--FILE--Visitors look at a Volvo C70 during the 13th International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Hangzhou, east Chinas Zhejiang province, 7 November 2012. Swedens Volvo Car Corp. has been approved for inclusion on a Chinese government procurement list, according to the China-owned car brand, opening a door to the nations influential official-fleet market. The company was added in September, Michael Ning, Volvo spokesman in China, said Wednesday (13 November 2013). We are on the list, he said. But we do not know how the government will purchase. Volvos addition has already led to some sales, he added, without giving specifics. Though owned by Chinas Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Volvo remains a small luxury-car player in China, where Volkswagens Audi BMW and Daimlers Mercedes-Benz combine for more than 70% of the luxury market. While inclusion on the government list may not lead immediately to significant sales growth, it is still a welcome boon for Volvo in a market that it increasingly depends on. Volvo sold more than 5, 000 cars in China last month, bringing its total for the year to 48, 000ª42% more than it sold in all of 2012, and close to its full-year 2013 target of 50, 000.
