乐天效应波及汽车业 现代起亚中国销量断崖式下跌

 　　Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, South Korea's top two automakers, saw car sales in the Chinese market cut in half last month, statistics showed.

　　据统计数据显示，上个月韩国最大的两家汽车制造商--现代和起亚在中国市场的销量暴跌了一半。

　　Auto¹ sales in China by Hyundai and its affiliate² Kia numbered 56,026 units and 16,006 units each in March, down 44.3 percent and 68 percent compared with a year earlier, according to industry data cited by Newsis local news agency.

　　据韩国当地媒体《Newsis》引用的行业数据显示，相比于去年，今年三月份现代及其子公司起亚在中国的汽车销量分别仅为56026辆和16006辆，分别下跌了44.3%和68%。

　　Combined sales in China of the two carmakers reached 72,032 vehicles in March, down 52.2 percent from a year ago.

　　两家公司3月份在中国市场一共卖出了72032辆汽车，同比去年下降了52.2%。

　　乐天效应波及汽车业 现代起亚中国销量断崖式下跌

　　It marked the first time since February last year that the combined figure fell below the 100,000 level.

　　这是自从去年2月份以来该数字首次低于10万。

　　Auto production in South Korea grew in February on export recovery, with the number of cars produced in domestic factories reached 336,032 units, up 9.8 percent from a year earlier.

　　由于出口的复苏，2月份韩国汽车的产量有所增加，国内工厂生产的汽车总量达到了336032辆，同比增长了9.8%。

　　Car exports advanced 5.3 percent in February from a year earlier to 201,757 units.

　　2月份，韩国汽车出口量同比去年增长了5.3%，达到了201757辆。

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？