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09-10-2007
The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
of the United States (NHTSA) will sign a memorandum
of cooperation with China.
The
pact is aimed to make communication easier between
auto safety regulators of the two countries
so that potential problems can be resolved more
quickly. The federal government already has
such agreements with most other nations that
export passenger vehicles and auto parts to
the US, she said. Under the new agreement, a
NHTSA representative will be able to get the
necessary response by simply placing a telephone
call, instead of writing a letter, having it
translated into Chinese and faxing it to China,
she said. "The Chinese have a strong interest
in motor vehicle equipment and motor vehicle
sales in the US," Nason said.
Several
American companies have expressed interest in
importing Chinese-made passenger vehicles. Improving
communication is particularly important as Chinese
manufacturers begin designing and engineering
vehicles for sale here, Nason said.
Statistics
from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
shows that, in the first seven months of this
year, China exported a total of 294,100 vehicles,
up 70.38 percent year on year. The export value
of vehicles during the period reached US$3.34
billion, an increase of 110 percent year on
year.
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