Comments on: While America Slept. Thursday, January 1, 2009 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-thursday-january-1-2009/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:08:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bertel Schmitt http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-thursday-january-1-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1103762 Bertel Schmitt Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:56:00 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=203381#comment-1103762 Chinese numbers are notoriously unreliable. It's a big country with lots of people. Also note that "vehicles" in China means anything with an engine and more than two wheels, from tricycles (of which there are approximately 15m on the road) all the way to semis. There is no such thing as a "light vehicle" count. Chinese numbers are notoriously unreliable. It’s a big country with lots of people.

Also note that “vehicles” in China means anything with an engine and more than two wheels, from tricycles (of which there are approximately 15m on the road) all the way to semis. There is no such thing as a “light vehicle” count.

]]> By: Robert Schwartz http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/while-america-slept-thursday-january-1-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1103701 Robert Schwartz Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:01:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=203381#comment-1103701 "China’s GDP growth next year is expected to remain above 8 percent and its car market should see similar growth, says the forecast. Something is screwy about those numbers." I am beginning to think that Bernie Madoff runs China's economic statistics department. “China’s GDP growth next year is expected to remain above 8 percent and its car market should see similar growth, says the forecast. Something is screwy about those numbers.”

I am beginning to think that Bernie Madoff runs China’s economic statistics department.

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