Beijing plans to introduce 2,000 taxis powered by natural gas by July to make it easier to get a taxi in the city and help reduce auto emissions and air pollution.
People who want to renew their driver's license can now do so with just a few clicks, after an eastern city moved part of its operations online.
Smartphone apps that help commuters hail a taxi in China's major hubs have been banned in one city and face controls in 3 others.
Most participants at a public hearing supported the Beijing government's decision to increase taxi fares.
Beijing held a public hearing on Thursday afternoon on plans to raise taxi fares in order to address cabbies' complaints over low income.
Beijing will hold a taxi price hearing on Thursday to address drivers' complaints over low income and make it easier for people to hail a cab.
Highway operators whose legal revenue is impacted by the toll-free policy can be compensated by properly extending their period of toll collection.
Taxi fares will rise in Beijing in an effort to address drivers' complaints over low income and thereby make it easier for the public to hail a cab.
Private cars will no longer have to be retired after 15 years of use, according to the new mandatory standards that took effect on May 1.
Beijing will raise the fare on hotlines, the Internet and mobile apps to 8 yuan, from the current 3 yuan fee.
Taxi fares in China's capital will rise but by how much has not been officially confirmed yet, Beijing News reported Friday.
Stringent new fuel efficiency regulations for passenger vehicles released last month by the Chinese government could put more pressure on indigenous carmakers.
China has vowed to build 42 transport hubs by the end of 2015, with at least one in every province, autonomous region and municipality.
Beijing authorities said the capital will continue to limit the number of cars in rush hours using license plate numbers to ease congestion.
Chen Xiaoming doesn't want the name of either of the world's most famous automobile cities tied to Chengdu, Sichuan province.
China on Tuesday launched a more market-oriented oil product pricing system to better reflect costs and adapt to fluctuations in global oil prices.
The monthly travel distance of cars for official use in Guangzhou, capital of China's southeastern Guangdong province, shrank by 27.04 percent on average in 2012.
Guangdong provincial government hopes to boost its annual output for new energy automobiles to more than 50,000 units by 2015.
New subsidies for green vehicles are in the works as the Chinese government continues to balance the often-conflicting goals of boosting domestic demand and promoting environmental sustainability.
The Shanghai government is trying to further regulate the car plate market by requiring that the price of secondhand car plates does not exceed the auction prices of new car plates, the municipal government said on Thursday.