Italian car design dream of the sixties

March 27th, 2009

The use of star-engine car! ? Like water droplets car! ? Hammer, the same car! ? UFO the same car? All of these fantastic, fun, awesome cars gathered in one, which is being held in Turin, Italy “World Design Capital” exhibition - a collection of Italian people near the sixties to the forty wonderful variety of works.

Here on display are the majority of concept cars and prototype vehicles. For cars more cars, I always have an extraordinary love. When the distinctive style and technology do not have to contact those astronomical prices in general, they represent only the design of rich imagination and great inspiration. Although these cars almost never be in volume production, and even there is lot of cars we may have missed a lifetime to see the kind, but may wish to take advantage of the exhibition’s look at these representatives of the dream machine design, learn about the history of these dust-laden car . A glimpse of their little-known story.

The exhibition, only to come to China once one is designed by Pininfarina Maserati Birdcage 75th anniversary of the Memory car.
Name derived from the Maserati Birdcage 60’s classic car. Although it shall aim at winning the Le Mans racing because eventually the reliability of the reasons NOT to win at Le Mans, but at 60 years and 61 years at Nurburgring 1000KM race twice for Maserati won the honor.

Affect the performance of automotive control six factors

March 16th, 2009

We usually said vehicle control, in fact, are an integrated performance, mainly referring to the process in a moving car shown by the stability, flexibility, accuracy and controllability. Motor vehicles by the manipulation of the main aspects of the six factors:

First, the chassis. Not a lot of people on the chassis that the car chassis are sure it is more solid. In fact, whether the solid chassis performance at corner at the vehicle, high-speed,坑凹road car for the road conditions when the ability to adapt to, a solid chassis could assist implementation of non-performing road car conquest, thus helping achieve good driving car. And relatively soft performance on the different chassis. It will appear at a time when high-speed floating hair of the situation, it will bend to allow motorists feeling lost focus, it will at坑凹road vehicles are unable, therefore, whether a car has an excellent control, the chassis is a factor important.

Two shift. With a solid foundation on chassis with a steering precision, moderate intensity, good steering feedback system is also very critical. If the steering system understeer, excessive or back is poor, or the direction of too light, too heavy will make auto stability, flexibility, accuracy and reduced controllability. Serious at the complexity of the road may also be dangerous.

Three engine. In fact, has an excellent control is not necessary to have a large displacement and strong power, the engine displacement and the bad with little to do with the performance of the engine. Engine power output is stable, smooth, big torque and power to maintain it constant, and whether fuel-efficient, this is good or bad evaluation of a standard engine.

Four, transmission. Of course, only has an excellent power system that does not work, must also have excellent power distribution system, which is transmission. Generally speaking, the finer distinction gear, the more reasonable distribution of power, car power, the better the performance, but also more fuel-efficient. In this regard, the public will not only shift the DSG transmission speeds comparable to FI car, and has grown to seven forward gear, are currently the most advanced transmission. In addition, Porsche TIPTRONIC6 block manual transmission is also very advanced. Manual transmission, the BMW 6 manual transmission than the average because of a breakdown of many transmission gear is definitely more advanced. In addition, the transmission quality is also reflected in the gear range is clear, whether the smooth shift. The reason is simple, a Shift vague, incomprehensible shift transmission will not be brought about by motor vehicles are smooth distribution of power brought about by the driver will not be comfortable driving fun.

Friday, self-respect. Vehicle weight and fuel consumption is not only related with the same control performance is closely related to motor vehicles. Heavy vehicles easily lead to “small Mara carts” feeling, but also too much for fuel consumption. The car is too light at high speed you would have to “take off” feeling at turning a corner feeling “rootless.” Therefore, the appropriate degree of self-respect and power with very important.

Six, active safety technology. ESP (Europe), ABS, EBD, DSC (Toyota), VSA (Honda), CBC, MSR, MASR these active safety technology, in fact, not only safety-related, but also closely related to car driving performance, it can effectively correct adverse driving status of vehicles, which greatly improve the performance of the vehicle. Therefore, we would like to thank these active safety technology, which not only take the initiative to give us security, but also give us a great deal of driving pleasure.

