According to Beijing daily, the transport administration department of Beijing municipal commission of transport has issued a notice on the 29th to suspend the registration of car rental enterprises. The transport management department of the commission is also studying and drafting the interim measures on the number control of passenger cars for lease in Beijing, which will be taken as a supporting measure to alleviate traffic congestion in Beijing.
According to the interim regulation on the number of small passenger cars in Beijing (hereinafter referred to as the "regulations"), the total quota of small passenger cars in Beijing in 2011 is 240,000 (20,000 per month on average). Quota in the individual accounts for 88%, operation of small passenger cars account for 2%, other units account for 10%. Among them, operating small passenger cars include rental cars, rental cars, coach cars, etc., they will jointly enjoy 48,000 license plate indicators, but the specific distribution will be specified in the new regulations.
Once seen as an alternative to car purchases after Beijing's new anti-congestion measures, the car rental market is likely to be further strained by the suspension of new car rental companies. The reporter says, at present home has the car to surpass 300 leasing companies only to have 20 or so.
Lu zhengyao, President of shenzhou car rental, previously told caixin media's new century that although the car rental industry is still in its early stages of development, it has reached the critical point of explosive growth. It is estimated that the size of the whole car rental market will reach 500,000 by 2015.
But shenzhou car rental senior vice President yao hongjun has told the media that the New Deal itself is a good news for the car rental business, but for the car rental company itself is still confused about the development. "Since car rental companies are also included in the lottery, we will share 2 percent with taxis and buses. In the long run, it is difficult to meet the development needs, and we hope relevant departments can support the development of the car rental business.
At present, shenzhou automobile has more than 2000 cars in Beijing. In November, the company spent rmb600m on 6,000 new operating vehicles by the end of the year, bringing its national car ownership to 12,000.