In the first half of 2026, Tianjin's automotive industry delivered an impressive performance report. Against the backdrop of a year-on-year increase of 5.6% in the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the city in the first quarter, the output of new energy vehicles increased by 78.1%, becoming an important engine driving industrial growth. The number of employees in the automobile industry in the city has reached over 100000, with more than 1200 automobile enterprises, forming a complete industrial chain from vehicle manufacturing to core components.

The production line is full of power: new cars are being intensively put into production, and production capacity is being accelerated and released

In the first half of the year, the three major automobile companies continued to make efforts. The Wei brand high-end new energy vehicle models of Great Wall Motors Tianjin Base were intensively put into production. The V9X was officially launched in May and entered the mass production stage in June. The monthly output reached 11500 units, a year-on-year increase of 85.4%. In the first half of the year, the cumulative output value of Tianjin base reached 7.544 billion yuan, and the annual output is expected to reach 150000 units, with an output value expected to exceed 20 billion yuan. FAW Volkswagen Tianjin Branch actively expands production and increases efficiency, and the Tanyue L plug-in hybrid model was launched in April; The upgraded models of FAW Toyota Grevia have been launched one after another, and the construction of new platforms and models has started.

New R&D Engine: Accelerating the Construction of Innovative R&D System

In June, Great Wall Motors Tianjin R&D Center was officially registered and established in Tianjin Economic Development Zone, focusing on three core areas: intelligent cockpit, intelligent driving, and automotive cloud platform, with full stack R&D capabilities for automotive intelligence. The expected number of R&D personnel in the center is 250 to 300, with a focus on tackling issues related to operating systems, software ecosystems, AI technology, and more. At this point, Tianjin Economic Development Zone has gathered more than ten research and development institutions, including China Automotive Research Institute, FAW Toyota Research and Development Branch, and Volkswagen Technology Tianjin Branch. At the same time, the municipal government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Automotive Center to jointly create an innovation and inspection highland for intelligent connected new energy vehicles.

Stable ecological chassis: continuous improvement of industrial chain coordination and supporting system

In the first half of the year, Tianjin made frequent actions in the coordination of the automotive industry chain. In April, the 2026 High Quality Development Matchmaking Conference for the Automotive Industry Chain was held in Wuqing. More than 10 leading vehicle companies, including FAW Toyota, FAW Volkswagen, Great Wall Motors, and Xiaomi, as well as over 150 component companies, attended the conference and reached multiple intentions for supporting cooperation. In terms of component matching, Great Wall Motors' Mande Tianjin subsidiary has officially started production, with a total investment of about 1 billion yuan; Honeycomb Drive will invest an additional 120 million yuan to build three production lines, including DHT hybrid transmission; The total investment for the reconstruction project of the DE series body welding workshop is 100 million yuan. Tianjin has formed a diversified supporting system mainly composed of foreign investment from Japan, Germany, and South Korea, and a sound private sector, with over 400 large-scale component enterprises.

Fast track layout: intelligent networking and export dual wheel drive

On January 1st, the "Regulations on Promoting the Development of Intelligent Connected Vehicles in Tianjin" officially came into effect, providing legal protection for innovative applications of high-level autonomous driving. The city has opened up a total of 7274 kilometers (including 600 kilometers of highways) of intelligent connected vehicle testing roads, and 14 regions have achieved full area opening. The construction of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Technology Ecological Port (Wuqing Park) is accelerating, and 8 projects including Dongya Automobile will be put into operation successively within this year. In terms of exports, Tianjin Port has exported a total of 330000 vehicles with a value of 21.09 billion yuan from January to May, a year-on-year increase of 9.6% and 18.7% respectively. Its position as a hub for northern automobile import and export continues to consolidate.

In the first half of the year, Tianjin's automotive industry made comprehensive efforts in the introduction of new vehicle models, innovative research and development, industrial chain collaboration, and intelligent network layout, demonstrating strong growth momentum and development resilience, laying a solid foundation for high-quality development throughout the year.