ITL Group Launches Strategic Cooperation with Smart Automobile

On September 29, 2022, the China Railway Express (C) (Chang'an) train carrying Smart #1 models of Smart Automobile departed from Xi'an Guojigang Railway Station to Europe.

This is another solution for Xi'an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Co., Ltd. to develop international finished vehicle logistics services. Tao Peng, vice president of Smart Automobile, said "Smart is actively developing in the mainstream markets of commercial vehicles in China and Europe. With the departure of the new Smart #1 vehicles to Europe, CRE (Chang'an) has provided us with a convenient and efficient international logistics corridor to boost our global development."

To guarantee a successful departure, Xi'an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Co., Ltd., together with a professional finished-vehicle port operation team assigned by ITL Bonded Logistics, a subsidiary of ITL Group, went to the factory to pick up the vehicles, conduct spot check, optimize the loading solutions, and give priority to loading for faster transportation to ensure smooth delivery.

In recent years, CRE (Chang'an) has been running steadily, contributing to the deep integration of Xi'an's automobile industry chain, supply chain, and value chain. From 2018 to 2021, Xi'an Vehicle Port had been the largest port of imported automobiles in inland China. At the same time, a number of Chinese automobile brands made in Xi'an have gone global through the corridor, helping their global competitiveness continue to enhance.

On top of being an important measure for ITL Group to deepen its integration into building high-quality Belt and Road Initiative and promote positive interplay between domestic circulation and international circulation, the successful departure of Smart #1 vehicles also provides a new choice for auto manufacturers to export to Central Asia and Europe. Better services for global customers thus developed will contribute to a win-win value, further fulfilling the Asia-Europe Land-Sea Trade Corridor's important role in the global international logistics network.

In the future, with the strong support of Xi'an Station Customs, China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd. Xi'an Branch, and CRIntermodal Xi'an Railway Container Terminal, Xi'an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Co., Ltd. will give full play to the functional advantages of Xi'an Vehicle Port, the policy advantages of the comprehensive bonded zone, and the professional advantages of the finished vehicle logistics team, to make efforts in the high-quality development of the international transport business of finished vehicles, vigorously develop routes to deliver commercial automobiles to Central Asia and Europe, help products "made in China" go global with mature operation modes and high-quality logistics services, and contribute to the construction of an international trade corridor with high efficiency, low costs, and excellent services in China's inland areas.