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     

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     

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     

Will China''''s auto industry repeat the mistakes made by Brazil?

Editor's note: we have noticed that, accompanying the surge growth of China's auto industry since 2002, arguments over whether China's auto industry is in overcapacity have lasted for a long time. Recently, Bernd Pischetsieder, chairman of VW Group, made a speech in which he said his company will invest a large sum of money in China's auto market while keeping prudent in talking about Chinese market. His speech has deepened the argument. Conclusions made by many world-famous consultancy companies are: China's auto market is no doubt     

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

The principle of accelerating the independent development of China's auto industry in an atmosphere of open competition stated in the Tenth-Five-Year-Plan for the auto industry is based on a serious analysis of China's auto industry in terms of the current situation, conditions and problems faced, which mainly includes:     

Is China''''s auto industry over invested or insufficient in competition?

Editor's notes: recently, China Automotive News interviewed two experts who have paid much attention to the development of China's auto industry. The two experts expressed different views on whether China's auto industry is over invested or insufficient in competition. CHINA AUTO thinks that actually the two experts are viewing China's auto industry from different angles. Considering the positions of the two experts in the industry and their influence over the making of the national auto policies, we have this article here.     

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     

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.     

AUTO TECH PSE′96 TO BE HELD IN BEIJING

In accordance with the requirement of Chinese market and the aim that China's auto industry will establish independent technology development system, MMI will host "New Products and Development technology, World     

NEW PROSPEROUS FIELD FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS——R&D TECHNOLOGIES OF AUTO PRODUCTS

With the rapid development of China auto industry, the Chinese Government and the auto industry itself have given more and more attention to the upgrading self-R&D capacity of auto products. Ten years later, it is predicted that the national economy and living standard will be improved greatly, and there will be a peak of the procurement for     

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.     

RECENT DEVELOPMENT

Family Car Forum CCPIT Auto industry Sub—council, an organization of the automotive trade under the jurisdiction of AIB,is preparing for an international forum on popularization of family cars in China. The forum will be held in Beijing in November. It will be a major event of China's auto industry. Named as "Family Car—     

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     

PROPOSALS CONCERNING CHINA AUTO PARTS INDUSTRY

China auto industry is the pillar industry in China's national economy, while the auto parts industry is a very important support to the development of auto industry.     

An interview with Zhang Xiaoyu

Q: 1999 is the year when the 20th century will end. What will you expect of China auto industry? Can you tell us what strategic move-ments if any will happen in this very important sector in 1999? A:The major work with China auto industries in 1999 will center on the readjustment in enterprise structure and the positive develop-ment of market, which will greatly     

Actively Participate in R&D of EV and SFV

Ⅰ. Sustainable development strategy of China auto industry China auto industry is in the process of development. China's auto products only take a comparatively small share in the world auto market. However, we have attached great importance to the sustainable development strategy of China auto industry which, we think, is a part     

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     

The Gap Between the Compulsory Standards in China and Those Worldwide

Since 1985, Chinese auto standardization has developed rapidly, with a lot of standards formulated which have played an active role in promoting the technical progress of China's auto industry. After the comprehensive implementation of the Standardization Law, the auto industry has formed a set of auto standard systems which     

DEMANDS OF AUTO INDUSTRY FOR CORRELATED PRODUCTS

The government has clearly stated that the auto industry should become a backbone industry of China's economy. This is a strategic decision of the government to push forward the development of Chinese auto industry. The fulfilment of this objective must be well coordinated by the correlated industries. The auto industry's demands for the products of corre lated industries must be fully provided.     

Facing the Challenge from WTO, Creating the Future of the Auto Industry

Editor's note: With a joint expectation of governments and common publics, China is speeding up to enter into the World Trade Organization and may be a member of WTO family soon. The concerns on the China's accession to WTO are what kinds of deep impacts will be brought on the China Auto Industry. Therefore, from now on, here's a series of articles collected to discuss that, covering whole auto industry, car industry, auto market, as well as after-market, etc. Meanwhile, I am grateful for any responses on this issue at your convenient time.