We are pleased to announce that our strategic partner for business development with Chinese automakers and suppliers, the Euro-Sino Automotive Association (ESAA), has entered into a strategic agreement with the Chinese automaker GAC Motor. This opens the door for SRIP ACS+ members to the fifth-largest automaker in China.
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., or GAC for short, produces as many as 2 million vehicles annually. The company is state-owned and also manufactures its cars for the European market in collaboration with Magna in Graz. ESAA is thus one of the first European associations to connect Chinese automakers with European suppliers. This enables SRIP ACS+ members to position themselves, through the strategic approach program, among the first, well-prepared candidates to become European suppliers of GAC vehicles in Europe.
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Additional information: SRIP ACS+, Erik Blatnik, 01/ 236 17 35, erik.blatnik@acs-giz.si
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The automotive industry in Slovenia generates approximately 10% of the GDP and almost 25% of Slovenian exports (source: SPIRIT Slovenia). All members of SRIP ACS+, including all areas of mobility, contribute more than 17% to Slovenian GDP. Our members generate more than 8 billion euros in annual revenue, most of them operating as tier 1 and 2 suppliers to global vehicle manufacturers. Annually, SRIP ACS+ members receive more than 25% of all awarded innovations of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia.