Last updated: 3rd April 2009, 03:00 GMT
China is hoping that consumers would help jump start flagging car sales.
Tax reductions on small-engine cars, subventions for clean car technology, subsidies for vehicle purchases in the countryside - China has adopted a legion of measures to try and perk up its ailing car industry. Objective: to boost sales and restructure the entire industry.
| Absolute value (100 million yuan) | 69,122 |
|---|---|
| Growth year-on-year (%) | 9.9 |
| Total | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| Food | 8.5 |
| 2nd Qtr | 137.4 |
|---|---|
| 3rd Qtr | 128.6 |
* Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics website.

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