Big , bad and gas - guzzling cars are center stage at Auto China shows . This after recent Beijing car shows dominated by ` ` green '' cars . Chinese car makers have launched a variety of vehicles aimed at Chinese consumers . Jeep and Aston Martin are among many foreign automakers hoping to woo hundreds of thousands of Chinese consumers visiting the show this week , especially as China has become the world 's largest auto market amid a sales slump in Europe and tepid growth in the United States . Chinese car sales grew only 2 % the first quarter of 2012 .
Big , bad and gas - guzzling cars are center stage at Auto China shows . This after recent Beijing car shows dominated by ` ` green '' cars . Chinese car makers have launched a variety of vehicles aimed at Chinese consumers . Chinese car sales grew only 2 % the first quarter of 2012 .