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      <title>CRI Research Report On Global And China Glyphosate Industry, 2013-2017</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Glyphosate is a kind of herbicide with low toxicity, high efficiency and broad spectrum. It has been widely used for over two decades. In recent years, due to the wide spread of transgenic crops in the world, market demand for glyphosate booms and it constantly replaces other herbicides, ranking the first in global insecticide sales for many years.</p><p>During 2007 to 2008, influenced by many factors, glyphosate's market price increased to 100,000 CNY/ton(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>). As a result, many small and medium-size enterprises engaged in producing glyphosate and the production capacity was concentrated and released. Later, the price suddenly declined and many small and medium-size enterprises exited the market. However, since 2011, glyphosate market price has boomed again due to the decreasing inventory. Encouraged by large profit, many small and medium-size enterprises plan to produce glyphosate again.</p><p>China has become the largest glyphosate producer in the world with glyphosate production capacity exceeding 600,000 tons by the end of 2012. China's glyphosate output volume declined in 2011 with only 92,000 tons output volume. However, the production concentration degree was improved and the output volume of the top 5 glyphosate enterprises reached 249,500 tons, accounting for 85% of the national output volume. In 2012, China's glyphosate output volume rapidly reached around 400,000 tons and glyphosate price increased rapidly in China market(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>). From the second quarter of 2012, glyphosate started to show an upward trend. From the third quarter, glyphosate began to show a scalar-form rapid upward trend with a quarterly growth rate of over 30%. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the increasing glyphosate industry entered an adjustment period and the growth rate slowed down. In the first half year of 2013, glyphosate price ranges from 33,000 CNY/ton to 38,000 CNY/ton in China market.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>China glyphosate industry showed price boom in the first quarter and the second quarter of 2012. The major reasons are that: industry integration and environment protection pressure, waste disposal costs and the expanding transgenic crops. The insufficient glyphosate storage in 2011 led to the shortage in 2012. (<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>Meanwhile, China's environment protection requirements are increasingly strict. On May 27, 2013, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection announced that environment protection inspection would be conducted on glyphosate/pmida manufacturing enterprises and the overall inspection on the whole industry shall be completed by the end of 2015. Enterprises can voluntarily apply for environment protection inspection and submit applications to Province Ministry of Environmental Protection before August 2013, March 2014 and March 2015.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>) After the primary inspection of Province Ministry of Environmental Protection and the re-inspection of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection will announce the list of enterprises passed the inspections and then send it to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Commerce Department and National Bureau of Quality Inspection. China's Ministry of Environmental Protection will also regularly re-inspection and spot-inspection qualified enterprises and remove the enterprises that failed the inspection. The conduction of environment protection inspection may restrain the production capacity of glyphosate market. According to related data, environment protection policies will lead to the closure of some small and medium-sized enterprises and glyphosate market will suffer production capacity shortage.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>At present, 10% glyphosate aqua is officially withdrawn from the market. By doing this, the enterprises not only lose sales share of the glyphosate aqua but also need to spend money in disposing waste liquor. The increasing costs and the limit in output volume both promote the price increase of glyphosate.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>In recent years, energy is in great demand globally and every country begins to focus on the development of bio-energy. Anti-glyphosate transgenic crops like corn and soybean expand constantly and the demand for glyphosate herbicide increase greatly, promoting glyphosate price.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>The glyphosate price trend in China market mainly depends on environment protection inspection. If environment protection inspection is conducted successfully, the failed enterprises will stop producing glyphosate. As a result, glyphosate will still be in shortage for a short time and its price will keep increasing. In addition, the global pesticide manufacturing giants like Monsanto and Syngenta can greatly influence glyphosate price in China market.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>With the constant increase both in global bio-energy and planting area of GM crops, the global demand for glyphosate will keep growing stably. As to the industries related to glyphosate in China, there will be many investment opportunities.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>Through this report, the readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>-Current Development Status of Global and China Glyphosate Industry</p><p>-China's Glyphosate Production Capacity/Output Volume</p><p>-Analysis on China's Import and Export of Glyphosate</p><p>-Major Enterprises and Their Operation Status in China Glyphosate Industry</p><p>-Production Costs of China Glyphosate</p><p>-Factors Influencing the Development of Glyphosate Industry</p><p>-Analysis on Development Trend of China Glyphosate Industry</p><p>The Following Enterprises and People are Proposed to Purchase this Report:</p><p>-Herbicide Production/ Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Enterprises Relate to Glyphosate Industry Chain</p><p>-Investors and Research Institutes Concerned About Glyphosate Industry</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:57:25 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Glyphosate is a kind of herbicide with low toxicity, high efficiency and broad spectrum. It has been widely used for over two decades. In recent years, due to the wide spread of transgenic crops in the world, market demand for glyphosate booms and it constantly replaces other herbicides, ranking the first in global insecticide sales for many years.