An interview with GAO Dayi——Director of Ji Hua Investment Management Corporation

Reporter: After China's WTO entry, what will happen on the structure of China's auto market? What impact will Chinese auto industry come across? Gao: This is a question commonly concerned, and also one related to the future development of China's auto industry.     

An Interview with DU Fangci—— Vice Secretary of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers

Reporter: Chinese auto industry has been in a situation of scattering, chaos and laggard. How do you think we should change it completely with China's WTO entry? Du: The situation you mentioned is a chronic disease of Chinese auto industry which suggests the development of Chinese auto industry is not satisfying. In fact, you could see the same situations in developed     

2002 China Initial Quality Study (IQS)

A continuation of solid economic growth, China's entry into the WTO, the rapid growth in the light vehicle market in this year, and the large potential customer base make China an extremely attractive market. These characteristics, while very beneficial to current OEMs in the market, are also creating more intense competition. Automakers are becoming more aggressive in their     

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 review of China''''s vehicle market in 2002 and an analysis of the trends in 2003

I. Analysis of the vehicle market in 2002 2002 was the year when China's vehicle market changed more than at any time in the last ten years. Some of the changes were the direct result of China's WTO entry, some were the inevitable reaction of the fierce competition at home and some were active countermeasures taken by producers at home to address the situation of China's WTO     

J.D.Power and Associates Reports:2002 China SSI Article

2002 will be a milestone year for China's auto industry, as passenger car sales will pass the one million-unit mark. The continuous economic growth of 9% or more per year over the last 24 years, and the entry of WTO membership have promoted significant competition in the China auto market this year. The strong and highly profitable Chinese market has attracted almost     

Agreement on Accession to WTO Signed

China and the USA reached the accession agreement on China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Beijing on November 15, 1999, which means China's 13-year bid for WTO membership took a significant step forward, Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Shi Guangsheng said that China is looking forward to joining the 135-member trade rule-making organization as a     

Impacts of China''''s WTO Entry on China''''sMotorcycle Industry

China's WTO entry will have be a wide-ranging impact on China's motorcycle industry as follows: 1 The government functions will be transferred dramatically Concerning the management of the motorcycle industry, the Chinese government will more and more rely on law and market leverage and direct intervention in enterprises     

Importing cars is becoming a higher-risk business

Following China's WTO entry, most importers and consumers were optimistic about the imported car market at the beginning of this year. As of July, the market indicated, however, despite the import tariffs having been reduced in accordance with the WTO commitment, the prices of imported cars rebounded rapidly after a short period of     

Comments from high rank officials on China''''s auto industry

Editor's notes: Recently, a number of high rank officials, who have paid close attention to China's auto industry, gave their comments on the development of China's auto industry. We have noticed that, given the rapid growth of the figure of production and sales, some medias and insiders are optimistic over the countermeasures and prosperity of China's post WTO entry. However, the officials are cautious on the issue. CHEN Qingtai, vice director of Development and Research Center of the State Council     

An Interview with ZHANG Xingye—— Honorary President of Society of Automotive Engineers of China

Reporter: Please say something about the entire structure of Chinese auto industry after the WTO entry, and what do you think it should do to cope with the new challenges? Zhang: This is an old question we have talked about for years. Now China is already an official member of the WTO and what we discussed before should become specific policies or measures.     

Auto Market

Editor's notes: As China's WTO entry is drawing near, Chinese people are witnessing the marketing activities of foreign automakers in China: establishing new firms and promoting new vehicles, etc. In face of the enormous Chinese market, foreign automakers are busy in establishing their brand images, fostering consumption population in order to take more market shares in the future.     

A Review on the Auto Market in 2001 and An Anticipation of 2002

In 2001, Chinese auto market was in the sunshine In 2001, consumers witnessed births of new vehicles every month. In fact, the increase of the output depends on the appearance of new vehicles. In 2001, motivated by China's WTO entry, the big auto enterprises undertook regrouping in a large scale in China. Germany VW, BMW, Benz and Daimler-Chrysler, American GM, Japanese Toyota     

Developing Chinese Motorcycle Industry

As an important part of Chinese auto industry, the motorcycle industry has made great progress under the guidance of "Industrial Policy of Motor Industry" and realized the annual production target of 10 million motorcycles. Along with the change of the economic situation both external and domestic and China's WTO entry, which will surely cause impacts to most of Chinese enterprises and some of the domestic market, a great change will certainly be produced in Chinese motorcycle industry and a new circumstance will be in front of it.     

Entering an Age of Marketification and Globalization——Auto Industry Faces the official entry to WTO

China's recession to the WTO will change Chinese economy dramatically. As a pillar industry in China, the auto industry has been brought to an entirely new age.     

An Anticipation on the Import and Export of China''''s Automobile Products 2002

2002 is the first year for China that entered into of the WTO in 2001. China's auto industry will be confronted with the opportunity and challenge from the WTO and it will greatly change China's auto industry. Under the pressures from both domestic demand and external world, the organization structure, product mix and market     

China''''s WTO Entry Prompts Gov''''t Reform

China's full World Trade Organization (WTO) membership, while ushering in a new era for its further opening to the outside world, makes it more urgent than ever to deepen governmental reform. The state is to forge a more open, transparent and competitive environment for the development of the national economy. China's WTO accession highlights the necessity of establishing a more mature market economic system. The old mode the government manages economic     

Price Orientation of Family Car in China

Car's entry into family is an inevitable out-come of the automobile industry development in China. Families are main users of cars. Only family consumption of the cars can form a great market for the automobile industry.     

Consideration on Developing China Car Industry

China's auto industry has obtained more through setting up car joint-ventures, but we have to see the problems generated during the in-troduction of technologies and utilization of for-eign capitals for the development of national car industry.     

An interview with XU Koh YH——Chief Representative of ZF Representative Office in Beijing

Reporter: Would you like to make a brief comment on China's auto industry? Xu: China's auto industry is quite a large and interesting industry. Now all the people in the world have realized that China's auto market may be the last largest and