Global car groups are experimenting with flash sales, endorsements¹ by celebrity² fashion bloggers and car vending³ machines in China, to maximize online sales in this growing market.

全球各汽车集团正在中国尝试限时抢购、知名时尚博主代言以及汽车自动售货机，这是为了在这个日益增长的市场中实现网络销售最大化。

China's online automobile⁴ transactions in 2016 hit 1 million units, worth 100.7 billion yuan, according to Frost & Sullivan, a consultancy.

咨询机构弗罗斯特-沙利文公司称，2016年中国网络汽车交易量达100万台，价值1007亿元。

The value of China's online automobile transactions have grown at a compound annual rate of 65.5% in the 2012-16 period, according to Frost & Sullivan, versus⁵ 13.7% growth for China's wider vehicle market.

该公司称，2012-2016年，中国网络汽车交易额的年复合增长率达65.5%，相比之下整个汽车市场的增长率为13.7%。

Online sales appeal to young consumers - almost a quarter of car shoppers under the age of 24 bought online in China last year, said McKinsey.

麦肯锡咨询公司表示，网络销售对年轻消费者很有吸引力，去年中国近1/4的24岁以下汽车买家在网上购车。

Alibaba's Tmall even announced that it would open an online car "vending machine".

阿里巴巴旗下的天猫甚至宣布将推出网上汽车“自动售货机”。

Buyers will be able to browse⁶ cars on their smartphones, press the buy button and the car will appear at ground level from a display tower.

买家可在智能手机上浏览汽车，按下购买键，汽车就会从展示塔的底层出现。

"It will make buying cars as easy as buying a can of Coke," Alibaba said in a statement. "The era of online car shopping has already arrived."

阿里巴巴在一则声明中称：“这将使买车像买一罐可乐一样便利。网上购车时代已经到来。”