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When Volkswagen proposed in the 1980s to build Audi cars in China for the use of state officials, the German automaker may not have fully appreciated the advantages of such a venture.



Nearly two decades later, Audi outsells its German rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW by a wide margin in China. Its A6 sedan is the best-seller in its class, as China's rising entrepreneurs recall powerful Communist Party functionaries speeding past throngs of bicycles in black, chauffeur-driven Audis.

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