For an average family in China now, owning a car is no longer a symbol of wealth or social status. But two decades ago, it was an enviable luxury few could afford.
China's auto industry officially started in 1955 when First Auto Works, or FAW, was established in Changchun, Jilin province. That year, it produced 65 trucks. Even 30 years later, in 1985, China produced 443,000 units - about one week's production volume in the United States for the same year.
35 years ago it was almost a car-less country; ahead lie driverless cars