Ten leading plants accounted for around 80% of the 4.444 million automobiles produced in China in 2003, according to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
FAW Group, based in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province, claimed top spot with 858,7000 units in 2003. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) followed closely with an output of 796,900 units, while third place went to Dongfeng Motor, based in central China's Hubei Province, with an output of 470,300 units.
The other seven plants reported output in the range of 101,100 units to 406,800 units.