29 Apr 2024
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The Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) and Ministry of Finance (MoF) have finally released their highly anticipated implementation rules for auto trade-in subsidies.
(and they kinda suck.)
Per the implementation rules, released on Friday:
The trade-in program accepts new energy vehicles (NEV...
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