What kind of commercial vehicles are most needed in China

Commercial vehicles, in particular heavy trucks, are the main logistics tool of the world. In China, highway cargo transportation is accounting for around 70 percent of the total. But the logistics cost is nearly one time higher than in the advanced count…     

The Bus Market Will Maintain Stable Growth in the Eleventh Five-Year Period

1. Positive factors 1.1 Rising economy The GDP is expected to grow by around 8 percent annually during the eleventh five-year period. Now China’s economy is on the rise and it is predicted the vehicle population by 2010 will be 70 million, and 100 millio…     

Domestic-made Peugeot 307 launched on April 21 in Wuhan

According to Dongfeng Peugeot,Peugeot 307 car will be displayed in the Beijing AutoShow in June and will accept orders then and the first users can expect to get the new carin around August. The medium car market at which Dongfeng Peugeot is aiming is the heart of theChinese auto market, the hot sellers including Mondeo, Bora, Sunny, Corolla, etc and theyare priced 150,000-230,000 yuan. According to insiders, as a newcomer, DongfengPeugeot is anxious todevelop the market, occupying marke…     

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Chinese vehicle population has grown obviously since the 90s and shown itself characters as follows: motorcycle has rapidly increased and kept on an annual produetion of 10 million units since 1996, and now motorcycle population is more than 60 million units; the auto population is around 16.5 million units, and the annual production of 2000 reached 2,069,069 units, ranking the twelfth in the world.     

SARS Tests China''''s Auto Market

SARS is fading away in China, with the number of diagnosed cases being around a dozen per day for over ten days. Latest media reports show that popularity in the auto markets has regained normal levels and most multinational companies in China are breathing more easily now.     

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Chery Automobile unveiled its A520 sedan with stick price of around US$ 11.025 in Jan. 10, 2006. The sedan, equipped with its self-own brand ACTECO 2.0L engine, is expected to compete with the Shanghai GM Excelle, The FAW Haima Family and the Beijing Hyun…     

The Current Situations of Electronics Parts Industry

1. Business location Statistics show that there are around 1,000 electronics parts businesses in China, located in the Yangtze River, Pearl River, Bohai Bay and northeast areas, where Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian and Shenyang are leading cities. The market in 2005 is expected to reach 65 billion yuan, 51.2 percent higher than in the previous year. However, the market is dominated by foreign businesses and the market share of domestic makers, including joint ven…     

Analysis on Motorcycle Industry in the Past Six Months of 2001

According to Chinese motorcycle's structure by displacement in the first six months of 2001, 50mi moped two-wheeler, as well as 110ml and 125ml two-wheelers, took a large share of motorcycle market, among which 125ml one shared around half of the total; the next is 100mi one, taking a quarter share of the total; although moped twowheelers still own a 9.08% share of, it seems to go down year by year and the market is shrunk.     

Heat Exhaust Ventilation for Ultra long GIL Tunnel（超长GIL管廊排热通风研究）

The GIL chamber in the utility tunnel under Tanxinpei Road in Wuhan is an ultra long closed structure. Heat exhaust ventilation is the controlling problem in engineering design for the project, especially the heat transfer between the tunnel and the surrounding soil in the long term. A one dimensional model for the GIL chamber is established by using the IDA tunnel simulation software to analyze the short term and long term heat exhaust, respectively. The short term heat exhaust is analyzed for the typical climate of summer/winter/transitional seasons and the long term analysis is carried out under the seasonal changes in 1 year/ 10 years/ 30 years. The short term analysis results indicate that the slope of the utility tunnel and the temperature gradient lead to lower ventilation efficiency in certain areas. The long term analysis results show that the air temperature in the GIL chamber and the wall temperature rise most pronouncedly during the first 5-6 years of operation and remain stable for the remaining time within 30 years. It also is found that around 10%-40% of the heat is released to the surrounding soil. A three dimensional model of the GIL chamber is established using the fluid mechanics based program, OpenFOAM, for 3D simulation. The effects of cables and brackets on the temperature and velocity fields in the chamber are analyzed. The effect of non uniformity of velocity distribution and the stack effect on the temperature distribution in the GIL chamber are revealed. The results can provide some reference for the design and specification revision of heat exhaust ventilation for similar utility tunnels in the future.     

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.     

A Survey of Vehicular Engine in China

There are 60 enterprises engaged in engine manufacturing with a total annual production capacity of 3 million units, of which gasoline engine takes nearly 1.9 million units and diesel engine around 1 million units. The production volume basically meets the demands of light vehicle and heavy vehicle, but urban vehicular diesel engine with Iow emission is in short supply.     

Made in China vehicles need a new face

Over the recent years,self-owned vehicle brands have drawn great attention from the international giants,which were neglecting the local makers in the past.In the US,some say Geely is stirring the market there,like the Japanese and Koreans did years ago.R…     

What is a strategy?

According to its development plan, the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) will implement a new human resource system which is in line with that of Shanghai GM and finally finish its integration with the Product Engineering Department of Shanghai GM.     

How to Build a Larger and Stronger Auto Industry

1. Chances facing the auto industry In Feb 19, a senior forum on the development of auto parts segment was held in Zhejiang province and a couple of experts attending the conference delivered their speeches. Experts suggested that China is likely to becom…     

High fuel prices, a nightmare for China’s auto industry

The year 2005 have seen three separate rises in fuel prices which are worrying consumers. Each rise has brought calls for people to buy small displacement and economical cars. The high prices are frightening consumers and making the auto market worse. July 23 saw the latest fuel price rise, 28 days after the previous readjustment. Even so, in early Aug, some regions reported a shortage of petrol. It is an inevitable fact that China is facing a petrol crisis. Western experts suggest that with…     

High Cost Is a Restrictive Element of Cars Entering Family

In order to increase consumption, enlarge the domestic demand, family cars may be considered one of the solutions. However, the countermeasure has been restricted by the higher cost spent on family cars. 1. Direct Cost. The individual car producers, generally speaking, are comparatively srnall in scope with higher cost. Which results in high price of cars. Chinese consumers are reluctant to purchase the cars made in China because of the higher level of prices than that among similar models in the international market. Therefore, the direct cost is holding back the family cars.     

Vehicle logistics, a rising industry in China

On June 12, 2003, Anji TNT Vehicle Logistics Co. Ltd. was jointly established in Shanghai by SAISC, a subsidiary company under SAIC and Holland-based TNT. The company is the biggest joint venture in logistics and auto services, also the first vehicle logistics joint venture in China, since China's WTO entry.     

A Forecast and Analysis of Truck Market Demand in China

According to the Tenth-Five-Year Plan for the automobile industry, till 2005, the total production output of automobiles in China will be around 3.2 million units and 2 or 3 conglomerations having international competitive abilities will be formed.     

Dongfeng has fixed a sales goal of 80 billion yuan supported by Nissan

The Nissan and Dongfeng Group-based Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd, which has the largest investment in the history of the industry, opened officially for business on July 1. With a total investment of USD 2 billion and 70,000 employees, the company is the first joint venture in China which plans a full range of truck, light commercial and passenger vehicles. According to president Nakamura, the company has established a management     

Domestic made parts are facing a foreign invasion

Almost 20 years have passed since China’s auto parts industry started to introduce foreign capital. The situation has changed radically from inviting foreigners to come to meet the threshold requirements of local rate, to a current situation where foreign parts suppliers are entering in groups and people are worrying that the industry is in danger. Statistics show that more than 70 percent of the world’s top 100 suppliers are doing business here and wholly foreign owned or joint ventures are…