Still, Chinese automakers' overseas expansion is currently in its early stages, far from reaching the globalization level of traditional automotive powerhouses, Zheng from Roland Berger said.

　　Roland Berger forecasts that by 2030, overseas sales of Chinese passenger car brands will grow to about 10 million units, with local manufacturing accounting for more than 50 percent.

　　With that growth on the horizon, China stresses that its aim is shared progress, not dominance. Wan Gang, honorary president of the China Association for Science and Technology and a former minister of science and technology, said China is building its automotive strength to share its achievements with the global community.

　　"We strive to make the global auto industry strong as a whole and to solve the common problems we face -- oil, emissions, affordable mobility for ordinary people, climate and the environment, among others," he said.