China Investigating Carmakers over Pricing
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：世界各地新闻集锦
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The multi-billion auto 1 industry in China may be next on the government's list of targets to address price fixing.
Reuters is reporting the China Automobile 2 Dealers 3 Association, the representative of car dealers nationwide, has been collecting data for the National Development and Reform Commission since last year in connection with the investigation 4.
It is believed the NDRC has been probing whether automakers are setting minimum retail 5 prices for dealers in China.
Internal sources have revealed the association is looking at imported cars along with vehicles produced by foreign companies in association with local partners.
Data on overseas and domestic prices of different brands, profit margins 6, costs for carmakers and taxes levied 7 on vehicles are also being collected.
For more on this, we're joined live now by Benjamin Cavender, Associate principal at China Market Research in Shanghai.
Reuters is reporting the China Automobile 2 Dealers 3 Association, the representative of car dealers nationwide, has been collecting data for the National Development and Reform Commission since last year in connection with the investigation 4.
It is believed the NDRC has been probing whether automakers are setting minimum retail 5 prices for dealers in China.
Internal sources have revealed the association is looking at imported cars along with vehicles produced by foreign companies in association with local partners.
Data on overseas and domestic prices of different brands, profit margins 6, costs for carmakers and taxes levied 7 on vehicles are also being collected.
For more on this, we're joined live now by Benjamin Cavender, Associate principal at China Market Research in Shanghai.
1 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
2 automobile
n.汽车，机动车
- He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
- The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
3 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
- The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
5 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。