China’s leaders may be touting efforts to offer foreign investors a level playing field, but on the ground, protectionism appears to be growing, Germany’s ambassador to China told CNBC. “It doesn’t matter which trading partner…
Executive Summary Member companies are preparing for a third straight year of slower economic growth in 2017, but many are finding ways to adapt and maintain profitability. Nonetheless, increasing numbers are deprioritizing China as a…
Global Business Professor’s latest Audio Interview, “The Importance of Business Intelligence on Decision-Makers When Doing Business in China” features Xiaodong Han, President of Shanghai China-based Taichi and supply chain expert. In the 12-minute Audio…
How Chinese consumers want cars to fit their lives. Driving in the next decade. Conventional automotive industry wisdom warns executives that people are losing interest in cars. However, our analysis of findings from over 16,000…
In the “China Automotive Industry Outbound Investment Report 2016”, Deloitte looks into past three years’ automotive industry outbound investment cases and analyzes the key drivers behind those investments. Then, summarizes the primary challenges that Chinese…
The competitive pressure on China’s manufacturing sector from India is perhaps much bigger than China imagined. China’s actual salary has grown 10.6 percent since 2008, while India has seen a salary growth of just 0.2…
GlobalBusinessProfessor.com’s latest Audio Interview, “Current Developments of the China Sourcing Function”, features Xiaodong Han, President of Shanghai China-based Taichi and supply chain expert. In the 8-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Han discusses current state of…
GlobalAutoIndustry.com – Article: The Explosive Growth Opportunity in China’s Automotive Aftermarket China’s automotive market is transitioning from a period of rapid growth in new car sales to a slower pattern of expansion going forward. While…
GlobalBusinessProfessor.com’s latest Audio Interview, “The China Automotive Aftermarket: Trends and Opportunities”, features Keith Lomason, China automotive aftermarket expert. In the 9-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Lomason describes the current state of the Chinese automotive aftermarket. In…
As China’s annual growth begins to slow, mass layoffs may be unavoidable for many American manufacturers as they are faced with declining demand and rising business costs. It is important for these companies to understand…