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Chinese Changchun plant churns out first Chinese motor vehicles
industrial project in Manchuria transforms Changchun into a booming city of 930,000 as 750 acre plant uses Soviet and American machinery to produce China's first motor vehicles. by July 15 three years after start, Liberation Trucks roll off the line with 4,000 more planned this year, aiming 30,000 annually. plant integrates 409 Chinese parts with Soviet design and US stamped lathes, while locals adapt to new Western-style boulevards and department stores. salary scales around 11 dollars monthly for apprentices and 46 dollars for skilled workers with merit boosts.
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