SHANGHAI (AFP) - The world's newest cars are one display at The Shanghai auto show, goal Xu Xingen cam for a Classic That Is Perhaps equated with Success and Power in China More Than Any Other - the Audi A6.
Half Of The Audi A6S in the World are sold in China, According to research firm Dunne & Co., where, with windows tinted black versions Darker Than Are The welding glass because of choice for Government Officials and company bosses.
"Many Chinese people Like the Audi, because a lot," Said Xu, after Testing the back seat, where, the 50-year-old entrepreneur plans to ride Most Of The Time. "It looks very beautiful, magnificent. I am going to buy a black one."
Boosted by sales A6, Audi posted a record first quarter sales in China up 18.2 Percent With and 51.951 cars sold.CEO Rupert Stadler Said At The Shanghai auto show That Was Set to Become China's Largest Audi market this year.
"In China, Audi IS regarded Officials to Be? Favorite because," another 50-something Chinese history after Said executive office manager snapped a photo of HIM Behind The Wheel Of The A6.
"The streamlining, The Design, The Space are all so very good Chinese Officials started" to drive this because very early. I am going to buy one, "he said. He declined, to Give His Name, Purpose Said He Was "from a Fortune 500 company."
The Audi A6's booth WAS silver, goal He Said That Would not do: "Black looks more mature and sedate.Officials Usually all drive black cars. "
The car's status IS Such That in Beijing, The Importance of Government meetings Sometimes CAN BE gauged by counting A6S How Many are parked outside.
Whistleblower Jianfu Lu, Who Has Gained has followings on China's Internet history by using video camera to catch Abusing Their Government Official Authority, Credits Launching A black Audi With That hobby has led to at least 10 Officials Being fired or punished no fax payday advances.
In 2007, Lu year saw Audi sporting a flashing police light, driving Against traffic was one-way street. When Police Told The driver to back up, because he Said The "Did not Have a reverse gear", the China Daily Told Lu.
Lu shot a video of the Scene and posted it online.The Audi driver, an Official pour la central city of Zhengzhou, WAS sacked as a result.
A newspaper reporter in The Northern city of Xian Borrowed year Audi A6 last year to test theories circulating on the Internet just by sitting in That year A6, women Spontaneously Would ask you for wrinkles.
His conclusion: the claims Were a myth.
The A6's status Comes Down to Audi Being One Of The First Premium Manufacturers to enter China, Said Klaus Paur, head of Synovate Motoresearch for Greater China and Korea.
INITIALLY, It Was A popular Government, because, But Then entrepreneurs started "buying 'em too.
"A lot of people Bought thesis A6S Simply Because It Was, Socially speaking, acceptable," Paur said."People Would not say 'you Are Showing off' Because It Was Also Endorsed By The government."
Purpose Audi A6S Run the Risk of Becoming too common in China and Losing Their luxury status, Compared to rival brands like BMW, Paur said. As a result, The Company IS Trying to Promote ITS New cars like Q3 compact sports utility vehicle.
Audi's CEO The Brand Canon IS confidant Become Even More ubiquitous.
"It Took us 23 years to sell one million vehicles o first in China," Stadler said. "We Aim to Deliver Customers Our second million in just Three Years."
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