------ Chinesische Arbeiter montieren Autos am Fließband in einer automatischen Anlage in Zouping, East China Provinz Shandong, 14. August 2013. Chinesischen autom
--FILE--Chinese workers assemble cars on the assembly line at an auto plant in Zouping, east Chinas Shandong province, 14 August 2013. Chinese automakers are starting to ask some of the largest Western auto parts companies to supply parts that meet American and European regulatory standards, according to senior executives at the parts companies. The requests are the clearest sign yet that after more than a decade of preparation, Chinese manufacturers are starting to feel the confidence to begin high-volume auto exports to the West. In another sign of shifting policy, a senior Chinese Commerce Ministry official said at an auto industry conference in Wuhan on Thursday, Oct. 17, that Chinese automakers should prepare for the lowering of steep tariffs on imported cars. That policy change has never been stated by a Chinese official. Chinese automakers may have a very huge impact from this reduction of tariffs, said Chen Lin, the Commerce Ministry official who oversees international automotive investment policy.
