Xi'an reaches 2009 vehicle production target

• Source: Global Times
• [11:31 October 20 2009]
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Xi'an has reaches its vehicle production target of 2009 with 326,365 units in the first three quarters, according to the Xi'an Development and Reform Commission.

The capital city of Shaanxi Province made a total output value of 34.9 billion yuan in the automobile industry and earned $350 million through exports.

BYD manufactured more than 269,000 units for the first nine months of the year at its plant in Xi'an, up 167 percent from a year earlier, making a 12.9 billion yuan output value; Shaanxi Automobile Group made 56,000 units in heavy-duty cars, down 5.7 percent year-on-year, making a 16.6 billion yuan output value.

The major vehicle parts manufacturer Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group Company produced 380,000 gearboxes from January to September, dropping 26 percent from a year earlier, making an output value of 5.37 billion yuan.

Agencies and Shi Jierui contributed to this story