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Chinese carmakers are worried about new fuel economy standards handed down by the Chinese government today. The rules are intended to lower average fuel consumption to 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers by 2015 and then to 5.0 liters by 2020, Reuters says.
“That’s going to be tough for everyone, especially those small players as they will have to use more fuel-efficient engines and invest in hybrid technologies,” Yale Zhang, director of Greater China vehicle forecasts at consultancy CSM Worldwide told Reuters. The wire could not find current consumption figures. Consumption stood at 7.8 liters per 100 kilometers in 2009 and 8.2 liters in 2008.
Now all we need is a snazzy Chinese acronym. TEA perhaps?
Google says:
6.9l/100km = 34mpg
5.0l/100km = 47mpg
7.8l/100km = 30.1mpg
8.2l/100km = 28.7mpg
So… in effect they’re making petrols illegal then?
Probably not. There’ll probably be loopholes, like that not being real-world mileage. Then there’s the fact that China is a lot more comfortable with small cars than the US (though not to the extent of Europe or Japan). Also, there are hardly any hybrids in China, so there’s a lot of room to gain ground on that front.
There are not enough Audis at that petrol station.
I believe the silver one is the Chinese-built version of the 5000s with of all things a Chrysler 2.2l from the K-car instead of the Audi power plant.
How can you tell? My 5000 looked just like that, except nice.
Educated guess; FAW built tons of these in the 1990s for government use (see wikipedia entry for the Audi 100/5000s.). From the side, they look similar; the grill and headlights are a big giveaway. They were called the Hongqi CA7200; Google that for pictures of them.
The Hongqi. I love that name. I hope they try to export it to the States.
“Lookie thar at that Honkey drivin around. New Honkey in town!”
-Everyone south of the Mason-Dixon
I don’t think that station is in China. That looks like Cyrillic on the building and on the pump.
Yep definitely Russian.
And Kazakh above it. Looks like the station is in Kazakhstan.
But if it’s in Kazakhstan, where are the gypsies that Borat said they use as slave labor to pump the gas?
Downsized engines massification. The small players have all the reason to worry. Even if their sales mix consists of cars from A to C segments.
The Chinese will be able to meet those figures.
Most don’t have cars yet, so mobility, any mobility will be a dream come true.
Here are the figures for a Great Wall ute, it is the same size as the Izuzu based twin cabs. This is also a 4×4 and its getting over 28mpg.
http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and-reviews/car-reviews-road-tests/great_wall_v200_diesel_4wd_dual_cab_ute_review
It is easy when most of your fleet is small engined.
But as their income increases, so will their demand for bigger/thirstier vehicles. The technology to have a big car with tiny consumption is already there (of course, ECE cycle fuel economy numbers require plenty of salt to swallow).
I can put money in that this measure is going to be followed by some Euro(4?; 5?; 6?) emissions requirement.
The small players who don’t have access to downsized engines, modern diesel or hybrids will suffer.
“I don’t think that station is in China. That looks like Cyrillic on the building and on the pump.”
And the sky is blue!!