On May 26, 2007 (April 10, 2007, the number of motor vehicles in Beijing City exceeded 3 million. On May 26, 2007, the number of motor vehicles in Beijing City exceeded 3 million. The current population of Beijing City is more than 15 million, and an average of every five people owns one motor vehicle. This marks that Beijing has entered the "automobile era" of rapid motorization. Beijing had only 2300 motor vehicles in the early days of the founding of New China. In 1966, it grew to 28,000. In 1978, the number of motor vehicles was only 77,000. After more than 10 years of development in reform and opening up, the number of motor vehicles reached 1 million in February 1997 and 2 million in August 2003. Beijing has entered a period of rapid development. The number of motor vehicles in Beijing City has exceeded 3 million. The current population of Beijing City is more than 15 million. On average, every five people own one motor vehicle, which marks that Beijing has entered the "automobile era" of rapid mechanization.