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Sunday, December 7, 2003: China's auto market is taking off -- and just about every carmaker in the world wants a piece of it. Leading auto companies and their suppliers have invested $30 billion and plan to invest billions more, in what could become the world's largest car and truck market by 2025.
Monday, December 8: The world's leading automakers -- including GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler -- face numerous risks in setting up joint ventures in China -- a country determined to create its own auto industry and become a major exporter of cars and trucks.
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Shoppers in a Beijing showroom examine the engine of a Chinese-made Chery QQ, which bears more than a striking resemblance to a General Motors design.
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Volkswagen job provides comfortable living for worker
SHANGHAI -- Like many autoworkers the world over, Liu Jun dreamed about building cars ever since he was a boy putting together toy models with glue. 12/07/03
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