2004年,我国汽车产销首次双双突破500万辆,连续3年每年跨上一个百万辆台阶,产销量3年翻了一番。汽车产品结构也得到进一步优化。我国汽车工业就生产能力而言,已经居于世界第3位,占世界汽车生产量的7.8%。2004年,我国累计进口汽车17.1万辆(含成套散件),同比增长了9.8%,比上年增? In 2004, for the first time, China’s automobile production and sales exceeded 5 million units for the first time every year, surpassing a million steps each year for three years in succession, and its sales volume doubled in three years. Automotive product structure has also been further optimized. China’s automobile industry has ranked third in the world in terms of production capacity, accounting for 7.8% of the world’s automobile production. In 2004, China imported a total of 171,000 vehicles (including complete sets of spare parts), an increase of 9.8% over the previous year and an increase over the previous year.