What country buys the most automobiles?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S- Wha????

Chinese people ... bought 1.10 million vehicles in March, up some five per cent from the previous record of 1.06 million in March last year, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed.

The number cemented China in its position as the world’s largest car market, outstripping even the US.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article6067339.ece

[rgbecker]

1. Is there even one GM or Chrysler dealer in China?

I suppose those American companies can't meet the MPG standards the pinko commies have set up.

[bbinacan]

2. I would think so

The Buick is a big seller.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. From the article:

Foreign manufacturers also benefited. Ford Motor expects to grow faster than the overall China market this year, banking in part on policy support to lift sales of its new Fiesta small car rolled out last month.

Regardless of its miseries back home, General Motors said it sold 137,004 vehicles in China in March, up 24.6 percent from a year earlier. Its minivehicle joint venture, SAIC-GM-Wuling, saw sales surge 38 percent to 90,784 vehicles. Kevin Wale, president and managing director of the GM China Group, attributed the strong showing to a wide product lineup, and forecast that the company will double its sales, to more than 2 million a year, by 2014.

And, from 2007:

Can Chrysler Rebound in China?
It was the first foreign automaker in the Chinese market, but sales have been lackluster. Now, the 300C and the Sebring lead a new strategy and commitment

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2007/gb2007112_737100.htm

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Well they do have 1.3 Billion people. (nt)

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

5. Yeah, not exactly shocking.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. Perhaps your shock-o-meter needs recalibrating

The average American household earns two or three new cars worth a year. The average Chinese household earns one car worth every 15-20 years

And if it is so obvious why wasn't it the case four years ago? China had just as many people then.