Airbus studying feasibility of A320 production in China

[DFW]

Notice that I said no one can create a 100+ passenger airplane company without a domestic market. The investment threshold is too great without the domestic market.

Bombardier got a lot of help from the Canadian government. Besides, their domestic market is North America. I suspect Embraer got a lot of government help too, but can't say for sure.

[lastrow]

Remember, Japan has always been at risk or raising the ire of the Europeans and Americans with too much success. They voluntarily kept their car exports down to avoid limits and tariffs. Sometimes you have to go slow to not scare people off, and that's what Japan has done.

I wondered what makes you thinking that? Although I am not a Japan-pro ... but I read this for the first time. I ask because I have the impression that some case do not fit this picture. (but beware i was already wrong with hyundai

Actually I had the feeling that Toyota just keeps on growing and they try to improve just as much as they can. In the US, Toyota cars have won several times the most sold car stuff (camry). Same with Sony in many areas as they pursued strongly for market leadership (trinitron tubes, playstation, walkman, handycam etc pp.) or NEC with dot matrix printer in the 80ies or ...

I really wonder if such a consideration is the reason why Japan does not build own 100+ jets? are you referring to special dealing quote negotiated with the US?

-lr.

[CX]

Another competitor to Airbus and Boeing? I don't think so... at the moment and the foreseeable future it doens't look like another manufacturer will have enough market to enter the industry... unless of course all Chinese local airlines buys their aircraft, which will lead to a huge drop in both Airbus and Boeing, but without plane imports, the trade gap will be huge in China! So, i don't think it will happen...

Airbus building the A320 in china - they have no loss, it is cheaper to build it there and it MIGHT lead to more sales... so why not?

[vc-10]

I sugest you read a book called 'Airframe' by Michael Crichton

[bowenlopez]

Would not it be wise to set to expand in Tianjin at this point, the United States, wage costs are very high compared with China. The United States also Airbus, they think they shown in the Alabama facility, you have 49 states to 1 I do not know how to perform in Tianjin, but the plan, they need to 4/month strong. Similarly, China needs to get on the east coast, some large aircraft SZX - TAO and SHA - HKG is in the air traffic delays, reduce flight of narrow body and wide-body aircraft, more needy nightmare!

[regi]

Would not it be wise to set to expand in Tianjin at this point, the United States, wage costs are very high compared with China. The United States also Airbus, they think they shown in the Alabama facility, you have 49 states to 1 I do not know how to perform in Tianjin, but the plan, they need to 4/month strong. Similarly, China needs to get on the east coast, some large aircraft SZX - TAO and SHA - HKG is in the air traffic delays, reduce flight of narrow body and wide-body aircraft, more needy nightmare!

Chinese wages are definitively much lower in China than in western countries. But what I hear and see on the release schedules of my customers who buy in China, is that the cost advantage is rapidly disappearing. But 1 fact remains as a good reason to manufacture goods in China: because of its huge and growing home market.
China faces also a serious problem of brain drain, mainly to the US.

[earthman]

Interesting how someone revived a topic that has been silent for 5 1/2 years.

[galaxy]

Interesting how someone revived a topic that has been silent for 5 1/2 years.

Better than posting a new topic of the same subject ,as today, because you don't has an answer on your question a few days ago.......