If the financial crisis pushes China into the world's largest market for automobile consumption, then energy and environment will once again drive the development of Chinese automobiles to face new opportunities for transformation, creating new opportunities for new energy vehicles.
The 14th Shanghai International Auto Show, with the theme of "Innovation · Future", officially opened on April 21, 2011. 2000 domestic and foreign car manufacturers from 20 countries and regions around the world will gather at the Shanghai Auto Show, setting a record for the largest and most influential car show in the world this year. It is worth noting that there will be 75 global debut cars at this auto show, including 19 for multinational companies and 56 for domestic domestic brands.
It can be said that against the backdrop of significant adjustments in the international automotive landscape, the reconfiguration of global automotive resources and industrial chains, and the transformation of global energy, especially since the financial crisis, the strong growth of the Chinese market against the trend, as well as the industrial upgrading guided by new energy, have made the Chinese market a focus of global attention. Since the financial crisis, the consumption of Chinese residents has been the main driving force for economic growth. In fact, automobile consumption has become the biggest highlight and lever for driving domestic demand growth in China. However, with the advancement of global economic recovery, the automobile production situation in developed countries has entered the right track. At the same time, due to the current turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, international oil prices continue to hit new highs. These external environments have posed challenges to China's high oil prices since entering the automotive society.
Of course, from the perspective of China's current development situation, with the rapid growth of private car sales, traffic congestion has become an obstacle to the development of major cities in our country. To solve the problem of urban traffic congestion, the government has not only cancelled preferential policies for car consumption this year, but also correspondingly raised relevant tax and fee standards, and local governments have also introduced different versions of purchase restrictions. In addition, with the further deepening of energy conservation and emission reduction, environmental standards continue to improve. These factors all indicate that we cannot support such a high-speed growth momentum, and in fact, China cannot follow the old path of automobile development in developed countries in Europe and America.
Therefore, if we want to continue maintaining this stable growth momentum, there is no doubt that the future growth potential lies in the central and western regions as well as a large number of second - and third tier cities, because the cost of use in these areas is lower than that in first tier cities, and the central and western regions are vast in territory. From the perspective of transportation, there will be a significant room for growth in the demand for automobiles. In terms of contribution to growth, second - and third tier cities have become the biggest contributors. Data shows that in 2009, the number of passenger cars in China increased by 3 million, with first tier regions accounting for 27%, about 800000 vehicles. The other 2 million vehicles were generated by the growth of second - and third tier markets, and the annual increase in second - and third tier cities has become a very obvious feature of the structural adjustment of the domestic automobile consumption market.
However, although theoretically there is room for growth in automobile consumption, there are still many constraints in practice. Firstly, the ecological environment in the central and western regions is extremely fragile. Therefore, if we continue with the extensive consumption model of the past, it will undoubtedly not only have a huge destructive impact on the environment in these areas, but also have a huge impact on the overall environmental pollution in our country. So, as China's automobile consumption shifts from first tier cities to second - and third tier cities, it is necessary to actively guide automobile consumption and implement stricter emission standards for automobile emissions reduction. If the financial crisis pushes China into the world's largest automobile consumption market, then energy and environment will once again drive China's automobile development to face new opportunities for development and transformation, creating new opportunities for new energy vehicles. If these measures are implemented, there is no doubt that China's automobile industry will truly soar.