China Likely to Become World’s Top Auto Exporter

China Likely to Become World’s Top Auto Exporter

中国可能成为世界最大的汽车出口国

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　　By Gregory Stachel

　　14 January 2024

　　A Chinese car group says China likely overtook Japan as the world's biggest auto exporter in 2023.

　　The Chinese Passenger Car Association (CPCA) says automakers like BYD Auto, Chery and others are seeing increased sales overseas.

　　The CPCA announced that exports of Chinese cars jumped 62 percent to a record 3.83 million vehicles. Japanese customs data showed car exports at 3.5 million for the first 11 months of the year, not including used vehicles.

　　China's total auto exports were estimated to hit 5.26 million units last year. Japan's full-year exports were predicted at 4.3 million units, the CPCA found.

　　China's rise as a top auto exporter is due in part to the strength of its electric vehicle (EV) automakers. BYD overtook Tesla as the world's top seller of EVs late last year. Most of the sales were within China, however.

　　Some governments are concerned about Chinese auto exports affecting sales of their own automakers.

　　In September, the European Commission started an investigation into Chinese-made electric vehicles over subsidies they may have received.

　　And the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is considering raising taxes on some Chinese goods, including EVs, the Wall Street journal reported last month.

　　Domestic market

　　China is the world's largest auto market. Vehicle sales there rose 5.3 percent last year.

　　Sales of battery-powered vehicles in China last year increased 20.8 percent. And sales of hybrids grew 82.5 percent last year.

　　Sales of Chinese-made cars are expected to make up 63 percent of total sales in China this year. Sales of Chinese cars jumped 15.7 percent last year.

　　Competition is expected to increase. Popular Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi showed its first electric vehicle last month. It has announced it is aiming to become one of the world's top five automakers.

　　French auto brands suffered in China in 2023, with sales down 41 percent according to data for the first 11 months of the year. Sales of Japanese cars dropped almost 11 percent last year, while U.S. brands saw sales drop 1.4 percent.

　　I'm Gregory Stachel.

　　Reuters reported this story. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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　　作者：格雷戈里·斯塔切尔

　　2024年1月14日

　　一家中国汽车集团表示，中国可能在2023年超越日本，成为世界最大的汽车出口国。

　　中国乘用车协会（CPCA）表示，像比亚迪汽车、奇瑞汽车等汽车制造商在海外的销售额正在增加。

　　CPCA宣布，中国汽车的出口量激增62%，达到创纪录的383万辆。日本海关数据显示，年初至11月的汽车出口量为350万辆，不包括二手车。

　　中国去年的汽车总出口量预计将达到526万辆。中国乘用车协会（CPCA）发现，日本全年的出口量预计为430万辆。

　　中国崛起为顶级汽车出口国的部分原因是其电动汽车（EV）制造商的实力。比亚迪在去年底超越特斯拉，成为全球最大的电动汽车销售商。然而，大部分销售都在中国国内。

　　一些政府担心中国的汽车出口会影响他们自己的汽车制造商的销售。

　　去年9月，欧洲委员会开始对中国制造的电动汽车进行调查，以了解它们可能获得的补贴。

　　据《华尔街日报》上个月报道，美国总统乔·拜登的政府正在考虑提高对包括电动汽车在内的一些中国商品的税收。

　　国内市场

　　中国是世界上最大的汽车市场。去年，中国的汽车销售增长了5.3%。

　　去年，中国的电池动力汽车销售增长了20.8%。而混合动力汽车的销售去年增长了82.5%。

　　预计今年在中国销售的中国制造的汽车将占总销售量的63%。去年，中国汽车的销售增长了15.7%。

　　预计竞争将会加剧。中国知名的智能手机制造商小米在上个月展示了它的第一款电动汽车。它已经宣布，它的目标是成为世界前五的汽车制造商之一。

　　根据去年前11个月的数据，2023年在中国的法国汽车品牌销售下滑了41%。去年，日本汽车的销售下降了近11%，而美国品牌的销售下降了1.4%。

　　我是格雷戈里·斯塔切尔。

　　路透社报道了这个故事。格雷戈里·斯塔切尔为VOA学英语改编了这篇报道。

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　　故事中的词汇

　　unit – n. 单位，个体，一部分

　　subsidy – n. 补贴，通常由政府支付，用于保持产品或服务的价格低廉，或帮助企业或组织继续运营

　　battery – n. 电池，放置在机器内部（如钟表、玩具或汽车）以供应电力的设备

　　hybrid – adj. （关于车辆）使用两种不同的动力，特别是汽油或柴油和电力

　　brand – n. 品牌，由特定公司制造并具有特定名称的产品类别