A few large corporations from Japan and the U.S.have dominated the production of the core parts of the auto A/C systems?A/C compressors.With its leading technology and a dominant market share of one third in the world,Japanese Denso Corporation is second to none.And there are also other world leading producers of A/C compressors,including Zexel,Saden Behr,Seiko,Panasonic,Mitsubishi Heavy,Delphi,Visteon,and Chrysler.So far all the above-mentioned producers have set up joint or wholly-owned ventures in China.For example,Denso has already had factories in Yantai (Shandong Province),Guangzhou,and Kunshan (Jiangsu Province),and set up Jiexin Denso Air-Conditioner in Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province) jointly with Yangzhou Jiexin Auto Air-Conditioner Co.,Ltd.; Delphi set up Shanghai Delphi Auto A/C Systems jointly with Shanghai Auto A/C Systems Co.,Ltd.,while its factory in Suzhou (Jiangsu Province) is also under construction; Zexel established factories in Hunan Province and Northeastern China; Zexel in Dalian (Liaoning Province) and Beijing; and Panasonic Guangzhou.
With their superior technology,foreign producers have established their dominance in China's auto A/C compressors market.While the overall sales volume of auto A/C compressors in China was 6.43 million units,up by 13.6% year-on-year in 2007,Saden Behr accounted for 2.54 million of them; Denso Yantai 810,000; Jianshe Chongqing,Halla Dalian,and Aotecar Nanjing more than 650,000 each.Also in 2007,Futon Mudanjiang produced 620,000 auto A/C compressors and sold 580,000,while Valeo Changchun made 136,000 units all for export.
This report explores on a complete basis the environment of development,market structure,outsourcing opportunities and development of the customer service market of China's auto A/C sector.To give a clear vision to investors of the competitive landscape in China's auto A/C market,the report also compares the operational performance of the major producers in the country.In addition,analysis of investment risks and strategies is also given at the end of the report.
