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Buyers go bananas over luxury vehicles
By Lao Gong (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2004-06-17 11:13

At present, the luxury car market in 皇冠体育app is mainly controlled by Volkswagen's Audi, which started to produce sedans in the nation more than 10 years ago.


Visitors at Auto 皇冠体育app 2004 [newsphoto]
Audi intends to assemble its A8 car at Volkswagen's joint venture with First Automotive Works Corp (FAW) to safeguard its leadership in 皇冠体育app, said sources from the venture.

The joint venture, in Northeast 皇冠体育app's Jilin Province, is making the Audi A6 and A4 as well as Volkswagen Jettas, Boras and Golfs.

More than 60,000 Audi sedans were sold in 皇冠体育app last year.

Volkswagen also started to sell its newly-launched Phaeton luxury sedan in 皇冠体育app in April.

"We have sold more than 20 Phaetons so far in 皇冠体育app," said Ye Wen, the communications manager of Volkswagen Group 皇冠体育app.

Most of the world's other luxury car companies are also speeding up efforts, especially local production, in 皇冠体育app to cash in on the fast-growing market.

Mercedes-Benz will begin producing E and C-class sedans next year in Beijing as part of its parent DaimlerChrysler's strategic alliance with Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Corp.

"Our sales on the Chinese mainland grew by 60 per cent during the first five months of this year. We expect to sell between 130,000 and 140,000 vehicles for the full year (up from nearly 10,000 units last year)," said Joachim Schmidt, Mercedes-Benz's global vice-president of sales.

The company plans to increase the number of its sales networks on the Chinese mainland to more than 50 by the end of this year from 42 now.
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