Cool Rand Road, Chak unique “four-wheel-drive King”

February 27th, 2009

Since December 2, 2007 in China since its listing, LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak Cool Chinese automobile market has been much concern and the focus of popular models. This is a pure descent have a cross-country vehicle, by virtue of the original rough and bold and wild as well as complete upgrade luxury degrees, LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Ze Cool Chinese automobile market in 2008 to become a unique “four-wheel-drive King” won wide praise. It is also a result, many automotive professional media and authorities by the end of 2008 Coincidentally, both types of awards will be presented one after another LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak Cool: Sina’s “annual SUV” prize; “fashion car” and “ten Great fashion models “award;” Chinese Auto Bild “and” the annual cross-country vehicles “award;” four-wheel-drive志”Second Annual Top Ten Award four-wheel-drive SUV again awarded the” best four-wheel-drive “… …
Such excellent results and many behind the natural glory of the vast number of consumers and professionals a high degree of recognition and affirmation. Born in 1951 has been its outstanding LAND CRUISER adoption, durability and reliability of consumers around the world to win the high praise. LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak cool as LAND CRUISER series of new models, inheriting a Department of LAND CRUISER vehicle unmatched off-road tradition, the new configuration also highlights the drivers leisurely, carefree dripping; luxury degrees is a comprehensive breakthrough in the past, standards, felt sense of superiority to allow motorists to enjoy respect.

LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak cool though continue to adopt a 4.7L V8 Engine (2UZ), but used new VVT-i (intelligent variable valve timing system) technology can be by adjusting the compression ratio to ensure that the engine output power can be improved significantly and has excellent fuel economy. In addition, the new 4.0L V6 VVT-i 1GR engine further enriched LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak cool the merchandise line, provides customers with more choices.

LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak Cool used the world’s first Crawl Control (low-speed cruise Driver Assistance Systems) technology. Easy to operate switch, the vehicle will automatically maintain the three-stage low-speed (5km / h below). In the system with the help of drivers do not control the throttle and brakes, just need to concentrate on operating the steering wheel to guarantee the normal running of vehicles. Low-speed cruise drive auxiliary systems greatly improve vehicle safety and stability, especially in the snow section of the road rock, sand and other special sections. When the vehicle to climb steep slopes, the new board of the HAC (hill assist control system), has begun to play a role. HAC can switch from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal to the instantaneous monitoring of vehicles back, the system automatically generates the corresponding driving force, so that smooth mountain road vehicles in the start-up and prevent skidding. It is worth mentioning that there are advanced KDSS (dynamic adjustment suspension system). The system uses hydraulic system before and after the Stabilizer control, both to ensure that the road vehicle in the conventional high stability, but also guarantees the high cross-country road through sexual.

LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak cool in the interior design is also a lot of thought. The layout of a classic car, but more prominent fashion sense. Interior deep hue, the functions of the center console is more reasonable, and has 8-inch navigation screen larger than the original location and improve a lot more user-friendly driving observed. District air-conditioning temperature control button on the outlet in the following logical, easy to use also. While the wheelbase of 2.85 meters and a lot of comfort for the occupants configured to provide a spacious and comfortable long-distance space travel. This not only makes LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road cool or a mix of urban road stability and excellent off-road ability, but also achieve a higher sense of luxury and quality.

A lot of new technology deployment, ultra-luxury standards, the experts and the general spoke highly of the customer makes LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak cool domestic SUV market buoyed “the king of four-wheel-drive.” The LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak Cool “create a new realm of freedom” concept, but also and contemporary elite happens to coincide with their values. The new face of the future, LAND CRUISER 200 Rand Road, Chak Cool will accompany them to the co-development of life on the road to greater success, Tamiya more freedom of life … …

Prospects for prediction of new energy automobiles

February 16th, 2009

Buy a Prius, the cost would likely be with the Mazda car almost 6? Yes, recently, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science and Technology issued a “energy-saving and new energy car model to promote financial assistance fund management Interim Measures”, under which “measures”, the central government to pilot cities related to the field of public service units of the model to promote purchase and use of energy-saving with the new car to give a one-time fixed energy subsidies. One saving rate in more than 40% of the hybrid vehicle, the subsidy standards of 5 yuan / vehicle; pure electric vehicles subsidy standard for 6 yuan / vehicle; fuel cell vehicles of the subsidy standards as high as 250,000 / vehicles. If you buy a Prius or three years down the cost of the car may be almost Mazda 6.

GF Securities, in its analysis of the report pointed out that from the world of new energy vehicle development process, the country can not afford to support the policy without a key role. For example, the United States under the Ministry of Finance in 2003 from the IRS started to give purchase to owners of new energy sources (not including the transfer of the second time) a certain degree of tax refund amount, the more fuel-efficient models, the greater the amount of tax rebate, which is pulling Prius hybrid, etc. powered car sales have played a tremendous role.

