Stop Lights Flash for Auto Buyers in Shenzhen

(Beijing) – The Shenzhen government has decided to cap the number of new sedan car license plates issued every year at 100,000 as part of an effort to tackle traffic congestion and reduce air pollution.

News of the cap in the southern metropolis in Guangdong Province was included in a government notice released December 29.

Among the measures taking immediate effect, the city banned all vehicles licensed in areas outside Shenzhen from entering four, downtown districts during rush hour periods on workdays.