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Beijing: one out of every 10 people owns a car
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-29 11:25
Beijing had 1.54 million private cars at the end of 2005, which meant one out
of every 10 Beijingers owns a car, the city's statistical bureau said.
At the end of 2005, Beijing had 15.38 million permanent residents.
In the meantime, its total number of private cars climbed 18.7 percent over
the 2004 figure, the municipal bureau of statistics said in a latest report on
the city's economic growth.
It said Beijing's total number of civil vehicles reached 2.146 million last
year, including 1.308 million sedan cars.
These were up 14.7 percent and 19.3 percent respectively over the 2004
volumes and were 1.1 times and 1.7 times over the 2000 figures, it said.
Industry insiders predicted China's car ownership had topped 30 million units
by the end of 2005, thanks to the country's fast-growing auto
industry.
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