Geographical dispersion of the market

The geographic dispersion by province of passenger vehicles in use at the end of 2000 casts further interesting light on the development of the market. Table 6.1.1 confirms that only 14 municipalities and provinces registered passenger vehicle PARCs of more than 2.5 million.

Together they account for 72 per cent of the total passenger vehicle PARC nationally and generally accurately reflect the GDP per head among the more developed areas of the Chinese economy.

Figure 6.1.2: Customer segmentation: growth of private customers

Table 6.1.1: Passenger vehicles in use by leading provinces (end 2000)

Province	No of vehicles (million)
Beijing	8.2
Tianjin	2.5 [*]
Hebei	5.0
Shanxi	2.5 [*]
Liaoning	4.4
Heilongjiang	3.1
Shanghai	3.3 [*]
Jiangsu	4.1
Zhejiang	3.2 [*]
Shandong	5.3 [*]
Henan	4.6
Guangdong	8.5 [*]
Sichuan	4.4
Yunnan	2.8 [*]
Total	61.9
[*] average <10 seats per vehicle Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers

The motorcycle PARC is dispersed less evenly with higher than average usage in both urban and sparsely populated areas. Between 1990 and 2000, motorcycles in use per 1,000 head of population nationally multiplied tenfold from 3.0 to 29.8. Table 6.1.2 indicates the variation in popularization by listing the 10 municipalities and provinces where usage per 1,000 is above the national average of 29.8.

Table 6.1.2: Above average popularization rate of motorcycles by province, 2000

Province	Units per 1,000 people
Tianjin	44.6
Hebei	37.3
Shanghai	32.1
Jiangsu	59.9
Zhejiang	39.4
Fujian	44.7
Shandong	54.4
Guangdong	78.7
Guangxi	35.7
Hainan	47.5
Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers