"Federal-Mogul has in China manufacturing bases and a technical center to serve our customers. We have overall 11 manufacturing bases here for pistons production, rings, bearings, sealing, gaskets, friction material, systems protection and so on, together with our 18 technical centers in the world and more than 100 manufacturing plants all over the world."

The global financial crisis temporarily disrupted growth in the business for exporting vehicles made in China. However, domestic vehicle manufacturers are once again focusing here and the business has picked up rapidly since early 2010, experiencing a 62.5% growth in the first nine months of 2010. Total export is as high as 405,200 units with even split of passenger and commercial vehicles. Such a strong rebound is largely fueled by a recovery of market demand in places such as Algeria, Vietnam, Syria, Russia, Egypt, Bangladesh, Iran, Chile, and Brazil. Moreover, improved product quality and a focused business strategy of Chinese local brands has contributed to Chinese export growth. One example is Great Wall Motor Company’s success in securing approval for sales in the European Union, which has enabled them to assemble and ship their 4 small cars to all European countries. It also has greatly enhanced the quality image and market acceptance of Chinese vehicles in other markets.

Along the value chain of global automotive industry, profit is gradually shifting from the vehicle manufacturing to aftermarket service. It is generally understood that aftermarket service and parts contributes more than half of the profits to the global automotive industry. In the United States, more than 70% of auto firms' earnings have come from their service and parts business, in contrast to only 40% in China. Entering 2010, Chinese vehicle makers and their international partners obviously recognized huge opportunities from the aftermarket opportunity and accelerated their pace of resource commitment. For network development, vehicle makers are shifting the focus from building brand new 4S dealerships to encouraging current dealers to set up 1S or 2S sub-dealers, particularly in suburban areas, as well as accessible places for rural consumers. For example, among 125 dealers of Mercedes Benz nationwide, there are 42 satellite dealers including 37 sales only dealers and 5 service workshops.