China's Booming Car Market

Reading the paper these days can be a bit depressing. Somtimes though, you just have to giggle about the underlying tone of an article.

I was reading one today about the rise in new car purchase in some major cities of China. This particular one was talking about a dealership in Bejing specifically. It started out like most business articles do. Facts and figures about the rise in sales of foreign cars and how some companies are seeing a better bottom line.

The numbers were an insight as to the simple mass of humans that live in that region. Albeit a 1.3 billion person populous, they just don't buy cars like others in the world. Only 3.5% own cars in China. Now compare that to 10% in Brazil and almost 44% in the U.S. Well now, that is still 35 Million cars owned in China. 'Nuff said.

The continued tone of the reporters humor became ever clear to me. The writer must have been laughing at the assignment.

More than car sales, this is a nation of new driver's, the reporter states. This nation is known for thier accidents. The largest dealership in Bejing has build a body shop that can handle 1200 cars per month. I assume that the premise is that Chinese drivers are going to need to use the body shop, thus improving the dealership's bottom line.

Well "Confucius Say: A single fact can ruin a good argument." There was another article that states that 'Women and Gay men are the worst drivers in the world.' But that is another story altogether. Here is the link if you would like a giggle. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1574402/Women-and-gay-men-are-worst-drivers.html

All I can say is that as we enter an even larger world market we must still remember that we live in a smaller community...where everything is real for us. Drive safely Carchicks and Cardudes. Beep, Beeep.