Set off! A new Buick model made in Yantai was shipped nationwide yesterday

Jellyfish Network, August 7th (YMG All Media Reporter, Liu Jie, Correspondent, Ma Shuangjun, Zhu Benxi, Zhao Qingyin) Yesterday at 9 am, accompanied by three sonorous and powerful drums, the first batch of transportation teams loaded with Buick Envision S and Envision S Ivia departed from SAIC-GM Dongyue Base and went to Buick dealerships across the country. This highly anticipated fashion sports medium-sized SUV will be delivered to the market one after another.

This is another shining moment for the brand after the Buick Envision S and Envision S Ivia rolled off the production line in batches a few days ago. "In recent years, SAIC-GM Dongyue Base has followed the trend of automobile consumption upgrading and industrial upgrading. Guided by’electrification, networking, intelligence and sharing ‘, and based on excellent manufacturing, it has continuously improved its manufacturing level. It has become the first factory in the world to pass BIQ L4 and the’Most Valuable Factory’, and has been awarded the honorary title of J.D. Power 2020 Platinum Factory." Pan Jiebo, general manager of SAIC-GM Dongyue Base, said that the newly launched Envision S and Envision S Aivia have inherited Envision’s excellent quality genes and will bring consumers a better driving experience with their excellent product strength, injecting new vitality into the high-quality development of SAIC-GM and Dongyue Base, and will also bring new opportunities for the upgrading of the automotive industry in Yantai Development Zone and the conversion of old and new kinetic energy.

The automobile industry is one of the three billion-dollar industries in the development zone, and it is also a traditional advantageous industry in Yantai. As the leader of the city’s automobile industry, SAIC-GM Dongyue Base has driven the vigorous development of upstream and downstream industries and related enterprises, and has become an important support for the city’s high-quality development. The shipment of the Buick Envision S and Envision S Aivia is another masterpiece of SAIC-GM Dongyue Base to promote industrial upgrading and accelerate the conversion of kinetic energy. "The launch of the upgraded models of the Envision S and Aivia series will surely lead the new wave of iterative upgrading of sports models and luxury models, and further enhance the brand influence and market competitiveness of Buick series cars." Liu Jianmin, deputy secretary of the Yantai Development Zone Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee, is full of expectations for the prospect of this new model, and hopes that Dongyue Base will take this opportunity to take advantage of the trend, take advantage of the trend, hedge the impact of the epidemic with innovative development, and lead the future on the road of high-quality development.

As an important model produced by Dongyue, since its launch in 2014, Buick Envision has produced and sold 1.10 million vehicles, exported to high-end markets such as North America, and exported 150,000 vehicles in recent years. "As the latest member of the Buick SUV family, Buick Envision S is of extraordinary significance to the Buick brand. It is not only the latest global strategic model developed by the Buick brand with global superior resources, but also has the all-round strength of trendy and dynamic aesthetics, all-round driving control, ecological interconnection, global safety, and full sense of comfort, bringing a unique luxury SUV driving experience to the new generation of consumers. At the same time, it shows Buick’s deep accumulation in SUV product development and the rapid pace of technological update iteration, enriching and refreshing the Buick SUV lineup and strength. It will join hands with Buick Envision to achieve a stronger layout in the mid-range SUV market segment. "Niu Feng, Chief Sales Officer of Buick Marketing Division of SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd., introduced that with the sales of Buick Envision S and Envision S Ivia, the Buick SUV family lineup will be further expanded. The new car will join Envision, Envision, Encore GX and Encore to consolidate the competitive strength of the Buick brand in the SUV market and meet the diverse needs of the new generation of consumers with a richer model portfolio. At the same time, the listing of Envision S and Envision S Ivia also shows Buick’s deep accumulation in SUV product development and the rapid pace of technological update and iteration, accumulating new momentum and releasing new vitality for the Buick brand on the road of "smart travel".

From the development and growth history of the Buick Envision model, we can also see the growth history of SAIC-GM’s Dongyue base focusing on high-end and moving towards a first-class automobile manufacturing base.

From the first Sail off the production line to fill the gap in the car industry in Shandong Province, SAIC General Motors Dongyue Base now has four vehicle production processes of stamping, body, paint, and final assembly and powertrain workshops such as engines and gearboxes. The products cover Buick Envision, Envision S, Envision GX, Excelle and Chevrolet Chuangjie, Volando, Kovoz and other series models, as well as S-tec, Ecotec series engines and S6, CVT series gearboxes. A total of 5.50 million vehicles, 15.60 million powertrains, and an output value of more than 570 billion yuan have been produced, driving 108 first-class suppliers to build factories in Shandong (78 in Yantai). Under this leadership, Yantai automobile industry production enterprises reached more than 410, of which, there are more than 200 local enterprises for SAIC GM Dongyue base supporting, including engine, transmission, fuel injection, steering, brake disc, tire, interior and exterior decoration and automotive electronics and other key parts production enterprises, the local matching rate of more than 80%, a Dongyue base as the core of the 100 billion Yuan level automobile and parts industry cluster spectacular.

As a leading enterprise in the city’s automotive industry, SAIC-GM Dongyue Base has always been exploring and leading. In the past two years, SAIC-GM Dongyue Base has aimed at "safety, green and wisdom" and continuously promoted the transformation and upgrading of the industrial chain and supply chain. Launched the first CVT stepless transmission products, using GM’s world’s first leaner double-layer plant design, the first time to realize the unmanned and intelligent environmental protection technology of the internal material conveying system, to create an industry intelligent manufacturing demonstration factory; invested 200 million to implement water-based paint transformation projects, invested 100 million yuan to build VOC exhaust gas combustion system, innovatively implemented energy-saving and emission reduction technologies such as circulating air reuse, intelligent opening of pump stations, transmission oil mist recovery, and silane process improvement, which has driven the development mode of the entire industrial chain and the conversion of old and new kinetic energy.