"The strictest ever" bus reform or control emissions reduction standards

Bus reform "moving knife" or displacement control

Bus reforms are on the horizon!

At the same time as Beijing introduced the “limitation of blockage regulations,” the bus reform policy known as “the most severe in history” is quietly brewing. According to the official report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection at the press conference of the State Council Information Office, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council have recently issued new regulations concerning the use of buses and buses, and strictly control the standard displacement and purchase of buses provided by provincial and ministerial cadres. Taxes are also stricter than the past in the preparation of official vehicles for party and government agencies and institutions directly under the government.

The reporter learned through exclusive interviews with the leaders of a certain automotive industry department that the new regulations for bus reforms have mainly reduced the standard for the discharge of official vehicles. With the same total price standard, the buses of the corresponding class are equipped with exhaust gas. The standard amount is reduced by 0.5, that is, the provincial-level officers and men equipped with buses have been reduced from the previous 3.0L to 2.5L. At the same time, the establishment of official vehicles for party and government agencies and institutions directly under the country will also be strictly controlled or curtailed.

In addition, the bus reform will have a far-reaching impact on the product strategies of FAW Audi, FAW Toyota, BMW Brilliance, and other bus purchasers. In an interview with our special correspondent, the relevant company stated that it will pay close attention to the relevant progress and regulations of the bus reform, but for the time being it will not make targeted adjustments to the company’s product planning.

“The bus reform has been brewing for several years. Whether it is the standard of vehicle allocation or total control, the time has come for reform. In particular, the number of buses cannot be allowed to increase rapidly. This will intensify a series of social problems including congestion and privileged vehicles. ,” Zhang Xiaoyu, vice president of China Machinery Industry Federation, said in an interview with reporters.

Bus reform first on the Politburo

It is understood that the source of this bus reform came from a meeting held by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on December 28 last year. It listened to the work report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in 2010 and analyzed the current construction of the Party's work style, clean government, and anti-corruption work, and studied the deployment. In 2011, the party's work style and clean government construction and anti-corruption work. Among them, the special treatment of official vehicles has become the main content of the work report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

On December 29 last year, Wu Yuliang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Secretary General, disclosed at the press conference of the Information Office of the State Council that the issue of buses will become the focus of the first clean-up by the Supervision Department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in 2011. The Central Office and the State Council’s General Office have recently The introduction of new regulations concerning the use of buses will be more stringent than in the past. In this round of reforms called "the toughest" official car, the number of bus standards and the total number of buses will drop.

“The bus management was included in the Politburo meeting. This has never happened in the past. It can be seen that the central government has attached great importance to the abnormal phenomena of bus configuration, private bus use, and excessive number of social problems that cause many corruption problems. A senior industry expert who has long been concerned about bus reforms said in an interview with reporters.

In fact, during the "two sessions" in 2009, the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Revolution submitted a proposal on "How to Solve the Predicament of Bus Reform". The proposal includes four major measures: “establishing a rigid budget-constrained bus management system”, “electronic monitoring of official vehicles”, “socialization of official vehicles and public bidding for bus maintenance”, and “enhancement of policy implementation and supervision”. Strictly control the number of bus purchases, limit the amount, model, or horsepower of purchasing buses, implement “soft supervision” on the mileage, fuel consumption, maintenance and maintenance costs of buses, and severely punish the unauthorized use of private buses.

It is understood that the problem of excessively high bus costs, serious bus private use, excessive use of super vehicles, and inefficient use of the bus has brought the bus reform to a stage of non-improvement. The proposal of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Revolution at that time also caused the relevant departments of the Central Government to attach great importance to it, and also foreshadowed the storm of the bus reform.

The relevant rules "the most severe in history"

After learning that the central government is about to implement the reform of the bus, the reporter immediately called the relevant department of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee to consult the timetable and details of the bus reform. However, he was informed that the current organization is not currently involved in this work. After the adoption of the reform plan for the management and provision of automobiles for the use and use of automobiles, it was issued through the China Office. The reporter then called the relevant staff of the State Administration of Management and also received a reply that “the relevant policies have not been announced and there are not many details to disclose”.

Wu Yuliang stated at the press conference that “The standard discharge volume and purchase tax for the provincial-level cadres' buses are stricter than in the past, and the establishment of official vehicles for party and government agencies and directly under-run institutions is stricter than in the past. However, there is no specific description of the timetable and operational details of the bus reform work.

After several briefings by reporters through an interview with the leaders of a certain automotive industry department, the current round of bus reforms will focus on lowering the standards for bus allocation and total control. “For example, in the past, the provincial and ministerial level was equipped with passenger cars with a capacity of less than 450,000 and a displacement of 3.0 liters or less, subordinates with a provincial or ministerial level of less than 350,000, and cars with a displacement of 3.0 liters or less. In response to this bus reform, The national energy-saving and emission reduction call will reduce the above-mentioned standards to less than 2.5 liters, but there is no clear news on whether to limit the total price,” said the head of the department to the reporter.

