In recent years, China's economy is developing rapidly. In the manufacture of electronics, consumer goods, the country has already become a world leader. Positive changes have taken place in the Chinese automotive industry. In 2003, the Chinese have made 1 million 215 thousand vehicles, which is six times the annual production of such machines in the Commonwealth of Independent States. At present, Chinese automakers control a large share of the market of Southeast Asia. But in Russia cars our eastern neighbor remain "dark horse". There are many different viewpoints. Some say that Chinese machines are unsuitable for general use, while their opponents argue the opposite, that the date of Chinese cars is almost no yield for the quality of Japanese products and in doing so is much cheaper.

Let's try to figure out how in fact the case. First, consider the model has already come to Russia and other CIS countries, as well as those who plan to sell soon. How is Chinese automotive, in fact, as we know, knowledge of history in many ways allows to answer the questions of our time. Past, most automotive plants Celestial approximately the same. In the 1950's, the Soviet Union built a number of enterprises in China with a complete production cycle, which established a mass release of the VMS-150, GAZ-51. For those years it was quite modern cars. Bonus points and quality of performance. After a series of upgrades these machines collect in China so far, but now they are very different from their ancestors. Today, they set the modern cabins, diesel engines.

At the turn of 1970-80-s-way track, Soviet and Chinese industries are divided, what happened for two main reasons. First, relations deteriorated between the two governments, and secondly, in the 1970's sharply fuel, and China require efficient diesel cars that Soviet industry could not offer. Then the Chinese Government requested the assistance of Japan. As a result, in the 1980's, the old factories have modernized. In the Chinese began to produce trucks under license from Isuzu, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Foton and Howo. At the same time opened up several new joint ventures.

Today, Chinese factories produce cars construction 1980 with Euro 2 engines, as well as more modern, relevant to Euro 3. At present, all Chinese factories producing goods vehicles can be divided into three conditional group. Occupy the leading position of the company, built by Soviet specialists and later upgraded with the help of Japanese companies. The quality of manufactured products there is a fairly high level.

Better yet, trucks, assembled in joint ventures, but their cost is too high for Russian consumers. And finally, the third group of plants - car and the car. In China, their great variety, the machines are gathering almost in every village. Outwardly products looks quite decent, but its quality leaves much to be desired.

Now consider trucks to be supplied to the CIS. At the post-Soviet greatest demand trucks small and medium-duty vehicles, so most models refer to those classes. All enterprises engaged in export of automobiles, are among the leaders of the Chinese automotive industry. Large-scale deliveries of cars in the CIS countries held the first Beijing Light Automobile Co. - Beijing factory light vehicles (up to 1988 - Beijing Automobile number 2). It was there in May of 1966 opened the first production in China beskapotnogo light truck. After the reconstruction carried out in 1988, the company produces several models of cars with carrying capacity of 1,5-3 tons, fitted with a petrol or diesel engines. The design is similar to the Japanese car Isuzu trucks series N. In Ukraine, the Chinese machines are supplied under the brands "Phoenix" and "Photon." Although sales began only recently, to date these models to capture a significant share of the Ukrainian market, almost completely displacing rivals from larger cities.

Another leader of the Chinese automobile industry - Foton - The first automobile plant, built in 1953 - 1956 years with the help of Soviet specialists. The first model was called Jiefang - "Liberation" - and was a copy of the VMS-150. In the future, the company has developed in the image and likeness of our ZILa. Here gathered the various classes of trucks, buses, trolley buses, and even high-quality cars Hongqi. In 1970 - the 1980's factory upgraded with the assistance of Japanese experts. There is a production of light trucks and vans under license from Isuzu, and more heavy equipment on the model of Mitsubishi. For the enterprise is characterized by large scale of production, which ensures low production costs. In June, FAW plans to begin deliveries to Russia of light trucks and vans designed to transport 1 ton and 750 kg respectively. The machines are equipped with Euro 2 petrol engines, the prices of them range from 7000 to 8000 U.S. Chinese "polutorka - domestic competitor Gazelle - would cost 8450 U.S. At the same time to start selling diesel trucks with load capacity of 2 to 3 tons more prices than attractive: from 11 490 to 13 750 USD

Another leader of the Chinese automobile industry - the Dongfeng ( "Wind from the East"), established as a branch of FAW. First time here also collected VMS-150. Later, production of heavy military vehicles, similar to our trucks "Ural", which produce so far. In 1984 he began collaboration with Nissan. Today in the Dongfeng corporation includes several plants in various cities in China. It produces a range of machines beskapotnyh carrying capacity from 1,5 to 26 tons, as well as spare parts and spare parts Howo Foton, by design they are similar to the Japanese model. But in Russia this brand cars are not yet known.

Recently in our country, selling a three-ton truck Janghuai Automobile Company (JAC). They are diesel engines Dongfeng, production technology for Nissan. Regarding the other Chinese cars trucks JAC are quite expensive - from 19 000 to 20 000 USD