CAAM: Auto Parts Export Increase 4.59% in the First Half Year

Date:2013-08-30 Source:www.chinaspv.com

www.chinaspv.com: Based on data collected by CAAM, our gross export of vehicle is 6.142 billion USD, decreasing 1.81% year on year and cumbering with the whole export performance. Compared with vehicle, gross export of auto parts increases 4.59% in the first half of 2013.

By virtue of improving development of our auto parts manufacturing, more and more parts enterprises step out to international markets. In the first half, our gross export of auto parts keeps increasing but of a slight decline. Auto parts is still of the largest percent of gross auto export, taking up 75.82%.

Parts export exceeds vehicle. The data shows that among the four kinds of auto parts, engine continues its decline. As for the tyre export, automobile and motorcycle tyre exports decrease 2.08%, failing continuing the increasing trend of 2012. Gross export of auto parts, accessories and vehicle body is 14.712 billion USD increasing 9.17% compared with the same period of 2012. Export of other auto products is 5.664 billion USD which is an increase of 3.61%.

According to Qingdao Customs, in the first half year of 2013, exported auto parts at Shandong port is 1.44 billion USD increasing 3.9% year on year. Export of private enterprises increases 15.5% by 520 million USD. In accordance with Hubei Shiyan Department of Commerce, in the first half year its gross auto export is almost 85 millon USD increasing over 50%. According to data of Guangxi Liuzhou foreign trade, automobile and parts are the highlight by their increase 31.4% to 112 million USD. These data shows that part of domestic auto parts is of good performance.

Domestic enterprises should pay more attention to product quality. As for auto parts export performance in the first half year, Yang Aiguo, deputy secretary general of CCCME Automobile Commission, said, “Auto parts export trend should be analyzed as a whole instead of sole about export data. First of all, we should be clear that the majority of auto parts export is manufactured by wholly foreign-owned and joint-venture enterprises. Domestic enterprises only take up about 20%. To accelerate improvement and development of our automobile industry, we should pay much attention to export volume, amount and product quality of our domestic enterprises.”

Yang Aiguo continued, “From our experience and factors, we could know that auto parts export trend would keep the same in the following six months, which means it would be of a slight increase.” Since international market is gradually exploited, domestic auto parts industry will be faced with more competitive international market.

Domestic enterprises should be of full preparations facing export demanding. Thus, Yang Aiguo stated, “Domestic enterprises should not only deal with the following market change but also plan the future development. Our auto parts exported to overseas are mainly simple accessories, such as rim, wiring harness and glass. These enterprises should focus the parts demanding of big automobile group in the process of exporting. Therefore, product quality would be enhanced. Both after-sale market and parts market should be dealt with.”