs, module development, order management, supply chain planning & collaboration, production arrangements, lean production, quality inspection & control, to delivery and services. A video made by Yutong fully displays the company’s achievements in modularized design, laser cutting, CNC right angle shearing, robot on-line selecting, automatic and flexible welding system, automatic painting, monitoring of new energy buses, workshop automation system, robot integration and information management system, etc. So far, its models include automatic painting production line and flexible welding system.
By independent R&D work and introduction of state-of-art technologies from outside, Yutong has significantly improved its overall bus manufacturing level. It is now committed to setting up a whole manufacturing system with high flexibility, automation and intelligence.
Every detail of Yutong buses now speaks volume of its exquisite workmanship and unparalleled craftsmanship. In 2015 alone, the company sold 20,446 units new energy buses, ranking the first place in the industry. In the first nine months this year, Yutong’s sales volume of new energy buses reached 13,143 units, up by 32% year on year. In the meantime, its growth rate is eight percentage points higher than the industrial average. Its market share in the new energy bus market continued its robust growing momentum, maintaining the top position in the market.