Fact #342: October 18, 2004
Passenger Car Sales in China

The number of passenger cars sold in China has skyrocketed in recent years, from about half a million cars in 1998 to almost 2 million in 2003.

Passenger Car Sales in China, 1998–2003
Graph showing the trend of increasing passenger car sales in China from 1998 to 2003.

Supporting Information

Passenger Car Sales in China, 1998–2003
Year	Millions of Vehicles Sold
1998	0.586
1999	0.611
2000	0.613
2001	0.781
2002	1.126
2003	1.879
Source: Crain Communications, Automotive News, March 15, 2004, and historical data from Ward's World Motor Vehicle Data.