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increase in car production at the level of up to 304 million units. By 2020, such
growth rates, taking into account the decline in domestic consumption, coupled with
the constantly growing quality of cars, can ensure the active development and
consolidation of Chinese manufacturers in the US and EU markets.
The latest trends in the development of the global automotive industry
are also relevant for China, where an important place in R&D is given to the
creation of "green" cars based on the use of alternative energy sources. Thus,
the PRC today is already a leader in the production of electric vehicles (so far it
is mostly scooters and scooters). The widespread use of the latter is mainly
due to tough government incentives and the country's struggle to maintain a
favorable environmental situation in the largest metropolitan areas.
Having forms of state regulation, at the same time, they can be widely
used to popularize other environmentally friendly vehicles. So, in a number of
cities in China, subsidy programs for owners of cars with hybrid engines and
electric vehicles are already being introduced as an experiment; programs for
the conversion of public transport to electric traction are widely used.
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After large payments for brand value and technology transfer, PRC
automobile enterprises (due to their limited capacity) cannot quickly apply and
use new technology. At the same time, the foreign side, as a rule, does not risk
bringing the latest technologies to the PRC. According to experts, if a joint
venture intends to introduce a new model into production, then the cost of
technology transfer can reach 200 million euros. Among other things, it is
necessary to pay remuneration to the management of foreign participants,
buy components (at the same time, their cost may be higher than the cost of
their repair), and spend certain funds on adapting the car to the Chinese
market. In view of these circumstances, the introduction of technology, as a
rule, increases the profit of a foreign manufacturer in the PRC market.
In practice, there is a case when, in the transition from making a profit through the production of a
joint venture to developing its own brand, the Shanghai Automobile Corporation (SAIC) decided to use the
purchase of the company. After the purchase of the South Korean car manufacturer SsangYong, the Chinese
participant has its own plant in South Korea and its own brand. Through the acquisition of British manufacturer
Rover, the company was able to acquire intellectual property patents and two productions. This move was
strategic compared to the usual purchase of rights to use the technology, as it will help transform foreign
resources into domestic ones. Due to the fact that Chinese manufacturers have practically no experience in
international project management, and because of SAIC's longstanding and close ties to Volkswagen and
General Motors, reform is a major challenge for this Chinese company. Compared to SAIC, a large
manufacturer like Dongfeng has declared its own development strategy, but this company lacks the necessary
knowledge and technology. At the same time, they may resort to using the proven technologies of their
partners, but they are inferior to their own national competitors in terms of technology absorption, as well as in
terms of the availability of resources for acquiring foreign but this company lacks the necessary knowledge and
technology. At the same time, they may resort to using the proven technologies of their partners, but they are
inferior to their own national competitors in terms of technology absorption, as well as in terms of the
availability of resources for acquiring foreign but this company lacks the necessary knowledge and technology.
At the same time, they may resort to using the proven technologies of their partners, but they are inferior to
their own national competitors in terms of technology absorption, as well as in terms of the availability of
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companies. In turn, brands such as Chang'an and Hafei have always been
concentrated on light and small cars, so it will take even longer for them to
launch their own brands.
It is also necessary to take into account the trends in the consolidation of
the PRC car market, since under the influence of the market and government
actions, the structure of the PRC automotive industry is evolving from classic
mergers and acquisitions to strategic alliances in the field of production,
resources, R&D, and sales. As a result of the evolution of the market in the PRC, a
highly centralized industry structure has formed, with the five largest automobile
companies accounting for about 70% of the market. As competition increases,
the market share of these enterprises will also continue to grow, while they will
seek to develop various forms of cooperation and organization of joint ventures
with leading automotive TNCs.70As competition intensifies in the market, a third
wave of mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations is coming. The government
generally supports mergers and acquisitions, which are carried out by
enterprises whose market share is high. The specificity of this wave of mergers
and acquisitions is that they are not related to streamlining the situation in the
industry and the growth of the scale of enterprises, but are aimed at creating
such corporations in the PRC economy that could compete in the world market
with leading automotive TNCs.
It should be noted that the PRC has already demonstrated its
importance in the world markets for consumer goods, and an increasing share
of the world market is being won by Chinese electronics, so the PRC’s plans to
implement the “Long March” in the automotive industry are quite justified,
even despite the fact that cars are complex goods and, accordingly, objects of
international trade. Nevertheless, South Korea's fifteen years of successful
experience in developing the national market and exporting cars allows us to
estimate that the PRC will pass this path even faster.
