China Highway Society Bus Branch visited Shanghai SUNLONG for investigation and exchange

With the implementation of the "National Ten Rules" normalized management policy for epidemic prevention and control, the tourism, transportation and bus manufacturing industries affected by COVID-19 are accelerating their recovery. In order to deeply understand the real development status of the industry, grasp the accurate first-hand data of the industry, and explore the future development trend of the industry, the Secretary-General She Zhenqing, Deputy Secretary-General Liang Bo, Deputy Secretary-General Ma Qiyuan, Secretary-General Yu Yali, Secretary-General of the Customer Standards Committee, and Manager Ning Jianyi of the Academy of Transportation Sciences visited Shanghai Sunlong Bus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai SUNLONG"), together with the President Du Dongdong, Vice President Xing Duo Hu Ting, Vice President, Wu Yongsheng, President of the Automotive Research Institute, and others had a discussion and exchange.

Du Dongdong delivered a speech on behalf of the company, first welcoming Secretary General She's visit, and then introducing the current basic situation of Shanghai SUNLONG, the current situation of the company and the new challenges it faces.

Secretary-General She, who has worked in the bus industry for many years, warmly reviewed the past of SUNLONG and the Bus Branch of the Highway Society, and witnessed the growth of SUNLONG. Secretary-General She also put forward his own views on the development of the whole bus industry. He believed that bus enterprises should expand exchanges, strengthen cooperation, learn from each other's excellent experience and practices, and better provide high-quality services for bus users, Jointly promote the development and progress of China's bus industry.

Secretary-General She fully affirmed that Shanghai SUNLONG has made outstanding contributions to the development of China's bus industry, and exchanged views on a series of topics.

With regard to the current situation and prospects of the domestic passenger car market, Secretary General She said that in the past 2022, under the influence of multiple adverse factors, the development situation of the passenger car market was not ideal, and the overall sales volume declined significantly. However, Secretary-General She holds a positive attitude towards the passenger car market in 2023, and believes that the recovery of the industry is imminent. In the post-epidemic era, with the guidance and strong support of relevant national policies, the passenger car industry will surely usher in recovery.

With regard to the technical communication on the access of operating passenger cars on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Secretary General She pointed out that with the revision of the Technical Requirements for Operating Passenger Cars on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the technology of operating passenger cars on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will further improve the overall safety configuration level of operating passenger cars on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, further guide domestic passenger car manufacturers to pursue product technology upgrading and progress, and will also further provide more safety and comfort for the masses of the Tibetan people A more convenient passenger transport service will help promote the healthy development and long-term prosperity of the road passenger transport market in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In the face of great changes that have not occurred in a century, Shanghai SUNLONG should seize this opportunity. Du Dongdong, president of Shanghai SUNLONG, said that he would actively participate in promoting the high-end, green and intelligent development of the industry, comprehensively start a new journey of transportation modernization, actively implement the transportation power strategy, and build a new pattern for the development of the passenger car industry.

As for the subject of automatic driving development and standard docking, Secretary-General She said that as an important field of the development and innovative application of the new generation of artificial intelligence technology, automatic driving technology and intelligent networked vehicles show the characteristics of interdisciplinary technology and cross-border integration of multiple industries, and show a strong social attribute. With the encouragement and promotion of national policies and the continuous efforts of enterprises, with the promotion of pilot demonstration, the cutting-edge technology fields such as automatic driving and hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars will gain some achievements and accelerate the transformation from ideal to reality.

When discussing national and industrial standards such as school buses and rural buses, Du Dongdong said that the demand for school buses and rural buses would increase. In the past, there were many supportive policies for rural passenger transport, but the actual financial support was little. In the future, with the more attention paid by the country and the introduction of more relevant incentive policies for rural passenger transport, especially the continuous development and implementation of operating subsidies such as "on adjusting the oil price subsidy policy for rural passenger transport", the demand for rural passenger transport will increase.

In recent years, the school bus has not only ensured that students can arrive at school on time to improve teaching order, but also solved the problem of parents' transportation difficulties, and greatly alleviated the pressure of traffic congestion. With the improvement of industry norms, operation management and the gradual upgrading of school bus products, China's school bus industry is gradually becoming mature, and its prospects cannot be underestimated.

Finally, Secretary-General She suggested that Shanghai SUNLONG should participate more in some industry exhibitions and increase the opportunities for information exchange, such as the annual meeting of the Association of Bus and Coach, the Beijing International Road Passenger and Freight Transport Vehicles and Parts Exhibition, the Western Intelligent Exhibition, and the New Energy Bus Competition, which are all good platforms, and have positive significance for promoting the high-quality development of Shanghai SUNLONG and constantly shaping the new momentum and new advantages of development.