</p><p>During 2007 to 2008, influenced by many factors, glyphosate's market price increased to 100,000 CNY/ton(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>). As a result, many small and medium-size enterprises engaged in producing glyphosate and the production capacity was concentrated and released. Later, the price suddenly declined and many small and medium-size enterprises exited the market. However, since 2011, glyphosate market price has boomed again due to the decreasing inventory. Encouraged by large profit, many small and medium-size enterprises plan to produce glyphosate again.</p><p>China has become the largest glyphosate producer in the world with glyphosate production capacity exceeding 600,000 tons by the end of 2012. China's glyphosate output volume declined in 2011 with only 92,000 tons output volume. However, the production concentration degree was improved and the output volume of the top 5 glyphosate enterprises reached 249,500 tons, accounting for 85% of the national output volume. In 2012, China's glyphosate output volume rapidly reached around 400,000 tons and glyphosate price increased rapidly in China market(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>). From the second quarter of 2012, glyphosate started to show an upward trend. From the third quarter, glyphosate began to show a scalar-form rapid upward trend with a quarterly growth rate of over 30%. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the increasing glyphosate industry entered an adjustment period and the growth rate slowed down. In the first half year of 2013, glyphosate price ranges from 33,000 CNY/ton to 38,000 CNY/ton in China market.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>China glyphosate industry showed price boom in the first quarter and the second quarter of 2012. The major reasons are that: industry integration and environment protection pressure, waste disposal costs and the expanding transgenic crops. The insufficient glyphosate storage in 2011 led to the shortage in 2012. (<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>Meanwhile, China's environment protection requirements are increasingly strict. On May 27, 2013, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection announced that environment protection inspection would be conducted on glyphosate/pmida manufacturing enterprises and the overall inspection on the whole industry shall be completed by the end of 2015. Enterprises can voluntarily apply for environment protection inspection and submit applications to Province Ministry of Environmental Protection before August 2013, March 2014 and March 2015.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>) After the primary inspection of Province Ministry of Environmental Protection and the re-inspection of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection will announce the list of enterprises passed the inspections and then send it to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Commerce Department and National Bureau of Quality Inspection. China's Ministry of Environmental Protection will also regularly re-inspection and spot-inspection qualified enterprises and remove the enterprises that failed the inspection. The conduction of environment protection inspection may restrain the production capacity of glyphosate market. According to related data, environment protection policies will lead to the closure of some small and medium-sized enterprises and glyphosate market will suffer production capacity shortage.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>At present, 10% glyphosate aqua is officially withdrawn from the market. By doing this, the enterprises not only lose sales share of the glyphosate aqua but also need to spend money in disposing waste liquor. The increasing costs and the limit in output volume both promote the price increase of glyphosate.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>In recent years, energy is in great demand globally and every country begins to focus on the development of bio-energy. Anti-glyphosate transgenic crops like corn and soybean expand constantly and the demand for glyphosate herbicide increase greatly, promoting glyphosate price.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>The glyphosate price trend in China market mainly depends on environment protection inspection. If environment protection inspection is conducted successfully, the failed enterprises will stop producing glyphosate. As a result, glyphosate will still be in shortage for a short time and its price will keep increasing. In addition, the global pesticide manufacturing giants like Monsanto and Syngenta can greatly influence glyphosate price in China market.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>With the constant increase both in global bio-energy and planting area of GM crops, the global demand for glyphosate will keep growing stably. As to the industries related to glyphosate in China, there will be many investment opportunities.(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a>)</p><p>Through this report, the readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>-Current Development Status of Global and China Glyphosate Industry</p><p>-China's Glyphosate Production Capacity/Output Volume</p><p>-Analysis on China's Import and Export of Glyphosate</p><p>-Major Enterprises and Their Operation Status in China Glyphosate Industry</p><p>-Production Costs of China Glyphosate</p><p>-Factors Influencing the Development of Glyphosate Industry</p><p>-Analysis on Development Trend of China Glyphosate Industry</p><p>The Following Enterprises and People are Proposed to Purchase this Report:</p><p>-Herbicide Production/ Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Enterprises Relate to Glyphosate Industry Chain</p><p>-Investors and Research Institutes Concerned About Glyphosate Industry</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/agricultural-chemicals/13382-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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      <title>CRI Research Report On China's Major Passenger Vehicle Manufacturers, 2008-2013</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Based on abundant data, this report contains objective analysis. Once you order this report, we will keep you updated with the latest successive data on a quarterly basis till the end of 2013.