Datamonitor's New Cars in China industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the new cars industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by both value and volume

* Market shares are covered by manufacturer and/or brand

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition - The new cars market consists of the initial retail sale of passenger cars. The market value is calculated at retail selling price (RSP) and the market volume is given in terms of units sold. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated at constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, Asia-Pacific is defined as Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. For China, only private-owned vehicles are included.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Share 12
CHAPTER 6 Competitive Landscape 13
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 14
7.1 Volkswagen AG 14
7.2 General Motors Corporation 14
7.3 First Automobile Works (FAW) 14
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 15
8.1 Market Value Forecast 15
8.2 Market Volume Forecast 16
CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 17
CHAPTER 10 Further Reading 19
10.1 Sources 19
10.2 Related Datamonitor Research 19

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: China New Cars Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 9
Table 2: China New Cars Market Volume: Cars thousand, 2001-2005 10
Table 3: China New Cars Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2005 11
Table 4: China New Cars Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2005 12
Table 5: China New Cars Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 15
Table 6: China New Cars Market Volume Forecast: Cars thousand, 2005-2010 16
Table 7: China Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 17
Table 8: China GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 17
Table 9: China Inflation, 2001-2005 17
Table 10: China Exchange Rate, 2001 18


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