Focus on people, cars and car industry

During the two sessions, proposals from the representatives of the automotive industry were considered as "barometers" for the development of the industry. Before 2009, self-owned brands and independent innovation were the most insufficiencies in the Chinese auto industry. Therefore, they were repeatedly mentioned by the representatives of the automotive industry. However, in the following 2009 and 2010, new energy vehicles were hot and related to new energy vehicles. Proposals for proposals such as technical routes and supporting policies have become mainstream.

This year, one of the most significant changes in proposals from the representatives of the automotive industry representatives is to shift their focus from "requiring policy and investing" to "solving the contradictions between people and vehicles." Its vision also extends from the industry itself to the automobile society. All aspects include insurance, credit, traffic safety management and intellectual property.

It is worth mentioning that these representatives from local auto companies have experienced most of the cold market in 2011. They are also aware that the development of independent brands cannot rely on support alone, but require real technical upgrading. And innovation, and even some representative members also proposed that the state should raise standards and strengthen supervision of the industry.

Despite the fact that numerous proposals for proposals can still be seen behind corporate proposals, a significant improvement is that these representatives from the automotive industry are transforming themselves and their spokespersons into public interests.

From the time of “helping” to hesitating oversight and supervision, Li Shufu, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Geely Group, held its own proposal conference before the start of the two sessions. Unlike previous years, when submitting multiple proposals, Li Shufu only submitted one proposal this year. This proposal, entitled "Improving the Air Quality in the Vehicle and Preventing Air Pollution in the Vehicle," took the initiative to address the issue of sensitive quality of independent brands.

The identity of private entrepreneurs and the bold and courageous style of acting, Li Shufu is often regarded as a representative of independent brands' voices. Two years ago, Li Shufu's proposal mostly focused on issues such as supporting independent research and development, reducing taxes and fees, and asking the government to encourage companies to innovate independently and provide support in research and development and taxation. The change of Li Shufu's proposal this year is also considered to represent the turning of self-owned car companies.

“Air pollution in the car” is not a new topic. As early as 7 or 8 years ago, the case of air pollution in the car was reported by domestic media. However, Li Shufu is not a cliché at this time. On March 1st, the Guidelines for the Evaluation of Air Quality in Passenger Cars (referred to as the “Guide”) was formally implemented, and society’s attention to the air quality in the car was once again heating up.

Li Shufu believes that the "Guide" is only a recommended national standard, rather than a mandatory national standard, and will not achieve sufficient restraint. It is precisely because China does not have such a set of control standards for the quality of air in cars. As a result, a large number of foreign brands have placed products in China that are inconsistent with the product standards they have launched in Europe and the United States. "Let honest people suffer."

In view of this, Li Shufu suggested that the "Guide" be transformed into a national mandatory standard as soon as possible. At the same time, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine should take the lead to establish an authoritative air vehicle detection and release agency to conduct regular air quality for new cars on the market. Sampling and publishing the results publicly.

Li Shufu didn't even shy away from mentioning it. In the early years, the leaders of the central ministry committee were dizzy and uncomfortable with Geely cars, and he began to pay attention to the air quality in the car. Today's not to shy away from his own confidence in the quality of today's Geely cars. “Individual brands of domestic brands have gradually started pollution control in this area. Many brands with their own brands have already exceeded the joint-venture models and reached the leading level in the automotive industry.”

Of course, Li Shufu did not forget to properly advertise for Volvo. He said that Volvo's safety standards are based on the UN Environment Agency's system for children's respiratory air quality standards. Li Shufu said that Volvo’s future development was optimistic about its environmental protection performance in addition to its famous “safety” features.

Li Shufu is not the only representative who has asked the government to raise its standards and strengthen supervision. Another representative of the domestic auto company Great Wall Motors, the National People's Congress, Great Wall Motor President Wang Fengying also appealed to the government to strengthen quality supervision. As the vanguard of the domestic automotive enterprises' export sector, Wang Fengying’s proposals in previous years were mostly related to automobile exports, and he called on the government to increase its support for the export of self-owned brands and start the Chinese brands. This year, Wang Fengying emphasized that the government should strengthen supervision and control in the two resolutions that clearly define the path for China’s cars to go out and build a strong country. In terms of internationalization, they hope that the government will raise the threshold for the qualifications of export companies and increase the supervision of export order and export product structure. Promote the survival of the fittest; in the aspect of improving quality, we hope that the government will strengthen quality supervision and promote the quality of enterprises.

Behind these shifts, in recent years, auto makers of their own brands have increased investment in technology research and development. The level of independent research and development has been significantly improved, and the quality of new cars has also been greatly improved. Geely Automobile and Great Wall Motor in J. DPower's new car quality assessment and C-NCAP crash tests and even EU standards have performed well.

New energy vehicles are still one of the hot topics that the representatives of the two conferences are paying attention to this year. However, the focus of the delegates has also been to request government support, increase investment, and strengthen management.

Chairman of Zhejiang Wanxiang Group Chairman Lu Guanqiu and Chairman of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Ma Chunji both submitted proposals for new energy vehicles. They called for the government to plan well and formulate and improve relevant standards as soon as possible to prevent a glitch. On the other hand, it is.

