A comprehensive conclusion of the passenger car market in the first half

The first half saw a booming vehicle market, echoing to the entire national economy. The total sales and production were 3.6303 and 3.5352 million respectively, up of 28.94 percent and 26.71 percent year on year. It was considered a new round rapid growth rate after that occurred in between 2002-03. However, the trend faced challenge beginning in June, due to repeated fuel price rising, expectations for new models and prices wars. Cars were among the soaring passenger vehicles, with productio…     

Can starvation treatment work long?

Since the second half of 2004, the auto market has taught manufacturers a lesson inmarket place cruelty. People are conservative in planning this year’s production, or havebecome “practical”, as they say. Even Guangzhou Honda, with 70 percent growth last year,is aiming for a mere 30,000 vehicles more in 2005, or 15 percent up. But the auto marketis just like the weather reports which often fail to forecast conditions correctly. Surprisingly,a number of makes have been performing well since…     

The Way of Localization

Santana of SVW There are over 2000 items in the localization of parts for Shanghai Santana among which nearly 400 items (including the processing of 23 kinds of parts for body, vehicle assembly and engine) are undertaken by SVW and the other 1600 are done by parts suppliers. By the first half of 1995, 281 suppliers of parts have already signed the OEM trial manufacturing agreement, of which 167 are located in Shanghai, covering 59.4%; the rest is scat     

SAIC PK FAW

The total vehicle sales in 2006 were 7 million units, making China the world second largest market after the US. The top 10 vehicle makers had achieved nearly 85 percent of the sales, in which the market shares of SAIC and FAW are 16.96 percent and 16.15 percent respectively.     

Current Problems of China’s Special Purpose Vehicles

There are now 35 percent special purpose vehicles in China, compared to 80 percent in the advanced countries. A report made by CAAM in 2004 stated that there are 620 special purpose vehicle makers in China and they will produce a total of 1,500 kinds and 700,000 vehicles in 2005. 1. Unable to develop hi-tech products and key parts are dependent on import As most of the vehicles can not find wide use in the market, they demand huge money in developing. As a result, a lot of makers have to co…     

How to develop independent products?

The topic of independent development of automobile products, which was hot for awhile, is now rarely discussed. But in comparing the weight of the auto industry with theentire economy, these appeals should enlighten doubters. Of the GDP growth in 2002, the auto industry accounted for nearly 1/4. 2003’s autoindustry accounted for 38.1 percent of the sales income and 26.7 percent of the profits ofthe machinery industry. China produced 5 million vehicles in 2004 and it is predicted it willex…     

A prediction on each segmented commercial vehicle market in 2007

Heavy truck The market trend has recovered since May 2006 and it reported a year on year growth of 30.55 percent by the end of Dec. The result was partly due to the heavy fall in the second half of 2005.     

NEWS

Policy, standard, regulation China to approve methanol-blended fuel standard China will approve a national standard for methanol blended gasoline which contains more than 85 percent methanol in the first half of next year, in an effort to develop substitutes to oil-derived fuels.     

What does 2005 hold in store?

As 2005 dawned, the Chinese auto industry was in turmoil of price reductions. Whatwill happen during the year? There will be no radical change in the pattern of the industry overall. In 2004, new carsales totaled 2.54 million units, an up of 15 percent, but most of that growth occurred inthe first quarter. The stagnant trend in the first half of 2005 will remain unchanged, butthere is room for cautious optimism for the whole year as the market bounces back,pushing growth again back over 1…     

The Major Characteristics of Urban Special Vehicles

In 2004, China produced a total of 350,000 special purpose vehicles, 25 percent higher than in the previous year, an increase much higher than the auto-industry average. Urban logistics vehicles are becoming individualized, varied and specialized. This has not only brought opportunities for auto makers, but also improved the quality of the industry. The urban special vehicles will feature five major characteristics: Inter-city special purpose vehicles are becoming bigger while inner city one…     

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 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…     

A research into the application of the production capacity of passenger and light commercial vehicles in China

1. An overall judgment on the situation 2006 saw the rapid growth of passenger vehicles, with the production capacity putting into use rose from less than 70 percent to around 80 percent. That with light commercial vehicles was similar too. The situation in 2005 and 2006 showed that there are no evidential overdone production capacity.     

The Chinese Auto Market 1997 Attracting the Gaze of People

Since the second half of 1993, Chinese auto market has been crawling for 3 consecutive years, and the bad situation was seen in 1996. Therefore the Chinese auto market trend of 1997 will be spectacular within the auto circles home and abroad.     

Biggest Auto Show Ever In China

Lasting for 7 days and attracting about 300 thousands visitors home and abroad, Auto China '96 drew its curtain on June 24th of 1996. As one of the two important automotive gatherings in the first half of 1996 in Beijing, Auto Tech PSE '96 and Auto China '96, and with the first one focusing on the promotion and establishment of independent R & D capability in     

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…     

Current Status and Development Trend of Urban Underground Space in China（我国城市地下空间利用现状及发展趋势）

The development and utilization of urban underground space is an important way to alleviate the shortage of urban resources, improve the environmental conditions and the quality of life of residents. It has important practical significance. The status of underground space utilization in China and other countries and the problems that need to be solved in China are analyzed. Combined with the general trend of intelligent, green, deep and comprehensive development of urban underground space, several suggestions for the development of underground space in China are put forward. Based on the characteristics of the development of underground space in foreign cities, the status quo of domestic underground commercial street, underground road and parking system, subway, integrated pipe gallery, underground complex, underground municipal system, underground storage and logistics systems, relevant laws and regulations and standard specifications are analyzed, respectively. The shortcomings of laws and regulations, management mechanism, urban planning, development protection, information sharing, disaster prevention and investment and financing mode in the development and utilization of underground space in China are analyzed in depth. Combined with the general trend of development of intelligent, green, deep and integrated development of underground space, it is proposed that in addition to the theoretical system and key technologies for the development of underground space, comprehensive management, overall planning, innovative investment and financing, income models and policies and laws that are in line with national conditions are needed.     

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.     

A complicated auto market in the second half of 2006

The first half of 2006 saw a drastically growing auto market. The total production and sales were 28.94 and 26.71 percent up respectively over the same period the previous year. Such a growth was called another “explosion”. The market situation, however…     

State of art and Prospectives of Urban Utility Tunnels in China（我国城市综合管廊建设发展现状与未来发展趋势）

Based on the introduction of the history and typical projects, the state of art of urban utility tunnels in China are mainly discussed in terms of construction mode, planning and design, construction and operation management. Then the significant technologies used for utility tunnels in China such as the green construction concept, intensive planning/design concept, intensive planning/design method, formwork slipping technology, precast/assembly technology and BIM based intelligent management technology and so on are elaborated. Finally, prospectives of utility tunnels in China are presented.