Shao-Yi Wang Li Song

intended by virtue of overseas markets, leveraging the sales of new growth point in the domestic independent brand car prices Zai Yu setbacks.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, hereinafter referred to as the “ACCC”) announced on Wednesday that the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motors, and Chery Automobile export products in the engine and exhaust pipe gaskets was found to contain trace carcinogen asbestos, in violation of local laws and regulations. All the local dealers have stopped the sale of the two companies related models, and recall the gasket as spare parts to sell, to ensure that all new car parts and replacement gaskets free of asbestos.

ACCC in the bulletin pointed out that the part of the gasket for the driver and without any damage to the vehicle occupant, the asbestos material firmly embedded in the vehicle being for day-to-day vehicle operation and no harm “. However, due to asbestos-containing materials in the case of friction, it will produce harmful carcinogens, Australia since 2004 had banned the import or use of asbestos.

the two companies involved vehicles a total of about 24,000, including the 2445 Chery Tiggo (Tiggo) and A3, and about 21,500 of the Great Wall Sailing, the Wingle Gasoline, Wingle 5 diesel version, Hover H5 petrol and diesel version of Havel H5.

15 evening, Chery Automobile announced the Australian market the affected products to recall.

“in the Chinese market, asbestos is a very common material used in China’s relevant laws and regulations which require manufacturers are not allowed in the brake system inside, but you can use in other parts, so we row trachea inside the gasket on the use of asbestos materials in the exhaust pipe which will not create friction and will not harm Australia’s regulations are more stringent, blanket refusal to the use of asbestos material. future we will stop the use of asbestos material. ” Chery Automobile internal stakeholders told reporters.

while Great Wall Motor spokesman of your business, “First Financial Daily in an interview yesterday, said that the use of parts of the above asbestos problem, is due to the negligence and breach of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956-4C “caused the company to stop using immediately about the incident in April of this year. The involved vehicles old models previously sold in the country, the company recently exported products have not involved in this issue.

However, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) national secretary Paul Bastian said in an interview with local media to take measures to paste warning labels on the “illegal” products can not afford to have any effect, while the Great Wall and the Chery is likely because of breach of Australian laws and regulations and subject to prosecution.

According to industry experts, only Europe and the United States and other developed countries, environmental regulations on the use of asbestos materials the implementation of more stringent standards, a complete ban on the use of automotive regulations in most countries, only the braking system does not allow Using the components of the asbestos-containing materials.

In this regard, one of anonymity, automotive industry analysts said that in recent years, Chery, Great Wall and Geely, represented by its own brand car sales in the overseas market is climbing, able to enter Australia, Russia, this The first is the recognition of the quality of its own brand market, but from a variety of regulations, testing, trade protection policies, but also its own brand vehicles in overseas markets must face challenges, to fully understand the local market competition rules at the same time, the own brand technology a higher demand.

Roland Berger, senior automotive analyst Zhang Junyi told reporters that the incident which led to the recall because of the asbestos material is a small problem, does not affect the export of its own brand cars, but need to learn the lessons of its own brand car prices, products, exported to the country of destination, to figure out the local technology, regulations and other standards to achieve and international standards, this will reduce export risks.

experts also pointed out that the safety of automotive products and materials, environmental protection will become its own brand in the future access to overseas markets around the past one hurdle.

As the first batch exported to the Australian market its own brand, Great Wall Motor exported to Australia car began in 2009, has exported a total of 29 614. In 2011, the Great Wall exports of Australian cars totaled 10,240, accounting for 12.3% of the total export. 1 July this year, the exports of Great Wall Motors Australia 7329, the year is expected breakthrough in ten thousand. Accordance with the plans of the Great Wall Motor, the company plans to export at least 100,000 vehicles, accounting for 18% of sales.

(edit: Luning Ning)

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