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25-07-2007
The
China National Development and Reform Commission
(NDRC) released a second list of vehicles meeting
the national standard on limits of fuel consumption
for passenger vehicles. A total of 2,374 models
from 95 manufacturers meet the standard.
Vehicles failing the limits reached 444 models
from 55 auto vehicle makers, and will be removed
from the market.
Some experts applauded the government's move
of announcing the lists, saying it will force
auto vehicle makers to eliminate outdated products
and boost new technology for higher fuel efficiency.
NDRC is currently working on a national standard
on fuel economy of automobiles, and will soon
announce the limits for light commercial vehicles,
said the watchdog.
Moreover, energy consumption limits will soon
enter their second stage, in which the current
limits will be reduced by a further 10 percent.
The second stage of the implementation is set
to take effect on January 1, 2008 for newly
designed passenger models and on January 1,
2009 for passenger vehicles already on the assembly
line.
NDRC published in October 2006 the first list
of newly designed vehicles up to the criteria
of fuel consumption limits, in which all the
409 models from 34 producers met the requirements.
Among the models announced recently, more than
10 percent of them failed to meet the limits,
including sedans, multi-purpose vehicles, minibus,
and light coaches.
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