Gasgoo Munich- From the roar of internal combustion engines to the rise of electric drive, and now to the full integration of software, AI, and data into the car's core value system, automobiles are accelerating their evolution from traditional mechanical products into complex tech terminals that fuse hardware, software, energy, data, and intelligence.
Meanwhile, a deeper transformation is taking root within the supply chain.
Historically, the supply chain's primary role was simply "make parts and deliver products." But in the era of software-defined vehicles, it is moving from the backstage to center stage. Technologies like chips, operating systems, software, AI, autonomous driving, smart cockpits, and smart chassis are constantly breaking through industry boundaries. Consequently, the relationship between automakers and suppliers is shifting from traditional procurement and delivery toward joint R&D, capability building, and ecosystem synergy.
Against this backdrop, led by GasgooCEO and Editor-in-Chief Ms. Zhou Xiaoying, a new book uniting renowned experts and executives from the global automotive manufacturing and components sectors to explore these industry shifts—"Car Making 2.0: The Supply Chain Revolution in the Era of Software-Defined Vehicles"—has been officially published.
As the second volume of the "New Auto, New Tech" series, this book focuses on industrial transformation in the software-defined vehicle era. With "supply chain revolution" as its central theme, it records the ongoing upheaval through in-depth dialogues with core managers from domestic and international OEMs, parts suppliers, and tech firms—while attempting to answer an increasingly critical question:
As automobiles evolve from mechanical products into intelligent tech terminals, exactly how will the supply chain be reshaped?
Chapter 1 | OEM Leadership: The Transformation and Reconstruction of Auto Giants
The supply chain revolution begins, first and foremost, with the automakers themselves.
As vehicles accelerate toward becoming intelligent tech terminals, automakers are facing more than just a technological shift toward electrification and intelligence. They are confronting a systemic reconstruction that spans everything from product definition and R&D frameworks to manufacturing models and supply chain collaboration.
In the "OEM Leadership:AutoGiants' Transformation and Reconstruction" chapter, the book delves into four representative companies: Chery, Leapmotor, Changan, and Deepal. Through the frontline practices of their leaders, it observes how different types of automakers are reinterpreting technology, cost, systems, and manufacturing, while also presenting the shifting logic of competition in the Car Making 2.0 era. Chery's Yin Tongyue insists on "relying solely on technology," viewing innovation as the core confidence for navigating cycles. Leapmotor's Zhu Jiangming starts from "high-end yet affordable," exploring the cost and efficiency behind technical confidence. Changan's Zhang Xiaoyu focuses on "systemic capability," believing the window for competition is narrowing and that system strength will decide the winner. Deepal's Deng Chenghao, meanwhile, centers on "DeepBit," exploring a new generation of intelligent manufacturing order under the fusion of software, data, and production.
From "technology" to "systemic capability," and from "high-end value" to "a new order of intelligent manufacturing," different automakers are exploring their own paths to breakthrough in the Car Making 2.0 era.
As the auto industry shifts from competition over isolated technologies to competition over systemic capabilities, what exactly do automakers need to reconstruct? And how will they redefine "car making"? These reflections from the industry frontline form the book's primary perspective on "OEM transformation and reconstruction."
From China to the World: The Next Stop of the Supply Chain Revolution
Today, China has become a crucial source of innovation and a key testing ground for the global automotive industry.
Rapid development in new energy, electrification, intelligence, and smart manufacturing has enabled China's auto industry to build a supply chain system that is more complete, efficient, and fast-iterating. At the same time, an increasing number of Chinese technology and supply chain enterprises are expanding overseas, engaging in deeper cooperation with global automakers, Tier 1 suppliers, and tech firms.
Consequently, the significance of the supply chain revolution has long transcended the upgrade of individual components.
It is becoming a reallocation and reconnection of the global automotive value chain.
Who can translate technological innovation into stable mass production capabilities? Who can take solutions proven in the Chinese market to the global stage? And who can build truly sustainable technological and supply chain advantages amid global competition?
"Car Making 2.0: The Supply Chain Revolution in the Era of Software-Defined Vehicles" not only records the present but also seeks to find the answers—
Let us start with the authentic voices from the industry frontline to listen to the changes reshaping the automotive sector, and to re-understand the technology, enterprises, and supply chains of the Car Making 2.0 era.
