Zhang Yanyou, the deputy director of the Beijing Development and Reform Commission, has disclosed to local media that Beijing may soon levy an environmental tax on car owners in the city.

According to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, three automobile manufacturers — Ford Motor, Chang'an Ford, and SGMW — are recalling defective vehicles in China.

Ferrari Maserati Cars International Trading (Shanghai) Company has filed a report to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on its recall for defective F355 sedans.

Hu Maoyuan, the president of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, has disclosed to local media that SAIC Group will invest CNY6 billion over the next two years for research and development on new energy vehicles.

Xu Liankuan,the president of Chinese auto maker Zonda Group, has said that the company plans to expand their new-energy automobile base in Beijing.

During a special campaign on automobile exhaust gases pollution, the Xi'an environment department prosecuted 560 automobiles for excessive gas emissions and blacklisted 35 of them for heavy pollution.

Guangzhou Toyota Motor Company and Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Company, two Toyota joint ventures in China, have announced the recall of certain Camry, Yaris, VIOS and Corolla cars 2009 due to component defect.