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$ AUTC AutoChina International Limited (AUTC) Description
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Beijing International Automotive Exhibition or Auto China (?????????) is an auto show held biennially in Beijing, China since 1990. It has now become one of three top auto shows in the world along with Frankfurt and Detroit. China is currently the largest and fastest growing auto market in the world.
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AutoChina International Limited (AUTC) Description

"We believe we own and operate China’s largest commercial vehicle sales, servicing, leasing, and support network. Through our 178 store network, each of which is company-owned and operated, we offer a one-stop shopping experience for commercial vehicles and related services. We focus on leasing commercial vehicles, providing after-sales support and road-side assistance through our growing store network, and providing our customers with value-added services for them to successfully operate their vehicles.
Our product and service offerings are specifically designed to allow our customers to conveniently and affordably own and operate for-profit commercial vehicles. We manage the licensing and permitting process for our customers and our leasing program allows our customers to pay for a vehicle using installment payments. During the term of the lease, we remove the administrative burden of ownership from the customer so that they can focus on operating their vehicle and generating income. We also offer our customers optional value-added services to simplify and enhance their ownership experience, such as providing financing for tire and diesel fuel purchases. We feel that our high degree of specialization, our customized product and service offering, our growing store network, and our high customer service standards are very attractive to our commercial vehicle customers in China.
We have been able to expand quickly and efficiently due to our business model that is designed to be highly scalable. Since March 2008, when we started our commercial vehicle sales, servicing and leasing business, through February 28, 2010, we have opened 178 store branches and leased 9,848 commercial vehicles. This is possible because we do not carry inventory (we do not purchase vehicles until our customers make their initial down payment), our stores require only a small amount of capital to open, and there is a high degree of standardization across our business.
Since all of our store branches are company-owned, we are able to maintain strict control over process and procedures. Each of our stores is identical in a number of aspects such as look and feel, staffing requirements, support infrastructure, business processes, product and service offering, and pricing. We open our stores in close proximity to our target customers, which tends to be in rural areas where operating costs are relatively low compared to urban areas. We lease instead of own the real estate for our stores. We staff our stores with employees from the local area which is advantageous because these employees can leverage their familiarity with the local customer base. We provide all of our new employees with training from both our corporate headquarters and from existing stores to facilitate continued standardization of our business practices."
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