Wuhan launches probe into taxis (3)

Some taxi drivers in the report said that they had been through several rear-end collisions since they started using the new cars.

Most of the 13,000 new taxis were put into use in Wuhan between September 2011 and March, the report said.

The government has asked an independent institute to conduct comprehensive quality tests on the taxis, Chen Youxiang, vice-director of Wuhan's transport commission, said at the press conference on Tuesday.

Authorities also asked Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile to conduct a thorough investigation on all the vehicles on the same day the report was broadcast, Chen said.

The company will provide tests and repair services to taxi companies, he added.

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