中国の乗用車生産における国産化戦略とサプライヤー・ネットワーク

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The purpose of this article is to analyze and interpret the formation pattern of supplier network and the structure of division of labor in the localization process of the Chinese auto industry. The research is based on the field surveys of Chinese auto industry (6 auto makers and 4 parts makers) and of American auto industry (2 auto makers) in 1992, and of German automobile industry in 1993 (4 auto makers).
The article analyzed the production system of Shanghai VW, which maintaines a pioneer status and high performance in the Chinese market, from different perspective-car model policy, business organization, parts purchasing system, and marketing system.
The author examined the approval system for local content parts and the formation pattern of the supplier network in the localization process of CKD parts for Santana, the leading product of Shanghai VW. Based on the achievement of local content parts in different regions and the itemization of major local content parts and components according to their technological importance, the author interpreted the inter-regional and inter-departmental structure of division of labor in the supplier network from two angles-the “quantity” and “quality” of supply.
The supplier that belong to Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and China Parts & Components Corporation become the specialized large suppliers producing important functional parts; the others become the general-purpose parts or piece parts suppliers, thus forming the structure of division of labor specified respectively by the technological advantages of these different suppliers