On November 15, 2024, the Second Forum of the China Automotive Standards Internationalization Center (CASIC) took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The forum was attended by Mr. Gong Jinfeng, Vice General Manager of China Automotive Technology & Research Center Co., Ltd. (CATARC), and Mr. Michael Kleiner, Economic Affairs Officer at the Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation, Canton of Geneva, who both delivered keynote speeches.Mr. Gong Jinfeng expressed gratitude on behalf of CASIC to the governments, international organizations, and industry associations of China and Switzerland for their continued support. He emphasized CASIC's commitment to building an open platform for dialogue and collaboration on automotive standards and regulations, leveraging Geneva’s unique position as a global hub for international standard coordination to deepen international cooperation and contribute to the high-quality development of the global automotive industry.Mr. Michael Kleiner highlighted CASIC’s achievements since its establishment and expressed his hopes for the center to further strengthen its role as a bridge between China and Switzerland, fostering technical exchange in the automotive industry and enhancing bilateral trade relations.During the forum, CASIC and the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) jointly launched the China-Europe Automotive Industry Map and CASIC Perspectives – EV Battery Swapping. These publications aim to enhance mutual understanding between the automotive sectors of China and Europe and actively contribute to the internationalization of automotive standards.The event featured presentations by representatives from major international organizations:The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on the latest regulatory advancements in intelligent and connected vehicles.The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on sustainable, smart, and safety-focused automotive standards.The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on innovative online standard development initiatives.The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on AI research efforts.The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on its Green Technology Database Project.The International Trade Centre (ITC) on its collaborative research on automotive regulations in the China-ASEAN region.Experts from organizations such as the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), CLEPA (European Association of Automotive Suppliers), UTAC CERAM (French Automotive Technology Research Center), the University of Geneva, China Telecom Europe, and CATARC engaged in discussions on topics such as intelligent connected vehicles and sustainable transportation.The forum welcomed over 100 leaders and experts, including representatives from the Permanent Mission of China to the UN Office in Geneva, the Chinese Embassy in Switzerland, CATARC members, UN organizations, the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Swiss-Chinese Association for Economic Development.Looking ahead, CASIC aims to enhance its role as a vital link between the Chinese and global automotive industries, fostering more robust collaboration to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and advancing the sustainable development of the global automotive sector.

🌍 Join us at the Second CASIC Forum! 🌍On November 15, 2024, #CASIC (China Automobile Standards Internationalization Center - Geneva) will host its Second "CASIC Forum" in Geneva. This year’s theme, "Global Automotive Standard Innovation Driven by Low Carbon and Intelligence," will bring together automotive experts from leading Chinese brands including FAW Group, Dongfeng, Chang'an, Chery, Great Wall Motors, NIO, Geely, Huawei, CATARC, Wuling, SAIC, and Foton.Highlights include: 🔹 Keynotes from top industry and government leaders🔹 Exchange with representatives from #OICA, #CLEPA, #FIA, and more🔹 Thematic workshops with #UNECE, #ISO, #ITU, and #WIPO🔹 Connect with Chinese and international automotive leadersLet’s shape the future of sustainable automotive standards together! To attend or learn more, connect with us or reach out to our team.

As we celebrate World Standards Day on October 14, 2024, we wholeheartedly embrace this year’s theme, "Standards for SDGs," which highlights the vital role standards play in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a technical institution guided by the vision of “consultation, co-construction, sharing, and joint use,” this theme is perfectly aligned with our mission. CASIC is dedicated to fostering global cooperation, believing that standards not only improve safety and quality but also serve as a powerful engine for innovation across the automotive industry.As the automotive industry rapidly moves toward electrification, intelligence, and sustainability, we will continue to work closely with ISO, IEC, ITU, UNECE, and other key stakeholders to advance standardization processes that support these transformative technologies.We are committed to partnering with global entities to integrate standards with sustainable development, contributing to the achievement of the UN's 2030 SDGs and strengthening the connection between China's automotive industry and the global market.Happy 2024 World Standards Day!ISO - World Standards Day   (ISO, 2024)ISO. (2024, October 14). Retrieved from https://www.iso.org/world-standards-day.html

