appConfigEntityId

bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

hooksArticlePageAdvertisementConfigArticle

liveArticle

appConfig

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

sponsorType

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

sectionsV2

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

json

Angela Meng

The first batch of central government cars to be taken off the roads as part of the crackdown on extravagant or unnecessary spending by officials is to be sold at auction.
Three Beijing-based auction houses are to sell more than 3,000 impounded official vehicles, the news website Chinanews.com reported.
Details have been published of 204 of them and opening prices range from 2,000 yuan (HK$253,000) to 250,000 yuan for a minibus.
Money raised will go the central government treasury.
The vehicles include Volkswagens, Audis and Buicks.
The highest starting price for a sedan is 180,000 yuan for a 2009 Audi, the report said.
Government guidelines introduced as part of the crackdown on wasteful spending state that government vehicles should only be used for specific tasks and in emergencies and not for day-to-day use by officials.
The auctions will be held on January 25, January 26 and on February 1.


Chinese to auction off government cars impounded in anti-waste crackdown

Drivers wait for dozens of delegates at the National People's Congress in government cars. Photo: AFP

News

China

First batch of vehicles taken off the roads by central government departments to go under hammer later this month


Chinese to auction off government cars impounded in anti-waste crackdown

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}First batch of vehicles taken off the roads by central government departments to go under hammer later this month

First batch of vehicles taken off the roads by central government departments to go under hammer later this month