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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE
Chinese automakers to gain larger market share globally, finds KPMG survey
Chinese automakers will continue to gain larger global market share in the next five years on the back of strong demand, finds KPMG's annual automotive survey.KPMG's seventeenth Global Automotive Executive Survey features insights ...   Read on ...
For VW, GM And Toyota, China Profit Machine Set To Stall
"It does not matter who is strong and who is weak today. What matters is who is getting stronger and who is getting weaker. "That was Chairman Mao urging his nation to overtake the U.S. and the U.K. in steel production in the 1960s ...   Read on...
Autos/Trucks: China Auto Market Inflecting Higher into 2016 (download report)
China auto sales rose 22% in November, the second consecutive month of double-digit growth (+19% QTD). Positively, this level of demand implies roughly 15% growth in 2016, which is above early supplier estimates ...    Read on...
Additional China automotive articles
- Auto sales hit record in 2015, but growth slows down
- EV sales and a command economy not a good pairing
- Chinese Brands To Rule Nigeria's Automobile Industry In 2016

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WORKSHOPS IN CHINA & U.S.
Beijing on January 27, also in Shanghai, Guangzhou

"Automotive Industry Tax Workshop" by KPMG
Workshop to cover R&D Bonus Deduction and High and New Technology Enterprise ("HNTE") regulation changes, BEPS action plan and common customs issues, etc. The 7th automotive industry tax workshop will be ...     Learn more...
WORKSHOPS in Troy MI (US) & Greenville, SC (US)

"MEXICO: Bridging Cultures in Automotive Supply Chain Management to Drive Performance"
The 1/2 - day, interactive workshop will present methodologies for incorporating lean concepts such as standard work, PDCA, root cause analysis and A3 thinking to improve intercultural communication. Participants in the workshop will learn how to avoid misunderstandings and reduce waste rooted in language, culture and distance ... 

February 12 in Greenville, South Carolina ...    Learn more

February 19 in Troy, Michigan ...    Learn more
MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY
Winning in China's changing economy: A strategy for managing complexity
In spite of the headlines about China's slowing growth and the country's efforts to reform and rebalance its economy - a set of conditions the government has termed the "new normal" - the Chinese economy is undergo ...   Read on...
Chilly China market for injection molding machines
In another sign that the Chinese economy is slowing, L.K. Technology Holdings Ltd. reported interim sales from its plastic injection molding machine business slumping 11 percent to HK$273 million (US$35.2 million), down from ...    Read on...
Additional articles on manufacturing and economy
- IMF sees Chinese growth slowing to 6% by 2017
- EU delays decision on China market economy status
- Major aluminum producers plan joint venture for commercial storage
- Eight keywords of China's economy in 2016
- Online steel marketplace helps Chinese producers destock

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GLOBAL BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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Global Business Professor, the leading provider of industry expert seminars for the global automotive industry, is making the Automotive Dashboard training platform available to all eJournal subscribers, at a discounted monthly rate.

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ON-DEMAND SEMINARS

"Strategies for Dealing with Counterfeit Parts in the Automotive Industry" by John Wright
"Export Strategies for China & Korean Automotive Markets" by Michel Locquegnies
"Why Culture Matters When Doing Business Globally" by Barbara Boldt
"Innovation in China Customs and International Trade" by Damon Paling
"Reinventing Mobility In the China Context: Internet Vehicles & Related Smart Car Technologies" by Bill Russo
SUPPLY CHAIN & TRADE
China's Weakening Economy May Disrupt Global Supply Chains
In H2 2015, a cyclical downturn in financial services added to that pressure, although the impact on GDP will be transitory.The long-term reasons for China's weaker growth have not substantially changed - a slow grind of old ...    Read on... 
The TPP and its Potential Impact on China
The deal is not about taking sides since some TPP members have reached trade pacts with China, says Harvard trade expert.In early October, negotiators from 12 countries around the Pacific Rim announced in Atlanta that they ...    Read on... 
Additional articles on supply chain and trade
- China's 'One Belt One Road' Strategy
- Who's investigating fake Chinese goods? Fake investigators
- Provinces map out transportation blueprints for next five years
- China gains major win in fastener dispute with EU

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SELLING TO OEMs & TOP TIER SUPPLIERS IN CHINA
Business Development Help in China for Automotive Suppliers

Looking for key relationship development and management services for auto suppliers in China?  If you want to quickly develop relationships with target Chinese automotive business or government parties ...    Read on... 

TAX, FINANCE, LEGAL and M&A
Enforcement of Third Party Contract Rights in Hong Kong
The long awaited Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (the "Ordinance") came into force on 1 January 2016, nearly 12 years after the initial consultation paper in May 2004. This Ordinance reforms the previous contractual ...     Read on...
Newest Draft Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Now Released
On December 3, 2015, the Legislative Affair Office of the State Council released the newest draft amendments to the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China ("Fourth Amendment") soliciting public comments. In contrast to the ...     Read on...
Additional articles on tax, finance and M&A
- Currency controls aren't slowing China's foreign M&A
- Hong Kong issued a draft tax legislation to promote it as a location for setting up a corporate treasury centre

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ONLINE COURSE - SELF STUDY
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  • Develop and maintain value-adding relationships and networks
  • Find the right partners - and keep them loyal
  • Protect your technology, intellectual property and assets  
  • Identify and leverage your sources of power
  • Understand what Chinese negotiators really want - and what they really mean.
HR & TALENT MANAGEMENT
China Adopts Two-Child Policy: Key Implications for Employers
On 27 December 2015, Chinese lawmakers passed the Population and Birth Planning Amendment Law ("Amendment"). The Amendment, which is effective from 1 January 2016, ended the three-decade-old one-child policy and ...   Read on...
Additional HR and talent management articles
- Western Manners: The Latest Chinese Status Symbol
- YEAR IN REVIEW 2015: A round-up of key employment developments across Asia and China
- Finding Work in China as a Western Graduate
DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
Smog, Censorship, Antiforeign Sentiment: U.S. Firms' China Woes
U.S. businesses in China are voicing increased concern about unclear laws, perceived antiforeign sentiment and industrial overcapacity, adding to worries about uncertainty over the slowing Chinese economy.Here are five charts ...     Read on...
US Firms Eye China Exit as Conditions Worsen, Survey Says
One out of four U.S. companies active in China has moved some operations out of the country or is planning to, as conditions worsen in the world's second-largest economy, an American business group said Wednesday ...     Read on...
Real estate prices continue to pick up
New home prices in China continued their upward momentum in December, although the recovery remains uneven across the country, even within first-tier cities.Month-on-month increases were recorded in 39 of the 70 cities measured ...     Read on...