China Motor Industry Development Report 2007

China Motor Industry Development Report 2007

The whole amounts of motor production in China from January to August in 2007 were 5.7516 million units, up 23.57 per cent year-on-year, and the figure of sales were of 5.6853 million units, up 24.95 per cent year-on-year, the entire motor industry continues to maintain high economic operation. It’s estimated that in 2007, the sales will achieve 8.7 million units, an increase of more than 20%.

Scale effects and the changes in consumption trends were improved the industry profitability. From January to July 2007, the key motor companies achieved the main business income 566.2 billion yuan, up 27.53 per cent year-on-year, and a total amount of profit was 34.5 billion yuan, an increase of 69.81 per cent year-on-year.

As for segmented sectors: from January to August 2007, both in production and sales were booming. Saloon car: production 4.07 million and sales 4.02 million, year-on-year growth of 21.99 per cent and 24.09 per cent respectively; Passenger car: production 0.1532 million and sales 0.153 million, respectively, year-on-year growth of 20.26% and 22.80% respectively; Truck: production 1.0144 million and sales 1.0143 million, year-on-year growth of 20.15% and 20.23% respectively. The production and sales of traditional heavy truck were up 56.36% and 52.86% respectively, were the major factor for the growth in truck production and sales.

1, January-August motor industry development
1.1, A high-speed growth in China motor industries
1.2, The industry profit is rising
1.3, The factors of effect in the motor industry
1.3.1 GDP maintain high growth
1.3.2 Manufacturing movement affects the growth of the heavy trucks consumption
1.3.3 The stability of steel prices is benefited the motor industry

2, Analysis in sub-industry
2.1, Saloon car section
2.1.1 The key elements of car consumption is the growth of GDP per capital.
2.1.2 The sustained growth of residents per capital disposable income guarantee the car consumption capacity increase
2.1.3 sales
2.2, Heavy truck section
The industry boom is expected to continue
2.3, Passenger car section
Passenger car section is continued prosperity, and the growth of exports overseas

3, Core company
3.1 FAW Group
3.2 Shanghai Automotive

Charts
Figure:2003-August 2007 the production and sales of motor vehicles
Figure: 2005-August 2007, the throughput of motor
Figure: 2001-2007 automobile manufacturing enterprise gross margins and profitability trend changes
Figure: 2005-2007 automobile steel prices
Figure: consumption level per capital GDP
Figure: GDP growth and automobile sales
Figure: 1998-2005, the average urban households per 1,000 vehicles maintain volume and growth rate
Figure: 2005- August 2007 monthly sales of saloon car
Figure: 2005-2007 the displacement car sales accounted for change
Figure: 2005-2007 car market share in major enterprises
Figure: 2006-2007 H1 car sales by countries
Figure: 2001-2007 own-brand market share
Figure: 2006-2007 August heavy goods vehicle sales
Figure: Changes in highway freight volume
Figure: 2003-2007 heavy truck exports
Figure: 2006-2007 August passenger car sales and growth
Figure: Passenger traffic volume changes
Figure: 2000-2006, the large and medium-sized passenger car sales and export growth
Figure: 2004-2007, large and medium-sized passenger car market concentration

Table: 2007 January-August various models of production and sales statistics
Table: 2007 January-August passenger car production and sales statistics
Table: 2002 - 2006 FAW Group assets and liabilities