Xu Liuping: It is impossible for Suzuki to find new partners

After successfully reorganizing Changhe, Hafei and PSA, Changan Automobile completed the contract with seven local governments last week. Xu Liuping, deputy general manager of China Ordnance Equipment Group and deputy chairman and president of China Chang'an Group, said last week that Chang'an's future goals will enter the top three in the domestic auto sales market.

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Reporter: How is the development of Changan Auto this year?

Xu Liuping: From January to July, Changan Automobile sold a total of 1.39 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 30%. In the second half of the year, I feel that the growth rate of car sales may be lower than the same period of last year. From the standpoint of self-owned brands, I feel that this year's challenges are greater than last year, and the pressure on the self-owned brands themselves has been continuously strengthened.

Reporter: In the future market structure, Chang'an will play a role?

Xu Liuping: In the Chinese market must be the top three; in overseas markets I think the key market can have one or two on it; core products in the market segment can also enter the top three.

Reporter: Will Chang'an be listed on the market as a whole, and there are other rumors that the weaponry group and the military-industrial companies need to be integrated?

Xu Liuping: China Changan does not currently consider the overall listing, as to how the future does not think about this matter. Regarding the merger of weapons and weapons industry groups, I think this is unlikely.

Volvo old products continue Chang'an production

Reporter: This year's Changan joint venture has undergone major changes in its own business or structure. What are the countermeasures?

Xu Liuping: Now the changes in our partners have little impact on us. Mazda and Suzuki have always been our strategic partners. Judging from our cooperation over the past few years, Mazda's running-in period has passed and is now relatively mature. This piece of Suzuki will not change, because I also noticed in the media that Suzuki will not find another one in China. We also connected with Suzuki China and we hope that they will clarify this. First from the country The industry is not allowed. In addition, there is no such possibility from Suzuki. Therefore, Suzuki and Changan are single-minded to do a good job in the Chinese market.

This is indeed a volatile Volvo, the original old product continues to complete in Chang'an here, the new product may also need to study. However, this impact on Chang'an is not great. The number of Volvo vehicles in Chang’an has also been around 10,000, so its situation will not have much impact.