"It's a pity for Brilliance

"European consumers began to shift their focus from premium branded luxury cars to less expensive, compact cars, a segment of Chinese branded cars remain competitive in,polo ralph lauren, in terms of pricing."
Currently, BLG is assisting Daimler AG transport vehicle parts from its suppliers in Spain to the German automaker's plant in Fuzhou to produce light commercial vehicles such as the Vito and Viano models.
According to BLG, in 2019, vehicle sales in Western Europe are expected to grow by 35 percent over 2009, while Eastern Europe markets will surge 170 percent.
Aden said it will be better for ambitious Chinese automakers to enter Eastern European countries first before trying to gain a foothold in Western Europe's highly competitive and saturated markets.
The 133-year-old company also helped BMW's Chinese joint venture partner, Brilliance, to be the first Chinese company to sell cars in Western European countries. However, fierce competition and Brilliance's Luxembourg-based dealership's shortage of capital, forced the Chinese automaker to quit the market recently.
Michael Buenning,polo ralph lauren pas cher, managing director of BLG Logistics Shipping, suggested Chinese automakers first establish complete knock down (CKD) assembly plants overseas and consider setting up manufacturing facilities there when sales top 100,000 units.
BLG has already helped Chery transport thousands of cars from China to Russia, offloading at Bremerhaven harbor,polo ralph lauren pas cher, where BLG's headquarters is located in northern Germany.
Chinese auto brands Chery,franklin et marshall, Great Wall and Geely, now have a small share of the Russian and Ukrainian markets.
BEIJING - German company BLG Logistics is actively seeking business opportunities in China as local automakers gear up to sell their cars in European markets.
"As Chinese carmakers now focus on Russia and Ukraine, BLG has also made a huge investment to expand its logistics network into Eastern Europe," said Kuhr.

A vehicle assembly line at Chery’s plant in Wuhu,ralph lauren pas cher, Anhui province. Transnational logistics company BLG has helped Chery transport thousands of cars from China to Russia. [SAN ZI / FOR CHINA DAILY]
"It's a pity for Brilliance, which failed in the first phase of entering mature Western markets," said Aden. "But we are pleased to see that the company has shifted their direction to conquer eastern European countries now."
Last year,franklin marshall, BLG transported over 3 million vehicles around the world, yet only 8,000 units originated in China. Shenzhen-based BYD said last week that it will set up its Europe headquarters in Germany soon,franklin et marshall, in preparation for sales of E6 electric cars there next year.
"It's a golden opportunity for Chinese automakers to enter the European market as the global financial crisis last year impacted Western country residents seriously, especially their car-buying budgets," said Manfred Kuhr, vice-chairman of BLG's executive board.
"We are now discussing with China's Geely Auto, which acquired Sweden's luxury brand Volvo earlier this year, to help the company establish an integrated logistics center in Ningbo,ralph lauren pas cher, to collect and package its CKD parts sourced across the country and then transport them to its assembly plants in Eastern Europe and Africa," Buenning told China Daily.
According to Detthold Aden, the company's president and CEO, last year, the majority of the 1 million vehicles sold in Germany were smaller-sized economy cars from Japanese and South Korean companies.
BLG is actively contacting automakers including Great Wall, Chang'an, BYD and Huatai to provide logistics services in European markets.
2010-06-10 11:17
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