First-time car buyers are driving China market growth

Wu, like many vehicle buyers in China, paid cash for his new car.

Bradford Wernle

May 06, 2013 05:00 AM

SHANGHAI -- Issa Wu, 28, can scarcely find words to describe the thrill of buying his first car.

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