During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat.

今年的头8个月，大货车的销售量增长了14%，而轿车的销售仍不景气。

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Although shop sales have just about held up as Christmas approaches, car sales have tumbled by a third in the past 12 months.

虽然商店销售额随着圣诞节的临近有所回升，但是汽车的销售量在过去12个月里下降了三分之一。

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Car sales, for instance, have been booming (up by 72.5% in October) because of a cut in sales tax on new vehicles.

以汽车销售为例，由于新型车辆营业税的降低，汽车销售量激增(十月份增长了72.5%)。

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With car sales up by 45 percent through July, it seems that everyone in China is buying a car this year.

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Asian competitors have been stealing a march on the US manufacturers, with Nissan reporting a 6.3% sales in August and Honda seeing car sales up 11.7%.

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Year-to-date, passenger car sales are up only 6.1 percent, a fraction of the 63.6 percent jump in 2010.

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