France's Renault reports record sales in 2010

    PARIS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Renault, France's second biggest carmaker, on Monday announced high sales of its brands last year thanks to resilient demands mainly in booming（兴旺的,繁荣的） Asian markets.
    In a statement released on its website, the French carmaker saw its sales grow by 14 percent last year compared with 2009 performance after providing world markets with 2.6 million vehicles.
    "We are delighted with the new sales record set by the group in 2010, breaking our standing¹ record from 2005. We are making progress in all regions and pursuing our international offensive. All the group's brands are contributing to this momentum," said Jerome Stoll, the company's executive vice² president for sales and marketing³.
    Demand of emerging markets rose by 26 percent, where the French firm sold 983,000 units, prompting a 19.4 percent growth in those countries, according to Renault.
    In Europe, Renault increased its sales to boost its share market by 1.1 percentage points. European countries absorbed 1.642 million cars, up 7.4 percent from 2009.
    The country's leading carmaker expects to maintain growth this year, betting on more than 4 percent growth in the global market.
    "With the global market in 2011 expected to grow by more than 4 percent over 2010, the group will pursue (追赶) its growth on buoyant markets outside Europe," Stoll said.
    "In 2011 we will be pursuing two main thrusts: to step up our international expansion through all the brands and to launch our range of electric vehicles in the second half of the year," he added.
    Renault's net income stood at 823 million euros (1.06 billion U.S. dollars) for the first six months of 2010 after falling by 2.7 billion euros (3.49 billion dollars) over the same period in 2009 due to a recession which clouded the automobile⁴ sector⁵.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

4 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。