China’s third plenum holds out hope for debt-hit local governments with funding reform

China’s third plenum holds out hope for debt-hit local governments with funding reform

The leadership agreed to grant local governments more “autonomous fiscal capacity”, allowing them to increase their tax sources and “appropriately” expand their management authority relating to taxation, the document revealed. The policy measures from the four-day, closed-door plenary session – aimed at laying out China’s economic road map for the medium term – come as … Read more

Vehicle registrations increase by 13% to two million units in February, according to FADA

Vehicle registrations increase by 13% to two million units in February, according to FADA

Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – increased in healthy double-digits by 13% to over two million units last month amid better supplies and sustained consumer demand across rural and urban markets. As many as 2,029,541 vehicles were sold last month, which is an increase of 13% over 1,794,866 units sold in February … Read more

SUV: SUV mania: Car companies poised for bumper January sales

SUV: SUV mania: Car companies poised for bumper January sales

The country’s leading carmakers including Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai are off to a good start in the new year and are on way to post their best January sales riding on sustained consumer demand, especially for high-margin sports utility vehicles (SUVs).As per industry estimates, 375,000-376,000 hatchbacks, sedans and utility vehicles will be dispatched from factories … Read more

China price wars help spark US$157 billion rout in mainland consumer stocks as Alibaba, Yum China and BYD drag the market

China price wars help spark US7 billion rout in mainland consumer stocks as Alibaba, Yum China and BYD drag the market

Gauges of consumer stocks have been the worst performers on the MSCI China Index since the end of September, after the real estate measure. The aggregate market value of companies included in the two consumer indexes has fallen by about US$157 billion since. Consumer stocks have been the worst performers on the MSCI China Index … Read more