BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China issued a total of 232 car recalls involving 8.73 million vehicles in 2021, said the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Thursday.
The number of recalled vehicles rose by 29 percent year on year, Wang Yunsong, an official with the SAMR, told a press conference. Among them, about 84 percent were recalled due to defects in engines and electrical and electronic components.
About 85 percent of the total were recalled for design reasons, and 15 percent for manufacturing reasons, according to Wang.
As of the end of last year, China boasted 7.84 million new energy vehicles (NEVs), accounting for 2.6 percent of the vehicle population.
China has recalled a total of 1.98 million NEVs, Wang added.
The country has set up a system to report NEV accidents, and more efforts will be made to strengthen technical research on safety of NEVs, according to Wang. ■
