Declining sales put pressure on car dealers  

汽車經銷商庫存仍超警戒線 廠商矛盾凸顯

由于銷量下滑庫存積壓現象又逐漸顯現。中國汽車流通協會日前發布的最新數據顯示，4月份國內汽車經銷商庫存預警指數為50.35%，庫存風險仍超警戒線。其中，自主品牌、進口品牌經銷商庫存壓力尤為突出。在經過冷淡車市的沉淀后，利潤下降，庫存漸增，廠家和經銷商之間的矛盾日趨明顯。

(ECNS) -- China's new car dealers are facing pressure from inventory build-up and declining sales, causing discrepancies with producers, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association.

The problem can be seen in the inventory coefficient: the ratio of inventory quantity to sales per month, the association said.

The inventory coefficient of domestic auto dealers in April increased by 1.3 percent to 2.44, which shows that available stock is much larger than desired, the association said, adding that the inventory coefficient of foreign brand dealers declined to 2.17, which is also still too high.

The stock of automobiles by joint ventures had a lower ratio at 1.45, which is within reason, the association added.

A dealer of Korean cars told reporters that his producer hadn't agreed to lower prices to boost consumption or lower sales targets. In such cases, cash is often tied up in slow moving stock, he added.

The number of automobile dealers in China has increased to 20,000, creating serious competition and decreasing profits, according to one research report.

A manager of a Shandong mobile sales company said discrepancies between dealers and producers is natural in a tepid market.