According to customs statistics, China's cumulative exports in 2008 vehicles (including complete sets of parts) 644,000, valued at 8.88 billion U.S. dollars, over the previous year (the same below), respectively, an increase of 9.4% and 32.5%, respectively, the growth rate down 76.2 percentage points and 100 . The main export has the following characteristics:

     First, starting in August the monthly export volume declined for 5 consecutive months, in December since 2000 the largest single month decline

     August 2008, the monthly export volume of China's motor vehicle for 5 consecutive months year-on-year decline in a single month in November of which export only 33,000, a nearly 20-month low since the volume of a single month. Exports in December after 35,000, although exports have picked up compared to November, but year-on-year growth rate dropped 53.9 percent, since 2000 the largest single month decline in exports (bottom).

 

     Second, the general growth rate of the significant downturn in exports of processing trade has single-digit growth

     2008, China's general trade export 453,000 automobiles, up 12.4 percent, the growth rate down 50.6 percentage points, accounting for the same period China's total automobile exports 70.3%; the same period, exports of processing trade to 169,000, from the previous year 1.7 times the significant downturn in growth to 4.3%, down 165 percent growth rate.

     Third, exports to Africa and Latin America, the significant downturn in exports to Russia decreased significantly

     Africa, Latin America and Russia is China's automobile export market before the 3. In 2008, the largest market for exports of the above-mentioned 3 total 314,000 automobiles, automobile exports in the same period accounted for 48.8 percent of total. Among them, the first largest export market for African exports of 140,000, an increase of 17.4%, the growth rate down 75.1 percentage points; Latin American exports to 97,000, an increase of 26.9 percent, surpassing Russia's second-largest export market, the growth rate dropped 117.9 percentage points. At the same time, 77,000 Russian exports, the growth rate from 2007 to reverse the growth of 1.8 times for the 27 percent decline. In addition, ASEAN and the EU exports of 64,000, increased by 57.6% and 10.5% (under the table).

2008 China's automobile export market of major export table (Chart omitted)

     Fourth, state-owned enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises are small growth, small private enterprises to increase exports

     2008, China's state-owned enterprises exported 306,000 motor vehicles, an increase of 7.4% growth rate down 75.3 percentage points, accounting for the same period China's total automobile exports 47.5%; foreign-invested enterprises exported 178,000, an increase of 2.8%, the growth rate dropped 63.1 percentage points. At the same time, exports of 142,000 private enterprises, an increase of 21.8%, accounting for the same period China's total automobile exports in 2007 rose from 19.9% to 22.1%.

     Fifth, the export growth rate of trucks and cars fell sharply. In 2008, exports of trucks and cars, respectively, 258,000 and 241,000, respectively, 4.1 percent growth and 27.9% growth, respectively, and 76 dropped 55.6 percent over the same period accounted for two of China's total automobile exports 77.6%. Among them, 1 to 1.5 liters of gasoline export 145,000 cars, up 67.6 percent, accounting for the same period China's total automobile exports 22.5 percent, export volume for the largest models.

     2008 China's auto export growth was mainly due to the significant downturn in the global automobile market in the doldrums have. By the international financial crisis, Europe, North America and other major markets in the global automotive production and sales dropped sharply and promote the development of Russia, Latin America, emerging markets such as automobile market has been dwindling. In addition, the RMB exchange rate changes in the operating costs of production and trade barriers and other factors are also constrained to some extent, the pace of China's automobile exports. With the international financial crisis continue to spread, China's automobile exports need to pay attention to the following two aspects:

     First, trade barriers will be more prominent. On the one hand, as a result of my own car manufacturing technology is still relatively backward, it is difficult to adapt to the major market of imported vehicles, the increasingly stringent standards for prosecution. Recently the European Union to raise limits on vehicle emissions, vehicle safety requirements, etc., even though the EU is not a major export of China's car market, but in the Middle East, South America and other markets are mostly used with reference to EU standards, so as soon as the relevant technical measures by other countries, will increase pressure on China's auto exports, leading to a further slowdown in export growth. On the other hand, as China's automobile export market of major national decline in demand, a variety of protective trade barriers will also be increased. Such as Russia for the protection of national auto industry, in November 2008 on the collection of imported cars by 15%, and not less than 5000 euros per vehicle are the high tariffs based on the decision in January 2009 to September, the provisional increase in vehicle imports tariffs, import cars and 3 years old car import duties to 30%, 3 to 5 years old import tax adjustment was 35% [1].

     Second, independent brands are facing greater competitive pressures. 2008, China's automobile production and sales were 9,345,000 and 9,381,000, respectively, by 5.2% and 6.7%, which is since 1999, the first increase in domestic auto production and sales of less than 10%. Of these, up to 82% of the enterprises did not complete the beginning of the development goals [2]. And China's own-brand cars facing greater competitive pressure, due to China's own brand car sales market share of only 25.1 percent, the slump in the domestic automobile market, the expansion of export channels has become more important. At present, Africa, ASEAN and Russia, the demand for major export markets have a great fall trend, exports of independent brands are facing an extremely severe test. According to the Russian Association of European Business (AEB) data released in 2008, the first 11 months, Chery Automobile sales in Russia 15,000, down 55% in November month 538 sales decline reached 81%.