Southwest China automotive market
As the Southwest China’s core automotive hub, the Sichuan-Chongqing region benefits from robust policy support and a well-established industrial ecosystem for new energy and intelligent connected vehicles. Boasting a complete vehicle and auto parts supply chain with an 80% local supporting rate, it ranks as China’s third-largest automotive cluster. In 2025, the region produced 3.72 million automobiles, accounting for 11% of the national total. Its new energy vehicle sector sees outstanding growth, with an output of 1.528 million units, a year-on-year rise of 47.3%, far exceeding the national average. With Chengdu’s high vehicle ownership and booming local production, as well as strong new energy vehicle consumption growth across Chongqing and Guizhou, Southwest China has become a pivotal growth driver for China’s new energy automotive industry, presenting great business potential for global buyers and suppliers.
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Chongqing Municipal People's Government
Sichuan Provincial People's Government
Chongqing Market Regulation Bureau
Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Statistics
Sichuan Provincial Administration for Market Regulation
Chengdu-Chongqing Dual-city Economic Circle
The Chengdu-Chongqing Dual-city Economic Circle has reached a combined GDP of RMB 10.14 trillion in 2025, accounting for 7.2% of China’s national economy [1]. Boasting a mature, complete‑vehicle and auto‑parts industrial ecosystem, the region’s automotive industry output exceeds RMB 800 billion, supported by an 80‑percent local supply‑chain matching rate and nationally competitive power‑battery production capacity [2]. Through cross‑regional industrial upgrading and the construction of hydrogen, charging and intelligent mobility corridors, the region continuously optimizes ICV testing infrastructure and ultra‑charging networks. Backed by 55 cross‑regional industrial projects and more than 1,000 newly‑filed automotive‑related patents, the Chengdu‑Chongqing area delivers robust industrial vitality and reliable supply‑chain advantages, offering solid long‑term cooperation potential for global automotive buyers and suppliers [3].
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