·The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China supports automobile anti-monopoly

In the face of the anti-monopoly investigation of the automobile industry initiated by the China Development and Reform Commission, the European Union Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 100 European auto parts manufacturers and related enterprises, recently issued a document stating that the Chinese government is fighting the monopolistic behavior in the auto market and demanding OEMs. Release the control of sales of auto parts in China, and suggest that the government break the restrictions on the sales of parts and components of automakers at the policy level.

Automakers control parts sales

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said that automakers have controlled China's parts market and other after-sales services, resulting in higher prices for dealers and consumers. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China pointed out in a document stating that the supply of spare parts is now completely controlled by automobile manufacturers and sold only to its authorized dealers, resulting in high parts prices, forcing distributors to generally undertake to maintain the car and The burden of parts inventory.

In actual operation, the 4S shop will sell the parts with the car manufacturer number to the user at a very high price, and the parts supplier will sell the same parts with their own brand and number to the independent repair shop. Even though these parts are exactly the same in the manufacturing process, in China, the sales price of 4S stores is usually more than twice that of independent repair shops. But in Europe, the price gap between the two sales channels will not exceed 20%.

In fact, component suppliers have long been dissatisfied with the monopolistic behavior of automakers, but because of the dependence on automakers, component suppliers can only choose to endure. According to industry insiders, component suppliers may be afraid of automakers retaliatory business actions, and therefore are reluctant to issue non-confidential statements or complaints when faced with restrictive operations. The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said that automakers should be treated equally with parts suppliers and have the ability to fully participate in the automotive aftermarket, allowing consumers to purchase high-quality auto parts at lower prices.

The price of parts has been lowered.

Previously, at the beginning of the anti-monopoly stick, many automakers chose to lower the price of parts to respond. However, in the absence of huge profits and related regulations, this price cut is somewhat perfunctory.

Since July this year, automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Jaguar Land Rover have announced a downward revision of the price of original parts. However, most of the specific parts given by the official are non-consumable parts. One dealer admits that from the specific parts given by the official, it is only the price adjustment of some parts that are not easy to damage, even if the vehicle needs to be replaced, the vehicle has been insured, the cost It will also be borne by the insurance company, and the actual significance of price cuts is not large.

According to industry insiders, automakers dare to delay the announcement of price cuts, which stems from the fact that the legal level does not break the monopoly position of automakers in the aftermarket. It is understood that the "Automotive Industry Development Policy" and its implementation measures "Automobile Brand Sales Management Implementation Measures" give the automobile distributors the exclusive distributors the exclusive right to designate or select authorized distributors to conduct sales and after-sales market services in China. . In this regard, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China suggested that the current "Automobile Industry Development Policy" and "Automobile Brand Sales Management Implementation Measures" should be revised to ensure the competition and freedom of competition in the automotive after-sales market services.

Relevant regulations are urgently needed to be introduced

In response to the "Automobile Brand Sales Management Implementation Measures" in the face of the monopoly of automakers at the legal level, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued the "Announcement of the General Administration of Industry and Commerce on Stopping the Recording of Automobile Distributors and Authorized Dealers of Automobile Brands" on August 1. This move broke the regulations on the authorization of automobile dealers in the Implementation Measures for Automobile Brand Sales Management. The industry generally believes that with the deepening of anti-monopoly investigations, China will comprehensively rectify the way car manufacturers distribute and sell cars and auto parts.

In this regard, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China believes that while amending the "Implementation Measures for the Management of Automobile Brand Sales", the direct or indirect restrictions imposed by automakers on component suppliers constitute a monopoly agreement or agreement that limits free competition. It is also prohibited in the current Anti-Monopoly Law. The Chinese government should implement a strict discouraged law enforcement system and apply the relevant provisions of the Anti-Monopoly Law to ensure that the automotive aftermarket business is open to all equipment suppliers.

The actual role of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in the car anti-monopoly investigation, the industry generally said that it remains to be seen. "The statement of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in the anti-monopoly of automobiles is of positive significance for breaking the monopoly of auto parts, and it is indeed urgent to introduce relevant laws and regulations. However, due to the implementation of the current laws and regulations for many years, affected by relevant technical norms and historical factors, etc. Close to the appeal of industry organizations, it is difficult to change the status quo in the short term," said Cui Dongshu, deputy secretary general of the National Passenger Car Information Association.

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