In the first quarter of 2025, Guangdong Province produced a cumulative total of 63,200 industrial robots and 1.94 million service robots, reflecting year-on-year increases of 31.1% and 10.8%, respectively.

As of the first quarter, the province's core artificial intelligence industry surpassed RMB 220 billion, consistently ranking among the top in the nation.

These figures were announced at a press conference held by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology on April 24.

In the first quarter, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the province grew by 3.9% year-on-year, with the growth rate accelerating by 1.1 percentage points compared to the January-February period. In March alone, the increase was 5.5%.

From January to March, the added value of manufacturing enterprises above designated size rose by 4.4% year-on-year, 0.1 percentage points higher than the annual growth rate in 2024.

The added value of advanced manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing industries increased by 5.9% and 5.3% year-on-year, respectively, both surpassing the growth rate of the province's overall industrial added value. These sectors accounted for 55.3% and 32.4% of the province's industrial added value above designated size.

Notably, the output of high-tech products surged, with new energy vehicles, lithium-ion batteries for energy storage, and civilian drones experiencing increases of 29.9%, 83.5%, and 48.2%, respectively.

Equipment manufacturing and electronic information have emerged as the main drivers of Guangdong's industrial economic growth, contributing a combined 4.0 percentage points to the growth rate of industrial added value above designated size.

Specifically, the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry grew by 8.4%, the automobile manufacturing industry by 12.5%, the general equipment manufacturing industry by 11.0%, and the special equipment manufacturing industry by 4.8%. The computer, communications, and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.6%.

There are over 1,500 core artificial intelligence enterprises in Guangdong, including 24 unicorn companies, 92 listed companies, and 147 national "little giant" enterprises, ranking first in the country. The province has released 63 large models, placing it among the top in the nation.

In the first quarter, Guangdong also celebrated the official commissioning of the province's first semi-solid energy storage battery production line.

The proportion of industrial investment in fixed asset investment rose to 38.0%, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2024.

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