Contracts, Warranty and Product Liability in the Chinese Automotive Industry

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Sven-Michael Werner

Partner
China

I am a partner in the international Corporate Group based in Shanghai and have been living and working in China since 1999, and based in Shanghai since 2003. I have close to 20 years' experience practising law in China.

An academic writing reviewing contacts with Chinese vehicle manufacturers written by our Shanghai automotive team, partner Sven-Michael Werner and associate Serena Du has been published in Recht Automobil Wirtschaft, the automotive industries' online information portal. 

The article provides deep insights for European suppliers about the unique legal environment in China, particularly from a contract and product liability law perspective. There are more and more Chinese vehicle manufacturers implementing globalized procurement strategies and exploring non-traditional supplier relationship with European suppliers and as a result the already wide range of automotive supply chain-related issues in China is growing significantly in complexity.
 
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