Tibet Autonomous Region now ranks third in China in terms of per-capita motor vehicle ownership, according to Tibet Daily.
The region had had 195,070 motor vehicles by the end of November.
As the living standard of Tibetans is improving, more and more people buy motor vehicles and learn to drive. China has been pursuing a policy of encouraging automobile consumption to tackle the global financial crunch, thus resulting in an auto-purchasing craze in Tibet.
The national policy of collecting five percent vehicle purchase tax on vehicles with a displacement of less than 1.6 L from Jan. 20 to Dec. 31 has also boosted the vehicle purchase in the region.
Take Lhasa, capital of Tibet, for example. Lhasa had 92,000 vehicles on Dec. 1, with the number of private cars reaching 70,000, 11,000 more than in the same period in 2008. The total number of vehicles in Lhasa is expected to top 100,000 this year.
The fuel oil tax reform and the policy of "sending vehicles to the countryside" have also increased the motor vehicle sales, according to the authorities.
