广播听力：Small-cars Appeal to Buyers in Light of Imminent Fuel Tax

Small cars have begun to sell like hot cakes in China, because of a new fuel tax the government is expected to impose in the near future.

The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning body, is working on reforming China's retail oil price mechanism and introducing a fuel tax. The move is aimed at reducing polluting vehicle emissions and encouraging efficient energy use.(WWw.hxen.com)

Zhong Liancheng is a sales agent manager at BYD Auto, an automaker based in Xi'an.

"Our shop has seen an increase of 30 to 50 percent of customers coming to ask about or buy small cars."

Taking the likelihood of a new fuel tax into consideration, some car buyers have decided to buy small vehicles to save money on fuel costs.

Here is a potential car buyer talking about her plans.

"Large cars will pay more fuel tax, so I would like to buy a small car, whose price is low and will consume much less fuel."

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