European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Auto Component Working Group Meeting
Date & Time: 9:00-10:30 am, 28th August 2014
European Chamber Shanghai (Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road)
European Chamber Beijing (Meeting Room C411A, Beijing Lufthansa Centre, 50 Liang Ma Qiao Road)
Dear Members of Auto Component Working Group,
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join our next Auto Component Working Group at 9:00 am, 28th August 2014 at the European Chamber Shanghai & Beijing Office. This meeting will analyze the key challenges faced by China’s auto aftermarket(AM) and discuss the proposal to form a European Chamber Aftermarket Desk to improve aftermarket operating condition with deepen dialogue and communications with stakeholders. At this meeting, we will have participants from the Division of Vehicles, Department of Road Transport, Ministry of Transportation(MOT) and Secretary General of China Auto Components Association(CACA) to join our discussion and share updates on the recent development of AM policy and offer insightful advice to Auto Component members from a government perspective.
Members are expected to discuss the specific details of the proposed Aftermarket Desk: A Term of Reference (TOR, attached to the email) provides a preliminary overview on the objective, funding source, personnel, timeline and lobbying plan of this lobbying proposal. We hope that our members will support this effort and jointly improve the transparency, market access and fairness of the auto aftermarket.
Background of this meeting and the proposal:
After the 20th June Working Group meeting, Chamber has organized three small-scale meetings with key AM members in June and July separately, to discuss the problems faced by auto aftermarket businesses and identify the big concerns into evaluable measurements to tackle. Members believed that the most relevant problems for the auto aftermarket are: 1) exclusivity in contractual arrangements between OEM and OPS operators; 2) limited access to market resources and technical information; 3) laws and regulations that restricted the growth of independent aftermarket. To reduce the negative impact of these problems, Chamber and those members proposed to form an Aftermarket Desk within us to lobby the government more effectively.
Please kindly refer to the tentative agenda as follows:
Agenda
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome remarks, Chairman of the Auto Component Working Group
09:10 - 09:30 Introduction of the Desk proposal and its findings by EUCCC first phase of research work
09:30 - 09:50 Government representative briefing on the recent development of AM policy and insight
09:50 - 10:30 Chair Moderated Discussion, Proposal on the establishment of an EUCCC Aftermarket Desk
Registration:
Please register online or kindly confirm your registration with Ms. Jingyi Zhang at jyzhang@europeanchamber.com.cn before 26th August 2014, indicating your attendance in Beijing or Shanghai. As always, we welcome your suggestions for agenda topics and possible speakers for future meetings. Should you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.