</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/manufacturers/13381-research-report-on-china-s-major-passenger-vehicle-manufacturers-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">This report</a> researched automobile manufacturing enterprises whose sales volume of passenger vehicles was above 200,000 in China market in 2012. It included eighteen automobile manufacturing enterprises, such as Shanghai GM, FAW-Volkswagen and Shanghai GM Wuling. The passenger vehicles' sales volume of these eighteen automobile manufacturing enterprises totaled about 11.69 million, accounting for 77% of the total sales volume of passenger vehicles in China. (<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/manufacturers/13381-research-report-on-china-s-major-passenger-vehicle-manufacturers-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a> )This report basically covers the key passenger vehicle manufacturing enterprises and brands in China market and can perfectly reflects the current status of China passenger vehicle industry. CRI analyzes the passenger vehicle sales volume of the eighteen automobile manufacturing enterprises in recent years and discusses and explores the factors influencing the sales volume in 2012.</p><p>Through <a href="http://www.cri-report.com/manufacturers/13381-research-report-on-china-s-major-passenger-vehicle-manufacturers-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this Report</a>, the Readers can Acquire the Following Information:</p><p>-Overview and Sales Status of the Eighteen Major Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises in China</p><p>-Factors Influencing the Sales Volume of China Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises in 2012</p><p>-Sino-Japanese Relations' Influence on Japanese Series Vehicles in China Market</p><p>-Monthly Sales Volume of China Key Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises</p><p>The Following Enterprises and People are Proposed to Purchase this Report:</p><p>-Automobile Manufacturing Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile Accessory Manufacturing Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile 4S Stores/Automobile Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Research Institutes and Investors Concerned about Automobile Industry</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:54:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Based on abundant data, this report contains objective analysis. Once you order this report, we will keep you updated with the latest successive data on a quarterly basis till the end of 2013.</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/manufacturers/13381-research-report-on-china-s-major-passenger-vehicle-manufacturers-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">This report</a> researched automobile manufacturing enterprises whose sales volume of passenger vehicles was above 200,000 in China market in 2012. It included eighteen automobile manufacturing enterprises, such as Shanghai GM, FAW-Volkswagen and Shanghai GM Wuling. The passenger vehicles' sales volume of these eighteen automobile manufacturing enterprises totaled about 11.69 million, accounting for 77% of the total sales volume of passenger vehicles in China. (<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/manufacturers/13381-research-report-on-china-s-major-passenger-vehicle-manufacturers-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View Source</a> )This report basically covers the key passenger vehicle manufacturing enterprises and brands in China market and can perfectly reflects the current status of China passenger vehicle industry. CRI analyzes the passenger vehicle sales volume of the eighteen automobile manufacturing enterprises in recent years and discusses and explores the factors influencing the sales volume in 2012.</p><p>Through <a href="http://www.cri-report.com/manufacturers/13381-research-report-on-china-s-major-passenger-vehicle-manufacturers-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this Report</a>, the Readers can Acquire the Following Information:</p><p>-Overview and Sales Status of the Eighteen Major Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises in China</p><p>-Factors Influencing the Sales Volume of China Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises in 2012</p><p>-Sino-Japanese Relations' Influence on Japanese Series Vehicles in China Market</p><p>-Monthly Sales Volume of China Key Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises</p><p>The Following Enterprises and People are Proposed to Purchase this Report:</p><p>-Automobile Manufacturing Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile Accessory Manufacturing Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile 4S Stores/Automobile Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Research Institutes and Investors Concerned about Automobile Industry</p>]]>
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      <title>CRI Report Research Report On China's OTC Drug Market, 2013-2017</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Since OTC drugs are mainly used by consumers without a physician's prescription in treating certain common ailments which are easy for self-diagnosis and self-treatment, the structure of their terminal market is relatively stable. The Top 4 categories of OTC drugs in Chinese market include cough and cold medications and anti-allergic agents, recuperated drugs, vitamins &amp; minerals and tonic drugs as well as febrifuges and painkillers. The features of OTC drugs determine that this industry has low technical barriers and low entrant requirements. As a result, in China, there are many OTC drug manufacturing enterprises, most of which are small and medium enterprises with insufficient capital and non-advanced techniques. Besides, the homogeneity of the products is serious so that it is difficult to establish brand images.</p><p>(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html</a>)</p><p>Compared with that of countries with advanced medicine levels, China OTC drug industry is featured by late start, fast growth and huge potential.According to <a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CRI</a>'s research, with a CAGR of over 18% during the period from 2000 to 2012, the market scale of China OTC drug industry exceeded CNY 170 billion in 2012.</p><p>With the increase in chronic disease incidence rate and residents' healthcare consciousness, consumers purchasing OTC drugs will become a universal phenomenon and its market demand will be continuously expanded. Meanwhile, in order to ease the stress exerted by the shortage of expenditures on healthcare, Chinese government is supposed to put forward new policies to support OTC drug market, to accelerate OTC drug transition, to increase OTC drug market share and to help China OTC drug industry to enter into a stable growing stage.