BeijingMay 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On April 28, 2026, the 2026 “Vogel Global Pioneer Award (Automotive Industry Sector)” ceremony was successfully held at the “New Landscape: Automotive Parts Enterprises Going Global Forum,” an official event of the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The award was jointly initiated by the German Vogel Communications Group and Beijing Jigong Vogel Media Advertising Co., Ltd., with the organizing committee office located at the editorial department of Automotive Manufacturing under the Machinery Industry Information Institute.
Scene of the “Vogel Global Pioneer Award (Automotive Industry Sector)” Ceremony
As China’s automotive industry accelerates its globalization process, strong vehicle exports are driving a dual increase in both the scale and value of parts exports. The industry is undergoing a deep transformation from “product going global” to “technology going global” and “industry going global.” Against this backdrop, this award was established to anchor the wave of industry transformation and build an authoritative recognition and value dissemination platform for pioneering enterprises deeply engaged in global expansion. As Jiang Yabao, President of Modern Manufacturing magazine under the Machinery Industry Press, emphasized in his speech at the ceremony: “The ‘Vogel Global Pioneer Award’ is an international technology award covering multiple fields including automotive industry, machine tools, scientific instruments, automation, logistics equipment, robotics, and embodied intelligence. It aims to recognize enterprises that have made positive progress and outstanding contributions in their global expansion. On one hand, the event promotes excellent corporate brands, continuously enhancing the new quality productive forces of the industry and enterprises. On the other hand, through soliciting, evaluating, and recognizing outstanding enterprises and innovative achievements, it empowers the high-quality development of global manufacturing.”
Fields Covered by the “Vogel Global Pioneer Award”
This special selection for the automotive industry sector adhered strictly to the principles of openness, fairness, and impartiality throughout the process. The evaluation was jointly conducted by the editorial department of Automotive Manufacturing under the Machinery Industry Information Institute and expert panels from research institutes, universities, and OEMs, with each component accounting for 50% of the weight. The final total scores and rankings were derived from weighted aggregation, fully ensuring the professionalism, authority, and credibility of the selection results.
Since the launch of the selection, over 60 enterprise and technology achievement submissions were received from the industry. After five core stages—submission solicitation, preliminary qualification review, secondary review, expert panel evaluation, and final review—a total of 27 awards were granted: 8 enterprises received the Automotive Parts Global Pioneer Enterprise Award, 7 enterprises received the Automotive Parts Global Excellence in Operations Award, and 12 technology achievements received the Automotive Parts Technology Going Global Innovation Award.
The list of winners is as follows:
Automotive Parts Global Pioneer Enterprise Award
Phinia Delphi
Hebei Lizhong Alloy Group Co., Ltd.
HRC Carbon Fiber
Lenovo
Nanjing Chuhang Technology Co., Ltd.
Seres Power
Shanghai Edrive Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Youjia Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
Automotive Parts Global Excellence in Operations Award
Valeo China
Phinia Delphi
Faurecia (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Forvia Hella
Nexteer Automotive
Schaeffler
Saint-Gobain Automotive Glass (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Automotive Parts Technology Going Global Innovation Award
Lenovo L4 Autonomous Driving Domain Controller – Lenovo
MARS Integrated Tailgate Latching System – Shanghai Enjing Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
900V High-Performance Magnesium Alloy Coaxial Dual Electric Drive Assembly – Xingqu Technology
VT-CMS Yinka Technology Electronic Rearview Mirror System – Yinka Technology
Chuhang Technology 60GHz In-Cabin Life Radar – Nanjing Chuhang Technology Co., Ltd.
Fifth-Generation Seres Super Range Extender System – Seres Power
Electronically Controlled Differential Lock – Jingcheng Gongke Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
AEC-Q200 Compliant Automotive-Grade Capacitors – Shanghai Yongming Electronics Co., Ltd.
Haosi Power Super Hybrid System – Haosi Power
Mass-Production Grade (U+X) PIN Stator and Rotor – Shanghai Edrive Co., Ltd.
One-Stop Global Navigation Solution – NavInfo
Smart Cockpit Global Edition – Smart Connected
At the award ceremony, guests from industry regulatory bodies, research institutes, OEMs, and parts enterprises gathered to witness this moment of honor.
Additionally, the “New Landscape: Automotive Parts Enterprises Going Global Forum,” held concurrently with the award ceremony, was co-organized by multiple authoritative institutions including the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition Organizing Committee. The forum focused on the opportunities and challenges of globalization for automotive parts enterprises, inviting industry experts to share in-depth insights on core topics such as trade risks, market access, compliance and risk mitigation, and overseas factory construction. This provided Chinese automotive and parts enterprises with systematic guidance combining macro perspectives and practical value for going global.
Scene of the Concurrent “New Landscape: Automotive Parts Enterprises Going Global Forum”
Looking ahead, the “Vogel Global Pioneer Award” will continue to deepen its focus on the industrial globalization track. Leveraging global communication resources and industry authority, it will continuously refine its professional evaluation system, uncover more pioneering forces in the field of going global, and persistently empower the high-quality globalization development of China’s automotive industry.