Since the beginning of 2007, there has been a fast growth for commercial vehicles. In Jan-Apr 2007, the accumulated production and sales grew about 23%, higher than that of passenger vehicles in the same period.

China's self-owned brand sedans done well, and about 449.7 thousand sedans were sold in Jan-Apr 2007, taking a share of 29.31% of total sedan sales. The figure was 3.21 percentage points higher than that of Japan-made sedans.

In the first quarter of 2007, China's import & export value of automotive products amounted to USD 13.361 billion, of which the imported value was USD 5.362 billion, up 18.46% year-on-year; and the exported value was USD 7.999 billion, up 36.30% from a year earlier. In Jan-Mar 2007, 99,800 complete vehicles were exported, rising 59.32% over the same period of last year.

Total Amount of China Automotive Import & Export, 2001-2007Q1

2 Growth of China Automobile Industry in 2007Q1
2.1 Growth Rate of Commercial Vehicles
2.2 Growth Rate of Import and Export
2.3 Profit of Key Enterprises
2.4 Performance of Commercial Vehicle Companies
2.5 Profitability of Key Companies

3 Prospects of Automobile Industry
3.1 Development Prospect of Sedan Industry
3.2 Analysis of Large- and Medium-size Passenger Market
3.3 Development of Heavy Truck Industry
3.4 Influence of Charges-by-weight Policies

4 Asset Investment and Overall Listing
4.1 Asset Procurement and Overall Listing
4.2 Progression of Five Largest Groups

5 Key Enterprises
5.1 Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.
5.2 Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd.
5.3 China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp., Ltd.
5.4 Fuyao Glass Group Industries Co., Ltd.
5.5 Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
5.6 Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd.