2016年CRI Major Automakers Eye Big Wins at 2016 Beijing Auto Show

 

On the first day of this year's Beijing Auto¹ Show, General Motors' luxury brand Cadillac showed its locally produced petrol-powered XT5 SUV, which just hit the Chinese market this month.

Johan de Nysschen, President of Cadillac, said China was important for the brand's globalization.

"But, at the same time, you also have to comprehend that China is a vast country, and the situation that you may find prevails in tier one and tier two cities, may be quite different from tier three, four or five cities. And you may in fact end up with a diverging² strategy that has to in fact at the same time embrace all of these alternatives. And certainly we can anticipate in cities like Beijing where the costs of entry may indeed be for a far higher mix of full battery electric vehicles."

The former CEO of another auto brand Infiniti added that the XT5 will be a big driver for the brand's growth in the market this year, along with its flagship sedan CT6.

He also expressed confidence that Cadillac sales might grow by 25 percent in 2016 compared to last year.

Chery Jaguar³ Land Rover, a joint⁴ venture of Chinese automaker Chery and India's Tata Motors' subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover, introduced its XFL model which was specifically aimed at the Chinese market.

Its President Murray Dietsch said they had plans for hybrid⁶ cars in the future and expressed confidence on locally produced cars.

"Well our sales this year for CJLR cars has been really accelerating, the first three months have been fantastic, and we're expecting this to do great at the back end of the year, and in fact 50 percent of the cars that we produce this year, we'll sell this year, will actually be localized vehicles and we think this car is going to play a really important part in that."

Another highlight of the event is a variety of showcased sport utility vehicles, since they have become more and more popular in the Chinese market.

Haval, a SUV maker⁵ affiliated⁷ to Chinese homegrown brand Great Wall rolled out its latest model H7 this year.

Pierre Leclercq, Vice⁸ President and Director of the brand's Design Center, said great progress has been made.

"You know competition is something that every brand has to live with, nobody should be afraid and I think it is an interesting time here in China, what decision we are making right now. I would say we are doing well, we are improving little by little every day as the slogan of the company is saying. I think in quality, in fit and finish, we are doing a lot of improvement, we are investing a lot in R&D as well."

The Beijing Auto Show runs from April 25 to May 4.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng. 

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 diverging   

分开( diverge的现在分词 )； 偏离； 分歧； 分道扬镳

参考例句：

• Plants had gradually evolved along diverging and converging pathways. 植物是沿着趋异和趋同两种途径逐渐演化的。
• With member-country bond yields now diverging, 'it's a fragmented set of markets. 但随着成员国债券收益率之差扩大，市场已经分割开来。

3 jaguar   

n.美洲虎

参考例句：

• He was green with envy when he saw my new Jaguar car.看见我那辆美洲虎牌新车，他非常妒忌。
• Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle,just turn slowly,walk away.But slowly,never look back.你在丛林中若碰上美洲虎，就慢慢转身走开，可一定要慢，切莫回头看。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

6 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

7 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

8 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。