2023-07-08 05:23:14
A few days ago, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers organized 16 auto manufacturers including Weilai and Ideal to sign the “Letter of Commitment to Maintain Fair Market Order in the Auto Industry”. On July 8, the association issued a statement: the association recognized that the letter of commitment “not to disrupt the order of fair market competition with abnormal prices” involved the expression “price”, which was inappropriate. Delete the above terms from the letter of commitment, and urge the 16 and other auto production member companies to strictly abide by the “Anti-Monopoly Law” and relevant administrative regulations, guidelines, and rules, set prices independently, and compete fairly, so as to jointly contribute to the healthy and innovative development of industrial norms strength.
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BYD, Tesla and other auto companies signed the “Letter of Commitment to Maintain Fair Market Order in the Auto Industry”
On July 6, at the 2023 China Automobile Forum, in order to maintain a good order in the auto market, jointly create a good consumption environment, actively stabilize and promote auto consumption, under the witness of relevant departments, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers brought FAW, Dongfeng, SAIC, Senior executives of major Chinese auto companies such as Changan, BAIC, GAC, Sinotruk, Chery, JAC, Geely, Great Wall, BYD, NIO, Ideal, Xiaopeng, Tesla, etc., jointly signed the “Letter of Commitment to Maintain a Fair Market Order in the Auto Industry” “.
Commitment: 1. Insist on adhering to industry regulations and agreements, standardize marketing activities, maintain fair competition order, and not disturb the fair competition order in the market with abnormal prices. 2. Pay attention to the methods of marketing and publicity, do not exaggerate publicity, do not make false publicity, and do not conduct misleading publicity to consumers in order to attract attention and increase customer acquisition. 3. Carry forward the craftsman spirit of quality first and quality first, and meet people’s needs for a better life with high-quality products and high-quality services. 4. Carry forward the core values of socialism, actively fulfill social responsibilities, take full responsibility in terms of stable growth, strong confidence and risk prevention, bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities, and work together to make important contributions to national economic growth.
The “Commitment Letter” of the China Automobile Association was deleted 48 hours following it was released, which violated the spirit of the “Anti-Monopoly Law”
① The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers deleted the expression “not disrupting the fair competition order of the market with abnormal prices” involving “price”, saying that it “violated the spirit of the Anti-Monopoly Law”. ②Article 17 of the Anti-Monopoly Law stipulates that operators with competitive relationships are prohibited from reaching monopoly agreements, including fixing or changing commodity prices. ③The signing of the “commitment letter” does not guarantee price stability, and vehicle manufacturers and dealers will still adjust prices according to changes in market factors.
On July 8, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers issued a statement saying that it had previously organized 16 automobile manufacturers to jointly issue a letter of commitment, which stated that “not disrupting the fair competition order in the market with abnormal prices” involved the expression “price”. In the spirit of the “Anti-Monopoly Law”, the above-mentioned clauses are deleted from the letter of commitment.”
The statement mentioned, “(China Association of Automobile Manufacturers) will urge the 16 member companies and other auto manufacturers to strictly abide by the Anti-Monopoly Law and relevant administrative regulations, guidelines, and rules, set prices independently, compete fairly, and jointly promote healthy innovation for industrial regulation. contribute to development”.
At the 2023 China Automobile Forum held on July 6, in order to maintain a good order in the automobile market, jointly create a good consumption environment, and actively stabilize and promote automobile consumption, under the witness of relevant departments, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers brought FAW, Dongfeng, SAIC , Changan, BAIC, GAC, Sinotruk, Chery, JAC, Geely, Great Wall, BYD, Weilai, Ideal, Xiaopeng, Tesla and other major Chinese auto companies executives jointly signed the Automobile Industry’s Commitment to Maintaining a Fair Market Order Book”.
Article 1 of the “Letter of Commitment” mentions, “Insist on adhering to industry rules and regulations, standardize marketing activities, maintain a fair competition order, and not disrupt the fair competition order in the market with abnormal prices.”
It is this content that has triggered extensive discussions in the industry. “Article 17 of the Anti-monopoly Law stipulates that operators with competitive relationships are prohibited from reaching monopoly agreements, including fixing or changing commodity prices. In this case, the car enterprise alliance is suspected of reaching a monopoly agreement, and at the same time, the ‘abnormal price’ There is a suspicion of reaching a price agreement or restricting or fixing the price.” Xiong Chao, a partner lawyer of Beijing Jingshi Law Firm, said
At the same time, Xiong Chao further stated, “Article 22 of the Anti-Monopoly Law stipulates that operators with a dominant market position are prohibited from engaging in acts of abusing their dominant market position, including selling goods at unfairly high prices or buying goods at unfairly low prices. commodity.”
Since the beginning of this year, “price war” has become the main tone throughout the domestic auto market. After several price adjustments of domestic Tesla, it has entered the lowest value in history. Under the head effect, many new energy car companies have adjusted their prices. In March of this year, the war further spread to the field of fuel vehicles, and the price cuts ranged from 10,000 yuan to more than 100,000 yuan.
However, in the eyes of industry insiders, the signing of the “Letter of Commitment” does not guarantee price stability, and vehicle manufacturers and dealers will still adjust prices according to changes in market factors.
On the day following the “Letter of Commitment” was signed, North and South Volkswagen almost simultaneously adjusted the prices of their respective ID. brand models. On the same day, FAW-Volkswagen announced that the starting price of ID. family models is 155,900 yuan, and at the same time, they can enjoy a replacement subsidy of up to 7,000 yuan, ID. The “six basic rights” such as the vehicle warranty per kilometer and the first car owner’s life-long free traffic. Among them, the ID.Pure Edition has a direct drop of 38,000 yuan, and the ID.6 CROZZ PURE+ with the highest drop is only 195,900 yuan, a drop of 87,000 yuan.
On the same day, SAIC Volkswagen also announced that ID.3 will launch a limited-time price. From now until July 31, 2023, you can start with 125,900 yuan, and the limited number is 7,000 units. Previously, the official starting price of SAIC Volkswagen ID.3 was 162,900 yuan, and the price cut this time reached 37,000 yuan.
(Article source: Jiemian News)
Article source: Interface News
Original title: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers: Delete the “Letter of Commitment” involving price expressions, and urge car companies to strictly abide by the “Anti-Monopoly Law”
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