The seminar took place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City. In addition to representatives from car manufacturers that are members of VAMA and VIVA, the seminar also had the participation of leading experts, representatives of relevant agencies and the attention of the media nationwide.
Currently, it can be seen that each car company has its own direction, its own technology to save fuel, reduce emissions from gasoline engines, develop electric car models... But all are aimed at the common goal of protecting the environment and public health, for sustainable development.
Electric vehicles are an alternative solution to reduce emissions.
Opening the workshop, the presentation “Automotive industry in the era of sustainable development” by Associate Professor, Dr. Dam Hoang Phuc – Director of the Automotive Engineering Training Program – School of Mechanics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology brought assessments of the general development trend of the industry.
In this presentation, Associate Professor Dr. Dam Hoang Phuc pointed out that most of Vietnam's major cities have been facing air pollution. Accordingly, the average annual PM2.5 concentration in Vietnam is about 24.7 μg/m3, 5 times higher than the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO). According to Mr. Phuc, transportation is one of the main causes of air pollution. Meanwhile, the number of road vehicles is increasing rapidly, causing emissions to increase.
Mr. Phuc believes that electrification of vehicles is one of the most important measures to reduce emissions in the transport sector. “Electrification of road vehicles can reduce up to one-third of greenhouse gases from the transport sector by 2030,” Mr. Phuc shared.
With the desire to reduce emissions from cars to protect the environment and meet the increasing demands of consumers, car manufacturers, especially VAMA - VIVA members, are constantly improving and launching new car models with environmentally friendly technologies.
As an active member of VIVA, Audi always researches and develops its own green technologies. Attending this workshop, Mr. Laurent Genet - General Director of Audi Official Importer in Vietnam presented a speech with the content "Expecting electric vehicles to contribute to reducing emissions and protecting the environment". He said that all existing products as well as those appearing in the near future of this car company are aimed at protecting the environment.
Also at the seminar, Mr. Do Tu Cuong - Senior Manager, Product Department of Mercedes-Benz Vietnam presented a speech on "Mercedes-Benz green initiatives contribute to reducing emissions for the environment and sustainable development".
With solutions from serious research and manufacturing by a team of experts and scientists in electric vehicle manufacturing, Mercedes-Benz said that by 2025, customers will be able to have "an alternative solution" - choosing an electric car model in the product lines that the company introduces to the market. Accordingly, in segments from SUV to Sedan or the super luxury Mercedes-Maybach, the company has a roadmap for producing electric cars and launching them on the market in the near future.
The electric vehicle market is expected to grow strongly in the coming years.
During the nearly 3-hour workshop, many opinions and discussions were raised on how to move towards sustainable development for the environment in the automotive sector in general. At the same time, experts also provided solutions and experiences from lessons and methods that some countries in the world have been implementing. Therefore, car manufacturers are constantly researching and improving based on listening and absorbing consumer opinions to bring the most advanced technologies in reducing emissions to the environment while still being convenient for users.
It can be seen that the sharing and discussion at the workshop aimed to find directions and solutions for related units in particular and for the development of the industry in general. The workshop also created an environment that directly connected car manufacturers, exhibitors with experts and consumers.
Through this workshop, it once again shows that VAMA and VIVA members always find a common voice in sustainable development, protecting consumers and the community's living environment, in line with world trends.
