Carmakers face output curbs in new rules
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CHINA said yesterday that it would punish carmakers by curbing their production and publicly naming them if they fail to meet fuel consumption requirements on passenger vehicles set for 2015.
Punitive measures outlined for offenders of the already-unveiled fuel economy rules reflect China’s latest bid to fight pollution and promote more efficient use of energy.
They are also likely to push automakers, both foreign and Chinese, to embrace more cutting-edge technology such as gasoline-electric hybrids and all-electric cars.
China’s fuel economy rules, as strict as those to be enforced in the US, Europe and Japan, cover a fleet-wide corporate average target of 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers in 2015 and 5 liters in 2020. They take effect on November 1.
China said it would publicly name carmakers who fail to meet the 2015 target and would ban the production of new models that do not meet fuel economy targets, to be determined by a special weight-based formula.
The government will also reject expansion plans by offenders, who be required to submit improvement plans.
James Chao, director of IHS Automotive for Asia-Pacific, said the punitive measures for 2015 “may not matter in a practical sense,” because most automakers are projected to be able to comply with the requirements.
But if similarly tough punitive measures were to be enforced in connection with targets for 2020, “it could have a very significant effect, given that few (makers) ... are projected to be able to comply on a corporate average fuel efficiency basis,” Chao said.
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