On November 3, 2022, the opening ceremony of the 2nd China (Tianjin) Used Car Export Overseas Exhibition (Dubai, Egypt) was held at Dongjiang Fengchi Automobile Bonded Exhibition Center in Tianjin Free Trade Zone. The opening ceremony was launched simultaneously in the Dubai Automobile Free Trade Zone in the United Arab Emirates and the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Egypt through domestic and international video connections. At the opening ceremony, the "Tianjin-Dubai ro-ro direct route" was officially restarted. The restart of this direct shipping route will further strengthen the advantages of Tianjin Port in the export business of used cars and improve the export competitiveness of Tianjin enterprises.
Continue to explore the demand for models in overseas markets
The reporter learned during the event that in order to solve the problem of the overseas operation and maintenance system construction of my country's second-hand car export, in 2021, the Binhai New Area Commercial Promotion Bureau, together with the Economic Development Zone, Bonded Zone, and Dongjiang Management Committee, will take the lead in successfully hosting China (Tianjin) in the pilot cities across the country. The used car export overseas exhibition led Tianjin used car export pilot enterprises to go overseas in a group. Not only did all the participating vehicles sell, but also signed follow-up orders for more than 600 units, enabling overseas markets to get close contact with Chinese used cars. At the same time, expand overseas cooperation channels, form a stable second-hand car trading center in Dubai, and play a good role in promoting the subsequent development of second-hand car export business in Tianjin.
More than 10 second-hand car export companies participated in this exhibition. In addition to Tianjin export companies, they also attracted second-hand car export companies from Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Shanxi, and Shandong. Exhibited models include the popular Volkswagen ID3, ID4, ID6 series and Volkswagen Weiran, Lantu FREE Pure Electric, Lantu Dreamer MPV, Ford Electric Horse, Honda NS1, Hongqi EHS9, Camel EV, etc. The models are more abundant than last year. It is expected that more than 100 vehicles will be exhibited in total.
According to reports, from the opening day, the exhibition and sales activities will last for one month, and continue to explore the demand for models in overseas markets.
The scope of export radiation is further expanded
"This year's overseas exhibition continued the achievements of the first session. The venues were selected at the same time as two important transit hubs in the Middle East and Africa—Dubai and Egypt. The activities of the two overseas sites were simultaneously opened in the form of simultaneous live video broadcasts at home and abroad, forming a The agglomeration effect of the 'Three-Country Linkage' has further enhanced the business development confidence of Tianjin second-hand car export enterprises and overseas second-hand car purchasers.” Zhang Tingting, Secretary General of Tianjin Second-hand Car Export Association, said that the newly added Egyptian site activities of this fair will be selected Held in the TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone jointly established by China and Egypt. After more than 10 years of development and construction, the park has already met the essential conditions to undertake the second-hand car export exhibition, which can effectively assist in expanding the radiation range of second-hand car exports in Tianjin, China.
Since Tianjin was approved to carry out the second-hand car export business in 2019, the New District, as the place where Tianjin’s second-hand car export pilot policy is undertaken, has taken the lead in the standardized management of the industry, the selection of pilot enterprises, the dynamic adjustment of the pilot project, and the innovation of export models. It has become the first in the country Used commercial vehicle export region. According to statistics, from 2019 to 2022, the export of second-hand cars in the New Area will show explosive growth. In 2019, 35 units will be cleared, with a customs clearance value (export value) of 198,000 US dollars; in 2020, 215 units will be cleared, with a customs clearance value (export value) of more than 2 million US dollars; in 2021, more than 849 units will be cleared, and the customs clearance value (export value) will exceed 12.12 million US dollars ; From January to September 2022, a total of 1,883 used cars were exported, with an export value of more than 55.73 million US dollars.
At present, the export models of Binhai New Area are mainly new energy vehicles, and the key export countries are countries in Central Asia and the Middle East. There are a total of 10 companies with qualifications for exporting used cars, with a volume of 2,982 used cars and an export value of nearly US$70.048 million. The scale and number of pilot projects are among the top in the country. The new district is gradually building a northern used car export highland facing the three north and radiating the whole country.
