Declining sales put pressure on car dealers  

汽车经销商库存仍超警戒线 厂商矛盾凸显

由于销量下滑库存积压现象又逐渐显现。中国汽车流通协会日前发布的最新数据显示，4月份国内汽车经销商库存预警指数为50.35%，库存风险仍超警戒线。其中，自主品牌、进口品牌经销商库存压力尤为突出。在经过冷淡车市的沉淀后，利润下降，库存渐增，厂家和经销商之间的矛盾日趋明显。

(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.