China《纽约时报》:汽车商“加大马力”迎合中国新贵阶层(中文大意)中国27岁的高尔夫球场经营商詹姆士■王,成为Maybach62豪华车的头两名中国买主之一。在北京汽车展的开幕当天,王先生缓步走上展台,与4位戴姆勒■克莱斯勒公司的高管并肩,并接过汽车钥匙的水晶模型。在对王先生的简短采访中,王表示他买这辆车,税后总共支付了745万元(合90万美元)。他很喜欢这辆车的操控性能和后排座椅舒适性。他说,”可放倒的座椅让人感觉好像在客机里的头等舱。”王先生没有解释为什么他能够支付相当于1200名中国普通工人年工资的价格来购买这辆超豪华轿车。王先生是中国经济腾飞,中国大城市推行财富价值观的缩影。他的购买行为凸现了一个现象,即为什么一些中国家庭能积累起令人乍舌的财富。豪华车型,如奥迪、法拉利最近都准备在中国增加代理商。宝马最昂贵的车型760Li在中国税后要卖210万元(合25万美元),宝马称去年760在全球的总销量内中国就占1/3。Wearingawhitecar-racingT-shirt,blackplasticcargopantsandsilverNikemnningshoes,JamesWang,a27-year-olddeveloperofgolfcoursesandluxuryhomes,steppedforwardonWednesdayasoneofChina'sfirsttwobuyersoftheMaybach62,a20-footultraluxurysedanmarketedasMtheprivatejetoftheroad."AttheopeningdayoftheBei激ngautoshow,Mr.WangambledontoastagewithfourmucholderDaimlerChryslerexecutivesindarksuitstoacceptacrystalmodelofthekeystoasilverMaybachthathadalreadybeendeliveredtohishome・Inabriefinterviewbeforetheceremony,Mr.Wangsaidthathehadboughtthecarfortheequivalentof$900,000,includingtaxes,andhadchosenitbecausehelikedboththedrivingperformanceandthecomfortoftherearseats."Therecliningseatislikefirstclassinanairplane/1hesaid.InacountrythatisstillofficiallyCommunist,Mr.Wangwasvagueabouthowhecouldaffordacarthatcoststheequivalentof1,200years'wagesforatypicalChinesefactoryworker.HesaidthathewasaChinesecitizenwhogrewupinBei激ng,andthathisparentshadsenthimtoSanFranciscoStateUniversity,whereheownedanddroveasuccessionofMercedescars,alwayssilver.Mr.Wang'srichesareonesignofthepowerfuleconomicboomthathasgrippedChina,pushinguppropertyvaluesinmanymajorcities.HispurchasealsohighlightshowafewChinesefamilieshaveaccumulatedextraordinarywealth,whichhasledtosomenervousnessamongtherichthemselvesandsomeconcernamongChina'sleadersaboutthepotentialforapoliticalbacklashoversharplywideninginequality.Indeed,evenasMr.WangacceptedhisMaybachkeyinpersonfromPeterHonegg,thepresidentofMercedes-BenzChina,thebuyerofthesecondMaybachsentacrisplydressedyoungmanwhorefusedtoidentifyhisemployer.SalesofluxurycarshavetakenoffeventhoughChinahassomeoftheworldshighestcarprices・Beyondthebasiccost,buyersherepaya17percentvalue-addedtax,anadditionalconsumptiontaxofupto8percentand,forimportedmodels,a32percenttariff.AndwhileMr.WangmaynotbethetypicalcarbuyerinChinathesedays,heisjustthekindofnewlymintedmultimillionairethattheworld'sluxuryautomanufacturersarealleagerlychasing.About40yardsfromtheMaybachexhibit,WernerMischke,thechairmanofAutomobiliLamborghiniHolding,asubsidiaryofVolkswagen'sAudiunit,wasstandingbetweenablack$350,000LamborghiniGallardoandayellow$460,000Murcielago.HedescribedsigningpapersthisweektoopendealershipsinBei激ng,ShanghaiandGuangzhou.^Chinesepeoplelovebrandsandhaveagoodfeelingaboutluxury,aboutextremeluxury/1hesaid・FerraiiannouncedlastSaturdaythatitwouldopenastringofdealershipsacrossChina.AstonMartin,theFordMotorsubsidiaiythathassuppliedcarsformanyoftheJamesBondmovies,saidonWednesdaythatitwouldentertheChinesemarketnextyeanNeartheLamborghiniexhibit,itdisplayeda...