Join the Wuzhen Gathering, Answering the “New Vehicle” Question Through Material Innovation — Chairman Jin Chengli Attends the 7th World Internet Conference Wuzhen Café Auto Night Talk

On November 5, the 7th “World Internet Conference Wuzhen Café Auto Night Talk”, co-hosted by the Tongxiang Municipal People’s Government and Global Automotive Group, was held at the Waterside Hotel in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. The event themed “On the Eve of Great Transformation: New Vehicles, New Industry”. Jin Chengli, Founder and Chairman of Ningbo Shenrun New Materials Co., Ltd., was invited to attend.

Luminaries Gather to Discuss the Eve of Great Transformation.

Representatives from governments and associations included Yao Fuqiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Tongxiang Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor; Xu Feng, Vice Mayor; Wu Yingqiu, Chairman and CEO of Global Automotive Group; Li Hongwu, President of Global Automotive Group; Fu Bingfeng, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers; Zhou Hua, Chairman of Wuzhen Café and Member of the Party Committee & Deputy General Manager of China Automotive Technology and Research Center; Zhou Weidong, President of the Machinery Industry Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Tian Tian, Deputy Secretary-General of China Automobile Dealers Association; Yu Jingmin, Chairman of Qianlianghui and Executive Deputy General Manager of SAIC Passenger Vehicle.

Representatives from complete vehicle manufacturers gathered at the event, including Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Holding Group; Li Bin, Founder and Chairman of NIO; Ye Pei, President of Changan Automobile; He Xianqing, General Manager of GAC Group; Zhu Jiangming, Founder and Chairman of Leapmotor Technology; Yin Tongyue, Chairman of Chery Automobile and Wu Xuebin, Vice President of Chery Automobile; Cao Dongjie, Executive Deputy General Manager of Dongfeng Honda; Yang Long, Vice President of GAC Aion BU; Zeng Qinglin, General Manager of Yijing Auto Brand.

Participants from technology and industrial chain sectors included Yu Kai, Founder and CEO of Horizon Robotics; Chen Qi, CEO of Qianli Intelligent Driving; Wu Yongqiao, President of Bosch Intelligent Driving Control China; Gu Gongyao, Vice President of Momenta; Wu Xiaoru, President of iFLYTEK; Jian Guodong, Senior Vice President of Neusoft and CEO of Neusoft Intelligent Mobility; Hou Cong, Co-founder and President of QCraft; Si Luo, Chief Technology Officer of Banma Intelligence, among other distinguished guests.

Initiate Reflection with Ten Questions.

Forge Ahead with Shared Consensus. The event condensed the core propositions of industrial transformation into the “Ten Wuzhen Questions”, arranged under three sessions: “Changes and Choices”, “Technology and Restructuring”, and “Value and Time”. The 2026 Wuzhen New Vehicle Value Consensus was officially released.

The consensus states: Transformation marks not an end, but the start of a new landscape; old boundaries fade while new ones take shape. Scale is not the ultimate goal of value; sustainable operation lays the foundation for long-term innovation. Technology matters not for superior parameters alone, but for delivering genuine value to users. Reform means reallocating resources. The destination of Chinese automotive globalization is not simple export, but growing into global enterprises. As AI penetrates the physical world, matching responsibilities, rules and trust become increasingly essential.

It defines a new direction for China’s auto industry: shifting from scale expansion to value creation, and from isolated technological breakthroughs to systematic competition. The outcomes will be compiled into Records of China’s Automobile Industry (2026 Volume).

Technological progress of China’s auto industry relies on collaborative innovation across the whole industrial chain. From basic materials and core components to algorithms, software and system integration, the innovation capacity of next-generation vehicles is increasingly built on deep integration of diverse technologies. This requires automakers to further open up for cooperation while securing core capabilities they must master. With clear product definitions to drive industrial chain collaboration, technological breakthroughs from every link can be converted into complete, reliable user experience.

Jin Chengli: Walk Hand in Hand with Automakers on Three Fronts — Verification, Standards and Co-development.

The continuous evolution of technological paradigms raises higher requirements for industrial chain collaboration. During the “Technology and Restructuring” session focused on industrial chain coordination, Jin Chengli, Founder and Chairman of Shenrun Nanomaterials, stated that industrial chain partners should strengthen cooperation with automakers in verification, standard formulation and joint development to unlock more possibilities for the manufacturing and definition of next-generation vehicles. New materials cannot remain merely on specification sheets. Only by entering vehicle verification systems, participating in standard-setting and carrying out proactive co-development can technological advances be turned into deliverable user value.

Turn High-performance Aerogel from a “Premium Specialty Material” into an Industrially Accessible Option.

Shenrun independently developed the world’s first fifth-generation water-based eco-friendly nano-aerogel process. Adopting non-hazardous raw materials, the process achieves zero emissions. Its production lines do not need to be located in chemical parks. Equipment investment is cut by 40%, production cost reduced by 30%–40%, and construction cycle shortened by 50%. The maximum temperature resistance rises from the common industry level of 650°C to 1200°C. Backed by more than 40 invention patents and certifications including IATF16949, Shenrun offers a full product lineup: thermal insulation felts and boards, coatings, pipe shells and cell thermal isolation sheets. The cell isolation sheets can block heat spread to adjacent cells when a single cell suffers thermal runaway. These technologies and products have passed Zhejiang New Product Assessment and scientific and technological achievement registration by MIIT, reaching an internationally advanced technical level.

Guided by the mission of “reducing customers’ energy consumption and maximizing value for clients”, Shenrun is ready to join automakers in answering the Wuzhen questions, embedding material innovation into the safety and long-term value of next-generation vehicles.