Lee Xiangong. Trends and prospects for the development of the passenger car industry in China: Diss. cand. economy Sciences,
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Leading analysts note the high potential of the car market in China due
to its low motorization, which is only 58 cars per 1 thousand inhabitants, while
in developed countries the average car supply is about 400 cars, in particular,
in the USA - 797, Japan - 581, Germany - 572 (see fig.
China =1 58
India □18
Mexico
Russia “=| 275 - - - - - - 1M
Great Britain “=1271 Q - - - one
Italy - - - - - - - - - fifteen
A7Q
France
580
Germany - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one
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Japan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one
591
USA
797
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At the same time, it should be noted that over the past five years alone,
the car park of the PRC has grown from 50 to 120 million vehicles, i.e. there is
a high growth rate of this indicator, but it also lags significantly behind the
United States, where this figure is 200 million cars.71Thus, there is a high
growth potential for the PRC car market.
Given this potential, the desire of a number of foreign automotive multinationals
structure of production is diversifying and many companies, for example, Honda Motor,
Mitsubishi, are beginning to focus on the PRC in the production of small cars.
China's car fleet has grown to 240 million vehicles [Electronic resource]. - The magazine "Behind the wheel", 02/11/2013. - Access
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cars.
It is noteworthy that literally ten years ago, experts pointed to the
possible takeover of the Chinese automotive industry by the largest Japanese
and European multinationals. However, today, despite the presence of many
joint assembly plants, China is developing its own production, and part of it is
already being exported. In recent years, the growth rate of the automotive
industry has outpaced the growth rate of GDP and all other sectors of the
economy.
However, the development strategy of the automotive industry should be
based on the full-scale development of international economic cooperation,
which will accelerate the integration of the industry into the global automotive
industry. Leading automotive multinationals both assemble their vehicles in
Chinese factories and occupy an important position in the automotive
components market. With the liberalization of the system for marketing Chinese
automotive products in the world market, the competitiveness of TNCs in the
domestic market of China will gradually increase; cooperation between Chinese
foreign partners will tend to deepen. At the same time, the forms of cooperation
will become more and more liberal. Obviously, the international cooperation of
national manufacturers of China will make their development more stable and
predictable.
Independent foreign estimates suggest that China's automotive industry
lags behind the world level by no more than ten years, but it must be taken
into account that the potential of the automotive industry in China is very high
and it is capable of producing a greater number of new car models, the
relative level of Chinese car designers while low. The realization of this
potential is possible on the basis of the development of cooperation with such
auto giants as General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Daimler, Renault.
Given that the level of domestic and international specialization of China's key
manufacturers, such as FAW and SAIC, continues to grow, their lag behind the
brands of these corporations from the international level is shrinking. Number
of enterprises by
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the production of automotive components is also increasing; their potential
grows, i.e. they increasingly meet the requirements of the world market. As a
result of the latter, the Chinese car market is increasingly export-oriented.
The main work of the national companies of the PRC in the near future
should be aimed at processing foreign brands, taking into account the needs
of the domestic market. In this sense, the Chinese automobile industry has
acquired certain skills to improve a number of brands, which makes it possible
to involve national manufacturers in the design of new cars. In the field of
components manufacturing, China's manufacturers have good prospects for
R&D of key equipment, but the level of these developments is still inferior to
the world.
3.3. Problems and opportunities for the development of the automotive industry
of the Russian Federation on the basis of foreign experience and international cooperation
with China
enterprises themselves;
72AstafievaI.A. Organizational and methodological support for the formation of an effective management system for integrated
business structures in the automotive industry in Russia: Abstract of the thesis. diss. cand. economy Sciences, 08.00.05. - M.: MAMI,
2012. P.9.
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- measures to support financial stability and investment
activity of profile enterprises on the part of the state;
- organization and implementation of joint credit programs of manufacturers
Imported cars
610 840 975 813 33.2 17.4 28.3 33.4 28.5 63.8
cars
Total 1780 2500 2760 2610 46.6 34.6 58.9 71 69 99.4
Source: Compiled and calculated from: 1) Overview of the new passenger car market in Russia and forecasts
its development. StanleyRoot, 01/19/2012, p.11
http://www.pwc.ru/en RU/ru/automotive/assets/automotive-review-2011.pdf ; 2) Litvinenko S. Russian
automotive market: results of 2013 and development prospects. - PricewaterhouseCoopers, January 28, 2014 p.5.
73See, for example: Shushkin M.A. Mechanisms for localizing the production of auto components as a strategic
task for the domestic auto industry // Automotive industry. 2013. No. 1. P.1-3.
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was not enough for the full development of Russian automotive enterprises.
