On September 17, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the “Safety Requirements for Combined Driver Assistance Systems for Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICVs)” (the Requirements), mandatory national standards, for public comments until November 15.
The Requirements are for Category M

According to multiple press releases dated September 17, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HK SAR) announced that the HK SAR government will promote the commercialization of innovative green technology achievements, including supporting the market development of battery-swappable EVs

According to multiple press releases dated September 10, Anhui Province recently opened six expressway sections for the testing of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs).
Under the principles of “well-equipped road facilities, completely no tunnels, few long-slope road sections, and low traffic volumes”, Hefei City de

On September 15, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) issued the “Initiative on Standardizing the Payment of Accounts Payable by Automakers to Suppliers” (the Initiative).
The Initiative requires that large automakers not take advantage of their dominant position to infringe upon suppliers’ intere

On September 12, eight Chinese government bodies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly issued the “Work Plan for Stabilizing Growth in the Automotive Industry (2025-2026)” (the Plan).
The Plan sets the following two main objectives.
-          2025: Strive for an annual automobi

On September 8, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks (21st List)”.
The selected battery electric models consist of 68 passenger vehicles (including Seres Auto’s AITO M7 EV, GAC Aion’s i60, and Geely Galaxy’s

On September 8, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 77th list of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) that meet the national energy saving standards and are eligible for tax reductions or exemptions. There are 430 models on the list in total, including 14 energy-saving and 416 New Energy

On September 8, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 398th list of the “Announcement on On-road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”.
A number of products of independent automobile brands such as FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, BYD, and Geely, as well as joint-ventur

On September 1, the Chongqing Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Chip Industry Alliance consisting of 66 automakers, automotive chip companies, and scientific research institutions in and outside of Chongqing was established.
The alliance elected Seres Group Co., Ltd. as chair, six companies including Cho

On August 30, the prime minister of Egypt, in a social media post, said that he met with a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
The Chinese official state that there is significant potential for cooperation in the electric vehicle (EV) industry between the tw

On August 13, the Taicang Municipal People’s Government announced that from January to July 2025, the Taicang Port exported 435,700 vehicles, up 58.8% year-over-year (y/y) and setting a new high for the same period.
During the period, the Haitong Taicang Automobile Terminal handled 366,000 vehicle exports, solidifyin

On August 13, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “Notification of Strengthening the Supervision over and Management of Recall, Production Conformity, and Normative Promotions of Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicles (ICV

On August 11, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the pause on tariffs on Chinese imports for another 90 days. Under the executive order, the new deadline for tariff negotiations between the U.S. and China is November 10, 2025. Beijing concurrently announced the extension of the tari

On August 7, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks (20th List)”.
The selected battery electric models consist of 70 passenger vehicles (including SAIC Motor’s Shangjie H5, Stelato S9T, and Geely’s Galaxy E8),

On August 7, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 76th list of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) that meet the national energy saving standards and are eligible for tax reductions or exemptions. There are 453 models on the list in total, including 14 energy-saving and 439 New Energy mo

On August 7, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 397th list of the “Announcement on On-road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”.
A number of products of independent automobile brands such as FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, and BYD, as well as joint-venture automobi

On July 30, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the holding of trade talks with the U.S. in Stockholm, Sweden from July 28 to 29 local time.
According to the consensus reached, both sides will continue pushing for a 90-day extension of the pause on 24% of reciprocal tariffs of the U.S., as well as counter

On July 24, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued a statement following the EU-China Summit. She stated that the EU accounts for 14.5% of China's total exports, yet China only represents 8% of its exports. This is mostly due to an increasing number of trade distortions and market access barriers.

On July 23, China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO) announced that the director of the Traffic Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) answered questions from reporters on how to regulate and manage the intelligent driving systems for New Energy Vehicles on sale.
Regarding such an issue

On July 23, at the MFA (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Regular Press Conference, an MFA spokesperson responded to issues on the trade deal between the U.S. and Japan.
According to Reuters, U.S. President Donald Trump has struck a trade deal with Japan, which lowers tariffs on automobile imports from Japan and s