【正】 1. A Review of the Large-and-Medium Bus Market in 2001 1.1 The Overall Auto Production and Sales Situation in 2001 The auto production and sales in 2001 maintained a momentum of double-digits growth in consecutive three years and the pace will further increase in the future. In 2001, 103 automakers (including complete vehicles and chassis enterprises, not including retrofit vehicle enterprises) produced 2,334,440 vehicles, an increase of 12.81% over 2000, sold 2,363,665 units, 13.29 % up over 2000.