</p><p>The OTC drug industry is featured by obvious brand consumption. Therefore, famous brand products occupy the mainstream market, while those less famous brands is difficult to sell. They can only make up market vacancy by virtue of uniqueness or occupy market by regional advantages. With the standardizing development of domestic OTC drug market and the increase in residents' healthcare consciousness, the competition focus will be inevitably conversed from quality and price competition to brand and service competition. The increase in industry brand barrier makes it difficult for generic drug enterprises to build up brand images. There is an obvious trend on industry differentiation. Therefore, brand enterprises will become the biggest beneficiary in expanded OTC market.</p><p>With the development of China OTC drug industry, Chinese medicine retail terminal has rapidly risen to the major sales channel of OTC drugs. With drugstores catenation, the bargaining ability of downstream industries has been improved and brand co-operation has become the inevitable choice for the market. Famous brands give great support to the terminal market, while those less famous brands, jointed with the famous brands, make great efforts to coordinate the profit distribution in the entire industry chain so as to leave enough profit-earning opportunities for the retail terminals.</p><p>It is predicted by <a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CRI</a> that the switches between Rx and OTC products, the increasing trend of aging population in China and the increase in rural residents' incomes will become the major driving forces for the development of China OTC drug market. It is also estimated by <a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CRI</a> that the CAGR of China OTC drug market scale will maintain above 15%, which indicates that China will become the key OTC drug market in the world.</p><p>Through this report, the readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>-Current Development Status of China OTC Drug Industry</p><p>-Development Environment of China OTC Drug Industry</p><p>-Market Competition Status of China OTC Drug Industry</p><p>-Key OTC Drug Manufacturing Enterprises in China</p><p>-Development Prospect and Potential Investment Opportunity in China OTC Drug Market</p><p>The Following Enterprises and People are proposed to purchase this report:</p><p>-Pharmaceutical Enterprises</p><p>-Medicine Trade Enterprises/Hospitals</p><p>-Investors, Research Institutes and Government Departments Concerned about OTC Drug Market</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 02:26:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Since OTC drugs are mainly used by consumers without a physician's prescription in treating certain common ailments which are easy for self-diagnosis and self-treatment, the structure of their terminal market is relatively stable. The Top 4 categories of OTC drugs in Chinese market include cough and cold medications and anti-allergic agents, recuperated drugs, vitamins &amp; minerals and tonic drugs as well as febrifuges and painkillers. The features of OTC drugs determine that this industry has low technical barriers and low entrant requirements. As a result, in China, there are many OTC drug manufacturing enterprises, most of which are small and medium enterprises with insufficient capital and non-advanced techniques. Besides, the homogeneity of the products is serious so that it is difficult to establish brand images.</p><p>(<a href="http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html</a>)</p><p>Compared with that of countries with advanced medicine levels, China OTC drug industry is featured by late start, fast growth and huge potential.According to <a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CRI</a>'s research, with a CAGR of over 18% during the period from 2000 to 2012, the market scale of China OTC drug industry exceeded CNY 170 billion in 2012.</p><p>With the increase in chronic disease incidence rate and residents' healthcare consciousness, consumers purchasing OTC drugs will become a universal phenomenon and its market demand will be continuously expanded. Meanwhile, in order to ease the stress exerted by the shortage of expenditures on healthcare, Chinese government is supposed to put forward new policies to support OTC drug market, to accelerate OTC drug transition, to increase OTC drug market share and to help China OTC drug industry to enter into a stable growing stage.</p><p>The OTC drug industry is featured by obvious brand consumption. Therefore, famous brand products occupy the mainstream market, while those less famous brands is difficult to sell. They can only make up market vacancy by virtue of uniqueness or occupy market by regional advantages. With the standardizing development of domestic OTC drug market and the increase in residents' healthcare consciousness, the competition focus will be inevitably conversed from quality and price competition to brand and service competition. The increase in industry brand barrier makes it difficult for generic drug enterprises to build up brand images. There is an obvious trend on industry differentiation. Therefore, brand enterprises will become the biggest beneficiary in expanded OTC market.</p><p>With the development of China OTC drug industry, Chinese medicine retail terminal has rapidly risen to the major sales channel of OTC drugs. With drugstores catenation, the bargaining ability of downstream industries has been improved and brand co-operation has become the inevitable choice for the market. Famous brands give great support to the terminal market, while those less famous brands, jointed with the famous brands, make great efforts to coordinate the profit distribution in the entire industry chain so as to leave enough profit-earning opportunities for the retail terminals.</p><p>It is predicted by <a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CRI</a> that the switches between Rx and OTC products, the increasing trend of aging population in China and the increase in rural residents' incomes will become the major driving forces for the development of China OTC drug market. It is also estimated by <a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CRI</a> that the CAGR of China OTC drug market scale will maintain above 15%, which indicates that China will become the key OTC drug market in the world.