Moreover, traditional Russian car manufacturers (AvtoVAZ, GAZ, KAMAZ, etc.),
as a result of the industrial assembly regime, found themselves under severe
competitive pressure from foreign car manufacturers that assemble their
products in the Russian Federation.
74Shushkin M.A. Development of automotive industry enterprises based on industrial partnership strategies (theory,
methodology, practice): Abstract of the thesis. diss. doc. economy Sciences, 08.00.05. - Penza, 2013. P.4. See also in
more detail: Shushkin, M.A. Formation of strategic alternatives for the development of
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The strategy for the development of the automotive industry of the Russian Federation until 2020
contains very ambitious plans for the development of the industry (see Table 17).
Table 19
buildings in Russia
Parameters 2011
2020
Macroeconomic parameters
Share of automotive industry in GDP, % 1.26 2.38
Number of people employed in the automotive industry of the total number of able- 0.6 0.6
bodied population, %
Automotive Market and Production Parameters
The volume of the domestic market of passenger cars, thousand units. 2478.44 3600
The volume of domestic production of passenger cars, thousand units. 1738.16 3150
Fleet parameters
Car park, million units 34.1 52
Provision of cars. units per 1 thousand people 236 363
Source: data of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Rosstat, ASM Holding.
problems in the development of the automotive industry in the Russian Federation: the
adoptions of the automotive industry (questions of methodology). Monograph. - N. Novgorod, 2013. - 214 p.
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directions for overcoming the technological gap and low competitiveness of
domestic car manufacturers81, in connection with which the aggregated
factors of the system of the automotive industry at the international, national,
market and intraorganizational levels were identified, and their detailing was
carried out.
As a result of the systematization of these factors, the key problem of Russian car
technological platforms that are competitive compared to foreign analogues. So, for
example, the average number of cars produced on one platform in Russia (27 thousand
units per year) is significantly lower than in the USA (119 thousand units per year) and
China (61 thousand units per year) , as well as from international strategic alliances
year)
Share of research and development
five. ~5% ~1%
costs for companies, %
All-round usage out-Rigid vertical inter-
6. Methods intercorporate
R&D and production sourcing grace within the corporation
technological cooperation
The level of use of outsourcing
7. singa for the production of automotive from 10 to 30%
components from 70 to 90%
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one) SKD (semi-knocked down)
- "screwdriver" assembly, when the
company deals only with large a closed production scheme,
Production schemes used by assemblies and parts. 2) CKD when both components and the
companies (complete knocked down) - cars themselves are produced at
eight.
The global financial and economic crisis has had a significant impact on
the automotive industry in our country compared to developed countries. The
main reason for this is that anti-crisis programs in the Russian Federation
were adopted rather late. For example, the program for scrapping old cars,
which contributed to reducing the rate of decline in sales abroad in 2009, was
implemented in our country only in 2010. As a result, in 2009 the Russian
automotive industry slowed down its development, as many domestic
manufacturers unable to adapt to the decline in demand in time. Thus, in the
passenger car market in 2009 there was an annual decline in sales of almost
50% and the volume of sales in the market of new cars amounted to only 1.5
million units.75In addition, during this period, the bias of preferences of
Russian consumers shifted towards Russian car brands, which was associated
with a decrease in household income, as well as a significant increase in
import duties on imported cars.
75Automotive market in Russia and the CIS. Industry Review/Corporate Report Ernst and Young, 2009.
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conditions for car loans to consumers have been improved, and a program for the
recycling of old cars has been implemented. Therefore, already in 2010, the demand
for cars in the domestic market began to recover. The post-crisis development of the
car market, which began in 2010, was characterized by the following main trends :
76Automotive market in Russia and the CIS. Industry Review/Ernst and Young Report, 2010; Automotive market in Russia and
the CIS. Industry Overview / Report by Ernst and Young, 2011.
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the problem of ensuring the competitiveness of international sales networks
of passenger cars.
Changes in global trends in the passenger car market after its deep
decline as a result of the crisis in 2008-2009. led to a change in the structure of
production and consumption, both globally and in the domestic market. The
turning point for Russia was 2010, when the automotive market was
recovering from the crisis. It was in 2010 that the structure of the Russian
passenger car market changed, and new long-term trends in its development
were determined.
The dynamics and structure of sales of new passenger cars and light commercial
vehicles in Russia over the past five years is presented in Table. 21.
Table 21. Dynamics of sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in the
Important is the fact that in 2010 for the first time the sales of foreign cars
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Russian assembly (35% or 622.9 thousand units) exceeded the level of sales of
imported passenger cars (34% or 602.7 thousand units) and domestic
passenger cars (31% or 551.5 thousand units). PC.). At the same time, there
was a change not only in the structure of sales, but also in the structure of car
production.
