Promoting the Development of Hubei Automotive Industry

On January 23, the joint inspection meeting between Hubei Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and Dongfeng Motor Company was held at Wuhan Dongfeng Company headquarters. In a warm and friendly atmosphere, the two sides, in a spirit of seeking truth and being pragmatic, summarized the work that has been carried out since the signing of the “Memorandum of Establishing Inspection and Enterprise Cooperation Mechanism and Protecting the Dongfeng Brand” (hereinafter referred to as the “Memo”) on July 26, 2006. Reviewing, communicating with each other, frankly exchanging opinions, researching and deploying measures to promote the import and export of Dongfeng Motor Company.

At the meeting, Xu Ping, General Manager of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Zhou Wenjie, Deputy General Manager, and Yang Shaojie, Minister of Management, signed the "Memorandum" in the speech. The Hubei Inspection and Quarantine Bureau maintained the Dongfeng brand, standardized the order of export operations, and promoted the improvement of the quality of production enterprises. To help companies understand that the international market has fully affirmed and praised the preliminary results achieved in automobile-related technical regulations and standards. In recent years, Dongfeng has further enhanced its degree of internationalization, continuously expanded its business scale, enhanced its overall competitiveness, and increased its total import and export volume. This is inseparable from the support of inspection and quarantine departments.

After the signing of the "Memorandum for Inspection and Enterprise Cooperation," the two parties quickly set up a working group to smoothly inspect the enterprises and Dongfeng's "headquarters- grassroots" information channel. The leaders of the Hubei Inspection and Quarantine Bureau led the responsible comrades of the relevant departments several times to work in Xiangfan and Shiyan areas. Research, understanding of the situation, and in conjunction with the actual formulation of the implementation of the "memorandum" work measures, developed an effective work program, from the following aspects to find the best combination of points, and fully support the "Dongfeng" car to expand exports.

"Dongfeng" is a world-famous automobile brand. To protect and upgrade the "Dongfeng" brand, the innovative work ideas of the Hubei Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, according to the list of export production enterprises and export dealers provided by Dongfeng Company, adopt record registration and other practices. And export dealers to register for registration, gradually standardize the Dongfeng Motor export inspection activities, Dongfeng authorized companies to give priority services to jointly maintain the "Dongfeng" brand reputation, standardize the market order, and promote "Dongfeng" brand bigger and stronger.

Update the concept and change the inspection and supervision mode of export automotive products. Based on the investigation and study of exporting auto companies, through repeated analysis and research with Dongfeng Motor Company, a scientific and effective “Conformity Assessment Procedure for Exported Vehicles” has been formulated. According to the conformity assessment documents, the trials for changing the inspection mode of light trucks, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and minivans exported by Dongfeng Company were respectively organized. Based on the risk analysis of export products and the assessment of corporate integrity, the company will objectively evaluate product quality conformance and quality system through the use of conformity assessment methods from the aspects of vehicle sampling and inspection, control of key processes in the production process, and effective operation of the quality system. The effectiveness of the operation, the implementation of verification and release of products that meet the requirements within a production cycle, changed the mode of batch inspection, and achieved "three changes." The new inspection and supervision methods brought about new changes. After the implementation of conformity assessment, the speed of customs clearance was accelerated, and the work efficiency was improved. The enterprises obtained “affordable” benefits from them and the cost was greatly reduced, and the enterprises applauded.

To adapt to the fast-paced, high-efficiency modern enterprise operation mechanism of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. and fully support Dongfeng Motor’s expansion of exports. The company's needs are our goal. The Hubei Inspection and Quarantine Bureau actively integrates and follows up, adjusts its working methods in a timely manner, draws on advanced service experience, and improves service methods. It keeps pace with Dongfeng Motor Company in every detail. On the basis of the implementation of conformity assessment, the “Dongfeng Brand Automobile Export Release Management Regulations” and “Hubei Inspection and Quarantine Circular General Administration Measures” were formulated, and the Dongfeng Company's inclusion of the filing list of enterprises was facilitated and released to implement “in the province” "Signature through the sign", greatly facilitate the import and export enterprises for inspection and quarantine business. In 2006, a total of 10,685 vehicles were exported, an increase of 34.88% over the same period of the previous year.

Strengthen the information service and actively support enterprises to respond to foreign technical trade measures. Through various channels, it collects safety regulations or technical standards for automobiles and parts and components from the International Organization for Standardization, the European Union, the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Gulf countries, and provides information on the technical measures for importing trade of some countries in the Middle East in the Middle East. It lays the foundation for the current and future grasp of export target market safety regulations and technical standards.

In the face of Dongfeng’s future development strategy and new requirements for inspection and quarantine work, Director-General Li Qingxiang of the Hubei Inspection and Quarantine Bureau also continued to implement the requirements of the General Administration of Administration’s “strive to improve the effectiveness of service economic and social development” and the Hubei provincial government. "Rely on Dongfeng, support Dongfeng, serve Dongfeng, develop Dongfeng" work and deployment, serve the international development strategy of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, broaden the international market of Dongfeng Motor, etc., combine the current development of domestic automobile industry and the new situation of international automobile market changes. , From the aspects of how to maintain the long-term value of the Dongfeng brand, how to continuously improve the overall quality level, how to respond to foreign technical trade measures, etc., we discussed our own views, discussed the practical issues that need to be solved with Dongfeng Motor Company, and continued to increase cooperation. Intent.

The automobile industry is a pillar industry in Hubei. Dongfeng Motor produced and sold 930,000 vehicles last year, and its sales revenue reached 138.7 billion yuan. This year, the company’s production and sales volume is expected to reach 1.1 million, and its sales revenue will exceed 150 billion yuan. In particular, after Wuhan City was awarded as an export base for automobiles and parts, the company will focus on exporting its own brand of commercial vehicles and auto parts exports, and focus on promoting overseas market development. Export to brand promotion exports. In line with the implementation of this strategy, the two sides stated that they will further strengthen cooperation and jointly promote the sustained and healthy development of the Hubei automobile industry.