With 80 million owners, desire to create a full link electric car o2o one-stop service Ali car desire self car ro ro ship fleet, to solve the logistics bottleneck of imported cars.

Recently according to Ali, the car division (ALI) auto executives to the media revealed that has started sea car wash business Ali Motors plans to purchase 1 to 2 ships 5000 car ro ro ship in the future, in order to solve the logistics bottleneck of imported cars, is currently in the preliminary stage of investigation and study of the project.

Following the January 7th Shanghai issued on China (Shanghai) free trade test area to carry out parallel import car pilot, will be in the industry gray area of parallel imported cars placed in the sun, Guangdong, Tianjin, Fujian FTA test area followed up, parallel imported cars big, such as a night spring, the potential.

With the continuous expansion of the size of the parallel import of vehicles, the car ro transportation market or will usher in new opportunities. And the involvement of the Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, it is to make the parallel import market has become the focus of the market. It is understood that Alibaba in April this year, announced the integration of its auto related business, the establishment of the Ministry of automotive industry. Then in May 20th, Ali announced the launch of the car lynx car sea Amoy business, and the country's major FTA and business cooperation, to set foot in parallel imported cars. Its vision is that consumers in the future can be the official flagship store in lynx online purchase of imported cars, the line in Shanghai or Shenzhen to mention cars, and enjoy the country's three packs and other after-sales service. Ali Baba's car as a platform for the Internet, with Alibaba big data marketing, automotive finance business and the platform of the 80000000 owners of the advantages of convergence.

General manager of the division of Ali Baba Wang Licheng had told the media that the future of the car in Shanghai Ali FTA will have to achieve the parallel import car sales 150000, the national annual sales volume may be around 300000. And last year the country's parallel imports of vehicles only 100000 or so, a huge potential for development. This one, if the sales reached expectations, there are nearly 200000 cars logistics bottlenecks need to be resolved.

According to Ali, the car of a high-level sources, Ali vehicles last year began talks with domestic the biggest automobile logistics business -- Anji Automotive Logistics Co., Ltd. and China Shipping Group, but in the end Anji logistics and shipping are given from Spain to China ro ro transport price is too high, and quoted price for ocean merchantman Mitsui and other foreign auto logistics enterprises can hardly satisfy the Ali expectations. Therefore, Ali planning to rookie logistics relying on self rolling transport fleet.

It is understood that the Anji automobile logistics in June last year and this year, respectively, and 2 of the Jinling shipyard signed a 2000 car ro ro ship and 1+1 3800 car ro ro ship. Seems to be in the car after the entry into the parallel import market to do preparation.

Anji automotive logistics insiders had previously said that China in 2014 the total imported cars reached 1423000, an increase of 21.6%, this year, according to the conservative 20% increase to count, import volume also to reach 1710000, car ro transportation market space is huge.

Guangzhou port group related leadership has made a clear statement, although the pilot Nansha area has just started, but there is confidence in the next year to achieve the goal of 10000 parallel imports of vehicles. It is reported that with the integrated service of Nansha Wharf facilities investment 21.5 billion yuan of Nansha offshore International Automobile Industrial Park and a total investment of 1.242 billion yuan Nansha International Automobile Logistics Industry Park project is under construction, will be built in the future import and port terminals, logistics, warehousing, trade and other functions in one of the auto service station, in roll installed capacity reached 80 million and 70 million units respectively. To this end, Guangzhou port to undertake parallel import vehicle capacity will be greatly enhanced.

But market participants said that the parallel import vehicle pilot launch time "untimely, this year is to catch up with the auto industry entered a deep level adjustment period, is worthy of the name of the import car inventory adjustment," to stock "may throughout the year. Coupled with multinational companies to understand the parallel import of the sun, to take control of multinational or regional markets in each country, the parallel import car will have a certain impact.