2016 Automotive News Top Ten Events.

Over the past 2015, China's automobile industry, it is hard work and usher in a sustained growth performance of the year, after another storm is worth a year of reflection and warning. Our selection of the top ten news events from which, as a year-end newspaper AutoWeek readers offer "meal."
First, the continued growth in China sales for six consecutive years or global leader
January 2015 to November, China's car sales were completed respectively 21,430,500 and 21,079,100, an increase of 7.2% and 6.1%, respectively. Among them, the passenger cars increased by 10.3% and 9.2%, respectively. On the current growth momentum, China for six consecutive years leading the global automotive market no suspense. A greater share in the Chinese market, multinational giants race to expand investment in China and increase new products, improve its services. January to November 2014, sales of the top 10 car manufacturers were: FAW-Volkswagen, Shanghai Volkswagen, Shanghai GM, Beijing Hyundai, Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen, Ford, KIA, Toyota and FAW Chongqing Changan.
Comments: This land so rich in beauty, countless heroes bow in homage.
Second, the independent brand car market share is now 12-day losing streak

Three quarters of 2015, cumulative sales of own-brand passenger cars 4,293,500, an increase of 10%, lower than the 3.2% overall passenger growth, market share of 33.7% from the same period last year fell 32.7%. According to statistics, this is the independent brand car market share for 12 consecutive months of decline. Although after September of this year, its own brand car market share for a slight rebound. But China Automobile Industry Association executive vice president and secretary general Dong Yang believes that this is mainly affected by seasonal factors, and can not explain its own brand car has bottomed out.
Comments: own brand needs to address the gap, the difficulties. Powers over one billion people can not do without autonomous vehicle industry.
Third, the automotive industry for the first time raised the banner of anti-monopoly
June 10, 2015, the Commerce Department announced a potential monopoly on the domestic car market investigation. August 13, Wuhan four BMW dealers by the presence of monopolistic behavior fined 1.62 million yuan. August 20, the National Development and Reform Commission announced that Japan's Sumitomo and other eight parts enterprises, Seiko and other four companies bearing price monopoly law a fine of about 1.24 billion yuan, become so far out of the largest antitrust fines. At the institutional level, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued a "stop the implementation of auto dealers and car brands authorized dealers filing of notice," the State Council issued the "Opinions on Strengthening imports" parallel import car legalize mention on the agenda.
Comments: regulate the market order and safeguard the interests of the consumer, for the rational and restrained antitrust point of praise.
Fourth, the new energy vehicle industry a big step forward
By 2015, national policies introduced intensive. State Government Offices Administration and other departments of government agencies and public institutions to buy new energy vehicles to develop a specific embodiment; NDRC clear electric vehicle charging to give preferential policy guidance; the Ministry of Finance on the implementation of the new energy vehicles exempt from purchase tax ; Ministry of Industry, Development and Reform Commission to strengthen the average fuel consumption of passenger car business management; seven ministries jointly issued the new energy vehicles to promote programs in areas such as Beijing, Tianjin and other public transportation. A number of domestic and foreign enterprises such as Beiqi, JAC, BYD, BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz have launched their own new energy products, Yutong also introduced a set of new energy vehicles to promote market-based solutions. January 2015 to November, the national new energy automobile production 57 125, 52 944 sales, up to a multiple of the growth.
Review: Call of new energy, new energy embrace. The focus is not the policy itself, but rather the real and the popularization of new energy vehicles.
Fifth, the reform of the bus trigger or private purchase of new blowout
As a fully open bus reform milestone, "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the reform of public service vehicles" and "central and state public service vehicles reform program" on July 16 this year, officially released. Under the reform plan, the central unit of the car to change the work will be completed before the end, where the vehicles have changed the work completed by the end of 2015. Some organizations estimate after the vehicles have changed the work place, to reduce the total annual expenditure of governments at all levels will be 150 billion yuan, while the demand for private car buyers into the market will reach 20 billion yuan.

Sixth, the BTH Region odd and even number lines usher APEC blue
During the APEC air quality protection measures and impact assessment results released by the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, during the meeting, the city's average PM2.5 concentration of 43 micrograms / cubic meter, the weather appeared people expect and commendable APEC blue. Among Beijing, Tianjin area of ​​motor vehicle odd and even numbers limit line on the local contribution of PM2.5 will decline was 39.5%, in the case of interim measures for all kinds of "APEC blue" greatest contribution.

Seven of cooperation with foreign auto companies to upgrade
October 10, 2015 is Shanghai Volkswagen its 30th anniversary, 30 years, Shanghai Volkswagen has experienced "technology introduction and localization", "joint development", "independent research and development" in three stages, the formation of a leading independent R & D capabilities.
Coincidentally, this year March 26, the French PSA and Dongfeng Motor Group signed a "global strategic alliance agreement" in Beijing, Dongfeng Motor and PSA will deepen comprehensive cooperation in industrial and commercial fields. According to the two sides signed the "Agreement on the total capital shares" Dongfeng Motor will be directed through the issuance and allotment of the Subscription, the PSA inject 800 million euros, 14% stake, with the French Government and the Peugeot family, tied for the largest shareholder of PSA.

Eight Japanese car sales in China fell
The latest data show that in 2015 annual sales of once a strong rebound of Japanese cars, in November this year in addition to Toyota, up slightly by 2.6%, the Nissan, Honda and Mazda three car prices sales in China up sharply decline, in which Nissan and Honda fell reached double digits, respectively -11.8% and -12.1%. This is the Nissan and Honda negative growth in new car sales in China for five consecutive months. January 2015 to November, Nissan, Honda cumulative sales in China were 1.1 million and 646,100, completed only 86.6% and 71.8% of the target volume is expected to total 2016 Japanese car sales in China will target eight million difficult to reach.

Nine, Volkswagen "patch" and then cited uproar
2014 Volkswagen DSG recall crisis is not flat, this year, FAW-Volkswagen Sagitar 560 000 "patch" type of recall and questioned one. Recall this business practice, local owners have taken a larger activism, news media from different angles of attack and tracking reports.

Ten, anti-corruption storm wash FAW, Dongfeng
In late July, the second round of this year with the central open inspections, inspection teams stationed thirteenth FAW Group, FAW-VW Audi Sales Division Deputy General Manager Zhou Chun, public relations director Lu Minjie and many other executives have been with the Central Discipline Inspection Commission walking assist in the investigation. In late November, the central inspection teams thirteenth special patrol group also stationed in Dongfeng Motor. Results less than a month, Dongfeng Motor assistant to the president, vice president of DFL Party committee, Dongfeng Nissan vice general manager Ren Yong on suspicion of serious violation of law be investigated.