Background:

Under the ground of the Internet+, the sharing economy has rapidly emerged. New car-sharing models, such as time leasing, carpooling, and ride-hailing etc., have emerged successively and developed rapidly. With the continuous development of advanced intelligent connecting technologies, such as self-driving etc., the self-driving+car-sharing will be possible to become the best solution for trip in future. From this perspective, the car-sharing market has a vast space for development and huge potential. Currently, the car-sharing market, with the characteristics of heavy pressures on capital, operation, and marketing, faces many problems, such as the low launch volume, lack of convenience, lack of user management mechanism and credit certification, and difficulties in achieving profits in shortterm. Many operators, such as Youyou Yongche and EZZY etc.. have closed down. From this perspective, the development of the car-sharing market is long and difficult. What is the future of car-sharing business after the market shuffle? There are different opinions from different experts with different backgrounds. This section of the meeting will explore the answers through intense discussions between the two parties.

Discussion Topics:

  A Side:

→ The Car-sharing Industry will Have a Promising Future

→ The Business Model of Car-sharing is Becoming Mature

→ The Car-sharing Industry will Profit gradually

→ Sharing will become Dominant in the Future New Car Sales Model

B Side:

→ Poor Layout and Distribution of Car-sharing Impairs Consumers’ Experience and the Market

→ There are Obvious Defects Existed in the Business Model of Car-sharing, which can not be Solved in a Short Time

→ The Car-sharing Platform is in the Stage of Fund Input currently and have not Begin to Profit

→ Sharing is only a Supplement to the new Car Sales Model, and Private Ownership will still Dominate

Form of Conference:

  Under the guidance of the host, the guests with different views will exchange their opinions and ideas on the hot spots.

Host:

　　Zhao Fuquan, President, Tsinghua Automotive Strategy Research Institute

Discussion Guest：

　　  A Side:

　　Gao Yu, Founder and CEO, Pand-auto

　　Tan Yi, President, GoFun

　　Song Zhongjie, Founder and President, DiDa Chuxing

　　Yang Yang, Chairman and CEO, Yi Wei Xing Technology Co., Ltd.

　　B Side:

　　Gu Huinan, General Manager, GAC New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd.

　　Cheng Shidong, Director, Urban Transport Center, Comprehensive Transportation Institute, NDRC

　　Wu Hongyang, Deputy President, Urban Transport and Rail Transport Research Center, China Academy of Transportation Sciences

　　Wang Yunshi, President, China Center for Energy and Transportation of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies