HEFEI -- A high-end passenger vehicle jointly developed by JAC Motors and Huawei has attracted many visitors at the ongoing 2025 World Manufacturing Convention, with its luxury interior, digital chassis and Huawei's advanced intelligent driving technology gaining significant attention.
The premium MAEXTRO S800 sedan is being showcased in the exhibition area of this year's convention, which opened on Saturday in Hefei, the capital of East China's Anhui province.
Behind the S800 stands its manufacturing base, the MAEXTRO Super Factory, which uses Huawei's digital and AI technologies to create a "digital twin" plant, enabling real-time monitoring and self-evolution across the production process, with over 1,800 intelligent robots driving fully automated stamping, welding, painting and assembly.
The launch of the MAEXTRO S800 highlights how China's advanced manufacturing is upgrading industries -- from new energy vehicles to smart computers -- and enabling them to turn innovation into market-ready products, and supporting both domestic and global industrial development.
MANUFACTURING WITH MOMENTUM
Also in Hefei, NIO's Second Advanced Manufacturing Base is not only a production site but also a popular industrial tourism destination thanks to its state-of-the-art workshops.
Inside, a vehicle storage platform has upgraded traditional flat inventory into a three-dimensional system, allowing cars to be retrieved on demand and saving time spent on sorting. The plant can even operate fully automatically without on-site workers.
According to the factory's management, industrial AI algorithms now make 80 percent of all manufacturing decisions, while 941 robots in the facility's body shop ensure a 100 percent automation rate across joining processes.
"By participating in the World Manufacturing Convention for several consecutive years, NIO has witnessed the continuous upgrading of China's manufacturing, led by new energy vehicles, bringing an increasing number of high-quality products," said Yu Dongming, general manager of NIO (Anhui branch).
