According to the data of CMR Industry Alliance and the statistics of New Strategy Mobile Robot Industry Research Institute in 2024, the sales scale of China’s mobile robots (AGV/AMR) was 22.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.25%; the sales volume was 139,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.
Chart: 2015-2024 China’s AGV/AMR sales scale and sales volume
In 2024, the overseas sales scale of Chinese AGV/AMR companies was 6.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 51.11%. It accounts for 30.80% of the overall market size. Domestic AGV/AMR companies have achieved large-scale landing in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States with their cost-effective solutions and technical adaptation capabilities.
Chart: 2019-2024 China’s AGV/AMR overseas sales scale and growth rate
The rapid growth of Chinese AGV/AMR companies in overseas markets is the result of the resonance of technological breakthroughs, market strategies and global industrial changes. After nearly a decade of rapid development, Chinese companies have achieved a leap from “introduction and digestion” to “independent innovation” in the field of core technologies, and their technological level has ranked among the best in the world; China’s manufacturing advantages and supply chain advantages make China’s AGV/AMR product prices have a strong competitive advantage in the world; at the same time, the rich scenarios have allowed Chinese AGV/AMR companies to accumulate deep application advantages in continuous polishing; in addition, Chinese companies have actively deployed overseas markets in recent years, which is also one of the factors for the rapid increase in overseas sales.
Chart: 2024 China’s AGV/AMR domestic and foreign sales scale
Chinese AGV/AMR companies are accelerating from “products going overseas” to “brands going overseas”, and through the multi-dimensional empowerment of technology hard-core, service localization, and ecological globalization, they have achieved a leap in brand value, and at the same time, “China’s smart manufacturing” is moving from cost-effective competition to the stage of building global comprehensive competitiveness of technology brands and value services.
In order to further promote the overseas expansion of Chinese enterprises and build a communication and exchange platform for the industry at home and abroad, in August 2025, the Mobile Robot Industry Alliance will hold the “Logistics Automation Development Strategy & the 7th International Mobile Robot Integration Application Conference” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is also the first conference held by the alliance overseas. The 2024-2025 Global Mobile Robot Industry Development Report will also be released during the conference. Stay tuned!
