Tie-Up To Strengthen Business In China

By By: Vicky.in

The Chinese auto industry"s unprecedented growth has paved way for the similar strategy for the auto makers of India and Russia. The decade old growth came to the Chinese auto industry through the tie-ups, overseas takeovers and franchisees. The incidence of Geely"s take over of Volvo from Ford at $1.5 billion is quoted heavily by Mevrick Cox of Moelis &. He said Russia is in a similar state of automotive strategy as China had been ten years ago. Russian companies like AvtoVAZ had tie up with Renault for Lada range while GAZ is facing the revival of business with lot of pressure from Kremlin. He narrated that the Russian companies are at an urge to run the show with the assistance from consultancy or close tie ups.

Same sort of crisis exists in the Indian auto scenario where Hinduja Group and Mahindra Group face the blessings of overseas deals for expanding their domestic and global business. The Chinese companies, especially the ones owned by the government, Dongfeng and FAW seem to rely on their expertise for expanding the brand images. It is said that every car maker in the industry needs a sort of revamp for every ten years and this is another occasion to discuss about these companies. The Chairman of Geely said it would be very difficult to locate a brand like Volvo and in a lighter vein . The Chinese companies would be willing to buy if Daimler AG came for sale. Cox served Geely as advisor before settling with his own Ken Moelis.

He further said that the Chinese car makers concentrated more on the domestic market which remains the world biggest. He however cautioned that the Chinese market should not be framed as much as the Japanese market for the export trend. He said the Chinese makers are focusing on Chinese cars for Chinese people. He also said the launch of Roewe by SAIC of China in Europe marks the entry of the Chinese invasion into the global lands. Cox hinted that the Chinese cars will hit the global markets in another five years, much contrary to the expectations of the people in the industry.

Article Published On: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 16:34 [IST]
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