China became one of the
world's largest car market.
Total car sales in the country
in 2009 then reached 13.6
million units. Air pollution
becomes one of the important
issues in China.
Therefore the Chinese
government launched a
program of subsidies for
environmentally friendly car
buyers. This program aims to
accelerate the reduction of
gas emissions from vehicles.
While the environmentally
friendly car is meant as a
hybrid or electric cars.
Chinese government provided
subsidies will be implemented
in five cities as a pilot. So that
residents of the five cities will
be memeroleh subsidy to
purchase environmentally
friendly cars. As in the city of
Shanghai, Shenzen,
Hangzhaou, Hefei and
Changchun would receive a
subsidy of 50,000 yuan, or
about USD 68 million. The
biggest subsidies for buyers of
electric cars that reached
60,000 yuan, or USD 82
million.