PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE ...

Automotive Industry in China
Manufacturer Present Capacity (Unit)
Capacity Under
Construction(Unit)
(Year of
completion)
Beijing Hyundai 300,000 150,000 2010
FAW-VW 400,000 600,000 2010
FAW Group 100,000 300,000 2010
Huachen Zhonghua 100,000 400,000 2010
Huachen BMW 30,000 400,000 2010
FAW Xiali 250,000 / /
FAW Toyota 300,000 200,000 2010
Dongfeng Yueda Kia 130,000 300,000 2010
Nanya Auto (Fiat) 60,000 250,000 2010
Chang’an Ford Mazda 160,000 / /
Shanghai-VW 450,000 100,000 2009
Shanghai GM 600,000 400,000 2010
Chery 200,000 600,000 2008
Geely 300,000 1,000,000 2010
DPCA 300,000 450,000 2010
Dongfeng Honda 120,000 180,000 2010
Chang’an Suzuki 200,000 200,000 2008
Chang’an Ford 250,000 100,000 2009
Guangzhou Honda 240,000 60,000 2010
Guangzhou Toyota 100,000 200,000 2010
Dongfeng Nissan 150,000 750,000 2010
FAW Mazda 150,000 / /
Figure 6. Major car OEMs are building up further capacity. Source: Inter China management
consultants.
According to InterChina consultants, China will reach a capacity of 15 million unit
cars by 2010. This information is not consistent with the information in Figure 5 that
states that China in 2007 already reached a capacity of 15 millions.
2.2 Production and Sales (domestic markets)
Output (units)
Thousands
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
Annual passenger car production in China
0
1990 1994 1998 2002 2006
Figure 7. Source: China Automotive Industry Association
Passenger car
Large type
Medium type
Light type
Miniature type
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