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August NEV Exports Up ~130%; 15th Five-Year Plan Targets 70% Passenger Vehicles

Data from CAAM show that in August 2026, China's new energy vehicle sales reached 1.643 million units, up 17.8% year on year, accounting for 60.6% of total vehicle sales. Of these, exports were 526,000 units, up about 130% year on year, while domestic sales were 1.118 million units, down 4.6% year on year, intensifying the divergence between domestic and external demand. During the same period, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and nine other departments issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for intelligent connected new energy vehicles, proposing that by 2030 new energy vehicles account for 70% of new passenger vehicle sales and 40% of new commercial vehicle sales, and strengthening capacity monitoring, mergers and reorganizations, and supervision of competitive order, which will continue to affect the pace of domestic consolidation and overseas expansion in the industry.

43743 days ago

GAC to Buy FAW's Joint-Venture Stake via Share Issue, FAW to Be Second-Largest Shareholder

GAC Group announced on the evening of September 14 that it plans to acquire, through the issuance of shares, part of the equity in a vehicle joint venture held by FAW Co., with the market speculating the target is FAW Toyota; after the transaction, FAW Co. may become GAC's second-largest shareholder. On September 15, GAC's H shares resumed trading and rose more than 12% in the call auction to HK$2.62, giving it a market value of HK$51.034 billion. Experts estimate that the consideration for roughly 25% of FAW Toyota's equity is about 20 billion yuan, requiring GAC to issue more than 4 billion shares. From January to August 2026, FAW Toyota's retail sales totaled 379,000 vehicles, down 26.4% year on year, while GAC Toyota sold 447,000 vehicles, down 10% year on year.

47143 days ago

XPeng Lands First Megawatt Flash Charging Station in Hong Kong, Co-Built and Open to All Brands

On September 15, XPeng Group's first global megawatt flash-charging station was put into operation in Hong Kong. Jointly built by XPeng and Halo and open to owners of all brands, it has become a new example of Chinese automakers' overseas charging network layout. On the same day, the China EV100 Research Institute said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, exports plus overseas production should shift from speed to quality, with a reasonable target of 10 million to 15 million vehicles per year. It forecast that NEV sales in 2026 will be about 18.4 million units, with a penetration rate of about 55%. The charging network needs to match the pace of exports and local power and site conditions.

46843 days ago

BMW iX3 Long-Wheelbase 30L Enters MIIT Notice, Priced from 269,900 Yuan, November Delivery

The entry-level model of BMW's Neue Klasse iX3 long-wheelbase version, the iX3 30L, has entered the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's 411th batch of new product public notice catalog. It is produced at BMW Brilliance's Shenyang plant and has opened pre-sales at the Chengdu Auto Show. The three models are priced from RMB 269,900 to RMB 339,900 and will be delivered in November. Regulatory filing information shows it is equipped with a 235 kW motor and a lithium iron phosphate battery from CATL's Yibin base, has a wheelbase of 3,005 mm, and adopts localized configurations such as Momenta end-to-end intelligent driving, Huawei HiCar, and Alibaba's large model. This case shows that Chinese battery and intelligent driving capabilities are deeply entering the core models of multinational automakers.

53743 days ago

Four Departments Launch One-Year Special Action on Vehicle Quality; GAC Responds That It Will Not Build "Rushed Cars"

On August 27, four departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched a one-year special action on production consistency and quality improvement for road motor vehicles, focusing on production consistency, reliability, durability and the testing and validation of new technologies; on the same day, CAAM called for an end to "pseudo-innovation." GAC responded by stating that it insists on not building "rushed cars," opposes compressing validation cycles, and safeguards quality and safety through full-process quality control, extreme testing and 360 bottom-line quality and safety criteria.

41148 days ago

MIIT Solicits Comments on 50 Vehicle-Road Cooperative Communication Standards

MIIT published 50 communication industry standards including "Vehicle-Cloud Communication Security Technical Requirements for Vehicle-Road Cooperation" for public comment, with the comment period running from August 12 to September 10, 2026.

34768 days ago

MIIT Abolishes Power Battery Cascade Utilization Policy, 100 Enterprises Removed from List

MIIT issued an announcement abolishing the cascade utilization policy for retired NEV power batteries, discontinuing the cascade utilization enterprise approval system, removing 100 previously approved cascade utilization enterprises from the compliance list, while the regenerative recycling enterprise list remains valid.

29969 days ago

China's First Mandatory National Standard for L3/L4 ADS Takes Effect July 2027

The "Safety Requirements for Intelligent Connected Vehicle Automated Driving Systems" (GB 44721-2026) has been officially released. It is China's **first mandatory national standard** for L3 and L4 autonomous driving systems, taking effect on **July 1, 2027**.

52969 days ago

NEV Reliability Test Mileage Doubled to 30,000 km, "Fast-Track Car" Era Ends

The National Automotive Standardization Technical Committee released three GB amendment drafts, proposing to increase NEV reliability test mileage from 15,000 km to **30,000 km**, aligning with fuel vehicle standards. Meanwhile, MIIT issued a mandatory GB requiring **19 core functions to have physical buttons**.

57169 days ago

GB44721 National Standard Takes Effect: Unified Safety Baseline for Autonomous Driving

The "Safety Requirements for Intelligent Connected Vehicle Automated Driving Systems" (GB 44721—2026), developed by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has been officially released and will take effect on July 1, 2027. This mandatory national standard applies to L3 and L4 autonomous driving systems, establishing a comprehensive safety framework across four dimensions: full-lifecycle security, dynamic driving task execution, human-machine interaction, and testing methods. It marks China's shift from "concept competition" to "compliance-based market access" for autonomous driving.

44971 days ago

China's First Mandatory L3/L4 ADS Safety Standard Released, Effective July 2027

On July 30, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released GB 44721-2026, China's first mandatory national standard for L3/L4 autonomous driving systems, effective July 1, 2027. The standard establishes safety requirements across four dimensions: policy, risk management, safety assurance, and safety improvement.

27271 days ago

MIIT's New GB4094-2026 Mandates Physical Buttons for 19 Car Functions

In August 2026, China's MIIT released the mandatory national standard GB4094-2026, requiring 19 core safety functions including turn signals, hazard lights, and gear shifting to be equipped with physical buttons or levers. New vehicle applications must comply from July 1, 2027; approved models have until January 1, 2028.

79271 days ago