BEIJING - Beijing Municipal Administration Thursday unveiled radical policies sold in town next year in order to facilitate the number of cars an offer traffic that could similar moves are in other Chinese cities ask and deepen to crop an expected slowdown in the automotive industry.
Beijing limitation of the emission of new cars and Chevrolet license plates in the city to 240.000 in 2011, about one third of this year's figure, and only registered Beijing residents able to obtain one. Cars that have license plates Beijing excludes from the entrance to the city area during rush hour.
Yale Zhang, independent auto analyst, said the measures were stricter than the market had expected. "Car manufacturers have their production and distribution plans next match year," he said.
Shanghai has had similar restrictions on car sales for almost 10 years, but during this time, Beijing "has passed it not do so would", said Mr Zhang.
"Moving from Beijing basically automakers million new car sales next year costing half." "But Beijing as the capital can be an example for other cities in the future," he said.
The China Association of car of manufacturers, reacted angrily, with the Association Vice Secretary, Xiong Chuanlin, unusually strong statement in opposition to the move. Lord, Xiong said the Association opposes all regulations to limit vehicle consumption in China.
"This is a negative example and it will surely follow elsewhere," he said. "The car market is a pillar industry."
Jin Yibo, spokesman for Chery Automobile Co., said: "definitely will this impact our sales in Beijing next year, but it's hard to say percentage will be which specifically affected."
"In fact, what worried me more is that other cities of Beijing lead that such arrangements and that issue will follow have a bigger impact," he added.
State media have reported that the eastern provinces of measures to secure such as residents to a parking lot before you buy a car, consider Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Beijing residents had new traffic restrictions, especially as a Beijing were expected municipal Committee this month some vehicles are recommended certain roads during peak hours traffic, input as Thursday announced was excluded. The Committee proposals contain no quota for license plates, however.
China's total car sales increased 26.9% in November of the same month of 1.7 million units, Club makers said car. The strong growth rate was partially on buying some incentives for vehicle expectations due to the new marketing restrictions but also because of the approaching expiry. Total car sales in the period January-November 34.1% rose a year earlier to 16.4 million units.
China overtook the us last year as she shy away from world's largest car market, as the nation rising middle class, bicycles and public transport instead hugged cars. But Chinese cities were unable, fast enough to the rapid growth of car use and increasingly paralyzing traffic conditions customize, face.
In a sign of sensitivity of a policy that could prevent Chinese families because benchmark reach a cherished middle class at least some placed to limit Chinese censors media Thursday to your coverage of the issue and to refrain from emphasis on any controversy, for people with knowledge of the matter.
Beijing car rose to 4.7 million vehicles this year from 2.6 million in 2005. Despite major investments in new u-Bahn lines streets of the city have become deadlocked. A Christmas weekend in September officially became as have the worst traffic conditions ever Beijing traffic management Bureau, with 140 traffic jams, which extended by one hour city beat. In August, a traffic jam that blocked a highway north of Beijing for 10 days and stretched, as long as 100 km made headlines around the world.
Under the plan, Thursday announced will be parking in the city to increase and decrease drivers in rural areas, discouraging from the car park within the city. 88% Of quota number plate 2011 be single car accounts for users.
Beijing's move will provide add glowing the China's car market is set, significantly slow down to next year. Executives from top car manufacturers have recently said you expect that China's national car sales by around 10% in 2011, over 30% this year and almost 50% in 2009 to slow down. The expected slowdown is due partly to new traffic restrictions, but also to an expected increase in car ownership taxation and end of subsidies for the purchase of small, fuel-efficient cars.
-Yajun Zhang and Yoli Zhang in Beijing contributed to this article.Write toAaron back at aaron.back@dowjones.com
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