Auto & Transportation

The inaugural ceremony of the China Europe Express Geely Automobile Export Special Train was held at Xi'an International Port Station on the 23rd. A total of 55 containers loaded with 165 Geely Star Yue L cars, boarded the China Europe Express Chang'an, departed from Xi'an International Port Station, passed through the Alashankou Port, and is expected to arrive at the Belerast Station in Moscow, Russia in 15 days. Promote the development of international trade.

It is understood that the cars loaded on this train are products under the high-end architecture of Geely brand CMA, and the production location is Geely Automobile's Xi'an manufacturing base. The opening of the special train provides Xi'an Geely with a comprehensive low-cost and efficient overseas shipping option, accelerating Geely Group's expansion into the international trade market. "Chen Bin, Manufacturing Director of Geely Automobile Group Xi'an Geely Automobile Co., Ltd., said that originally, exports were usually shipped by sea, which took 45 to 60 days, but now they are transported by the China Europe Railway Chang'an, which greatly shortens the time and reduces transportation costs, Bring convenience to international trade enterprises along the route.

In recent years, the China Europe Railway Chang'an has continuously optimized the operation routes and transportation organization mode of the train, established and utilized the comprehensive service platform, digital finance platform, and departure port tax refund policy of the Chang'an, continuously reduced the logistics financing costs of enterprises, and solved various difficulties encountered by enterprises in logistics transportation. With higher transportation efficiency, lower costs, and better services, more and more enterprises and cargo owners are attracted to Chang'an. The cargo structure of Chang'an is also continuously optimized and improved, expanding from mechanical equipment, building materials, textile products to mechanical and electrical equipment, electronic products, automotive vehicles, and accessories, gradually growing into the "top stream" of carrying goods.

With the high-quality operation of the China Europe Railway Chang'an, more enterprises from other regions and abroad are choosing the Chang'an, and more sources of goods are gathering and waiting to be shipped in Xi'an. "Yuan Xiaojun, General Manager of Xi'an Free Trade Port Construction and Operation Co., Ltd., said that in the transportation of the China Europe Railway Chang'an, goods with higher added value such as automobiles, automotive parts, and solar photovoltaic panels will occupy a greater proportion in the future, Next, it will also provide stronger transportation capacity guarantee for specialized train enterprises, and help local international trade enterprises in Shaanxi accelerate their "going overseas".

Ma Xuanli, a member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Xi'an International Port Area, stated that in the future, Xi'an International Port Area and Geely Automobile Xi'an Base will carry out deep cooperation and fully support Geely Automobile Xi'an Base's products to use the international trade logistics channel constructed by Chang'an. At the same time, we will continue to optimize train organization and service standards, continuously improve the overall transportation efficiency, and fully leverage the global network service advantages of Chang'an, Actively promoting the Chang'an ship to play a greater role in serving enterprises to go global and introduce them.