Sihong: Empowering Through Industrial Chains, Driving Quantitative and Qualitative Improvement in the Automotive and Parts & Components Industrial Chain
On the 5th, stepping into Jiangsu Qide New Material Technology Co., Ltd., located in Sihong Economic Development Zone, large trucks were seen loading goods outside the factory building; inside the production workshop, machines roared. After processes such as pattern making, flow coating, drying, molding, casting, cooling, shakeout, part retrieval, and post-processing, automotive stamping dies were completed and rolled off the production line.
“We specialize in the R&D and production of automotive dies, automotive stamping parts, and precision components, and are a Tier 1 supplier to renowned brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Tesla, and Volkswagen,” Zou Bo, head of the Technical Department at Jiangsu Qide New Material Technology Co., Ltd., introduced to reporters. He added that the company has constructed workshops totaling 117,000 square meters, with equipment sourced from countries such as Germany, Japan, and Denmark. Currently, world-leading intelligent large-scale gantry machining centers, molding lines, casting lines, and other high-end equipment are fully operational, with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of automotive die castings, 20,000 tons of automotive dies, and 30,000 tons of automotive sheet metal stampings. This capacity ranks among the top in China, making us the largest, most technologically advanced, and fastest-to-customize private manufacturer of high-end precision automotive dies in the country.
Why would an enterprise of such scale and high-end intelligence choose to settle in Sihong? In response, Liu Guangqi, Chairman of Jiangsu Qide New Material Technology Co., Ltd., stated: “We chose to establish our presence in Sihong because we recognized its excellent industrial support infrastructure for the automotive and parts industry. The area has attracted a large number of high-quality upstream and downstream enterprises, fostering collaborative development with very promising prospects.”
As Liu Guangqi mentioned, in recent years, the automotive and parts industry chain formed within the Sihong Economic Development Zone has acted like a “magnetic” chain, attracting numerous automotive and parts industry enterprises to establish operations.
Since 2018, Sihong County's mechanical parts industry has undergone significant quantitative and qualitative changes, becoming the leading industrial chain with the fastest development speed and highest industrial concentration in the county's industrial economy. This chain has attracted 237 automotive and parts industry enterprises, including 118 enterprises above designated size, 62 national high-tech enterprises, and 126 technology-based SMEs. This chain connects the production of automotive parts such as engine components, transmission systems, wheel hubs, braking systems, suspension systems, and electronic control systems. Its products encompass 4,715 categories and 13,782 models, covering four major component systems: engines, chassis, electrical equipment, and body accessories. It is the largest county-level production base for automotive and agricultural vehicle condensers and radiators in China, boasting the highest market share nationwide for oil-free silent compressors and the second-highest production capacity nationwide for motor vehicle electronic fuel injection integrated systems.