Located in the center of Jilin Province and beside Yitong River, Changchun city is an important transportation pivot for the whole Province. It is more over the center for politics, economy, culture and transportation. Changchun has always been famous for its automobile manufacturing industry, both at home and abroad, and owns the first modern automobile manufacturing factory - Changchun First Automobile Works. Therefore Changchun is often just named "Automobile City". In addition to that Changchun has also good achievement in the manufacturing industry for passenger cars, locomotive cars and tractors, as well as for optical instruments, electrons, pharmacy, rubber, appliance, cigarette, food, etc.

In 1997, Siemens (China) Ltd. set up a representative office in Changchun. The business covers fields such as automation & driving, information communication, etc. In the automation industry, it provides concerned local enterprises with sales and services for automatic solutions and project implementation, CNC, driving, programmable controls, etc. Its main customers include enterprises such as First Automobile Works-Volkswagen (FAW-VW), Equipment and Technology Developing Company of First Automobile Works, Changchun CNC Machine Tool Co. and Changchun Passenger Car Factory, etc.

The only joint venture of Siemens in the northeast of China - Siemens Video Automobile Electronics (Changchun) Co. is also located at Changchun Hi & New Technology Industry Development Area. The company's major task is the production of engine management systems, automobile gearbox control units, electric controlling units for safe bag and anti-theft units and other electronic controlling products for automobiles as well as control boards for refrigerators and washers. The main customers are automobile manufacturers like First Automobile Works (FAW), First Automobile Works-Volkswagen (FAW-VW). The joint venture for example produces necessary electronic products for the Red Flag or the Jetta.

Due to the fact that the reconstruction of the old industrial base in Northeast of China is in continuous progress, Siemens will be actively engaged in the local economy development and construction and will provide more efficient and excellent services. The arrival of "Exider" accentuates the connotation of hi & new technology in a completely new way. This surely will attract great attention from the people, meanwhile the information, presented in a multi-oriented and multi-angled way will expand people's view of fields, and reflect the full innovative spirit of Siemens.