卡特彼勒中国猜想

近一年来,卡特彼勒在中国市场先是高层访华,之后是成立本地化的研发中心,推出推土机产品……活动频繁。尤其是2003年11月5日晚,也就是珠海“世界经济发展宣言”大会开幕的前夜,卡特彼勒公司董事长格林·巴顿抢先向媒体宣布了一项在中国市场长期投资框架的新计划,其中第一个大动作就是与在中国轮式装载机业内排名第7位的山东山工机械有限公司签署谅解备忘录,准备对其进行整体收购。这宗并购案最终能否成功,尚有待政府有关部门的最终决定。但卡特彼勒此举无疑给业界传递了一个信号:卡特彼勒已经开始改变其在华业务不愠不火的态度,开始重新审视和制定其在中国市场的发展战略。

In last one year, Caterpillar has frequently takenactions------firstly the leaders of the companyhas visited China and then the center of research and development has been set up in China and bulldozer products have been released, ect. Especially in the evening on November 5, 2003, the eve of inauguration of the World Economic Development Declaration conference in Zhuhai, Mr. Glen Barton, Chairman of the board of Caterpillar, declared the new plan of long-term investment in China market, including the signing of understanding memorandum on wholly purchasing Shandong SEM Machinery Co., LTD. in seventh in the China wheeled loader industry. That shows a signal: Caterpillar begins a new to work out the development strategy in China.