[TusharK]

The 5th China Auto Fair 2017 will be held at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre at Goregaon, Mumbai from December 5-7, 2017. The annual auto parts and accessories expo has been organized by the Wenzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Meorient International Exhibition in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).



Chinese manufacturers will be showcasing all kinds of automotive parts including brakes, clutch, rubber products, car mats and electronic amongst others. Electric scooters, lighting parts and accessories for various German, Japanese and Korean branded cars will also be on display.

More than 1200 exhibitors will be attending this year’s trade show. Over 25,000 products from more than 750 manufacturers will be put on display.

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[SmartCat]

Why is CII flirting with trouble and inviting the enemy (not meaning literally of course) to the gates? Hopefully, this was on a reciprocal basis - but even then, they have non-tariff barriers.

In FY15, India's auto component exports to China was around $300 million and imports were $2.5 billion. Not sure if aftermarket car entertainment systems (HU, speakers etc) are considered as automobile components or electronics though.

[vamsi.kona]

Originally Posted by smartcat

Why is CII flirting with trouble and inviting the enemy (not meaning literally of course) to the gates? Hopefully, this was on a reciprocal basis - but even then, they have non-tariff barriers.

In FY15, India's auto component exports to China was around $300 million and imports were $2.5 billion. Not sure if aftermarket car entertainment systems (HU, speakers etc) are considered as automobile components or electronics though.

There was a time when our domestic auto companies were crying about foreign players having undue advantage. Now I don't quite understand the actions from CII specifically having an expo of auto component manufacturers from a single nation. And given the fact that China is a nation where the government indirectly and directly doles out favours in various forms so as to make its exports cheaper, this step would literally kill some small component manufacturers in India. At a time when the Govt of India is shouting about Make in India to enhance manufacturing capabilities as well as increase jobs, this is quite a baffling step from CII.

[pannags]

Originally Posted by vamsi.kona

There was a time when our domestic auto companies were crying about foreign players having undue advantage. Now I don't quite understand the actions from CII specifically having an expo of auto component manufacturers from a single nation. And given the fact that China is a nation where the government indirectly and directly doles out favours in various forms so as to make its exports cheaper, this step would literally kill some small component manufacturers in India. At a time when the Govt of India is shouting about Make in India to enhance manufacturing capabilities as well as increase jobs, this is quite a baffling step from CII.

Perhaps, the intent is to lure Chinese manufacturers to actually "make in India" by way for forging partnerships with local manufacturers. I'm sure that component manufacturers and OEMs alike would definitely like to benefit from the wider business opportunity window.

Or at least, I wish it were that way.