August 31, 2008, Ministry of Science and Technology Wan Gang, Minister of the “2012 vehicle production in the year have 10 percent, that is, at least one million new energy sources are energy-saving car.” If vehicle production in 2012 reached 12,000,000, according to the proportion of 10%, energy-saving and new energy vehicle production to 1.2 million, LPG and CNG produce 200,000, 200,000 diesel cars, the new energy automotive output to achieve more than 800,000. The current level of less than 1000, the market had huge growth potential.

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Obama Cadillac race car to Granville for the prototype?

February 2nd, 2009

U.S. time the morning of January 20, Obama on Capitol Hill in the hands of the Bible, completed by the 44th U.S. president’s oath of office. Since Obama became the first true 6-generation Cadillac “America One,” the masters. At a luncheon after the inauguration, Obama and the First Lady by this brand-new Cadillac limousine in the United States President cheering people completed the Tour of Pennsylvania Avenue.

Through the lens, it is not difficult to find a new president also has an endorsement with the domestic sales of Cadillac luxury car business has many similarities Granville tournament. Indeed, because Granville is the new game “The United States One,” one of the prototype vehicle. Now, we may wish to 11 on the details of analysis, look at the links between the two.

Coat of elements: the sacred and mighty blessing

Appearance on Granville similar event with the SLS, “The United States One” into the whole body is also a large number of the coat of elements, such as the hood, for example, before the grille. As we all know, the significance of coat, from the ancient defense shield, and now has evolved to the authority of the supreme and ultimate symbol of security, the significance is also the president of a car where the boldness of vision.

Granville in the tournament, the coat of elements has also brought the blessing of the owners of better vision. This time, Obama has also been the same tournament Granville owner’s blessing.

Diamond headlamps: the spread of long-lasting classic and wealth

Obama’s new car has a distinctive angular headlamps, design inspiration from the diamond-cutting surface texture block, the internal crystal clear reflection group, also highlights this Cadillac “eyes” to convey the temperament and style, for the vehicle entrusted to the “long-lasting far never been” symbolic significance.

This represents the supremacy of the spirit of democracy, President of the United States is concerned, more details can not be ignored. This design elements with the same SLS Cup Granville, in fact, this is the latest Cadillac family design elements, Obama’s new car to come from is not surprising.

Generous Body: stable in the boldness of vision and strength

SLS tournament Granville generous carving a muscle car onto a sense of distinctive block surface and lines, full of strength flu fender will hold a very wide-body, like the entire car like ready to start on the floor, small windows high waistline design not appear robust.

Strict performance of this design was used in a new generation of “The United States One”, the solid feel awkward not significant, but also without words can make people feel the moment of its immense reserves of strength and boldness of vision, and this design style has become today’s luxury car business competing to emulate the design of the language.

Vertical taillights: the era of family endowment deductive

Granville match with the SLS, as a new generation of “America One,” the tail has also been adopted long vertical LED taillights, and a combination of pneumatic high tail brake lights, and license frame shift and white lights down completely from the new style SLS tournament in Granville, so that the president has made changes to the tail of his car even more vivid.

Just like a night light when the neon door, tall and difficult to overcome the design and tolerance can not be copied, people perceived dignity and unshakable. This design is also Cadillac since the 60’s has been inherited the unique style, has not only become a symbol of Cadillac, has also become a luxury car in a school of its own style.

A high degree of safety: protective impregnable

The “impregnable” to describe race Granville SLS should not be overstated. Active and passive security settings of a comprehensive and thoughtful, it is this quality of the basic guarantee for security. SLS tournament Granville entire vehicle using current automotive sector the strongest solid body structure to create high-strength stainless steel by using the structure of the STS have been awarded the certification by the U.S. NHTSA five-star safety rating; in the internal body, standard intelligent 6 airbags, seat belts with pre-style, so that the crew in an emergency at all times more layer of security protection; car interior material, is used to absorb the impact force of polymers will be high-tech on the human body that can be played protection function to an astonishing degree.

These designs, most of them are loaded in the United States on the 1st of the car body. Of course, the United States on the 1st will also be present on the protection of all the latest automotive technology into one, powerful security features comparable to tanks, and was known as the mobile fortress, but also the world’s safest cars and world-renowned. Generally speaking, SLS Cup Granville is Cadillac’s high-level luxury car business, neither the quality or concept is “The United States on the 1st,” the source of the design.

