{"id":11791,"date":"2011-12-28T18:12:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T18:12:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-12-28T18:12:16","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T18:12:16","slug":"China-limits-foreign-auto-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=11791","title":{"rendered":"China limits foreign auto investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>China said it will &#8220;withdraw support&#8221; for foreign investment in auto manufacturing to encourage domestic industry in the world&#8217;s largest car market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the world&#8217;s biggest car firms, including General Motors, Honda and Volkswagen, have long had operations in China, but the state news agency said Beijing would &#8220;withdraw support for foreign capital in auto manufacturing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The move, announced by the National Reform and Development Commission and the Ministry of Commerce, comes as auto sales slump and Beijing tries to shore up the domestic economy against a forecast slowdown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new obstacles to foreign auto makers, due to go into effect on January 30<\/strong>, come &#8220;because of the need of the healthy development of domestic auto making,&#8221; the NDRC and commerce ministry said, according to Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p>The report did not provide specific details of what the withdrawal of support might amount to, nor were they immediately available from either organisation&#8217;s web site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But the measure comes as China&#8217;s auto sales slow and just 10 days after Saab was forced into bankruptcy following successful efforts by GM to block Chinese companies from acquiring the Swedish car maker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong>, which overtook the United States to become the world&#8217;s top auto market in 2009, has become increasingly important for global players such as GM and Volkswagen.<\/p>\n<p>The moves against the international auto sector come fast on the heels of Beijing&#8217;s decision earlier this month to hike tariffs on US passenger cars and sports utility vehicles with engine capacities of 2.5 litres or more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>China challenged the US to bring a complaint to the World Trade Organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by SmokingPermitted<\/em><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China said it will &#8220;withdraw support&#8221; 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