In 2023, China's automobile exports increased year-on-year to 5.221 million vehicles, surpassing Japan to become the world's largest automobile exporter. At this year's Beijing Auto Show, overseas dealerships flocked in, and Chinese car brands also launched global models to accelerate their overseas expansion.

Before the May Day holiday, a roll on/roll off ship carrying 3439 new energy vehicles, BYD Pioneer 1, departed from the Guangdong Shenshan Xiaomo International Logistics Port and set off for South America, Brazil, and other regions to embark on its overseas journey.

On May 6th, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers stated that according to the data compiled by the General Administration of Customs, as of March this year, the total import and export volume of automotive products had slightly increased year-on-year.

Guangzhou, May 6th (Xinhua) - With the sound of a whistle, the 75004th China Europe freight train carrying 110 GAC Trumpchi cars departed from Guangzhou International Port Station under the supervision of Guangzhou Station Customs. It is expected to travel to Europe through the Manzhouli Port, and the entire journey will take 15 days. According to Guangzhou Customs, this is the first GAC Trumpchi car export to China Europe freight train opened by Guangdong Province, marking a new channel for the export of domestically produced cars made in Guangdong....

Last year, China sold a total of 30.09 million cars, of which 4.91 million were sold overseas. If we include used cars, the number overseas would be 310000 more.

The rapid rise of new energy vehicles is continuously amplifying its driving effect on the upstream and downstream industries. The continuous increase in automobile exports has made it difficult to find a single ship for automobile transportation, which is the main transportation capacity, and the rent has skyrocketed. As a result, automobile companies are competing to buy ships to go abroad, driving the accelerated development of the shipbuilding industry. At the same time, shipping companies are also exploring new models of automobile shipping. With the joint efforts of multiple parties, automobile exports are accelerating into a new stage of "independent shipping"....