Old industrial base in Northeast China attracts global investors

SHENYANG - A freight train carrying containers of imported auto parts from Germany whistled as it slowly stopped at the BMW Brilliance Automotive's Tiexi plant in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province.

Undergoing checks by customs officers on the site, the auto parts were transferred to a production line for assembly. Traditionally, the containers arrived at a railway station before they were transported by trucks to the plant.

"The new logistics service can not only increase the clearance efficiency, but also save our logistics costs," said Tian Lihua, director of the company's import and export department.