On September 13, 2024, the China Automobile Standards Internationalization Center (CASIC) was invited by the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to attend the 2024 WTO Public Forum session titled “Automotive Industry: Climate, Technology, and Geopolitical Challenges.”The session was co-organized by the Jacques Delors Institute (IJD) and the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). Experts from BMW Group and the World Trade Organization (WTO) were invited to deliver keynote speeches. The forum focused on structural changes within the automotive industry and the combined impact of technological, environmental, and geopolitical factors. One of the main topics discussed was the rise of electric vehicles (EVs), with particular attention given to the rapid development of China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) industry.WTO experts analyzed the profound impact of electrification on international supply chains, presenting market share data of different types of new energy vehicles across major markets. PSIA experts shared insights on the global production network of electric vehicle manufacturers, while IJD provided an overview of market shares for various brands in both electric vehicles and battery production. BMW highlighted the transition of the European automotive industry towards low-carbon and green development.In addition, attendees engaged in discussions on topics such as fragmentation of the automotive supply chain, the role of developing countries in the industry's transformation, second-hand car trade, and new investment trends in Europe.

On September 16, 2024, the China Automobile Standards Internationalization Center (CASIC) visited the French Automotive Technical Research Center (UTAC) for an in-depth exchange on technology and future collaborations.The meeting was hosted by Céline Vallaude, Head of the Technical and Vehicle Regulations Department at UTAC. She provided a comprehensive overview of UTAC’s main activities, including testing and certification, regulatory standards, and consulting and training services. She also highlighted UTAC's latest advancements in areas such as general safety, intelligent connected vehicles, and new energy technologies.Baoxiang, representing CASIC, shared insights on the progress of CASIC’s member companies in Europe and their involvement in the coordination of international automotive standards and regulations. Both parties reviewed their collaboration over the past year in areas such as regulatory interpretation, technical consulting, and data sharing.Moving forward, both CASIC and UTAC have agreed to deepen cooperation, with a particular focus on:Training on type approval systems;Interpretation of non-access European regulations;Tracking of key market standards;Joint research projects in standardization.This visit strengthened ties between China and Europe in the field of automotive standards and laid a solid foundation for future cooperation.

Geneva, August 8, 2024 – The Geneva Branch of the Swiss Chinese Enterprises Association (SCEA) was officially inaugurated today. The event was attended by Shen Jian, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN Office at Geneva; Xie Guoxiang, Minister Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the ChineseEmbassy in Switzerland; Gong Weiyun, President of SCEA; Xiao Ping, President of theGeneva Branch of SCEA, and over 60 other representatives from various organizations.Xie Guoxiang highlighted the ten-year anniversary of the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement and noted ongoing negotiations for its upgrade, emphasizing SCEA's role in strengthening economic ties. Gong Weiyun called the new branch a milestone and urged it to enhance international cooperation and focus on member needs. Xiao Ping expressed gratitude and pledged to make the Geneva Branch a key facilitator of Sino-Swiss business collaboration.The event included speeches from local officials, the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the China Automotive Standard Internationalization Center, and the announcement of special offers for SCEA members by Air China.

On July 2, Mr. HABIB TURKI, Director of Tourism Services of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), visited the office of the International Center and exchanged views on topics of common interest and future cooperation.The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; English: International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. It is the governing body for many auto racing events, including Formula One. The FIA also promotes road safety around the world.

On June 28th, Chen Wanji of the Ministry of Industryand Information Technology- MllT, Bao Xiang and Chang Yanning-CASlC as well as Zhu Yi and Ms Dong Kun of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center-CATARC, visited the HorizonEurope ULTlMO project in Belle-Idée, Geneva. We were warmly received by Mr.Jeroen A. Beukers-Innovation Expert in Automated Driving & Smart Mobility, and both sides had valuable communication about the current status of Automated Driving car operation, regulatory barriers, and development prospects. We also invited all project staff to participate in the upcoming WICV seminar to be held in Beijing in October this year.ULTlMO project is overseen by CINEA - European Climate.Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency and finance within the #HorizonEurope framework as well as by the Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBF.TPG is member of Swiss Association for Autonomous Mobility(SAAM)Thank you tpg transports publics genevois Melisa Fazlicand Université de Genève Dimitri Konstantas for the valuable discussions.

