Recently, Volkswagen Exported Auto has announced that it will cooperate with Shanghai Volkswagen Auto in internet area, which will authorize part of its dealers selling part of exported cars in third and fourth tier cities.

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Being able to purchase vehicles on the Internet is one of the newest developments in the Chinese automobile market. Mercedes-Benz, Jianghuai Automobile, BYD and Geely Automobile are among some of the manufacturers whose vehicles can now be purchased online. Although online buying has yet to replace the traditional business model of going to certified 4S dealerships to buy cars, there are those who believe it will become a mainstream sales method in the near future.

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - A total of 19.31 million automobiles were sold in China last year, representing year-on-year growth of 4.3 percent. Most analysts originally predicted a similar single digit sales growth rate for this year as well. However, in actuality, year-on-year growth rates for automobile production and sales volumes for the first nine months of the year ended up being 12.8 percent and 12.7 percent respectively. Those rates were even higher for passenger automobiles, reaching 13.7 percent and 14.0 percent respectively. Even if quarterly sales growth rates for the final quarter of the year remain zero, 2013's total vehicle sales volume will total 21.09 million units, representing sales growth of at least 9.3 percent. As a result, there is a good chance total sales growth rates for this year will be in the double digits.