Group 1 - The automotive industry is a pillar industry in Chongqing, focusing on green transformation to enhance innovation and upgrade the entire industry chain [1] - Collaboration between upstream and downstream enterprises is fostering stronger development momentum in the automotive sector [1] - The industry is seeing a shift towards evaluating new designs for ease of future disassembly and material recyclability [7] Group 2 - A local research team has developed a new type of lightweight, pressure-resistant hot-formed steel, reducing the number of welded parts from over 20 to 5, resulting in a weight reduction of 4 kilograms per vehicle [5] - The integration of electric drive products has led to a 60% reduction in size by combining previously separate motors, allowing applications in emerging fields like robotics and low-altitude aircraft [9] - In the first seven months of this year, the added value of Chongqing's automotive industry grew by 9.2% year-on-year, contributing over 33% to the growth of the industrial sector [10]