The Chinese view their automotive future

IBM Business Consulting Services --- Automotive manufacturers and suppliers view China as the largest combination of automotive markets, low-cost manufacturing and supply base to appear in decades. Companies are being overflowed with information regarding the possible opportunities in China, but in general know very little about what the Chinese think about their automotive future. The steady influx of automotive manufacturers and suppliers over the past ten years has provided the Chinese with first hand experience of what the impact of a world-class, high-volume automotive industry can mean to a country. The Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation (OSAT) at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) and the IBM Institute for Business Value consider this as an favorable time to explore what the Chinese themselves think about their recent automotive experience, and what they think the future will hold for this industry and their country.

Main contents:

·Future market structure: Steady growth versus exponential growth·Industry structure: Partnerships versus independence

·External Challenges: Infrastructure, air quality, and oil supply

·Conclusion