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China's auto market: the dialectical thinking of "volume" and not "volume".

author:CAR from the perspective of the automotive industry

In the current Chinese auto market, a significant phenomenon is the "volume" - price wars, traffic competition, and the all-out efforts of business leaders, which undoubtedly reveals the fierceness of market competition.

China's auto market: the dialectical thinking of "volume" and not "volume".

However, in the face of such a phenomenon, we can't help but ask: should China's auto market be "rolled"? This question is not black and white, but requires us to explore it from multiple dimensions.

First of all, the "volume" is, to a certain extent, the inevitable result of market development and competition. In the market economy, enterprises strive for market share by reducing costs, improving quality, and innovating services, which is an important driving force for the progress of the industry. The "volume" of China's auto market enables consumers to buy better products at more reasonable prices, and at the same time, it also prompts enterprises to continuously improve their competitiveness, which is beneficial to the overall development of the industry.

China's auto market: the dialectical thinking of "volume" and not "volume".

However, excessive "volumes" can be problematic. Price wars may lead to the compression of corporate profits, affecting their long-term R&D investment and technological upgrading; The competition for traffic may lead to ignoring the essence of products and services and only pursuing short-term sales performance; Excessive pressure on leaders can also lead to poor decision-making and affect the stable operation of the business. All of these can have a negative impact on the automotive industry and even hinder the healthy development of the entire industry.

China's auto market: the dialectical thinking of "volume" and not "volume".

Therefore, China's auto market needs both "volume" and rationality. We need to "roll" out innovation, promote technological progress, and improve product quality, rather than a simple price war; We need to "roll" out services, pay attention to the actual needs of consumers, and provide high-quality car purchase and after-sales services, rather than blindly pursuing traffic; We need to "roll" out leadership and encourage entrepreneurship, but we also need to focus on building a corporate culture to ensure that leaders' decisions are based on long-term strategic considerations.

China's auto market: the dialectical thinking of "volume" and not "volume".

In general, China's auto market needs to maintain the vitality of competition while avoiding the risks of excessive competition. Only by finding the balance between "volume" and not "volume" can we truly achieve the prosperity of the market and the sustainable development of the industry. This requires policy guidance, industry self-discipline and self-adjustment of enterprises to jointly build a healthy, orderly and dynamic Chinese auto market.

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