(Yicai Global) Aug. 11 -- China plans to permit automakers to sell recycled automobile parts as part of their after-sales service, according to a draft released by the country’s macro-economic planner today.

Car engines, steering systems, transmissions, front and rear axles and parts of the chassis which have been repaired and rebuilt by specialized firms, can be provided as spare parts by carmakers, said the National Development and Reform Commission, which is soliciting public opinion on the proposed policy.

Re-manufacturing enterprises, which can rebuild a product using a combination of reused, repaired and new parts, will be authorized to purchase these parts from qualified scrap auto recycling and dismantling firms, it added.

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