The first is perfect system of suppliers. SEM has 114? suppliers in China, including 35 factories in South East Motor City and other 17 factories in Fujian Province.
South East Motor City is formed by SEM and 35 key suppliers in the peripheral area, a complete auto manufacture system, capable of shortening development schedule and providing quick response to market concerns, immediate supply, and reducing transportation cost. And the total suppliers investment of the first phase in Qingkou exceeds 3 billion RMB(US$360million).
The second is the country-wide sales and services network. In sales network, SEM has 69 Grade 1 dealers, 609 sales affiliates, and 7 transfer warehouses for finished automobiles. In Services, SEM has 455 maintenance stations, 72 4S (Sales, Service, Spare parts and Survey) Center constructed, and 6 large transfer warehouses established in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenyang, Guangzhou and Xi'an to enhance transfer capacity to ensure 48-hour coverage of all regions (excluding Xinjiang, Qinghai and Tibet).
The third is strict quality assurance system. SEM is the first auto enterprise to pass the ISO 9001 certification (2,000 version) and the national mandatory product certification (i.e. 3C certification). The van products of SEM were ranked first during the National 60,000-Kilometer Reliability Examination van products and awarded the title of Fujian Famous-brand Product by the people's government of Fujian Province in March 2002. FREECA car was ranked as the Household Recreational Car Loved Most by Shanghai Citizen in 2000 and 2001. |