New energy vehicle is listed as one of China's seven strategic emerging industries to be developed during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) period, according to the latest development plan.
As an essential part of automobile, tire is called "gas guzzler" in auto parts industry. If "green tire"could be widely spread, it could help new energy vehicle end up its "Conceptual Age" and walk into reality.
However, due to the systematic reasons in history, auto industry and tire industry are seldom associated with each other. Except doing business, they hardly exchange information, people closing to the industries said, which hinders healthy development of both new energy vehicle industry and tire industry.
Thanks to China paying more attention on green energy, automobile manufacturers has realized that standing in upper position of the whole industry chain, green tire plays a vital role in the popularization of new energy vehicle.
In the other hand, automobile manufacturer's demand is a great impetus for tire enterprises to complete technology upgrade and achieve environmental protection as soon as possible, which offers an great opportunity and poses a new challenge for tire industry, industrial analysts said.
