QS--9000 Accepted

The US-launched QS-9000 in 1994 em-bodying the essence of ISO - 9000 and accommo-dating the practice of auto product development and manufacture is a workable one commonly ac-cepted and identified by countries in the world and China as well. QS-9000 particularly arous-es the interest of Chinese departments in charge     

Purchasing The American Auto Industry

Afalling giant is still huge There are reports that American Big Three are going to shut down 59 plants in this January to hold more cash for a supporting hand from the government. From the viewpoint of accountant practice and investment bank,it is the best time for local car producers to go abroad.Trapped American auto industry is much devalued and it is the best time for local producers     

QS-9000 In China Auto Sector

A special group mainly engaged in studying and popularizing QS-9000——a great book containing the quality control experiences accumulated by Big Three of America has been established in China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) backed by Ministry of     

U. K. COMPANIES'''' COMMITMENT TO CHINA

As one of the fastest growing automotive industries in the world and as being of the greatest potencial for future development, China's atuotmotive industry is widely concerned and followed by many developed countries. Not long before, Deputy Chief Editor of CHINA AUTO, Song Jialie met with Stephen Brown, commercial counsellor at the British Embassy in Beijing and asked him to express his view on China's auto industry and British companies' altitude towards cooperation with Chinese counterparts. Here is the article by Mr. Brown. CHINA AUTO welcome contribution of opinions and ideas concerning the development of China's auto industry and Sino—foreign cooperation in the automotive sector.     

We Need to Make the “Conventional” Auto Industry Stronger and Bigger First

For decades, experts on the auto industry have been debating what direction it should take for the future and the Japanese, Korean and Latin American examples have been used for some time. Recently, a new way of thinking has emerged: as China’s auto industry can hardly catch up with the advanced countries in the current fields, why should it not start down another path and adopt new technical approaches. Thus, we could follow the lead of auto industries in western countries and our auto ind…     

Clean Vehicle Action:An Example for Sustainable Development Strategy in China

Editors' notes: The article is specially written for this magazine by Mr. CAI Wenqin of the coordinating and leading office of National dean Vehicle Action. Mr. CAI is also an official at the Hi-Tech Development and Industrialization Dept. of the Ministry of Science and Technology. This paper fully reflects the enormous input and determination of the Chinese government in the industrialization of dean vehicles.CATARC, as a top technical research organization in China's auto industry, has been involved in many cases of cooperation and consultation worldwide in the field, in terms of technical research, related standards and regulations and technical exchange. Up to now, items upheld or participated by CATARC are as follows:Cooperation with American Energy Fund concerning the research into fuel economy standards andpolicies, technical development routes for China's Clean Vehicle Action, and standards, regulations andpolicies of electric vehicles;Cooperation with VW concerning research into the technical p     

An Explanation on the Tenth-Five-Year Plan of China''''s Auto Industry

The Tenth-Five-Year-Plan of the auto industry recently issued has made an analysis on the market demand, development environment and situation that the auto industry will face and advanced the idea for solving contractions and problems, taking the restructuring as motif. Compared with the previous medium-and-long-term programs, the plan is more macroscopic, strategical,     

Strategic Concept of the Development of EV and SFV in China

Ⅰ. Strategic Concept for the development of EV and SFV The development of EV and SFV is one of the objective requirements for the auto industry in the 21st century by sustainable development strategy. It is also a practicable way of developing China auto industry in line with the environmental protection policy and the energy develop     

Innovation and Practice of Hard Rock TBM in China（我国硬岩掘进机的创新与实践）

In recent years, with the help of good national policy support, the design, manufacturing and construction technology for tunnel boring machine (TBM) in China have been greatly improved; but compared with foreign relatively proven technology, there is still a certain gap for domestic technology development and engineering application. Based on the situation analysis of research and application of TBM in China and abroad, the research work for TBM design is carried out according to the complex geological conditions of Gaoligongshan Tunnel on Dali Ruili Railway as follows. (1) The prototype disc cutter rock breaking and scaled disc cutter wearing experiment are carried out to provide reference for adaptable design of TBM cutterhead and key parameter calculation. (2) The TBM design scheme is discussed from the aspects of high efficiency rock breaking of cutters and cutterhead, TBM over excavation, integrated support system, etc. (3) Two kinds of advanced geological prediction technology, i.e. HSP method and RTP method, are researched. The study results can provide reference for design and manufacture of TBM with high adaptability in complex geology and construction application in Gaoligongshan Tunnel.     

To What Extent Does Trade Protectionism Affect Made-In-China Cars

AFFECT The global auto market is fighting against the financial crisis,making the competition tougher.Major auto businesses in the world are suffering a toughest time since World WarⅡ.American Big Three is awaiting the warm hands from their government.Major Japan-based car makers,in-     

Briefing Chinese Heavy Diesel Engine

The development of auto industry is mainly geared by car manufacturing. Along with the national economic boom, the production and demand for trucks are also experiencing radical changes, i. e. larger size-dieselized and easier operation lightenized of trucks. These two trends are acting profoundly on and restructuring     

Standard

Recently, the Technical Policy on Prevention and Control of Motor Vehicle Emission Pollutants has been jointly issued by Chinese State Administration of Envi- ronment Protection, Ministry of Science & Technolo-gy, State Administration of Machinery Industry, in which a unified administration and guideline is made for the auto product technology or in-use vehicle treatment. According to this technical policy, the target of motor     

The current situation and trend towards consolidation of China''''s car industry

By now, the major transnational auto makers in the world have all entered China's car market by means of setting up joint ventures or performing technology transfers. These companies, in the light of their own global strategies, determine the development orientation of their joint or cooperative enterprises in China as well as the supply of vehicle types and parts procurement. Although it is regulated in The Industrial Policy for Auto Industry that the shares of foreign partners in car enterprises are not allowed to     

Innovation and Practice of Parallel Dual mode Slurry/EPB Shield Construction Technology and Freezing Cutterhead Opening Technology（并联式泥水/土压双模式盾构施工技术与冷冻刀盘开舱技术的创新与实践）

Two major concerns have been drawn in the process of shield construction: one is the difficulty in selecting a shield machine; the other is the high risk of opening for cutterhead changing. Based on the existing shield systems, a parallel dual mode shield with freezing cutterhead is developed by optimising internal structure and equipment and carrying the freezing device. The dual mode shield construction technology and freezing cutterhead technology are successfully carried out on project cases including Guangzhou Metro Line 9, Guangzhou Metro Line 21 and 220 kV Shijing Huanxi Electric Tunnel (Xiwan Road Shisha Road Section). The parallel dual mode slurry/EPB shield not only has the functions and advantages of slurry shield and EPB shield but also can switch into slurry/EPB mode for different strata and environments easily. Thus, it can achieve rapid shield tunneling. By combining the shield with the freezing system, the soil around cutterhead can be frozen to provide conditions for chamber opening under atmospheric condition. Meanwhile, it is also compatible with dual mode shield.     

An Analysis of Auto Production & Sales in 2000

Chinese auto industry still developed well in 2000. The government maintained .the positive financial policies with more investment injected on infrastructure construction. The western development campaign stimulated the demand growth for buses, trucks and other kinds of vehicle and the recovery of national economy also promoted individual purchase of automobiles. The competition within the auto industry became fiercer and fiercer, along with the WTO entry approaching, upon which the auto manufacturers had to improve their product mix to meet the demand Of various customers with more marketable products. In one word, 2000 is a     

Excess factory capacity: China needs to improve its vehicle production techniques

The National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference on July 25 making public the latest figures on the national economy. The commission expressed concern over excess factory capacity in a group of industries. As it happened, the auto industry was among the 12 sectors mentioned as having excess capacity. Here one thing appears to have been neglected by the public. It was the state itself that, for the first time setting the housing and auto industries as pillars of the econ…     

A ROUGH PICTURE OF CHINA''''S AUTO TURBOCHARGER PRODUCTION

1. General China's development of ICE turbocharging technology started in 1958. Today in China the auto turbocharger is mainly used on heavy and medium diesel engined vehicles. Some light diesel engined vehicles also adopt turbochargers, e.g., Nanjing IVECO light vehicle is equipped with 8140 turbocharged diesel engine and light vehicle of Dongfeng Motor Co. (DFMC) are e     

《China Auto Industry Yearbook》 (1997) and 《China Auto Industry》 (1997)

《China Auto Industry Yearbook》(1997) details the essential events and the important policies of China auto in-dustry in 1996, offers experiences of reform and management, incorporates basic statistics of the industry with R&D, standards, technology introduction, Q/C, safety, emission involved. It is a most comprehensive tool for readers home and abroad to know China auto industry. Price: USD 90 (Price includes postage & package) 《China Auto Industry》(1997), a Chinese-English bilingual publication, highlights the developments seen in     

An Explanation on the Tenth-Five-Year Plan of China''''s Auto Industry

Fourthly, as for the auto consumption structure, the market is now dominated by individual users rather than institutional ones. Along with the improvement of the people's living standard, the ratio of individual consumption has increased year by year. According to statistics, the private vehicle population in China in 1999 was 5.34 millions instead of 816,000 units in 1990, the annual increase was 23.2% on an average, which is much higher than the increase of vehicle population; the proportion of individual vehicles in the whole was 36.8% from 14.8%. Over 50% of     

Bookshelf

"The Research Materials Collection of the Tenth-Five-Year-Plan of China's Auto Industry" The book is jointly edited by the State Economic and Trade Commission and CATARC, including 8 parts, i.e.: The Tenth-Five-Year-Plan of the auto industry, basic research on China's auto industry, research on the development of China's auto products, research on