Imported car quotas finally canceled dealer Emei is still locked


From January 1, 2005, China cancelled the import quota management of the two types of goods, such as automobiles and key parts and optical disc production equipment, and the total import quotas for ordinary goods have all been cancelled. At the end of December 2004, the Ministry of Commerce formally announced the "Implementation Rules for the Issuance of Automatic Import Licenses for Automobile Products" (hereinafter referred to as the "Details") for importers to use for reference in the following year. The market has been waiting for the cancellation of import car quotas, which is one of the deep-seated psychology of the purchase in 2004. However, importers who could have made use of the overall price cuts made a sigh. Uncertain non-tariff barriers, disappearance of preferential policies in bonded areas, and disorderly and deteriorating market conditions are pushing the importers of old gold and silver cartons to the edge of the cliff. A "good day" without sweetness In accordance with past practice, imported car dealers often use a quota to import dozens or hundreds of cars when they encounter better-selling models. After the quota management was abolished, the "Detailed Rules" made it clear that free declaration can be "a batch of reports" or "not a batch of reports." On the surface, importers can more freely control the number of purchases when they purchase goods, and the cost of quotas is also gone. However, the actual situation is that the price of import quotas (ie licenses) has already fallen to no lower levels. "One or two thousand, or even a few hundred dollars," said Ding Hongxiang, general manager of the China Imported Automobile Trade Center. "In this case, simply cancelling the quota will not be obvious to dealers." History of gray is not difficult to find, imported car dealers have become accustomed to using licenses to control resources and squeeze entrants. "As a non-penny securities, imported car licenses cannot be bought and sold, but over the years, some rights holders have turned this paper into securities. At the highest time, a US import Ford license can be sold. 110,000 yuan.” An imported car dealer in Beijing Yayuncun said: “The trading license is like underground trading.” However, Luoyang Paper expensive license finally reduced its value in 2004, due to the expected cancellation of quotas in 2005 may bring As supply and demand changed, licenses began to be sold. In the second quarter of 2004, a license for a Japanese overbearing SUV fell to two or three thousand yuan, and even the domestic overbearing (now renamed Prado) was forced to cut prices by 5,000 yuan. The depreciation of licenses has caused many dealers standing outside the loop to start selling imported cars. This market is becoming more chaotic and more difficult to do. A new threshold that is appealing: "For dealers applying for import car sales, you need to submit the vehicle brand distribution authorization materials (provided during the first application of the Gregorian calendar year.) "The application for import is included in the "Catalogue of Automatic Import License Goods" in the Department of Commerce's management. For automotive products, the application materials must be verified by local and departmental electromechanical offices. "The Rules" clearly stipulates the management of new importers. Ms. Chen Ping, who has operated imported automobile business since the barter trade, told reporters: “Quota cancellation is not equivalent to casual import. Setting thresholds for the first application and corresponding brand distribution management methods are critical.” Officials of the Reform Commission’s Secretary of State for Production stated: “Our focus is still on management. All ministries and commissions have divided their work. The National Development and Reform Commission has set a threshold for the free registration of this piece in 2005, and the Ministry of Customs and the Ministry of Commerce has set a threshold. Catalogue review Article 5(3) of the "Rules" stipulates that "automotive manufacturing enterprises applying for imported complete sets (including SKD and CKD) and component assemblies (systems) for the production of automobiles shall submit the vehicles included "Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Production Enterprises and Products"; and Article 9 "As approved by the relevant authorities, imports are auto parts and components that constitute the characteristics of the vehicle, and the Ministry of Commerce signs the remarks in the "Auto Import License" issued by the Ministry of Commerce. 'Constituting the characteristics of the vehicle'; both belong to the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce to jointly prevent the tax evasion of imported vehicles. However, some people think that the dealership is already prepared, and Su Weiming, the senior manager of Beijing Benz-Daimler-Chrysler Corporation, which is responsible for the sales of the newly-listed Chrysler 300C, said: "Our sales have dropped sharply in 2004, but it has basically no effect. imported car. I think that in 2005 everyone will have expectations for the cancellation of licenses, but there will be no significant increase in sales. On December 21, 2004, the Ministry of Commerce held an internal review of the Annual Report on China's Automobile Competitiveness. According to officials and experts at the meeting, the Ministry of Commerce is coordinating relevant policies and regulations. In 2005, the Ministry of Commerce will work with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center. A series of important legal documents for the automobile industry have been issued one after another, and in addition to the methods for the management of imported automobiles, the methods for the management of used cars are under review. One participant said: "Actually, import management measures cannot solve all problems after the quota cancellation. From the management methods of automobile brand sales channels to the methods of replacement management of used cars, the Ministry of Commerce will be promulgated in 2005, and the entire industry chain will need to cooperate with policies and regulations. The more bloody price war, if the cancellation of quotas is only a harmless sweet water, the price war is the rope that is always placed on the neck of imported car dealers. "The first shot of an imported car can't kill its opponent, so the second shot is hard to say. What will happen? "Ding Hongxiang said," Imported and sold car sales are good or bad, product factors accounted for 60%, marketing accounted for 40%, and the most important marketing is the price. “Industry sources said that in addition to the Chrysler 300C, the Ford Mavericks and the Cadillac imported cars sold by Shanghai General Motor Co., Ltd. all set their prices for offensive opponents. Chen Ping predicted that the imported car price war will be repeated around the Spring Festival in 2005. It may happen that a group of importers may be dead.” Su Weiming’s analysis stated that whether domestic or imported cars are used in 2004, each time the sales volume is adjusted, it will be accompanied by inventory. Turnaround issues. Then the price of his car will be very low, and even some will be lower than the cost. Only individual models have not yet been adjusted, but they will certainly adjust in January and February next year. After March, the prices of these models will even pick up. After March 2005, the price of imported cars will be more rational. "(Zhang?