As China progresses into the early stages of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, innovation remains at the core of the country’s modernisation efforts. Vehicle electrification continues to be an important focus for the automotive sector as the country works towards its newly-established target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2060. In the latest edition of our Leading Autotech 50 report, KPMG identifies four key segments – electrification, mobility, innovative services and connectivity – that will drive growth in the sector in coming years.
Companies are arranged in alphabetical order based on their Chinese pinyin names.
China's Leading Autotech Innovators– 4th Edition
| ABUP | Aulton | Banma | Ebusbar | Benewake |
| BRETON | PATEO | CIHON | CAOCAO | Asensing Technology |
| Das Master | Neusoft Reach | SVOLT | Freetech | Hesai Technology |
| Hong Jing Drive | Human Horizons | Livox | Lechebang | Log56 |
| Megatronix | MXNAVI | Data Enlighten | MINIEYE | MOTOVIS |
| Nassen Automotive Electronics | NewLink | NETA | Pachira | Horizon |
| Qingtao Energy | T3 Mobility | TAGE IDRIVER | ENOVATE | WM Motor |
| WeRide | BEAN TECH | SAIC Mobility | Pony.ai | CIDI |
| SemiDrive | New CarZone | Neolix | Inceptio Technology | Next Engine |
| Unex | DeepRoute.ai | UISEE | Plus | Zhito |
China's Emerging Autotech Innovators– 4th Edition
| Boonray | First Technology | CHUHANG TECH | PowerShare | iSmartWays |
| Waytous | JDO | LiangDao Intelligence | 007VIN | Meijun Electronics |
| Modern Auto | Tsingtech | QCraft | Xiamen Shineline | Tongyu Automotive |
| Futurus | Xingshen Intelligent | ZVISION | Ecar Tech | InGeek |
| EVS | New Vision | MAXIEYE | iMotion Automotive | Heading Data Intelligence |
Note: KPMG China Leading Autotech 50 companies are evaluated based on information submitted by candidate companies, interviews of founders conducted by KPMG partners, and evaluations by experts in automotive technology. Autotech 50 is not an exhaustive screening or listing of all enterprises in the automotive field. Autotech 50 aims to enhance the attention given to innovation in China's automotive sector and to promote collaboration within the sector. The listing should not be construed as investment advice, nor as a commentary on the compliance practices of individual companies. KPMG China is not responsible the accuracy of the information of individual candidate enterprises. Company information is provided by enterprises or based on the public information as of July 16, 2021.