March 30, 2008:

The new price of a Shanghai License Plate [or Shanghai car plate] has increased to average RMB 3,2169 according to a Shanghai monthly license plate auction, March 29, 2008.  A number plates in Shanghai is still cost more than a small car in China. It’s sad see that price is still stick at this high point while the traffic of Shanghai became worse. As for trying to find a used car in Shanghai, please check our latest inventory of used cars: http://www.shangcar.com/used_car_shanghai.htm . The picture below shows the license plate price records since Jan. 2007

We have been received quite a few enquires from our clients which asked us about how to rent a vehicle in Beijing, as we have a beijing ofice could provide car rental services in Beijing.

 The car rental in beijing would be strange for us during the 2008 olympic games, there are rumors that the temp regulation on all vehicles in beijing could only be on the road every other day would be carry out this July. Is this the purpose for reduce traffic jams and have the blue sky like this?

For clients who are looking for hire a car in Beijing, Please check out our beijing office site: beijing.shangcar.com for latest information.

                           — Convert your foreign drivers license to Chinese Drivers License

1.  Get your foreign drivers license translation done at the appropriate agency and it would be kept in the sealed envelope. [Shang Car would visit you and pick up your driver’s license to get it translated in advance]

2. Arrange a Health Check time to Local Road Authority in Qing Chun Rd., Xinzhuang. [Shang Car’s staff will company you to have a Health check there] It’s about 10 Minutes for the test. Since the health forms are all in Chinese, we help to fill out.

3. Get an Examination Question Bank at the counter and they will give you the examination date. It’s about highway code test guidance.  will give you the examination date

 4. Take the exam: Be there on time at the appointed date, take your examination there. Once passing your test, you spend a few minutes getting processed, and get your Chinese drivers license the same day.

 See you on the road and Drive Safety.

Documents that you need to bring at the date of Health Check:
1. Original passport
2. Driver’s license
3. Work Permit
4. A translated Foreign Drivers License [Shang Car prepares that]
Service fee: RMB 800 [prepaid] Service fee includes all government fee:
For Shang Car’s clients who purchased their car from us, you only need to pay government fee, which is about RMB 300.

Send your enquiry today to info@shangcar.com about your driver’s license conversion

note: below is a Chinese driver’s license, but it was issued 40 years ago

The 2008 F1 GRAND PRIX will be Oct. 17- Oct. 19, 2008.  Some clients asked Shang Car rental about how to get to F1 Grand Prix site Shanghai. 

It has very Good Road infrustructure from Downtown Shanghai(or Pudong Internation airport to F1 site Shanghai) The Grand Prix in Shanghai well demostrated the express way network Shanghai has built. It is just besides the A30 Express Way and many other express roads lead to the circuit. It is a little bit far from the downtown, about 1 hour by car. After you choose and use our car rental service, we could drive our car to your place to manage to the F1 site on time.

Timing:

The Terminal 2 (T2) building of Shanghai Pudong International Airport will start operation on March 26th, 2008.

Schedule of Airlines relocation

From 26th March, the following airlines will operate from Terminal 2:

- Air India (AI)

• Alitalia (AZ)
• British Airways (BA)
• Shanghai Airlines (FM)
• Garuda Indonesia (GA)
• Malaysia Airlines (MH)
• Northwest Airlines (NW)
• Philippine Airlines (PR)
• Qantas Airways (QF)
• Qatar Airways (QR)
• Royal Nepal Airlines (RA)
• TransAero Airlines (UN)
• Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS)
• AeroSvit Airlines (VV)
• Cebu Pacific Air (5J)

From 29th April, the following airlines will operate from Terminal 2:

- Air Canada (AC)

• Finnair (AY)
• Royal Brunei Airlines (BI)
• Air China (CA)
• Cathay Pacific Airways (CX)
• China Southern Airlines (CZ)
• Emirates (EK)
• DragonAir (KA)
• Deutsche Lufthansa (LH)
• All Nippon Airways (NH)
• Air Macau (NX)
• Air New Zealand (NZ)
• Asiana Airlines (OZ)
• Singapore Airlines (SQ)
• Aeroflot Russian Airlines (SU)
• Thai Airways (TG)
• Turkish Airlines (TK)
• United Airlines (UA)

Ground Transportation between T1 and T2

 Airport Shuttle Bus will be available for the convenience of transfer passengers among T1 and T2. Free Shuttle bus service provided every 15 mintues between 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.

For those who use Shang Car rental service for airport pickup or drop off, please let us know in advance for whether you will depart/arrival at T1 or T2.

Although we request our drivers don’t take any tip from our clients. Some of our clients still tip our drivers. We would suggest that if you are very happy with the entire services that our driver provided. We suggest that you could write the driver a reference[both email or letter would be fine. For email: info@shangcar.com]. We will arrange the bonus according to the references that we received from our clients monthly.

Any deadhead fees for pickups and drop-offs arrive/depart Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao Airport?

As a deadhead fee applys to some of  the car rental companies in Shanghai, Beijing and most of the cities in China. With Shangcar, the rental charges that we quoted already covers all the recovery fees, with that there won’t be any additional fees for deadhead fees anymore. Check out our car rental price list here: http://www.shangcar.com/car_rental_shanghai.htm

Please feel free to send info@shangcar.com about your enquiries of rent a car in China or buy your used car in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou etc.