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Global auto makers woo Shanghai auto expo

Global automakers gripped in an industry recession are wooing chances of the upcoming Shanghai auto expo as China overtook America to become the world's largest auto market in the first quarter. A battle heated between 13 new car models by automakers... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Apr 20 2009

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