China’s Machinery Industry: Four Competitive Lessons

If “Made in China 2025” goes according to plan, China would go from being the world’s largest producer of machinery to becoming one of the most technologically advanced. For international suppliers of high-tech manufacturing solutions, this is a call to rethink their China strategy. China Focus interviewed Dr. Georg Holzinger, President of Injection Molding Machinery […]

Consumer Goods: Luring China’s Omni-channel Shoppers

The government’s “Made in China 2025” plan is not the only force driving China’s innovation push. A new breed of Chinese consumers – digital, millennial, and increasingly well-off – is powering disruptive trends that are particularly visible in the consumer goods sector.   M-Industry, the manufacturing arm of Switzerland’s largest grocery retailer Migros Group, is […]

Competing in the E-mobility Era

Though still at an early stage, e-mobility is already affecting players all along the automotive supply chain. Those at the forefront are developing and launching breakthrough technologies. The less risk-taking are, at the very least, considering EV-dominant scenarios when developing their long-term strategies. Below, we look at two key implications of the e-mobility revolution and […]

Timing your Entry into China’s EV Market

In the shift from conventional to electric cars, battery makers play a key role in pushing the energy efficiency of vehicles up and their cost down. Heitkamp & Thumann (H&T) is part of this technological drive. Already a leading producer of battery components for the consumer electronics market, the German-owned company is looking to become […]

China’s Electric Vehicle Market In Figures

For years, electric vehicles (EVs) have lagged behind their surrounding hype in terms of technology and penetration. But, with much of the pivotal force coming from China, the global EV market is finally turning the corner.   Bolstered by breakthrough growth in Chinese sales, the number of plug-in cars circling the world’s roads reached two […]

China’s Innovation Incentives

Innovation is at the core of China’s current development plans. “Made in China 2025” and the 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020) set out to steer the economy away from mass manufacturing and unsustainable industries, through technologically driven growth.   The foreign companies we support share mixed views on what this innovation push will mean for […]