The winners of the Top 100 Players of China's New Automotive Supply Chain for Gasgoo Awards 2025 have been officially announced (in no particular order).

[SMM Morning Meeting Summary: Stronger Expectations for September Interest Rate Cut as LME Zinc Daily Candlestick Center Rises] Overnight, the LME zinc contract opened at $2,862.5/mt. In early trading, the center of LME zinc prices rose to a high of $2,889/mt. During European trading hours, bears increased positions, pushing LME zinc down to a low of $2,856/mt. In the night session, LME zinc recovered some losses and rose above the daily average line, finally closing up at $2,873/mt, an increase of $15.5/mt (0.54%). Trading volume rose to 95,398 lots, while open interest increased by 1,742 lots to 201,000...

Avatr’s brand-new 5G digital-intelligence factory was officially inaugurated in Chongqing. Jointly built by Changan, Huawei and China Unicom, it is the world’s first all-domain 5G-AI flexible super-plant. Targeting “digitalisation of the entire manufacturing process”, the factory employs more than 40 technologies including 5G, AI and digital twins; it achieves 100 % automation, rolls one vehicle off the line every 60 seconds and supports multi-brand co-production.

On July 27, Avatr's new 5G digital and intelligent factory was officially inaugurated in Chongqing. Jointly built by Changan Automobile, Huawei, China Unicom, and others, Avatr's digital and intelligent factory is the world's first fully 5G-enabled, digital and intelligent AI flexible super factory. Aiming for "full manufacturing process digitization," it applies over 40 technologies including 5G, AI, and digital twinning, achieving 100% equipment automation rate. On average, a new vehicle rolls off the production line every 60 seconds, supporting co-line production across different brands.

[SMM Flash News] According to Vision Group, the company has recently successfully won the bid for the Phase II Electromechanical Engineering - High C-rate Valve-regulated Sealed Lead-acid Battery Procurement Project (Second Time) of China Unicom's Central China Intelligent Cloud Data Center Project. In recent years, Vision Group's lead-acid battery products have continued to receive high recognition from domestic and overseas customers. This bid win will further consolidate the company's advantageous position in the UPS backup power field for data centers. It is reported that the Central China Intelligent Cloud Data Center, located in the Future Science and Technology City in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is China Unicom's largest and most comprehensive communication hub and information center in Central China. It has been selected as a typical case of a new-type data center at the national level. Upon completion, the project will have a computing power capacity exceeding 3,000P.

[SMM Flash News] According to Vision Group, the company has recently successfully won the bid for the Phase II Electromechanical Engineering - High C-rate Valve-regulated Sealed Lead-acid Battery Procurement Project (Second Time) of China Unicom's Central China Intelligent Cloud Data Center Project. In recent years, Vision Group's lead-acid battery products have continued to receive high recognition from domestic and overseas customers. This bid win will further consolidate the company's advantageous position in the UPS backup power field for data centers. It is reported that the Central China Intelligent Cloud Data Center, located in the Future Science and Technology City of Wuhan, Hubei Province, is China Unicom's largest and most comprehensive communication hub and information center in Central China. It has been selected as a typical case of a new-type data center in China. Upon completion, the project will have a computing power capacity exceeding 3,000P.