BEIJING – June 8, 2026 – At the press conference for the 33rd China-SAE Congress & Exhibition (SAECCE 2026) and the Automotive Innovation Technology Exhibition (AITX), the China Society of Automotive Engineers (China SAE) officially announced its comprehensive “Five-Dimensional” global strategic blueprint. The initiative marks a pivotal shift for China’s automotive industry, transitioning from traditional product exports toward deep global integration across academic exchange, international standards, think-tank insights, talent development, and supply-chain collaboration.
“The internationalization of China’s automotive industry has entered a profound stage of qualitative change.,” stated Mr. Hou Fushen, Vice President and Secretary General of China SAE. “The industry is undergoing four pivotal shifts: from single product exports to coordinated technology and standards globalization, from scattered overseas market expansion to full industrial chain ecosystem development abroad, from cost-competitiveness-driven growth to innovation-led industrial upgrading, and from basic product compliance to deep localization featuring cultural integration and joint value creation.”
The Five-Dimensional Systemic Blueprint
To empower the industry’s globalization, China SAE is launching a synchronized initiative designed to provide all-around support for global development:
l Academic Exchange: Centering on the SAECCE as the core platform to aggregate international resources, and leveraging the China-SAE Global Mobility Forum (CGMF) as an overseas breakthrough to expand global networks and promote the clustering effect for international seminars. Concurrently, China SAE is boosting the academic leadership and impact of its flagship journal, Automotive Innovation, aiming to position it among the top three global journals in its discipline.
l Standard Internationalization: China SAE is actively participating in the work of international standard organizations such as ISO and ITU, and establishing regular exchange mechanisms with global bodies including SAE International, IEEE, and IATF. The society is driving the international mutual recognition, and synchronized project initiation of CSAE Standards in frontier fields such as intelligent connected vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells.
l Global Think Tank: China SAE is establishing an international platform for interpreting and exchanging the Technology Roadmap for Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles 3.0, conducting in-depth seminars and research discussions with overseas automotive regulatory authorities, international organizations, and multinational corporate headquarters to comprehensively elevate the global impact of its research findings.
l Talent Ecosystem: China SAE is expanding its network of international members and Fellows, advancing the mutual recognition of international engineering qualifications, promoting the global outreach of NEV vocational education standards, and leveraging Formula Student competitions to pool global youth innovation.
l Collaborative Expansion: By linking with the International Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association (IHFCA) and the World New Energy Vehicle Organizations (WNEVDO), China SAE is building a collaborative mechanism featuring complementary strengths to systematically advance global policy alignment and overseas supply chain co-creation.
SAECCE 2026 in Suzhou: Structuring a New Hub for Automotive Academic Exchange
In alignment with this blueprint, the upcoming SAECCE 2026 & AITX will be held from October 27 to 30, 2026, in Suzhou, China, featuring a major international upgrade. Supported by the SAECCE International Advisory Committee and in close collaboration with co-host global technology associations, the congress will introduce technical seminars focusing on international trending topics, with a premier lineup of international keynote speakers exceeding 50%.
Key highlights of the 2026 upgrades include a major expansion of the Global Young Scientist Connect Program, which will bring together 40 elite international researchers to bridge automotive engineering with frontier fields like AI, advanced materials, and next-gen energy; simultaneously, the AITX exhibition will debut dedicated international pavilions and startup roadshow tracks, establishing seamless, bilateral technical pipelines.
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