| Shenzhen, China (PRWeb) November 21, 2006 -- | | | | offering electronics and other export products for |
| Will people considering upgrading a car audio | | | | sale direct from Hong Kong and China, it's |
| system in 2007 to something a bit more | | | | becoming increasingly realistic for all sizes of |
| impressive than a standard car stereo / radio, | | | | business to "Go Asian" and buy at prices |
| only stick to well-known brands, or can they | | | | substantially lower than western wholesale rates. |
| consider opting for something a lot cheaper? | | | | "You just have to look at eBay in the USA and |
| Wholesale importers think they already know the | | | | UK - the massively selling items are all Chinese |
| answer to that question, which is why in the New | | | | electronics, and it's really spilling over into retail |
| Year consumers can expect to see a lot more | | | | shops now as well," says Chinavasion's Rose Li. |
| multimedia car gadgets where the only "brand" | | | | "With MP3 players, consumers are focused on |
| they need to know is "Made In China". | | | | original designs and above all on price. So what's |
| Chinavasion recently hit the news for being the | | | | really making a dent in iPod sales are the hundreds |
| first gadget wholesaler to release a new MP4 | | | | of thousands of generic - but decent quality - MP3 |
| player watch that lets you watch full colour video | | | | Players being sold direct from Hong Kong and |
| and listen to MP3 music, all in a normal wristwatch. | | | | China through eBay. Exactly the same effect is |
| Gadget-lovers will also find much to impress in | | | | quickly emerging in Car DVD Player and Car |
| Chinavasion's Car Audio and Car DVD categories. | | | | Stereo sales in our wholesale markets in Europe |
| Popular Chinese-made car entertainment products | | | | and the States." |
| which Chinavasion makes available through their | | | | Online malls (such as Yahoo Stores owners) and |
| online wholesale electronics shop include | | | | eBay sellers are widely seen as small-scale |
| region-free car DVD players, cheap car headrest | | | | importers, with little effect on the market. |
| monitors, car MP3 adapters, CD players that also | | | | However, as more consumers turn to online |
| connect directly to MP3 players or SD /MMC flash | | | | shopping to beat the prices of wholesale stores, |
| memory cards, and a wide range of Bluetooth | | | | "Power Sellers" online are shifting the focus |
| and hands-free products. | | | | towards cheaper imported electronics. "China is |
| Other innovations include a complete DVD player | | | | without a doubt the leading wholesale electronics |
| and screen built into a passenger side car sun | | | | source for eBay and Mercadolivre," says Rose Li. |
| visor, a discount in-dash DVD player bundled with | | | | "You can see the trend developing, that with |
| car parking radar detectors plus rear view | | | | trustworthy and simple wholesale ordering |
| camera, and a handheld ODB2 Car Diagnostic | | | | methods directly from China - at China prices - it |
| Checker that lets users switch off their "Check | | | | makes total sense for car audio and car video |
| Engine" light and diagnose car engine problems | | | | product wholesale buyers to cut out their local |
| without needing to visit a mechanic. | | | | middlemen and bring better prices to their |
| Chinavasion's new expanded category can be | | | | customers." |
| found here: | | | | Chinavasion's website announces new products |
| According to Rose Li, Public Relations Director at | | | | every month and Rose Li states the flexibility of |
| the Chinese Wholesaler Chinavasion.com, brands | | | | Chinese car electronics factories as a major |
| are becoming less important than price for many | | | | competitive factor. "Looking at the big car audio / |
| vendors and consumers: "We're used to seeing | | | | car stereo brands, like Pioneer and Kenwood, they |
| electronics firms go up against each other - big | | | | hold their high prices due to their reputation. |
| brand names competing. For instance, the | | | | However, in terms of functionality, the designers |
| Microsoft Zune is being reported as a possible iPod | | | | of these products can't innovate so often |
| killer. But in reality -- when you look at the | | | | because of the slow response time in large scale |
| numbers, the killer is already there, and the | | | | factory production. The difference with sourcing |
| consumers know it -- it's cheap electronics from | | | | no-brand or small-brand car stereos, car DVD |
| China." | | | | players, and car monitors from China is that each |
| Until recently only large corporations such as | | | | factory is producing a new model every month. |
| Wal-Mart and experienced importers were able to | | | | And there are literally hundreds of different |
| source products from factories in Mainland China. | | | | factories around Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dongguan, |
| Up until around five years ago, before internet | | | | and Shenzhen all competing to come out with the |
| B2B sourcing came into its own, the | | | | latest car gadgets. The bigger companies will feel |
| communication difficulties made exporting car | | | | the heat more and more, especially as Car DVD |
| audio and MP3 products from the newly open | | | | players become more mainstream and consumers |
| market in China too complicated for most small | | | | demand something newer and cheaper. But for |
| and medium businesses. | | | | electronics importers and medium-scale car audio |
| With "online China sourcing" B2B portals springing | | | | video businesses it's only good news from here. |
| up, and innovative online traders and wholesalers | | | | |