The 2024 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference with the theme of "Open Innovation and Shared Future" was held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian).
On December 6th, 2024, the Shenzhen Global Investment Conference was held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian). At the entrance of the venue, a Tesla Cybertruck attracted many attendees to stop and watch. I used to only see Cybertruck at TV press conferences, but I didn't expect to see a physical car at the investment promotion conference today. It was a bit surprising, "said the technical director and reporter of a startup company in Shenzhen that specializes in quantum computing." The design of this car is so cool, full of technology, and it will definitely be very stylish when driven. I am looking forward to its future launch in China
As an important representative of foreign companies, Tesla has been expanding its business in Shenzhen for 10 years, continuously increasing its investment and layout during this period. This year, Tesla brought its Cyber Land Cruiser to the Shenzhen Global Investment Conference mainly to showcase Tesla's cutting-edge achievements in technological innovation and product design. At the same time, this car shares the same safety and technology as Tesla's current models for sale, and is a bold exploration and vision of Tesla's future travel methods. Although there are currently no plans to sell this Cyber Land Cruiser in China, we hope that through such an exhibition, more people can feel Tesla's relentless pursuit of technological innovation, "said Jiang Dan, the head of Tesla's External Affairs Region, to Securities Times reporters.
Jiang Dan stated that Shenzhen, as a special economic zone and forefront of China's reform and opening up, has abundant economic development vitality and is also an important strategic market for Tesla. Since entering the South China market in 2014, it was the first choice to establish the first experience center in the South China region in Shenzhen. So far, Tesla has exceeded 35 stores in Shenzhen, and the Shenzhen Longhua Tesla Center located in Longhua New District has become one of the busiest car delivery centers in the country.
Jiang Dan added that as of June this year, Tesla has built over 60 supercharging stations and more than 570 charging piles in Shenzhen, forming a charging network covering the entire Shenzhen and a "15 minute charging" lifestyle circle, greatly supporting the city's green travel. In 2023, Tesla built China's largest destination charging station in Shenzhen, equipped with 188 charging piles, further enhancing the convenience of charging for users. In the future, Tesla will continue to encrypt its charging network layout, especially by adding more charging stations in areas where users frequently travel.
In the ten years of development in Shenzhen, with the gradual improvement of the overall ecological layout of new energy product services and charging networks, pure electric travel and intelligent networking have been widely recognized in the market, and the consumption of electric vehicles has surpassed that of fuel vehicles, becoming an irresistible trend of the times. When it comes to Tesla's overall business environment and support for foreign investment in Shenzhen, Jiang Dan said that Tesla's development process in Shenzhen over the past decade fully reflects the advantages of local talent, market, infrastructure, and the comprehensive support of the Shenzhen Municipal Government. This support not only includes policy incentives and incentives, but also includes careful services for enterprise operations and continuous optimization of the business environment, helping Tesla achieve good development in Shenzhen.
As a leading city in promoting new energy vehicles nationwide, Shenzhen provides convenient services and policy guarantees for enterprises. The recently launched "trade in" subsidy policy not only reflects the government's support, but also stimulates the consumption vitality of citizens. From the overall situation of Tesla stores, the customer flow from Shenzhen to stores has increased by 20% compared to the same period last year, and the order level has achieved an increase of over 15% year-on-year.
The past decade has been the first half of competition in the new energy vehicle industry, with a focus on promoting electrification. Now we have entered the second half of the era of new energy vehicles - intelligent competition and development towards AI vehicles. Shenzhen, as a city with strong technological genes and innovative heritage, has the spirit of "daring to be the first" in technological innovation, a solid industrial foundation, and strong market demand. Jiang Dan believes that Shenzhen has inherent advantages in the development of intelligent electric vehicles in the future, and he is looking forward to the arrival of the era of autonomous driving in Shenzhen.
In Tesla's view, the future trend of car consumption should be to pursue "pure electric, safe, and intelligent" cars, and autonomous driving actually indicates the essential return of car functions. Tesla will invest approximately $10 billion (about 72.5 billion yuan) in comprehensive training and reasoning artificial intelligence in 2024, allowing consumers to enjoy the charm of technology at a lower price.
Jiang Dan emphasized that in the new year, Tesla will continue to take root in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area, continuously expand Tesla's services and charging layout in Shenzhen, and promote the sustainable development of environmentally friendly travel in Shenzhen. Tesla will strive to promote the development of artificial intelligence in China, especially the products that have been released so far, hoping to promote their landing in China and bring artificial intelligence to everyone. Tesla has confidence in the Shenzhen market and hopes to contribute to promoting high-quality development in Shenzhen, bringing more high-quality choices of new energy vehicles and artificial intelligence products to Shenzhen consumers.