In September, China eliminated nearly 4 million old cars

Yesterday, the Ministry of Environmental Protection informed the media about the progress of the phase-out of yellow-label vehicles and old cars from January to September this year. According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, as of the end of September, China has eliminated a total of 397.88 million yellow-label vehicles and old cars, of which 635,500 vehicles were phased out in September and 66.3% of the 6 million phase-out tasks were completed in the year. Beijing Business Daily reporter found that statistics in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region eliminated the process of yellow-labeled cars and old cars is still relatively fast. In September, they completed 6-90% of elimination tasks.

According to the data, as of the end of last year, there were more than 13 million yellow-label vehicles in the country, accounting for about 10% of the vehicle ownership, and the emitted pollutants accounted for about 50% of the total vehicle pollutant emissions, which was an important source of air pollution. In order to improve the quality of the atmospheric environment, the 2014 government work report put forward the task of eliminating 6 million yellow-label vehicles and old cars.

The responsible person of the Ministry of Environmental Protection revealed that in order to speed up the elimination of the work, the redeployment work month scheduling system for yellow-label vehicles and old cars will be implemented starting from the second half of this year, and the progress of the elimination tasks will be announced every month. Beijing, Shanghai, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Guangdong 18 other provinces have also introduced the implementation plan or subsidy policy for the phase-out of yellow-labeled vehicles and old vehicles. 84 cities at or above the prefecture level have issued a subsidy policy with a maximum subsidy of 80,000 yuan per vehicle.