According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), vehicle sales in September 2013 surged 19.7% y-o-y, to 1,935,800 units, bringing sales for the first nine months of the year to 15,882,449 units, an increase of 12.7% y-o-y.

BMI Industry View 7

SWOT 9

Political 10

Economic 11

Business Environment 12

Industry Forecast 13

Production and Sales 13

      Table: China Autos Sector - Production And Sales 13

Trade 14

Passenger Vehicles 21

      Table: China Autos Sector - Passenger Cars 21

Alternative Fuel 25

Auto Financing 27

Commercial Vehicles 28

      Table: China Autos Sector - Commercial Vehicles 28

Motorcycles 31

      Table: China Autos Sector - Motorcycles 31

Company Developments 32

Suppliers 34

Industry Developments 34

Macroeconomic Forecasts 36

Economic Analysis 36

      Table: China - Economic Activity 41

Industry Risk Reward Ratings 42

Asia Pacific - Risk/Reward Ratings 42

      Table: Autos Risk/Reward Ratings Asia-Pacific 45

Company Profile 46

Company Monitor - Mazda 46

Shanghai GM 50

Volkswagen 52

Ford Motor 54

Daimler 56

Regional Overview 60

      Table: Selected Asia Pacific Countries' Vehicle Sales, September 2013 And Full-Year 2013 (CBUs) 60

Global Industry Overview 67

Demographic Forecast 71

Demographic Outlook 71

      Table: China's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 72

      Table: China's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 73

      Table: China's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 74

      Table: China's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 74

Methodology 75

Industry Forecasts 75

Sector-Specific Methodology 76

Sources 76

Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology 77

      Table: Automotive Risk/Reward Ratings Indicators And Weighting Of Indicators 78

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