AP Television
Guangzhou, China, 23 November 2009
1. Wide shot unveiling of Infiniti's new concept car Essence
2. Cutaway of media
3. Wide of Infiniti's new concept car Essence rotating on stage
4. Mid shot of car boot opening, showing a set of Louis Vuitton briefcases
5. Pan of Essence car
6. Mid shot of interior of Essence
7. Close up of steering wheel of Essence
8. Wide top executives of Nissan standing in front of new cars
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yasuaki Hashimoto, President of Nissan (China) Investment Company Limited:
"This year, China is showing the very big growth, while the other markets like US, Europe, Japan, is just right to maintain the sales volume. But China is showing the significant growth, more than 30 per cent so far, for passenger big growth sales in China. But still the China market has a big potential because China's modernisation has just started. I think China will be the biggest market in the world very soon, and this is a significant potential we see in China, so we have a reason to see China will be the most important strategy market for us."
10. Wide of Infiniti's new car, G37
11. Close up of car sign with number G37
12. Various of G37 car opening its hood with a man sitting in the car
13. Pan across Infiniti exhibition area
14. Close up of Ford logo and Chinese characters reading 'wonderful live'
15. Wide of performers dancing beside a covered car
16. Mid of performers taking off a cloth covering Ford Mondeo
17. Pan of Ford Mondeo
18. Close of front of Ford Mondeo
19. Cutaway of reporters
20. Wide of Nigel Harris speaking on stage
21. Mid of Nigel Harris speaking on the stage
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Nigel Harris, General Manager of Changan Ford Sales Company:
"It seems to be showing signs it is going to continue to grow, and when you start talking about numbers like 15 million units for next year, that make sense. There is an underlying healthiness about the auto market and about how the Chinese consumers behave, they are great savers. So, they don't let you borrow a lot of money, so the net result is they have actually got the liquidity to go out and buy a car. That means when we talk about growth like ten per cent for next year, we're actually pretty confident that can happen."
23. Mid of visitors walking through car show
24. Mid of a Mercedes-Benz car
25. Mid of visitor opening the door of the Mercedes-Benz car
26. Close up of Mercedes-Benz car rotating
27. Wide of the Mercedes-Benz car rotating with print reading 'Blue EFFICIENCY'
28. Wide of Toyota's plug-in hybrid car model HI-CT
29. Close up of plug of the HI-CT
30. Wide front of HI-CT
31. Mid shot visitor taking photo
32. Wide of a white Toyota FT-EV electric car
33. Close up of plug of the Toyota FT-EV electric car
34. Wide of the exhibition area of Geely, Chinese domestic car manufacturer
35. Wide of a BYD AUTO car
36. Mid of the front of the BYD AUTO car
37. Mid of visitors looking at engine
38. Wide shot people walking past cars
AP Television
Hong Kong, 24 November 2009
39. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Lam, Research director at Christfund Securities Limited:
"So they are making very good profits to their parent company, if you compare them making the same sales, making the same number of the vehicle with their country. So, I believe that all the manufactures, they intend to increase their capacity, which is compare their slowing down their own production line in their own country."
AP Television
Guangzhou, China, 23 November 2009
40. Mid of a car rotating with two models standing beside the car
41. Pan from photographers to model posing with car
42. Wide of colourful mini cooper
43. Wide of a BMW car
44. Pan across exhibition
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China's third-largest auto show kicked off Tuesday (24 November) in the country's southern city of Guangzhou, as more than 600 international car makers gather to showcase their latest models together with their Chinese joint ventures.
Themed as "Technology, Trend and New Life", the annual auto show presents about 70 new models for the first time in China.
This is Essence, an electric and petrol hybrid coupe with 600PS engine.
It is Infinity's latest concept car, equipped with a new direct-injection fuel system which, according to Nissan, ensures the engine works more efficiently than before.
In its trunk, briefcases from Louise Vuitton demonstrate the collaboration between the car manufacturer and the luxury brand.
Essence is one of the highlights of this year's auto show in Guangzhou, demonstrating that the Chinese car market is growing strong.
Yasuaki Hashimoto, President of Nissan, says that this year China is showing a very big growth, while the other markets like the US, Europe and Japan are struggling to maintain sales.
"China is showing the significant growth, more than 30 per cent so far, for passenger big growth sales in China. But still the China market has a big potential because China's modernisation has just started. I think China will be the biggest market in the world very soon and this is a significant potential we see in China, so we have a reason to see China will be the most important strategy market for us."
Alongside Essence, another Infinity car got its premiere: the all-new G37 convertible.
Over at Ford - the Changan Ford is being unveiled. It's a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Changan Motors in Chongqing China, celebrates it's upgraded 2010 Ford Mondeo.
The company is confident that the new model's classy appearance and spacious interior can win the hearts of high-end customers.
Ford's EcoBoost engine cutaway is also being showcased for the first time to demonstrate Ford's green technology, which will be introduced in China next year.
The engine's new technology delivers up to 20% better fuel economy and 15% fewer CO2 emissions.
Nigel Harris, General Manager of Changan Ford Sales Company, says the future looks promising for them.
"When you start talking about numbers like 15 million units for next year, that make sense. There is an underlying healthiness about the auto market and about how the Chinese consumers behave, they are great savers. So, they don't let you borrow a lot of money, so the net result is they have actually got the liquidity to go out to buy a car. That means when we talk about growth like ten per cent for next year, we're actually pretty confident that can happen."
Germany luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz showcases three new cars that incorporate its latest Blue Efficiency green technology.
The E-200 and E-260 sedans could save at least 0.15 litre per 100 kilometres in fuel consumption, according to the car maker.
Toyota Motor Corp presents its FT-EV electric car powered by motor and lithium battery.
At the Japanese auto maker's booth the FT-HS sports car is on show. It uses new hybrid technologies. There's also the Hi-CT plug-in hybrid vehicle.
Chinese automobile manufacturers BYD and Geely are also showing their new electric and hybrid cars at the event.
China's auto sales are the world's highest this year.
According to the state-sanctioned China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, sales in October were up by 72 percent from last year to 1.2 million vehicles.
Total sales up until early November are 10.9 million vehicles, compared with 8.6 million in the United States, according to Autodata Corp.
The Chinese government's stimulus policies have included cutting consumption taxes on cars with an engine capacity of 1.6 litres or below to 5 per cent from 10 per cent, and giving subsidies to villagers of up to 5,000 yuan (730$ US Dollars) to buy a small car.
A car analyst in Hong Kong expects these measures will be kept in place over the next year, as the Chinese government has announced to curb carbon emissions.
Thus small displacement engines would be encouraged.
Simon Lam, Research director at Christfund Securities Limited, says the cheap labour costs in China is attracting international manufacturers to expand production there.
"So they are making very good profits to their parent company, if you compare them making the same sales, making the same number of the vehicle with their country. So, I believe that all the manufactures, they intend to increase their capacity, which is compare their slowing down their own production line in their own country."
The Guangzhou auto show ran from 24 to 30 November.
