China’s leading international conference on auto industry development


Explore new and emerging opportunities in manufacturing, distribution, aftermarket and services



Following the success of the Summit’s premier edition co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd and the NDRC’s International Cooperation Centre (NDRC ICC), attended by 360 executives, we are pleased to announce the launch of our 2nd Annual NextGen Auto International Summit China.

One of the most influential platforms for China’s automotive market, the Summit brings together Chinese and international automotive industry executives, government representatives and overseas experts to interact, exchange ideas, promote new strategies and collaboration, as well as explore new technologies, services and applications.

Delegates from OEMs, government authorities and institutes, suppliers and service providers, come away with new ideas for business and insights on technology innovation driving the industry forward to a more sustainable and profitable future.

Critical business and technology opportunities to be explored at the Summit

  • Policy impacts and opportunities for China’s automotive industry - including manufacturing, distribution, aftermarket and related services
  • Business model innovation and strategies for collaboration, quality enhancement and branding
  • Smart connected vehicle development and related driver and intelligent transportation applications
  • E-mobility and hybrid technology innovations and best practice design for energy efficiency, safety and reduced cost
  • Commercial vehicle and fleet management for cost saving and enhanced productivity
  • Infrastructure development and deployment for fast and wireless charging
  • Next generation energy management, storage, batteries, fuel cells and related vehicle drive and control systems

Influential speakers and informed delegates praise the 2012 Summit’s thought-provoking exchange


“It was inspiring! I learned a lot from the presentations and the discussions"
-Mr. Allan Larsson, Vice Chairman and Project Manager, ElBil2020, Sweden

“It was a very good event. I enjoyed it and also learned a lot”
-Dr. Gang G. Xu, Partner, PwC PRTM Management Consulting, China

“You choose very interesting topics and it was a great mixture of delegates and speakers. I made many worthwhile contacts and had really interesting insights”
-Dr. Jan Fritz Rettberg, Executive, Competence Centre E-Mobility, Infrastructure and Grids, TU Dortmund, Germany

“The summit has been a very good experience. It is a wonderful opportunity for industry insiders to meet and discuss the market potentials and the technology trends in new energy vehicle fields; I look forward to next year’s summit”
-Mr. Yale Zhang, Managing Director, Automotive Foresight (Shanghai) Co.

“The conference succeeded in having speakers in a good level, various places (in all dimensions) with people from more official Chinese positions too. That’s incredibly important! Many of the speakers had good or even excellent presentations”
-Dr. Christian Kunkel, Senior Advisor, Scania China Strategic Center, China.

“It is a well organized, worthwhile and enjoyable event for me”
-Mr. Michael Li, Manager, Connected Vehicle Department, Division for Telematics & Vehicular Control Systems, Information & Communications Research Labs, ITRI, Taiwan

“The program and speaker list has indeed shown great depth, and that the NextGen Summit has the potential to establish itself as a thought leading forum”
-Mr. Klaus Paur, Global Head of Automotive, Ipsos

“The conference was a good opportunity to know the market plan for electric mobility in China; thanks again for the professional organization of this event”
-Mr. Rob van der Aar, Business Development Manager, TNO / TASS International

“My colleagues who attended gave very positive feedback to me; the quality of the speeches were highly thought of”
-Ms. Crystal Meng, Infineon Technologies