The comparative advantage of Hefei city is manufacturing and processing industry. At present, it has already formed three pillar industries of automobile & engineering machinery, household appliances, chemical industry and new-type building materials. In 2003, the proportion of the industrial output value of the three pillar industries accounts for 63.07% of the city total, spurring the whole industry by the increase of 17. 11%.

The three pillar industries contribute to the whole city industry: The automobile and engineering machinery account for 29. 4%, the household appliances account for 16. 8%, chemical industry and new-type building materials account for 17%.

Automobile and engineering machinery

In 2003, the proportion of the industrial output value that generated by the current 28 enterprises, accounts for 29.37% of the city total. There have been such models as heavy, light and mini series with the annual production capacity of 200,000 automobiles, 80,000 forklift trucks, and 5000 excavators. It has several famous products such as JAC Refine commercial car, Ankai passenger car, Changhe mini bus, Heli forklift truck, Hitachi excavator, etc. Among them, JAC vehicle ranks 11th in the national light-type auto trade in the terms of sales revenue with the market share of 6. 5%; Ankai luxurious passenger car ranks the tenth in the heavy-type auto trade with the market share of 6. 5%; Changhe mini bus ranks the third in the domestic same trade with the market share of 30%; Hitachi excavator ranks first in the same trade with the market share of 20%; Heli group is a Asia main forklift truck production base in Asia, its major economic indicators have been occupying the first place of the national same trade for the successive 10 more years with the market share of 48%.

It is planned that during the period of the " 11th five-year ", there will be more capital of 9500 million yuan to be injected in Hefei automobile and engineering machinery industry focusing on the development of commercial car, light-type passenger bus and build up a national automobile production base to mainly produce passenger bus chassis, light-type truck, commercial car and mini bus. Furthermore, Asian excavator production base and forklift truck production base will be set up initially.

Household appliances

In 2003, the proportion of the output value generated by the current 13 enterprises accounts for 16.75% of the city total industry with the domestic market share of 20%.

Three major brands products of Haier color TV, Meiling refrigerator, Rongshida washing machine have already been listed in national leading brand products. Among them, Haier produces 1,270,000 TV sets per year with the market share of 7%, ranks the sixth in the same trade; Meiling produces 1,220,000 units per year, with the market share of 7. 83% ranks the fourth in the same trade; Rongshida 1,380,000 units per year, with the market share of 8. 02% ranks the third in the same trade.

It is planned that during the period of the " 11th five-year ", there will be more capital of 9500 million yuan to be injected in Hefei household appliances focusing on the research and development of the outdoors hanging type color TVs with the ultra thin plasma display panel; the frozen show case of 3000-5000 liters suitable for the supermarket; the washing machine using by inserting coins integrated with washing, dehydrating and drying; the home central air conditioner.

The chemical and new type building material industry

The proportion of the output value that generated by the current 59 enterprises accounts for 16.95 % of the city total industry in 2003. It has already formed the production pattern taking rubber chemical industry, fine chemistry industry, foundation chemical industry and new-type building materials as leading factor. There are such famous products as Good tire, Guofeng plastic building materials. Among then, the production and marketing volume of Good tire ranks first in the whole country; Guofeng plastic pipe ranks first and the plastic profile ranks third in terms of the domestic market share; the sodium hydrosulfite of chemical industry for making chlorine and alkali ranks sixth in the world market share and third in domestic market share.

It is planned that during the period of the " 11th five-year ", there will be more capital of 9500 million yuan to be injected in Hefei chemical and new-type building materials industry focusing on the development of the fine chemistry, new-type building materials and tire products.