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Specifically, the question of how to simplify and visualize the relatedness of the complicated urban markets arises. Based on the concept of \u2018product space\u2019, this research explores the similarity between Chinese cities and identifies the city clusters using data of automobile sales in 2012. A city\u2019s automobile market is shared by different manufacturers and the proximity between two cities is evaluated based on the similarity or relatedness in the structure of the two markets. The spatial structures of the \u2018city clusters\u2019 derived from the proximities of automobile markets among cities are mapped, examined, and interpreted. The analysis indicates that cities with higher proximity tend to be similar. According to the intercity proximity index, four geographical city-clusters are identified: the Southeast developed city-cluster, North China city-cluster, Northeast city-cluster, and West city-cluster. 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