...Vol. 1, No. 2 International Journal of Economics and Finance How to be Competitive in Chinese Automobile Industry Jianhan Zhao Shanghai University of Finance&Economics, Finance Engineering Shanghai, 200433, China E-mail: dorazhaojh@hotmail.com Lei Gao Liaoning Shihua University, School of Mechanical Engineering Abstract Chinese market has a great demand for foreign cars, and a great many foreign automobile companies are competing for their market shares here. The most representative ones are Volkswagen and Honda, they adoped different market strategies and they both suffered some success and failures With so many competitions, the future of Chinese automobile industry is hard to predict. Keywords: Market structure, Industry structure, External challenges, Three joys, Source and supply chain 1. History background After the reform and open policy, China’s economy has been increased rapidly, and there was a great demand for cars. But the domestic automobile industry was not that developed at that time and could not meet with such a great demand. So in the 1980s, Chinese automobile industry started to join hands with the foreign companies and improve the technology. Among all the foreign companies, the most typical and successful ones are Volkswagen and Honda. The Volkswagen Company started to enter the Chinese market in 1984 with production base in Shanghai. It is one of the earliest manufactures set up business in China. And it set up another joint...
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...Name Professor Course Date The challenge that faces Telsa Motors trying to enter the Chinese market Organizational behavior is centered on how people act or behave in an organization. An organization is simply a group of individuals who have the same interests and are brought together by similar or common goals (Lam and John 123). Organizational behavior is, therefore, the study of the factors that influence how employees and other people respond, feel and act to organizations and work and how the Company is affected by the external environment (McShane, Steven and Glinow 321).Organizational behavior reveals how people interact in a group and how the environment affects this interaction. The subsidiary of Telsa Motors in China was registered in the year 2006, but full operations began in 2013 when the trademark issue for Telsa Motors was resolved. Organizations must learn that their trademark is an international recognized concept but in some overseas market there can be problems with the mark of a Corporation. The best way to overcome these matters can be through franchises with existing domestic Corporations. Telsa Motors, Inc. is an American multinational Company that manufactures designs and sells electric vehicles, components of power train and battery products. Telsa is a publicly traded Company that sells its stock on the NASDAQ stock exchange market under the symbol TSLA. Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard started Tesla Motors way back in 2003 (Hettich and Stewens...
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...Actes du GERPISA n° 34 89 THE IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON THE CHINESE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY: POLICY ASSESSMENTS AND TYPOLOGY OF STRATEGIE Chunli Lee Takahiro Fujimoto, Jin Chen During the 1990's foreign enterprises from Japan, the U.S. and Europe were entering the Chinese market, and in due course they began to take an interest in China’s automobile industry. These foreign makers competed with each other to explore the promising auto market in China. But academic research has been mainly concerned with the quantity of the investments. An analysis of the change in the competitive infrastructure within the Chinese auto industry has seldom been undertaken. This paper will focus on the impact which globalization has had on the Chinese auto industry. We will evaluate Chinese auto industry policy and foreign investment policy first. Then we will have a look at the change in the investment pattern of foreign makers between the 1980's and the 1990's. We will also distinguish between the competition structures in the commercial vehicles market and passenger cars market. Finally we will classify the types of foreign enterprises that have advanced into the Chinese market. Through all the above analyses we will keep in mind the competition situation facing foreign enterprises in China. This paper is mainly based on the field research undertaken by the authors. POLICY ASSESSMENTS: CHINESE AUTO INDUSTRY POLICY AND THE NINTH FIVE YEAR PLAN The purpose of the Open Door Policy and China's...
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...partnership with Niels Brock, Copenhagen Business College BA (Hons) Business Administration. Market analysis of Chery automobile Submitted by: Resham Dhakal instructor : Ian choo Student No. P11016315 (CORP eve) Date: 2011-11-14 1 Introduction The main propose of this preliminary project is to analyses the present situation of Chinese automaker ‘Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. In order to analyses the present situation, we mainly focus on its internationalization process, its domestic market as well as international market, and its strategy of growth. And it is supported with different theories such as SWOT analysis, PEST analysis, Porter 5 Forces, 4Ps. 1.1 Chery at a Glance Chery is one of the Chinese fast growing state owned enterprise founded on 1997.with a capital of CNY 3.68 billion, and its first car came on a production on 1999. At present Chery owns for sub-brands, chery, karry , Rilich and rely. Currently Chery has 16 different module in maket and it possesses an annual production capacity of 900,000 automobiles. (Chery) . With the strategy of ‘Going out’ Chery become the first Chinese automobile company to export its production in overseas, including more then 80 countries. It offers cars, sedans, SUVs, and mini-vans on its different segment. Source – Chery International Co. ltd This figure show that, the total sale of Chery automobile is been increasing in every year, in the year 2008 its sale is 356,000 unit which is decrees...
