China's Motor City, start your engines now!

Jiangxia district in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, takes pride in its young car culture: streets here are named after Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac. People introduce their hometown as "China's Motor City", and many young people expect to work in the automotive industry when they leave school or college.

The district is home to Shanghai General Motors' Wuhan factory, which opened last year and assembles 1,300 Buick Excelles a day, at full tilt, supporting an ecosystem of dozens of auto parts factories.

Just across the Yangtze River is a new Dongfeng Renault plant that opened in February. The joint venture plans an eventual annual capacity of 300,000 cars.