</p><p>Through this report, the readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>-Current Development Status of China OTC Drug Industry</p><p>-Development Environment of China OTC Drug Industry</p><p>-Market Competition Status of China OTC Drug Industry</p><p>-Key OTC Drug Manufacturing Enterprises in China</p><p>-Development Prospect and Potential Investment Opportunity in China OTC Drug Market</p><p>The Following Enterprises and People are proposed to purchase this report:</p><p>-Pharmaceutical Enterprises</p><p>-Medicine Trade Enterprises/Hospitals</p><p>-Investors, Research Institutes and Government Departments Concerned about OTC Drug Market</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/drug/13329-research-report-on-china-s-otc-drug-market-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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      <title>CRI Report Research Report On China Building Energy Conservation Industry, 2013-2017</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Building energy consumption, industrial energy consumption and transportation energy consumption are the main energy consumption territories in China. Energy consumption in the process of building and using accounts for about 30% of the total social energy consumption in China, if plus the energy consumption in producing building materials and other energy consumption that related to buildings, it will accounts for more than 40% of the total social energy consumption. Therefore, building energy conservation has huge development space in China.</p><p>In recent years, consumption volumes of promising building energy-saving wall materials and rigid polyurethane foam show rapid growth rates. The annual average growth rate was 16% in 2005-2010. In 2012, their global consumption volume reached 1.4 million tons. More than 50% of polyurethane rigid foam is used in building energy conservation in developed countries. However, rigid polyurethane foam used in building energy conservation only accounts for 22% in China. Along with the further promotion of low-carbon economy development route, rigid polyurethane foam that used in building energy conservation industry will have a huge development space.</p><p>Since the global energy crisis in 1970, governments around the world all have attached great importance to building energy consumption and Low-E glass was widely applied all over the world. Nowadays, Low-E glass is widely used in public buildings and civil buildings in developed countries. The utilization ratio of Low-E glass is less than 10% in China, so Low-E glass will have huge development space.</p><p>In recent years, Chinese government increasingly focuses on building energy conservation and successively issued some relative policies and regulations. Among these, &quot;the 12th five year (2011-2015)&quot; building energy-saving special plan that was issued by Chinese Ministry of Housing on May 2012 puts forward the overall goal to annually save 116 million tons of standard coal in building energy conservation by 2015. Some local governments also issued some policies to support building energy conservation.</p><p>&quot;BIPV&quot; and &quot;Golden Sun&quot; are the two main policies issued by Chinese government to support BIPV. It is predicted that distributed grid-connected power generation subsidy policy is about to implement, which will greatly drive BIPV application.</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html</a></p><p>The market scale of China intelligent building territory kept the growth rate at more than 20% from 2005 to 2010. With great development potential, intelligent building industry is significant to China economic development and can greatly promote other industries. According to statistics, the proportion of intelligent buildings in new buildings was 70% in the U.S., 60% in Japan, but it was less than 30% in China in 2012. So it has huge development space in China. It is predicted that the market scale of building energy conservation industry in China will exceed CNY 400 billion by 2017. As to related enterprises, there will be many opportunities.</p><p>Through this report, the readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>- Current development status of China Building Energy Conservation Industry</p><p>- Development Status of China Intelligent Buildings</p><p>- Market Focuses of China Building Energy Conservation</p><p>- Forecast on Development Trend of China Building Energy Conservation</p><p>The following enterprises and people are proposed to purchase this report:</p><p>- Enterprises Related with Intelligent Buildings</p><p>- Energy-saving Material Manufactures</p><p>- New Energy Enterprises</p><p>- Investors and Research Institutes Concerned About Building Energy Conservation</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 21:47:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a> - Building energy consumption, industrial energy consumption and transportation energy consumption are the main energy consumption territories in China. Energy consumption in the process of building and using accounts for about 30% of the total social energy consumption in China, if plus the energy consumption in producing building materials and other energy consumption that related to buildings, it will accounts for more than 40% of the total social energy consumption. Therefore, building energy conservation has huge development space in China.</p><p>In recent years, consumption volumes of promising building energy-saving wall materials and rigid polyurethane foam show rapid growth rates. The annual average growth rate was 16% in 2005-2010. In 2012, their global consumption volume reached 1.4 million tons. More than 50% of polyurethane rigid foam is used in building energy conservation in developed countries. However, rigid polyurethane foam used in building energy conservation only accounts for 22% in China. Along with the further promotion of low-carbon economy development route, rigid polyurethane foam that used in building energy conservation industry will have a huge development space.</p><p>Since the global energy crisis in 1970, governments around the world all have attached great importance to building energy consumption and Low-E glass was widely applied all over the world. Nowadays, Low-E glass is widely used in public buildings and civil buildings in developed countries. The utilization ratio of Low-E glass is less than 10% in China, so Low-E glass will have huge development space.</p><p>In recent years, Chinese government increasingly focuses on building energy conservation and successively issued some relative policies and regulations. Among these, &quot;the 12th five year (2011-2015)&quot; building energy-saving special plan that was issued by Chinese Ministry of Housing on May 2012 puts forward the overall goal to annually save 116 million tons of standard coal in building energy conservation by 2015. Some local governments also issued some policies to support building energy conservation.</p><p>&quot;BIPV&quot; and &quot;Golden Sun&quot; are the two main policies issued by Chinese government to support BIPV. It is predicted that distributed grid-connected power generation subsidy policy is about to implement, which will greatly drive BIPV application.