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PhotoofMayorXuKuangdiSignatureofMayorShanghaiInternationalAutoTown：GoldenGatetotheVastChineseMarketBrochureforR&DinstitutionsOctober14,2001ContentsChina’sautoindustryChina’sboomingautomarketShanghai’soutstandingautoindustryHighpotentialShanghaiInternationalAutoTown(SIAT)SIAT–firstchoiceforautoR&DandstartupsComprehensiveSIATR&DmanagementandtrainingcenterFavorableautoR&DenvironmentPrivilegepoliciesofSIATSIATinvestmentprocedureandcontactinformationLocatedinthemostadvancedareaofChina,…Nearthemostdevelopedautobaseofthecountry,…Withhighqualityprofessionalandtechnicaltalent,…Enjoyingsupportfromapragmaticandambitiousgovernment,…ExertinginfluenceontherestofthenationMapofShanghaiAmodernautotownwillemergeinWestShanghai.ItwillbeagoldengatetothevastChineseautomobilemarket.Chineseautoindustry(GeneralBackgroundInformation)China’sBoomingAutomobileMarketInjustafewyearsfromnow,China’sautomobilemarketwillenjoyrapidandsustainedannualgrowthofover10percent.By2010,Chinaisexpectedtobeoneofthethreemajorautomobilemarketsintheworld.Annualdemandforcarswillriseto5.8millionunits.China’sautomobileindustrywillgrowmuchfasterthantheworldaverage.Increasedpercapitaincomes,growingdemandforpassengerandfreighttransportation,improvedroads,policiesencouragingautomobilepurchases,andtariffchangesfollowingChina’saccessiontotheWTOwilldrivethisgrowth.Thedevelopmentoftheautoindustrywillstepuptherequirementsforautoresearchanddevelopment.ChineseautoR&Dwillfacethechallengeofmovingfromcopyingforeignmodelsandprocesses,whilemakingsmallandsimplechanges,todevelopinganddesigningbrandnewmodels.Shanghai’soutstandingautoindustryAstheeconomic,financialandtransportationcenterofChina,Shanghaihasallthefavorableconditionsforsupportingafastgrowingautoindustry.Goingbytheestimatesofprofessionalorganizations,theboominChina’sautoindustrywillfirsttakeplaceintheChangjiangRiverDelta.Marketdemandherewillincreaseby10-20percentannuallyinthenext10years.Apartfromthishugelocalmarket,otherpartsofthecountrywillalsogeneratemassivedemandShanghaiisalsorecognizedasChina'smostdevelopedindustrialandcommercialcenter.ItsautomobilemanufacturingfoundationisratedoneofthebestinChina.ShanghaiwasthefirstinChinatointroducetheVolkswagen“Santana"carin1983.Afternearly20yearsofdevelopment,ShanghaihasbecomeamaturemanufacturingbaseproducingmainlytheSantana,Passat,Buick,ShanghaiVolvobus,andDatongheavytruck.Shanghai’sautomobileoutputamountstoone-fifththatofthewholecountry.ShanghaialsohasoneofthemostpowerfulautoR&DbasesinChinawithleadingresearchinstitutionsandagreatmanyprofessionaltechnicians.ThefurtherdevelopmentofShanghai’seconomy,cultureandtechnologywillmakeitevenmoreimportantinChina’sautoR&D.Shanghai’soveralldevelopmenthasattractedtheattentionoftheworld.Alargenumberofoutstandingprofessionalshavecometoworkandliveinthisbeautifulcity,whichenjoysthereputationof“apearlintheeast”,offeringafirst-ratetalentpool.Exhibit2：PicturesofcarsPromisingSIATSIATisacomprehensiveautocenterfocusingonautotradebutincludingR&D,logisticsservices,exhibitionandeducation,tourismandcarmaking.ItislocatedinAnting,atowninWestShanghai,atthejunctureofJiangsu,ZhejiangandShanghai.SIATwillbuildonShanghai’sexistingadvantages,leverageglobaltrendsintheautoindustryandconsumerpreferences,andbuildnewcoreskillstosetupacomprehensiveautoeconomicsystem.TheShanghaiMunicipalGovernm...