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Ministry of Environmental Protection improves ability to evaluate automobile engines
AutoChina.org (Shanghai November 1) - According to a report from Xinhua today, the Ministry of Environmental Protection has finished work on its environmental inspection system for automobile engines. The system was created to implement a standardized system for and improve exhaust emissions. In accordance with the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution Law and provisions on engine environmental standards, [...]
China EV charging interface standards to be approved
AutoChina.org (Shanghai November 1) - China EV charging interface has been standardized and is expected to be released after the draft is signed by Standardization Administration of China (SAC), according to an official with the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATRC). The interface standards tilt towards those of Germany, said Wu Zhixin, deputy director of [...]
Standards for Chinese EV charging sockets to be unified with German ones
AutoChina.org (Shanghai October 28) – The troublesome question of new standards for electric vehicle charging sockets seems to finally have reached a turning point. At a summit focusing on exploring new solutions regarding electric vehicles and traffic, Deputy Director of China Automotive Technology & Research Center Wu Zhixin said that Chinese standards would match German [...]
Ending price for Shanghai license plates hits new high for 2011
AutoChina.org (Shanghai October 24) - The average ending price for Shanghai license plate auctions is constantly increasing, Xinhuareported today. Statistics from October show that the average price for license plates from both private buyers and businesses has exceeded 54,000 yuan ($8,493.24), setting the highest monthly figure since 2007 and third highest all-time result. 9,000 license plates [...]
MIIT releases new official list of energy-saving vehicles
Autochina.org (Shanghai October 20)- The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Commerce and National Development and Reform Commission have released the newly revised list of vehicles eligible for low emission subsidies, auto.163.com reported today. The list, which is now in its seventh incarnation, has been the focus of intense media attention, as it would [...]
Chinese automobile industry not ready for new repair and return policies
Autochina.org (Shanghai October 17) - Over 1.6 million passenger vehicles were produced in China and nearly 1.65 million sold in the month of September, CNR quoted the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers as announcing. Monthly sales increased 15 percent from August and mark the third consecutive month of positive and stable growth. In light of those figures, the [...]
Ministry of Commerce hopes to help boost quality of automobile exports
AutoChina.org (Shanghai October 12) – With the domestic automobile market in China currently in a rut, manufacturers are looking overseas for profits. Zhi Luxun, assistant director of the Ministry of Commerce’s Department of the Mechanic, Electronic and Hi-tech Industry, the country will go about raising the standards of vehicles destined for export, thus increasing the [...]
New standards for C-NCAP announced
AutoChina.org (Shanghai October 12) – The new China-New Car Assessment Program management rules have been unveiled, jfdaily.com reported today. The new provisions, which have been repeatedly revised, are expected to go into effect next July. The rules will usher in sweeping reforms for the C-NCAP and have been the focus of media attention for months. [...]
Phasing out of low-emission vehicle subsidies of little effect to manufacturers
AutoChina.org (Shanghai October 11) – The phasing out of subsidies for low-emission vehicles will see around 90 percent of vehicles previously covered now ineligible for discounts, sanqindaily.com reported today. There were over 420 vehicles eligible before for the 3,000 yuan ($472.57) subsidy. That number is now reduced to 37 models. Due to a lack of [...]
Brazil’s tax hike on imported vehicles has Chinese manufacturers worrying
With the Brazil’s to raise taxes on imported vehicles, many Chinese companies, hoping to thrive off exports to the developing economy, have had no choice but to reconsider their plan of attack. Brazil’s government has ordered a 30 percent tax hike on vehicles from foreign companies with a localized production rate of less than 65 [...]
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