https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46809867
"Car sales in China, the world's biggest vehicle market, have seen their first annual fall in twenty years.
"Sales fell 6% to 22.7 million units in 2018, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
The deceleration comes amid a slowdown in China's economy which has hit performance at car manufacturers around the world.
The news comes after Apple warned that sales would be hit by slowing iPhone demand in China.
Meanwhile, the country's most successful carmaker, Geely, is forecasting flat sales this year.
Foreign car makers such as Ford, Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover and General Motors have all reported falls in sales over the last few months in China.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), a government-backed industry group, last month blamed the sales slowdown on economic shifts and "international reasons", referring to China's trade war with the US."
So the iPhone sales fall is not isolated. The chinese economy is staggering at a massive scale.
But the growth figures at year end will somehow manage to be exactly as prophesied.
"Car sales in China, the world's biggest vehicle market, have seen their first annual fall in twenty years.
"Sales fell 6% to 22.7 million units in 2018, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
The deceleration comes amid a slowdown in China's economy which has hit performance at car manufacturers around the world.
The news comes after Apple warned that sales would be hit by slowing iPhone demand in China.
Meanwhile, the country's most successful carmaker, Geely, is forecasting flat sales this year.
Foreign car makers such as Ford, Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover and General Motors have all reported falls in sales over the last few months in China.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), a government-backed industry group, last month blamed the sales slowdown on economic shifts and "international reasons", referring to China's trade war with the US."
So the iPhone sales fall is not isolated. The chinese economy is staggering at a massive scale.
But the growth figures at year end will somehow manage to be exactly as prophesied.