The effectiveness of China's new vehicle excise tax
[2008-11-01]
According to the latest statistics from the customs, China's import of large-displacement automobiles, especially those powered by 4.0 liter and larger engines, declined dramatically in the past couple of months.
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BYD is playing a different game
[2008-10-01]
The feature story by Li Chao, noted automotive writer, is interesting reading in understanding the strategy of BYD Automobile.
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Olympic Games and China's green efforts
[2008-09-01]
When China hosted the 29th International Summer Olympics Games last month, Beijing tried its best in presenting to the world a friendly, clean, efficient and green metropolis to ensure a most successful event in the history of the Olympics.
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Slowed demand for passenger cars to affect annual sales
[2008-08-01]
Although total sales of automobiles in the first half of 2008 grew by 18.5 percent compared to the same period of last year, the growth rate was about 5 percentage points lower than last year.
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Reduced government spending will affect 2008 auto sales
[2008-07-01]
Industry observers had most recently predicted that sales of automobiles this year would exceed 10 million units.
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Moving toward free trade and investment
[2008-06-01]
Since China became a member of the WTO, the government has gradually opened up its automobile assembly and aftermarket businesses, slashing whole vehicle import tariffs to 25 percent and those of parts and components to 10 percent. Import license and quota for automobiles were eliminated.
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Auto China 2008: A long step short of an international A-class event
[2008-05-01]
Auto China 2008, or the 10th Beijing International Motor Show, attracted a record number of 680,000 visitors during the eight-day event from April 20 to 28 at the
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Comments from NPC delegates highlight the need for government reform
[2008-04-01]
During China?ˉs annual parliament meeting in March, the two-week sessions of the National People?ˉs Congress (NPC) and the National People?ˉs Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), members of the country?ˉs automotive sector made, as usual, comments and suggestions on how to better develop China?ˉs automobile industry.
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Understanding China?ˉs automobile output and sales numbers
[2008-03-01]
Observers of China?ˉs automobile market need to always consider seasonal and other factors that may explain the numbers in automobile output and sales in
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China stands to become the world?ˉs No. 1 automaker by 2011
[2008-02-01]
China finished yet another robust year in automobile production and sales. According to numbers released by the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CAAM), sales of automobiles in 2007 reached 8.79 million units, up 21.84 percent year-on-year. Output was 8.88 million units, up 22.02 percent.
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