Vola ! Today is AutoZine’s 9 years old birthday !! however, we have no champagne or birthday cake, because I am having a business trip right now in Hangzhou, middle-east China and is typing in hotel room. Also because of the business trip, AutoZine got no updates in recent weeks. Hopefully it will be back to the forefront shortly.
Hangzhou is a tourist city famous for wonderful views (especially the West Lake). Compare to most other cities in China it is remarkably well developed, organized and modernized. Apart from many foreign shops and restaurants, its streets are also filled with many imported European luxury cars, such as the new Mercedes S-class and BMW 7-series, plus the localized Audi A6, Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX etc. Both Porsche and Ferrari-Maserati have big showrooms there. Porsche Cayenne is especially popular there. In contrast, Japanese cars have relatively lower coverage here. The most commonly seen Japanese car is Honda Accord, built in Guangzhou.
Back to AutoZine, it is unbelievable that after 9 years it is still alive, how could time pass so quickly? But we had better to look forward. Next year, the 10th anniversary will be an important milestone to it. I can assure you by then we will have a big celebration. Remember to bring cake and champagne then !