PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE ...

Automotive Industry in China
Table of contents
I Executive Summary and methodology ....................................................................... 4
1. Macro analysis ...................................................................................................... 4
2. Micro analysis ....................................................................................................... 5
3. Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 5
4. Methodology ......................................................................................................... 6
5. Note ....................................................................................................................... 6
II Macro analysis ............................................................................................................ 7
1. History of the Automotive Industry in China ....................................................... 7
2. Current market situation ....................................................................................... 8
2.1 Capacity ....................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Production and Sales (domestic markets) .................................................... 12
2.3 Exports: figures and current markets ........................................................... 16
2.4 Imports: figures and current markets ........................................................... 20
3. Legal environment and market requirements ..................................................... 22
3.1 Legal environment in Europe and independent assesment .......................... 23
a) The United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE)
regulations ................................................................................................. 24
b) European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EWVTA) 24
c) EuroNcap ....................................................................................... 25
3.2 Legal environment in U.S. ........................................................................... 26
3.3 Challenges faced by the Chinese car makers that want to enter developed
markets 27
III Micro analysis ........................................................................................................... 28
1. Overview of Automotive Industry in China and future perspectives ................. 28
1.1 SWOT analysis of the main group players in the market ............................ 33
1.2 Plans for expansion of car makers ............................................................... 34
a) Chery and Geely ............................................................................ 34
b) New Technology cars .................................................................... 36
1.3 Perspectives of consolidation in the industry ............................................... 36
a) Government plans to enhance the industry .................................... 36
b) Future mergers and acquisitions .................................................... 37
2. Decision making process along the logistic chain .............................................. 39
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