While China’s insatiable appetite for luxury goods has been a boon for Bordeaux vintners and Swiss watchmakers, carmakers such as McLaren and Lamborghini are finding it impossible to export into the world’s largest car market.
So-called “small-volume manufacturers” that make tiny batches of high-end vehicles had been exempt from Chinese environmental rules that measure whether engines meet emissions limits after clocking up 160,000km.
But a rule change quietly imposed when a new Clean Air Act came into effect in March removed the special dispensation, allowed because most super cars are typically driven about 5,000km a year, leaving manufacturers including Aston Martin and Morgan Motor Company “blindsided”.
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