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China's auto market to grow 10% in next two decades: expert
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-13 09:22

A Chinese expert predicts the country's auto market will maintain a 10
percent growth over the next 20 years, Beijing News reported on Monday.

Xu Changming, an expert from the Resources Development Department of the
State Information Center, forecast in his report on the mid- and
long-range development trends of China's auto market that the auto
industry will continue its rapid growth over the next two decades.

China's investment in the auto industry reached 100 billion yuan ( about
12.4 billion U.S. dollars) last year, according to the latest statistics
released by the People's Bank of China.

China's auto manufacturing has increased by a million vehicles in each of
the last five years, according to statistics.

Last year, the country produced about 6.2 million units compared to less
than 150,000 units in 1978.

Investment in the sector reached 100 billion yuan in 2005, double that of
2002.

Another report published by the newspaper said during the country's 11th
Five-Year (2006-2010) development period, China aims to increase its car
and auto parts exports by more than 40 percent annually to reach 70
billion U.S. dollars in 2010.

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