According to the results of 2012, Russia became the second largest
car market in Europe, behind only Germany.
Already in 2013, China's sales in the global car market exceeded US sales
by 2 million units and amounted to 17.9 million units. The share of Russia in
world sales decreased by 5.5% and amounted to 2.26 million units.77After
several years of strong sales volatility, the Russian car market began to show
signs of stabilization - it embarked on a path of steady moderate growth.
Thus, in 2012, sales of new passenger cars increased by 10% and 21% in unit
and monetary terms compared to the previous year, respectively. In turn,
foreign cars made in Russia demonstrated the best
77Litvinenko
S. Russian automotive market: results of 2012 and development prospects. -
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, January 28, 2014 p.4.
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growth among other categories of passenger cars and increased their market
share to 44%. High market growth rates in 2010-2011 were the result of the
low base effect - after a significant reduction in sales in 2008-2009. Starting
from 2011, growth rates began to slow down, and in absolute terms, the
market continued to grow significantly. Already in 2012, the market also
showed double-digit growth rates, as a result of which the figures for the year
exceeded the pre-crisis sales volume.78Confirmation of market stabilization is
the fact that over the past three years the seasonality of sales has become
more stable and predictable year by year. Slight seasonal fluctuations in 2012
are mainly related to the adaptation of market participants to more moderate
growth rates.
Long-term market forecast for new passenger cars, conducted by
PriceWaterhoseCoopers, is presented in fig. eleven.
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growth. This will be connected, first of all, with the gradual saturation of the
Russian market.
As already stated above, in Russia the potential for growth in automotive
production is higher than in the United States and EU countries, since our
country is characterized by a low level of motorization of the population
compared to these countries (two to three times lower). Also, one of the
factors in the development of the national automotive industry is the support
from the state. Therefore, urgent measures are needed to improve the
investment climate in the automotive industry while attracting foreign
investment: reducing administrative barriers; development of road transport
infrastructure, simplification of the system of taxation and payment of
customs duties; provision of differentiated investment guarantees;
participation of the state in equity financing of investment projects.
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spending on R&D in the region.79
is in its infancy;
- the level of technology and knowledge of domestic specialists is low, and their
79Materials of the Second Interregional Economic Forum "Samara Initiative: Cluster Policy - the Basis for
Innovative Development of the National Economy", July 2008 - Access mode: http://
2008.forum.economy.samregion.ru/samara_region Accessed 07.05.2011.
80See: Astafieva I.A. Formation and development of automotive clusters in Russia // Economics in
industry”. 2012. P.11-17.
81Gruzinov V.P., Astafieva I.A. Efficiency of industrial enterprises management: theoretical aspect. //
Automotive industry. 2012. No. 8. S.2-7.
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The country is developing dynamically due exclusively to the growth of
production in our country of foreign automotive TNCs, the development of
various regional and state programs to stimulate demand for cars, state
support for car manufacturers and the growth of the purchasing power of
domestic consumers. In the context of the positive development of the
industry as a whole, there is also a tendency to reduce the share of production
and sales of domestic automotive products in all its possible segments, with a
significant increase in imports and production of foreign brands.
In the foreseeable futurekey factors in the development of the
automotive industry of our country will be:
- state policy aimed at stimulating domestic
consumption and production;
Table 22. Change in customs duty rates for cars after Russia's accession to the
WTO (2011-2018)
Valid until
accession to When joining the WTO
Car type
WTO
beat
2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
thirty% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 22.5% 20.0% 17.5% 15.0%
New
35% 25.0% 24.0% 23.0% 22.0% 21.0% 20.0% 20.0%
Used 1.2-2.8 euros for 1 0.7-1: euro per 1 cu. cm
cc
Sources: Customs Union.
Changes in customs queue rates should be an incentive to change the
structure of demand in the domestic market. Thus, it is planned to increase
the share of sales of cars produced abroad. Accession to the WTO in the
medium term will help change the competitive environment in the Russian car
market. Even before joining the WTO, the government took certain measures
aimed at stimulating the leading automotive transnational corporations to
open and develop new industries in our country. For example, since 2011, the
conditions for the industrial assembly of cars have been changed; imposed
high protective import duties. Such large automobile concerns as Ford,
Volkswagen, Renault-Nissan, General Motors have already adopted new
conditions for industrial assembly, under which foreign TNCs have the right to
import auto components for production at zero duty for an eight-year period.
At the same time, TNCs assume obligations to achieve by 2020 the level of
localization of production in the amount of up to 60%. Also, under the new
regime of industrial assembly, companies undertake to increase production to
300,000 units. in year.
