Tokyo Auto Parts Expo: Chinese manufacturers are concerned


Tokyo Auto Parts Expo: Chinese manufacturers are concerned about time Published:2004-3-15 "The 3rd International Auto Aftermarket Expo" opened in Japan on March 4, 2004. The exhibition includes a variety of automotive repair products, sheet metal products and automotive accessories. The venue is located at the Makuhari MESSE Convention and Exhibition Center in Japan, which lasts until March 7, 2004. At the exhibition site, many products such as parts repair and glass grinding demonstrations and bumper pulverizers can be seen. The most impressive one is the many exhibitors in China. A total of 212 Japanese companies participated in the exhibition, while 32 Chinese exhibitors were exhibiting. There are also 45 Taiwanese companies participating. In particular, the wheel manufacturers have exhibited a large number of products, the main product of which is a 22-inch super-diameter chrome-plated wheel. China AITL Manufacturing, in addition to selling its own brand of wheels, also provides OEM production to the American American Eagle Wheel. The secret to the company's products is "quality, design, and impeccable value for money" (the company's interpreter). However, the company did not hide the fact that "the design is mainly based on imitation." In the exhibition hall, counterfeit products of famous Japanese brands such as BBS and VOLK RACING can be seen everywhere. The genuine products are forged products, and these products are foundry products. Other Chinese manufacturers, such as Ningbo Baody Auto Parts, sell 22-inch wheels for $92 each (about RMB 760). The company's painting wheel is US$104 (about RMB 859), while the chrome-plated wheels are US$158 (about RMB1,305). Because the price is so cheap, "8 to 90% of American large-diameter wheels are Chinese-made products." (Interpreter of IAC International, a US-based company that imports and sells auto parts). By the way, most wheel manufacturers have set their own wheels to a maximum size of 26 inches. This type of wheel is mainly used for large SUVs such as the Hummer H2 (Universal U.S. General). car). Of course, other than wheels, the low prices of other products are also very attractive. For example, in the air fresheners, there is only 5 US dollars (approximately RMB 41 yuan, produced by G&H Industrial) in models targeting low prices. The large-sized model also has only US$12 (Hong Kong’s Green Seoul production, approximately RMB99), which is equivalent to only about 1/5 to 1/10 of the domestic manufacturers’ similar products, and the price is extremely low. China's auto parts market has grown rapidly, reaching US$50 billion in 2002 (approximately RMB 141 billion, the data comes from Japan’s Roland Berger), and it has long since begun to look into the Japanese market.

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