China to Overtake Japan as Largest CAR Exporter by Volume, not Revenue (YEARLY)

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(1) Richard Katz, China Charges Ahead of Japan's auto Exports. East Asia Forum, July 8, 2023.
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/20 ... apans-auto-exports/
("Japanese automakers are risking a repeat of the decline of Detroit's big three automakers — Chrysler, Ford and General Motors — because of their [Japanese] resistance to electric vehicles (EVs). * * * At a time when 25 per cent of new car sales in China are EVs or plug-in hybrids, a lack of EVs is costing Japanese brands sizeable sales. In a market weakened by COVID-19, Japanese brands tumbled the most — by a third from the year before — compared to just 9 per cent for US and European brands.   After surpassing Germany to become the world’s second-largest auto exporter in 2022, China is on track to surpass Japan relatively soon. Given the long-term decline in car sales within Japan — with 2022 sales 26 per cent below that of 1996 — a loss of market share in exports is a serious hit")

Note:
(a) East Asia Forum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia_Forum
("publishing two articles a day online. EAF also releases a quarterly magazine, the East Asia Forum Quarterly (EAFQ), published by ANU Press")
(b) The quotation is take from the first three paragraphs. It talks about "Japanese automakers," "25 per cent of new car sales in China," and "surpassing Germany to become the world’s second-largest auto exporter."

The noun auto is short for automobile, which is car (including SUV but excluding truck, jeep and bus). See car
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car
("A car or an automobile is a motor vehicle * * * Most definitions of cars say that they * * * seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people, not cargo."/ section 9 Seating and body style: See also Car classification)

However, Mr Katz, by car, means passenger car only. See next.
(c) At the bottom of this article, click the original to view illustrations.


(2) Mark Andrews, China Is Now the 2nd-Largest Car Exporter, Ahead of Germany (and Soon of Japan). DirectIndustry E-Magazine, Feb 16, 2023 (updated on May 29, 2023).
https://emag.directindustry.com/ ... -and-soon-of-japan/

Note:  "Ten years ago, Chinese car producers, were only involved in ICE cars."

ICE stands for internal combustion engines.