During the first years of work within the framework of the industrial assembly regime, its
participants must bring the level of localization to 10%, after the next year and a half - already
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up to 20%, and in four and a half years the level of localization should be 30%. For example, the level of localization of Renault Logan cars produced at the Avtoframos plant (Moscow) has
already reached 60%. The company plans that by 2014 its models should be localized at the level of 74%, including through the assembly of French engines in Togliatti. Another example of
significant localization is the production of cars manufactured at the Hyundai plant (St. Petersburg). Since the founding of production, these models have been localized by 45%. The indicator
for the Polo sedan produced by Volkswagen is slightly lower (about 40%) in the city of Kaluga. Also, this full-cycle plant produces three more models with a lower degree of localization (from 10
to 25%), so the average localization rate at the plant in Kaluga is about 30%. At the same time, there are companies that do not fit into the established standards for the localization of
production. Thus, the Toyota plant (St. Petersburg) for 2007-2011. was supposed to bring the level of localization to 20%, but so far only 15% has been achieved. Compensation for producers
lagging behind the localization schedule is possible by paying the usual duties on imported automotive components. The main problem is that domestic components do not meet the quality
standards of the global automotive industry. In this regard, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has signed about 400 memorandums on industrial assembly with
178 manufacturers of automotive components, but so far only 38 companies have concluded real agreements. Toyota plant (St. Petersburg) for 2007-2011 was supposed to bring the level of
localization to 20%, but so far only 15% has been achieved. Compensation for producers lagging behind the localization schedule is possible by paying the usual duties on imported automotive
components. The main problem is that domestic components do not meet the quality standards of the global automotive industry. In this regard, the Ministry of Economic Development of the
Russian Federation has signed about 400 memorandums on industrial assembly with 178 manufacturers of automotive components, but so far only 38 companies have concluded real
agreements. Toyota plant (St. Petersburg) for 2007-2011 was supposed to bring the level of localization to 20%, but so far only 15% has been achieved. Compensation for producers lagging
behind the localization schedule is possible by paying the usual duties on imported automotive components. The main problem is that domestic components do not meet the quality standards
of the global automotive industry. In this regard, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has signed about 400 memorandums on industrial assembly with 178
manufacturers of automotive components, but so far only 38 companies have concluded real agreements. Compensation for producers lagging behind the localization schedule is possible by
paying the usual duties on imported automotive components. The main problem is that domestic components do not meet the quality standards of the global automotive industry. In this
regard, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has signed about 400 memorandums on industrial assembly with 178 manufacturers of automotive components, but
so far only 38 companies have concluded real agreements. Compensation for producers lagging behind the localization schedule is possible by paying the usual duties on imported automotive
components. The main problem is that domestic components do not meet the quality standards of the global automotive industry. In this regard, the Ministry of Economic Development of the
Russian Federation has signed about 400 memorandums on industrial assembly with 178 manufacturers of automotive components, but so far only 38 companies have concluded real
agreements.
second stage of industrial assembly, under the terms of which four companies - GAZ-
increase production to 300-350 thousand vehicles per year by 2017 , and the level of
industry continues to decline. So, if at the end of 2010 550 thousand people worked at
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about 70 thousand work for AvtoVAZ82.
The development of the automotive industry in our country is closely
related to the problem of the need to attract foreign direct investment in this
industry. The organization of assembly plants with the participation of the
capital of leading foreign TNCs can bring modern production, marketing and
management technologies to the industry, provide new jobs and, in the long
term, help strengthen our country's position in the global car market. The
latter is due to the fact that foreign TNCs focus not only on the market of our
country, but also on foreign trade in cars. At the same time, it is important to
realize that enterprises controlled by foreign investors are engaged in a full
production cycle and use automotive components produced in the country.
82Vladimirsky I., Dobrovolsky V. Our auto industry: localization // Autoreview. 2012. No. 5. pp. 20-23.
83On introducing amendments to the procedure that defines the concept of "industrial assembly" of motor vehicles
and establishes the application of this concept when importing into the territory of the Russian Federation auto
components for the production of motor vehicles of headings 8701-8705 of the TN VED, their components and
assemblies: order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Federation, Ministry of
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation dated December 17, 2009
No. 533/1018/137n [electronic resource] // ConsultantPlus legal reference system. Version 4012.00.43.
84The Avtoframos plant has achieved 75% localization of production. [electronic resource] // Autonews. 2013. September 13.
- Access mode: http://www.autonews.ru/automarket_news/news/1766339/ (accessed 15.09.2013).
