Spotlight: Chinese, U.S. automakers seek trade opportunities at Detroit Auto Show
                           Source: Xinhua | 2019-01-25 22:26:31 | Editor: huaxia

          Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2019 shows a GAC Motor's concept vehicle Entranze at the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)

          CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and U.S. automakers are eager to seek opportunities in two-way automobile trade at the ongoing North American International Auto Show, also known as the Detroit Auto Show.

          This is the fifth time for the Chinese Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) Motor to attend the auto show. The company is working to get its vehicles ready for the U.S. market and plans to begin sales in the first half of 2020.

          In 2013, when GAC Motor attended the show for the first time, it rented a small space outside the main exhibition hall with only two cars on display.

          Now the automaker based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has announced that it would become the first Chinese automaker to sell Chinese-branded vehicles in the United States.

          GAC Motor has already established a sales company and opened three research and development centers in the United States, two in California and one in Michigan, which laid the groundwork for setting up a U.S. dealer network in the future.

          The company is working with U.S. regulatory agencies to ensure its compliance with requirements, GAC Motor President Yu Jun told Xinhua on the sidelines of this year's auto show, scheduled for Jan. 14-27.

          Yu added that once the U.S. regulators confirm that the vehicles are ready, GAC Motor would begin to carry out its dealers and financing operation.

          He believes the GAC vehicles have now met the U.S. regulatory standards, while progressive refinement is still in process.

          At last year's Detroit Auto Show, some 130 dealership representatives expressed their interest in acquiring a GAC dealer franchise, Yu said, adding that "there have been ongoing discussions with them" who represented 30 states and more than 1,100 dealers in the United States.

          With the same eagerness as GAC Motor has for entering the North American market, U.S. automakers also see great opportunities in China.

          "China for us is a relatively small part of our business, so it really represents a significant opportunity. What we're working on is how to unlock that opportunity for us," said Mike Manley, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

          China surpassed Japan to become the world's second-largest vehicle market in 2006, and overtook the United States to become the largest in 2009. In late 2018, several multinational automobile manufacturers forged partnerships with Chinese manufacturers to make cars in China.

          The U.S. tariff hikes on imports and the countermeasures taken by countries in 2018 cast a shadow over automakers worldwide at the show.

          "Tariffs will be difficult for us. There is no such thing as an American made car," said Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor North America.

          "This industry is extremely important to the U.S. economy, so it's important that we're able to compete with the rest of the world and keep costs down," Lentz said.

          Almost all big automaker executives expressed a certain relief seeing that the trade issue between China and the United States is moving into a new, calmer phase.

          "I'm pleased that we're entering into a period where the discussions are going to start up again and we'll see what happens there," Manley told Xinhua.

          The good news is that both sides have agreed to "stand down, to not change tariffs, to work together," said Ford CEO Jim Hackett.

          Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, believes that improved relations between the world's two largest economies will benefit not only both countries, but the global economy.

          Back to Top Close
          Xinhuanet

          Spotlight: Chinese, U.S. automakers seek trade opportunities at Detroit Auto Show

          Source: Xinhua 2019-01-25 22:26:31

          Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2019 shows a GAC Motor's concept vehicle Entranze at the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)

          CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and U.S. automakers are eager to seek opportunities in two-way automobile trade at the ongoing North American International Auto Show, also known as the Detroit Auto Show.

          This is the fifth time for the Chinese Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) Motor to attend the auto show. The company is working to get its vehicles ready for the U.S. market and plans to begin sales in the first half of 2020.

          In 2013, when GAC Motor attended the show for the first time, it rented a small space outside the main exhibition hall with only two cars on display.

          Now the automaker based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has announced that it would become the first Chinese automaker to sell Chinese-branded vehicles in the United States.

          GAC Motor has already established a sales company and opened three research and development centers in the United States, two in California and one in Michigan, which laid the groundwork for setting up a U.S. dealer network in the future.

          The company is working with U.S. regulatory agencies to ensure its compliance with requirements, GAC Motor President Yu Jun told Xinhua on the sidelines of this year's auto show, scheduled for Jan. 14-27.

          Yu added that once the U.S. regulators confirm that the vehicles are ready, GAC Motor would begin to carry out its dealers and financing operation.

          He believes the GAC vehicles have now met the U.S. regulatory standards, while progressive refinement is still in process.

          At last year's Detroit Auto Show, some 130 dealership representatives expressed their interest in acquiring a GAC dealer franchise, Yu said, adding that "there have been ongoing discussions with them" who represented 30 states and more than 1,100 dealers in the United States.

          With the same eagerness as GAC Motor has for entering the North American market, U.S. automakers also see great opportunities in China.

          "China for us is a relatively small part of our business, so it really represents a significant opportunity. What we're working on is how to unlock that opportunity for us," said Mike Manley, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

          China surpassed Japan to become the world's second-largest vehicle market in 2006, and overtook the United States to become the largest in 2009. In late 2018, several multinational automobile manufacturers forged partnerships with Chinese manufacturers to make cars in China.

          The U.S. tariff hikes on imports and the countermeasures taken by countries in 2018 cast a shadow over automakers worldwide at the show.

          "Tariffs will be difficult for us. There is no such thing as an American made car," said Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor North America.

          "This industry is extremely important to the U.S. economy, so it's important that we're able to compete with the rest of the world and keep costs down," Lentz said.

          Almost all big automaker executives expressed a certain relief seeing that the trade issue between China and the United States is moving into a new, calmer phase.

          "I'm pleased that we're entering into a period where the discussions are going to start up again and we'll see what happens there," Manley told Xinhua.

          The good news is that both sides have agreed to "stand down, to not change tariffs, to work together," said Ford CEO Jim Hackett.

          Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, believes that improved relations between the world's two largest economies will benefit not only both countries, but the global economy.

          010020070750000000000000011100001377748471
          无码人妻一区二区三区四区av_亚洲精品911在线永久观看_精品一区二区国产在线观看_日韩不卡一区二区视频在线

                  亚洲福利在线看国产精品 | 亚洲欧美中文字日韩二区 | 最新精品国产免费 | 精品久久亚洲中国一级a | 亚洲人人夜夜澡人人爽 | 亚洲精品自产拍在线 |