A local youth rides his just-purchased motorcycle on promotion sales with governmental subsidies to countryside, in Meishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 15, 2009. China implements new sets of tax cuts and subsidies to boost demand for cars, with the intention on encouraging purchases of cars and other vehicles, especially in the vast countryside. They are meant to help autos and auto parts makers upgrade to more modern, energy-efficient technology. [Xinhua]
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