Taicang Customs reported a 33.5 percent year-on-year increase in car exports through Taicang Port in the first quarter of this year, reaching 124,700 units. Notably, electric vehicles accounted for nearly 30 percent of these exports, totaling 35,500 units.

Specifically, the Taicang International Container Terminal exported 35,410 cars, a 35.88 percent increase over the same period last year.

Hao Yong, director of the terminal's automobile project department, commented on the expanding overseas market for Chinese-made cars. "With Chinese cars selling well globally, our export destinations have broadened and upgraded," Hao said.

According to Hao, this year the terminal has seen exports to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the eastern region of South America.

To ensure the smooth export of domestically-made cars, the terminal has continuously optimized its yard layout. "Our car storage area currently spans 250,000 square meters and is capable of accommodating over 10,000 cars simultaneously," Hao said. Leveraging specialized collapsible car frames for transportation, both the terminal's storage space and cargo holds on shipping vessels are being fully utilized, alleviating pressure on car exports.

As the largest automobile export port in Jiangsu, Taicang Port is gradually improving its combined rail-water transportation model for car exports. It aims to become an all-in-one hub integrating storage, road transport, railway transport, intermodal transfer, and ocean shipping for complete vehicle exports.

A vessel carrying vehicles stops at a terminal in Taicang. [Photo/WeChat account: tcfbgw]