TIANJIN's inspection and quarantine authority has inspected 23,438 consignments of automobiles with an aggregate value of US$15.1 billion as of December 1, making it the No 1 auto imports centre in China, Xinhua reports.
In 2011, Tianjin imported 381,700 automobiles. In the next year, it imported 416,700. Both ranked first in the country.
Gu Xu, a director from the city's inspection and quarantine authority, said that Tianjin has handled imports from more than 40 carmakers, which covers nearly all the famous brands.
Most of the auto imports are of high quality. Nevertheless, there are still some of them that do not meet China's mandatory safety and environmental standards.
In order to enhance automobile inspection efficiency, the Tianjin inspection and quarantine authority became the first in China to inaugurate the "concentration inspection" service for automobiles.
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