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Beijing mulls congestion fees to ease traffic

Beijing plans to impose congestion fees on autos using certain roads and to encourage residents to buy alternative-energy cars in its latest drive to...

Beijing cracks down on illegal motorbikes

A bulldozer is used to destroy motor bikes in Chaoyang district, Beijing, Aug 25, 2011. Beijing police seized almost 5,000 unlicensed motor bikes. These...

Beijing car buyers Rush to buy impounded cars at Court Auctions

New developments in the mad scramble for license plates in Beijing. Residents of the Chinese capital don't get a plate anymore just when they...

Beijing to tighten vehicle emission standards

Beijing will apply a stricter emission standard for the city's five million motor vehicles next year to reduce automobile exhaust, the biggest source of...

First Lottery for License Plates in Beijing

The capital's first car license plate lottery took place on Wednesday under new rules to tackle chronic traffic gridlock and air pollution. The lottery...

Nearly 900.000 new vehicles sold in Beijing in 2010

A record number for Beijing but the good times are likely gone. Next year Beijing will only issue 240.000 new license plates. Beijing's new vehicle...

Beijing car Licence plate applications hit 215,425 in January

The city of Beijing will only issue 240.000 licence plates for new vehicles this year. The first 8 days of the year however saw...

Cars Non-local cars banned during Beijing’s rush hour

Vehicles without local license plates will not be allowed to enter Beijing's urban area within the Fifth Ring Road starting from today - the...

Cars Car dealers say Beijing auto rules hurt

With Beijing's new traffic policies in operation and people swamping an official website to try to snag coveted approval to buy a car through...

Beijing unveils measures to ease traffic flow

BEIJING - Traffic measures were announced for Beijing on Thursday, including sharply limiting new vehicle registration, in a major effort to tackle gridlock on...