Gov't tightens car export rules
www.chinaview.cn BEIJING, Jan. 10 --
The government yesterday tightened requirements on domestic carmakers and trading companies to qualify for car exports. From March 1, car exporters will have to apply for an export license from the Ministry of Commerce every year. Automakers will be required to meet domestic manufacturing standards, get the compulsory CCC quality certification and provide after-sales service abroad. Trading companies also need to be authorized by a qualified manufacturer and committed to jointly shouldering responsibility for overseas sales… Exporters will have to renew the license every year licenses will not be granted if serious quality problems are found in their products the previous year… Customs figures show that China exported some 293,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of last year, up 88.8 percent year on year. They were spread across 182 countries and regions… Of the 1,175 car exporters last year, 669 sold less than 10 vehicles overseas and 204 sold only one.
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