据估计,2003年中国汽车产量达到420万辆左右,已超过法国跃居世界第四大汽车生产国,仅次于美、日、德,不少人因此而将脑袋抬高了一点。其实在许多行内人看来,中国汽车工业仍落后于产量排在我们后面的法、意、韩等国家。我们的汽车产量变大了,并不能说明我们的汽车工业变强了。我们离汽车工业强国还有相当远的差距。 It is estimated that in 2003, the output of China’s automobiles reached 4.2 million or so, surpassing France’s ranking as the fourth largest automobile producer in the world, second only to the United States, Japan and Germany. Many people raised their heads a bit. In fact, in many insiders’ opinion, China’s auto industry is still lagging behind countries such as France, Italy and South Korea where the output ranks behind us. The bigger output of our cars does not mean that our automotive industry is getting stronger. We still have a long way to go before the powerful auto industry.