" The mountains are high and the emperor is far away,"

THE STATS
Population
Population Density
Miles of Paved Road
Number of Cars
Number of Drivers
CHINA
1,361,150,000
365 per mile
979,014
240 million
260 million
United States
317,095,000
90 per mile
2,734,102
255 million
200 million

WHICH IS WHICH?

TOPOLOGY OF CHINA

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HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILITY IN CHINA

STATE CENTRIC
First Car brought to China was imported from the US in 1902, and was for the Empress
Dowager Cixi of Qing Dynasty.
The Changchun was the first automobile produced in China by First Automotive
Works (FAW).

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
First Automotive Works
And Volkswagen
Shanghai Motors
And General Motors
Second Automotive Works
And Nissan

INDIGENOUS INNOVATION
Chery QQ and the
Chevy Matiz
Above: Coda- Great Wall
Below: Geely

OR BORROWED INNOVATION
CHERY QQ & CHEVY MATIZ

CHINESE AUTO CULTURE

AUTO ASPIRATIONS

CHINESE ROADS

DOWNTOWN BEIJING

WHAT THE CHINESE DRIVE?
10 Most Popular Makes in China
General Motors
Volkswagen
Hyundai-Kia
Dongfeng
Nissan
Toyota
First Automotive Works (FAW)
Honda
Great Wall Zhongxing
Chery
2012 Vehicle Sales
Unit Sales
2,821,720
2,608,896
1,367,303
981,419
778,793
751,317
739,318
627,610
624,602
563,305

GROWTH OF SECOND CITIES
Xian, China