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Oil-saving and environmental protection: the direction of the world automobile industry has made it clear

January 19th, 2009

Beginning of this year, which opened in Detroit in 2009 North American International Auto Show, so that exhibitors feel strongly that the world automobile industry is undergoing a rebirth - the major manufacturers have their own future development as the main direction of oil-saving and environmental protection. Happened here clearly tell us: the future, who is saving and environmental technology research and development, application, who they can become the leader of the global automotive development, and those slow, strategic decision-making factories misconduct, regardless of its history, how brilliant, are likely to be abandoned.

Detroit Auto Show, the United States of motor vehicles “Waterloo”

In recent years, Toyota, Hyundai and other auto manufacturers in Europe, Japan and South Korea and the United States step by step extrusion Big Three auto makers (GM, Ford, Chrysler). Exhibition giant launched three models is also clearly felt that, for the Big Three more than 10 years ago, the two major strategic decision-making errors, has already paid and will continue to pay a painful price: the year, General Motors should not be their fault developed hybrid car powered motor technology, Toyota sold and handed over so that Toyota’s hybrid petrol prices when Steal the thunder of the North American market; Big Three auto companies should not blindly adopt the “ostrich mentality”, knowing the long-term will be a marked increase in gasoline prices, but stubbornly holding onto its own products, resulting in tens of thousands of vehicles major auto fuel consumption substantially, even if it was prohibitively difficult to price. Today, only three major automobile manufacturers are beginning to realize its major strategic blunders and, in the scene show a high-profile launch its own new models energy saving and environmental protection. However, the cruel reality is that, although they are in the exhibition hall occupies a large area, and to demonstrate its Highlights of technology, but most exhibitors car is yesterday’s glory - a large luxury vehicle fuel consumption. In energy-saving hybrid cars, such as heavy consumers, the U.S. auto market demand has plummeted nearly 50%, self-financing chain fracture face, the GM, Ford and Chrysler, faced up to the transition at this point in time only and can not did not say it is too late.

Detroit in January, world of ice and snow; automobile exhibition hall, bustling, colorful; off-course background, the world automobile market is the Great Depression, the U.S. Big Three auto makers into funding difficulties, life and death are difficult. Faced with this complex situation, the authorities inside and outside the Detroit exhibition, most worrisome to the end of 2009, the U.S. automobile industry, “the three” pattern is likely to rely on GM and Ford “two-pillar Chingtien” the. While Chrysler Motor Company, it is almost impossible to avoid bankruptcy or reorganization of the fate of the purchase.

In contrast, Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, all these years on its fuel-efficient, environmental protection, after-sales service advantages such as the massive expansion of the North American auto market, auto show during the launch of future models, but also gain an advantage over the to the continuous development of such as fuel-efficient hybrid technology-driven world of ice and snow, not only in the 2009 North American auto market to stabilize the ground, but surely recovering after further expand market share.

China’s automobile, not to enter the North American reality

It is worth mentioning that the exhibition of two Chinese auto companies - BYD and Brilliance, are also perceived the future of the global automotive industry in the direction of development, and vigorously promote their own hybrid advantage. However, the industry believes that, although the Brilliance of the South African and other developing countries exports of auto market in recent years has come a long way, but to break into the North American market in the foreseeable period of time the wish to remain non-reality.

During the auto show, BYD press conference was impressive, first of all, reporters on the high interest in BYD unexpected. A car in North America did not sell off BYD, let reporters and see the industry is its high-profile R & D and manufacture of car batteries. Do not hesitate to say that both China Motor Corporation, whether the introduction of auto show models, or promotional strategies and techniques, with the United States and Europe and Japan have very different counterparts, especially in car sales to enter the North American market, is extremely fierce, it is necessary to than people imagine is much more difficult. The future development of the global automotive close tracking and research of global automotive forecasting company vice president Michael Robinett believes that China’s auto enterprises, it can take advantage of General Motors, Toyota and other auto makers are facing difficulties such as the North American market in the doldrums, the emphasis on opening up the development of in the national auto market, and to savings technology, management, capital, and even the size of the basis for all aspects of strength for the future into the world lay the foundation for high-end automotive market. If unrealistic to set the direction of the recent developments in the North American International Auto giants such as white-hot art market competition, and its failure is inevitable.