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inflow of direct foreign investments. It is also important to take into account
the fact that the new conditions of the industrial assembly regime encourage
foreign TNCs to localize production on the territory of our country, and not to
import. Increasing production of vehicles, especially foreign brands, will lead
to an increase in demand for automotive components, while this segment is
underdeveloped to meet the growing demand.
In general, Russia's accession to the WTO in the future may have an
ambiguous impact on the domestic automotive industry. Thus, competition
will increase, but this competition will take place mainly between foreign TNCs
that have already opened their production facilities on the territory of our
country. The main negative consequence of joining the WTO will be the loss of
a significant share of the domestic market by national manufacturers Avtovaz
and Kamaz. The decrease in market share will be the result of a decrease in
sales of new domestic budget cars. This segment of the market may suffer
because after the reduction of import duties, consumer preferences may
change and they will buy used high-end foreign cars instead of inexpensive
new domestic cars. Foreign automotive TNCs intend to continue to invest in
our country even after joining the WTO, since the latter will not help reduce
currency risks as a result of the volatility of the ruble exchange rate. In
addition, from the point of view of logistics, local production is more profitable
for foreign car manufacturers that already have a significant share in the
Russian market.
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"the need to equalize the raw material bias of Russian exports".85Nevertheless,
China is interesting for Russia as a huge market - a consumer of industrial
products and services, as well as a source of investment resources necessary
for the development of the Far East of our country.
The legal framework for Russian-Chinese economic cooperation in
various areas has been formed by now. For example, in 1992 the Agreement
on cooperation in the field of mechanical engineering was signed, and in 1997
its validity was extended until 2010. Of particular importance are interstate
agreements on mutual cooperation, for example, the Treaty between the PRC
and the Russian Federation on good neighborliness, Friendship and
Cooperation (2001), Trade Agreements, Action Plans between the two
countries. In the past few years, much attention has been paid to cross-border
cooperation between the regions of the countries, as evidenced by the
“Program of cooperation between the regions of the Far East and Eastern
Siberia of the Russian Federation and the Northeast of the PRC until 2018”
signed in 2009 by the countries,86
A number of agreements reached at the highest level formed the basis for their
implementation at the level of cooperation between Russian and Chinese
enterprises, which determined the specific conditions for cooperation. For example,
the introduction of new and high technologies has become one of the seven priority
cooperation projects at the state level.
Over the past five years, a joint working group on the latest developments in
the automotive industry has been successfully functioning. It should be noted that
the Government of the People's Republic of China pays great attention to
cooperation with Russia in mechanical engineering. For example, this collaboration
85Quoted from: Potapenko M.V. Economic interests of Russia in the system of foreign trade relations with China: Abstract of the
thesis. diss. cand. economy Sciences, 08.00.14. - M.: RUDN University, 2013. P.21.
86Zhao Xin. China's foreign trade with Russia: changes in dynamics and structure after China's accession to the WTO: Abstract of
the thesis. diss. cand. economy Sciences, 08.00.14. - M.: IFES RAN, 2012. P.12.
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The solved problem of China's access to the latest technologies in the military-
industrial complex, which China receives at low prices relative to the world
market, contributes to some problem. In addition, interrelations in the field of
the aviation industry, automotive industry, electronics industry, shipbuilding,
electricity, and environmental protection are being activated. Interstate
academic cooperation plays an important role; As a result of joint
developments, the existing equipment of the two countries is being upgraded.
An important role is played by the analysis of the actual indicators of the dynamics
of trade and economic relations between Russia and China. So, for the period
2003-2013. Trade turnover between the two countries increased from 5.6 times, and the
in the structure of trade, supplies of mineral raw materials, oil and oil products still
account for 67% of Russian exports (for 2013)87. An analysis of the structure of PRC
exports to Russia over the past five years shows that the PRC is increasingly penetrating
not only the Russian consumer goods market, but also the industrial product markets,
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At the same time, the level of development of cooperation between the two
countries in the automotive industry is still not high enough. If we consider foreign
trade, then China, becoming an exporter of cars, begins to increase the supply of cars to
our country. The beginning of the popularity of cars from China in the Russian market
was back in 2005, when a significant increase in exports of foreign cars from this
country was recorded for the first time. By 2007, export volumes reached 57 thousand
cars. The global financial and economic crisis significantly reduced the volume of
exports, and in 2009 the volume of exports from China did not exceed one thousand
units.88Already in 2011, Russia became the leader in terms of foreign exchange earnings
from car exports from China, although it continues to lag behind Brazil and Algeria in
Rice. 12. Car exports from China to major countries in 2011 (by volume
export earnings, mln USD)
Source: Export of Chinese cars in 2011: Russia among the largest importers [Electronic
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entry/2226
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Federation. Thus, in 2012, deliveries of cars from China to the Russian Federation amounted to more than
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100 thousand units.89It is noteworthy that deliveries of European brands to the Russian
Federation continue to decline, while Asian brands are increasing. Thus, in 2013, the share
of the Chinese brand Lifan in the growth of sales in our country amounted to 6.9 thousand
units, and the share of the Great Wall brand was 56 thousand units.90In 2013, despite the
decline in the automotive market of the Russian Federation as a whole, there was an
increase in car imports from China (104 thousand units were imported in a year), and for
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Rice. 13. The role of leading companies in the growth of the Russian car market
(%)
Notes: 1) the contribution of fifteen leading alliances to the growth of the Russian car
market amounted to 83.1%; 2) Chrysler Group LLC belongs to the Fiat strategic alliance.
