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.

As a pivotal strategic cluster for China’s wire and cable industry, North China has cultivated a 100-billion-yuan industrial chain ecosystem supported by its robust industrial foundation and policy advantages. However, compared to mature industrial belts like the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, it still faces challenges such as insufficient collaboration and the need for enhanced innovation efficiency. Against this backdrop, SMM (Shanghai Metals Market) will host the 2025 SMM (Inaugural) North China Wire and Cable Industry Conference in Ningjin, Hebei on August 8, 2025 . With the theme " Converging in North China, Chaining the Future ," the event will unite enterprises spanning wire and cable, magnet wires, copper/aluminum conductors, materials, equipment, and other sectors across the entire industry chain to explore new development pathways for the industry. The conference focuses on three strategic directions: " Smart Chain Integration, Green Energy Advancement ," " Collaborative Chains, Shared Success in the North ," and " Global Competition and Cooperation through Strategic Chains ," aiming to drive resource integration, technological upgrading, and ecological collaboration in North China’s wire and cable sector. Leveraging over a decade of industry expertise, SMM will establish a high-end exchange platform to help enterprises seize market opportunities, strengthen industrial chain resilience, and inject new momentum into the high-quality development of China’s wire and cable industry. Click the registration form to sign up immediately—we look forward to meeting you at the event. Established in 1995 and headquartered in Chongqing, CPI Sunrise Futures Co., Ltd. is a listed company on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) with the stock abbreviation "Sunrise Futures" and code "870115." It has a registered capital of 1.01 billion yuan. Sunrise Futures operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries—CPI Sunrise (Shanghai) Asset Management Co., Ltd. and CPI Sunrise (Tianjin) Risk Management Co., Ltd.—and maintains branches or sales offices in Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, and other cities, covering nationwide operations. As a founding member of the China Financial Futures Exchange and a member of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange, Guangzhou Futures Exchange , and Shanghai International Energy Exchange, it is qualified to engage in commodity futures brokerage, financial futures brokerage, futures investment advisory, asset management, risk management, and other businesses. The company boasts comprehensive technical support capabilities. The company has information technology server rooms in Shanghai and Chongqing, as well as IDC hosting server rooms with China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile. The network system utilizes a core 10-gigabit fiber-optic network; it is equipped with precision air conditioners, UPS systems, generators, environmental monitoring, and other infrastructure; ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the information system 24/7. The system performance meets the full settlement standards of the China Financial Futures Exchange. Head of the Service Department of CPI First Financial Futures Group Changqiang Li 138 8322 0336 Click here to participate immediately 2025 SMM (First) North China Cable Industry Conference SMM Conference Contact Person Guozheng Zhang 150 2023 8447 zhangguozheng@smm.cn