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...Chery Automobiles International Business Project Report 2014 Prepared by: Group 8, Section B Megha PGP17/093 Swati PGP17/117 Shreya PGP17/113 Umang PGP17/121 Ved PGP17/123 Contents Background of the company 3 Growth of the company 3 Chinese automotive industry 3 External Environment Analysis 4 Business Strategy 6 Internationalization 6 Competitive landscape 8 Chery automobile - During the recession 9 Chery automobile - After recession 10 Exhibits 11 References: 15 Background of the company Chery Automobile Co. Ltd is a government owned automobile manufacturing company in China founded in the year 1997.The product portfolio of Chery consists of 15 models which includes minivans, passenger cars and SUVs including the QQ compact, the A5 sedan, and V5 crossover. It also offers full electric and hybrid models. The exports of Chery account to 25% of its total production and it is the largest passenger car exporter since 2003. Chery has manufacturing facilities in China and their assembly operations are in around 15 countries. It has factories in Ukraine, Egypt, Uruguay, Syria, China, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, Taiwan, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Apart from that, Chery also focuses on new product development and its R&D expenses accounts to 7 % of total revenue. Growth of the company Due to certain quality issues faced by the auto exports from China, expansion plans of Chery have been challenged. Chinese products were...
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...TJPU The Chinese automotive market In accordance to the German car manufacturers Preface The Chinese automotive market is immensely growing and becoming one of the strongest revenue generating market around the world. As the German car manufacturing industry is the third largest in this business sector and therefore it is not surprising that the well known German companies with Volkswagen leading the way want a big market share. According to this initial situation this paper should show up the actual situation of the Chinese markets and their own brands compared to the German and other manufacturers 1.0 Introduction of the market situation The market for automobiles in China has been the largest one in the whole world for now more than 8 years, as they overtook the leadership from the US market in 2008, measured by the total amount of units produced within a year. Since 2009 the numbers for the total production of automobile units exceed the ones of the total European Union or every other comparable market. Worth to say is the special situation of the Chinese market which has a broad variety in manufacturers and different models. So there are in general many foreign brands and a lot more Chinese brands which are mainly known in the Chinese market. As it is easy to recognize, the Chinese car manufacturers are not able to compete with the western quality, companies like General Motors, Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW and others have great opportunities to challenge indigenous brands...
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...15 ECTS Department of Economics and Informatics University West Spring term 2010 ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, the open-door of the market supply in China has had a massive impact on the automotive market. This development contributes to the globalization of the automobile industry that involved the integration of the Chinese domestic market into the international markets. Among many reasons, motivation to gain access to industrialized markets and to gain access to superior technology, management resources and knowledge are the most driving factors of the Chinese automotive industry for the internationalization and going abroad strategy of China´s automotive industry. This study investigated whether different external globalization drivers and internal organization factors have differential effects on various dimensions of China´s automakers firms’ global strategy. Most of the studies written about global strategies have implemented only either of the internal or the external drivers of the internationalization of the firms. The contribution of the paper introduces a more comprehensive model on the global expansion of a firm. This paper concludes that China´s automotive industry has some competitive advantages such as low cost, while, facing a number of challenges that hinder the internationalization of Chinese automobile companies. It also shows that multiple factors play an important role in firms' internationalization global strategy plan. It is thus essential...
