Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) Chairman Xu Heyi speaks during a celebration by the company after surpassing 1,000,000th units in its annual production and sales volume in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. China's auto sales are growing rapidly, but the country's automakers are still small compared with global automakers such as General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) Chairman Xu Heyi speaks during a celebration by the company after surpassing 1,000,000th units in its annual production and sales volume in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. China's auto sales are growing rapidly, but the country's automakers are still small compared with global automakers such as General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp.

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