“The subsidy will increase from RMB 1 billion to RMB 5 billion, which is definitely a big plus!†After the first time, through the author's knowledge of the auto-renewal measures, Dong Zean, head of sales of GAC Hino, could not help but excitement: “We have waited for several Month."
According to the decision of the State Council's executive meeting yesterday, some commercial vehicle owners can get a subsidy of “not more than the single car purchase tax amount†for the same type of car after they get the original vehicle scrapping certificate.
In the first four months of this year, once the "cargo" rapid growth of commercial vehicles in the auto market, so the new measures are expected to be a great impetus.
However, some car companies hope that the details of the subsidy can be introduced as soon as possible, and the relevant procedures need to be further simplified, so that policies such as “renewal of old†and “car to the countryside†can be more effective.
Will stimulate sales quickly
According to the deployment, this year the central government will increase the retirement subsidies for old cars from 1 billion yuan to 5 billion yuan. At the same time, “replacement from old to new†will expand the scope of subsidy and increase subsidies on the basis of the existing retirement subsidies for old cars. For medium-, light-, micro-duty trucks and some medium-sized passenger vehicles that meet certain service life requirements, those that prematurely scrapped and redeployed new cars, or those that failed to meet the national I standards for the discharge of waste pollutants in advance and those that did not meet the requirements III. Standard diesel vehicles, and redemption of new ones, shall in principle be subsidized at a rate not higher than the single vehicle purchase tax for the same type.
Dong Zean, head of Guangqi Hino Sales, believes that this time, the subsidy will be greater, and it will be able to attract many consumers to redeem, which will quickly stimulate sales of commercial vehicles in the short term. At the same time, some local dealers also stated that they will seize the opportunity of policies and increase marketing efforts for some time in the future.
Supporting rules need to be improved
Car analyst Jia Xinguang said that the previous government’s efforts in the retirement policy of old cars were not big enough. At present, the commercial vehicle fleet in China is about 26 million vehicles, and the annual scrap amount is 300,000-500,000, which is calculated annually. The scrap rate is only about 2%. If this is extrapolated, there are about 5 million "yellow cars" produced at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century. Therefore, increasing the intensity of scrapping has a positive effect on energy saving and environmental protection, driving safety, and transportation efficiency. The key to promoting the development of the commercial vehicle market lies not only in the policy preferences of selling prices and the improvement of the transportation environment, but also in increasing the implementation of the policy of updating and scrapping.
For this measure, some car companies expect that the relevant subsidies will be in place as soon as possible and more humane. "Automobile subsidy measures are not very convenient for consumers." A person in charge of a car company hopes that "this scrapping update can also be subsidized directly in the buying process, as can passenger car purchase tax relief measures."
The third time the government "escorted"
It is worth noting that this is the third time that the government department has "escorted" commercial vehicle sales after the "cars go to the countryside" in March and the "Treasury Department increased support for the retirement subsidies for old cars" in April.
The government has even surpassed passenger vehicles. According to analysis, this is mainly due to the sluggish commercial vehicle market. According to statistics from the China Automotive Industry Association, passenger car sales hit new highs in the first four months of this year, but sales of commercial vehicles have fallen frequently. According to the statistics from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to April 2009, the production and sales of trucks were 743,100 units and 719,700 units, an increase of 17.11% and 11.99% year-on-year; the production and sales of semitrailer tractors were 23,900 units and 28,400 units, a year-on-year decrease of 73.51. % and 69.21%; production and sales of non-holistic vehicles for passenger cars were 21,200 and 21,300, a year-on-year decrease of 38.38% and 37.12%; sales and sales of non-integrated trucks were 171,700 and 16,200, representing a year-on-year decrease of 17.71% and 18.74%. After gaining greater support from this time, Jia Xinguang believes that sales of commercial vehicles will be greatly stimulated.