WUHAN, Hubei – China’s used vehicle market in 2017 has eight key characteristics, according to Xiao Zhengsan, secretary-general of China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). Xiao made the comments while presenting the 2017 Analysis Report on the Top 100 of China’s Used Vehicle Market at the 2017 China Used Car Assembly
Read MoreThis issue’s feature and statistics sections show entire different directions the heavy-duty truck and bus markets have been going toward. While heavy-duty truck sales and particularly the natural gas heavy-duty truck volume continue to grow at multiples, the bus market continues to shrink with just a few outliers bucking the
Read MoreThe following Top 10 news stories are selected by the editorial board of CBU/CAR as the most important events of China’s automobile market in 2016. – Editor 1. Never say never: new records for auto and NEV sales China selling a record 28 million vehicles in 2016 would have been
Read MoreBEIJING – The 7th Global NEV Conference, organized by d1ev.com, was held on December 17 here. Executives from new energy vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and tech companies shared their ideas on the future development of China’s smart EV industry, new business models and market trends. Pang Yicheng, chairman of Beijing Zhidian
Read MoreIn 2015, China sold 330,000 new energy vehicles. The record-making sales volume made China the world’s No. 1 EV market. However statistics from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show, charging poles numbered merely 57,000 by the end of 2015. While the central government planned to have 40,000 charging poles
Read MoreAnother brand has gained foothold and joined in the cutthroat competition in the car hailing service industry. Regarded by some as the official car hailing service platform for its state-owned enterprise background, Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur under Shouqi Group has suddenly become more appealing after Beijing released its local policies
Read MoreHEFEI, Anhui – To promote new energy vehicle development, local protectionism must be broken up, said Xu Chaoqian, deputy director general of the Department of High and New Technology Development and Industrialization under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Xu made such remark at the 2016 China New Energy Vehicle
Read MoreHappy New Year! With 2014 behind us, it is tough to conclude with one or two things that have shaped the industry. There have been many significant news and events over the past year. China remained as the world’s largest new vehicle market with sales topping 23 million units. There
Read MoreAre decision makers at government administrations and auto group companies competent? This is the question I have been thinking for a while. You may think I am arrogant and dislike the way I raise such a big question about authorities. But I do hope that I can entice you to
Read MoreThe history of the farm vehicle will be coming to an end in about two years while low-speed electric vehicles could finally be recognized as part of the auto industry, according to two policies released in November by China’s top industrial and macroeconomic regulators. Both policies are expected to transform
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