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Dongfeng Nissan claims January sales crown

By Zheng Lifei (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-02-18 14:47

Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co, a joint venture between China's Dongfeng Auto and Japan's Nissan Motor, overtook Shanghai VW as the nation's top car seller in January in terms of monthly sales, an industry body said.

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The Guangzhou-based joint venture sold 43,000 vehicles in January, up 10 percent from a year earlier, according to figures from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Shanghai VW, a joint venture between China's Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp and Germany's Volkswagen Group, sold 40,000 cars in January.