China Widens Car-Purchase Restrictions to Fight Pollution

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Bloomberg: China Widens Car-Purchase Restrictions to Fight Pollution

Eight cities ... will probably introduce measures limiting auto purchases. Such limitations could cut vehicle deliveries by 400,000 units, or 2 percent of nationwide sales, and undermine economic growth, Shi said. If introduced, the measures may triple the number of Chinese cities -- Beijing and Shanghai have vehicle quotas -- imposing curbs on automobiles as public anger grows over worsening congestion and air pollution.

Bloomberg