Anhui
#1 nationally in car/NEV production (2025); Hefei 1.37M NEVs (2024); 6 vehicle manufacturers; Chery 22 years #1 export brand; targeting 3M vehicles/year by 2027.
Anhui transformed into China's EV manufacturing powerhouse, with Hefei producing over 1.37 million NEVs in 2024 (value: 260 billion yuan). In January-May 2025, Anhui ranked #1 nationally in both total car and NEV production. BYD's Xiangtan base alone produces 950,000+ vehicles annually. The province hosts six complete vehicle manufacturers—JAC, BYD, NIO, Volkswagen, Changan, and Ankai—with Volkswagen calling Hefei its 'headquarters for the smart electric vehicle era.' Hefei's GDP exceeds 1 trillion yuan with population approaching 10 million. By 2027, the NEV cluster targets 1 trillion yuan revenue and 3 million vehicles annually. Chery leads China's independent brand exports for 22 consecutive years (1.14 million units in 2024, 24.8% of national total). This former eastern backwater reinvented itself through strategic government investment in emerging technologies—a deliberate metabolic transformation.