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China and the Automobile Industry

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#### This is incomplete ### China has emerged as the center of focus in the automobile industry. From its mere production of trucks in the earlier years of development and the further production of saloon cars for specific members of the political class, the country has evolved to be leading producer and consumer of cars. This has been through various pitfalls in the process of growth with success and failure of certain policies. One of the significant events that were followed by a spur in the growth of local production was its accession in the WTO. Nevertheless, with the mix of other macro economic variables, the future trend of the industry may take a different direction due to possible factors for instance domestic foreign investment (DFI) and possible market saturation or even economic downfall.
The aim of this research is to examine the future trend of the industry through the varied related macroeconomic variables. The researcher asks: What future growth is expected in the Chinese automotive industry following its historical trend? In order to answer the research question, the researcher came up with a set of objectives which include:
1. To investigate the trend of the Chinese automobile industry in comparison with other countries
2. To investigate the relationship between the growth of the automobile industry and related macroeconomic variables
3. To investigate the presence of a causal relationship between the growth of the Chinese automobile industry and the

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