Carmakers focus on China as hot market slows
Slowing economy a drag on vehicle demand; market is forecast to grow an average 5% a year from 2015 to 2020, according to McKinsey
Beijing
THE global car industry gathers for its biggest annual event in China as analysts say the brakes are coming on in the world's No 1 car market, with the slowing economy dragging on vehicle demand.
China's car sales growth is projected to bump along at an average 5 per cent annually over the next five years as a weaker economy takes its toll, consulting firm McKinsey said in a report ahead of the Beijing Auto Show, which opens on Monday.
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