</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html</a></p><p>The market scale of China intelligent building territory kept the growth rate at more than 20% from 2005 to 2010. With great development potential, intelligent building industry is significant to China economic development and can greatly promote other industries. According to statistics, the proportion of intelligent buildings in new buildings was 70% in the U.S., 60% in Japan, but it was less than 30% in China in 2012. So it has huge development space in China. It is predicted that the market scale of building energy conservation industry in China will exceed CNY 400 billion by 2017. As to related enterprises, there will be many opportunities.</p><p>Through this report, the readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>- Current development status of China Building Energy Conservation Industry</p><p>- Development Status of China Intelligent Buildings</p><p>- Market Focuses of China Building Energy Conservation</p><p>- Forecast on Development Trend of China Building Energy Conservation</p><p>The following enterprises and people are proposed to purchase this report:</p><p>- Enterprises Related with Intelligent Buildings</p><p>- Energy-saving Material Manufactures</p><p>- New Energy Enterprises</p><p>- Investors and Research Institutes Concerned About Building Energy Conservation</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/construction/13323-research-report-on-china-building-energy-conservation-industry-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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      <title>[CRI Report] Research Report On Sales Volume Of Passenger Vehicles In China, 2008-2013</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.cri-report.com</a> - With the rapid economic development and increasing income level per capita after the reform and opening up in China, automobiles also keep increasing both in output volume and sales volume. China has become one of the most important automobile markets. The output volume and sales volume of automobiles in China ranked the first in the world from 2009 to 2012.</p><p>Passenger vehicles are the most important composition of the automobile market in China, accounting for 80.26% of the total sales volume in 2012. The sales volume of passenger vehicles totaled 15.4952 million in 2012, increasing by 7.07% YOY, which is higher than the average growth rate.</p><p>Chinese Government permits one foreign investor to establish no more than two joint-venture enterprises that produce the same products in China and forbid the establishment of solo automobile proprietorship, which in return limits the development of foreign auto enterprises to a certain degree. Because foreign auto enterprises far exceed domestic auto enterprises in fund, technology and brands, Sino-foreign brand passenger vehicles overwhelmingly dominate passenger vehicle market in China. Their sales volume accounted for more than 58% of the total sales volume in 2012 and the proportion are increasing constantly. However, different car series showed different performances in Chinese Market. For example, the sales volume of Japanese series passenger vehicles decreased by 9.45% YOY in China, while that of German series, the U.S. series and Korean series all increased by more than 10%.</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/passenger-vehicles/13319-research-report-on-sales-volume-of-passenger-vehicles-in-china-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/passenger-vehicles/13319-research-report-on-sales-volume-of-passenger-vehicles-in-china-2008-2013.html</a></p><p>CRI composed this report through the long-term investigation on sales status of China's passenger vehicle market. This report analyzes sales volume of passenger vehicles in China by displacement, car models and car series. Finally, it analyzes market share of each passenger vehicle market segments and it will be updated quarterly.</p><p>Through this report, readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>- Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Passenger Vehicles in China, 2008-2013</p><p>- Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Sedan/SUV/MPV in China, 2008-2013</p><p>-Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Passenger Vehicles in China by Displacement, 2008-2013</p><p>- Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Passenger Vehicles in China by Car Series (Country), 2008-2013</p><p>- Factors that lead to the fluctuation of the above data are, for example, the negative influence of Sino-Japanese relations on the sales volume of Japanese series car in 2012.</p><p>The following enterprises and people are proposed to purchase this report:</p><p>-Automobile Manufacturers</p><p>-Automobile Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile Accessory Manufacturers</p><p>-Investors and Research Institutes that Concerned about China Automobile Market</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 21:44:04 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.cri-report.com</a> - With the rapid economic development and increasing income level per capita after the reform and opening up in China, automobiles also keep increasing both in output volume and sales volume. China has become one of the most important automobile markets. The output volume and sales volume of automobiles in China ranked the first in the world from 2009 to 2012.</p><p>Passenger vehicles are the most important composition of the automobile market in China, accounting for 80.26% of the total sales volume in 2012. The sales volume of passenger vehicles totaled 15.4952 million in 2012, increasing by 7.07% YOY, which is higher than the average growth rate.</p><p>Chinese Government permits one foreign investor to establish no more than two joint-venture enterprises that produce the same products in China and forbid the establishment of solo automobile proprietorship, which in return limits the development of foreign auto enterprises to a certain degree. Because foreign auto enterprises far exceed domestic auto enterprises in fund, technology and brands, Sino-foreign brand passenger vehicles overwhelmingly dominate passenger vehicle market in China. Their sales volume accounted for more than 58% of the total sales volume in 2012 and the proportion are increasing constantly. However, different car series showed different performances in Chinese Market. For example, the sales volume of Japanese series passenger vehicles decreased by 9.45% YOY in China, while that of German series, the U.S. series and Korean series all increased by more than 10%.</p><p><a href="http://www.cri-report.com/passenger-vehicles/13319-research-report-on-sales-volume-of-passenger-vehicles-in-china-2008-2013.