Nowadays,anyChinesecanenjoytheluxuryofowningaprivatecar-ifheorshecanaffordit.Havingacarofyourownmeansnomoretravelingtoworkoncrowdedbusesorsubwaytrains,andyoucandropoffthechildrenatschoolontheway.Moreover,italsomeansthatyoucanenjoytheweekendsandholidaysbetter,becausewithacaryoucangotoplaceswheretheregularbusesandtrainsdonotgo,andsoyoucanfindaquietscenicspotwithnocrowds.

　　However,therearedrawbackstoowningacar.Foronething,withtheincreaseincarownershipinrecentyears,theroadsarebecomingmoreandmorecrowded,oftenmakingthejourneytoworkmoreofanightmarethanadream.Foranother,itisnotcheaptorunacar,asthepricesofgasolineandrepairsareconstantlyrising,nottomentionthepricesyouhavetopayforalicenceandinsurancecoverage.

　　Havingconsideredbothsidesoftheargument,Ihavecometotheconclusionthattheadvantagesofowningacaroutweighthedisadvantages.Therefore,itseemstomethatChinashouldincreaseitsoutputofautomobilesandenlargetheprivatecarmarket.Theresultwouldbethatcarswouldbecomecheaper,whileatthesametimetheextrademandwouldencouragetheautoindustrytoproducemoreefficientandfamily-orientedvehicles.