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Global Automotive Sourcing Peak Forum

Global Automotive Sourcing Peak Forum

Date : Apr.21.2009

Venue : Shanghai Int'l
Convention Center

Organizer : Gasgoo.com

gasgoo

Contact Information

● Attending the Forum
Mr. Roy Zhu
Tel: 86 21 5169 9066 ext 8853
Email: zhujl@gasgoo.com

● To be a speaker
Ms. Elva Lee
Tel : 86 21 5169 9066 ext 8860
Email : Lix@gasgoo.com

● To be a sponsor
Ms. Vivian Zhao
Tel : 86 21 5169 9066 ext 8840
Email : zhaonn@gasgoo.com

● To be media partners
Ms. Zheng Lanying
Tel : 86 21 5169 9066 ext 8859
Email : zhengly@gasgoo.com

Media Partners:

Forum Overview

The broadening global financial crisis has seriously eroded China's automotive industry. At the same time the RMB appreciation and price rise in raw materials has increasingly raised worries and concerns over auto parts sourcing in China. In order to further boost the automotive sourcing in China market, "2009 Global Automotive Sourcing Peak Forum" is organized by Gasgoo.com through which a wide variety of important issues and topics were covered with a great range of speakers from the industry.

Who will attend:

  ● Executives & purchasing directors from OEMs,
Tier 1 Suppliers
  ● Executives from Top China Auto Parts Manufacturers
  ● Senior government officials
  ● High officials from automotive associations
  ● Industry experts and scholars

Topics

Development & Trend of future China automotive sourcing

Key factors of automotive sourcing in China for global purchasers

Suggestions on overcoming the current challenges of China sourcing

How could local suppliers adapt to changes of global procurement

Session 1: Development & Trend of future China automotive sourcing

1. Will multinational OEMs and Suppliers increase or decrease their sourcing volume in China? (For OE and After-sales market)
2. Will cost advantage of China sourcing strengthened or weakened through this global financial crisis?
3. For OE market, what kind of products will be more popular in future? Any changes in purchasing trend, such as the purchase of parts or assembly parts instead of components?
4. For purchasing in after-sales market, will there be any change in future?

Session 2: Key factors of automotive sourcing in China for global purchasers

1. In automotive industry, what are the key factors of China sourcing?
2. Would you like to share some of your sourcing experiences in China?
3. What is the biggest obstacle for local sourcing here in China, and some advices to solve these problems?
4. Other questions and suggestions.

Purchaser's voice

Mr. Ray Yu, Asia Pacific Sourcing Director, Honeywell Transportation System

China auto parts have to vie for global sourcing

Many global companies are increasingly employing rigorous development and management systems to groom suppliers for global sourcing, which will help them to improve both quality and processes...

-GKN eyes long-term supplier relationship while sourcing in China
-PSA Ex-exec: success & challenges while sourcing in China
-Bridging gaps for the Chinese-American automotive supply chain
-Global OEMs likely to double sourcing in China Open market helps Chinese parts suppliers globalize faster
-Global sourcing not to last long for Chinese suppliers

Mr. Bo Andersson, group vice president of global purchasing and supply chain, General Motors

GM to buy more auto parts in China

90 percent of the materials and parts in a locally manufactured GM car are sourced in China -- 60 percent of them from multinational firms and 40 percent from Chinese rivals...

Session 3: Suggestions on overcoming the current challenges of China sourcing

1.Will there be a new quality standard come forth for quality assurance since TS16949 is not effective anymore in China sourcing?
2.Who should take responsibility of supplier's quality management, purchasers or any third party?
3.How would you leverage the R&D capabilities of most China auto parts suppliers?
4.What kind of financial innovation to be expected for purchasers and suppliers?
5.Any new development and trends in the Integration of Logistic in the supply chain management?

Session 4: How could local suppliers adapt to changes of global procurement

1.To Purchaser: What is an ideal supplier like?
2.To Purchaser: What do you think of the local China suppliers? Any suggestion?
3.To Purchaser: What do you think of the whole supply chain, and your suggestion?
4.To Supplier: In which perspectives will you improve your company?
5.Other impromptu questions?

Supplier's voice

Mr. Chen Shaoyi, vice president of XinYi Glass Holding L imited

China auto parts have to vie for global sourcing

We have learned lessons from others. In the past, we barely processed the auto glass and bought the raw material glass from enterprises like Nanpo, so we were usually controlled by...

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Mr. Sun Haitao, General Manager of Tianrun Crankshaft

GM to buy more auto parts in China

We might be the fourth or fifth largest crankshaft-maker worldwide for the time being. But we aim to become the third largest to closely follow ThyssenKrupp, Bharat Forge in future...