Wedding motorcades fall out of fashion

Despite rising fuel costs, wedding car rental companies have cut their prices following a 40 percent drop in demand for hire vehicles.

According to a survey by the Committee of Wedding Service Industries of China Association of Social Workers, the price of hiring a wedding car dropped by 15 percent this year, even as oil increased to 480 yuan per ton last month.

The survey shows demand for wedding cars has slumped by 40 per cent this year.