China used-car dealers in top gear

China’s used-car market had a problem until recently: the Chinese motor industry was simply too young to have enough old cars.

A Chinese car market: ‘The global financial crisis hasn’t reached us yet,’ says Zou Jianqun, a veteran second­hand dealer in Shanghai

Now, despite the worst global motor manufacturing crisis for decades, China’s used-car industry is looking decidedly buoyant with old vehicles selling better than new ones.