Regulator to ratchet up recall rules

Fine now just 30,000 yuan for cover-up of problem

BEIJING - A new, much stronger regulation governing vehicle recalls will be unveiled this year, Liu Pingjun, deputy director of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, said in a recent press conference.

"We have continued to hold special meetings on auto recalls and our current plan is to issue the regulation this year," Liu said. "The State Council's Legislative Affairs Office attaches great importance to it."