Intelligent manufacturing will be the mainstream manufacturing mode in the future, with the increasing requirements of motor manufacturing and the popularization of automation. The advantages and the misunderstanding of intelligent manufacturing are clarified based on the analysis of the current status and development trend of traditional motor manufacturing. At the same time, the content and strategy of intelligent manufacturing promotion are summarized. The focus content, implementation steps, principles and implementation result of Jiangsu Dazhong intelligent manufacturing project are introduced as an example. The results show that the overall production efficiency is increased by 35.75%, the production and operation cost is reduced by 26.21%, and the product defect rate is reduced by 75.84%. Finally, the intelligent manufacturing promotion reference strategy in motor industry is summarized to support the development of small and medium-sized motors.