China Sales Hold Up for Chery, Honda

奇瑞汽车和本田汽车(Honda Motor Co.)均表示，1月份在华汽车销售强劲，全年前景乐观。Bloomberg News北京一家奇瑞汽车经销商内，买家们在参观新车这两家汽车生产商的消息是汽车市场一个亮点。上周出炉的报告称，在经济下滑的形势下，1月份中国乘用车总销量下滑，预计今年中国汽车销量总体增长将与去年持平或是出现一位数的增幅。据半官方行业组织中国汽车工业协会上周公布的数据，1月份中国乘用车销量降至610,600辆，较上年同期下降7.8%。奇瑞汽车表示，1月份公司的汽车销量增至35,000辆，创下单月纪录，不过它并没有提供2008年1月的销售数据作为比较。2008年全年奇瑞的汽车销量降至356,000辆，较2007年的381,000辆下降.6.6%。奇瑞汽车说，因汽车购置税下调和其他政府刺激措施的推动，预计2009年公司的汽车销量将增长18%，至419,000辆。与此同时，本田汽车周二表示，1月份在华汽车销量增至38,022辆，较上年同期的32,564辆增长17%。本田汽车说，广州本田汽车有限公司1月份的汽车销量增至23,503辆，较上年同期的18,147辆增长30%。其中雅阁(Accord)轿车的销量增长38%，奥德赛(Odyssey)微型客车的销量也有所增长。广州本田是本田汽车与广州汽车集团股份有限公司的合资企业，双方各持50%股份。东风本田汽车有限公司1月份的汽车销量增至14,519辆，较上年同期的14,417辆增长0.7%。其中思域(Civic)销量下滑24.4%，本田CR-V运动型多用途车的销量增长41%。东风本田是本田汽车与东风汽车公司的合资企业，双方各持50%股份。为提振汽车需求，中国上个月下调了1.6升及以下小排量汽车的购置税，以鼓励小排量汽车的销售；并且说将降低汽油和柴油的零售价。Patricia Jiayi Ho相关阅读中国汽车市场仍有亮点 2009-02-18美国汽车业巨头面临破产危险 2009-02-17图片：与时俱进的“光环车” 2009-02-17 本文涉及股票或公司document.write (truthmeter('2009年02月18日10:38', 'HMC'));本田汽车英文名称：Honda Motor Co. (ADS)总部地点：日本上市地点：纽约证交所股票代码：HMCdocument.write (truthmeter('2009年02月18日10:38', 'CHERY.YY'));Chery Automobile Co.总部地点：中国大陆document.write (truthmeter('2009年02月18日10:38', '7267.TO'));本田汽车英文名称：Honda Motor Co.总部地点：日本上市地点：东京证交所股票代码：7267


Chery Automobile Co. and Honda Motor Co. both reported strong January sales in China and positive outlooks for the full year.The news from the two auto makers marked a bright spot, following last week's report of a drop in China's overall passenger-vehicle sales in January and expectations for flat or single-digit overall growth in car sales in China this year amid the economic slowdown. Passenger-vehicle sales in China fell 7.8% in January to 610,600 units from a year earlier, according to data last week from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, a semiofficial industry group.Chery said its sales rose in January to a monthly record of 35,000 cars, though it didn't provide January 2008 sales for comparison. In all of 2008, Chery's sales fell 6.6% to 356,000 units, down from 381,000 units in 2007.Chery Automobile said it expects an 18% increase in sales in 2009 to 419,000 vehicles, helped by lower vehicle-purchase taxes and other government stimulus measures.Meanwhile, Honda said Tuesday that its January sales in China rose 17% to 38,022 units from 32,564 units a year earlier. Sales by Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Honda's 50-50 joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., rose 30% to 23,503 units from 18,147 units in January 200, the Japanese auto maker said. The venture's sales were boosted by a 38% increase in sales of the Accord sedan, and an increase in Odyssey minivan sales.Sales in January by Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., a 50-50 venture between Honda and China's Dongfeng Motor Corp., rose 0.7% to 14,519 units from 14,417 units a year earlier. Sales of the Civic fell 24.4%, while sales of the CR-V sport-utility vehicle jumped 41%.To help rev up demand for cars, China last month introduced lower vehicle taxes for cars with engines smaller than 1.6 liters in a bid to encourage sales of lower-emission vehicles and said it would cut retail prices for gasoline and diesel.Patricia Jiayi Ho