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Guangzhou to limit license plates by Auction and Lottery

Guangzhou, which will limit car registrations starting this month, plans to introduce public auctions and a lottery to grant new car license plates in...

China sets a target: 5 million Green Cars on the Road by 2020

China has set a target of producing and selling 500,000 energy-efficient and alternative-energy vehicles a year by 2015, and five million vehicles by 2020. The...

Guangzhou adopts license plate quota in China

Authorities in south China's megacity of Guangzhou announced late Saturday that they will slash the number of new cars hitting the streets to ease...

Mercedes-Benz might sell the E-Class under the Beijing brand in China

German automaker Mercedes-Benz may sell its E-Class sedans under the Beijing brand owned by its local partner BAIC Group to qualify for the government...

China’s Chongqing starts new subsidy program to subsidize car purchases

The southwestern city of Chongqing will subsidize purchases of vehicles made in the city, becoming the first local government to offer such incentives. Consumers...

Record 10.000 USD for a License Plate in Shanghai

Prices of new license plates in Shanghai hit a new record high in May as demand for private cars in the city has been...

Chinese goverment comes with $949 million subsidy plan for green cars

The Chinese government has allocated 6 billion yuan ($949 million) to subsidise consumer purchases of fuel-saving cars, Xinhua News Agency reported late on Wednesday,...

China’s state media Says: girls at Beijing Auto Show too Sexy

China's state controlled media have been criticizing the organization of the 2012 Beijing Auto Show for having too many sexy girls without too many...

China to release new government car purchase plan

China intends to release a plan to reorganize its automobile fleet this year, according to a statement posted on the central government’s website today....

Taxi drivers in China will get subsidy to offset hike in fuel price

Taxi drivers nationwide will receive a subsidy of around 300 yuan ($47.50) a month to offset the second hike in fuel prices this year,...