I don't know if they are in China. But in Delhi they have been banned now for at least four years. They all run on natural gas. Same with buses. In Calcutta the ban came into place this month but alas the unions were strong enough employing some scare tactics on hapless passengers and under a CPM government got some breathing space. But they will be banned for sure.
Anthony On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Eugene Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > Anthony, > On the three wheelers -- and other small vehicles -- are two-stroke engines > still allowed? > > Gene Coyle > > > On Jan 26, 2009, at 1:53 AM, Anthony D'Costa wrote: > > China makes a lot of cars and two-wheelers. Cherry is a big company. > Making cars (assembly) is not the big thing, it is sourcing components. I > suspect China produces a lot of components and hence retained value should > be high. > > Anthony > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 7:41 AM, Michael Perelman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> One of the most frequent questions I asked during my visit to China was >> about moving up the >> value chain -- developing global corporations, such as South Korea has -- >> brand name >> products that would have an appeal world-wide. Almost everybody had >> trouble understanding >> what I was asking. I'm sure language was a problem. I speak no Chinese >> and most of them >> spoke English. I also suspect >> that part of the problem was that the question might not be posed very >> much within China. >> >> I did not see that many Chinese made cars -- or American cars for that >> matter -- although >> the press has been saying that US automakers have been successful in >> China. But then, I am >> very unskilled in spotting cars. >> >> My observations seemed to fit in with what Marty has been saying. >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Perelman >> Economics Department >> California State University >> Chico, CA 95929 >> >> Tel. 530-898-5321 >> E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu >> michaelperelman.wordpress.com >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> > > > > -- > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Anthony P. D'Costa > Professor of Indian Studies > Asia Research Centre > Copenhagen Business School > Porcelænshaven 24, 3 > DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark > Email:[email protected] > Ph: +45 3815 2572 > Fax: +45 3815 2500 > PhD in INDIAN STUDIES WEBSITE > http://frontpage.cbs.dk/jobs/stil.pl?func=details&id=1147 > http://uk.cbs.dk/arc > www.cbs.dk/india > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. D'Costa Professor of Indian Studies Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Porcelænshaven 24, 3 DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Email:[email protected] Ph: +45 3815 2572 Fax: +45 3815 2500 PhD in INDIAN STUDIES WEBSITE http://frontpage.cbs.dk/jobs/stil.pl?func=details&id=1147 http://uk.cbs.dk/arc www.cbs.dk/india xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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