Imported cars no longer subscribe to parts supply or tension

Strong earthquakes in Japan will bring a series of impacts, and this impact will be long-term. A number of auto makers stated that on Mondays, the suspension of production had to be extended. For example, the shutdown period of Honda will last up to one week. It is still unclear when the production can be resumed. Auto industry analysts said that the earthquake had a serious impact on the parts and components support of Japanese auto companies in China. Guangzhou automakers such as Guangfeng and Guangben can still produce as usual, but when they can be maintained will depend on subsequent supply. For this reason, the newspaper reported from today onwards the various economic impacts of the strong earthquakes in Japan.

Rao Da believes that it is still too early to say how much impact the suspension of production at the Japanese auto factories will have on the Chinese auto market because the impact of the earthquake on Japan’s auto industry has not yet been evaluated. How large the impact on China is still unknown.

"Imported cars are no longer accepting reservations. Many components of the vehicles produced by the joint venture factories are imported from Japan. Therefore, they are currently affected greatly and will be even larger in the future..." Yesterday, in Tiexi District, Shenyang City, North Second In a Japanese brand car 4S shop on the road, the salesman said to the customer.

After the major earthquake in Japan, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and other auto makers all announced the suspension of production. This has also become a major reason why 4S stores persuade customers to speed up the purchase of cars. When interviewed by the reporter of the newspaper of the National Passenger Vehicle Market Information Association, Rao Da said yesterday that the earthquake in Japan had an impact on China’s auto market. However, the impact and how long it lasted could not be conclusive.

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter visited four FAW Toyota, Guangzhou Automobile Honda, and Dongfeng Nissan 4S shop cars on the North Second Road in Tiexi District, Shenyang City. Although Tuesday, but there are many customers watching cars in each store, sales staff are busy.

In a certain brand of 4S shop, a salesperson said to the customer: “This imported car is no longer accepting reservations, and Japan’s production has been discontinued. Although domestic joint venture factories are still producing, 90% of the parts are from Japan. The factory is only assembled in the country, so the supply will be tense over time."

According to another salesperson at the 4S shop, at least 40% of the parts produced by the brand's domestic joint venture factories come from Japan. The suspension of production at the Japanese factories will definitely affect the output of domestic factories.

The sales staff of another Japanese brand automobile 4S shop also said that the engines and gearboxes of many models of the brand are from Japanese factories, and the suspension of production at Japanese factories has a great impact on domestic automobile production and sales.

The reporter found that the “discontinued production of Japanese auto factories” has become the best reason for 4S shop sales staff to persuade customers to accelerate their purchases. A brand’s sales staff said to the customer: “Yesterday our manager held a meeting and said that the domestic factories have been transformed from three shifts into one. This shows that the production speed is slowing down and the output is down, not only mentioning the car, but also delaying the price. It's hard to say. If you are optimistic about this car, or buy it sooner, don't wait."

Rao Da, secretary-general of the National Passenger Vehicle Market Information Association, said in an interview with this reporter yesterday that the suspension of production at the Japanese automobile factory does have an impact on China. Rao Da explained that, on the one hand, imported cars would be affected. On the other hand, none of the Japanese brand vehicles produced by the domestic joint venture factories would be 100% domestically made, and parts will surely come from Japan. For a car, the lack of a component can not be delivered, not to mention the core components such as the engine, that is, one less bolt car can not be shipped. From this perspective, the earthquake in Japan has an impact on the Chinese auto market.

Rao Da said that regardless of the final impact, one thing is certain is that it will not affect the foundation of the Chinese auto industry. Because Japanese cars are only part of the Chinese auto industry and the market, we have domestic auto factories and auto factories that are joint ventures with Europe and the United States. So at present, the impact on the entire industry and consumers is limited.

Consumer Li Xiang, who looked at the car at a Japanese brand 4S store yesterday afternoon, said: “The impact should not be big. Japanese car brands are not non-buyable. We still have many brands to choose from. If there are promising models, we can buy and buy. Can not choose other brands.