The so-called "assembly of loose parts", according to international conventions, is abbreviated as KD (Knocked Down)

CKD (Complete Knocked Down) is a fully assembled assembly, while SKD (Semi Knocked Down) is a semi assembled assembly, with some assemblies being ready-made. And even worse, DKD (Direct Knocked Down) is almost a white body assembly, with four wheels installed to make the entire vehicle.

CKD (Completely Knocked Down)

CKD is a proprietary term used to refer to imported vehicle models in the form of loose parts. Parts produced locally are assembled into complete vehicles using local labor at lower tariffs and wages, and sold at lower retail prices. At present, the whole vehicle production enterprises or OEM suppliers of sedans introduced in China use all loose parts to assemble assemblies or components on the assembly line and inspect and test them before leaving the factory. Full loose parts can be imported parts or locally produced parts. Nowadays, most OEM suppliers use imported parts, some locally produced parts, or all locally produced parts to assemble into assemblies or components on the assembly line.

Semi loose parts, semi loose parts, semi loose parts, semi loose parts

In international trade, especially in international automobile trade, automobile companies in the exporting country break down finished products and export them as semi-finished products or components, which are then assembled and sold by the importing manufacturer in the host country. For the exporter, adopting this approach not only saves shipping costs and utilizes the low labor force of the importing country, but also allows them to enjoy some lower import tariffs than importing whole vehicles. For the importing country, it promotes its industrial development, increases employment opportunities, and occupies the domestic market. Among them, SKD (semi loose parts) refers to the various components and assemblies of automobiles (such as engines, chassis, etc.) that are basically packed and exported in semi-finished form, and the importing country assembles them into complete vehicles on site. This method is adopted by car and other whole vehicle production enterprises introduced in China at the initial stage. In the early stages of production, Shanghai Santana sedans were only domestically produced with tires, radios, and other components. The vast majority of assemblies and components were imported through SKD and assembled into complete vehicles at Shanghai Volkswagen.

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