Feng Sihan, who will step down as CEO of Volkswagen China at the end of this month, said that no matter who is CEO, to continue to become a world -class car company, Volkswagen must focus on the Chinese market.
According to Bloomberg, Stephan Wollenstein came to China for the first time in 2004 and was responsible for Volkswagen's operation in China in 2019.He said that he has witnessed the "thorough model change" in the automotive industry, and global car companies such as Volkswagen have to focus on the world's largest automotive market in China today.
Feng Sihan said that Volkswagen will increase in 2030 to 28 million to 30 million, which will increase by about 30%to 35%of the global automotive market.China is an important market for Volkswagen. In the first quarter, about 40 % of the car delivery volume in the Chinese market.The company has more than 90,000 employees in Huayo, and has more than 40 cars and component factories with partners.
In 2019, Volkswagen's sales in China reached a record of 4.23 million vehicles.However, with the outbreak of the crown disease, it fell to 3.3 million vehicles in 2021.The epidemic in Shanghai and Changchun this year affects car production, and sales continue to decline. In the first half of the year, the Volkswagen China market was delivered 1.47 million units, a decrease of 20%.Nevertheless, due to the release of consumer demand for the release of the sales rebound, Volkswagen still adheres to the annual sales target of 3.8 million units.
Feng Sihan said that if the supply of components cannot be obtained, the factory closed -loop management is "unable to last."
As Feng Sihan was about to leave, the Volkswagen headquarters suddenly changed coaches last week, and CEO Herbert Diess resigned, and was received by Porsche's CEO Oliver Blume.Dis once said that China is the "second local market" of the public, and contributes more than 4 billion euros (about 5.6 billion yuan) in China in China.
Feng Sihan said that he has undergone tremendous changes in the global automotive market in China in these 14 years in China. China has become a "backbone of new generation of car trend" such as electric vehicles and intelligent connected cars.
"If you are in China, you can't cope with the speed of China, and you don't treat the Chinese market specifically. It is not necessarily whether you can become a first -class enterprise in the next five to ten years."
