India is poised to overtake Japan as Asia's No. 2 vehicle market by 2016, and sales gains in China will remain strong this decade, according to new estimates.
be poised to：信誓旦旦；准备就绪；随时准备着
Despite recent concerns about slower economic growth, China is on track to hit sales of 30.68 million vehicles by 2020, up 74% from 17.66 million last year, according to IHS Automotive. China overtook the U.S. in 2009 to become the world's largest auto market by volume. The market-research firm's analysis of sales trends excludes buses and trucks.
on track：走上正轨
Sales in China are seen rising to 19.21 million vehicles this year, enough to pull past Europe's combined sales of 18.15 million, the Denver-based firm says.
Sales in India are projected to rise to 4.88 million vehicles by 2016 from 2.91 million last year. Sales are forecast at 6.73 million in 2020.
be projected to：被计划
Japan will see demand rise to 4.51 million in 2016 from 4.13 million last year, when sales were held down by last year's earthquake. Japan had sales of 4.87 million vehicles in 2010. IHS forecasts Japan's sales will be 4.35 million in 2020.
hold down：抑制；压制；保有
Japanese vehicle sales, including those of minivehicles, are forecast to rise to 5.19 million this year as demand and supply rebounds from last year's earthquake. But IHS sees that as a temporary spike unlikely to reverse longer-term trends.
rebound：回升；弹回
Vehicle sales in Australia, currently No. 5 in the Asian-Pacific region, after South Korea, are likely to fall behind sales in Indonesia by 2017.
IHS projects that Toyota Motor Corp. will remain the No. 1 auto maker in Asia, with sales of 5.4 million vehicles in 2020, up from 4.2 million last year. Those figures include sales from minivehicle subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co.
But second-ranked General Motors Co. could trade places with current No. 3, Volkswagen AG. GM's sales, including those of Chinese venture SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., are forecast rising to 4.4 million vehicles in 2020 from 3 million last year. VW's sales are seen accelerating to 4.5 million from 2.7 million.
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