中國汽車銷售量下跌

Recently the NHK News on-line reported the following:
中国の先月の新車の販売台数は、１６５万台余りで、前の年の同じ月に比べ、２．４パーセント減少して、２か月連続のマイナスとなり、経済成長をけん引してきた自動車産業が低迷し、景気が落ち込むのではないかという懸念が広がっています。
中国自動車工業協会は９日、先月の新車の販売台数が１６５万６０００台となり、前の年の同じ月に比べ、２．４パーセント減少したと発表しました。中国の新車販売が、前の年の同じ月に比べ、マイナスとなったのは２か月連続です。これは、中国政府による燃費のよい車の購入に対する補助金の支給基準が、ことし１０月から厳しくなったことに加え、ヨーロッパの信用不安の影響への懸念から、高額の消費を控える動きが広がったためとみられています。中国の新車販売は、去年、おととしと比べて３２パーセント多い１８０６万台に達し、２年連続でアメリカを抑えて世界一となりました。しかし、ことしは先月までの累計が１６８１万台余りにとどまっており、最終的な販売台数は去年を上回るものの、増加率は大幅に下がり、数パーセントになるとみられています。中国経済をけん引してきた自動車産業は、鉄鋼などの原材料から電子部品まで幅広い産業と関連しており、低迷によって景気が落ち込むのではないかという懸念が広がっています。
(試譯文)
The number of new cars sold in Chinese last month was a little more than 1,650,000 vehicles, a decrease of 2.4% compared with the same month of the previous year and was a minus for two continuing months; the auto industry which had been driving the economic growth had slowed down and there was spreading concern whether its a downward trend from good business.
The China auto industry association announced on the 9th that the number of new cars sales last month was 1,656,000, and that was a decrease by 2.4% when compared with the same month of the previous year. It was a two-month continuation that Chinese new car registration was a minus compared with the same month of the previous year. This was regarded as due to a growth in a movement which refrained from large consumption because of the concern over the influence of European credit insecurity, coupled with the stringent conditions eligible for the subsidy provision from the Chinese government for the purchase of cars that had efficient fuel consumption, effective from October this year. Chinese new car registration last year amounted to 18,060,000 vehicles and was a 32% increase compared with the year before last, superseding the United States for two consecutive years and became the world's No.1. However, although the 16,810,000 total last month remained huge and the final volume of sales this year might exceed last year, but the rate of increase had fallen sharply and it was expected to be a few percent. The auto industry which had been driving the Chinese economy was extensively connected to raw materials industry from steel etc to electronic components, and concern had been spreading on whether this decrease was a downturn in business.


So some parts of the Chinese economy are begining to cool down as intended.