From the show inside and outside the atmosphere, as well as professionals and politicians comment on multi-angle of view, the current difficulties faced by the automotive industry, forcing major companies are putting in a lot of manpower and material resources to seek technical breakthrough, with a view to the next round of executive car market leader in the development. To this end, the next two to three years will likely become the world’s automobile industry development, an important transition phase. During the oil-saving, environmental protection, the quality of all the major manufacturers will be the motto of the competition, while the U.S. auto industry can hold our ground in its traditional strengths, such as hold by the Japanese counterparts have been squeezed out of the 50 percent market share, will be the world automobile industry and other related industries a major focus of concern. At the same time, research in the United States and Japan leading the national car industry, led by R & D, the world automobile industry can achieve fuel efficiency and environmental landmark breakthrough, it is the automotive industry and consumers more attention and look forward to the historic development . Auto Show in Detroit, the reporter clearly felt: As China’s auto manufacturing industry, can keep pace with the times the pace of automotive development, China will decide the future fate of the automotive industry.

BMW plans to launch 09 new car leaking

January 12th, 2009

From BMW Group said its own internal list of the hands of those who have the whole group in the year 2009 will for the first time all the available products, as well as a list of concept cars. According to the list of view, a full year in 2009 will be BMW fans of the festival: First published in January will be redesigned coupe version of the BMW Z4. The car will be in the North American International Auto Show in Detroit appear above. By March Geneva Motor Show, BMW is likely to launch the form of concept cars based on the 5 Series models developed by PAS (Progressive Activity Sedan or called the V series, a combination of the BMW 5 Series and X6 cars). Of course, the Geneva brought us should have the BMW Z4 Individual, long-awaited EX102 or the Rolls-Royce RR4 concept car called the Rolls-Royce, while BMW’s eDrive version (BMW 1 Series and 3 Series electric version) should be will show up.

eDrive equipment should be those who use power-driven vehicles. This version is not the 1 Series or 3 Series that simple. In addition the name of a product i should also show in Geneva to flex its muscles. Next time we will go to China’s Shanghai, the BMW CS concept car is the first time in 2008 coming out of here. Well, here we will see 760i / iL, 7 Series Hybrid xDrive so.

After the Shanghai auto show, there will be a period of time to let the market and consumers blank digestion of these new cars. BMW MINI Crossover to the later in 2009 appeared in front of us, it is estimated that the time of its appearance, PAS production version will also appear in front of us had. The mass production version of X1 and X6 hybrid version will be hatched in 2009. For those enthusiastic supporters of the BMW brand is concerned, X5, X6 and 7 series of high-performance M version X5M, X6M and M7 will appear in this year you will be seeing inside.

In addition, the auto show in Frankfurt, there are likely to display a small sports car eDrive version Vision-Z, which is BMW “future car R & D project” part. The car used is a traditional roadster sports car design, than the Z8’s size smaller, can be used hybrid or electric drives. Z Series BMW Visio represent the future direction of sports cars, but also represents the Mazda MX-5 from a strong competitor to the general outlook of Z2.

In any case, for BMW enthusiasts, the 2009 will be a very busy year.

Negative growth in the shadow of strong global automobile market to seek “change”

