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By Mark Andrews

Silkroad – Cathay Dragon Airlines. March 2013

A shift to hands-on driving by China’s wealthy has seen a spike in demand for luxury convertibles

Chinese auto-maker BYD sold just seven of its S8 hard-top convertibles in 2010. When it began its brief production run, soon discontinued, it was the only open-top car (apart from the BJ2020 jeep) built in China.

Shaun Rein, founder of China Market Research Group, isn’t surprised. “Traditionally, people wanted boss-like cars and they wanted to be driven around,” says Rein. However, over the past five years there has been a shift in the desire for more personal driving.

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Mark Andrews has written about everything from Japanese houses to heli hikes on New Zealand glaciers, test drives of Chinese cars to bar and restaurant reviews. He currently specialises in travel articles and reviews of Chinese cars plus articles about the Chinese auto industry.

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