The “circle of friends” of Cainiao vehicle industry continues to expand. The Cainiao Logistics Technology Division, a subsidiary of the Cainiao Group, will combine its technological capabilities with lean management practices to deeply embed the construction planning of the production logistics system and provide FAW-Volkswagen with a vertically integrated smart logistics solution across different scenarios within the factory.

FAW-Volkswagen was established on February 6, 1991. Its production capacity covers Northeast Changchun, Southwest Chengdu, South Foshan, East Qingdao, and North Tianjin. Its brands include Audi, Volkswagen, and Jetta, with a total sales volume of over 25 million vehicles, ranking it among the top players in China's passenger car industry.

Since its establishment in 2013, Cainiao has been empowering the entire logistics value chain with technological innovation. In recent years, based on capabilities such as automation, digital supply chain, Internet of Things, and smart hardware, Cainiao Logistics Technology has provided a complete and cost-effective set of practical technology solutions forlogistics, fast-moving consumer goods, automotive, industrial manufacturing, and other industry customers.

Among them, Cainiao Logistics Technology provides a one-stop solution for the automotive industry, covering four major business scenarios: inbound logistics, factory logistics, vehicle logistics, and spare parts/after-sales logistics. Not only does the digital supply chain fully cover the automotive logistics business in all scenarios, but also the Cainiao WCS automation control system, which has the ability to unify access and scheduling of mainstream manufacturers and mainstream equipment types, effectively solves the difficult problems of multiple devices, multiple manufacturers, complex collaboration, and high management difficulty.

Previously, Cainiao Logistics Technology has collaborated with nearly ten automotive and parts companies. According to the agreement, in the future, FAW-Volkswagen and Alibaba Cloud will engage in comprehensive communication and cooperation in multiple fields such as intelligent production, logistics, and marketing of automobiles. In this regard, Cainiao Logistics Technology will provide FAW-Volkswagen with a full plant mobile robot (AGV) scheduling system, dense storage automation equipment, supply chain control tower, and at the same time connect key logistics nodes, providing a complete robot-based smart logistics solution for FAW-Volkswagen's “digitalized factory”.