Source: Based on PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Autofacts.
Apparently, the export of cars from China to Russia in the coming years
will rapidly increase, which, in our opinion, will be facilitated by the following
factors :
one) weakening of the traditional markets of the leading exporting countries - the USA
and EU countries and at the same time increasing the competitiveness of China's
manufacturers;
2) further development of cooperation between the two countries in the field of auto-
mobile industry; for example, the Automotive Industry Dialogue, which has
existed since 1999 within the framework of the APEC Committee on Trade and
Investment, is developing, which is a forum for developing strategies for
developing and strengthening the integration of the automotive industry in the
region. The main objectives of the Forum are the liberalization and facilitation of
the terms of trade in automotive products; development of effective mechanisms
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cooperation among APEC countries to remove obstacles to the growth of this
industry; joint work of the private and public sectors to improve the development
policy of the industry92;
3) reducing import tariffs and removing barriers to non-tax
nature as a result of accession to the WTO, which will help reduce car prices.
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publications/620/
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investment permits in 135 countries, including Russia.102
In the future, we expect a significant increase in investment from China
in the production of cars in our country. So, for example, by the end of 2015 in
Chechnya (Grozny) Derways will build a plant with a full production cycle for
assembling cars of Chinese brands. The volume of investments only at the
initial stage will be about 500 million dollars.103
In general, at the present stage, the development of economic cooperation
between Russia and China is due to a number of contiguous areas of economic policy of
http://expert.ru/2014/01/27/investitsii-v-chechnyu/
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4. Politics The foreign economic policy of the Russian
Increasing the benefits and
in relation to Federation until 2020 provides for the
efficiency of using foreign
cinema- expansion of investment cooperation in the
capital,
strange formation and development of the
stimulation technology,
investment infrastructure of border areas, distribution
investment and knowledge. In
and transport networks, the organization of
addition, China is the main trade
wood processing, food industry, fish
and investment
processing, etc. .d.
partner for their neighbors. -
5. Region The directions of integration of the Russian Federation Accelerating the implementation of
nasal into modern world economic relations have their own the strategy for creating free trade
economic implementation specifics depending on the regions of zones, stimulation
sky policy our country. Thus, in accordance with the Concept of development transport
spatial development of the Russian Federation, in the messages with the countries
South-East it is activated with the countries of the Asia- neighbors.
Pacific region, primarily with the PRC. Except The transformation of the PRC into a
In addition, the FTP is socially base for the production of the latest
economic development of the Far East and equipment and R&D.
Transbaikalia determines the growth of - accelerate implementation.
economic cooperation with neighboring
countries.
6. Policy in Solving the most acute environmental problems of
Amplifying dynamics protection
areas a global nature, including the problem of ensuring
environment. osu
protection radiation safety. Gradual limitation of the load of
the existence of the most important pro-
environmental the fuel and energy complex on the climate and
projects for the restoration of the
environments the environment.
ecological system. Increasing
opportunities in the production of
environmentally friendly clean
products. Promotion
a set of measures against soil
erosion, desertification
waterlogging of forests, etc.
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Conclusion
As a result of the study, the following main conclusions were
obtained:
1. World automotive industry at the beginningXXI century is on
a stage of unprecedented transformation, which is reflected, first of all, in
a change in the ratio between the centers of production and consumption
of products, further consolidation of manufacturers in the car market. The
automotive industry is becoming a global industry, located in the
territories of a limited number of countries, but with an active territorial
expansion and export policy. In addition, there is a constructive
convergence and unification of manufactured products, but at the same
time, regional types of products appear that are adapted to the road
transport, climatic, national and cultural characteristics of the country,
which leads to a steady increase in demand for global automotive products
in completely different countries. . In the context of increasing competition
in the global automotive market, many countries have chosen the path of
incorporation into the global automotive industry based on attracting
foreign direct investment from leading automotive transnational
corporations. This is confirmed by the development strategies of the
automotive industry in the emerging markets of the BRICS countries, as
well as Central and Eastern Europe. This is the only way for these countries
to maintain the competitiveness of the national automotive industry.
