With the approval of the State Council, starting from December 30th, Beijing will implement the motor vehicle emission country III standard (equivalent to Euro III), and new vehicles that do not meet the standard will stop selling. Officials of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau stated that it has released a list of 20 batches of certified vehicles, covering 1,465 kinds of vehicles from 104 major domestic and foreign manufacturers, accounting for 80% of the mainstream vehicles sold in the Beijing market.
Among the light-duty vehicles that have met Euro III emission standards, a large number of self-owned domestic brands such as Chery, Great Wall, Chang'an, Zhonghua, Hafei, and Geely have emerged in large numbers, and their supporting enterprises are mostly domestic joint ventures or wholly-owned enterprises.
In the past few days, in the Beijing automobile market, there was neither a large-scale promotion of the manufacturers' standard motor vehicles for the State II nor a rush for consumers to purchase the National III standard vehicles. Rational consumption has formed a climate. According to officials of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, about one-third of the pollutants in Beijing's air are emitted by motor vehicles. As of the end of November this year, the city’s motor vehicles have surpassed 2.55 million, and it is expected to reach 3.5 million by 2008. With the implementation of State III standards ahead of schedule, the total amount of pollutants emitted by motor vehicles will be reduced by 15% to 20% by the end of 2008, and the reduction in pollution will provide conditions for Beijing to increase its vehicle capacity.
However, an expert from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center reminded that the formulation of environmental protection, energy saving, and safety regulations will promote the advancement of automotive technology in addition to non-negligible social roles. However, relevant departments cannot blindly and unrealistically raise standards and should avoid Eliminating self-branded products or companies due to regulatory upgrades.
According to a notice from the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, since the 30th of this month, new cars sold in Beijing must be installed with OBD (Onboard Diagnostic System). Vehicles that have been modeled, marketed, and passed approval can be installed one year later by delaying OBD in 2006. After December 1st of the year, new cars that do not have an OBD system will stop selling. The reporter learned that currently only Dongfeng Nissan has installed OBD on two cars in the Beijing market. (Reporter Zhang Yuxing sent from Beijing)
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