The reporter learned that with the prosperity of the domestic auto market and the competition among major companies, the annual automobile prices have been declining by 5%-10% year-on-year. If the total price of buses is not adjusted, it is still Indirectly raising the standards for the use of official vehicles at the corresponding level did not meet the purpose of strengthening the party's work style and clean governance as mentioned in the bus reform.

Beijing control block the number of buses

At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the Beijing government's efforts to stop the New Deal and the reform of the bus will soon become two major initiatives that have received widespread public attention. In Beijing, the "Comprehensive Measures to Relieve Traffic Congestion" has already included the content of total control involved in bus reform.

This measure stipulates: In 2011, the total amount of minibuses will be 240,000, with an average of 20,000 vehicles per month. Individuals account for 88% of the quotas, 2% of minibuses and 10% of units. The municipal authorities and full-funded institutions will no longer add new official vehicles. As a matter of fact, Beijing's new policy of blocking traffic has imposed unprecedented strict control on the number of official vehicles.

Some analysts have pointed out that Beijing traffic, which has been deeply affected by "bus injuries," has reached the stage where the number of buses must be regulated. During the New Year's Day, the reporter once took a taxi through the West Second Ring Road, which was often congested at ordinary times. However, the taxi driver was surprisingly smooth. The taxi driver said with emotion to the reporter. “The bus has been on holiday, and Beijing is not blocked.”

If there is no traffic jam on the New Year’s Day and there are reasons for citizens to travel, the unprecedented unimpededness of Beijing during the Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Forum in 2006 left a deep impression on the public. The measures taken at that time were to seal 490,000 Beijing’s vehicles during the summit. Official vehicles not only eased congestion, but also did not affect the normal work of the relevant government departments. The effect was much better than the current limit number policy.

Analysts pointed out that as the capital city of Beijing, the average allocation of official vehicles is much higher than that of other cities. Only by combining the total amount of control and the lowering of the use standards can a truly effective effect be achieved to ease Beijing congestion and air pollution.

The only regret is that despite Beijing's efforts to stop the new policy in the 12th Five-Year Plan, it is gratifying to not increase the use of the bus. However, the number of buses in Beijing is still not open to the public. Consumers had asked the relevant government departments to announce the number of official vehicles of the Beijing Municipal Government, but they were rejected by various reasons including “inconvenience to disclose”, “inconvenient response” and “this issue is very sensitive”.

The reporter learned that on November 3 last year, CCTV disclosed that the number of official vehicles in Beijing reached 700,000, accounting for nearly 15% of the city’s total motor vehicle volume. This data was reported in April of last year by the Beijing Municipality’s relevant departments. At present, the total amount of 49,000 official vehicles used by party and government agencies at all levels in the city is far from being stated.

Or affecting product planning

The reporter learned that the bus reform has obviously touched on the sensitive nerves of auto manufacturers. For auto companies that have already been listed in the government procurement catalog, the reform of the bus standards will directly affect the formulation of relevant enterprise product strategies. Relevant person in charge of a number of auto companies said in an interview with reporters that before the introduction of the bus reform policy, it was not convenient to comment on this, and there was no plan to adjust the product plan for the time being.

Dai Lei, senior vice president of marketing at BMW Brilliance Automotive, said in an interview with reporters that BMW has entered the government procurement catalog since 2008. The market share of this part of the market has been increasing every year. BMW's products have also been recognized by many government agencies and state-owned enterprises. At present, BMW Brilliance does not have a specific target for the market share of official vehicles. It will only expand step by step, and make corresponding adjustments to the national regulations on official vehicles.

“At present, the official car market accounts for a small proportion of Guangzhou Automobile Honda, so we did not have a corresponding adjustment plan, and we did not receive a notice of bus reform,” the person in charge of Guangqi Honda told reporters.

Shanghai General Motors, FAW-Volkswagen Audi and FAW-Volkswagen also did not understand the situation, and did not respond positively to reporters’ requests for interviews. They all indicated that they would pay close attention to changes in bus reform policies and adjust product strategies as needed.

“Audi occupies the top spot in the domestic high-end car market with the image of “official vehicles”, and BMW has also increased its competitiveness due to its inclusion in the government procurement catalog. Several independent brand car companies also need to enter the official car market to increase brand influence. Therefore, auto companies will be highly sensitive to bus reform. Adjustments to product planning and marketing strategies as a result of policy changes are just a matter of speed. Everyone hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to seize market opportunities," said a securities company that did not wish to be named. Company auto analysts said in an interview with reporters.