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/passenger-vehicles/13319-research-report-on-sales-volume-of-passenger-vehicles-in-china-2008-2013.html</a></p><p>CRI composed this report through the long-term investigation on sales status of China's passenger vehicle market. This report analyzes sales volume of passenger vehicles in China by displacement, car models and car series. Finally, it analyzes market share of each passenger vehicle market segments and it will be updated quarterly.</p><p>Through this report, readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>- Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Passenger Vehicles in China, 2008-2013</p><p>- Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Sedan/SUV/MPV in China, 2008-2013</p><p>-Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Passenger Vehicles in China by Displacement, 2008-2013</p><p>- Annual and Monthly Sales Volume of Passenger Vehicles in China by Car Series (Country), 2008-2013</p><p>- Factors that lead to the fluctuation of the above data are, for example, the negative influence of Sino-Japanese relations on the sales volume of Japanese series car in 2012.</p><p>The following enterprises and people are proposed to purchase this report:</p><p>-Automobile Manufacturers</p><p>-Automobile Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile Accessory Manufacturers</p><p>-Investors and Research Institutes that Concerned about China Automobile Market</p>]]>
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      <title>CRI Report Research Report On Automobile 4S Stores In China, 2013-2017</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>[<a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a>] - With rapid economic development and the improvement of income per capita, automobile consumption in China has boomed in recent years and automobiles quickly become affordable consumer goods for ordinary families. In 2012, the automobile output volume in China was 19.272 million, increasing by 4.6% YOY. The sales volume was 19.306 million, increasing by 4.3% YOY. From 2009 to 2012, the automobile output volume and sales volume in China kept ranking the first in the world. In 2012, the output volume and sales volume of passenger vehicles respectively reached 15.5237 million and 15.4952 million, increasing by 7.2% and 7.1% respectively over 2011.</p><p>According to the current situation of <a href="http://www.cri-report.com/sales-dealers/13317-research-report-on-automobile-4s-stores-in-china-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">automobile 4S stores</a> in China, there are two basic models. One is horizontal development. It is a multi-brand business model that can be easily seen in the same regional market. This phenomenon is mainly caused by the fact that manufacturers seldom authorize the same distributor with more than two sales networks in the same region considering the network security, distributors' strength and the management ability in region markets. The other is vertical development. It is a single-brand business model that can be commonly seen in different region markets. According to the development trend in recent years, automobile sale in China will gradually develop from scattered model to concentrated model.</p><p>At present, there are more than 30,000 automobile distributors in China. Automobile 4S store model was introduced in the late 20th century and gradually became prevalent. The investment cost of an ordinary 4S store is about CNY 5 million at least in China. The number of 4S stores exceeded 16,000 in Chinese market by the end of 2012, ranking the first in the world.</p><p>Though &quot;4S&quot; is widely considered the most advanced automobile marketing model, not all of automobile types and brands are suitable for it. The number of automobile 4S stores increased rapidly from 2008 to 2010 and the turning point appeared in 2011. The profit of many 4S stores begun declining and even at least 20% of them suffered deficit in 2012. Under such circumstance, the disadvantageous factor - the high cost of 4S stores was further amplified. On one hand, the land costs, operation costs and labor costs all rose sharply. On the other hand, the sales volume of new automobiles kept declining due to the declining growth rate of automobile market and the concentrated sales network. So, standard high-cost 4S stores will face unfavorable situation if keeping the model.</p><p>The profit of 4S stores mainly comes from vehicle sales and after-sale services. Under the circumstance that the profit of vehicle sales keeps declining, the profit of after-sale services will naturally become a key business for 4S stores. The profit model of 4S stores also becomes changing. They just depend not only on vehicle sales but also on component sales, automobile decoration, second-hand automobile sales, automobile finance businesses and automobile insurance businesses.</p><p>By summarizing and analyzing the profit structures of automobile sales all over the world, it is found that vehicle sales accounts for 10%, after-sales services accounts for 50%, component sales accounts for 10% and second-hand automobile sales accounts for 20%. Vehicle sale occupies more than 50% of the total profit in China. At present, most automobile 4S stores in China only pay attention to promoting automobile sales volume but neglect the management of after-sales services. Consequently, the general performance in improving customers' satisfaction, strengthening after-sales services and technology is poor. The competitions in automobile after-sales service market are mainly the competition between 4S stores and professional maintenance enterprises. Services in 4S stores are rather complete while services in professional maintenance enterprises are more convenient and cheaper.</p><p>With the further maturing automobile sales market and narrowing differences of each brands, distributors will mainly get profit from after-sales services. So the important issues that many 4S stores facing are to provide high-quality after-sales services, to improve customers' satisfaction degree and to cultivate customers' loyalty.</p><p>In 2012, the GDP per capita in China exceeded USD 5,000. It is predicted that it would maintain the growth rate of over 10% in the coming years. It is predicted that the annual automobile sales volume in China would maintain the growth rate of over 8% from 2013 to 2017. So automobile 4S stores in China still have promising development prospect and they are worth investors' attention.