Central Planning is Hard: Restricting Car Ownership Edition

2013, BBC: Beijing to restrict private car use to tackle pollution

2016, NYTimes: Want to Drive in Beijing? Good Luck in the License Plate Lottery

2018, China Daily: Beijing takes aim at congestion, pollution with new car limits

April 2019, SCMP: China ponders trade-off with congestion and pollution on car purchase incentives to boost economy

Now, Caixin: China Boosts Pressure on Cities to Ease Car Ownership Restrictions

Two cities already eased this year: China Prioritizes Auto Sales Over Pollution and Congestion

Central planning: every success is a failure.