Autos
Subsidy plan for electronic cars
10 March 2010Beijing residents will soon have the chance to purchase electronic cars for private use and receive subsidies of around $7 to $8.8 thousand provided by central and local governments.
The subsidy plan is likely to be released this month and five cities will be chosen as pilot cities for the trial program.
China Daily reported that according to the report, the aim of the subsidy plan is to build an energy-efficient and low-emissions society.
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Consolidating the auto industry
26 February 2010The government intends that Chinese-brand passenger vehicles will comprise at least half of vehicle sales by 2015 and sedans made by entirely domestic automakers will have about 40% of the nation’s car market.
Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show that 4.58 million Chinese-brand passenger vehicles were sold last year, some 44.3% of the total.
Sales of domestic sedans were 2.22 million units, almost 30% of the segment.
Industry insiders said the new policy will also focus on accelerating consolidation between automakers and could lead to a new round of reshuffling.
China became the world’s largest auto producer and market last year with both production and sales surpassing 13.5 million vehicles due in part to government incentives.
China Car Times reported the new policy will reportedly stipulate that Chinese partners hold at least a 50 percent share in newly built Sino-foreign joint ventures that produce core parts for alternative-energy vehicles.
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