About Automotive Roundtable Series
The “Automotive Roundtable Series” features a number of selected roundtable events, which aim to connect the industry, exchange ideas and discuss business opportunities and challenges in China. The Roundtables are conveniently held outside the chamber and coordinated primarily by G-I-Events. As the Strategic Partner to G-I-Events, chamber members will enjoy reserved speaking slots for presentation and panel discussion for the selected roundtables.
Interested in getting involved with the “Automotive Roundtable Series”? Please contact Mr. Ink Zheng, Business Manager for Transport & Mobility Working Groups, at izheng@europeanchamber.com.cn for details.
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January Automotive Roundtable
- China Used Car Market – Is the Expansion Era Coming? -
Although still in its early development phase, rapid growth of auto ownership has also injected new vitality for used car market in China. With the blooming of auto market in China experienced steady trade scale increase and structure optimization, the used car trade is growing as well. However there are still some hinder issues such as lack of integrity, evaluation criteria and after-service system, and incomplete policy and regulation and so on holding the growth back. Will China’s used car market make the shift from subordinate position to one of the dominant positions in auto industry? Will the used car go into a high speed, up-going development passage in the future? January Automotive Roundtable will invite the industry players including OEMs, related services platform to share their views.
- in cooperation with Autoköpfe -
- Strategic Partner: EU Chamber -
When: Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 6 pm
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Registration and Networking Dinner.
(Dinner costs will be paid to the restaurant separately by participants)
7:00 pm: Presentation: The Necessity of Professional Used Car Business and Programs for an OEM
By Mr. Oliver Lajara, Director Fleet Sales & Used Cars, Volkswagen Group Import Co. Ltd
Mr. Oliver Lajara has over 18 years working experiences in Automotive industry. Since 1998 he worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, USA for 3 years. Later he worked as a key account manager in SIXT Leasing from 2001-2003. From 2003-2009, he served as Senior Key Account Manager Asian Manufacturers for Eurotax Schwacke Germany. After that he worked for Hyundai Motor Europe as the General Manager focus on fleet sales & remarketing for 5 years. Since the beginning of 2015, he took the role as the director of fleet sales & used cars at Volkswagen Import, China.
7:20 pm: Presentation:
By Mr. Chenyi (Gerry) Wang, Co-founder & CMO, Chejianding, Beijing TGS IT Co. Ltd.
From 2003-2013, Chenyi had 10 years working experience with BMW, MINI in both OEM & Dealers, by taken diversified roles in different areas, Sales consultants, Sales & Marketing coach for startup dealers, Area Manager, Dealer Performance Senior Managers, Customer orientation Senior manager, dealer coaching team lead and so on. Since 2014, he was the vice general manager in LSH auto group focusing on used car strategy for half year. At the end of 2014, Chenyi built up startup company "Beijing TGS IT" focusing on used car market service. Our brand "Chejianding" has generated more than 2 million used car reports in 2016 to support used car buyers avoiding used car buying fraud.
7:40 pm: Panel discussion: China Used Car Market – Is the Expansion Era Coming?
Moderator: Mr. John Shen, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, Greater China
Mr. Shen Jun has more than 20 years of industry and management consulting experience. He is now Managing Director with Accenture Strategy Greater China. Before he joined Accenture, Mr. Shen was Senior Partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and has been leading the Automotive Competence Center (ACC) in Greater China. Mr. Shen has served many leading MNC/local companies in automotive industry, covering a wide range of topics. Mr. Shen has in-depth knowledge and expertise in the functional areas of corporate strategy, merger and acquisitions, operational benchmark, organizational restructuring and sales and marketing management (especially on branding, channel optimization, pricing and new product launch), etc.
Panel additionally includes:
Mr. Farid Kandil, General Manager China Automotive Solutions DEKRA East Asia
Working for DEKRA group since almost 10 years, Farid is developing DEKRA Automotive Solutions’ business in China since 2013. Recently appointed as General Manager, he has before assumed responsibility in international Key Account Management and Project Management, operating from Bordeaux, France. From 2007 to 2011 Farid held Director Positions for Used Car Retail Performance and later Remarketing in Germany. Prior to his engagement with DEKRA, Farid worked for years in several 4S dealerships. Along his career path, he has been Used Car sales man, Used Car manager and Outlet General Manager.
8:10 pm: Q&A
Where: Where: Restaurant “Blue Marlin”
No. 4 North Road, East Third Ring, Chaoyang District, Beijing
蓝枪鱼西餐酒吧，北京市朝阳区东三环北路四号（韩国大使馆对面）
Fee: 150 RMB/Person, incl. 1 Welcome Drink if registered by January 23
250 RMB/Person, incl. 1 Welcome Drink at the door without registration
Free for Annual Sponsors!
(Please note only cash or pre-payment via bank transfer is accepted)
Language: English
Seats are limited! If you like to attend, RSVP via email
kathrin@g-i-events.com or lucia@g-i-events.com by January 23, 2017.
In case you register but cannot attend, please cancel your reservation before January 23. Otherwise you will be invoiced for the event.