December 29th, 2008

71 years first announced. Toyota Motor at the end of this notice, so that Toyota’s joint venture in China of several high-level had to cancel a planned Christmas holidays.
The world’s largest automotive company Toyota’s performance has become the vane of the global automotive industry. Toyota has experienced World War II, experienced the Plaza Accord in 1985, reached the blocking layers of the North American luxury car market.
A long time, Toyota how the story of hardship, not only inspired the automobile sector, but also the world’s best-selling book writer the notes.
Toyota, the status quo to prove that the financial crisis spread to the real economy much faster than we anticipated.
Experienced from 2003 to 2008 cars for six years after the blowout of the good old days, this generation of vehicles, and has also experienced a lifetime the most far-reaching crisis.
Change!
December 12 is Japan’s “Chinese Day”, the Japanese Association of Chinese Proficiency Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, in accordance with the practice to reflect this year announced the state of the World Chinese characters, the result of “change” was elected as the annual Chinese characters.
“Change” but also throughout the world of motor vehicles in 2008. This year, the domestic automobile market experienced dramatic ups and downs. Despite the early snow disaster, but car sales are still more than 25% increase in the first quarter of a perfect end. At the same time, this wonderful data blinded to the majority of talents, in total disregard of the overseas crisis is approaching this fact; the second quarter, the rate of increase has slowed down.
Of course, there is one other reason: Wenchuan earthquake. But statistics show that the automobile market in Sichuan in May suffered only short-term blow to mid-June in Chengdu of car sales to reach its highest point ever.
The third quarter, the weak automobile market has been attributed to all the people involved in the Olympic Games because of an upsurge, in fact, at this time, the global auto market is slowing down.
In June, the U.S. auto market fell 17.6 percent, in July the European market also declined 2.4 percent pace of adjustment, the Japanese market at the end of this month, appears rare sales dropped 10 percent.
In September, Lehman Brothers bankruptcy as a financial crisis to the global spread of a starting point, in October in Detroit, “three” GM, Ford, Chrysler insolvency crisis would mean the destruction of the automobile market fundamentals; by the end of December, Toyota Motor rare, the end of the global automotive over the past 50 years the situation continued to grow.
Just prior to October, China’s automobile market is also looking at the mentality of a curious vertical decline in the U.S. automobile market, but, when the Paris auto show in October auto CEO who have issued “Declaration sadness,” the general trend of the domestic have begun to feel anything but reassuring.
In September, the Chinese automobile market emerged in the past 30 years the first year-on-year decline. November, automobile market than the same period last year and the ring more than 10% of the substantial decline in the warmer October proved short-lived.
After October, has been shouting “emerging markets can be immune,” the experts and scholars disappear from the Chamber, the Russian market of passenger cars in November than the decline in production in Central 23.4% year-on-year 7.2 percent decline. Brazilian market have also experienced an 26.3 percent decline. India Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman Dilip Chenoy said that India’s history had not occurred as 10,11 this year on the automotive market is depressed, car sales in October fell 6.6 percent year-on-year. Even worse in November, passenger car sales fell 19.4 percent year-on-year. Commercial vehicles such as trucks and bus sales shrunk nearly half of the same period last year.
After December, has always been like this the end of the month in which boasted “a grand marketing plan in 2009″ wait patiently for the vendors saying good-bye to the final production line in a line of vehicles, quietly began to convene all inventory stocks.
From cautious optimism to pessimism
Optimistic? Cautiously optimistic? Cautious or pessimistic?
This is not a common choice, but the Chinese car dealer in a large number of views and in front of a judge must choose. This seemingly is not very different from the answer choices could lead to a year later, China’s major car dealers completely different results.
Automobile market decline? This is certainly not the worst of times, as long as the normal attitude to look at the callback automobile market. Chinese car dealers have become accustomed to the 6-year sustained growth of around 20 percent, but carefully, in fact, more than 20% of consecutive years of sustained growth, the event itself can not demand expectations.
Lin Yifu, chief economist at the World Bank believes that our country in this year’s GDP growth is expected to reach 7.4 percent, North America and Japan’s economic growth rate is estimated at between 0 ~ -1%, and these countries, our country’s GDP growth could reach 7 % has been commendable.
In 2008 the successful Dongfeng Honda Executive Vice President Liu and said: “The reform and opening up more than 30 years, no one-year GDP growth is negative growth in the automotive market. And the car has been greater than the increase in GDP growth.”
In these judgments, there is a basic principle is that growth and GDP growth in automobile market relevance, because a long time, the Chinese automobile market and the increase in the proportion of GDP has been around 2:1, because next year based on GDP “Paul 8″ of the the possibility that the automobile market 5% ~ 10% growth will still be expected.
However, this still is an experience-based judge, because in the automobile market blowout 6 years of development, such laws exist. But it is worth noting that, from the beginning of 2009, China’s automobile market has begun to turn downward, so there is a recession may be in a market, for the experience of peace and prosperity can not be used to drop in the size of the market summary, you can make a significant question mark.
We are accustomed to the experience and history in the face of compromise, but even so, more car companies, “a cat in winter.” Until now, the most pessimistic estimate is December 15, president of Volkswagen Global text predicted the global automobile market in 2009 fell 20 percent judgments. Jianghuai Automobile domestic passenger Dynasty Yun, general manager of the domestic automobile market seems to judge also pessimistic than some of the text.
Because the demand for the rapid decline in global auto giants have started to reduce production capacity to implement austerity strategy. In the past two weeks, the sales dropped by the impact of General Motors, Toyota Motor and Honda Motor has announced a substantial reduction measures. Volkswagen also announced a large-scale production capacity reduction plan.
Change and the future
Toyota Motor rare loss for the first time 71 years, mean that the complete deterioration of the global automobile market?
The world’s first automobile giants downlink and Detroit, “three” is facing the threat of bankruptcy would mean that the automobile industry a more deep-seated changes just around the corner, led by the government and support for new energy vehicles and global automotive industry a thorough and far-reaching also the coming reorganization.
Toyota Motor president Katsuaki Watanabe said: “The world economy was beset by unrest in rare, this is an unprecedented critical moment. Unfortunately, now I can not see at the bottom of where our case an emergency of unprecedented scale.”
And because the great relevance of the automotive industry and related industries to promote, and the global automotive group into recession, will force more change is imminent. Iron and steel industry, the automotive aftermarket industry, chain gas stations, auto insurance industry and related industries … … behind the industrial workers are the most direct and employment, but they are a very large groups, their fate will be with the industry’s turmoil change, this is the current attention to attract the highest level of the core of the automotive industry.
Including the United States President-elect Barack Obama, including many leaders have made it clear that the storm will be wandering the automotive industry to implement relief, but at the same time, both German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President-elect oba Ma and other leading countries in the global automotive leader in the automotive industry have expressed will of the environmental protection and technological revolution to implement a major influence, given the current already very fragile and deteriorating environmental factors, including under the Government to promote restructuring, technological revolution and the consumer revolution has been brewing.
Premier Wen Jiabao last week to inspect Changan Automotive Group, said that three new initiatives to save the market: First, expand the rural market; Second, hope the Government will support the development of small displacement, low-power car; The third is to strengthen the independent innovation, develop new products and new varieties. In addition, the Prime Minister also added a: mergers and acquisitions is to expand the scale and accelerate the pace of reform. The highest level of order, to save the market has already begun vigorous. Our cars will start the revolution ignited, including central and local governments are making some of the policies.
After the winter after the automobile market and eliminate the competitiveness of the lower part of blindly expanding production capacity and extravagance and waste of brands and manufacturers, this is a very natural process of survival of the fittest.
6 years blowout left a pile of automobile market, some automotive companies wantonly enclosure 6 years and the expansion of production capacity, Geely Automobile claims there are 10 bases, planning capacity almost two million; Chery Automobile production plant in Wuhu is serious overcapacity. Changfeng Automobile and Jianghuai Automobile sales plans from the production capacity for several large part of poor.
In this sense, China’s auto industry needs such a cold, and promote industrial upgrading to first in the technology and manufacturing at close to even catch up with international automobile development. Therefore, the government can rescue the market through policy guidance, issued a number of automobile consumption in favor of incentive measures to encourage the Chinese market to better meet the environmental, economic model of the universal effort. At the same time, increase the industry’s restructuring, led by local governments to reduce redundant construction industry, save social resources.

