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China's auto industry gets a shot in the arm
By Li Fei (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-15 07:36
Sales tax on vehicles with engines of less than 1.6 liters will be halved and exchange of old vehicles for new ones with smaller engines subsidized to boost the auto industry.
The stimulus package for the country's auto industry, the third largest in the world, was announced by the State Council Wednesday after its sales growth fell to a 10-year-low of 6.7 percent last year. The package is expected to boost the steel industry and designed to promote fuel-efficient and low-emission vehicles, too. "In order to adjust and revive the auto sector, we must implement a proactive consumption policy to stabilize and boost auto demand," the State Council said. "Any unreasonable rules" hampering auto sales would be removed in order to spur demand.
In the next three years, the government will provide 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) to automakers to help upgrade their technology and develop alternative energy vehicles. The move, likely to benefit more than 80 auto- and steel-related firms in Shanghai and Shenzhen, is part of a series of industry specific policies to stimulate the economy. The government is expected to release supportive polices for eight other industries, including shipbuilding, petrochemicals and textiles, in the next few days. Analysts said the package announced Wednesday would help the two pillars of the national economy immensely. "The wide-ranging supportive measures will certainly give the auto industry a shot in the arm," said Jia Xinguang, a Beijing-based auto analyst. "But it's hard to say how big an impact it would have in the short term", he said. About 9.38 million vehicles were sold in the country last year against a target of 10 million. The slump in demand saw the combined January-November profit of the country's 19 biggest automakers fall 0.5 percent year-on-year to 65.6 billion yuan, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Monday. A quarter of the 45 carmakers tracked by the association failed to reach even half of their annual sales targets, CAAM said. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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