Liu Yunzhi, a25- year-old computer-hardware designer, bought his first car, a$5,200 Chinese-made hatchback, soon after moving into an apartment in a Beijing suburb last year.

• 刘云志今年25岁，是一名电脑硬件的设计人员，去年他搬进北京郊区的公寓之后不久便花5200美元买了他的第一辆车，一辆带掀式斜背的小轿车。