U.S. auto industry’s rescue plan failed Inspiration

December 16th, 2008

U.S. Eastern Time on the evening of 11, after Detroit and three executives, union officials and representatives of a heated debate, the United States Senate to vote against the U.S. auto industry’s rescue plan. The result was 52 votes in favor and 35 votes against it. It is stipulated that aid bill passed at least 60 votes in favor. Earlier, the U.S. House of Representatives by 237 votes in favor and 170 votes against the adoption of 14,000,000,000 U.S. dollars of aid programs in the automotive industry.

Senate end, the two parties failed to reach agreement on the issue of the Republican Party is requested to join the United Auto Workers union to accept a pay cut next year’s request, the Republican Party workers will be required to pay down foreign Toyota car prices, wage levels, but the workers refused.

GM said in a statement after the results “deeply disappointing.” GM said the Congress had before Dec. 40 billion U.S. dollars in financial support, otherwise the company will not be able to maintain operations. White House spokesman Fratto (Tony Fratto) of the Senate also expressed disappointment at the outcome of the vote and will consider the feasibility of other assistance programs.

“Everything is over,” Senate Democratic Leader Reid (Harry Reid) said that, he said that the car industry assistance scheme in January next year will not restart.

Analysis】 【Comments

1, the U.S. auto industry’s rescue plan appears to be shown is a political struggle. Republicans, the Democratic Party, Senators, Obama, the taxpayers of this incident become a high-frequency words. Parliament held in the Senate before the Republican Party to convince the original draw support for the rescue of the Democrats to block legislation is particularly visible. Senate and Assembly on the interests of all parties on behalf of the intensity of the debate in the United States Congress has few precedents in history. “Democracy” as meaning the government on the multinational rescue incident on the front page of newspapers and magazines a lot of extra points.

