End of eenkindpolitiek allows for MPV-boom in China

Posted on 07-12-2015 at 10:36 by Ricardo – 20 Comments”

Now the government, more children per family allowed, the car market is changing.

To ageing to counter decided the Communist Party of China (CPC) recently the éénkindpolitiek completely abolish. There must be more bare, in the hope the country is filled with hard workers. Should this plan succeed, then that, according to analysts, also be directly followed for the sales.

The segment of the MPV with 7 seats in China is currently a market share of 10 per cent, something that, according to Reuters, in the coming years, hard up, will shoot. Because of the Chinese huishoudsamenstelling – often with a set of grandparents there – and the fact that a second car in many cities is very expensive, a car with five seats for a lot of families with expansiedrang no longer sufficient.

After the government’s desired kindexplosie can China the second largest market for MPV’s, just behind the United States. Thus it is not surprising that Volkswagen there last week for a Touran L presented.

The most sold MPV from China, however, is still the unsurpassed Wuling Hongguang (pictured above), with a starting price of of 42,800 yuan, either 6.100 euro.