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... Chery Automobile Company Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. (奇瑞汽车股份有限公司) is one of the most important of Chinese automobile manufacturers. Though it remains owned by the local government of Wuhu, and is by no means the very largest of China’s car companies, Chery has been able to compete effectively in a very crowded domestic market and has established a significant position in international markets. This is rather remarkable for a firm founded in 1997 in a very poor province not known for economic innovation. Historical Development By Western standards, Chery is an unusual firm. It is the result of the hybrid nature of many Chinese businesses, combining government ownership and effective and competitive management. Quite simply, Chery exists because of the entrepreneurial efforts of government officials – known as the “Eight Guardians” - in a relatively small Chinese city looking to expand the economic base of their area and spurred on by the dramatic economic growth happening all around them. By the mid-1990s economic reform had led to fifteen years of rapid growth concentrated along the eastern coat of China. A second stage of growth extending these opportunities across the entire nation began in 1993. The Wuhu government, with support from the Anhui provincial government, was in the best position to define a new economic direction for the area and establish firms able to operate in the new market economy. The municipal officials purchased an automobile engine assembly...
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...Shanghai General Motors The Asian market has been an attractive one for global corporations for many years and of late China has been the region’s crowned jewel of multi-national companies looking to drive revenue and earnings. Therefore, it is no surprise that General Motors saw significant importance in the Chinese market in the 1990s and as such made a concerted effort to penetrate the local automobile industry. But there are several specific reasons why GM found China attractive and as such aggressively pursued. The first, obvious reason is the high population of the country that is currently underserved from an automobile perspective. The country makes up 20% of the worlds’ population but only owns 1.5% of the worlds’ vehicles. The second reason is the high profit margin expected from the market. The Chinese automobile market had an average margin of 30%, while the global auto market was only 5%. The third reason is due to the limited existing competition. There was a limited mix of providers and competitors in the market – and they were not very strong. The final reason was the way the government managed the volume of new entrants. High tariffs and close management of how international corporations could engage meant that if GM could successfully enter the market, the competition would likely be manageable. General Motors took a joint venture approach with SAIC to enter the market, for reasons of benefit as well as government requirement – the latter reason...
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...support the local economy in the underdeveloped Chinese province of Wuhu. Chery’s lack of proper licensing made it impossible for the company to sell automobiles outside the province. In 2001, a 20% share of Chery was purchased by Shanghai Automotive Industrial Association, which allowed the small firm to utilize their retail license and begin its expansion. Also in that year, Chery exported cars to Syria and was then the first company to export cars to the mainland. Chery expanded and was highly successful between 2000 and 2006, when their automobile sales increased by 303,000 units, making them the 3rd largest domestic auto company. To maintain this growth on the global automotive market, Chery has implemented a range of competitive business strategies. Competitive Strategies Chery has followed their guiding principle of “stabilizing through the domestic market, strengthening through the overseas market and developing the domestic market through the overseas market in a flexible way.” Their ‘going out’ strategy lead to the company becoming the first car enterprise exporting complete automobiles to foreign countries in China. Chery Motor Co has implemented a cost leadership strategy to establish and defend their desired strategic position. A cost leadership strategy is an integrated set of actions taken to produce goods that are acceptable to customers at the lowest cost, relative to their competitors. The strategy targets a broad market while ensuring the lowest cost. Chery provides...
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...become too complex mainly due to the increased globalization and therefore has to be understood thoroughly for the continuous operation of the business. This outline report explains the business environment of automobile industry in the People’s Republic of China in terms of political, legal, economic, and cultural and ethical traditions. Political 1. Encourage the Automobile Industry Development Policies Having struck by the world-wide financial crisis, the global automobile market currently is facing severe situations. In order to revive the automobile market, the State Department decides to reduce the vehicle purchase tax. This policy will play a major role in raising automobile consumption market while effectively encourage automobile purchase, expanding domestic demands as well as facilitating the steady and rapid development of domestic automobile industry. 2. China’s Road Construction Policy In order to maintain the automobile market to develop, the government enhances plans to provide priority to the construction of express highways and accelerating the construction of the National Express Highway. The ministry is also promoting the integration of unconnected roads. Legal 1. Legal provision relating to environmental population by automobiles and safety measures. 2. Intentions on harmonizing the regulatory standards with the rest of the world. Economic 1. Rapid Development of Economy The economy of the People’s Republic of China(PRC) is the...