2, compared to the success of the plan to rescue Wall Street “delivery”, the U.S. government to save the auto market reflected on the issue of “Choice” enough to show the U.S. automotive industry Shen Ke criticism. The problem is wages led to the rescue plan last burst of direct cause of the three major car prices also contributed to the relative competitiveness of one of the root causes of the disadvantaged. Is the beginning of the last century the United States Motor Co. manager of the automobile industry blindly optimistic about the prospects for development, or trade union system has become a stumbling block to impede the industry change? Government efficiency in the evaluation of the efficiency of enterprises in which the distinction, this incident indicates the current Government and the business relationship between the evolution of what? Retrospective of the three major car prices today are caught in the dilemma, we have too many things worth rethinking.

3, visit the countries in the world this year, the Government plans to help the automotive industry found that quite a number of countries to take measures to stimulate domestic consumption and production, at the same time also increased the import tariffs on motor vehicles and parts, and between the countries on the abolition of the tariff free trade agreement. Experts have warned that the economic crisis in the region could lead to trade protectionism, the Chinese government and enterprises should be more alert to deal with cars. But at the same time, we have to believe, to create internationally competitive products business is a magic weapon in an invincible position. 化妝課程

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Five conflict make the 2008 automobile market ups and downs

December 16th, 2008

2008 is drawing to a close this year “conflict” constantly, so that the auto market ups and downs, it is difficult to forget.

PK output cut

In the second half of this year, many companies lowered their sales targets, at the same time, some enterprises in capacity strongly in the second, third factory (shop), construction is proceeding in an orderly manner … … the market today, the fast-changing, not increase, In the future may lose development opportunities; production, will face selling pressure.

The article said that there are: sales next year plans to allow manufacturers indecisive. Personal: changes in the background, after the sales goal, simply to the time period from one year turned into six months, or even a quarter.

PK original Chinese elements

In 2008, almost all of the new joint venture, the emphasis on international standards, into all the elements in China, is typical of the new Bora model, showing the foreign into the strong desire of the Chinese community. Consumers, for their own “tailor-made” products, but also things the United States. Chinese elements with the original combination of seemingly contradictory, in fact, is the internationalization of Chinese products, product localization of an international performance.

PK price cuts

This year, the first of raw materials, oil prices, increasing cost pressures, some automobile enterprises called for price increases, not to mention the price of imported cars, 000

Other models is really a disguised form of price increases. In the second half, the situation changed steep, with the raw materials, oil prices, along with one special event: the first quarter of snowstorms, earthquakes in the second quarter, the market fell in the third quarter and fourth quarter the impact of the crisis … … the voice of prices disappeared, along with Came another wave of price-cutting wave.

Of the price trend next year, it seems now that it is still a difficult mystery, on the one hand, the impact of the crisis still exists, the prices of raw materials, vehicle prices are falling trend; on the other hand, the same action to reduce the corporate sales objectives, to ease The over-supply of conflicts on the macro-stability in the price

Georgia. Conflict, in fact, the mainstream enterprise, and take drastic measures to enter the market, it is an opportunity, however, the market “balance” will be broken again, there will be a new round of reshuffle.

“Small Love” PK “great greed”

A very interesting phenomenon, in 2008, the popularity of car products, Book Blair, the new Fit hatchback, sedan … 207 … this month, as well as upcoming Rui-jing, a large number of products out car. This is shown by the manufacturers of compact car look forward to, regardless of safety or comfort, these products

Absolutely remarkable. With the implementation of fuel tax, it changes the concept of quality … … car, it will come to deserve.

And “Love Small” Correspondingly, the auto market there have been “great greed”, this year, or the replacement of generations level cars, almost all of widening and lengthening, at the same time, configuration, technology also A comprehensive upgrade, said: more like a high-level car you car. This “big corruption” to meet the high demand for car users, the market is doing so well. And in the previous generation product, a new generation of larger changes in the strict sense, has become a new product, so there two generations, three generations under one roof.

PK fell warmer

2008 auto market, in the first quarter of the growth in the second quarter, despite the impact of the earthquake disaster, or growth in the third quarter and fourth quarter, is

Down, down again, the nine silver ten did not see see gold silver.

There are two projections, one is: have to low, the time has come to warm, which is looking forward to the enterprise; another voice: the crisis has just begun and will continue to decline. Perhaps, in January of this year, in February the growth of high-speed situation, our expectations too high; in the second half of the decline all the way down, we expected and some low.

Chang Yanyue: a chaotic city of heroes, next year, the brave, strong, wise, is a golden opportunity.