---- Ein Besucher an den Stand der FAW bei der Auto Show in Shanghai, China, 25. April 2011. Trotz dieses Gesamtwachstums in der chinesischen Automobil
--File--A visitor walks past the stand of FAW during an auto show in Shanghai, China, 25 April 2011. Despite overall growth in the Chinese automobile industry remaining steady last year, FAW Car performed worse than it did the previous year. According to a report appearing in the National Business Daily, the manufacturers business returns last year totaled 32.65 billion yuan ($5.16b), 12.45 percent lower than in 2010. FAW Cars net profit, meanwhile, totaled 217 million yuan ($34.29m), dropping a full 88.34 percent from 2010. Worth noting is that FAW Cars had a total net profit of 754 million yuan ($119.13m) in the first three quarters of the year, implying that the manufacturer ran a deficit 537 million yuan ($84.84m) in the fourth quarter alone. If converted into stocks, FAW Car lost 0.33 yuan ($0.0521) for every share.