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...1: 1. Are the Chinese domestic vehicle producer’s strategies good enough to be implanted in another country? China is viewed as the largest manufacturer of low cost automotive manufacturer. It is really hard to decide the strategies of the automotive producers are good or not because still the results of such type practices are awaited and unknown. Although, from such advertising one thing is clear that the car buyers will definitely think twice before taking any decision of car make or model they want to buy. The customers will be in big dilemma, whereby if they pick a car of Japan, they might get assaulted, or when the people will identify who is behind such of attacks, they will or can retaliate against such practices. Moreover, in case of riots so as to scarce Chinese customers away from the purchase of Japanese cars, the customers will have to buy the Chinese model, so as to stay away from any type of such complexities. Answer 2: China has represented as the extraordinary case in the economic development. In order to make their strategy successful, they need to deal with several leaders of the Chinese industry and Japanese industry so as to enter in some joint venture. It needs to open its doors for the foreign investment via foreign automakers so as to achieve the profitable monopoly on the market of China. In order to get the steady market growth in future, China need to deal with the government leaders as well so as to increase the sales of automobiles in the country...
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...Vacation 1. Is China a market economy? What role have foreign companies played in China’s fast-paced growth since the reform began? How does the Chinese government perceive foreign enterprises operating in China? What has been the history of China’s relation with the outside world and how does this history influence its behavior toward foreign firms on Chinese soil? Yes, China is a market economy. China now participates extensively in the world market and mostly state owned but also some private sector companies play a major role in the economy. When China began to resemble a market economy, privatization had not occurred in China on a significant scale. However, since the reform it was relatively easy for them to identify their potential joint-venture partners. The removal of restrictions on investment, relaxation of restrictions on products produced and breakdown of silo meant that potential partners can enter China from any sector. Foreign companies help provide annual double-digit growth rate in the economy and also helped in raising the living standards of the Chinese people. Chinese people are also provided with better quality products and technology. As of now, there are more than 300,000 foreign-owned enterprises have invested in China with more than 25 million employers. Chinese government does not perceive foreign enterprises very positively. Foreign companies doing business in China are generally required to form joint ventures with Chinese companies instead of...
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...A Case Study of the Acquisition of Swedish Volvo by Chinese Geely Author: Lieke Wang Supervisor: Thomas Danborg Master's Thesis in Business Administration, MBA programme February 2011 Abstract The acquisition of the famous Swedish Volvo by the unknown Chinese Geely has attracted a lot of attention in the world-wide medias, particularly in Sweden and China. It is the largest overseas acquisition ever by a Chinese company, which marks a beginning of a new era that the fastest growing China has become a superpower in the world economy. Because this acquisition is such a complex business where two involved companies are so much different, it is of high interest to make a case study of this in the business research area. The thesis begins the study by looking at the basic facts of these two companies: the products, market, finance situation, brand and technology, etc. It was found that these two companies have very little in similarity, but a huge difference in product segment, technology and brand, inter-culture, language, etc. Therefore, there is no immediate cost saving through the integration of two companies and the sharing of the common components, which indicates that the risk of failure of this acquisition is relatively big. However, there do exist some opportunities lying ahead. The most obvious opportunity is the possible rapid expansion in the growing Chinese market as Volvo’s second home market. To be successful in China, Volvo must address several issues: quickly...
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...Summary: 3 Foreword: 4 Testimony 4 Automobile Industry in China 5 Projected Capacity 5 Holistic Supply Chain 6 GM & SAIC Partnership 6 Joint Ventures 6 Foreign enterprises 7 Corporate Level Strategy: 8 Business Level Strategy: 9 Conclusion: 10 References 11 Annexure 12 Executive Summary: This is a Case base scenario of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) and the General Motor Company (GM). The world’s largest automaker, traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM does business in some 120 countries. The General Motors-China relationship dates back more than eight decades. GM China’s vision is together with its partners to be the best automotive group in China The joint venture between General Motors (GM) and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) in 1997 was regarded as the largest single foreign investment ever made in China. The joint venture was considered by many as a high-risk investment for GM at that time. Eight years after signing the joint venture, GM proved to the world that its investment in China was justified, with its growing market shares and successful partnership with SAIC. Attempts to understand the strategic alliance between GM and SAIC and how the relationship contributes to the success and rapid growth of GM in China. Also analyzes the strategies adopted by GM and the potential threats and challenges imposed on foreign automobile companies in China. Sheds light on devising...
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