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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE
Automakers Expanding in China May Soon Face Weakening Demand
The new $1.3 billion Cadillac factory on the outskirts of Shanghai is a shrine to modern manufacturing, the kind of facility that automakers all over the world dream of building but can seldom afford.Hundreds of robots bend ...     Read on ...
China Auto Regulatory Trends 2016: New-Energy, Materials Restrictions, Recalls and Emissions Figure Prominently
China has launched or announced a significant number of regulatory initiatives in the automotive sector over the first months of 2016. I have selected a number of regulatory initiatives representing such trends, below, from ...   Read on...
Autos/Trucks: China Vehicle Demand Tracking Above Q1 Estimates
China auto sales expanded 7% quarter-to-date, modestly above our estimate for 5% growth. While February growth was light (+2%), we believe it was likely partially impacted by a calendar shift with the Chinese New Year. We continue ...   Read on...
Additional China automotive articles
- Draft 'Administrative Measures for Automobile Sales' now released - an analysis from the perspective of the auto distribution system
- Poor timing, products keep Chinese auto brands from entering United States

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MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY
Look Out China, US Manufacturing is Headed for No. 1
Advanced manufacturing technologies are helping to push the United States back toward being the most competitive manufacturing nation in the world, according to a new survey of global CEOs and other senior executives ...     Read on...
European Chamber Releases New Major Report on Overcapacity in China
The European Chamber of Commerce in China has released a new major report that addresses the problems arising from increased overcapacity in China's industrial economy. Overcapacity in China: An Impediment to the ...     Read on...
Additional articles on manufacturing and economy
- China's Manufacturing Decline Could Be Good News for U.S. Market
- Overcapacity In China's Industry 'Ever More Destructive' To Domestic And Global Economy: Report
- China targets economic growth of 6.5-7% in 2016
- Foreign investment promising in China despite economic downturn

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WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCE AND BRIEFING

WORKSHOP in Frankfurt, Germany on April 7
WORKSHOP in Auburn Hills Mich. (US) on April 12
"Defending Price: Strengthening Negotiations with Purchasing" sales training for Automotive Suppliers
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CONFERENCE in Ann Arbor, MI (U.S.) on April 13
"The Globalization of the Automotive Industry:  Examining the Recent Past, the Current State, and Future Trends" - complete speaker list available now
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WORKSHOP in Troy MI (U.S.) on May 13
"Keys to Effective International Negotiations"
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BREAKFAST BRIEFING in Troy MI (U.S.) on June 2
"International HR & Talent Management Briefing"
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WORKSHOP in Troy MI (U.S.) on June 17
"Mexico: Bridging Cultures in Automotive Supply Chain Management to Drive Performance"
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ON-DEMAND SEMINARS
"Export Strategies for China & Korean Automotive Markets" by Michel Locquegnies
"Innovation in China Customs and International Trade" by Damon Paling
SUPPLY CHAIN & TRADE
China Customs Issues Important Announcement on Trade Facilitation, Getting Through the Last Mile of Customs Declaration for Various Customs Business
In order to improve customs clearance efficiency and reduce cost, China Customs has been committed to promoting reform and innovation empowered by information technologies. In 2015, China Customs has continuously promoted the ...    Read on... 
China in Transition
Logistics will play a critical role as Asia's most powerful nation moves to a consumer economy.The following is based on a speech given by Mark Wallace, UPS Senior Vice President-Global Engineering and Sustainability, at ...    Read on... 
SELLING TO OEMs & TOP TIER SUPPLIERS IN CHINA
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TAX, FINANCE AND M&A
China's new VAT rates & rules - high level policies and general impacts across all industries
On 24 March 2016 China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and State Administration of Taxation (SAT) jointly issued Circular Caishui [2016] 36 which contains the Value Added Tax (VAT) rules applicable to the expansion of China's VAT ...     Read on...
Chinese NPLs and overdue payments rise dramatically
Chinese non-performing loans (NPLs) and late payments are on a rapid ascent as economic fears continue to mount.80% of Chinese companies are experiencing overdue payments, as suppliers across industries struggle with ...     Read on...
China Inc. Is on a Spending Spree Abroad
It was only a matter of time. Given the trade surpluses China has built up year after year, its strengthening currency and its lengthening roster of globally ambitious companies, it's no surprise that the wave of Chinese foreign direct ...     Read on...
HR & TALENT MANAGEMENT
Report: China Labor Costs Only 4 Percent Below US
A recent report estimates that China's effective labor costs are only slightly below those of the U.S.The analysis by U.K. consulting firm Oxford Economics said that rising wages in China and increasing productivity among U.S. ...   Read on...
Shenzhen Says It Plans to Spend Billions to Attract Talent
Southern city goes so far as to say it'll pay top scientists and researchers 6 million yuan as soon as they get to town.Shenzhen's government has doubled this year's budget for programs related to attracting talented people ...   Read on...
Additional HR and talent management articles
- Labor Protests Multiply in China as Economy Slows, Worrying Leaders
- Shanghai becomes 7th region to cut corporate burden
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DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
China Tells Foreign Firms: Brace for Bigger Competitors
Scouring China's annual gathering of leaders for clues about business prospects, foreign companies got a clear message: Brace for bigger, stronger local competitors.Reform of the nation's $18 trillion state sector will focus on ...     Read on...
2016 China Business Report
The report is based on the results of our annual China Business Climate Survey, one of the longest running surveys of U.S. business in China that began in 1999. The report reflects the views and insights of our member companies ...     Read on...
Steelmakers' dilemma: To keep plants running or cut losses
A worker at a steel company in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in January 2015. The steel sector will reduce capacity by 100 to 150 million metric tons in five years, according to China's top economic planner ...     Read on...
How Anti-corruption and the coming of the New China is dramatically changing contemporary China
In September 2008 at age 30 I moved to Qianan in Hebei province. Qianan is a Tier V city about 200 kilometers east of Beijing. I moved there to set up a new Joint Venture, including new cement factory with an investment ...     Read on...
Shanghai, Shenzhen move to tame surging property prices
Shanghai and Shenzhen have taken the lead among major Chinese cities in announcing a new round of restrictions to cool runaway home prices, but analysts suggest a balanced supply and demand would be the ideal solution ...     Read on...

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