It is reported the one-week exchanges will invite 22 original providers for Ssangyong Motor for the first time under the theme of strengthening the cooperation and communication between China and Korea in the field of auto parts in the automobile supply chain. At the same time, under the special invitation, the higher management of Ssangyong will join in the whole process of the activities. The opening ceremony will especially present the leaderships of SAIC Group and SAIC Motor and will prepare for a thematic lecture concerning cooperation of global sourcing and the synergy of Ssangyong Motor.

During the event, the sponsor will organize the Korean providers of Ssangyong to visit the major automobile producers under SAIC Group (SAIC, Shanghai GM, Shanghai VW) on their whole vehicle facilities and the samples on the spot. The providers will also have the opportunity to discuss and exchange with the principals of procurement from those whole vehicle producers in a face-to-face manner. The products relate to all sorts of auto parts and components including metallic parts, chemical industry, powertrain, electronics, electrical appliance etc. According to a person in charge of the activity, the sponsor wishes to help the Korean providers to better understand the actual demand in the Chinese market by such a means and to provide a fine opportunity of exhibition and exchanges for the automobile producers under SAIC Group to acquire more resources of procurement and for the better, more profound cooperation between the two sides. Therefore, a favorable bridge could be established for the cooperation of China and Korea in terms of automotive and auto parts industry.
As the first cooperation fair between the Korean and Chinese automotive industries, the “Ssangyong Korean Providers Auto Parts Exchanges Shanghai” does not only extend a fine opportunity for the two countries’ cooperation for auto parts supply chain, but also strengthens the exchanges between Ssangyong Motor and the major whole vehicle producers under SAIC Group, covering a variety of aspects such as technology and techniques, trade standard, strategic cooperation and so on. In addition, this event has widely invited Korean providers to Shanghai for the promotion, so it will greatly facilitate the domestic automobile producers’ understanding about Korea-based auto parts producers.

Auto Parts Sourcing International Shanghai (APSIS), undertaker of this event, will be fully in charge of all the undertakings about organization and arrangement under consignment of SAIC Group. APSIS is a professional sourcing platform for auto parts in China that has been directly invested by SAIC Group and received the rigorous support of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Since its foundation, APSIS has been dedicated to bridging the communication between Chinese providers and overseas purchasers. In the past one year, APSIS successfully organized outstanding Chinese providers’ representatives to participate in the Volkswagen’s providers congress held in Germany, thus constituting a platform for fact-to-face exchanges for Chinese auto parts producers and the personnel of the procurement department under Volkswagen Germany.