New Energy Bus Local Protection is Expected to Break Ice


The Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee has been successfully concluded, but its significance and far-reaching influence are still widely discussed in the commercial vehicle industry. “The plenary session proposes that we must 'build a unified, open, competitive and orderly market system', and 'accelerate the formation of a modern market system in which enterprises operate independently, compete fairly, consumers choose freely, and self-consumption, and free flow of goods and elements, and equal exchanges.' The "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning the Comprehensive Deepening of Reforms" clearly puts forward the need to "oppose local protection." From the signals released by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC National Congress, it can be seen that the local protection in the field of new energy buses is expected to be promising. Resolved.” Recently, a bus industry told reporters.

There is no good seller without a good buyer

When it comes to local protection, the passenger circle is no stranger to people. When it comes to this topic, companies will suffer a drudgery: “At present, new energy buses are mainly used in public transport systems, and bus procurement itself has serious local protection. Because most public transport companies have tight funding, they can only rely on government funding to update vehicles. Therefore, there is no doubt that the flow of car purchase money must be the local bus manufacturer. As far as I know, in some areas, car purchase funds are directly transferred from the local government to the manufacturer.”

"Compared with ordinary buses, the local protection of new energy buses is even more serious." Mr. Wu, a market analyst for a bus company, said: "This is mainly reflected in the configuration. There may be no vehicle companies in some places, but there are batteries, In the motor company, the local government will say that it can use local cars, but it must use local batteries, motors, and other parts. This is another form of protection. Of course, if the local bus companies and new energy facilities Enterprises, then the whole vehicle and key parts must be produced by local companies."

“Some companies have reported to me that their new energy vehicles have not been sold elsewhere, and many cities have expressed that they must supplement their own local companies for subsidies.” Jia Xinguang, an automotive consulting expert, once said this. According to the survey, almost all areas that issue subsidies for new energy vehicles have more or less local protection. As the promotion of new energy vehicles requires government subsidies, local governments are reluctant to use local fiscal funds to subsidize products in other regions, and local protectionism tends to emerge.

Local protection originally intended to protect local interests, but it not only harmed the interests of foreign companies, but also made it difficult for local companies to become bigger and stronger, but also to impair the development of the industry.

According to Wang Binggang, head of the national “863” energy conservation and new energy vehicle major project supervision and advisory expert group, “new energy vehicles must break local protection. If a company has a very good car, other cities do not accept it and must wait for a place. Cars can come out, otherwise they will not be subsidized. This will hinder development and good products will not be promoted."

“Some auto companies have to build assembly plants in order to obtain a local market in exchange for local market share, but this decentralized small-scale production company does not meet the requirements of economies of scale in the market.” Commentator Zhang Zhiyong said.

BYD is an example. After 2008, it introduced the plug-in hybrid F3DM, the pure electric bus K9 and the sedan e6 one after another. However, it had to face the embarrassing situation in the actual marketing process, except for BYD's headquarters in Shenzhen and its factory in Xi’an. Changsha, BYD new energy vehicles can hardly break into other cities. In 2012, BYD began to establish electric vehicle production plants throughout the country in exchange for K9 to enter the local market.

It can be said that there is no good seller without a good buyer. Without good sellers, how can we talk about technological progress and product improvement?

“Local protection has made the promotion of new energy vehicles a political task, destroying the role of the market in allocating resources and is not conducive to its healthy and sustainable development.” Industry experts analyzed: “Local protection is the process of developing new energy vehicles. It seems like the battery is on the passenger car and it is the so-called new energy bus that can get the country's money.Finally we will find that this money subsidizes a large number of 'junk' technologies rather than advanced technologies. We say that we have a wide gap with foreign countries, such as energy density, energy efficiency, mileage, etc. The reason why this happens is that it has a lot to do with local protection. In some places, even if there is no condition, Incapable enterprises are also supported as new energy industries, resulting in the difficulty of the emergence of truly advanced technologies. While foreign companies compete in the market, whoever has the technology will be at the front, relying on strength rather than Support is not protection."

The protection of "local protection" policy system is expected to collapse

Because it has been plagued by local protection for many years, the signal released by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee was even more encouraging for the industry.

“We have been shouting to break down local protection, but the reality is that, to some extent, the previous new energy bus policy system was built on the interest relationship between the central and local governments. That is, the policy itself carries The color of local protectionism,” said industry insiders.

The subsidy policy for new energy vehicles introduced in September this year has caused questions. It mentioned that "the number of foreign brands in the vehicles for promotion and application shall not be less than 30%." In this regard, Zhang Zhiyong analyzed: “The 30% foreign brand quantity requirement, in terms of form, is a crack for the past 100% to limit foreign brand new energy vehicles from entering the local market. From a practical point of view, it is the relevant national ministries and commissions. There is an endorsement of the local government’s 70% share of the market for new energy vehicles, which means that the new new energy vehicle policy has set a local market for the distribution of local and foreign brands, that is, local new energy vehicles account for 70% of the total. Market share, foreign brands have a 30% market share."

“The signal released by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Congress is more important than the opposition to local protection. I believe that the closer relationship with new energy buses is to emphasize the role of the market. From this perspective, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC September's new energy policy is more conducive to the development of new energy buses.” Wang Jian, a professor at Chongqing Jiaotong University, told reporters: “New energy buses are a good technology development direction, but in the actual implementation process, local protection has been intensified and completely violated. As a result of the economic laws, new energy buses have evolved from good to bad evaluations, and therefore, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee was very important for the adjustment of the direction of development of new energy buses. The markets it emphasized were built on national interests. The market based on it is no longer doped with local interests."

Implement the test of government management capabilities

Regarding how to translate the general direction indicated by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee into practical and operational content, Wang Jian believes that this depends on the government’s management capabilities: “From a macro point of view, we must clarify the direction of development. Take the EU as an example. The purpose of its establishment is very clear, that is, it is necessary to raise the standard of living and the environment of the people. This is also the case in our country. Regardless of what kind of construction and development, the ultimate goal is to improve the standard of living of the people and the environment. Our desire to build a country has always been good, such as the reform and opening up, the building of a harmonious society, and the development of production and the development of the economy.From the management system, we must abide by the laws of market economy, respect the development of science and technology, and follow the principle of fairness and efficiency. Some people may say that this has something to do with the new energy bus policy? It seems to be no connection, but as time goes by, people will find that these contents or systems and ideas will influence our development all the time. Some seemingly good An active policy, if it is not properly managed, will deviate from its original purpose.Like new energy bus technology, Now its rapid development, some places will mobilize all forces to do, the result of a variety of 'weird' frequent. "

"This kind of 'strange move' is too much. I have just seen a report that despite the requirement of 'not less than 30%', but before the first list of cities for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles was announced, The government has issued nearly 1,000 purchase orders for new energy buses to local companies in advance,” said Mr. Wu. “Although the 18th Central Committee of the Third Plenary Session released a positive signal, according to past experience, many good policies and directions have been implemented. When the place is changed, the place still operates according to the previous inertia or procedure, and in contrast, the absence of a national policy guarantees the 'scare of people.' If the policy is implemented in accordance with the established direction , you must use the rules to deal with these 'cures'."



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