On October 17, 2023, the First Forum of the China Automobile Standards Internationalization Center ((hereinafter referred to as “CASIC") was successfully held in Geneva, Switzerland. Tiecheng An, Chairman of China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), Shihting Wang, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Swiss Confederation, and Delphine Bachmann, Member of the Council of State and head of Economy and Employment of the Canton of Geneva, attended the forum and delivered speeches. On behalf of the members of CASIC, An Tiecheng firstly expressed his gratitude to the governments of China and Switzerland, international organizations and industrial institutions that have long been concerned about and supported the construction and development of CASIC. He said that CASIC will be committed to building a free communication window between standards, regulations, and rules; a cooperation platform for standards, inspection, and certification; a bridge for the integration of the global automotive industry chain and supply chain, also an incubator for the cultivation of automotive standardization talents and emerging businesses. He will continue to support and strengthen Geneva's position and role as a coordination center for international standards and regulations and commit itself to the sustainable development of the automotive industry in Sino-Swiss and China-EU.  Shihting Wang pointed out that CASIC has made positive efforts and played an important role in promoting the integration of China's automobile industry into the international system, and that China's automobile industry, especially new energy vehicles has shown a good momentum of development in Europe. With the changes in the international situation and the adjustment of European policies related to China's new energy vehicles, the cooperation and development of the China-EU automobile industry are facing more challenges, and it is hoped that China's automobile industry will give full play to its own technological and industrial advantages, and help the global automobile industry to achieve greater development. Delphine Bachmann expressed her gratitude to CASIC for its strong role in standard multilateral cooperation and hoped that the members of the CASIC and the Swiss automobile industry would carry out extensive cooperation and jointly develop green and low-carbon travel modes for everyone. It is also hoped that Geneva would work together with the relevant institutions, including CASIC to meet the risks and challenges of the development of technologies such as intelligent driving and artificial intelligence for finding innovative solutions to the practical problems faced by people around the world, and to work together to build a safer and more sustainable transportation system. During the forum, the representative of the Council Members of CASIC read out the Declaration of the Council: CASIC will take the mission of building a bridge, window, platform, and incubator for the internationalization of automotive standards, upholding the development concept of "openness, cooperation, integration and contribution", and the development principle of "extensive consultation, joint contribution, shared benefits and co-development", to support and serve the high-quality and sustainable development of the international automotive industry.During the speech section of the forum, international organizations, industry associations, and Chinese and Swiss enterprises, such as the Sustainable Transportation Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the European Association of Automobile Suppliers （CLEPA）, NIO, SGS Switzerland, GREEN GT, and the Geneva International Motor Show Group(GIMS), made speeches together on those topics: United Nations automobile regulations, sustainable development of automobile industry, internationalization of automobile parts and components standards and regulations, power exchange for electric vehicles, recycling of renewable materials, development and application of hydrogen energy, and exhibition and promotion of new energy vehicles.Representatives from the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Switzerland, the Permanent Mission of China to the World Trade Organization and other foreign institutions, Chinese-funded institutions in Switzerland, international organizations such as UNECE, Swiss enterprises and institutions such as the Swiss Economic Development Agency of Western Switzerland (GGba) and the Swiss Global Enterprise Center and representatives from China national automobile enterprises such as FAW, Dongfeng, Changan, GWM, Chery, NIO, Foton, Huawei and other experts from member organizations of the CASIC, totaling more than 100 people attended this forum.In the future, CASIC will actively implement the spirit of the declaration of the Council of Members, take the initiative to adapt to the new trends and new needs of the international development of the automobile industry, effectively play the role of a bridge to promote exchanges between the Chinese and foreign automobile industries, and commit itself to complete the transition from "going out", "standing up" to "developing well” for contributing to the sustainable development of the global automobile industry.