Analysis and discussion of issues that impact business

Now, I know this is a really complex issue, and I don't have any answers, I'm just musing. According to Dow Jones:

China's passenger car sales in June reached 291,792 units, up 36% from 214,258 units in the year-earlier period, the National Passenger Cars Association said in a statement Friday.

I have a few questions.

So who benefits from these trends?

In the first half of this year, China's passenger car sales rose 63% to 1.78 million from 1.09 million in the same period last year, according to association data.

That's some serious growth. And China's economic engine is equivalent to the Model T right now.

The growth of passenger car sales was much faster than other market segments such as multiple-purpose vehicles and sports utility vehicles. Total automobile sales in China increased to 379,907 in June, up 17% from 325,286 in the same month a year ago.

So, who's making these cars? Is it US companies building them in China? Are they imported from "foreign" auto makers" (that's us). Are they union shops?

China's passenger car production was 336,966 in June, up 30% from 260,069 in the year-earlier period. The monthly production increase was slower than the 53% increase in production for all of the first half. Passenger car production reached 1.89 million units in the first half of the year, up from 1.24 million in the first half of 2005.

So, I've asked a bunch of questions. I could use your answers and your sources. This is certainly one to follow.