Haunting images show an enormous car graveyard in China where millions of vehicles are left to rust by their owners.
In Naning, the capital of China’s Jiangsu province, rows of colourful cars, trucks, lorries and motorbikes sit abandoned in the vehicle junkyard.
The thick layers of amber rust that coats most of them implies they will never be dismantled or refurbished and will instead be left to decay on the grass and in their piles.
The rise of private car ownership in China in recent years has led to a huge market in discarded car parts which contributes heavily to the number of abandoned cars.
There were around 500 electric car manufacturers in the country in 2019 but now there are only around 100.

Haunting images show an enormous car graveyard in China where millions of vehicles are left to rust by their owners

In Naning, the capital of China’s Jiangsu province, rows of colourful cars, trucks, lorries and motorbikes sit abandoned in the vehicle junkyard

The thick layers of amber rust that coats most of them implies they will never be dismantled or refurbished and will instead be left to decay on the grass and in their piles

The rise of private car ownership in China in recent years has led to a huge market in discarded car parts which contributes heavily to the number of abandoned cars

There were around 500 electric car manufacturers in the country in 2019 but now there are only around 100

Almost 1.9 million vehicles were scrapped in China in 2016, including 1.59 million cars and 206,000 motorbikes
Car sharing companies were very popular with the government offering hefty incentives for them.
But people took advantage of the subsidies offered and the scheme was cut in 2019, forcing many car sharing companies to go but and dump all of their electric vehicles.
The speedy production of new car models has also seen older models being abandoned for being outdated.
Almost 1.9 million vehicles were scrapped in China in 2016, including 1.59 million cars and 206,000 motorbikes.
There were 260 million vehicles on the road as of 2019 in China, and according to the international average scrap ratio, 9.1 million of those vehicles are obsolete, according to Auto Recycling World.

Car sharing companies were very popular with the government offering hefty incentives for them

But people took advantage of the subsidies offered and the scheme was cut in 2019, forcing many car sharing companies to go but and dump all of their electric vehicles

The speedy production of new car models has also seen older models being abandoned for being outdated

There were 260 million vehicles on the road as of 2019 in China, and according to the international average scrap ratio, 9.1 million of those vehicles are obsolete, according to Auto Recycling World

China recycled 202,000 junk vehicles in 2019, up 16 percent from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Commerce

The recycled motor vehicles included 171,000 cars and 31,000 motorcycles

In the first five months, China recycled 878,000 scrapped vehicles, including 735,000 cars and 143,000 motorbikes

An eye-watering 1.95 million vehicles were scrapped in 2020

Car graveyards have appeared all over China

Rows of trucks, cars and vans pictured in the junkyard

Taxi cabs and shuttle busses can be seen amongst overgrown greenery

The cars are left to rust and decay with no hope of ever being dismantled or refurbished

A sea of abandoned motorbikes covering the grass

Large industrial vehicles lay dormant as they are slowly engulfed by nature
China recycled 202,000 junk vehicles in 2019, up 16 percent from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
The recycled motor vehicles included 171,000 cars and 31,000 motorcycles.
In the first five months, China recycled 878,000 scrapped vehicles, including 735,000 cars and 143,000 motorbikes.
An eye-watering 1.95 million vehicles were scrapped in 2020.
Car graveyards have appeared all over China with one of the biggest in the world located in Hangzhou.