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Beijing Motor Show 2016 SAIC, JAC highlight NEV as Chinese start-up target global sales of electric vehicles.
The Beijing Motor Show displayed a number of new concepts of energy NEV vehicles and production models, as Chinese automakers aim to strengthen their presence in the segment.
Despite the importance of the drive for new energy vehicles NEV, the sale of the majority of national brands should still remain in China.
Concepts implications display point to the future direction of NEV and IHS Automotive forecasts show some start-ups with production models in the pipeline.
Outlook Although there is growth NEV deals, sales and production are still a small percentage of the overall market.
Group automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp Chinese state-owned SAIC has developed a new range of electric vehicles electric vehicles, to further strengthen its commitment to the new trend of NEV energy vehicle pushed by the government in China, however, as with other Chinese automakers SAIC is not only to sell these models on the local market.
In Beijing Motor Show April 25 May 4, the automaker posted the EG10 seven places and 15 EV80 seats, which are models of SAIC Maxus Division light trucks SAIC aims to sell these electric EV vehicles on such markets the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and also seeks to expand sales in China NEV.
In China, the Maxus EG10 will be for urban families, while the EV80 target companies such as travel companies and mobile companies such as mobile cafes SAIC began to increase its budget on advertising and marketing strategies facilitate change potential consumer attitudes, the paper reported the manager Shawber Guan business sales abroad SAIC Maxus China Daily said, we have already made a good start of government policy support and advanced technologies are good but not enough so we will increase our advertising budget to explain the benefits of NEV consumers in our target markets, we are here for the long term if you invest a lot, you gain a lot later.
SAIC will also support the development of infrastructure in China, as the addition of load points, but would like to see other cities in China follow the example of Shanghai, where buyers NEV receive free license plates, allowing them save around CNY86,000 USD13,200 the city government of Shanghai will also install 10,000 charging stations in the next three years SAIC aims to sell 6,000 EV80s price CNY500,000 and 1000 units EG10 price CNY400,000 this year.
SAIC recently showed its Maxus electric vehicles at Dubai Motor Show and now vehicles send samples for testing works, however, SAIC also plans to enter mature markets such as the UK, the US and Canada.
Meanwhile, Jianghui Anhui JAC Automobile Company also posted NEV at the Beijing Motor Show The automaker released the iEV6S, a pure electric sports utility vehicle SUV, which has a range of up to 300 kilometers on a single charge and is Samsung powered by a lithium-ion battery The car was developed so that it operates in temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius.
JAC also plans to introduce an EV entry level market a new energy vehicle iEV6E, a pure electric model entry level, is also ready for the market after the release of its predecessor, iEV6S, States automaker in a news release.
Chinese startups are also intended for the EV market and NextEV plans to build a CNY3 billion USD462,000 million plant in Nanjing in eastern Jiangsu Province of China, to produce 280,000 motors for electric vehicles per year in addition, NextEV aims to produce its electric vehicles with the JAC manufacturer.
In addition, forward Faraday, a start-up American who has already announced a production base USD1 billion in Nevada, which is under construction, has teamed up with Chinese startups Eco, who is also an investor in the company at the Beijing motor Show, Faraday showed FF01 concept, the head of the American company of design, Richard Kim said is based on a production model to come the company will use technology LEECO to develop the model, with China and the US markets as the most important markets.
Chinese startups Qiantu Motors posted its electric roadster K50 at Beijing Motor Show According to local media, the K50 will be a production car and will be built in a factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.
Automakers in China are increasing the number of models in their lineup NEV, as new start-up companies aim to boost their market entry with high-end EV roadster.
Overall, these companies see sales growth outside of China, but if NEV become a major sales contributor will be seen.
The Maxus brand SAIC enter markets outside China, using the name of the LDV brand in developed markets, while Maxus will be the official name in emerging markets by 2020, IHS Automotive sales forecasts show LDV vehicles that testify sales of just under 5000 units worldwide, mainly in markets such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, while the Maxus brand should for total sales of about 54,000 units in eight markets, from China to Colombia and Chile meanwhile, JAC exports are expected to increase in emerging markets, with about 57 000 units planned by 2020, but China will remain the largest market with sales of more than half a million units.
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