The vision of the “connected car” or more general “connected vehicle” has been around for some time without significant impact in the industry. Today however, the mobile internet is growing in importance and the topic is back on the agenda of the OEMs – but despite a more standardized and capable infrastructure, the key questions remain the same: What are the most relevant services for customers, OEMs, and other service providers such as banks and insurance companies? How to position and manage this complex ecosystem? And finally: How to generate revenues through ”connected vehicle” services?

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - The warnings issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding potential asbestos in the engines and exhaust gaskets of imported Chery and Great Wall vehicles have once again highlighted the discrepancies between Chinese own brand manufacturers and multinational enterprises on the global stage. Despite the fact that the ACCC did not directly order recalls of the vehicles, both manufacturers actively issued their own recalls. The problem affected nearly 26,000 vehicles in the country. It is the first large scale recall of Chinese vehicles in an overseas market. In order to better understand the scope of the issue, Gasgoo.com (Chinese) conducted a brief survey on the issue, collecting opinions from 1,810 experts and analysts from all across the industry.