Fast facts

China's motor vehicle market has more than doubled in size since 2003 from 4.56 million units to 9.67 million units last year.

Of this total, 61 percent (5.91 million units) were passenger vehicles while the rest includes buses, trucks and other commercial vehicles.

China already has an estimated 35 million motor vehicles, but for a population of 1.3 billion, car-ownership ratio is very low.