This year, the two associations even appeared to reflect on and challenge the development of new energy vehicles. NPC deputy and chairman of Hunan Keliyuan New Energy Co., Ltd. Zhongfa Ping wrote a questioning case and asked the relevant ministries and commissions of the country's new energy automobile industry policy to submit it to the conference through legal procedures. If passed, this may be the first case of the National People's Congress this year.

The questioning case held that when the relevant national ministries and commissions formulate new energy automobile industry policies, they pay more attention to the technical level and neglect the industrial and commercial factors. For example, too much emphasis on pure electric power ignores hybrid power and traditional energy-saving technologies, and subsidies Replacing a vehicle without a battery company may cause deviations in the development of the entire industry.

These views were repeatedly raised during the development of new energy vehicles, but in the past, they were mainly discussed privately by the industry or were mentioned in the forum. It was the first time that the two national conferences with the highest degree of attention were so concentrated.

Concerned about the automobile society As China has become a big consumer of autos, how the auto-coordinated development of the “livelihood issue” has begun to attract more and more attention. From last year's attention to urban governance, to the school bus problem that has finally become a social hot spot a few years later, the problem of children's traffic safety, and the insurance problems caused by the collision of luxury cars, etc., have entered the vision of representatives from the two car circles. .

This year's two sessions, the automotive industry is the most topic of concern than the school bus. After several vicious traffic accidents last year, the school bus problem has finally become a common concern of the whole society. This has also led representatives of Yutong Group president Yu Yuxiang who has been paying attention to school bus issues in recent years to see the hope of breaking the "frozen ice" of the school bus market.

Last year, the representative of the National People's Congress Tang Yuxiang submitted the motion on school buses for the first time at the two conferences, so that the community concerned and aware of school bus problems. But at the time, this proposal did not attract enough attention. “The Ministry of Education has responded to my proposal. On the one hand, the reply stated that the school bus is not within the nine-year compulsory education system; on the other hand, the reply indicates what kind of work the Ministry of Education has done on related issues, such as school bus pilots. However, There is no reply to how popular and how school buses operate in the future."

This year, the proposal submitted by Tang Yuxiang is still related to school buses, and the focus of the bill is on how to solve the operational mechanism of school buses, such as who will buy, who will operate, and who will supervise.

Tang Yuxiang, who started paying attention to the school bus as early as six years ago and considered it as a “potential market,” believes that the focus in the future is not only on product issues, but more on “how to manage” issues. He suggested that the government implement the relevant policies for the financing of school buses as soon as possible; clarify the school bus industry authorities at the national level as soon as possible; set up a school bus company controlled by the government; establish a school bus operation mechanism; clearly and consummate school bus related laws and regulations; implement school bus priority right Etc. At the same time, the school bus culture is promoted in the social environment to create the basis for the actual operation of the school bus from management to culture.

NPC deputy chairman Li Jinbiao of Liaoning Shuguang Automobile Group also submitted a proposal on school buses this year. He suggested that provincial-level “school bus management centers” should be established in all localities to implement “four unifications” of uniform vehicle procurement, unified charging standards, uniform driver and guardian training, and uniform operation supervision for school buses. In areas with better road conditions, the standards for school bus drivers should be appropriately relaxed, the level of driving licenses for buses should be reduced, and uniform training for school bus drivers should be conducted to solve the problem of school bus driver shortage.

Zeng Qinghong, general manager of the National People's Congress and General Motors Group, submitted 6 proposals this year. Apart from a proposal related to food safety, other shares are closely related to the soft environment for the development of the auto industry. "I can't afford" the incident and suggested improving the automobile insurance system. Zeng Qinghong also submitted a proposal on supporting the development of auto finance companies and perfecting auto consumer credit in Guangdong, where the economy is developed and credit instrument acceptance is relatively high.

Zuo Yanan, former Chairman of the original Jianghuai Automobile Group, who had just retired to the second line at the beginning of this year, submitted 19 motions for the two conferences. He is the most represented representative of the auto industry. The motion he submitted involved various fields such as advertising law, tort law, corporate trademarks, foreign investment, social assistance for traffic accidents, etc. In addition to increasing investment in R&D of core components and raising national defense from the perspective of independent brands, government procurement was directly related to automobiles. Most of the other proposals point to improvements in the external environment for the development of the automotive industry.

Last year, Guo Zhenlu, deputy to the National People's Congress and general manager of Zhengzhou Nissan, who proposed the "people's livelihood" and improved consumption structure, continued to pay attention to the topic of people's livelihood. In response to the traffic problems in megacities, it proposed that we should vigorously develop public transport; at the same time, it should prepare for an aging society in China. It is recommended to develop an accessible taxi.

Li Dakai, Chairman of the National People's Congress and the party committee secretary of the Fast Group, submitted the “Three Guarantees” provision for auto products as soon as possible. He suggested that policies should be introduced as soon as possible to clarify the rights and responsibilities of the principal and reduce consumer disputes. The focus is also on the coordination of automobile consumption and society. The development of livelihood issues.

Just as auto makers say, the social problem of autos is now so highly valued. It is precisely because the Chinese auto industry has encountered bottlenecks in transportation, pollution and other aspects since its development to the current stage. These bottlenecks are not due solely to the auto industry itself. If efforts are made to improve technology and improve quality, it will require more coordinated development of social infrastructure.