关键词：汽车；制造商；价格；市场
摘 要：Automakers expanded their footprint particularly in South-east Asia as growth in their domestic markets slowed down. China, the world’s largest auto market, sold a total of 17.82 million vehicles in the first ten months of 2013, up 13.5% year-on-year.
The Indian auto sector witnessed a contraction of nearly 5% during the first half of 2013-14 as a result of slow economic growth, persistent inflation, increased excise duty and higher key lending rate.Japanese automakers’ financial results benefited from a weaker Yen as overseas sales boomed.However, home market continued to suffer.The share prices of eight Asia-Pacific automakers tracked by Mergent grew by 5.7% in the six months between April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2013.Toyota maintained its position as the world’s largest automaker with global sales of 7.412 million vehicles in the first nine months of 2013, with GM and Volkswagen hot on its wheels.