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automobiles and automobile components to them; the main feature of the
second stage (1966-1980) was the diversification of the model range of
cars on the basis of borrowing different models of foreign production
under imported licenses; by the third stage (1981-1995), the material,
production and technical foundations of the modern automotive industry
were formed, which was reflected in the rapid growth in the number of
assembly plants and factories for the production of automotive
components; the specifics of the current stage (1995-2013) is a
combination of market and planned economic methods, which leads to a
transformation in the structure of production, a sharp increase in the
share of passenger car production, the automotive industry finally
becomes the key supporting industry of industrialization,
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China's automotive industry is characterized by an increasing degree of
internationalization , which is realized in the form of export, investment
significant cooperation in the form of joint ventures, scientific and technical
cooperation between Chinese manufacturers and leading automotive
transnational corporations. However, international production cooperation
remains the key form of the industry’s foreign economic relations, implying
not a simple association of foreign investors on the basis of common
economic interests, but, mainly, the organization of a wide production of
intermediate products (mainly automotive components) and linking technical
parameters of the finished product and its components, ensuring the
unification and interdependence of products, taking into account generally
accepted international technical standards.
The effectiveness of the development of the automotive industry in
the PRC lies in a specific combination of such prerequisites. as: significant
volumes of domestic and foreign investment, mass production and export
of inexpensive products of relatively high quality; copying the necessary
technologies of the leading automotive TNCs; the use of cheap automotive
components of own production and cheap labor; implementation of the
state export-oriented policy for the development of the industry. To some
extent, China's strategy is in line with the strategies of reforming the
automotive industry in other major Asian manufacturing countries - South
Korea and Japan, and allows for a gradual increase in export orientation. A
similar development of the automotive industry is typical for other BRICS
countries.
5. Analysis of state regulation of the automotive industry
of the PRC showed that among the mosteffective measures measures undertaken
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requirements for technology transfer by foreign partners; encouraging the
development of environmentally friendly and economical vehicles;
government order for certain types of products; subsidizing provincial
residents for the purchase of cars, as well as activities for the disposal of
old cars; the desire to form an oligopolistic structure of production based
on the stimulation of consolidation around the largest national producers;
introduction of protective barriers on the import of new cars and a ban on
the import of used cars; provision of tax incentives for enterprises
engaged in R&D in the automotive industry; highlighting the production of
automotive components in the country as a priority for foreign investment;
stimulating the development of Chinese brands.
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legal transfer of foreign technologies; overheating in the industry,
expressed in a massive increase in motorization and the creation of a
corresponding burden on the road transport infrastructure and the
environment; maintaining control by foreign automotive multinationals
over most national brands; the need to achieve greater profitability in the
organization of the automotive business, which should be based on
functional diversification in the field of demand management. In general,
the further development of its own technological advantages, as well as
the improvement of product quality, will allow China's manufacturers to
successfully compete with the world's leading car manufacturers in the
near future.Development strategy for the automotive industry sti PRC
should be based on the full development of international economic
cooperation, which will accelerate the integration of the industry into the
global automotive industry. We believe that with the liberalization of the
system for marketing Chinese automotive products in the world market,
the competitiveness of TNCs in the domestic market of China will gradually
grow, i.e. the cooperation of Chinese foreign partners will tend to deepen,
while the forms of cooperation will be more and more liberal.
8. The Russian car market in recent years, like other
emerging markets, develops under the influence of the factor of unsaturation,
low level of motorization and depreciation of the country's car fleet. The analysis
showed that in the structure of the domestic market the share of imported cars
and Russian brands continues to decrease, but the share of foreign cars
produced in the domestic market is increasing. We believe that the parameters
for the development of the automotive industry, announced by the state for
2020, are unrealistic due to the depreciation of production and technological
bases, the lack of modern technologies, the underdevelopment of in-house
engineering, and the insufficient scale of production to increase the level of
localization of production.Urgent action needed aimed at improving investment
climate in the automotive industry when attracting foreign
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investment: reduction of administrative barriers; development of road
transport infrastructure, simplification of the system of taxation and
payment of customs duties; provision of differentiated investment
guarantees; participation of the state in equity financing of investment
projects. Simultaneouslyfor further liberalization of the Russian car market
are necessary : reduction of import duties on the import of cars; refusal of
large-scale investments in the automotive industry; sale of the state's
share in the automotive industry to private individuals.
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