</p><p>Through this report, readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>-Development Status of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Profit Models of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Competition Status of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Major Sales Channels of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Development Trend of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Problems and Solutions of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>The following enterprises and people are suggested to purchase this report:</p><p>-Automobile Manufacturers</p><p>-Automobile Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile Component Manufacturers</p><p>-4S Store Investors</p><p>-Investors and research institutes concerned about automobile 4S store industry in China</p><p>Details: <a href="http://www.cri-report.com/sales-dealers/13317-research-report-on-automobile-4s-stores-in-china-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/sales-dealers/13317-research-report-on-automobile-4s-stores-in-china-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 02:43:31 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>[<a target='_blank' href='http://cri-report.com' rel="nofollow">cri-report.com</a>] - With rapid economic development and the improvement of income per capita, automobile consumption in China has boomed in recent years and automobiles quickly become affordable consumer goods for ordinary families. In 2012, the automobile output volume in China was 19.272 million, increasing by 4.6% YOY. The sales volume was 19.306 million, increasing by 4.3% YOY. From 2009 to 2012, the automobile output volume and sales volume in China kept ranking the first in the world. In 2012, the output volume and sales volume of passenger vehicles respectively reached 15.5237 million and 15.4952 million, increasing by 7.2% and 7.1% respectively over 2011.</p><p>According to the current situation of <a href="http://www.cri-report.com/sales-dealers/13317-research-report-on-automobile-4s-stores-in-china-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">automobile 4S stores</a> in China, there are two basic models. One is horizontal development. It is a multi-brand business model that can be easily seen in the same regional market. This phenomenon is mainly caused by the fact that manufacturers seldom authorize the same distributor with more than two sales networks in the same region considering the network security, distributors' strength and the management ability in region markets. The other is vertical development. It is a single-brand business model that can be commonly seen in different region markets. According to the development trend in recent years, automobile sale in China will gradually develop from scattered model to concentrated model.</p><p>At present, there are more than 30,000 automobile distributors in China. Automobile 4S store model was introduced in the late 20th century and gradually became prevalent. The investment cost of an ordinary 4S store is about CNY 5 million at least in China. The number of 4S stores exceeded 16,000 in Chinese market by the end of 2012, ranking the first in the world.</p><p>Though &quot;4S&quot; is widely considered the most advanced automobile marketing model, not all of automobile types and brands are suitable for it. The number of automobile 4S stores increased rapidly from 2008 to 2010 and the turning point appeared in 2011. The profit of many 4S stores begun declining and even at least 20% of them suffered deficit in 2012. Under such circumstance, the disadvantageous factor - the high cost of 4S stores was further amplified. On one hand, the land costs, operation costs and labor costs all rose sharply. On the other hand, the sales volume of new automobiles kept declining due to the declining growth rate of automobile market and the concentrated sales network. So, standard high-cost 4S stores will face unfavorable situation if keeping the model.</p><p>The profit of 4S stores mainly comes from vehicle sales and after-sale services. Under the circumstance that the profit of vehicle sales keeps declining, the profit of after-sale services will naturally become a key business for 4S stores. The profit model of 4S stores also becomes changing. They just depend not only on vehicle sales but also on component sales, automobile decoration, second-hand automobile sales, automobile finance businesses and automobile insurance businesses.</p><p>By summarizing and analyzing the profit structures of automobile sales all over the world, it is found that vehicle sales accounts for 10%, after-sales services accounts for 50%, component sales accounts for 10% and second-hand automobile sales accounts for 20%. Vehicle sale occupies more than 50% of the total profit in China. At present, most automobile 4S stores in China only pay attention to promoting automobile sales volume but neglect the management of after-sales services. Consequently, the general performance in improving customers' satisfaction, strengthening after-sales services and technology is poor. The competitions in automobile after-sales service market are mainly the competition between 4S stores and professional maintenance enterprises. Services in 4S stores are rather complete while services in professional maintenance enterprises are more convenient and cheaper.</p><p>With the further maturing automobile sales market and narrowing differences of each brands, distributors will mainly get profit from after-sales services. So the important issues that many 4S stores facing are to provide high-quality after-sales services, to improve customers' satisfaction degree and to cultivate customers' loyalty.</p><p>In 2012, the GDP per capita in China exceeded USD 5,000. It is predicted that it would maintain the growth rate of over 10% in the coming years. It is predicted that the annual automobile sales volume in China would maintain the growth rate of over 8% from 2013 to 2017. So automobile 4S stores in China still have promising development prospect and they are worth investors' attention.</p><p>Through this report, readers can acquire the following information:</p><p>-Development Status of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Profit Models of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Competition Status of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Major Sales Channels of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Development Trend of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>-Problems and Solutions of Automobile 4S Stores in China</p><p>The following enterprises and people are suggested to purchase this report:</p><p>-Automobile Manufacturers</p><p>-Automobile Trade Enterprises</p><p>-Automobile Component Manufacturers</p><p>-4S Store Investors</p><p>-Investors and research institutes concerned about automobile 4S store industry in China</p><p>Details: <a href="http://www.cri-report.com/sales-dealers/13317-research-report-on-automobile-4s-stores-in-china-2013-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cri-report.com/sales-dealers/13317-research-report-on-automobile-4s-stores-in-china-2013-2017.html</a></p>]]>
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