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"Thirty Years Hedong, Hexi three decades", the international automotive commerce is a validation of the Chinese vintage saying. March 30, the United States made a short declaration, GM said: "Wagner, Chairman and CEO to resign from agency, productive immediately." Is the day, Obama turned down the President of the United States GM and Chrysler's restructuring design, made it clear that General Chrysler vehicles and should not become a "national burden" under the attenuating components to survive. Wagner is not the only risk of such condemn a vehicle head on the preceding day, that is, March 29, broadcast the raising of PSA Peugeot Citroen CEO Christian Streiff with the agreement, find another enterprise expert in alignment to agitate off the dilemma.

It is described that PSA Peugeot Citroen broadcast last month that in 2008 a snare decrease of 343 million euros, is anticipated to face even larger deficiency this year. Company Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said if Mrs Thierry, taking into account the French automotive commerce is now opposite "very difficult", the board of supervisors unanimously determined that there is need to change the older management. So, he took agency two years Streiff has just become a "victim."

Poor performance or decline in sales, which are two car head-off the direct cause, which further highlights the global auto market in a critical situation. According to statistics, the first two months of this year, the United States car sales fell sharply, with only one month of sales of 668,000, of which GM's sales fell by 49 percent, Ford fell 40%, g leisler fell as much as 55%. In the automotive consumer market downturn for two consecutive months, the auto consulting firm CSM Worldwide sales are expected to reduce the United States. CSM believes that the United States in 2009 car sales will drop to 9.7 million, much lower than expected in January of 10.7 million, which will also set in 1982 its lowest level since. Since 1999, the United States the average annual vehicle sales of about 16.8 million, in 2008, this figure fell to 13.5 million.

The United States auto market fall influenced not only GM, Ford and Chrysler, but furthermore over the past couple of years in the United States overridden the market charges of Japanese cars. If no unforeseen events happen, will become in 2009 the Japanese auto market proceeded to down turn in sales of the fifth year. Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association issued the newest market report that demand outlook, the worsening financial natural environment, business profits, and falling paid work and earnings will be expanded to the Japanese automotive utilisation, the Japanese auto market in 2009 will stay in the doldrums, Japan is anticipated to encompass the micro-cars, motor trucks and traveller vehicles encompassing demand for new vehicles 4,860,000.

March 24, Japan's biggest automaker Toyota broadcast that dilemma with the compelled sale of the tension inventory, the business in February to decrease by half the world's output, to 434,200. In supplement, the business in Japan in February at the yield of only 208,000, a decline of 56.4% year-on-year. At the identical time, Honda, Nissan and Mazda and other businesses have furthermore broadcast a considerable decrease in sales of data, of which Honda has broadcast the international and household output and sales year-on-year down turn in more than 40%; Nissan international output dropped 51.3 per hundred, Japan output was down 68.8 percent; Mazda and Mitsubishi, respectively, of international output in February dropped 54.6% and 65%.

Affected by the down turn in output and sales, the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association on March 24 said that Japan's household finances because there is no signal of bottoming out, businesses were compelled to drastically slash work charges and command is very high. Expected 2009 sales to Japan dropped 8.0 per hundred, to 4,297,600, it will be the smallest since 1977, Record.

European markets also plummeted. Germany's largest automobile company, president of the public Winterkorn said the company expected 2009 sales in Germany will decline by 10%. CEO Martin Winterkorn has said repeatedly to the outside world by the global financial crisis and the adverse effects of the economic downturn, the world automobile market in 2009 will be "extremely difficult." Thuringia, Germany ghass Automotive economic power Diz Dean even said that at the end of 2009, the German auto industry work force of 760,000 will have 5 million people unemployed; in the current automotive distributor in 9500, there will be 1500 House closed down or merged. To this end, the German Automobile Industry Association (VDA) asked their governments to emulate the United States, for the automotive manufacturers to provide similar relief loans. Are expected VDA, Germany's new car sales in 2009 will drop to 2,900,000. Association President David Waisman said that the German car market is in decline, or an unprecedented speed and impact. Association Schmidt, Managing Director of the Treasury, said: "the financial crisis spread to the automotive industry has just begun, it will gradually show negative effects. German car sales are expected to return to current levels, perhaps after 2023 are things. "

Streiff just not hopeful about the school's international auto market this year, "the European auto market will farther down turn is anticipated to down turn 20%, appearing market homeland will furthermore be a important recession." He furthermore said that the worsening in today's large natural environment, the first affirmative components are the Chinese market, China in 2009 will become the center of financial development, "Although we anticipate the development rate of the Chinese market only in the lone digits, but still affirmative development, after all."

As Streiff said, even though the development rate of the Chinese auto market is slowing down down, but the relation down turn in other markets worldwide position, the Chinese development market stimulating enough. Especially in 2009, the Chinese automobile market started to change skid in the identical time span last year, displayed a vibrant flourishing weather. Statistics display that in February this year, household vehicle sales to 827,600, an boost of up to 24.72%. Among them, the traveller vehicles traded more than 600,000, an boost of 24.23%.

Sensitive sense of reek to reek the foreign financial endeavour market chances in China, commenced to cease the in the household market, will turn alertness to the Chinese automotive market. "Specifically tailored for the Chinese client products" has become a admired automotive subdivision, embracing the new Regal, the new Carnival sedan, A4L Audi and BMW 5-Series long-wheelbase types, etc. are included. It becomes noticeable that how the Chinese market as a new motor vehicle can retain their head "rice bowls" of the key. But very distinctly, this is not the task can be wrapped up overnight.

It can be said that the global automotive industry is experiencing an unprecedented storm, while the Chinese market, this storm is the "Noah's Ark.

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