1、The 2012 China Auto Show is coming to an end today (Wednesday) here in Beijing.As CRIs Wei Tong reports, this years show has seen a record one-million people roll through the doors.This years event has been dominated by Chinese-produced models.Of the 120 new vehicles on display at this years event,
2、80 of them were Chinese.One of the major exhibitors this year was Zhejiang-based Geely.Geely began gaining international attention in 2010 when it purchased the Volvo brand from Sweden.Geelys Yang Xueliang says this is one of the main reasons his companys display this year in Beijing has been so pop
3、ular with foreign reporters.Our Emgrand EC7 is popular in the overseas market. This morning I was interviewed by more than 10 Ukrainian media outlets. Our annual sales volume in the country is about 8,000 vehicles. I believe when our latest and more competitive products are introduced, our internati
4、onal sales performance will be ever better.Chinese auto manufacturers have been struggling for years to try to overcome the negative stereotype that surrounds their vehicles.Lennard Stegland, a senior Volvo executive, suggests tie-ups like the one between Geely and Volvo, could go a long way toward
5、changing that.I think there will be areas for cooperation that will be clearly defined between the two companies, where there is a win-win for both. I think one statement is also clear that our former senior vice president for design, Peter Horbury, is now working very much within the Geely context
6、to look into the design possibilities that could be possibly developed with Geely.But it isnt just Geely which has drawn a lot of attention.Shenzhen-based BYD has also been a popular draw at this years auto show.Lian Yubo, CEO of Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology, says their all-electric brand Den
7、za has the potential to make a big splash here in China.Denza will try to define a new level of sophistication in the Chinese new energy vehicle segment. BYD is providing its expertise in battery technology and e-drive systems as well as its experience in putting electric vehicles on the roads of Ch
8、ina. Daimler is contributing more than 125 years of excellence in automotive design and know-how in vehicle architecture, safety and quality. In short, we are trying to develop a high-end electric car brand.Despite this optimism, theres still a long way to go for new-energy vehciles here in China.Of the roughly 18-million new vehicles sold here in China last year, only around 10-thousand of them were new energy designs.For CRI, Im Wei Tong.
