Tariff is an important macro-control lever, it is also an important source of revenue of the country and an effective means of protecting the domestic industry. Chinese auto industry has always been protected by Government's policy of high tariffs. Tariff policy adjustments had a direct bearing on destiny of Chinese auto industry. Entering the WTO, China assumed the obligations of tariff concessions. Therefore, auto tariffs declined rapidly in the past few years. It is obvious that it is a huge impact for Chinese auto industry. The development of Chinese auto industry has become the focus of attention.
This thesis analyzes the tariffs which affect the welfare of the auto industry and makes use of the partial equilibrium model of tariff analysis and statistics to reveal the impacts of tariff concessions on the Chinese auto industry and puts forward proposal for the development of the Chinese auto industry. This thesis is composed of six parts. The first part mainly introduces the subject background and the significance of the article. The second part says the characteristics of Chinese auto industry, its impact on factor analysis, as well as the development process of Chinese auto industry and so on. The third part analyzes the definition, the function of the tariffs and tariff concessions，The forth part analyzes the tariff concessions impacts on Chinese auto industry. The fifth part mainly sums up all viewpoints, and puts forward my own proposal for the development of the Chinese auto industry. Finally, the last chapter summarizes the above contents.
Keywords：tariff concessions, International Trade, Chinese auto industry
