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The inventory was at a▓ reasonable level.But he acknowledged some companies had begun reducing production as sales were declining.According to CAA
M statistics, during the past eleven months, FAW-Volkswagen sold 467,343 automobiles in China and Shanghai Volkswagen 442,937. The growth in sales of both
▓ companies was higher than the industry's average.Italy's Fiat and China's▓ Guangzhou Automobile Group will launch a multi-billio
n yuan j▓oint venture to produce Fiat cars in Changsha, Hunan province, it was announced Monday.The work will begin in the second half of 2011.The
agreement was one of nine signed by the Chinese and Italian s▓ides during President Hu Jintao's state visit to Italy.Hu and ▓Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended the signing ceremony.The other agreements focus on encouraging bilateral cooperation in investment, the high-tech sector, tourism, culture and insurance.Before the signing, Hu held separate meetings with Italian Pre▓sident Giorgio Napolitano and Berlusconi. They met with ▓the press after the talks.Hu expressed satisfaction with talks over development of bilateral ti▓es, especially the progress achieved since
the establishment of a strategic partnership in 2004.China's booming automobile market is expected to break the 10-million-unit in sales barrier this year, as
the government's positive measures drive demand and revive consumer confidence, an industry body said yesterday.China Association of Automobile Manufacturers