On March 13, Zhang Jijun, a member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China Hualu Group, led a team to Wuhan to visit Zhang Zutong, a member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Dongfeng Group. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on topics such as collaborative development of automobile terminals and components, intelligent driving data services, and data storage in intelligent computing centers.

Dongfeng Group introduced its diversified layout covering the entire automotive industry chain and the already-formed ecosystem of "vehicle manufacturing as the core, multi-field collaborative development." China Hualu Group introduced its technical and production collaboration capabilities in the fields of in-car audio and video terminal equipment, key component manufacturing, as well as its technology and solutions in data security storage and intelligent driving data services.

Zhang Zutong said that Dongfeng Group was accelerating the construction of a comprehensive technology system covering intelligent vehicle control, cockpit, and connectivity with "intelligent manufacturing ecosystem" as the core, while China Hualu Group's accumulation in manufacturing, data elements, and information infrastructure will inject new momentum into the cooperation between the two parties.

Zhang Jijun said that China Hualu Group focused on three business sections: terminals and intelligent manufacturing, information products and services, and cultural content and creativity. They were continuously strengthening independent core technologies, products, and solutions to serve the national digital economy development strategy. China Hualu Group will fully leverage its electronic manufacturing capabilities and technological advantages to assist Dongfeng Group in further enhancing supply chain resilience in products such as in-vehicle terminals and key components; in the data element industry, it will explore innovative scenarios and business models integrating intelligent vehicles and smart cities with Dongfeng Group, and support the construction of green and secure intelligent computing centers with optical storage and integrated storage, jointly creating an intelligent driving data service ecosystem.

This meeting also established a working mechanism for the next step of business advancement between the two parties, laying a solid foundation for deepening cooperation. Responsible persons from the Party Work Department, Procurement Management Department, Business Management Department, and R&D General Institute of Dongfeng Group, as well as the Industrial Development Department of Hualu Group, Hualu Information Industry Company, and e-Hualu Company attended the exchange.